The 42 hours of power reserve should be plenty for the average wearer, as should the 100m water resistance.Ī screw-down case back covers the movement with a sapphire crystal, which offers a view of the lovely skeletonized electric blue CVD-coated rotor to match the dial and case. The movement has 33 jewels and runs at a frequency of 28,800vph. As I’m sure you’re aware, the 2892 is a traditional three-hand movement, so, in order to achieve the regulator and retrograde functionality, Chronoswiss uses an in-house developed module. Due to all these elaborate modifications, it’s more accurately described as a part of the actual movement, that just a dial.Ĭhronoswiss uses its caliber C.301 to power the Open Gear ReSec Electric Blue, which uses an ETA 2892-A2 base. In reality, it contains the rubies used for the axis of the gears, and bridges are mounted on it. It’s worth also mentioning here that due to the movement’s module construction, the dial is more a dial by name only.
Around the edges are Chronoswiss’s unique cylindrical indexes made of solid Super-LumiNova. A retrograde 30-second display takes up most of the real estate on the lower portion of the dial. The upper level features screwed-on skeletonized train wheel bridges and funnel-like construction for the hour display at 12 o’clock. The bottom level features that hand-guilloché, a perfect canvas on which to build up the Open Gear ReSec dial. With so much going on, it may slip your mind that the construction uses 42 individual parts in its construction. The dial itself is more impressive than you may initially realize. Here, the brand treats us to a combination of a sunburst guilloché dial with yet more of that electric-blue CVD coating from the case. I said something similar in February when I looked at the Open Gear ReSec Jungle. I think that one of the things Chronoswiss does best is its dials. We’re gonna rock down to Electric Ave-blue…
I’ve seen more expensive watches do a lesser job of such a task. The transition between the finishes was flawless, and that’s something that can be hard to nail. They feature a smooth polished top to match the bezel and vertically brushed sides like the mid-case. The lugs are well-proportioned with a distinct curve to help keep the watch sitting nicely on the wrist. The third and final part is the case back, which mirrors the same coin edge from the top bezel. It sits on a simple, vertically brushed mid-case that the lugs flow out of. The rounded, polished bezel features a distinct coin edge, a signature of Chronoswiss watches. The CVD-coated case uses a three-part construction made of 17 individual components. One of my favorite things about the watch is the blatant collision of modernity and tradition. The Open Gear ReSec Electric Blue case is very traditional despite the exceptionally non-traditional color scheme. With this watch, it’s all about the dial, in my opinion. I have no doubt that Chronoswiss could have put the Open Gear ReSec on a diet and maybe lost a few millimeters at the gym, but in doing so, we would be robbed of that wonderful dial. At 13.55mm thick, it’s well proportioned to the diameter. That said, I don’t think anyone buying this watch wants it to go under the radar. The watch measures 44mm in diameter, so it’s no small timepiece. Statements should be big and bold, and it’s not only the color that enables Chronoswiss to do this.
The Open Gear ReSec Electric Blue is designed to make a statement. And this passion is something that Chronoswiss has wholeheartedly embraced. It paved the way for watches like the Open Gear ReSec Electric Blue, and between these two watches, they seem to have ignited a passion among collectors for bold and brightly colored watches. De Bethune had some success with its equally as bold Kind of Blue Tourbillon. This watch is clearly not for you, but all-blue watches are not something totally new. If you don’t like blue, then look away now. With that in mind, I think his choice would be the new Chronoswiss Open Gear ReSec Electric Blue. Not just a blue strap or a blue dial, no. Seriously, watch the video on YouTube, as it’s more than a little peculiar! What’s this got to do with watches? Absolutely nothing, but if this blue man wore a watch, it would undoubtedly be just as blue as the world he lives in. It’s like this strange parallel universe where someone added a blue filter and turned it up to the max. The cult-like song tells the story of a strange blue man who lives in a blue world where everything is blue. The year is 1998, and Italian music group Eiffel 65 has unleashed its bizarre yet catchy “I’m Blue” onto the masses.