Carl F. Bucherer – MANERO Flyback 40 Automatic

 

Carl F. Bucherer – MANERO Flyback 40mm Automatic 2022
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 CARL F. BUCHERER UNVEILS A STUNNING, COLORFUL LINEUP OF FIVE NEW 40 mm MANERO FLYBACK WATCHES

When it was first launched in 2016, Carl F. Bucherer’s Manero Flyback enjoyed immediate global market success. The chronograph, in a range of colors, is a seamless blend of classic watch design and contemporary style. And now, the Lucerne-based brand has announced the Manero Flyback story’s next chapter, which perfectly complements the current collection. These 40 mm timepieces have intriguing subdials and matching and sustainable textile straps, and are offered in five different colors: blue, green, red, white, and black. 

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They are the ideal travel companions for anyone who prefers the road less taken, like, for example, Hannes Becker. Carl F. Bucherer charged the renowned nature photographer to capture the essence of each of the five colors of these new watches in a relaxing and calming setting – in Switzerland. The German photographer’s pictures are inspired by the impressive natural colors that are unveiled every day in the breathtaking Swiss landscape.

Timeless elegance and a distinctive flair for color

Carl F. Bucherer introduced the first model of its popular Manero Flyback collection – a version with a 43 mm stainless steel case on a black leather strap – some six years ago. The response was so positive that the brand has regularly expanded the collection ever since. 

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The prestige watch manufacturer is now introducing the complimentary new Manero Flyback 40 mm line. Like their larger cousins, these watches are synonymous with timeless elegance, but they have a distinctive flair for color that sets them apart from the rest of the collection. And each one is presented on a sustainable textile strap whose color matches that of the subdial.

Created for mindful individuals

Carl F. Bucherer’s CMO, Uwe Liebminger, says that the new timepieces will attract cosmopolitan men and women who are ever-mindful of the world around them. He says: “The 43 mm Manero Flyback was a tremendous success. Listening to our global clientele – men and women – we decided to launch a complementary 40 mm version. It’s a perfect way to engage with a younger, cooler audience with a conscious mindset who love minimalism with a great design. The collection resonates with what our young audience expects from a contemporary timepiece and an equally modern watchmaker.”

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Which color gets you going?

Each of the five new Manero Flyback watches seems to ask, “Which color gets you going?” To help answer that question, Carl F. Bucherer partnered with nature photographer Hannes Becker, who created striking landscapes that represent each of the five colors in the brand’s new 40 mm collection.

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Hannes Becker was intrigued by the project. He says: “When Carl F. Bucherer invited me to photograph Switzerland’s beauty in colors that would complement the new Manero Flyback, I was thrilled by the opportunity. ‘Swissness’ is an essential part of the brand’s identity, and with that in mind, it was an interesting challenge to take inspiration directly from Swiss nature.”

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The colors that inspired the photographer include the green of the rolling fields of the Emmental, the deep red of the impressive mountain range of the Berner Oberland before dusk, the changing shades of blue of Lake Lucerne (Vierwaldstättersee), the black and dramatic rock surface of the Grimselregion, and the eternal whiteness of the Aletsch glacier.

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Uwe Liebminger and his Carl F. Bucherer team are thrilled with the results. He says: “It was a conscious decision to stay in Switzerland in order to keep the carbon footprint at a minimum. Hannes Becker is a young and extremely talented guy with an impressive attitude. He’s well-travelled and his work and achievements are amazing, all of which makes him a perfect match for our brand, particularly in the context of the Manero Flyback 40 mm launch.”

Exuberant green, blue, and red

The Manero Flyback in green reflects the explosion of green you might experience as you hike through the rolling hills in the countryside in spring. Its white dial has a sunray-brushed surface with boldly contrasting green subdials. It is presented on a sustainable textile strap whose color perfectly matches that of the subdials.

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The Manero Flyback in blue suggests an expansive blue sky overhead as you recharge next to a peaceful lake in a mountain valley. Its blue subdials against the sunray-brushed white dial are complemented by the watch’s sustainable blue textile strap.

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The Manero Flyback in red recalls the stunning hues of the burning desert sands beneath your hiking boots as you walk toward a seductive crimson sunset at the end of a perfect day. Its dark red subdials against the striking sunray-brushed white dial match the timepiece’s sustainable red textile strap.

Black and white: a shared expression of shadow and light

The last two versions are the ultimate shared expression of shadow and light. These watches are the yin and yang of the collection, each in its own way a flawless manifestation of timeless classic watchmaking. 

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The Manero Flyback in white has a white sunray-brushed dial, white subdials, and a sustainable white textile strap. Gold-plated wedge indexes and hands add a touch of luxury and distinction. Its counterpart, the Manero Flyback in black, has a black dial, black subdials, and a sustainable black textile strap and it is also distinguished by its gold-plated wedge indexes and hands.

