#David Candaux 1740

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David Candaux 1740 “The First 8” credit: https://monochrome-watches.com/david-candaux-1740-first-8-heart-soul-vallee-de-joux/

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O novo DC 6 Black Phantom Carbon, espetacular turbilhão volante biplano, calibre 1740, feito à mão por by David Candaux! 💥💥💥 📷 @dcandaux • • #davidcandaux #dcandaux #independentwatchmaking #dcandauxdc6 #flyingtourbillon #dc6blackphantomcarbon #finewatchmaking #hautehorlogerie #relogioserelogios https://www.instagram.com/p/CDE9hVWJUnr/?igshid=gtczr31um2eu

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David Candaux’s Calibre 1740 which features wheels and gears inclined at 3° and a 30° inclined flying tourbillon. ($289,000USD) @dcandaux #casebackfridays #haulogerie https://www.instagram.com/p/CBC1h6mnflM/?igshid=1wz5er12zw117

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Introducing the newest timepiece by D. Candaux, weighing in at only 29.8 grams, the DC6 Black Phantom in Carbon combines traditional handmade watchmaking with modern materials and innovation. Precision craftsmanship allows the DC6 Black Phantom to remain waterproof at depths of 50 metres, an unusual feat for a watch of its calibre. The timepiece features a forged composite case housing a bi plan incline tourbillon complication, the sharp contrast offers the elegance of a handmade masterpiece and the practicality of modern lightweight materials.

A Valley Tradition

For centuries the Vallee de Joux, widely recognized as the birthplace of Swiss horology, has produced some of the world’s most acclaimed independent watchmakers. Located in the Jura Mountains just 30 miles north of Geneva, it’s harsh winters and stunning natural landscape provide a tranquil setting for craftsmen practicing a rare art form. Countless hours are spent assembling complications behind the wooden desks of an 18th century farmhouse dubbed “La Grand Piece,” the home and atelier of master watchmaker David Candaux.

David Candaux

As a third-generation master watchmaker, David Candaux spent his early years fully immersed in a culture founded upon traditional craftsmanship. After decades of honing his skills through a brilliant career with several renowned watch brands, David is prepared for his next chapter. Through the David Candaux Master-Piece Collection 1740, he brings forth knowledge passed on through generations, skills acquired over a spectacular career, and a valley watchmaker’s vision of a 21st century Haute Horlogerie.

Masterpiece Collection 1740

The Master-Piece Collection 1740 combines contemporary design with traditional watchmaking practices to usher in a new era of handmade luxury timepieces. The streamlined case elegantly protects the handmade complication consisting of 287 individual components.

Introducing the newest timepiece by D. Candaux, weighing in at only 29.8 grams, the DC6 Black Phantom in Carbon combines traditional handmade watchmaking with modern materials and innovation. Precision craftsmanship allows the DC6 Black Phantom to remain waterproof at depths of 50 metres, an unusual feat for a watch of it’s calibre. The time piece features a forged composite case housing a bi plan incline tourbillon complication, the sharp contrast offers the elegance of a handmade masterpiece and the practicality of modern lightweight materials.

Luxury watchmaking extraordinaire David Candaux, springs from the purest of watchmaking traditions via Vallée de Joux region, inhabiting its watchmaking customs. Through his early developed traits, allowing Candaux to represent the true values accustomed to high-end watchmaking within his own creations.

Candaux was born in Vallée de Joux, which is also known as the cradle of the high-end Swiss watchmaking, encompassing the watchmaking environment he’s lived in since birth. Like his grand-father, and father Daniel Candaux, he has mastered the complex heights of master watchmaking. Through generations of knowledge, Candaux is able to specialize in high-end complications for Patek Philippe, allowing him to discover and fall in love with the atmosphere of watchmaking workshops, permeating his work rhythm of concentration, silence and quietness.

David’s divine destiny in watchmaking began with an apprenticeship when he is only 15 years old. From there, he graciously sought additional trainings other than his natural watchmaking ability, to improve mastery within his art, building upon engineering discipline, watchmaking history, business management and development.

With being just shy of 40 years old, Candaux has almost 25 years of experience in watchmaking, allowing his knowledge to extends from the historical bounds of watchmaking and restauration of antiques, to the creating highly-complicated contemporary timepieces.

Candaux is an innovator of watchmaking craftsman, designing and producing each of his D.Candaux creations with the most exquisite traditions and customs associated with watchmaking. He thoroughly and effortlessly executes all artistry and decoration by hand, including the assembly and setting of all his timeless pieces.

