A classic study in black. This strikingly elegant Irony Retrograde offers an embossed black leather strap with a double loop that meshes nicely with the brushed stainless steel 316L case. The black bezel features a white-on-black scale with Arabic numerals marking the hours (01, 02, 03 ...12). Surrounding the black dial is a silver flange with grey Arabic numerals on the top half (05, 10, 50, 55, 60) and a black tachymeter scale on the lower half; a black-on-white date window appears at hour 12. The three retrograde chrono counters (60 minutes, 5 minutes, 30 seconds) are marked on the dial with silver appliques, as is the continuous seconds counter at hour 6; counter numerals and indices appear in grey or white on the appliques and black dial, all counter hands, including the central seconds hand, are in reflective metal. Reflective metal squelette hour and minute hands with white superlite highlights indicate the time of day.