The C.301 Chronoswiss caliber is a significant reconstruction of a classic movement. As with all Open Gear models, the dial is a hybrid that also serves as a modular plate for bridges, screws, wheels and jewels: a construction made up of 42 pieces and arranged on two levels.
The Open Gear ReSec Black Ice is a mechanical time instrument that takes inspiration from the influences of historical watchmaking, frozen lakes and heavy metal. The novelty is also the best proof that black can have an almost infinite number of shades considering the surface, structure and material.
CASH
Material
Stainless steel with black DLC coating
Number of components
17
Caseback
Screwed and polished caseback with sapphire crystal
Diameter
44 mm
Finish
Matt, partially vertically sanded
Lunette
Sandblasted and satin-finished bezel with lateral grooved decorative ring and domed sapphire crystal with double anti-reflective treatment
Waterproof
10 bar (100 m)
Special features
Limited edition of only 50 pieces worldwide. Technical refinement: retrograde seconds and "Open Gear" mechanism.
MECHANISM
Mechanism
Caliber C.301, automatic
Frequency
4 Hz (28800 A/h)
Power reserve (h)
About 42
Number of precious stones
33
Finish
Anchor, escape wheel and polished screws, pearlized bridges and mainplates
Rotor
Skeletonized rotor with Geneva stripes, black, with ball bearings
DIAL
Dial material
Sophisticated 42-piece construction arranged on two levels: black galvanized lower level, black galvanized upper level with screwed skeletonized gear bridges and funnel-shaped hour and retrograde seconds indicator; indices in the form of massive cylinders and blocks of Super-LumiNova
Indicators
Decentralized hour at 12 o'clock with "Open Gear" mechanism, central minute, retrograde second at 6 o'clock
Hand model
Lacquered, hands and indexes equipped with Super-LumiNova
Hand shape
"Trigon"
STRAP
Band material
Neoprene on hand-stitched calfskin
Buckle type
Folding clasp
