Rebellion – Re-2 Flyback Chronograph

Written by Nathan

Monday, 27th April 2009

First released in 2008, the RE-2 has undergone a revamp and a rebirth in 2009. Award-winning watch designer Eric Giroud has re-examined and re-worked every detail of the case to emphasize its strength and power. The RE-2 now features Rebellion’s distinctive signature helice screw heads, larger diameter crown more masculine and easier to use plus new wedge-shaped chronograph pushers that feel as good as they look.

Even a quick glance at the RE-2 is enough to appreciate that this is not a watch to mess with. Natural rubber grips on the crown and slots in the pushers add both substance and style to the chronograph’s already impressive functionality. The RE-2 demands respect and it gets it!

The silky smooth operation of the pushers on a column-wheel chronograph has seduced many an aficionado of fine complications and this timepiece has been developed and designed to win both the hearts and minds of discerning collectors.

RE-2 Technical specifications:

FUNCTIONS :
>Central hours and minutes
>Sub-seconds at 9 o’clock
>Date in window at 1 o’clock
>Central elapsed 60 seconds
>Elapsed 30 minutes at 3 o’clock
>Elapsed 12 hours at 6 o’clock

CASE :
>Modular sandwich construction
>Materials : 316 L stainless steel
>Sapphire crystals : compound curves, bevelled edges, anti-reflection coating both sides, display back
>Chronograph pushers : start / stop at 2 o’clock, return-to-zero at 4 o’clock
>Dimensions : 46 mm x 56.7 mm x 19.6 mm
>Number of components : 45
>Water resistance : 100 m

STRAP :
>Natural rubber straps with deployment buckle matching case metal

MOVEMENT :
>Calibre : RE-2
>Column-wheel chronograph mechanism with date
Automatic winding with decorated solid gold rotor
>Movement size : 13 1/4 lines
>Balance frequency : 28’800 vph ( 4hz )
>Number of jewels : 27
>Dimensions : 30.4 mm x 8.4 mm
>Baseplate : plated with black ruthenium
>Bridges : plated with black ruthenium
>Wheels : beryllium-copper, steel, brass
>Movements verified by in-house state of the art testing laboratory