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Asked about which color gets him going, photographer Hannes Becker says: “That is a hard question to answer. Each color represents another element to me, shares a different story, and I’d say gives me a different reaction. I don’t think I could choose a favorite among them, but I can say that I find the one in black very trendy and cool.”

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Superb chronograph performance

Each of the five timepieces in the new Manero Flyback collection is powered by a CFB 1973 caliber, a fine automatic mechanical movement that delivers 56 hours of power reserve. Along with central hour, minute, and chronograph seconds hands, the dial features a date aperture at 6 o’clock. 

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The chronograph counter and small seconds subdials complete the picture. The watches are presented on textile straps with a quick release system, which are made of recycled materials (vegan) and feature a stainless steel pin-lock folding clasp.

A watch for all your journeys

Like you, the watches in the new Manero Flyback collection move effortlessly between the daytime and the night. Between the city and the country. Between work and play. In short, we created the Carl F. Bucherer Manero Flyback 40 mm with you and all of your journeys in mind.

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 Which color gets you going?

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Facts and Figures: Carl F. Bucherer MANERO Flyback 40mm

Reference number:

00.10927.08.13.01, Silver
00.10927.08.13.02, green
00.10927.08.13.03, Blue
00.10927.08.13.04, Red
00.10927.08.33.01  Black

Movement
Automatic, CFB 1973 caliber
Diameter 30.4 mm,
Height 7.9 mm, 29 jewels,
Power reserve 56 hours
Functions:  Chronograph: minute and seconds counters,
flyback function, tachymeter, date, hour, minute, small seconds
Case
Stainless steel, double-domed sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating on both sides,  
case  back  with  sapphire  crystal,  
Water-resistant to 3 bar (30 m),    
Diameter 40 mm, height 14.45 mm,
Dial
Silver color with red, blue, or green counters, silver-white or black, sunray brushed,
wedge index marks in rhodium or rose gold color, wedge hands with SLN
Strap:
Textile strap made of recycled materials (vegan) with quick release system,
stainless steel pin-lock folding clasp

 

 Price  Recommended retail price  EUR 6.400

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Contact:
For further information, please contact:
Gitte Hammerström, Head of Communications
Tel. +41 ( 0 )41 369 73 58
E-mail l : gitte.hammerstroem@carl-f-bucherer.com
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De Bethune – DB25 Perpetual Calendar Blue, Gray Dial Titanium

De Bethune – CURRENT DB25 Perpetual Calendar Blue, Gray Dial Titanium 40mm Automatic Edition - 2022

New self-winding perpetual calendar makes its debut in the De Bethune collection.

Click, to see the large size. ▶ BIG FOTOAt Geneva Watch Days 2022, Manufacture De Bethune unveils a new 40mm titanium case in its perpetual calendar collection.

A DB25sQP with a two-tone silver and blue dial. A classic interpretation of the DB25 with a radiating guilloché pattern adorning 12 sectors, integrated lugs and a new 40mm titanium case.

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Originally launched in 2011, the perpetual calendar by De Bethune is tinged with poetry and combines the finesse of watchmaking with the precision mechanics of the Manufacture by associating the most romantic complication - the moon phase and its starry sky - with the most technical complication - the perpetual calendar - within an exceptional timepiece.

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Inspired by the shape of drums, the 40 mm-diameter round case with its slender and resolutely classic lines, is subtly enhanced by the openworked lugs characteristic of the DB25 collection.

An intriguing combination of romance and practicality

The finesse of the decorations, along with the purity of the two-tone hand-guilloché dial featuring a pattern radiating across 12 sectors, accentuate the legibility notably achieved by the assembly of annular blue appliques, with silver-toned raised transfers and Roman numerals, marking off the subdials and the chapter ring. 

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At 12 o'clock, a palladium and blued steel sphere is set against a sky dotted with pink gold stars, also incorporating a leap-year indicator in a gold disc. The date can be read on a dial at 6 o'clock, while the apertures displaying the day of the week and the month are respectively located at 9 and 3 o'clock.

Peerless comfort

The round case of the new DB25sQP retains the harmonious lines that contributed to the success of the original DB25QP but comes in titanium, a material that the Manufacture has increasingly favoured in recent years. Its integrated, openworked and curved lugs further accentuate the practical and pleasant wearing of this classically inspired watch.

Calibre DB2324V2

As an improved version of the latest calibre DB2324, it has been technically adapted to fit inside a 40 mm case, representing a new feat for the Manufacture.

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Entirely designed and developed by Denis Flageollet's team in the Manufacture's Haute Horlogerie workshops in Sainte Croix (Swiss Jura), self-winding Calibre DB2324V2 with its 5-day power reserve benefits from De Bethune's research and latest technology, including a perpetual calendar, a spherical moon indicating the moon phases with a precision corresponding to 1 day/122 years, a self-regulating double barrel, a triple pare-chute system and a titanium/white gold balance.

