Chronoswiss

Blue Note

Reference Number :

CH-1663T-BLSI

Series : Q-Repeater

Retail: $43,500

(As of: 04/2025)

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Quick TakeHere's a watch that doesn't just tell time; it sings it. The Chronoswiss Q-Repeater Blue Note isn't subtle, and why should it be? It's a mechanical symphony housed in feather-light Grade 5 titanium. Forget just glancing at your wrist – press that pusher at 10 o'clock and listen as tiny hammers chime out the hours and quarters. That's the quarter repeater, a classic complication brought into the modern age. The whole show is laid bare through the skeletonized dial, a deep blue canvas where the CVD-coated bridges and gears perform their intricate dance. You see the decentralized hours up top, the small seconds ticking away below, and the repeater mechanism ready to perform. Even the movement holder gets the high-tech treatment, skeletonized and coated, with quirky Super-LumiNova blocks adding a pop of luminescence. It's complex, it's blue, it's titanium, and it makes noise on demand. It's a conversation starter strapped to your wrist with cool blue calfskin, a piece for someone who appreciates the artistry inside and out, and isn't afraid to show it off.

DescriptionThe Chronoswiss Q-Repeater Blue Note, reference CH-1663T-BLSI, utilizes a case constructed from Grade 5 titanium, subjected to both grinding and polishing processes for a multifaceted finish. Its bezel is polished and incorporates a distinctive fluted decorative ring. Protecting the dial is a boxed sapphire crystal glass, treated with double anti-reflective coating to enhance legibility. The case back is secured by screws, features a satin finish, and is fitted with a sapphire crystal insert, allowing observation of the movement within. Water resistance is rated at 3 bar. An onion-style crown facilitates winding and time setting. The strap attachment points feature screwed links for enhanced security. Case dimensions are specified as 42mm in diameter, 16.2mm in height, and 50mm lug-to-lug, with an inter-lug width of 22mm. A dedicated pusher, located at the 10 o'clock position, activates the Quarter Repeater function. Supporting the movement is a skeletonized titanium movement holder which has received a Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) coating, contributing to the watch's aesthetic and material consistency. Time indication is managed through a decentralized hour display positioned at 12 o'clock, a central minute hand, and a small seconds sub-dial located at 6 o'clock. The defining complication is its quarter repeater mechanism, which employs hammers striking two gongs to audibly signal the current hour and quarter-hour upon activation via the pusher.

Powering this timepiece is the Chronoswiss legacy caliber C.126, an automatic movement integrating the quarter repeater complication with its mechanism visible on the dial side. This movement incorporates an "all or nothing" safety feature for the repeater function. It operates at a frequency of 3 Hz, equivalent to 21,600 vibrations per hour (vph), and provides a power reserve of approximately 35 hours. The movement contains 42 jewels. Key components include a three-sided Glucydur balance wheel paired with a Nivarox 1 flat balance spring. Fine regulation is achieved via an eccentric mechanism, and Incabloc shock protection safeguards the balance assembly. Finishing details are extensive: the skeletonized rotor features a ball bearing and Côte de Genève polishing. Pallets, the pallet wheel, and screws are polished. The bottom plate and bridges exhibit circular graining. Gold-plated facets hold the rubies. The bridges showcase Côte de Genève polishing on their reverse side, along with braked and polished edges. On the front, the bridges are hand-guilloché, CVD-coated, and meticulously hand-beveled and hand-polished. The dial itself integrates the movement and its holder as primary visual elements. The skeletonized movement holder features ceramic Super-LumiNova blocks shaped like "chicken heads" (noted for multicolor emission), while the hour ring employs rectangular ceramic Super-LumiNova blocks. The skeletonized dial components and bridges are CVD-coated. The Quarter Repeater's hammers, gears, and bridge are visibly integrated into the dial architecture. Both the hour ring and small second ring are galvanic treated, with the small second ring also receiving a CVD coating. Hands are executed in the "Viking" shape, rhodium-plated with horizontal satinage, and incorporate Super-LumiNova for low-light visibility. The watch is fitted with a blue calfskin strap, featuring light grey Alcantara on the inside and sides.

GenderMen

SignaturesChronoswiss

Country of OriginSwitzerland

Case Size42 mm

MovementAutomatic

CaliberC.126

FunctionsHours, Minutes, Seconds, Regulator

Power Reserve35 Hours

Case MaterialsTitanium

Bezel MaterialsTitanium

Lug MaterialsTitanium

Case BackSapphire Crystal