owered by a CFB A2050 manufacture movement, the Manero Peripheral’s automatic winding system remains faithful to the brand’s first peripherally mounted innovation, and in many ways is the watch’s most compelling feature. Yet the watch is, at its heart, a lesson in subtlety, with the quality of its CFB manufacture movement within known only to the wearer and those in the know.

To the rest of the world, it is a supremely elegant timepiece. Its streamlined stainless steel case has a beautifully sinuous appeal and pleasantly contrasts with sharper facets in the dial, available in black, blue or silver finishes.

The dial’s embossed, striped background adds tactility, depth and sophistication, and is complemented by indices and hands that feature a flattened upper surface, while a tone-on-tone small seconds sub-dial brings added panache. The overall appearance is of minimalistic chic, with straps or bracelets to match.

The timepiece features a 33-jewel movement and is a COSC-certified chronometer, promising the highest accuracy. Integrated too is a peripherally mounted bi-directional automatic winding system – a refined version of CFB’s first patented peripheral winding system, launched in 2008, which now features a power reserve of an astonishing 55 hours. CFB is at the forefront of Peripheral Technology, which repositions critical parts of the movement by moving them around the periphery via ball bearings, rather than around a central rotor or attached to the movement’s plates or bridges.

In its updated guise, the Manero Peripheral not only brings one of the brand’s best-selling timepieces to a new generation of watch aficionados; it is also one of the first manifestations of a wider transformation under way across the entire Manero collection.

Price: CHF 7,500 (Hybrid rubber strap with calf-leather patches), CHF 7,900 (stainless steel bracelet)

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