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CIGA Design · TIME CIPHER

CIGA Design TIME CIPHER

Skeleton

$899In stock
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Case

Diameter
45mm
Thickness
11.8mm
Lug width
22mm
Material
Stainless Steel
Water resistance
50m

Crystal & dial

Crystal
Sapphire
Dial colour
Carbon
Lume
Swiss Super-LumiNova

Movement

Caliber
CIGA Design CD-08
Type
Automatic
Jewels
24
Hacking
No
Hand-winding
No
Complications
Time only

Design language

Case shape
round
Dial style
skeleton
Bezel
fixed
Bracelet
rubber
Hands
baton

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02The community take

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The CIGA Design TIME CIPHER is praised for its fun and conceptual execution of a wandering hours display, offering a unique spectacle in a slim and wearable 45mm case. Reviewers highlight its intuitive complication, comfortable strap, and the striking "Super Black" dial designed to make the moving elements appear to float. The CD-08 automatic movement, based on the Miyota 9015, provides a 42-hour power reserve, with stated accuracy of -10 to +20 seconds per day. Some legibility challenges are noted due to the stencil-style numerals between 15 and 45 minutes past the hour. Overall, reviewers consider the CIGA Design TIME CIPHER a compelling and well-executed conceptual watch offering a good balance of spectacle and wearability at its $899 price point.

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