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Vaer
R1 Oceanracer Chronograph Black - USA
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A Chronograph watch, in a round stainless steel case, 40mm, with a black matte, two-tone with lighter outer ring dial, stick hands and dot indices, powered by the Seiko VK64.
This reference is not yet released but is currently available to preorder. Compared with similar watches in its segment, the price here lands right around the median, showing no real premium or discount. Among the 49 tracked chronograph watches in this size and price class, prices span from $159 to $299. May 2026 marks when this reference was released.
Diameter
40mm
Lug to lug
48mm
Thickness
12mm
Movement Type
meca-quartz
Movement Name
Seiko VK64
Water resistance
5 bar
Crystal Type
sapphire
Crystal Description
Sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating
Among tracked chronograph watches in this class, its scarcity score of 0/100 places it in roughly the bottom 10%. Over the past 82 days, this reference's scarcity score has dropped by roughly 13 points. Scarcity peaked around 13 back in June 2026. This is broadly consistent with Hoffman's typical scarcity level.
Looking at Hoffman's tracked catalog as a whole, about 69% of models sit in stock at any one time.
Open window, no rush
Brand pattern · 16 models
About 69% of this brand's tracked models are currently in stock.
Last confirmed:
3 availability changes recorded. Available 2 times; most recently for 19 days, on 6/4/26. Longest sold-out stretch: 246 days.
Tracked since 9/16/25 (364 days).
Pre-Order6/23/26
84 days straight
March 2026
Today
Available · for 19 days6/4/26
Pre-Order · for 14 days5/21/26
4 older transitions back to 9/16/25 are available with Collector. Unlock full history
Currently priced at $269.00, with 4 price changes recorded over the tracked period. The lowest recorded price was $229.00 on 5/21/26; the highest was $273.46 on 8/11/26. That's up from the $229.00 it was first tracked at.
$269.00 USD9/13/26
$229.00
Near its highest recorded price
$273.46
$270.02 · down $3.448/20/26
$273.46 · up $4.468/11/26
1 older price change back to 5/21/26 is available with Collector. Unlock full history
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