La Joux-Perret G100 Swiss Soigné Grade Regulated Movement
We're not just excited about the obvious good looks of the Zelos Spearfish Forged Carbon limited edition. The icing on the cake here is the new high beat G100 24 jewel Swiss movement from La Joux-Perret, with it's 68 hour extended power reserve, something you only tend to see in low beat movements unless you move into the realm of luxury watches.
Of course La Joux-Perret are no strangers when it comes to supplying the luxury market as well, and are renowned for their Swiss tourbillons, split seconds, grand dates, jumping hands and other movements we see in the likes of watches from Baume & Mercier, Raymond Weil, Louis Vuitton, Concord, Corum, Hublot, Montblanc, Eberhard & Co., Panerai, Graham, Franck Muller, Paul Picot, Girard-Perregaux, Carl F. Bucherer, and Jaquet Droz, among others.
Zelos opted for customized Soigné grade movements here, the highest grade of movement, with an increased average accuracy of between 0 and +/- 7 seconds per day when fully wound from the factory. Average accuracy is expected to be better since Zelos have further regulated these watches in four positions. As a final touch, Zelos have put their own stamp on the look of these movements, with Geneva striping, gunmetal finishing on the base plate, and tungsten rotor, all of which can be thoroughly enjoyed through the sapphire crystal exhibition case-back.
Superbly Engineered Tool Watch
Zelos are famous for their solidly built dive watches and the Spearfish is no exception, from the 200 meter water rating, double that of many other dive watches, to the scratch resistant case and bracelet hardening, scratch resistant ceramic bezel with an amazingly crisp action, scratch resistant sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating, X1 grade (the best possible) Swiss Super-LumiNova two color lume, and a convenient ratcheting diver's extension that can be adjusted on the fly, no tools required.
Eye-Catching Unique Dial Design
Elshan (Zelos' founder) has frequently been the first to introduce new materials to microbrand watch collectors, such as blued titanium timascus. Zelos' forged carbon dials were another microbrand first, and have proven to be extremely popular. Each individual dial has a one-of-a-kind unique forged carbon pattern that can be mesmerizing to look at as the lighting conditions change, or when you move your wrist, with changing reflections and colors that one minute might look like a charcoal grey or black and at another moment might have more of a glinting graphite look. Little wonder then that we have seen Zelos including forged carbon in several of their recent dive watch releases, such as the 40mm Swordfish, which quickly sold out. Zelos were also the first watch brand to introduce matching forged carbon bezels, as seen here, which brings an extra level of refinement and interest to the overall design.
