Ride & Drive FESH FESH Cyril NEVEU Edition

The ARPIEM RD features a DOUBLE CASE made of 316L stainless steel, equipped with a sapphire case back revealing the movement and custom rotor. The characteristics of this steel include a near-total absence of magnetism, which does not disrupt the operation of the movement, and a very low carbon content (less than 0.35%), making it particularly resistant to corrosion and wear. It offers water resistance of 5 ATM.

THE ROTATING DIAL: The RD offers a rare complication: a rotating dial that allows you to shift the dial by 60° and maintain an intuitive reading of the time at the wheel – or handlebars – of your 4 or 2-wheeler. The complication on the RD allows the dial to be locked in the traditional "12 o'clock" position (REST position), or shifted (DRIVE position) by 60° to the "2 o'clock" position. This is a unique feature developed by Arpiem.

THE MOVEMENT: automatic MIYOTA 9039. This movement belongs to the "9000 series" which make up the brand's Premium movements: mounted on 24 jewels, frequency = 28,800 Hz, power reserve of 42 hours. It features an "open heart" design, which highlights the movement on the watch dial.

SAPPHIRE CRYSTAL GLASS: it is the best quality of glass available on the market. It is actually an aluminum oxide crystal and not glass. Even though it is produced synthetically on an industrial scale, it has the same chemical composition and the same physical properties as natural sapphire. Its main virtue is its scratch resistance. On the MOHS scale graded from 1 to 10 which evaluates the hardness of minerals, it is ranked at 9, only diamond is harder and ranked at 10. Most of the minerals making up our everyday objects are between 4 and 7 on this scale. 

ANTI-REFLECTIVE TREATMENT: The glass is treated with 6 layers of anti-reflective coating which aim to limit the refraction of light on the sapphire glass for a perfect perception of colors and materials (the greater the number of layers applied, the lower the light refraction).