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Spirit Pioneer exudes a casual, contemporary style with superb legibility and features Speake-Marin’s iconic and instantly recognisable Piccadilly case. And true to its name, Spirit carries a rousing call to action through the uplifting motto – “Fight, Love & Persevere” – engraved on the case-back.
Pioneer’s sophisticatedly clean, black-lacquered dial effortlessly throws the central hour, minute and second hands into stark juxtaposition. Equally striking are the powerful Roman numerals at 12, 3, 6 and 9 o’clock and the four pairs of hour markers in between, purposely chosen to enhance readability.

Three-dimensional Super-LumiNova provides the hands,

indices and 60 minute markers within the white lacquer railroad-track chapter ring with superlative legibility while adding more than a touch of masculine vitality. The dial is completed by,the Speake-Marin signature ‘topping tool’ motif and logo, which are both in white lacquer.
The elegant stainless steel Piccadilly case bears all the hallmarks of Speake-Marin’s meticulous quest to create classical yet durable timepieces, with the characteristic crown and robust lugs guaranteeing that Spirit will well and truly stand the test of time.
Turning Pioneer over, the beauty of the highly polished and hand bevelled ‘topping tool’ mystery winding rotor is the first feature to catch the attention. However, it is the

inspirational rallying cry engraved just below – “Fight, Love & Persevere” – that upholds Spirit’s name and confirms its credentials as the perfect talisman.

Peter Speake-Marin explains his motivation for making Spirit and describes what – in his eyes – is this timepiece’s most salient quality:

“Spirit is inspired by a timepiece I bought 15 years ago when I was restoring antique pieces in Piccadilly, London. It was an authentic military watch from the first half of the 20th century that I restored in my own time and wore regularly as my personal timekeeper. I always wanted to create my own piece based on this personal favourite and have toyed around with ideas to realise this ambition ever since I founded

Speake-Marin.

The global economic downturn and natural disasters of the last few years have meant that people all over the world – myself included – have had to face up to increasing challenges which can test the limits of endurance. But what has struck me in my experiences is the drive people possess to fight on, to adapt and to forge forward, with their capacity for love never diminishing.

Having seen first-hand how basic human spirit always seems to prevail, the themes of determination, tenacity and love were at the forefront of my mind when I created this timepiece and so I have paid tribute to them by christening it ‘Spirit’ and by engraving the motto ‘Fight, Love and & Persevere’ on the

case-back.”

Spirit Pioneer is a limited edition of just 68 pieces.

Full Specification

Case
Iconic Piccadilly design
Diameter: 38mm
Thickness: 13.5 mm
Stainless steel
Sapphire crystal treated with anti-reflective coating

Case-back
Speake-Marin distinctive ‘topping tool’ motif and custom-designed winding rotor “Speake-Marin Limited Edition 1in68” engraved above the winding rotor
“Fight, Love & Perservere” motto, engraved under the winding rotor

Crown -Stainless steel

Dial
Central hours, minutes and seconds
Matte black lacquered
Roman numerals at 12, 3, 6 and 9 o’clock with white Super-Luminova
Chapter ring with handapplied white Super-Luminova minute markers. Numerals in five-minute

intervals in white lacquer
White-lacquered Speake-Marin distinctive ‘topping tool’ wheel motif above 6 o’clock and brand logo below 12 o’clock
Anti-reflective coated Crystal on front and display back

Hands
Foundation style central hour and minute hands in white lacquered steel with hand-applied green Super-LumiNova
Central second hand in white lacquered steel
Calibre FW2012
Automatic winding mechanical movement
Large balance for precision timekeeping as well as a solid overall construction
Frequency: 28,800 v/h
25 jewels
42 hours power reserve
In-house custom-designed rotor wheel inspired by the watchmaker’s topping tool, Speake-Marin’s signature motif
Bridges, gear train, setting lever spring,

mainplate and rotor wheel replaced and/or re-designed, oversized, circled, spotted, straight grained and polished by hand
Customized, redesigned, reconstructed, and hand-finished, according to Speake-Marin style and quality standards established by the ‘Foundation Watch’

Strap
Genuine red-brown calf leather with contrasting white stitching and stainless steel tang buckle