From JustLuxe content partner iW Magazine
For the third anniversary of the Cedric Bellon Sustainable Watches brand, the CB01 comes back in a very special repurposed titanium execution with vibrant dial colours. This is a new collaboration between Cedric Bellon and Watch Angels.
The CB01 Small Seconds comes back in repurposed grade 5 titanium execution. According to the philosophy of the CB brand—which only crafts locally, in Switzerland, with locally sourced upcycled, recycled, or recyclable raw materials and components—the case, dial, and buckle are machined out of small segments of titanium bars left over from other productions.
The CB01 TI case profile with the signature CB clover engraving on the crown
The CB01 small secondsThe CB01 Small Seconds was the first watch to be designed and developed for maximum sustainability. It’s circularly produced with a purposely built supply chain and an intentionally optimized manufacturing system to maximize material, transformation, transportation, and sustainability. It was also the first watch with a sustainability certificate of its own. The new CB01 TI shares the same components, production system, and movement of the CB01 in small seconds, albeit machined in Titanium. The CB01 TI is a new development for the brand that aims at repurposing new materials that offer new aesthetic effects.
Sandblasted case and vibrant colorsThe sustainable PVD coating technique has obtained the vibrant colors of the CB01 TI vertically brushed titanium dials (matched with the color of the small second’s hand). To increase the process’s sustainability, the dials have been added to existing productions without utilizing dedicated machine capacity and energy.The indigo, green, blue, orange, and black titanium dials possess the signature CB light reflection characteristic, whereby the color tone changes according to the reflection of light on the dial, providing the user with a unique aesthetic experience.The titanium grade 5 case, crown, and buckle are sandblasted, and the case’s matte tool watch effect highlights the dial colors to perfection.
The movementThe CB01 encases a repurposed DD14060 small seconds Dubois Dépraz caliber, first commissioned exclusively by another brand, of which a small stock remains. It features a small-second module available at noon on a Sellita SW300 base.
The modelsThe CB01 TI collection features five 40mm diameter models: indigo, green, blue, orange, and black.
