Klepcys Vertical Tourbillon Sapphire Blue

KLEPCYS VERTICAL TOURBILLON SAPPHIRE BLUE
Sapphire Crystal
Ref. 539.506.ZG.B
Limited to 8 pieces

Inspiration

The project was born from the observation that the watch is held in a horizontal position most of the time, and that the tourbillon mechanism produces its gravity-compensating effect when in a vertical position. Collaboration and discussion with designer Benjamin Müller led to the idea of placing the tourbillon in a vertical position at the centre of the dial. To enhance the beauty of this astonishing mechanism, we chose a sapphire crystal for the case, the transparency of which allows the movement to be fully appreciated. We also opted for electric blue accents on the dial, a shade that ensures immediate readability and gives the watch a more contemporary style.

Jean-François Mojon

Master Watchmaker

About the Klepcys Vertical Tourbillon Sapphire Blue

Limited to just 8 pieces, the new Klepcys Vertical Tourbillon Sapphire Blue, powered by the in-house manufacture hand-wound calibre CYR625, is distinguished by its modern look. An aesthetics that perfectly combines the precious sapphire crystal case with 18K white gold elements and details in a vibrant shade: electric blue. This colour gives this timepiece a more contemporary style, while at the same time being eye-catching and enabling the time to be read at a glance.

Designed by Jean-François Mojon, the master watchmaker behind all Cyrus Genève creations since 2010, this creation, with its retrograde jumping hour and retrograde minute functions, retains its unmistakable signature: the innovative tourbillon cage at the centre of the dial, set on a vertical axis at a 90° angle, ensuring excellent precision on the wrist. By doing this, Mojon breaks all the rules that traditionally set it horizontally.

Case

Material Sapphire crystal
Diameter 44 mm (excluding crowns)
Thickness 19.9 mm
Crown at 3 o’clock
In position 1, it winds the movement

In position 2, it adjusts the time
Crown at 9 o’clock
Hour-increment by pressing the push-button
Glass Anti-reflective sapphire crystal glass on dial and case back
Water-resistance 3 ATM (30 m - 100 ft)

Strap

Material White rubber strap with embossed prism pattern
Clasp 18K white gold folding buckle customized with the Cyrus logo

Dial

Open-worked dial with two parallel barrels at the top, rhodium plated with engraved triangle motif, rhodium-plated wheels with cerclage decoration, mirror-polished cams

Central tourbillon bridge comprising two arches in 18K white gold, beveled and polished edges

Sweeping retrograde minute and retrograde hour arches with white lacquer, blue Arabic numerals and indices

Hour/minute hands, exclusive Cyrus desing, open-worked, blue PVD coating, luminescent tips

White lacquer 5mm sphere as power-reserve indicator with blue numerals

Functions

Retrograde jumping hours

Sweeping retrograde minutes

Seconds on tourbillon cage

Power reserve

Movement

Calibre In-house manufactured hand-wound movement, calibre CYR625
Number of components 344
Number of jewels 51
Frequency 3 Hz
Vibrations per hour 21.600
Escapement Swiss pallet fork escapement
Balance Wheel Variable-inertia balance wheel
Winding Barrels Two parallel barrels with blue-lacquered ratchet-wheels with the Cyrus logo
Power reserve 100-hour
Bridges Slightly curved sunray pattern, polished and opaque, sandblasted effect, grey NAC galvanic treatment on the surfaces

Tourbillon cage

Material Steel
Number of parts 52
Weight 0.706 g
Central tourbillon Central tourbillon on a vertical axis at a 90° angle
Rotation Complete rotation in 1 minute

Master Watchmaker

Master watchmaker, Jean-François Mojon, is one of today’s best-known and most courted in the craft. Honored at the Grand Prix de la Haute Horlogerie of Geneva in 2010 as “best independent master watchmaker”, Jean-François is the mastermind behind all CYRUS creations.

Jean-François Mojon