Bell & Ross – BR-X5 GREEN LUM Titanium LM3D Edition

Bell & Ross – URBAN BR-X5 GREEN LUM Titanium LM3D Automatic Edition 2023

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Bell & Ross has chosen to take things a step further and explore a new avenue of creative expression. 

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To this day, the concept of luminescence has been applied to the hands, numerals, indices and dial of the models, on Bell & Ross BR-X5 Green Lum‘ 41mm case that glows in the dark in a spectacular way, with a composite material developed specially for Bell & Ross: LM3D. For the first time, the Maison’s manufacture collection is venturing out onto planet LUM.

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Visibility has always been a key objective for each Bell & Ross design, taking inspiration from aeronautical instrumentation.

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Launched in 2017, all the watches in the LUM collection explore the possibilities offered by luminescence, giving superior luminosity and maximum readability, whether day or night.

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Having used Super-LumiNova for the numerals, indices, hands and dial on previous pieces, now Bell & Ross is going even further with the BR-X5 GREEN LUM and its innovative composite material: LM3D. 

 

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The biggest challenge for this new approach? Bringing together innovation with photoluminescent material and high-end design in the BR-X5 line.

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Whether in a plane cockpit or on a diver’s wrist, a central challenge for any watchmaking instrument has always been a display that glows in the dark to offer the best possible readability. Since the 1930s, various luminescent materials have been used to coat the hands, numerals and indices on timepieces intended for professionals, starting with the military – whether pilots or combat divers. With tritium and radium shelved due to radioactivity, Super-LumiNova is now the predominant material when it comes to achieving luminescence.

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While every watch across the Bell & Ross collections displays the time even in the dark, some models go even further. This is the case for the brand’s LUM pieces, making direct reference to luminescence.

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Bell & Ross launched its LUM line in 2017 with the BR 03-92 HOROLUM, followed a year later by the BR 03-92 NIGHTLUM, both of which featured exceptional luminescence on the numerals, indices and hands.  In 2019, the BR 03-92 FULL LUM was launched, this time with a dial covered entirely in Super-LumiNova, with a contrast effect that highlighted key elements for maximum readability.

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With the year 2020 came the first appearance of the BR 03-92 GREY LUM, emitting a particularly intense green glow reminiscent of landing strip lights, followed by the BR 03-92 Diver FULL LUM, with a dial featuring different shades of light green and pale yellow luminescence. 

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In 2021, the torch was passed to the vintage limited edition BR V2-94 FULL LUM, showcasing the same double luminous effect. 

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Finally, in 2022, the BR V2-92 FULL LUM was released, featuring the ultra-luminescent dial in a 3-hand version.

BRX5: The Manufacture Collection enriched

Continuing the tradition of aeronautical heritage and the brand’s iconic “round within the square” visual signature, in 2022 the BR-X5 added a new chapter to the Bell & Ross BR 05 range launched in 2019. 

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In its design, style and technical features, the BR-X5 takes its place as a superlative BR 05: the BR-CAL.323 calibre, a prestigious manufacture movement designed by Kenissi, raises the BR-X5 collection to the heights of precision with a power reserve of approximately 70 hours, while the architecture of its multi-component case prioritises purity and radicality, resistance and lightness. 

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Now, Bell & Ross is completing its high-end line with its new model, the BR-X5 GREEN LUM. In its concept as much as in its design, the piece reflects the desire to innovate and dare to be different.

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Bell & Ross has chosen to take things a step further and explore a new avenue of creative expression. To this day, the concept of luminescence has been applied to the hands, numerals, indices and dial of the models, on this new watch, it is the 41mm case that glows in the dark in a spectacular way, with a composite material developed specially for Bell & Ross: LM3D. For the first time, the Maison’s manufacture collection is venturing out onto planet LUM.

A limited concept series

For the structure of this new version of the BR-X5, lightness comes first on the multi-component case, which alternates LM3D and grade 2 micro-blasted black DLC titanium in a multi-layer assembly.

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Cut from a block of DLC-coated grade 2 titanium, the case housing the mechanism is inserted between two shields made from a photoluminescent composite material, LM3D, made of quartz fibres that diffuse a powerful green luminescence. 

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In the dark, the entire case glows, highlighting the dial’s indications: hours, minutes, seconds, date and power reserve. Beyond its watchmaking function, with this innovation, the new 500-piece limited BR-X5 GREEN LUM series achieves the rank of one-of-a-kind conceptual art object.