David Candaux DC6 Black Phantom Carbon Technical Specifications

Functions and indicators

Hours and minutes on a separate, domed counter

Seconds hand via tourbillon cage at 9 o’clock

Bi-plan tourbillon full Titane, net weight : 0.35 gr

Power reserve indicator at 12 o’clock

Movement

Inclined, manual-winding tourbillon movement

Dimensions: 16 ¼ lignes (diameter 35 mm x  20 mm high)

Materials: Grade 5 titanium plate and bridges. Untreated titanium and blued titanium for the tourbillon cage . Net weight : 12.5 gr

Going train, wheels and bridges inclined at 3 degrees to the horizontal (patent-pending design).

Double winding barrel with 55 hours power reserve

Stainless steel, mirror-polished power reserve bridge

Frequency: 21,600 vph (3Hz)

Number of jewels: 47, with polished sinks and gold chatons

Number of parts: 287

Finest traditional watchmaking craft with hand-made chamfering and anglage, hand-polishing, flanks brushing and unique Côtes du Solliat effect

Escapement and going train

Single-axis, titanium bi-plan flying tourbillon at 9 o’clock: with cage inclined 3 degrees in relation to the horizontal, balance inclined at 30 degrees in relation to the cage

Variable inertia balance

Breguet overcoil spring with Philips terminal curve

Cascade effect-profiled titanium movement

Constant energy supply by double barrel

Power reserve indication by conic camshaft system

Crown

Secret and retractable, unlocking via pressure

3 positions: neutral, reset, and winding

31 parts.

Materials: Titanium and Carbon

Front bezel, watch face

Semi-spherical hours and minutes dials in aluminium.

18K high palladium content white gold indexes chamfered and polished by hand

Grade 5 titanium decorated with engine-turned Pointe du Risoux

 Hands

Hours: conical and curved, dagger-shaped, in natural aluminium, chamfered, polished.

Minutes: conical and curved, dagger-shaped, in natural aluminium, chamfered, polished.

Power reserve: dagger-shaped, in aluminium, chamfered and polished by hand

Case

Asymmetric, bassinet-shaped

carbon fiber

Diameter: 44 mm

Total thickness: 12.60 mm

2 semi-spherical sapphire windows and 1 anti-reflective glass; sapphire case back

Net weight : 17,3 gr

Waterproofing

Guaranteed water resisitant to 50 meters

Watch-strap

Full woven rubber strap.

Velcro fastener.

Entirely hand and swiss made

Buckle

Special buckle for velcro in titanium grade 5

Medallion D. Candles in 18k yellow gold

Total weight of the watch head: 29.8 gr

For a review of the previous DC6 model, please check this link: David Candaux DC6 Half Hunter Solstice in pictures.

David Candaux DC6 Black Phantom Carbon – First watch combining tradition and technicality Introducing the newest timepiece by D. Candaux, weighing in at only 29.8 grams, the DC6…

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David Candaux is a third generation watchmaker who has spent the last few decades working with the likes of Jaeger-LeCoultre and MB&F, where he built some of the most complicated movements the world has ever seen under the guise of the ‘concepteur horloger’. His first collection under the his own name after venturing out independently is the 1740 First 8, named after the year that the first watchmaker began working in the Vallée de Joux. The maiden collection reflected David Candaux’s passion, expertise and brilliance, all of which feature the stand out and now wholly brand symbolising 30 degree inclined tourbillon. Engraved on each dial is the French saying “le coeur et l’esprit” which translates to “heart and soul”, a purposeful notion that David Candaux embodies through his work. Swipe across to check out the work of what is a modern master of independent haute horlogerie. @dcandaux #haulogerie https://www.instagram.com/p/B-d9ZPlHGBb/?igshid=5zps47jjekry

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David Candaux apresentou em #baselworld2018 “La 1740”, uma versão para pulsos femininos de seu aclamado modelo 1740. La 1740 tem caixa em ouro rosa e mostrador em madrepérola. 📷 @dcandaux • • #davidcandaux #davidcandaux1740 #La1740 #tourbillon #ladieswatch #finewatchmaking #hautehorlogerie #independentwatchmaking #relogioserelogios https://www.instagram.com/p/BpI1T0vhZdD/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=575f7of30xqp

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David Candaux 1740 Half Hunter Tourbillon #baselworld2018 43-mm titanium case #davidcandaux #dcandaux1740 #1740tourbillon #ahci #constantforce #relogioserelogios #independentwatchmaking 📷 @dcandaux