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CVSTOS pays HOMAGE TO JAPAN When two universes meet… High-end watchmaking & high-end jewellery

In incessant quest for progress and in the highest respect for the Swiss watchmaking tradition, allied with state-of-the-art technologies, combining refinement and elegance, CVSTOS unveils its new vision of high-end watchmaking.

The historical success of the brand features some chance or direct collaborations with people of various talents, which enabled CVSTOS to create unique products, carriers of various images, in perfect osmosis with the mes-sages conveyed by the brand.

It was about time…

Always devoted to development, CVSTOS wishes to go even further… with the brand; it needs to give itself a new CHALLENGE in terms of high-end watchmaking.

A new Japanese range…

“Harmony” The crafts of the art of high-end watchmaking and high-end jewellery.

CVSTOS’ watchmaking philosophy consists of always seeking to expand the offer, while maintaining the core values, such as accuracy; performance; efficiency; and comfort of everyday use.

At a time when all you hear is “verticalisation”, a word that embodies so many industrial aspects… features that govern nowadays the strategies of these large groups of watchmakers, whose sole aim is the homoge-nisation of codes and behaviours…

CVSTOS currently strives to follow a way of its own… Going against the industrial trend… By doing precisely the contrary… Turning this luxury item into a unique piece of art through artisan processes… Relying, hence, its work on the sensitiveness and artistic identity of the engraver and enameller or, even more, on the pain-ter’s style, seeing a canvas in the TOURBILLON CVS-2600CY calibre.

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A revealing voyage of shared passions…

This is what was expressed by the brand maker:

Approaching the golden pavilion of Kinkaku-ji, the fascination acted in an outburst of inspiration… then “immediately, I found it difficult to exhale”… there is no word or phrase to render such perfection, such elegance, such harmony…at the sight of this place, bathing in silence… Cradled by

the song of the birds, by the murmurs of water cascades, feeding the neighbouring basins. An irreprehensible desire, to do something, that could recreate this feeling… “I was deeply moved”.

Returning from this initiatory voyage to Kyoto, drifted by these encounters, the places he has visited, and in ceaseless quest for inspiration, Antonio Terranova (maker & designer of CVSTOS brand) undertakes a personal approach, under the form of a dedication, materialised in a watch that pays homage to the country of the rising sun (Japan). A country formed of modernisms; of anachronisms symbolising its numberless cultural facets, all soaked in a tradition of timeless customs and habits.

These examples of ARTISAN MASTERY are the natural Sources of inspiration for a designer; not to forget, however, that the word “artisan” contains in itself the word “Art”…

To this specific end, to perpetuate “the Art” under these various forms, as expressed by the Watchmaker; the Engraver; the Case Maker; the Crimper… Artistic crafts put together in the creation of a single work.

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The Koi Carps’s symbolism1

The Koi is not only a symbol of life and fertility but also of wealth and gold; its name in Chinese is a synonym of abundance and its image is often used associated with the wishing of wealth and prosperity. Been known for swimming against the tide in Asian rivers and waterfalls they have become strong symbols of strength and perseverance.

Koi’s origin2

Contrary to popular belief the koi is not of Japanese origin. The «magoi», the «nishikigoi» ancestor was black and lived in the seas surrounding the Caucasus, namely the Black and Caspian seas, however their first written mention found was Chinese and dated around 500 B.C.

Koi history2

According to Chinese legend, after swimming the Yellow River upstream, the Koi would turn to the sky and transform into dragons. Also Confucius is claimed to have

received a Koi from the King and naming his own son after the fish as we was the able to swim against the waterfalls of the Yellow River.

This legend is the base for the Japanese Children’s Day, on the 5th of May, celebration and tradition of hanging in the wind Koinobori or “carp streamers”, carp-shaped wind socks, flown to encourage children to be strong and brave.

Koi’s importance in Japanese culture2 The Koi’s place in Japanese culture is one of importance, being incarnations of love and fertility, wherever they were placed they were successful as they are calm and embody serenity and beauty.

In Japan, they were used to adorn the gardens as they provide touches of colour, life and serenity to these resting places. Tradition was that guests were given the right and honour to chose from the pond the Koi they would dine.

The common denominator was to recreate this feeling… this same “exceptional” sensation.

