1911 TEKTON Automatic Chronograph, EBEL Caliber 137, titanium case, black rubber strap. Sku: 1215921 © Ebel
Following the Discovery and the BTR, the TEKTON is the youngest member of the 1911 family, named after the brand’s founding date, and its newest incarnation will help the TEKTON range stay forever young. A titanium case, crown and push-button guards, allied to black rubber bezel, push-button heads and strap give the 1911 TEKTON 137 Titanium an unmistakably super-smart casual appearance.
Openings through the dial reveal a brightly coloured date ring that indicates past, present and future while light plays off the finely engraved sub-dials with the disks set one level below. Three-dimensional hour-markers add to the overriding architectural impression of depth, width and height.
The incredibly light weight of the 137 Titanium belies the size of its 48.5mm case, a case featuring the 1911 TEKTON multi-layered construction held together by six oriented drill-through screws visible on either side.
The Caliber 137, launched in 1995 after five years of research, is EBEL’s first 100 per cent automatic chronograph movement. By integrating 322 parts in parallel, EBEL’s watchmakers achieved a surprisingly trim movement capable of driving multiple functions.
Launch : October 2009
Technical specifications
1911 TEKTON Automatic Chronograph, EBEL Caliber 137
Movement
EBEL Caliber 137 automatic chronograph movement
Caliber wound by the unique Architects of Time oscillating weight
Developed, assembled and tested in the EBEL workshops
Chronometer-certified by the COSC
Case
Material: titanium
Diameter: 48.50 mm
Finishing: brushed
Water-resistance: 20 atm
Crystal: sapphire with anti-reflective treatment on both sides for perfect readability
Bezel: black rubber hexagonal-shaped bezel
Crown: screwed-in, hexagonal-shaped, polished titanium crown and black rubber head
Push-buttons: black rubber heads and polished titanium guards
Case-back: flat sapphire crystal
Dial and Hands
Black dial with tachymeter displayed on black flange
Open-worked dial displaying red calendar disc – date at 12 o’clock
Multi-layered counters
Hour counter on disk at 6 o’clock
Hand-applied EBEL logo
Super-LumiNova on 10 hour-markers and hands
Strap
Black rubber strap and EBEL sand-blasted stainless steel clasp
Source: Worldtempus
