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An openworked architecture graces a colourful series of eight unique pieces that draw on an ultra-technical carbon-titanium case and an impactful flying tourbillon movement. The most visible and most powerful components of these U23 pieces are dressed in colours reminiscent of eight cocktails, straight from the Angelus shaker.

Following on from its U21 and U22 models, Angelus is presenting another variation based on its skeletonised flying tourbillon movement. The Angelus A-250 calibre has once again been suspended within a case made from titanium and CTP (Carbon Thin Ply): a hard and lightweight carbon composite. The U23 takes the spirit of exclusiveness and dynamic aesthetics to its pinnacle. This series of eight unique pieces features skeletonised PVD-treated titanium bridges, with each model showcasing a different colour.

Packing a punch
The U23 pieces make a tremendous impact. Materials, shapes and structures are arranged to create a sporty, technical and finely honed timepiece. Measuring 42 mm in diameter and 10.3 mm thick, the case mixes titanium lugs with a CTP case back and middle. Maximum lightness and rigidity, with ultra scratch-resistant titanium, provides physical protection for the most exposed areas. The solid, conventional-looking metal and the technical appearance of the carbon fibre inject the U23 with visual energy. Meanwhile coloured bridges, hovering above the CTP main plate, put these pieces in a class of their own.

POWERFUL TASTES
Geometric, openworked and crafted from titanium, these graphically designed bridges are coloured using the PVD technique in one of eight shades that also grace the minute circle. Each shade identifies a unique piece named after a cocktail. These eight combinations – strong, sour, creamy, light, bitter or sweet – are the ingredients that make the U23 models unique. Angelus presents an eclectic menu with classics and rarities sitting side by side to cater to a range of tastes. U23 Negroni is orange, like the blend of Gin and Vermouth. U23 Cosmopolitan adopts the shade of blueberry Vodka. U23 Ocean View startles in Curaçao blue and U23 Tequila Sunrise recreates the orange, pink and blue layers formed by citrus fruit juice and grenadine with the idyllic sea in the background.

POWERFUL MATERIALS
The coloured bridges are screwed into the main plate, which is also made from CTP. Carbon Thin Ply draws on the ultralight and ultra-rigid properties of carbon fibre. Sheets of carbon are piled into several hundreds of successive layers per block of material. Each layer is orientated differently to create a multi-hatched network that is particularly solid given the density of the layers. Angelus has chosen to use the highest quality of this material: 150 g/m² CTP. In addition, the CTP is solidified using a technical resin fired at a high temperature and high pressure. In this way, its extreme hardness adds to the fibre’s structural properties. CTP is made into blocks and cut from a solid piece using numerical control machines, just like a metal. Its nature, presentation and machining process ensure optimal structural integrity and unique qualities that enhance the watch mechanism and wearing comfort. This is because CTP is lightweight, comfortable, soft to the touch, anti-allergenic, fully dermo-compatible, and non-magnetic.

Structural strength
The Angelus A-250 calibre at the heart of the U23 models plays an essential aesthetic role. Its very simple, legible, vertical structure creates an axis that lends visual organisation. An openworked barrel at 12 o’clock with a 90-hour power reserve; a flying tourbillon at 6 o’clock for enhanced timekeeping; a gear train between the two to ensure transmission – these functional organs are anchored to three titanium bridges, giving the U23 its unique personality. Thanks to these bridges, the movement floats above the CTP main plate, as if suspended on stilts. The fact that the main plate is crafted from carbon is a technical feat in its own right. The rigidity of the material makes this possible; conversely, this same resistance makes it difficult to pierce. All the holes made in the high-tech bodywork are therefore set with solid-gold chatons that hold the jewels. This is a classic technique that has been adapted to a different context and to an extreme level of technical performance to protect the CTP main plate.

Delicacy
The U23, therefore, centres around an aerial principle. To continue this spirit, the tourbillon of the Angelus A-250 calibre is a flying version with no upper bridge. It appears to float freely, with a large window cut away from the main plate in the background. This allows light to enter and to illuminate the rotating regulating organ. In this rigorously adjusted movement, the arms of the tourbillon carriage mirror the bridges and all the wheels of the movement. All of these components are openworked lengthways, which means they look lighter, as well as weighing less. Crafted from technical materials and laid bare component by component, the U23 reveals impressive lightness and graphic power, both to the eye and on the wrist.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
U23
Technical specifications

Functions hours and minutes

Movement
Calibre A-250, hand-wound mechanical, one-minute flying tourbillon
Jewels 18, set in gold chatons
Diameter 32.60 mm
Thickness 5.78 mm
Power reserve 90 hours
Frequency 3 Hz / 21,600 vph
Finishes steel components chamfered and polished by hand. Bridges in chamfered and sandblasted grade 5 titanium, with coloured PVD treatments

Dial main plate acting as a dial in CTP (Carbon Thin Ply) carbon fibres, hands and hour-markers with Super-LumiNova®

Case
Material CTP carbon and titanium
Diameter 42.00 mm
Thickness 10.30 mm
Crystal box sapphire, with anti-reflective treatment on inner surface
Case back sapphire
Water resistance 30 metres/3 ATM

Strap
Material carbon-treated alligator leather with titanium insert
Buckle pin, grade 5 titanium

Limited edition 8 unique pieces

References U23 Aviation: 0TCCB.B04A U23 Sidecar: 0TCCB.B10A
U23 Cosmopolitan: 0TCCB.B05A U23 Negroni: 0TCCB.B08A
U23 Ocean View: 0TCCB.B07A U23 Vodka Stinger: 0TCCB.B06A
U23 Manhattan: 0TCCB.B11A U23 Tequila Sunrise: 0TCCB.B09A

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