Part of the Chronoswiss legacy can be attributed to the Regulator model. This separated time indication, prioritizing minutes, has been in the collection since 1987, harking back to times when workshops and factories required precise time display. This specific time display method features a large central minute hand and separate axes and hands for hours and minutes. Now, Chronoswiss presents the next model in the long line of regulators: the Chronoswiss Flying Regulator Open Gear Lucerne Edition.
The Chronoswiss company was founded in 1983 in the German city of Munich, despite its name. Four years after starting its watchmaking activities, the first Regulator watches were introduced. After a change of ownership in 2012, the company moved to Lucerne but retained its original style and the regulator as its signature complication.
The Chronoswiss Flying Regulator Open Gear watches have long been part of the brand's collection and were updated a couple of years ago. The foundation of this model, the Flying Regulator Open Gear Lucerne Edition, remains unchanged compared to previous releases, such as the yellow version we previously covered, but it has received a new color palette.
The signature Chronoswiss steel case measures 41 mm in diameter and 13.85 mm in height. It features a knurled bezel and an onion-shaped crown, which Chronoswiss is renowned for. Distinctive straight lugs are another classic element of Chronoswiss. The case is equipped with sapphire crystals on the front and back, and water resistance is 100 meters.
The galvanic silver dial is adorned with a hand-applied guilloché pattern. The hour and second subdials are suspended above the dial and feature blue CVD coating. The same treatment is applied to the outer minute track and the plaque at the 3 o'clock position. Trigonal-shaped hour and minute hands feature Super-LumiNova inserts, and the three-tipped second hand marks the seconds.
The Chronoswiss Flying Regulator Open Gear Lucerne Edition is powered by the C.299 caliber, essentially an ETA 2895. This automatic movement features 31 jewels, operates at 28,800 vibrations per hour, and provides a 42-hour power reserve. It is topped with a rotor with blue CVD coating. The watch comes on a blue crocodile leather strap. The watch is released in a limited edition of 50 pieces and is priced at €8,900.
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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS – CHRONOSWISS FLYING REGULATOR OPEN GEAR LUCERNE EDITION
Case: 41 mm diameter x 13.85 mm height – stainless steel case, 16-component construction – knurled pattern on bezel and case back – anti-reflective sapphire glass – screw-down case back with sapphire crystal – onion-shaped crown – water resistance 100 m
Dial: complex two-level construction: lower level with hand-guilloché and galvanic silvering, upper level with screwed skeletonized railway wheel bridges and funnel-shaped structures for hour and second indication with blue CVD coating – trigonal-shaped hands, lacquered, with Super-LumiNova inserts and tips
Movement: Chronoswiss Caliber C.299 – ETA base with proprietary regulator module – automatic – 35.2 mm x 6.11 mm – 31 jewels – 28,800 vibrations/hour – 42-hour power reserve – regulator for hour, minute, second
Strap: Blue crocodile leather, hand-stitched
Reference: CH-8753.1-SIBLB
Availability: limited to 50 pieces
Price: €8,900