The exceptional object comes to life through the personal work carried out by each craftsman contributing to the process of creation. It exists through the choice of different types of Koi carps. They will form this painting, with personalised staging, according to the desires of the future owner of the watch, just like the master of the house is for the basin (Iké in Japanese) of the dwelling garden.

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Artisan’s Mastery following Mother Nature’s example:

The Koi carp, this freshwater fish with an infinite range of shades, colours, offered by Mother Nature. Across a selection of varieties (being part of Japan’s cultural heritage), chosen themselves due to their relevant intrinsic vir-tues. Elegantly carved, they will be micro painted with special lacquer following the craftsman inspiration, with paint-brush fitted sometimes with only one bristle. The surface, as well as its structure is thus enhanced by textures, in characteristic colours, made of shades, of arrangement, with or without metal impressions, going from orange to deep red, from pure white or still bright yellow, from copper to velvet or metallic patina.

We have selected 25 varieties, which are the most popular in Japan and preferred by the collector aquarists, giving rise to 625 possible combinations.

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KOHAKU3

Having white and red scales, the colous of Japan’s flag it enjoys extreme popularity ever since it’s appearance in the country since 1830.

TANCHO KOHAKU (TANCHO)3

Tancho, meaning a red circular red spot on its forehead which recalls the Japanese flag. Having black scales makes the koi a tricoloured one meaning it can either be a «TANCHO SANKE» or «TANCHO SHOWA».

TAISHO SANSHOKU (SANKE)3

Having appeared around 1900 in Japan, its name meaning “tricoloured” comes from the red, predominately white and lashes of black scales it also enjoys good popularity.

YAMABUKI OGON3

Having appeared in Japan in 1957 and Yamabuki meaning yellow in Japanese this metallic yellow-gold scaled Koi belongs “Hikarimono” (metallic one-colour) family.

SHOWA SANSHOKU (SHOWA)3

A red, white and dominant black scale koi it appeared in Japan around 1930 and has evolved to its current morphology during the sixties.

ORENGI OGON3

A metallic orange scale Koi that appeared in Japan in 1953 and is part of the “Hikarimono” (metallic one-colour) family.

The game starts… the creativity may play its part…

Satisfying the most various customisation wishes as regards the choice of colour materials for the background, like the cover of open design Barrel recalling the “lotus” flower (Hasu in Japanese), another symbol pertaining to Zen philosophy, or the choice of integrating to the latter another subject that is equally suggestive for the pond – “the dragonfly” (Tonbo in Japanese), or even more the splashes formed by the carp in heading to the surface while crossing the Yellow River, implying perseverance.

he challenge has been launched: to art and technique. These two worlds… everything sets them apart and everything reunites them at the same time.

The standing or watch board should only be more flexible…

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Contradictions you would say…

One should be able to express a great deal of creativity through a modular standing, adjustable at the choice of a craftsman engraver – just like an artist in front of his canvas. In this way was this calibre imagined… like a canvas on which the elements; the subjects should be allowed to harmoniously mingle with the rigid elements of this high performance Tourbillon mechanism intended to a refined and demanding public of connoisseurs.

The fully open design of the calibre enables a currently unique three-dimensionality, adjusting the architecture and the arrangement of the transmission system of the vertical-line wheels, freeing thus 2 voluminous side spaces.

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CHALLENGE case Tonneau-shaped, 53.70mm x 41mm

Materials Steel / Black Steel / Gold 5NSetting Handmade 4.9 Carats

Caseback Open with sapphire crystalCrystal Double sapphire crystal glass, none-reflecting coatingWater-resistance 100 meters (10 ATM)

Screws Polished titanium grade 5 or 5N Pink gold with exclusive patternCrown Screw-down with releasable mechanism, polished titanium grade 5 / 5N Pink gold or black titanium

Dial skeleton, coating, exclusive decoration

Indexes Chromed or treated 5N gold and Super-Luminova treatedHands Pierced, chromed or treated 5N gold and Super-Luminova treated

Calibre CVSTOS CVS 2600C hand wound openwork Tourbillon movement with bridges Nishkigoi ShapedFunctions Hour, minute and «3 X 20 Seconds» indicatorCharacteristics Flying Tourbillon, cage Ø 12mm, anti shockPower-reserve 60 hoursJewels 21Frequency 18,000 vibrations per hour

Bracelet Galuchat /shagreen (sharkskin)

Swiss made

TECHNICAL DATA SHEETSChallenge Koi Tourbillon

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