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Cyrus Red Planet - Klepcys Mars (Prototype Pics)

A sneak peek of the upcoming prototype of the Cyrus Klepcys Mars which according to Laurent Lecamp, Founder & Managing Director of Cyrus, should be landing on earth next month - October.

The Klepcys Mars Collections is a continuation from the inspiration of the Persian Emperor, Cyrus The Great, about his bold declaration to his trusted general, Harpagus, after taking Babylon (which back then in 539 B.C., was thought to be the gateway between Heaven & Earth), their next target while pointing at the Red Planet - Mars saying, "That will be our next conquest."

Team Cyrus, worked with Watchmaker Jean-François Mojon again to recalibrate the Red Planet to rotate at the same speed as it does in the universe, i.e. every 24 hours, 37 minutes and 22 seconds on its axis. This collection will consist of 33 pieces each, in titanium or Black DLC Titanium casing.

Some snapshots of the prototype Klepcys Mars in Black DLC Titanium case while awaiting the actual pieces ...

(Please view with IE or Chrome.  Unsure why with Firefox, pictures are over-exposed)

The crystal is shaped differently from the original Klepcys. It is dome-shaped for the Mars Collection, like the clear plastic bubble & visor of the astronaut helmet.

Though this prototype, the dome crystal is done with acrylic, the production pieces will be of dome-shaped sapphire crystal and anti-reflective coated to reduce glare for easy reading.

If you notice a face around '9H area', that's the popular mystical "Face of Mars" .... discovered in 1996 by NASA's Viking 1 orbiter, which initially thought to be sort of alien artifacts and sign of life. Eventually at a later time, a higher resolution picture by Malin Space Science Systems revealed the true topography of the rock formation.

"Face of Mars" picture, credit to : NASA & Malin Space Science Systems

For detailed pictures and write up on "Face of Mars" by NASA, please

Functions remain the same as the initial Klepcys, except the moon was replaced by the Red Planet.

The ancient 'Stater' medallion is replaced with a new engraving featuring "CYRUS on Pegasus" charging towards Mars.



 
 

A side profile of the dome-shaped visor crystal with magnifier for Red Planet ...

A new rubber straps with tetrahedron imprints for interesting play of light with matching red markings


With titanium deployant buckle...

Not sure what other changes for the actual pieces, please keep in mind, above are pictures of the prototype.

Kong

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