THE NEW CHRONOGRAPH 1972

At that time, an advertising slogan caught the attention of the French: “Vous vous changez… changez de Kelton.”
For CHAPAL, it was the time of maxi rabbit coats: Jacques Dutronc, Johnny and Sylvie loved them.
Formula 1 drivers, ambassadors of the brand, made the cover of celebrity magazines with their Chapalac jackets and became stars also.

Kelton and CHAPAL celebrate this blessed period 55 years later.
An opportunity to tell the new generation how happy and carefree France was.

This collaboration is renewed with two exclusive new creations of the Chronograph 1972: Sky Red & Blue and Sky White,
designed by Vincent Bergerat – Artistic Director of Kelton: “The starting idea for these new dials was the very “primary” work
of assembling sheet metal to build a machine as the first aircraft were made.”

The two dials are reminiscent of a military aircraft fuselage, with the metal welds running in a star pattern.
They are powered by the ST 1901 caliber, heir to the legendary Venus 175, a hand-wound movement
developed in Switzerland in the 1940s.

Paying tribute to the dual Franco-American heritage of the two brands, the Sky Red & Blue dial draws on aviation codes
with its two roundels in inverted colors, while the Sky White stands out with a more minimalist approach.

For its part, CHAPAL offers a remarkable squadron of two-tone “pop-rock” straps,
made in glossy lacquered Chapalac vegetal-tanned leather.

This leather plastification process was invented by CHAPAL and used on US Air Force jackets during the World War II,
then in the 70s on bright colored rabbit skins.

Thanks to these colorful two-tone straps (loops in another sharp color), this Chronograph recalls the beautiful “Flower Power” years well known to both brands.