Chronoswiss Celebrates Two Big Anniversaries with New Flying Regulator Timepiece

In celebration of both 35 years of business and 30 years of its flagship timepiece model the Regulator, Swiss watchmaker Chronoswiss has unveiled the new Flying Regulator Open Gear timepiece that is limited to just 35 pieces in each version The Regulator was first introduced in 1988 and has since been the timepiece most associated with the independent watchmaker Chronoswiss was bought in 2012 by Oliver and Eva Maria Ebstein from original founder, Gerd Lang, and the Regulator series is an independent collection led specifically by Oliver Ebstein himself.

The new Flying Regulator Open Gear Anniversary Edition's dials have been expertly hand guillochéd at the watchmaker's workshop in Lucerne using a historical rose engine turning machine The dial also simultaneously acts as the timepieces module board, where the train wheel bridges are mounted-the bell-shaped structures located beneath the hour indicator circle at 12 o'clock The train wheel bridges have been angled and polished and are locked down by the aesthetically appealing and functional blue screws which keep the bridges in place on the dial.

The 41 mm timepiece features the Chronoswiss caliber C.299 movement with 42 hours of power reserve, a skeletonized and rhodium-plated rotor featuring a Côtes de Genève finish, as well as bridges and plates with a perlage finishing. . Source