Vaer · Microbrand · United States

Vaer R1 Racing Chronograph 42mm

In production · Chronograph, Racing

Vaer R1 Racing Chronograph Cream 42mm on jubilee bracelet
Photo: Vaer
From $539 to $659
  • Seiko VK63A
  • 42 mm × 15.7 mm
  • Sapphire crystal
  • 100 m water resistance

Movement

Type
Meca-quartz
Tier
Mid
Complications
Hours, Minutes, Small seconds, Chronograph
Frequency
n/a
Power reserve
n/a
Hacking
n/a
Accuracy (factory)
-20 / +20 s/month

Case

Diameter
42 mm
Lug to lug
50.6 mm
Thickness
15.7 mm
Lug width
20 mm
Material
Steel (316L)
Hardening
—
Water resistance
100 m
Crown
Screw-down
Case back
Solid, screw-down
Bezel
Fixed
Finishing
Brushed and polished

Crystal & dial

Crystal
Sapphire
Shape
Box
Anti-reflective
Yes (side not stated)
Lume
Super-LumiNova W20 on dial (15 layers) and hour/minute hands

Bracelet & clasp

Style
Jubilee
Links per row
5
Solid end links
—
Solid links
—
Link attachment
Screws
Taper
20 → 16 mm
Quick release
—
Half links
—
Clasp
—
Micro-adjust
Tool (pin holes), 4 positions
Diver extension
—

Straps

Strap 1
FKM rubber, quick release, Included primary black "FKM Dive Strap" (tropic style); a second strap or a bracelet is chosen at checkout
Strap 2
Nylon, quick release, Khaki quick-release nylon strap, a free second-strap choice
Strap 3
NATO, Khaki single-pass nylon strap, a free second-strap choice (fitted with spring bars)

Weight

Head only
—
On bracelet
—
On strap
—

Prices

VariantConfigurationTypePriceUSDAs ofSource
CreamFKM strap + nylon strapMsrp539 USD$5392026-10-21link
CreamFKM strap + Premium jubilee braceletMsrp659 USD$6592026-10-21link

Variants

NameReferenceDial
CreamR1-CRM42cream with red, black and cream subdials

About this entry

84% of key specs known. Missing: weight, hardening, end links.

USA-assembled meca-quartz racing chronograph, the larger size of the cushion-shaped R1 Racing case; the 38mm R1 Racing and the R1 Oceanracer are separate models. Brand: 42mm, 20mm lugs, 10 ATM, 316L steel, locking screw-down crown, box sapphire with AR coating (side not stated), Seiko VK63, "40-month battery life", "-10/+20 sec/month timing tolerance" (Seiko's spec: +/-20 s/month). Lug-to-lug: 50.6mm in the spec list, 50.2mm in the sizing text; the spec list is kept. Thickness: the spec list says "12.6mm case thickness" (the same figure as the 38mm) and the sizing text "12.6mm in height (15.7mm with crystal)"; 15.7mm recorded but not confirmed by a review. The sizing text's "case weight of 80.6 grams" is not recorded: the same block on the 38mm and most other Vaer pages repeats the D5's 70.6 grams, and no review confirms it. Crystal: Vaer says box sapphire; Worn & Wound (2023) called the R1's crystal a "bubble" sapphire. The VK63 has a date, but Vaer's R1 guide says the R1 has no date function (no window in the photos), so complications are set; the 24-hour indicator at 3 is also shown. Fixed steel bezel without scale (Worn & Wound); polished highlights on lugs and bezel and a "deep stamped screwdown case-back" (Vaer guide). Lume: 15 layers of W20 on the dial, W20 on the hour and minute hands (the 38mm pages say 25 layers). Every R1 ships with a black FKM strap plus a free nylon strap or a paid upgrade; the only bracelet offered is the Premium Jubilee (+USD 120): five-piece links, custom-fit end links, tapers to 16mm (watch page strap guide), screw links and four micro-adjust positions in the clasp (Vaer's bracelet FAQ for its Premium bracelets; Worn & Wound's 2023 launch report also mentions four micro-adjustments). Lined Horween leather (+USD 120) and an FKM waffle strap (+USD 30) are other options, not recorded as prices. Worn & Wound reported pre-orders at USD 399 for the 38mm and 42mm in February 2023 (this listing went live in October 2022), so no single release year is recorded. Only the Cream is offered in 42mm on Vaer's store; in stock on 2026-10-21. No hardening treatment is mentioned.

Last verified: 2026-10-21. Edit or correct this entry.

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