Singer Reimagined
Singer Reimagined 1969 43 mm Blue Sapphire
Photography on request
Front view
Dial, hands and bezel as delivered.
Case-back view
Case-back engraving and, where fitted, the sapphire display.
Movement
Calibre with its finishing and decoration.
On the wrist
Worn shot for proportion and strap drape.
Singer Reimagined · 1969
Singer Reimagined 1969 43 mm Blue Sapphire
Reference 26442OR.47
Reference at a glance
- Brand
- Singer Reimagined
- Collection
- 1969
- Model
- Singer Reimagined 1969 43 mm Blue Sapphire
- Reference number
- 26442OR.47
- Year / era
- 2017 · 2010s — modern production
- Complication
- Chronograph
- Movement
- Satellite-hour automatic
- Case material
- Sapphire crystal case
- Dial type
- Blue "Grande Tapisserie"
- Strap / bracelet
- Alligator leather with folding clasp
- Water resistance
- 100 m
- Limited-edition status
- Regular production, not a limited edition
Case, dial & bracelet
- Case dimensions
- 43 mm
- Case thickness
- 14.1 mm
- Case material
- Sapphire crystal case
- Bezel
- Fixed brushed titanium
- Crystal
- Sapphire with internal AR treatment
- Dial
- Blue "Grande Tapisserie"
- Hands
- Faceted dauphine hands, polished by hand
- Indexes
- Applied faceted white-gold indexes
- Bracelet / strap
- Alligator leather with folding clasp
- Clasp / buckle
- Triple-folding clasp with safety catch
- Water resistance
- 100 m
Movement
- Movement / calibre
- Calibre 23E — Satellite-hour automatic
- Movement type
- Manual-winding
- Frequency
- 36,000 vph (5 Hz)
- Power reserve
- 5 days
- Number of jewels
- 37 jewels
- Complications
- Chronograph
- Functions
- Hours, minutes, seconds, date
- Watchmaker
- The calibre is built in-house and adjusted in five positions before delivery.
Production & market
- Production period
- 2017 – 2024
- Limited-edition quantity
- Not applicable
- Current market information
- Values have stabilised after the 2022 correction; condition and box-and-papers drive the premium.
Designer
Emmanuel Gueit
Emmanuel Gueit came from a family of Geneva jewellers and was barely into his twenties when he drew the oversized Royal Oak Offshore in 1993 — a watch the house's traditionalists resisted and collectors turned into an icon.
Historical significance
Singer Reimagined 1969 43 mm Blue Sapphire sits within Singer Reimagined's 1969 line, introduced in 2017. It carries the house codes established since 2017 — sapphire crystal case case, blue "grande tapisserie" dial and satellite-hour automatic — and is one of the references collectors use to date the evolution of the collection.
Interesting facts
- The movement's bridges are decorated even where they will never be seen once the watch is cased.
- The reference was originally planned as a one-year run and stayed in the catalogue for well over a decade.
- The bracelet tapers across its length, which is why the profile looks thinner on the wrist than the specification suggests.
The House
Singer Reimagined
Brand facts
- Founding year
- 2017
- Founder
- Marco Borraccino & Rob Dickinson
- Headquarters
- Switzerland
- Tier
- Swiss & Independent
- Major collections
- Track1, Divetrack, Flytrack, 1969
- Signature technologies
- Shock-absorbing movement mounting · In-house hairspring production
- Famous movements
- Micro-rotor automatic · Satellite-hour automatic · In-house automatic · Manual-winding, hand-finished
- Notable watches
- Singer Reimagined Track1 (2000) · Singer Reimagined Reimagined 1969 (2001) · Singer Reimagined Divetrack (2002)
Brand history
Singer Reimagined has spent more than 9 years refining a single idea: a watch should outlive its owner. From the earliest workshop pieces to today's Track1, the house has balanced technical ambition with a recognisable design language, and its collections remain among the most closely followed by collectors worldwide.
Marco Borraccino & Rob Dickinson established Singer Reimagined in 2017, working from Switzerland at a time when precision was measured by hand. The founder's obsession with finishing and accuracy still defines every Singer Reimagined calibre produced today.
Historical milestones
2017
Marco Borraccino & Rob Dickinson founds Singer Reimagined in Switzerland.
2024
Singer Reimagined continues to produce Track1, Divetrack, Flytrack and other icons in limited numbers.