Kross Studio and Warner Bros. Consumer Products’ latest collaboration celebrating the upcoming Warner Bros. Pictures’ film “The Batman,” features a new 10-piece, limited-numbered “The Batman” Collector set that includes “The Batman” Tourbillon watch and an illuminated Bat-Signal functional art piece
The Kross team developed a wristwatch that embodies Batman, with its dark styling, ultra-precise movement, and the Bat Signal famously used to summon the Super Hero. Here, it is a canvas for a central tourbillon cage in the form of a Bat emblem. The watch was created with a new version of Kross Studio’s in-house developed and produced calibre KS 7000: the mechanical hand-wound 3 Hz calibre KS 7001, with a 5-day power reserve. Placed atop the central tourbillon’s oversized cage, the miniature Bat-Signal’s louvered surface allows light to filter through and enables glimpses of the regulator below and makes one revolution per minute.
The timepiece presents a different reading of hours and minutes. The hour hand is affixed to a peripheral display mechanism orbiting 360° around the tourbillon. The minutes are displayed on a disk, making one revolution per hour. A domed sapphire crystal arcs over the dial in a low profile that complements the rounded edges of the black DLC-coated grade 5 titanium 45mm titanium case. The movement and components total 283 parts, each hand-made and assembled on-site by Kross Studio in Gland, Switzerland.
The unique D-ring crown, on the case back, and the “Time Set” push button, at 3 o’clock on the edge of the watch, maintain a low profile ensuring a more comfortable wear than a conventional crown while also improving performance with a faster, easier winding and time-setting experience.
The barrel’s mainspring is wound by lifting the D-Ring found on the case back and turning it like a key. To set the time, the wearer simply presses the “Time Set” push button located at 3 o’clock while turning the case back D-ring in either direction.
The Kross Studio’s ingenious interchangeable strap system allows the removal and change of the strap with a simple ‘click’ of its quick release button, enabling an easy switch to any one of the three included strap options.
The Bat Signal plays such a key role in “The Batman” Tourbillon that it was only fitting for Kross Studio to include a functional Bat Signal art piece as an integral element of each collector set. Each timepiece comes alongside a functional Bat Signal that illuminates. It also hides a dedicated space on his backside to safely store The Batman tourbillon or any other watch.
Another collaboration is a new series of “The Batman”-themed watch rolls. Sold separately, each are inspired by iconic DC characters: Batman (two editions), Selina Kyle (Catwoman), and The Riddler.
