CYRUS – "KLEPCYS ALARM" Steel and Titanium Black DLC 46 mm Limited Edition
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"KLEPCYS ALARM"
A fascinating and useful complication – rarely found on a wristwatch – is the alarm function. Watches that have them can act as alarm clocks or simply provide reminders of tasks, appointments.
CYRUS – a high-end niche brand with its own independent Manufacture in Le Locle (Switzerland), known for the creation of timepieces with original, avant-garde architectures and movements – has chosen the "alarm" complication as the protagonist of its "KLEPCYS ALARM" model, an additional "exercise in style " that the Maison continues to master with success.
The creator of the Cyrus KLEPCYS ALARM, a superlatively made watch with an unusual interpretation of the alarm function that incorporates the typical chime of the minute repeater, is Jean-François Mojon, one of today’s most talented master watchmakers and technical manager of Chronode, the in-house Manufacture of the Cyrus Watches Group.
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The common element of this exclusive watch, with a modern, bold style that immediately identifies it with the Cyrus brand, is its iconic multi-layer, cushion-shaped case with two crowns, extremely comfortable on the wrist thanks to its ergonomic construction. It comes in two case versions, generously dimensioned at 46 mm (crowns excluded): steel only and steel combined with grade 5 titanium with a black DLC finish, used for the bezel, the back and the two crowns.
Two crowns has now become a distinctive feature of Cyrus. Usually, both are functional in all the models of the various collections. The KLEPCYS ALARM is an exception to the rule, as only the crown placed at 3 o'clock is operational, while the one at 9 o'clock is purely aesthetic.
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The bezel frames a large, round, three-dimensional dial with the typical decoration of engraved triangular motifs. In blue for the steel case version and in black for the steel/titanium DLC variant, it is rich in indicators and has many details that make it truly unique.
The hour, minute and second hands are slightly off-centre to the left and show the time on an upper arch, with a decoration that recalls vinyl records, and diamond cut applied Arabic numerals, filled with SuperLuminova, mixed with indices.
Between 10 and 12 o'clock is a display with a rotating blue/black disc and customised screws bearing the Cyrus logo that provides the day/night indication.
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The KLEPCYS ALARM also has a secondary dial, between 3 and 6 o'clock for setting the alarm function. Surrounded by two concentric rings, one white with even Arabic numerals on a 24 hour scale and an outer black one indicating the minutes on a scale of 15, it has a central two-tone blue/black part subdivided by a red line to distinguish the daytime numbers from the nighttime ones, Between 5 and 9 o'clock, the space on the dial is dominated by a large symmetrical opening that makes it possible to see a section of the movement and attracts attention to the alarm hammer. Its particular design recalls the shape of a bell, exhibits a brushed surface and bevelled, polished corners, and is embellished with the CYRUS logo. It strikes various chimes producing harmonious, easily heard notes for a maximum time of 16 seconds.
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Setting the alarm is simple and intuitive. Just pull out the crown in first position to rotate the pointers, in either direction, and select the chosen hour on the 24 hour scale, also setting the minutes at intervals of 5. To know if the alarm is active, just check if the small hand with a luminescent triangular tip at 7 o'clock is positioned to ON or OFF, shown in blue and red. Simply pressing on the crown at 3 o'clock turns this feature on or off.
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The beating heart of the KLEPCYS ALARM is its in-house manufactured hand-winding CYR1280 calibre which ensures a power reserve of 72 hours. Through the back, made of anti-reflective sapphire crystal, the admirably elegant architecture of the movement can be seen. It prominently displays the two parallel barrels with the ratchet-wheel embellished with black lacquer and the helix, Cyrus's symbol. The exclusive winding system, conceived by Jean-François Mojon in collaboration with his team, allows the barrel placed close to the balance wheel to power the main time and the second to provide the energy to the subdial that activates the alarm.
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In keeping with the tradition of watchmaking art, no detail is overlooked, and also the bridges of the movement are finely finished and decorated with an engraved, curved sunray pattern, brushed and polished, on which the jewels and the mirror-polished screws stand out.
Produced in a limited series of 38 pieces for each version (all steel and steel/titanium black DLC), the watch is completed by a strap of customised black caoutchouc rubber with a central groove bearing the Cyrus symbol, which is closed with a folding clasp that has a mechanism for simple, quick size setting.
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Technical Specifications
Model : "KLEPCYS ALARM"
🔻Ref. 539.502 SD.B – steel/titanium DLC version
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Movement
In-house manufactured hand-winding movement, calibre CYR1280
Dimensions: 34.80 mm Ø x 7.00 mm thickness
Number of parts of the complete movement: 340
Number of jewels: 50
Frequency: 4 Hz
Vibrations per hour: 28,800
Power reserve: 72 hours
Two parallel barrels with black lacquered ratchet-wheel bearing the Cyrus logo
Swiss pallet fork escapement
Annular balance wheel
Bridges: decoration with engraved, slightly curved sunray pattern alternating between polished and brushed effect
Bridge screws with mirror-polished heads
Functions
Hours, minutes and seconds slightly decentred to the left of the dial
Day/night indicator between 10 and 12 o'clock
24-hour wakeup/alarm on subdial between 3 and 6 o'clock
Alarm chime by means of hammer at 7 o'clock
Duration of alarm chime: 16 seconds
Case
Cushion-shaped case comprised of 26 parts
Diameter: 46 mm, crowns excluded
Thickness: 17.15 mm
Available in the following materials:
All Steel
Two-tone in steel (case middle and lugs) and grade 5 titanium with black DLC finish (bezel, case back, crowns)
Crown at 3 o'clock: in position 1 sets the time of the secondary dial with alarm function, in position 2 sets the main time and winds the movement. Pressing on the crown activates or deactivates the alarm.
Crown at 9 o'clock: purely aesthetic Crown decoration: engraved Cyrus logo – black caoutchouc rubber ring with small squares in relief
Sapphire crystal on dial: anti-reflective on both sides
Case back: transparent with anti-reflective sapphire crystal, fastened with screws customised with the Cyrus logo
Water resistant to 3 ATM (30 m. – 100 ft.)
Dial
Dial on a brass base with galvanic finish, black or blue depending on the version, decorated with small raised triangles in the middle
Arch of the main time decorated with thin grooves that follow its shape
Applied indices and Arabic numerals, diamond cut, filled with SuperLuminova
Perforated hour and minute hands with SuperLuminova and central second hand
Day/night indicator of the main time by means of rotating disc in the colours blue (day) and black (night), fastened with screws customised with the Cyrus logo
Small dial between 3 and 6 o'clock for the wakeup/alarm function on 24 hours and minutes at intervals of 5
Perforated hour/minute hands with SuperLuminova
2 concentric rings: internal white with 24 hour indication in Arabic numerals
Black external ring with minutes indication on a scale of 15 in Arabic numerals
Central part with two hemispheres divided by a red line respectively coloured blue (daytime hours) and black (nighttime hours)
Hammer of the alarm chime in brushed steel with polished profiles at 7 o'clock that leaves part of the underlying movement visible
Chime ON/OFF indication at 7 o'clock, lacquered red/blue, respectively
Strap
In black caoutchouc rubber with central groove customised with a helix, the symbol of Cyrus
Folding clasp customised with the Cyrus logo with a mechanism that facilitates setting wrist size
Limited Edition - 30-Pieces
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Press Release - 2019
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