Monday, April 22, 2024

CYRUS – ETHERAL Twin Orbital Tourbillon Edition

CYRUSETHERAL Twin Orbital Tourbillon Gold and Titanium 44 mm Limited Edition 2024

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Cyrus Geneve introduces the new “Etheral” collection with an exceptional creation: the “Twin Orbital Tourbillon”, which combines the manufacture's best skills and know-how in a daring and innovative kinematics.

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The year 2024 marks a new milestone in the history of CYRUS Genève, independent Swiss brand founded in 2010, with its manufacture in Le Locle, under the direction of the talented master watchmaker Jean-François Mojon. 

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On the occasion of the Watches and Wonders event in Geneva, CYRUS Genève is pleased to present the brand new "ETHERAL" collection, featuring interesting watchmaking complications and a round case, an absolute first for the Maison.

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After more than six years of work, the project launched in 2018 has become a reality. The Maison is proud to unveil the "Twin Orbital Tourbillon", the first member of the ETHERAL family which successfully combines an ultramodern style with avant-garde mechanics. Both have been conceived at the same time to achieve the ultimate horological level and a well-balanced, appealing design. The ETHERAL line embodies the pinnacle of horological artistry, representing a harmonious blend of watchmaking tradition and innovation crafted with emphasis on futuristic aesthetics, captivating the essence of its name through light, almost floating appearance.

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 It draws inspiration from natural and cosmic beauty, reflecting patterns, rhythms and elements found in nature and universe, suggesting a connection to the wider world and a broader perspective. This latest collection is a testament to the ongoing quest for excellence through precision engineering, refined elegance and functional sophistication, with the utmost respect for the art of Swiss watchmaking.

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With its extraordinary 3D moving dial, the “ETHERAL Twin Orbital Tourbillon” is a hymn to kinematics. As the hours pass, the jumping hours, the minute indication and the two flying tourbillons change position, keeping time perfectly readable always horizontally.

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All this is made possible by the new hand-wound manufacture calibre CYR518-E with a double barrel guaranteeing a 72-hour power reserve, comprising no fewer than 510 components, including 63 jewels. This innovative and finely decorated movement also boasts three patent applications.

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This creation will appeal the most discerning collectors who appreciate the fine interplay between art and science and are in search of an exclusive dream-watch. Its uniqueness is also underlined by the 18-piece limited edition. The “ETHERAL Twin Orbital Tourbillon” is a true work of art, a masterpiece of horological craftsmanship that will write another important chapter in the brand's history.

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 44 mm in diameter (excluding crowns and inserts) and 16.3 mm in thickness, it is complemented by a slender bezel that allows a wider dial opening, enhancing the harmonious arrangement of the mechanical elements that define the timepiece's functions.

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The leading actors of the display are the jumping hour indication by means of two discs in the form of a truncated cone with an inclination angle of 18°, surmounted by a highly original triangular minute hand with curved arms and a luminescent tip, microbeaded with bevelled polished angles, and the two flying tourbillon which seem to be suspended in mid-air. 

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 Positioned on a frame, all these components perform a spectacular dance. The widest aperture of the display allows a perfect view of the jumping hour and the two flying tourbillon cages. The dial’s rotation has no effect on the reading of the time, which is always horizontal, whatever the position of its components.

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 The watch face plays on the contrasting shades of black, anthracite and rose gold, with an array of exquisite finishes that enhance every detail. From the black PVD finish on the frame bridge, to the tetrahedral motifs, to the tourbillon cages’ gilded bridges reminiscent of the Cyrus logo with microbeaded and chamfered angles and perfectly match the style of the minute hand, to the bevelled-cut steel screw heads, some with a mirror-polished surface, others with an additional black PVD coating, nothing is left to chance. And the whole composition appears perfectly harmonious and well balanced to the eye!

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With three patents pending, this new calibre demonstrates how watchmaking continues to surprise by pushing the boundaries of what is known

 Subject to three patent applications, this extraordinary new hand-wound movement, calibre CYR518-E, equipping the “ETHERAL Twin Orbital Tourbillon”, is the result of the undisputed talent of Jean-François Mojon and his team. Comprising no fewer than 510 components, this powerful engine with a regulating organ operating at 21,600 vibrations per hour (3Hz), guarantees a 72-hour power reserve thanks to its two barrels. 

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This new-generation calibre provides the jumping hours on two discs that move around the dial while maintaining horizontal readability, as well as the two flying tourbillons, inclined at an angle of 20°, both of which rotate clockwise and linked together in a manner known by the state of the art.

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One of the three patents that has been filed for this unprecedented movement concerns the balancing mechanism of the frame, requiring the development of a new and innovative solution to ensure perfect operation in the event of shocks. Positioning the centre of gravity on the pivoting axis is the first step in reducing the impact of shocks on the frame. 

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This nullifies the effects of linear shocks. However, angular accelerations always affect the frame and therefore the working components. The frame drives a rotating mass in opposite directions. When an impact or angular accelerations occurs, the dynamic effects are cancelled out because the inertias of the frame and the rotating mass are equal, and the direction of rotation is reversed.

