ilicon has transformed humankind at breakneck speed. For watchmakers, using it has not been straightforward: only certain brands within the remit of their umbrella owners had access. For independents, embracing it came with the need to navigate a legal minefield. Horage has always been clear that silicon offers huge benefits for watchmaking and fought tirelessly for decades to use it.

Silicon components offer greater efficiency, higher reliability and anti-magnetic properties that keep the watch accurate day to day and in the most demanding of environments. The K3 calibre features a silicon escapement comprising pallet fork and balance wheel. The balance spring is also made from this high-tech material.

The DecaFlux’s red-blue lightning-bolt seconds hand throws in a dash of colour to remind the wearer that no matter where they are located, the omnipresent and invisible cloak of positive- and negative-charged ions surrounding them on Planet Earth cannot warp their wristwatch.

The DecaFlux offers COSC-certified accuracy of -4 /+6 seconds per day. It is available in two dial iterations. Constructed from 316LMo stainless steel, the 40mm case frames the dial, with a polished black option under a sapphire crystal with five layers of red-tinted anti-reflective coating, and a Sunray Blue option with a sapphire crystal and five layers of blue-tinted anti-reflective coating.

The K3 calibre is made available to other brands, enabling like-minded companies to join Horage’s mission, boosting the independent sector with the latest in horological innovation.

Price: CHF 2,750

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