Chronoswiss Celebrates 20 Years of Regulator Tourbillons with Electric Blue Limited Edition
Having been founded in 1983, Lucerne-based Chronoswiss isn?t often a brand we think about when discussing heritage in watchmaking, but this week the brand showcased the unique contributions it has made in its relatively short history with the release of the new Open Gear Tourbillon.
The watch is meant to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Chronoswiss’s unveiling of the world?s first serially produced regulator tourbillon, the Chronoswiss Régulateur à Tourbillon, in 2000. It brings together a flying tourbillon movement with some of the brand?s signature design elements, all executed in an avant-garde electric blue colorway with modern accents. This anniversary model thus simultaneously celebrates both the “old” and “new” aspects of Chronoswiss, a watch company that has evolved greatly in its 37-year history.
The Open Gear Tourbillon has a 17-piece, 44-mm x 13.1-mm steel case with an electric blue CVD coating. Its classical Chronoswiss design elements include the coin edging on the sides, the large onion-style crown, and screwed-in strap bars in place of the traditional spring bars used on most other watches. This vibrant case alone is enough to give the watch a striking look, but is further bolstered by a color-matched dial and crocodile leather strap.
Forty-three pieces comprise the elaborately constructed dial, which places the watch?s namesake open-gear flying tourbillon as its centerpiece at the 6 o?clock position. The regu...
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