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The case, in stainless steel black PVD, measures 44mm x 13mm. It has an AR-coated sapphire crystal and is water resistant to 200 meters. The bezel is straddled by eight black rubber-clad protective tabs, secured by side screws. Movement is the Swiss automatic La Joux-Perret caliber 3532 with 26 jewels, 28,800 vph and a power reserve of 44 hours. It is COSC-certified as a chronometer. The strap is Concord's Kaki technofiber with a black PVD-treated stainless steel deployant buckle with Concord logo.

[ via Concord ]Free, disruptive. The latest Concord specimen grants time a space that befits its very nature: free from constraints or ties. With an aerial bi-axial Tourbillon mechanism, a structure that makes emptiness its core material, a 3D dial, functional elements fitted to the side of the case and an industrial and minimalist spirit, the C1 QuantumGravity timepiece defies all laws, including that of watch*** logic and most of all, of gravity. The Tourbillon carriage, which is fitted outside the movement and case where it is suspended, literally, rotates in a multi-dimensional manner on two axes, the main one being vertical. The design of this disconcerting time device borrows its rigid and light structure from renowned cable-stayed bridges; an extended arm of cables fastened to the plate holds the cage in a vertical position, thus highlighting the sensation of autonomy. Beneath the impressive sapphire crystal lies a panorama at its most extensive, giving shape to time, which becomes almost immaterial. While the dial strives to display the passing of time, it above all highlights empty space. The depth of its field of vision is dizzying and the feeling of levitation exhilarating. The officer-style hinged back excels in revealing the geometric circuit of the right-angled skeletonized bridges in a gigantic case measuring 47.5 mm in diameter and over 22 mm in depth. Its infinite precision holds many more temporal surprises... The C1 QuantumGravity timepiece, designed by the "C Lab Series" team in conjunction with BNB Concept, takes watch*** experimentation even further. It follows the impulse of a brand that defends its conviction of time inevitably linked to space. In this parallel and unconventional world, infatuation with non-conformity underscores Concord's creative spirit. C1 QuantumGravity is the latest living proof. Discover all the exciting features of the C1 QuantumGravity in Basel, from March 26, 2009.Image Courtesy of Alex G. of Concord