Introducing The Charlie Paris Concordia Automated Kraken

It may be arduous to get enthusiastic about “one other dive watch” from “one other microbrand,” however the newest Concordia Automated Kraken from French-based Charlie Paris isn’t your typical providing. The stealthy aesthetics, Swiss automated and cozy depth score push it above acquainted Seiko or Miyota-powered divers that at present flood the market. Charlie Paris isn’t a newcomer, however many might be unfamiliar with the Parisian model. Based in 2014 by childhood associates Ambroise and Adrien, there’s already a wholesome portfolio of reasonably priced males’s and girls’s watches. Designs are contemporary, modern and positively price a glance.

The Charlie Paris Concordia line is available in a couple of flavours and options each automated and quartz variants, however the Kraken is the blacked-out, under-the-radar piece and not using a quartz counterpart. The names usually describe the look, like Concordia Dune with gradient brown dials and so forth, however the Kraken is head-to-toe darkish shades of gray, together with the case, dial, lume and strap. The 316L stainless-steel case has a PVD coating and versatile dimensions of 40mm in diameter and 12.5mm in peak (lug-to-lug is 47.5mm). This permits it to be worn for many events and not using a concentrate on aquatic adventures, regardless of a pro-level water resistance of 300 metres. There’s a 3mm domed AR sapphire crystal on the entrance and a sapphire exhibition case again, which is spectacular for the worth. The unidirectional rotating bezel has a case-matching, anodized aluminium insert with helpful but minimal Arabic numerals and marks. The tapered screw-down crown is each trendy and outsized for straightforward manipulation and has an anodized aluminium insert. 

The dial of the Concordia Automated Kraken is a sandblasted black with utilized spherical indices, damaged up by rectangular markers at 3 and 9 o’clock. A color-matching date window occupies the house at 6 o’clock. All indices are stuffed with black Tremendous-LumiNova X1, together with the hour and minute palms. The lollipop seconds hand has a sq. aperture with black lume as effectively. A easy minute/seconds observe circles the outermost perimeter and the general vibe leans a bit to the Oris Divers Sixty-5, however it’s additionally its personal factor for certain. 

Many Charlie Paris watches have Miyota automatics, however the Kraken (and Concordia automatics) function a Swiss Soprod P024. It has 25 jewels and beats at 28,800vph (4Hz), and the facility reserve is a good 40 hours. Capabilities embrace central hours, minutes, hacking seconds and date. The rotor has a black ruthenium galvanic remedy to match the blacked-out theme, however the calibre is in any other case undecorated. It nonetheless presents effectively by the sapphire again. Soprod was a sensible choice on this case because the bridges and plates are literally machined in France. It’s based mostly on the ETA 2824-2 and is correct to inside 14 seconds per day. 

The Concordia Automated Kraken isn’t a Swiss-made piece despite the motion and is hand-assembled by Charlie Paris watchmakers in Paris. It comes with a colour-matching 20mm leather-based or nylon strap with quick-release levers and metal pin buckle, and all Charlie Paris watches have a two-year guarantee. The retail worth is EUR 875, which is strong given the 300-metre depth score, 3mm domed sapphire crystal and Swiss Soprod automated. For extra data and to put an order, please go to charlie-paris.com.  

Sponsored publish: This text is sponsored by Charlie Paris. Nonetheless, it displays the author’s opinion and has been written in accordance with MONOCHROME’s editorial coverage.