RALF TECH WRX Electric Rockdust 47mm
Some watches look towards the stars. The Rockdust imagines what we might find when we finally arrive.
Created in the spirit of space exploration and closely linked to the WRX Space Millenium, the WRX Electric Rockdust turns its attention towards Mars.
Its defining feature is a deeply textured chocolate micro-grained sandwich dial, conceived to evoke rocky, mineral surfaces somewhere between Earth and another world.
The colour changes the personality of the WRX completely.
Against it, the 47.5mm surgical-steel case is sandblasted to a matte finish, creating a dry, almost mineral appearance rather than the colder industrial character normally associated with steel.
The sandwich construction also has a practical purpose. Generous BGW9 Super-LumiNova® sits beneath the upper dial layer, producing excellent definition and visibility in darkness.
Underneath the Martian inspiration remains a serious professional diving instrument.
A 5.9mm curved sapphire crystal, protected screw-down crown, exclusive encapsulated caseback and 120-click ceramic diving bezel contribute to a genuine 1,000 metres / 3,300 feet of water resistance.
Inside is RALF TECH's RTE001 Long Range Electric Micro Hybrid movement, developed in Switzerland and capable of running for up to 100,000 hours — almost twelve years.
The hand-sewn vintage beige calfskin strap reinforces the dry, earthy palette, while a black silicone strap is supplied for use in the water.
Only 100 pieces will be produced.
Why buy it?
Because brown watches are rare enough.
Brown professional divers capable of surviving a kilometre beneath the sea while taking their aesthetic inspiration from Mars are considerably rarer.
The Rockdust feels almost geological — steel, chocolate, beige and black rather than the usual polished surfaces and bright colours.
Yet beneath that unusual palette sits the proven engineering of the WRX.
A professional diving instrument with its feet in the ocean and its imagination somewhere on Mars.