For Eternity
Titanium. One of the most durable and unalterable materials on earth. Very light and corrosion resistant.
Manufacture
Encasing the exclusive and repurposed "small seconds at 12" Dubois Dépraz manufacture movement.
Repurposed
The Titanium grade 5 (Ti6) is repurposed from our factory leftovers, for a total sustainability score of 84.44%.
Anniversary
A limited edition series of five models to celebrate the third anniversary of the CB brand.
CB01 Small Seconds TITANIUM INDIGO
100% Circularly produced
100% Repurposed grade 5 titanium (Ti-6Al-4V)
40mm
Repurposed Dubois Dépraz DD14060 automatic movement
Small second at 12 o'clock
Dual time zone turning bezel
200m-600ft water-resistant
Sustainable Alcantara® strap
84.44% Sustainability score
100% Swiss made
CB01 Small Seconds TITANIUM BLACK
100% Circularly produced
100% Repurposed grade 5 titanium (Ti-6Al-4V)
40mm
Repurposed Dubois Dépraz DD14060 automatic movement
Small seconds at 12 o'clock
Dual time zone turning bezel
200m-600ft water-resistant
Sustainable Alcantara® strap
84.44% Sustainabilty score
100% Swiss made
CB01 Small Seconds TITANIUM BLUE
100% Circularly produced
100% Repurposed grade 5 titanium (Ti-6Al-4V)
40mm
Repurposed Dubois Dépraz DD14060 automatic movement
Small seconds at 12 o'clock
Dual time zone turning bezel
200m-600ft water-resistant
Sustainable Alcantara® strap
84.44% Sustainabilty score
100% Swiss made
CB01 Small Seconds TITANIUM GREEN
100% Circularly produced
100% Repurposed grade 5 titanium (Ti-6Al-4V)
40mm
Repurposed Dubois Dépraz DD14060 automatic movement
Small seconds at 12 o'clock
Dual time zone turning bezel
200m-600ft water-resistant
Sustainable Alcantara® strap
84.44% Sustainabilty score
100% Swiss made
CB01 Small Seconds TITANIUM ORANGE
100% Circularly produced
100% Repurposed grade 5 titanium (Ti-6Al-4V)
40mm
Repurposed Dubois Dépraz DD14060 automatic movement
Small seconds at 12 o'clock
Dual time zone turning bezel
200m-600ft water-resistant
Sustainable Alcantara® strap
84.44% Sustainabilty score
100% Swiss made
The Box
A bicolour sustainable alcantara travel pouch. Dark grey outisde. Colour matching the dial inside. Trés chic.
Three years. Five colours.
Three years of the Brand. Five unique titanium dial colours. Indigo, Black, Blue, Green and Orange. Machined in-house.
Repurposed
The most sustainable for the planet is, of course, no production at all. The next best alternative is to use what is already available insetad of producing something new. That's why the CB01 TITANIUM encases a manufacture Dubois Dépraz small seconds movement (the only small seconds at 12 in the industry) that has been sourced from an unused stock.
Ti-6Al-4V
Titanium grade 5 is an alloy of 90% titanium, 6% aluminium and 4% vanadium. It is stronger and more scratch resistant than the more commercial titanium grade 2 that is widely used in watchmaking. It's harder and more difficult to machine and finish (longer machining time, more expensive tools) and therefore more expensive. For watches titanium grade 5 is and ideal material because it is very light, biocompatible-antiallergic, antimagnetic, corrosion resistant and non toxic.
Meet the Creator
From a young age Cedric Bellon was fascinated by sciences, nature and crafts. He first studied geology and then laureated in product design at « L’Ecole de Design Nantes Atlantique ». At the age of 26 he discovered watch design and sent some concepts to Swiss watch brands. Bell & Ross, TAG Heuer and Longines gave him a chance and became his first clients. From then on, he was hooked by horology and made watch design his full-time career in 2005. Cedric is an advocate of sustainability in the watch industry.
Website
"Through this watch, I try to do my job in a more virtuous way. It aims at pushing the watchmaking industry to question its design and production processes, and consider that changes are needed. And possible.
It is a tribute to the women and men whose work contributes to a better future. An ode to craftsmanship and the people of watchmaking. A concrete step towards a more sustainable watch industry".
About Cedric Bellon
The inspiration
From hand-tools to tool watch. In a world dominated by complex digital devices, hand-tools are soothing landmarks which are dedicated to a single purpose, made to age, and not predestined to obsolescence. They embody simplicity and sustainability.
