Rexhep Rexhepi RRCHF Chronograph Flyback – precision shaped by restraint

Rexhep Rexhepi’s Chronograph Flyback arrived with the calm assurance of a well tuned atelier. The RRCHF is an integrated, hand wound calibre built for thinness and clarity, where every line serves the function. It reads like a performance, but one scored for precision rather than applause.

Thinness set the brief, so the chronograph is fully integrated. The hand wound movement runs at 21,600 vph with a 72 hour reserve, and pairs a flyback with an instantaneous jumping minute counter. A column wheel and lateral clutch govern the works. Through the back you see only the chronograph organs in motion – an asymmetrical architecture that keeps the eye on the task.

The dial speaks the language of the Chronomètre Contemporain with alternating sector scales, filtered through pocket chronograph heritage. Central chronograph seconds takes precedence, while hours and minutes retreat to a sub dial at 12. Grand feu enamel in storm blue sets the stage, with smoked sapphire counters giving a discreet glimpse of the hand finishing beneath. Long steel hands have downward stepped tips for legibility and a lower glass; chronograph hands show tempered straw yellow accents.

The case is handmade in platinum with a double stepped bezel and sharply bevelled lugs and pushers. At 38.8 mm by 9.7 mm and water resistant to 30 m, it sits among the slimmest fully in house chronographs. The screw down caseback is indexed so its engraving aligns neatly with the case – a small courtesy that watchmakers notice and wearers quietly appreciate.

The movement’s mainplate and bridges are in German silver, a choice that flatters finishing. Anglage, black polish, perlage, Côtes de Genève and hand engraving are applied throughout, including hand bevels on the wheels. A blue grey nubuck calf strap with a Norwegian center stitch and a pin buckle completes the ensemble. Nothing shouts. Everything fits.

Reference RRCHF, part of the Rexhep Rexhepi Chronographe Flyback collection, launched 04/2026 at 150’000 CHF including VAT. It is defined by precision and shaped by restraint – the kind of watch that reveals its maker’s mind one click of the column wheel at a time.