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The FIFA Women’s World Cup kicked off last week, and as I do with most things in my life, I found a way to make the event about watches.
I have a perverse appreciation for watches made for ultra-specific tasks. These pieces are typically called “purpose-built” watches or chronographs and come in many flavors. (The first watch in this genre was designed for doctors in the 1700s, with a pulsometer that measured a patient’s heart rate.) Take the new Skipper Carrera that Tag Heuer released last week. The model, a revival of a cult watch from 1968, features a 15-minute counter designed for one thing and one thing only: yachting regattas. And I love riding on papa’s yacht unspooling a spinnaker while my gennaker…totally…gennakes. Okay, I’ve never been on a yacht, but I would totally buy that Skipper anyway.
Soccer timers are designed with the same strain of purpose. Many come with markings or chronographs that help delineate the two 45-minute halves of a match, and some even come prepared for stoppage time. Below are some of my favorites.
Richard Mille RM11-04
The Richard Mille RM11-04 was made for Italian national team manager Roberto Mancini. It even records stoppage time! Naturally, it comes in the color of the Azzurri. This is everything a modern-day sport watch should be: futuristic-looking but full of purpose.
Timex x Nigel Cabourn Referee Watch
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