Direnzo is a brand that I?m fortunate enough to have followed closely over the last few years, first taking a look at the DRZ03 ?Eclipse? and following that up with hands-on reviews of the DRZ 04 ?Mondial? and DRZ 05 ?Solaris?. It has been fun to see the early stages of the evolution of the brand while it remains resolutely faithful to its design language. The next stage of this evolution is to revisit and rework an early, but important, model for the brand ? the DRZ 02. That happens to be the release before I truly became aware of the brand, so isn?t a reference that I?ve had the pleasure of going hands-on with before.

While the DRZ 02R ?Aerolite? may be similar to its predecessor in case outline and dial layout, the ?R? in the model name stands for ?Reduced?, which gives a hint to one significant change. It could equally stand for ?Refined? as Direnzo founder and designer Sergio Godoy continues to hone his design skills and pursue quality. Another major update is the presence of a stainless steel bracelet to complete the package. I couldn?t fit this in with the ?R? theme, but if you have a suggestion, drop it in the comments!
$750

Hands-On: the Direnzo DRZ 02R Aerolite

Case
Stainless steel

Movement
Sellita SW-200-1 Elaboré

Dial
Black, Purple, Gray, Blue, Burnt Orange

Lume
BGW9 SuperLuminova

Lens
Sapphire with anti-reflective coating

Strap
Steel bracelet

Water Resistance
100 meters

Dimensions
39mm x 44mmmm

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