Herbelin Newport Goes Ceramic For Anniversary

French watchmaker HERBELIN is unveiling a new limited series: the Newport Céramique 35th anniversary.

With its high-tech materials, designer look, and discreet colours, this two-hand timepiece has never been as minimalist in its expression of the Newport’s hallmark characteristics. Powered moreover by an automatic movement, this timepiece comes in two diameters (38 mm and 43 mm), with just 500 numbered pieces produced for each size.

Ceramic is light yet harder than steel, and features a reflective surface that’s soft to the touch, this high-tech ultra-scratch-resistant material combines a number of properties that are remarkably suited to watchmaking.

HERBELIN’s has used this material to reinterpret its emblematic model in a minimalist style. Initiated by the launch of the Newport Slim in 2021, this exercise in style is now pushed to the extreme with the Newport Céramique 35th anniversary.

“It’s not just simply a ceramic watch. Our desire is to introduce new materials over the course of time. After carbon and titanium, ceramic is perfectly tailored to anchor Newport even more firmly within the urban sport-chic world. We played with the material, working in a precise cutting edge fashion, in order to exploit its properties to the maximum. Nothing was done by accident. We employed an architectural approach to watchmaking in order to create a designer timepiece par excellence.”
Mathieu Herbelin, Associate Creative Director, HERBELIN

Crafted from ceramic, the case is cut with three meticulously chiselled facets. Its polished finish sculpts the light, showcasing the overall styling. Devoid of artifice, the dial, also in ceramic, is protected by a sapphire crystal. Treated with an AR coating on both top and bottom, it disappears to highlight the elegant shapes and purity of the material. Its unique smooth finish provides the model with true depth, shimmering with the slightest movement in a scintillating display of intense reflections.

There are a few steel touches, such as the hour and minute hands, notched conical crown, and bracelet mounting screws, create a striking contrast that accentuates the beauty of the material. Its black colour never fades, neither under the harshest conditions nor over time.

Comfortable on the wrist due to its light weight, the Newport Céramique 35th anniversary comes with a matte black bracelet – crafted from high performance FKM elastomer specifically designed to maintain the watch’s contour through the central horns to the clasp.

The Newport Céramique 35th anniversary further captivates with its Swiss made automatic movement (Sellita). Oscillating at 28,800 vibrations per hour and incorporating 25 jewels, it benefits from a 56-hour power reserve.

Technical Specifications:

Case:

• Black ceramic, polished finish

• Black ceramic bezel, polished finish

• Notched conical crown in 316L stainless steel

• transparent caseback encircled with 316L stainless steel

featuring Newport 35 years and N°X/500 engravings

• Sapphire crystal with AR coating on both top and bottom

• Diameter: 38 mm or 43 mm; thickness: 9.05 mm

• water-resistant to 50 metres

Dial:

• Black ceramic