Guy Ellia technician: Jumbo Chrono for technology enthusiasts

The first round men's watch created by Guy Ellia, the Jumbo Chrono is based on an interesting technological approach demonstrating that it is possible to combine aesthetic balance with masculine detail and a fine mechanical movement.
The chronograph is, of all watchmaking specialties, the preferred
instrument of male customers. A multi-functional measuring
instrument, precision is one of the main features of this timepiece.

The automatic movement including many moving parts, such as the column wheel, balances, gear trains and various springs, are used to start, stop or continue measuring time performances.
With a 50 mm diameter, the Jumbo Chrono dare an exceptional
mensuration that is rarely seen in the world of luxury watches. It is
only through careful design that such a large-scale watch avoids
being excessive. Graphic, but not necessarily ostentatious, this
connoisseur's timepiece available in black gold, white gold or pink
gold, easily fits into the category of alternative watches. Alternative
because the jumbo Chrono combines all the aspects at the same
time: technical, sportive and dressy.
Its creator, Guy Ellia is a master of detail. He knows that men, under
their virile exteriors, always appreciate objects designed with care.
For example, several screws used to fix the caseback to the
caseband, judiciously placed on the bezel, contribute to enhancing the overall graphic design of this timepiece. It is a minor detail, but it
brings to mind the image of racing car… An allusion to a roadster's
cylinder head?

The Jumbo Chrono, with its calibre in slate grey has an oscillating
weight that is unique in its kind. Totally circular, it is revealed through the segments, in the same way that alloy wheels reveal the disk brakes of a car. Being a mechanical watch, this timepiece is in the same vein as the famous Tourbillon Magistère. This provides further proof that Guy Ellia knows how to touch sensitive men's soul.
With its impressive "discovery" dial (a watchmaking term describing
the cut-outs on a dial) and alligator skin strap, the Jumbo Chrono
reflects strong graphic design. The function plate, specially designed by the brand's founder, actually acts as the dial. Its open structurereveals the wheels with their high level of finish and their unique gear teeth. They transmit the information to the circled counters whose position maximises the power of the instrument's face. Its strength is also derived from one important detail: its fully visible rotating date disc with the date figures cut out like lace. So what is the date? It is the figure shown in the light zone in this otherwise dark dial. Subtil
but effective.