Detroit Watch Company · Microbrand · United States

Detroit Watch Company M1-Woodward 42mm (Valjoux 7750)

In production · Chronograph, Racing

Detroit Watch Company M1-Woodward chronograph, sunburst blue and graphite dials
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  • Detroit Watch Company M1-Woodward 42mm with sunburst blue dial on a black strap
  • Detroit Watch Company M1-Woodward 42mm with sunburst graphite dial on a black strap
  • Detroit Watch Company M1-Woodward 42mm with satin white dial on a black strap
  • Detroit Watch Company M1-Woodward 42mm with sunburst black dial on a black strap
  • Detroit Watch Company M1-Woodward 24hr Legends II #98 GT40 on a black leather strap
  • Detroit Watch Company M1-Woodward 24hr Legends II #98 GT40 in black DLC on a black strap
  • Detroit Watch Company M1-Woodward 24hr Legends II #20 on a black strap with orange stitching
  • Detroit Watch Company M1-Woodward 24hr Legends II #98 Daytona Coupe on a black strap
  • Detroit Watch Company M1-Woodward 24hr Legends II #23 Pink Pig on a black strap
  • Detroit Watch Company M1-Woodward sapphire display caseback with the M1 rotor
From $2,475 to $2,600
  • ETA Valjoux 7750
  • 42 mm × 14.5 mm
  • Sapphire crystal
  • 50 m water resistance

Movement

Type
Automatic
Tier
Upper
Complications
Small seconds, Chronograph, Date, Day
Frequency
28,800 bph
Power reserve
54 h
Hacking
Yes
Accuracy (factory)
—
Grade
Top
Brand regulation
+4 / +6 s/day
Modifications
DWC custom built and decorated, with the M1 rotor

Case

Diameter
42 mm
Lug to lug
52 mm
Thickness
14.5 mm
Lug width
22 mm
Material
Steel
Hardening
—
Water resistance
50 m
Crown
Screw-down
Case back
Display
Bezel
—
Finishing
Polished and brushed

Crystal & dial

Crystal
Sapphire
Shape
—
Anti-reflective
Yes (side not stated)
Lume
Lume on the hour indexes (type not stated)

Bracelet & clasp

Style
—
Links per row
—
Solid end links
—
Solid links
Yes
Link attachment
Screws
Taper
—
Quick release
—
Half links
—
Clasp
Deployant
Micro-adjust
—
Diver extension
—

Straps

Strap 1
Leather, quick release, Calf leather with deployant clasp (micro-slide deployant on the 24hr Legends II #20), in black, black with coloured stitching, brown, chestnut or red depending on the version

Weight

Head only
—
On bracelet
—
On strap
112 g

Prices

VariantConfigurationTypePriceUSDAs ofSource
Sunburst Blueleather strapMsrp2,475 USD$2,4752026-10-24link
Sunburst BluebraceletMsrp2,600 USD$2,6002026-10-24link
Sunburst Graphiteleather strapMsrp2,475 USD$2,4752026-10-24link
Sunburst GraphitebraceletMsrp2,600 USD$2,6002026-10-24link
Satin Whiteblack leather strapMsrp2,475 USD$2,4752026-10-24link
Sunburst Blackblack leather strapMsrp2,475 USD$2,4752026-10-24link
24hr Legends II #98 GT40leather strapMsrp2,475 USD$2,4752026-10-24link
24hr Legends II #98 GT40braceletMsrp2,600 USD$2,6002026-10-24link
24hr Legends II #98 GT40 DLCleather strapMsrp2,575 USD$2,5752026-10-24link
24hr Legends II #20 917Kleather strapMsrp2,475 USD$2,4752026-10-24link
24hr Legends II #20 917KbraceletMsrp2,600 USD$2,6002026-10-24link
24hr Legends II #98 Daytona Coupeleather strapMsrp2,475 USD$2,4752026-10-24link
24hr Legends II #23 Pink Pigleather strapMsrp2,475 USD$2,4752026-10-24link

Variants

NameDialStatus
Sunburst Bluesunburst dark blue with white small-seconds subdial and a day-date window at 3—
Sunburst Graphitesunburst dark graphite with white small-seconds subdial and a day-date window at 3—
Satin Whitesatin white with black Roman numerals, blued hands and a day-date window at 3—
Sunburst Blacksunburst black with white Roman numerals and a day-date window at 3—
24hr Legends II #98 GT40black with white outer ring, red accent and race number 98 (Ford GT40, 1966 Daytona 24 Hours winner, Ken Miles and Lloyd Ruby), day-date at 3Pre-order (80)
24hr Legends II #98 GT40 DLCblack with white outer ring, red accent and race number 98 (Ford GT40, 1966 Daytona 24 Hours winner), day-date at 3; black DLC casePre-order (80)
24hr Legends II #20 917Klight blue with black outer ring, orange accents and race number 20 (the 1970 917K from the film Le Mans), day-date at 3Pre-order (80)
24hr Legends II #98 Daytona Coupeblue with white stripes, black outer ring and race number 98 (Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe), day-date at 3Pre-order (80)
24hr Legends II #23 Pink Pigpink with race number 23 (the 1971 Le Mans 917/20 "Pink Pig") and watch-movement parts drawn on the dial, day-date at 3Pre-order (80)

About this entry

79% of key specs known. Missing: hardening, bracelet links, end links, clasp micro-adjust.

Detroit Watch Company's M1-Woodward chronograph in its Valjoux 7750 build (day-date, 6-9-12 subdials); the M1-Woodward 42mm (Valjoux 7753) is the no-date tricompax build. Every listing gives the same case and movement: 42mm polished and brushed steel case, 14.5mm overall height, 52mm lug to lug, 22mm lugs, screw-down crown, sapphire display caseback with the M1 rotor, 112g on the strap, sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating, 5 ATM, lumed hour indexes; "Top execution" Valjoux 7750, 25 jewels, adjusted to +4 to +6 s/day (not repeated on the 1966 listing), 48-hour power reserve as quoted. All at $2,475 on a calf strap with deployant clasp and $2,600 on the steel bracelet where one is offered; the bracelet is polished or polished/brushed with solid links held by screws and a deployant buckle, 2 to 2.5mm thick, with three micro-adjustment positions on the Chronograph Exhibition's spec (mechanism not described). Listings: M1-Woodward Classic Chronograph Exhibition (sunburst blue or graphite, in production); M1-Woodward Chronograph Exhibition (satin white or sunburst black, black strap only, sold out on 2026-10-31); and three 24hr Legends II listings, race-car tribute dials sold with framed sketches of the watch and the car: the 1966 #98 GT40 (also in black DLC, $2,575), the #20 917K, and the #98 Daytona Coupe and #23 Pink Pig. The first two say pre-orders open November 1st and ship late December/early January; the third says "Coming Fall 2026"; all three were unavailable on 2026-10-31. Each Legends II dial is numbered 01/80 to 80/80 ("for all 24hr legends variations dials"). Not stated: steel grade, lume type, crystal shape, AR side.

Last verified: 2026-10-31. Edit or correct this entry.

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