Innovation
Kong offers an exclusive preview of the Cyrus Klepcys Mars prototype, a timepiece inspired by Cyrus the Great's ambition to conquer the Red Planet. This article highlights the collaboration with watchmaker Jean-François Mojon to achieve a unique Mars rotation complication. It provides a fascinating glimpse into Cyrus's innovative approach to horology, blending historical narrative with cutting-edge design.
A sneak peek of the upcoming prototype of the Cyrus Klepcys Mars which according to Laurent Lecamp, Founder & Managing Director of Cyrus, should be landing on earth next month - October.
The Klepcys Mars Collections is a continuation from the inspiration of the Persian Emperor, Cyrus The Great, about his bold declaration to his trusted general, Harpagus, after taking Babylon (which back then in 539 B.C., was thought to be the gateway between Heaven & Earth), their next target while pointing at the Red Planet - Mars saying, "That will be our next conquest."
Team Cyrus, worked with Watchmaker Jean-François Mojon again to recalibrate the Red Planet to rotate at the same speed as it does in the universe, i.e. every 24 hours, 37 minutes and 22 seconds on its axis. This collection will consist of 33 pieces each, in titanium or Black DLC Titanium casing.
Some snapshots of the prototype Klepcys Mars in Black DLC Titanium case while awaiting the actual pieces ...
(Please view with IE or Chrome. Unsure why with Firefox, pictures are over-exposed)
The crystal is shaped differently from the original Klepcys. It is dome-shaped for the Mars Collection, like the clear plastic bubble & visor of the astronaut helmet.
Though this prototype, the dome crystal is done with acrylic, the production pieces will be of dome-shaped sapphire crystal and anti-reflective coated to reduce glare for easy reading.
If you notice a face around '9H area', that's the popular mystical "Face of Mars" .... discovered in 1996 by NASA's Viking 1 orbiter, which initially thought to be sort of alien artifacts and sign of life. Eventually at a later time, a higher resolution picture by Malin Space Science Systems revealed the true topography of the rock formation.
"Face of Mars" picture, credit to : NASA & Malin Space Science Systems
For detailed pictures and write up on "Face of Mars" by NASA, please 
Functions remain the same as the initial Klepcys, except the moon was replaced by the Red Planet.
The ancient 'Stater' medallion is replaced with a new engraving featuring "CYRUS on Pegasus" charging towards Mars.
A side profile of the dome-shaped visor crystal with magnifier for Red Planet ...
A new rubber straps with tetrahedron imprints for interesting play of light with matching red markings
With titanium deployant buckle...
Not sure what other changes for the actual pieces, please keep in mind, above are pictures of the prototype.
Kong
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How much more of this stuff can we possibly take - if not you? Impressive !!! amerix
For reminding me of his piece. It was actually shown at Basel (and I think GTE). I am surprised it is still a proto as it has been quite a while since then! Cheets Andrew
amerix, Its all about choice. "The true price of luxury is not the cost but the choice it affords." -- Somebody, 2012. I guess that is the raison d'etre of Cyrus. They make no false claims of 200 years of history with Swiss elves toiling under a mid-winter's full moon. They don't have magic gold alloys nor did they invent the tourbillon escapement. They started with a clean sheet of paper and chose a theme. Then they set out to make the idea work. We have no crystal ball to predict how long the
Personally I appreciate the writing in this article and the ideas behind it - a "creative" vision and lots of fun! Even more personally, I have never enjoyed luxury - but have experienced it several times in the not-entirely forgotten past. Feeling well in mind and body - today - and preferably both at the same time are more important to me. As for watches, I have a few (a verrrry few) that many if not most would regard as luxury items - no matter what their price. Not so for me. I get along, fo
As I think your demo piece would have the correct crystal and I remember this on at Basel looks super cheap and would put me off if a demo model. But maybe I am wrong and they are happy showing this one. Cheers Andrew
" They make no false claims of 200 years of history with Swiss elves toiling under a mid-winter's full moon." ;) so true for (too) many brands!
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