CVSTOS Challenge Tourbillon Yachting Club Tonneau-shaped watch

Although still in its infancy, the recently established Swiss watchmaking brand Cvstos keeps introducing elegant and classic-looking timepieces in its favorite Tonneau form-factor.

The recently unveiled Cvstos Challenge Tourbillon Yachting Club limited edition watch may well become Swiss brand’s opus magnum.

At least, for the time being.

Presented in a large barrel-shaped platinum case almost 54 millimeters long and 41 millimeter wide, the new timepiece hides nothing from its owner thanks to its wholly skeletonized Calibre CVSTOS CVS 2600CY hand-wound movement.

As you can see on the photos, the baseplate of the movement is skeletonized to such extent that it becomes virtually invisible, like a spider web.

Comprising 197 components, the movement stores enough to work for as long as 60 hours after being wholly wound.

While many skeleton watches often offer “see-through” design that lets one see the bare skin of its owner’s wrist, this model has the empty space filled with wooden details that remind us of wood-panels on expensive yachts.

The flying tourbillon (its 12.00 millimeter carriage is not planted into the movement bridge, but connected to it with a single cantilever) is placed at 6 o’clock and is equipped not with one, but with whole three seconds hands, each counting the same 20-seconds interval on the lower scale.

The sword-shaped hour and minute hands (although not particularly contrast to the skeletonized lattice-works of the movement) are covered with some unspecified luminous substance and must provide good readings during the night.

The only problem with this Yachting Club model is that its blue rubber strap and the 3 x 20 seconds indicator of the same color somehow do not live happily in the watch’s satin-finished platinum case. I, actually, get the idea behind the choice of colors, but it still makes the watch look like a rather sophisticated toy clock.

Photos: CVSTOS

Challenge Tourbillon Yachting Club watch specification :

Price range: N/A but must be very expensive
Movement: Calibre CVSTOS CVS 2600CY hand wound openwork Tourbillon movement
Complications: 3×20 seconds indicator
Power reserve: 60h
Case material: Platinum; Polished and satin-finished case with four apertures on the lateral sides (two per side)
Case dimensions: 53.70mm x 41mm
Case height: N/A
Dial: Pierced, sapphire, none-reflective coating, exclusive CVSTOS TECHNOLOGY decoration
Water resistance: 100m
Strap: Blue rubber with buckle folding clasp
Crystal: Sapphire crystal, none-reflecting coating