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Technical Specifications

Collection: URBAN 

Model: BR-X5 GREEN LUM Titanium Edition

 

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Ref. BRX5R-LUM-TC/SRB – Edition of 500 pieces

Movement
Manufacture. Calibre BR-CAL.323.
Automatic mechanical.
Approximate power reserve of 70 hours.
Functions: Hours, minutes and seconds. 
Date window at 3 o'clock and power reserve indicator at 9 o'clock.
Case
41 mm wide. 12.80 mm thick.
Container in Grade 2 microblasted titanium with DLC (diamond-like carbon) finish.
Upper and lower inserts in green luminescent fiberglass composite.
Fixed bezel in Grade 2 microblasted titanium with bezel insert in luminescent composite.
Screw-down crown and crown guard in Grade 2 titanium.
Case-back in Grade 2 microblasted titanium with smoked grey sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating.
Case-back with oscillating weight.
Water-resistance: 100 metres.
Crystal: sapphire with anti-reflective coating.
Dial
Matt black. Applique indices filled with black varnish.
Skeletonised Super-LumiNova®-covered hour and minute hands.
Black flange with 60-minute scale with green marking.
Strap
Black openworked rubber.
Buckle: Folding buckle. Folding. Steel with DLC (diamond-like carbon) finish.

🔰EDITION  – Limited Edition of 500 pieces 

🔴 Price: VAT for  13,900 € / CHF 13,000 / $ 13,300 💰

⚠️ Pre-order only Solo bajo reserva Entrega en diciembre

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Czapek – ANTARCTIQUE Royal Onyx Edition

Czapek & Cie. – ANTARCTIQUE Royal Onyx and Desert Rose Edition 2023

Antarctique Royal Onyx
Pure and precious in black and blue

Geneva, November 2023 - A limited edition dedicated to the United Arab Emirates and created in collaboration with Mansour Jewellers.

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During Dubai Watch Week, the Swiss independent watchmaking Maison, Czapek & Cie, releases a unique variation of its Antarctique family of timekeepers, created in collaboration with Mansour Jewellers and dedicated to the United Arab Emirates. A limited edition of 18 pieces, the Antarctique Royal Onyx pairs the sleek modernity of the Antarctique steel case with a dramatic black dial featuring baguette-cut sapphire hour markers.

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The Antarctique Royal Onyx eloquently express two of Czapek & Cie’s fundamental values: the pursuit of beauty and the spirit of collaboration. At Czapek, every new edition is a co-creation with the company’s unique community of ‘rare people’ – the collectors, business partners and friends whose tastes and desires fuel the Maison’s creativity, together with the talented designers, craftsmen and production partners who bring the new ideas to life. 

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“The Royal Onyx story began when the first edition of the Antarctique model was launched in 2020,” says Asma Bennani, General Manager of Mansour Jewellers, Czapek’s partner in the UAE. “True to Czapek’s open and collaborative style, we almost immediately began discussing the possibility of creating a special edition for the United Arab Emirates. The idea was to incorporate a feature celebrating the value and beauty of gemstones.”

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From that initial concept – and the imperative that the dial should be highly distinctive in both colour and detail – the first, and perhaps most difficult, task was to choose a colour from an almost limitless palette of possibilities. The solution presented itself in the form of a material – black onyx – rather than simply a colour. For a dynamic and unexpected contrast with the deep black of the polished onyx surface, baguette-cut sapphires were chosen to mark the hours.

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Emphasising the purity of the dial and the beauty of the gemstones, the Antarctique Royal Onyx does away with the complexity of a date display. Visually simple yet challenging to produce, due to the sapphire baguettes being invisibly set onto the onyx, the dial was crafted by GT Cadrans in Lonay, Switzerland.

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“The simplicity and chic modernity of the Antarctique provides a great playground for creativity,” says Xavier de Roquemaurel, CEO of Czapek. “Harnessing traditional crafts and materials and giving them a contemporary twist, as we have done for this piece, is absolutely in keeping with Czapek’s creative ethos.”

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The eye-catching dial is complemented by the flowing curves and finely honed angles of the 40.5 mm diameter Antarctique case, with its carefully judged balance of brushed and polished surfaces that are echoed on the integrated bracelet.

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The calibre features a free-sprung balance and an elegant and highly efficient micro-rotor of recycled 950 platinum; the haute horlogerie finishes combine hand-bevelled internal angles with state-of-the-art laser engraving to create a beautiful play of contrasts: light and dark, textured and smooth, matte and polished.

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Czapek & Cie, together with Mansour Jewellers, will also release Antarctique Desert Rose in November. A limited edition of 25 pieces, also created especially for the UAE, Antarctique Desert Rose plays with texture and colour: the ‘grainé’ textured finish has a subtle shine while the salmon colour is reminiscent of the desert sand – the warm shade contrasting with the cool tones of the steel case. While the Antarctique’s signature, sculptural indexes mark eleven of the hours, 12 o’clock and the date are both in Indian numerals.

