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With the Flying Grand Regulator Open Gear Retrograde Second (ReSec for short), for the first time in its more than 35-year history, Chronoswiss presents a regulator timepiece in a striking 44mm case with an automatic movement.
The refined ‘Open Gear’ construction makes the regulator mechanism a main design element.
It is put into the spotlight at the face of the dial, where the train wheel bridges in charge of the off-centre hour display were skilfully skeletonised and screwed firmly to the dial, which in turn becomes part of the movement.
The eponymous retrograde seconds hand sweeps along the tracks of a 120 degree scale and every 30 seconds jumps back to the start in a trice.
The bezel is distinctly robust and, depending on the case finish, radiates a fascinating lustre. With its shortened horns, the timepiece sits comfortably on the wrist.
The 42-piece dial is also worth a second look through the double-coated sapphire crystal. The dial surface is elaborately hand-guillochéd for each individual timepiece in the series.
The hand-guillochéd dial means, however, that the Flying Grand Regulator Open Gear ReSec can be made only in a limited edition of 50 units worldwide. They all carry an individual limited series number on the dial.
Other noteworthy features include the intense indexes that glow persistently in the dark, made of a mix of Super-LumiNova and ceramics, whose massive cylinder shape provides a perfect match for the 3D design of the dial.
Versatility determines the collection in all five versions. Particularly eye-catching is the model in blue, whose colour is by no means limited to the dial, with its case being entirely ‘Electric Blue’. It derives its fascinating colour through the coating with a high-quality, extremely scratch-resistant diamond-like-carbon finish.
The versions with highlights in bright green or red are also colourful, standing out effectively from the black DLC case and the hand-guillochéd, black galvanised dial.
