New Pelagos FXD Chrono “Pink” Celebrates The Giro d’Italia

The winner of the Giro d’Italia earns the distinction of wearing the Maglia Rosa, or “pink jersey,” a symbol of victory after taking on one of the most challenging and storied races in all of Italy—and the world. Now TUDOR is honoring that legacy with a small run of 300 Pelagos FXD Chrono “Pink” watches featuring a dial with pink accents for those who are seeking out their own victories.

The Giro is one of the most prestigious Grand Tours in the professional circuit, and TUDOR is the Official Timekeeper of the race. The coveted Maglia Rosa, or “pink jersey” that represents victory at the Giro, has over a century of storied history behind it. The race started in 1909 and continues today at the highest level of cycling. For many cycling fans, the Giro d’Italia represents the most exciting race event on the calendar, as the race is perceived as the most difficult, the most beautiful, and the most festive of the Grand Tour calendar. To get an idea of just how challenging the race is, consider this: The riders will experience the elevation gain of going up Mt. Everest six times over the course of the race.

If that isn’t worthy of making a race-specific watch for, then we don’t know what is. Just 300 examples of this Pelagos FXD Chrono “Pink” will be produced.

Professional cycling isn’t for the faint of heart. Riders’ bodies and minds are pushed to the absolute limit with every pedal stroke, not to mention the incredible danger of the sport. A watch engineered with professional cycling in mind needs to stand up to the extreme demands of the sport, while being easy for the rider to operate. It’s no secret that the fastest bikes are made of carbon fibre, and that’s why TUDOR opted for carbon composite for the case of the new chronograph designed with daring riders in mind. The implementation of titanium elements help make the watch necessarily robust, as it will certainly face the unpredictable conditions presented by cycling.

It’s not only the durability of the watch that was considered during its design phase. It’s also meant to be useful to riders while they’re putting in time on the bike. It’s typical for the tachymetric scale of a chronograph to be calibrated to the speeds an automobile is capable of; indeed, many TUDOR chronographs feature a scale typically associated with motorsport. What makes the Pelagos FXD Chrono “Pink” special is that the scale is presented in a way that’s suited for the speeds that cyclists can sustain. The chronograph scale is “wrapped” around the dial in a spiral, allowing the average speeds that cyclists routinely operate at to be read at a glance. The tachymeter function on the Pelagos FXD Chrono “Pink” has been specifically designed for cycling.