The 2018 edition of America’s luxury watch show, WatchTime New York, is almost upon us, opening its doors on October 26th at Manhattan’s Gotham Hall, as we continue to spotlight important new timepieces you’ll discover there from the 31 exhibiting brands. Today we showcase the latest limited edition of Chronoswiss’s Flying Grand Regulator Skeleton.
The Chronoswiss Flying Grand Regulator Skeleton Limited Edition for 2018
Lucerne-based Chronoswiss has long been recognized for its key role in re-introducing the classic regulator-style timepiece ? the descendant of 19th-century clocks with hours, minutes, and seconds on separate subdials, and the minute hand emphasized, used for reference to adjust individual watches ? to modern audiences. Since 2014, it has also offered skeletonized versions of its well-known regulator dial, the latest being this edition for 2018, limited to just 30 pieces and housed in a 44-mm stainless steel case, with satin-brushed and polished finishes, composed of 21 parts. The knurled finish on the sides and vintage-look onion crown, longtime Chronoswiss hallmarks, add to the case’s distinctive look. The silvered, openworked dial, described accurately by Chronoswiss as “barely existent” offers an eye-catching look at the watch’s mechanical heart. The manual-winding movement features skeletonized bridges, plates, and gear wheels.
Inside the case is the manual-wound C.677S caliber, whose plates, bridges and g...