The year 2023 would mark 135th birthday for the Swiss watchmaker, Carl F Bucherer (CFB). To celebrate this anniversary, CFB has launched Capsule Collection which represents a focus on new horizons. Total of five watches, all inspired from bestsellers from Carl F Bucherer’s portfolio will launched on very same day.
Out of these five timepieces, three would be available only in smaller numbers. This makes the new Carl F Bucherer Capsule Collection excellent for someone who does not want to part of the herd. Their CTO shares the same vision,
“We’ve created the CFB Capsule Collection for people who not only have an entrepreneurial spirit, but who particularly appreciate exploring time differently.”
So what are the five watches in the Capsule Collection?
- Manero Tourbillon Double Peripheral Black, limited to 30 pieces and featuring a COSC-certified chronometer.
- Manero Peripheral Perpetual Calendar Black, limited to 88 pieces and featuring a COSC-certified chronometer.
- Manero Peripheral BigDate Black, limited to 188 pieces and featuring a COSC-certified chronometer.
- Manero Flyback Black – no limit on quantities. I was there at the Manero Flyblack’s Indian launch and found it very exciting. It features the CFB 1972 caliber that handles date, two chronograph counters and annual date function where you have to set the date only once a year.
- Heritage BiCompax Annual Black – just like Manero Flyback Black, no limit on quantities.
Manero Tourbillon Double Peripheral Black
Reference: 00.10920.16.33.01
Movement: Automatic, CFB T3000 manufacture caliber, COSC-certified
chronometer; diameter 36.5 mm, height 4.6 mm, 33 jewels, power reserve 65 hours
Functions: Floating tourbillon, seconds stop, hour, minute, small seconds
Case: Forged carbon with titanium container, domed sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating on both sides, case back with sapphire crystal and anti-reflective coating, water-resistant to 3 bar (30 m), diameter 43.10 mm, height 12.30 mm
Dial: Domed, deep black matte with rhodium-plated wedge index marks
Hands: Rhodium-plated wedge hands
Strap: Hybrid rubber strap with ‘carbon’ texture and quick-release system,
DLC-coated titanium and stainless-steel pin lock folding clasp
Limited: 30 pieces
Manero Peripheral Perpetual Calendar Black
Reference: 00.10916.16.33.01
Movement: Automatic, CFB A2055 manufacture caliber, COSC-certified chronometer: diameter 30.6 mm, height 5.73 mm, 33 jewels, power reserve 55 hours
Functions: Perpetual calendar (month, date, and weekday), leap year, moon phase (hand-engraved hemispheric white gold moons on aventurine), hour, minute
Case: Forged carbon with titanium container, domed sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating on one side, case back with sapphire crystal, water resistant to 3 bar (30 m), diameter 41.6 mm, height 12.49 mm
Dial: Deep black matte with rhodium-plated wedge index marks
Hands: Rhodium-plated wedge hands
Strap: Hybrid rubber strap with ‘Milky Way’ texture and quick-release system, DLC-coated titanium and stainless-steel pin lock folding clasp
Limited: 88 pieces
Manero Peripheral BigDate Black
Reference: 00.10926.16.33.01
Movement: Automatic, CFB A2011 manufacture caliber, COSC-certified chronometer; diameter 30.6 mm, height 6.3 mm, 33 jewels, power reserve 55 hours
Functions: Big date, weekday, power reserve indicator, hour, minute, small seconds
Case: Forged carbon with titanium container, domed sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating on both sides, case back with sapphire crystal, water resistant to 3 bar (30 m), diameter 41.6 mm, height 12.82 mm
Dial: Deep black matte with rhodium-plated wedge index marks
Hands: Rhodium-plated wedge hands
Strap: Hybrid rubber strap with ‘brushed’ texture and quick-release system, DLC-coated titanium and stainless-steel pin lock folding clasp
Limited: 188 pieces
Manero Flyback Black
Reference: 00.10919.12.33.01
Movement: Automatic, CFB 1970 caliber; diameter 30.4 mm, height 7.9 mm, 25 jewels, power reserve 42 hours
Functions: Chronograph with minute and seconds counters, flyback, tachymeter, date, hour, minute, small seconds
Case: DLC-coated stainless steel, double-domed sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating on one side, case back with sapphire crystal, water resistant to 3 bar (30 m), diameter 43 mm, height 14.45 mm
Dial: Deep black matte with rhodium-plated wedge index marks
Hands: Rhodium-plated wedge hands
Strap: Hybrid rubber strap with ‘pyramid’ texture and quick-release system,
DLC-coated titanium and stainless-steel pin lock folding clasp
Heritage BiCompax Annual Black
Reference: 00.10803.12.32.01
Movement: Automatic, CFB 1972 caliber; diameter 30 mm, height 7.3 mm, 47 jewels, power reserve 42 hours
Functions: Chronograph with minute and seconds counters, tachymeter, annual calendar, big date, hour, minute, small seconds
Case: DLC-coated stainless steel, double-domed sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating on both sides, case back with sapphire crystal, water resistant to 3 bar (30 m), diameter 41 mm, height 14.15 mm
Dial: Deep black matte with white Arabic numerals
Hands: Rhodium-plated wedge hands
Strap: Hybrid rubber strap with ‘Clous de Paris’ texture and quick-release
system, DLC-coated titanium and stainless-steel pin lock folding
clasp