The Swiss micro-manufacture Cyrus is named for Cyrus the Great, a king of ancient Babylon, and its watches are distinguished by replicas, imprinted on the casebacks, of a 2,500-year old Babylonian coin, one of the world?s first currencies. Designed by Swiss watchmaker Jean-François Mojon ? who masterminded the Harry Winston Opus X and collaborated with Kari Voutilainen on the MB&F LM1 movement ? Cyrus?s lineup of high-complication, limited-edition timepieces includes chronographs, moon-phases, mechanical alarms (you can read a review of the Klepcys Réveil here), and an innovative vertically inclined tourbillon. Here’s a primer on the new Klepcys Vertical Skeleton Tourbillon, unveiled at Baselworld 2019 and set to land in the U.S. for the first time at the upcoming WatchTime Los Angeles collectors event on May 3-4. Cyrus Klepcys Vertical Skeleton Tourbillon Skeleton in rose gold
The Cyrus Klepcys Vertical Skeleton Tourbillon follows up the groundbreaking original Vertical Tourbillon, introduced last year, which placed the tourbillon cage in the middle of the watch’s dial, on a vertical axis and inclined at a 90ª angle ? according to Cyrus’s technical researchers, the angle at which the tourbillon is almost always in a vertical position on the wrist. In the new openworked version of the movement, the wearer is afforded a clear view into the heart of the watch, including the rhythmic rotations of the tourbillon, while reading the time off of two retro...