CAMPANOLA: Citizen's Original Quartz Complication, the Highly Anticipated Latest Model

CAMPANOLA
“Sora no Murakumo” and “Kuro Tsurubami”

The CAMPANOLA collection, which continues to propose original designs and complex quartz mechanisms with “the beauty of the sky” as its design philosophy. This year, two new models, “Sora no Murakumo” and “Kuro Tsurubami,” appear with the theme of “the origin of stars.”

Text by SHIBUYA Yasuhito

Theme: The Origin of Stars

Citizen boasts world-leading quartz technology. Along with the “The CITIZEN” annual-accuracy quartz watch, the “CAMPANOLA” series, born in 2000 with “the beauty of the sky” as its design motif, can be considered its symbolic product.

The new models for 2013 are themed around “the origin of stars.” While featuring Eco-Drive (light-powered) for maintenance-free operation, they also include a perpetual calendar and a minute repeater.ChronographThe highlight of these models is their dials, crafted using traditional Japanese lacquerware techniques.

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Specifically, metal powder is mixed into the substrate components, and then a transparent lacquer is applied, expressing the moment stars are born from cosmic dust and gas. This “modern Japanese” design, unique among Japanese watch brands, is both precious and captivating.

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CAMPANOLA “Sora no Murakumo” and “Kuro Tsurubami”

Case｜44.6mm diameter, Stainless steel case
Movement｜Eco-Drive (light-powered) quartz
Strap & Bracelet｜Crocodile leather strap
Specifications｜Perpetual calendar function, minute repeater function, 1/4-second chronograph function, 3-bar water resistance
Price｜¥399,000 each
Release Date｜Scheduled for late November release