The Catalina Bronze Swiss Automatic 43 is long awaited successor to the Catalina Bronze Aeronautical Chronograph 41, introduced in 2020 and has been sold out since. Like its predecessor, the 2023 Catalina Bronze will be released as a limited edition timepiece. A total of 300 watches will be manufactured with a guilloche pattern in the dial, available in two colour options of 150 pieces each.
The new Catalina Bronze Swiss Automatic 43 bears the same resemblance as the predecessor. The bezel is made of solid bronze CuSn8 with raised, polished, numerals and stamped minute markers. Just like classic diver watches, the bezel rotates counterclockwise in 120 steps and with a rough, easy to use, grip surface.
The keen-eyed observer will notice a more rounded and wider case than the original Catalina. The polished surfaces on the top side of the case, from the lugs and across the crown guards, creates a beautiful contrast to the otherwise satin brushed case. The 43 mm diameter case is proper and allround.
The purpose of the Catalina collection is to find the balance between elements of aviation
with the sea and create a watch made suited both in the air and on the waters – just like the amphibious Catalina.
Material
Bronze CuSn8, sapphire glass front and back
Dial
Green or blue dial with Swiss Super-LumiNova C3 luminous mass in hands and indexes
Case Size
43 mm diameter, 13.2 mm height, 50.5 mm lug-to-lug, 20 mm between lugs
Case
Catalina Bronze
Movement
Sellita SW200-1, 28,800 freq./h, 26 jewels, 38h reserve
Crystal
Sapphire glass, anti-reflection treated with protective coating against fingerprints
Water Resistant
10 ATM / 100 m / 328 ft
Strap
Blue Rubber Strap (Blue dial), steel buckle / Green Rubber Strap (Green dial), steel buckle
