KLEPCYS MOON

KLEPCYS MOON

Developed by Jean-François Mojon with no less than two patents, the avant-garde design and innovative mechanical system of the Klepcys Moon and Klepcys Mars make these timepieces stand out.

The first innovation comes with the linear display of time, made possible by the timepiece’s one-of-a-kind movement. This movement governs the speed of the wheels pushing the retrograde hours, minutes, and seconds as well as the unusually-shaped hour hand. Every 12 hours, the hour hand glides a full 180°, distinguishing day-time from night-time in the process. As time passes, the hour hand always remains perfectly aligned with the two concentric disks displaying minutes and seconds.

The second innovative aspect of these timepieces is the retrograde date display, placed between 12 and 3 o’clock on the dial. The date is indicated by a rotating jumping cube of tens that slides changes according to the current date.

Lastly, the eye-catching 3D spherical moon-phase with its black cover gradually hides and reveals the moon according to its position in relation to Earth. The Klepcys Mars has the same 3D-designed miniature of Mars, rotating a full Martian day every 24 hours, 37 minutes, and 22 seconds.

REFERENCE NO. – 539.001.A
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Developed by Jean-François Mojon with no less than two patents, the avant-garde design and innovative mechanical system of the Klepcys Moon and Klepcys Mars make these timepieces stand out.

The first innovation comes with the linear display of time, made possible by the timepiece’s one-of-a-kind movement. This movement governs the speed of the wheels pushing the retrograde hours, minutes, and seconds as well as the unusually-shaped hour hand. Every 12 hours, the hour hand glides a full 180°, distinguishing day-time from night-time in the process. As time passes, the hour hand always remains perfectly aligned with the two concentric disks displaying minutes and seconds.

The second innovative aspect of these timepieces is the retrograde date display, placed between 12 and 3 o’clock on the dial. The date is indicated by a rotating jumping cube of tens that slides changes according to the current date.

Lastly, the eye-catching 3D spherical moon-phase with its black cover gradually hides and reveals the moon according to its position in relation to Earth. The Klepcys Mars has the same 3D-designed miniature of Mars, rotating a full Martian day every 24 hours, 37 minutes, and 22 seconds.

REFERENCE NO. – 539.001.A

Additional information

Material

5N 18K Red gold

Diameter

47 mm (excluding the crowns)

Thickness

22 mm

Crown at 3 o’clock

Adjusts date by pressing the push-button

Crown at 9 o’clock

In position 1, it winds the movement
In position 2, it adjusts the time
Push-button at 4 o’clock for moon-phases correction with special tool

Glass

Anti-reflective sapphire crystal glass on dial

Bezel

Bezel with satin-finish surface and rounded, mirror-polished edges, secured with customized screws

Case back

Full case back closed with customized screws, reproduction of the coin first minted during the reign of Cyrus the Great

Water-resistance

3 ATM (30 m – 100 ft)

Clasp

Folding customized clasp

DIAL

Hour arch with galvanic finish, luminescent Arabic numerals, engraved triangle motif

Blue and yellow lacquered cubes composing the rotating retrograde hour hand, rounded and polished edges

Two concentric discs for minutes and seconds indication with black matt “microbillé” finish

Central fixing point with Cyrus logo shape

Grooved rhodium-plated arch as date window, circular satin finish

Static units, engraved and filled with black lacquer

Rotating retrograde cube for the tens, engraved and filled with black lacquer

6 mm three-dimensional spherical moon in 5N 18K rose gold, black ruthenium mobile cover

FUNCTIONS

Retrograde hours over a 180° arch
Minutes and seconds on central concentric discs
Day/night indication
Moon-phases
Large retrograde date display

Calibre

In-house manufactured shaped self-winding winding movement, calibre CYR598

Number of components

390

Number of jewels

40

Frequency

4 Hz

Vibrations per hour

28.800

Balance Wheel

Annular balance wheel

Patents

Patented mechanism for regulating the speed of the retrograde hour, minute and second wheels and the day/night indication
Patented retrograde calendar

Power reserve

40-hour

Oscillator

Oscillating mass on ceramic ball bearings without lubrication

Australia and Geneva based distribution, promotion and marketing of Independent Watchmakers and High Horology.

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