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Umbra.
Black, in a closed room.
The same sunburst as the Fathom, in black, under a case coated black to the crown. On a dark cuff it goes almost entirely away, and the hands stay.
Specification
Reference AZ.01-U.
- Case
- Black-coated steel, one piece, the crown at three
- Diameter
- 40 mm
- Height
- 9.6 mm, crystal included
- Lug to lug
- 46.5 mm
- Crystal
- Sapphire, box-domed, anti-reflective on both faces
- Dial
- Black sunburst, brushed from the centre, a grey flare under the lamp
- Indices
- Applied polished batons, lume inset, a double at twelve
- Hands
- Dauphine, faceted, polished; a straight seconds hand
- Calibre
- AZ.01, automatic, made by the house
- Frequency
- 28,800 vph, 4 Hz
- Power reserve
- 72 hours
- Jewels
- 28
- Caseback
- Sapphire window, engraved by number
- Water resistance
- 100 m
- Strap
- Black calf, tone-on-tone stitch, 20 mm, pin buckle
- Status
- Concept, not for sale
The black
Coated to the crown.
The case is steel, coated in a diamond-like carbon that goes on a few microns thick and reads as a deep near-black rather than a paint. It takes a polish, so the bevels still catch light; it does not take a scratch. The crown and the buckle are coated too, so nothing on the wrist is a different colour from anything else.
Worn
The one that disappears.
Black dial, black case, black strap. On a charcoal cuff the Umbra reads as a ring of polished indices and nothing else; the case is coated to the crown so no edge flashes.
Then the light comes across it and the sunburst flares grey for a second, and the whole watch is there. It is the most private of the three.
Model view
Turn it in the light.
A rendered view of the Umbra from the same model that takes itself apart on the front page. Move across it, or drag.
The other two
Same watch, other light.
The Umbra, on your wrist, at your hour.
A private viewing at the house or where you are. Two working days to reply. Nothing here is for sale.