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The mechanism for displaying the time by combining the tens and units discs is the subject of the other two patent applications. One refers to the hour indicator. The hours appear on two discs driven by a single triangular-toothed star wheel through a 12-jump kinematic system. In addition to its simplicity, this mechanism also has the advantage of preventing any de-indexing.

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A second patent pending is for the instant drive mechanism with surprise for unrestricted counter-clockwise time adjustment. The purpose of this device is to make the hour jump without double jumping and without desynchronisation when the time is set anti-clockwise.

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The complex geometry of the upper tourbillon cage, which can only be produced using the most high-performance machining workshops, bears the brand's three-armed helix logo. It is adjusted by means of inertia blocks on the free-sprung balance wheel. Much attention has been paid to the aesthetics of the rear of the watch which echoes the sophisticated layout of the dial emphasized by refined finishes such as frosted and microbeaded surfaces, bevelled and polished edges, polished mirror screws and much more.

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 As with other brand movements, such as the Klepcys Vertical Tourbillon, particular attention was focused to symmetry along the 12:00-9:00 axis. It is impossible not to notice that the inclined power-reserve disc, whose apertures change from white to black and then to red when the power reserve runs out, follows the shape of the unusual minute hand. Or the frosted, black PVD-coated barrel ratchet wheels engraved with the Cyrus logo.

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 The anti-reflective sapphire crystal case back, sealed with 8 titanium customised screws, enables to admire the many details and the array of decorations which confirm, once again, the highest level of mastery of Cyrus Genève.

Strap

The “ETHERAL Twin Orbital Tourbillon” comes with an elegant black crocodile leather strap, hand-stitched and fastened to the wrist with a 4N rose gold pin buckle with grade 5 titanium inserts. 

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Its design is new and matches the style of the case to perfection.

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS   

Collection: ETHERAL 

Model: ETHERAL Twin Orbital Tourbillon Edition

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 Case
    Material: Material: 4N rose gold with grade 5 titanium inserts on lugs
    Diameter: 44 mm excluding the crowns and inserts
    Thickness: 16,3 mm

  •     Crown at 3 o’clock: in position 1, winds the movement; in position, 2 adjusts the time
  •     Crown at 9 o’clock: rapid hour increment by pressing the pusher
  •     Crown decoration: engraved oblique grooves, personalised with the Cyrus logo

    Sapphire crystal on dial: anti-reflective treatment on both sides
    Case back: porthole with anti-reflective sapphire crystal, fastened with 8 titanium screws customised with the Cyrus logo
    Water-resistant to 5 ATM (50 m. – 164 ft.)
Dial and hands
    Rotating frame on which the hour/minute display indicators and two flying tourbillons are mounted
    Openworked frame’s bridge with black PVD coating and tetrahedral motifs inserts in anthracite shade
    Hour indication via two inclined rotating discs, one for tens and one for units, microbeaded with black PVD finish, Arabic luminscents numerals emitting blue glow
    Rotating triangular minute hand with curved arms, microbeaded with 4N gold-plated finish, bevelled angles, one tip with white Super-LumiNova with blue light emission
    Minute flange with cerlage, black PVD treatment, 4N gold-plated indices with Arabic numeral at 5-minute intervals
    Two inclined flying tourbillon cages with helix-shaped bridges, microbeaded with 4N gold-plated finish, bevelled angles, 4N gold-plated balance wheel. Both flying tourbillons rotate clockwise
    Laser engraved microbeded and 4N gold-plated logo on a black PVD plate
    Mirror-polished nuts
    Steel screws with bevelled cut, mirror polished, with black PVD coating
Movement
    In-house manufactured hand-wound movement, calibre CYR518-E
    Diameter: 38.6 mm
    Thickness:12.95 mm
    Number of parts of the complete movement: 510
    Two parallel flying tourbillons inclined at an angle of 20°, clockwise rotation of the two cages on frame, complete rotation in one minute
    Tourbillon cages weight: 0.42 gr each
    Number of jewels: 63
    Frequency: 21'600 vph (3 Hz)
    Two parallel barrels with frosted, black PVD-coated ratchet wheels engraved with the logo.
    Swiss lever escapement
    Free-sprung balance wheel with variable inertia
    Power reserve: 72 hours, via a triangular 4N gold plated hand with white tip, rotating discs which change colour from white to black and red when the power reserve is exhausted, on a microbeaded black PVD coated disc.
Finishes
    Bridges: circled surface with black PVD coating, bevelled and polished edges, frosted pockets in anthracite hue
    Steel screws with mirror-polished heads
Functions/Indications
    Jumping hours on two paralled discs inclined at an angle of 18°, one disc for the tens and one for the units. Legibility always in horizontal position
    Minute indication via a triangular hand
    Power reserve display on the case back
Strap and buckle
    Black alligator leather strap, hand-stitched
    NEW design for the pin buckle in 4N rose gold with grade 5 titanium inserts, customised with the Cyrus logo

🔰 Limited Edition - 18 - Pieces


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Press Release - 2024
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