A new in-house automatic movement to write Citizen’s next chapter.
Citizen Watch and Swiss movement and module maker, La Joux-Perret S.A., have unveiled a new high-spec engine that will bolster the Japanese watch company’s new creations in the field of mid- to high-end mechanical timepieces. It is the first big development by both companies since Citizen acquired La Joux-Perret in 2012.
The new Calibre 0200 is touted as a ‘new fusion of Japanese and Swiss watchmaking cultures’. Citizen is said to oversee the automatic movement’s design and in-house assembly, with La Joux-Perret bringing decorative finishing techniques to the table.
On first impression, the Calibre 0200 is a decently finished engine, accentuated by satinage finish on the bridges and diamond-cut edges. Set with a hollowed rotor bearing the name ‘Citizen Watch Co.’, the movement’s architecture that reveals a free-sprung balance that promises greater shock resistance. Performance-wise, the Calibre 0200 beats at a frequency of 28,800 vph, offers up to 60 hours of power reserve and is said to register a daily rate accuracy of -3/+5 seconds that surpasses chronometric standards.
The movement is expected to make its debut around the third quarter of 2021, housed in the NC0200-90E model, a sharp and elegant 40mm steel watch with integrated lugs, black dial with sand-texture finish, and an open caseback that offers an unobstructed view of the Calibre 0200.