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The state-of-the-art balance visible on the back of the watch results from De Bethune’s consistently physics and mathematically-driven approach to improving its operation. It is made of titanium and features the latest advances including an adjusted diameter and small white gold weights placed around the rims endowing it with a remarkable quality of inertia, reliability and regulation.

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This model is equipped with the famous De Bethune balance spring – the small, extremely fine hairspring considered to be the soul of the mechanical watch – for which Manufacture De Bethune has opted to maintain its centre of gravity exactly in the centre by using a flat curve affixed to the outside of the balance spring. Differences in the thickness of the blade add to the almost perfect precision of its concentric development. 

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Its many advantages notably include reduced thickness, improved concentricity quality, finer adjustment of the index-assembly system as well as no need for its pins, as the shape of the curve even acts as a shock absorber in case of impacts. The escape-wheel is made of silicon for the lightness of the material and also to increase the power of the calibre.

Click, to see the large size. ▶ BIG FOTO A sapphire caseback enables one to admire the full complexity of the movement, which is powered by a titanium and platinum oscillating weight stemming from research by the R&D team, as well as the refinement of its finishes: a three-quarter platinum bridge with sandblasted and hand -coloured starry sky decoration; a blued titanium balance bridge and oscillating weight arm; a hand-coloured white gold oscillating weight; as well as hand-bevelled and hand-polished steel parts.

New reference in limited production

This new perpetual calendar is fitted with a leather strap secured by a polished titanium buckle and accompanied by a second grey fabric strap.

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Vividly illustrating the technical and aesthetic expertise of the Manufacture, this new Reference DB25sQP marks its entry into the perpetual calendar collection and will be limited to a single production run of 15 units per year.

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Collection   CURRENT

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Name: DB25 Perpetual Calendar

Reference: DB25sQPATIS13

Movement: DB2324/V2
Functions:
Hours, Minutes,

• Spherical moon phase indication and leap-year indication at 12 o'c lock,
• Perpetual calendar indicating the month at 3 o'clock,
• Date at 6 o'clock and the day of the week at 9 o'clock DB2324/V2

Type: Mechanical self-winding movement
Adjustment: Winding, setting the date and the time by means of the crown (3 positions)
Month, day of the week and sphericaI moon phase adjustment via correctors

Technical features of calibre DB2324V2
Number of parts: 423
jewelling: 48 jewels
Diameter: 30 mm
Power reserve: 5 days, ensured by a self-regulating twin barrel De Bethune innovation (2004)
Specificities: Titanium and white gold balance wheel De Bethune Innovation (2016)
"De Bethune" balance-spring with flat terminal curve De Bethune Patent (2006)
Silicon escape wheel
Spherical moon phase indication accurate to a degree of one lunar day every 122 years — De Bethune Patent ('2004)
Triple pare-chute shock-absorbing system De Bethune Innovation (2005)
Optimized oscillating weight in titanium and white gold
Oscillating weight shock-absorbing system De Bethune Innovatior› (2006)
Frequency: 28,800 vibrations per hour
Adornment:
3/4 plae witht sarry decor, sandblasted and mailed by hand
Balance bridge and oscillating weight arms in blued titanium
White gold oscillating weight hand snailed 
Hand-polished, chambered steel parts

Display

Display:
Hands curved, in hand mirror-polished steel  
Perpetual calendar apertures indicating the day of the week at 9 o’clock and the month at 3 o’clock on anthracite discs with silver decal – sub dial at 6 o’clock indicating the day of the month – leap year
indicated by a gold pastille appearing in the starry sky at 12 o’clock
Spherical moon phase indication in palladium and blued steel with an accuracy of one lunar day every 122 years at 12 o'clock — De Bethune Patent (2004) day every
Dial:
Bicolor silver and blue hand-guilloché, with 12 radiating sectors De Bethune star-studded sky in blued titanium, inlaid with rose gold stars
Curved hour, date and moon phase rings with silver relief 
Roman numerals
Case
Material: Titane grade 5
Diameter: 40 mm
Thickness: 11,3 mm
Lugs: Integrated, hollowed lugs
Crystal: In sapphire crystal (1800 Vickers hardness) with double anti-reflective coating
Case back: Open back in polished titanium and sapphire crystal (1800 Vickers hardness) with double anti-reflective coating
Water-resistance: 3 ATM
Strap
Extra-supple alligator leather, alligator lining
Buckle: Pin buckle in polished titanium

 Limitation  Only 15 pieces per year

Price from   125.000 CHF

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25 Grand-Rue 1204 Geneva
Switzerland
Tel: +41 22 310 22 71
Fax: +41 22 310 33 40
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