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Being unveiled at Dubai Watch Week in November 2023, the new Antarctique Royal Onyx and Antarctique Desert Rose will be available exclusively from Mansour Jewellers in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Al Ain in the United Arab Emirates.

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About Czapek & Cie
 
François Czapek was a Czech-born Polish watchmaker who fled to Geneva in 1832 after fighting in the Polish uprising. He immediately started his own atelier and in 1839 entered into a partnership with Antoine Norbert de Patek, introducing him to the world of watchmaking. In 1845, at the end of their partnership, he created Czapek & Cie and achieved considerable success. He became the official watchmaker of Napoleon III and opened, what was most likely the first watchmaking boutique on the Place Vendome in Paris. 

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He wrote a book about watchmaking, but unfortunately, he died before publishing a second one. Czapek & Cie has been revived in 2015 with an exceptional collection, whose leading model won the Public Prize in the Grand Prix de l’Horlogerie in Geneva in November 2016. This collection takes its inspiration from an 1850’s Czapek time piece. It features a beautiful enamel dial and a 7-day proprietary movement perfectly combining craftsmanship with design and exclusivity with rarity. The Company second collection, a suspended Tourbillon with a second time-zone, was launched one year later in 2017, while the first Czapek chronograph Faubourg de Cracovie was unveiled at Baselworld 2018. The company is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.

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TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS

Model:   GARRICK – Antarctique Royal Onyx Edition
Steel case, Steel case, Onyx stone dial, Micro-rotor. New SXH5 automatic caliber.
Limited edition of 18 pieces

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MOVEMENT
- Calibre SXH5: Czapek's in house self-winding
mechanical movement
- Diameter: 30 mm – 13 lines ¼
- Height: 4.2 mm
- Number of parts: 193
- Jewels: 28
- Swiss lever escapement, variable-inertia balance
fitted with four gold inertia-blocks
- Frequency: 4 Hz – 28’800 VpH
- Power winding system: Micro rotor with an 18K
recycled gold mass
- Power-reserve > 56 hours on one single barrel
- Barrel torque: 8.8 Nmm
FINISH
Open ratchets, sandblasted black bridges,
bevelling, straight-grained sides, six hand-chamfered inward angles
FUNCTIONS
- Hours, Minutes & Seconds
CASE
- 40.5mm steel case
- Height: 10.6 mm
- Sapphire crystal glass-box with anti-reflective treatment
- Sapphire case back with anti-reflective treatment on the inner side
- Water resistance: 120m
- Screwed-down crown
DIAL
Polished Onyx stone dial
Blue Sapphire baguette hour markers
Steel seconds hand with blue tip
Steel skeletonized hours and minutes hands
BRACELET
- Integrated stainless steel bracelet with Czapek exclusive "Easy Release" system
- Additional calf leather or rubber strap

 PRODUCTION

🔰Edition - Only of ✅ 18 pieces

 

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 Model:   GARRICK – Antarctique Desert Rose Edition
Steel ccase, Sandblasted Salmon dial with Oriental 12, Micro-rotor. 

New SXH5 automatic caliber.
Limited edition of 25 pieces

 

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MOVEMENT
- Calibre SXH5: Czapek's in house self-winding
mechanical movement
- Diameter: 30 mm – 13 lines ¼
- Height: 4.2 mm
- Number of parts: 193
- Jewels: 28
- Swiss lever escapement, variable-inertia balance
fitted with four gold inertia-blocks
- Frequency: 4 Hz – 28’800 VpH
- Power winding system: Micro rotor with an 18K
recycled gold mass
- Power-reserve > 56 hours on one single barrel
- Barrel torque: 8.8 Nmm
FINISH
Open ratchets, sandblasted black bridges,
bevelling, straight-grained sides, six hand-chamfered inward angles
FUNCTIONS
- Hours, Minutes & Seconds
- Date at 6 o'clock
CASE
- 40.5mm steel case
- Height: 10.6 mm
- Sapphire crystal glass-box with anti-reflective treatment
- Sapphire case back with anti-reflective treatment on the inner side
- Water resistance: 120m
- Screwed-down crown
DIAL
Sandblasted Salmon dial with Oriental 12
Luminescent, rhodium plated steel hour makers
Luminescent hours and minutes hands
Steel seconcs hand with red tip
BRACELET
- Integrated stainless steel bracelet with Czapek exclusive "Easy Release" system
- Additional calf leather or rubber strap

 PRODUCTION

🔰Edition - Only of ✅ 25 pieces

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Contact presse: Valeria Garavaglia Pedroni
Email: valeria@czapek.com | jane@czapek.com (UK)

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