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Chronoswiss rotates the display from portrait to landscape with a completely new movement attack two Series, a limited edition collection with two bridges connecting the dial and a stunning hand guilloch-patterned seconds dial.
New Chronoswiss Strike Two H2O.
Echoing existing Chronoswiss regulator dial watches with a vertical layout, such as the Open Gear line, the new Strike Two offers a familiar, modern Chronoswiss look but with a thinner, smaller case , instead placing the sub-dial at the 3 o’clock position. at the top of the dial.
Chronoswiss attacks two golden gears
Similarly, Chronoswiss has also rotated the seconds dial at the 9 o’clock position. The main hand, indicating the minutes, remains centrally located, like most regulator dials.
At 40mm in diameter, smaller than most 42mm Open Gear models, and 12.7mm thick, the Strike Two’s horizontal layout isn’t a first for the Lucerne-based independent, which has introduced introduced this design in the Tora collection in the 1990s.
But while the Tora line primarily features dual time indicators with 24-hour sub-dials, the new Strike Two is clearly a local time product.
Two models
Chronoswiss offers two models in the new collection, the H2O and Golden Gear, each released as a limited edition of one hundred pieces.
Both have steel cases, with the H20 model having a light blue CVD dial and the Golden Gear version having a slate-colored satin-finished dial with gold accents.
The new line called Strike Two draws attention to the movement’s double bridge, showcasing the watch’s working mechanism, which is especially visible below the hour ring.
Known for its beautiful hand guilloche techniques, Chronoswiss places a fine example of this artisanal expertise in its small seconds dial, beautifully finished with a floral motif.
For the Strike Two, Chronoswiss redesigned the bulbous crown, creating a slightly smaller version than what we’ve seen before and adding a flattened end cap.
Inside each watch, the Chronoswiss fits the new Chronoswiss Manufacture Caliber C.6000, developed in collaboration with La Joux-Perret and previously seen in a slightly different form to power for improved Chronoswiss Delphis.
The movement has a 55-hour power reserve, ruthenium coating, tungsten rotor, Côtes de Genève radial finish and skeleton gear train.
Price: 9,800 CHF.
Specifications: Chronoswiss Strike Two
(Presenter: CH-5023-BLSI (H2O) / CH-5023-ANGO (Golden Gear), Limited edition of 100 pieces.)
Case: 40mm x 12.7mm, 17-part solid stainless steel case, faceted and polished, polished bezel with a fluted decorative ring on the side and domed dual anti-reflective sapphire crystal ; Screwed and satin-finished case back with sapphire crystal, onion crown, water resistant to 3 bar, screwed strap links.
Movement: Chronoswiss manufacture caliber C. 6000 (in partnership with La Joux-Perret), automatic with tungsten skeleton rotor, ball bearings; polished armature, escape wheel and screws; Bridge with Geneva cut, ruthenium plated, 55-hour power reserve.
Dial: Horizontal regulator, hour display at 3 o’clock (open gear with two vertical bridges), central minutes, seconds at 9 o’clock, hand guilloché. SuperLumiNova index. The bottom tier is vertically satin coated (Golden Gear) or stamped and CVD coated (H2O).
Strap: Calfskin with crocodile embossing, optional rubber.
Price: 9,800 CHF.
