MANUFACTURE CENTURY CELEBRATES 60 YEARS OF FAMILY AUDACITY AND EXCELLENCE

Founded in 1966 in Biel, Maison CENTURY celebrates sixty years of an odyssey guided by the Klingenberg family, uniting the grand art of watchmaking with Swiss virtuosity. Guided by the Klingenberg family from generation to generation, the independent manufacture asserts its exclusive mastery in the hand-cutting of unalterable sapphire. Thanks to the Megalith system, each Timepiece stands as a sculptural monolith capturing the inner refraction of the material. On the occasion of this milestone jubilee, the Artisans of Light seal their everlasting savoir-faire through exceptional creations such as the Mastersphere, the Dragon Stone, and the Elegance Moon Phase Hokusai – true embodiments of the Time Gem.

Family Spirit: Passing Down a Dream of Eternity

The story of the CENTURY manufacture was born from the visionary dream of Hans-Ulrich Klingenberg, who, as early as 1966, set out to bestow the measurement of time with a pure beauty capable of transcending eras. This quest for excellence and independence has flourished through a family heritage fervently preserved across generations. Led by Philip W.A. Klingenberg since 1993, and now joined by the third generation, the Maison continues to pursue this quest with passion. Together, they uphold this unique family vision. Through the Megalith system, every CENTURY creation stands as a sculptural monolith of flawless and unalterable unity.

CENTURY Sapphire: The Miracle of Light and Craftsmanship

At the heart of this remarkable watchmaking odyssey lies, above all, a fascination with time. There is also the determination to endow time with a material capable of embodying its mystery – its immanence, its relentless flow, and its eternal dimension. Perfectly transparent, immaculate, and unalterable, CENTURY sapphire – ranking 9 on the Mohs hardness scale as the second hardest substance after diamond – gives tangible form to this bold dream. It is a material that yields seamlessly to the visionary creativity of the brand’s designers and the master touch of artisans who, generation after generation, hand-cut and polish every single facet.

This painstaking precision rewards the eye with an interplay of radiance, refraction, and subtle chromatic shades that has become the most exclusive signature of every CENTURY Timepiece. The manufacture routinely draws from the world of high jewelry, adopting its most noble gem cuts – marquise, brilliant, navette, rose, or emerald – metamorphosing the watch case into a true sculptural prism.

The Art of Collections and Jubilee Icons

CENTURY’s creative universe unfolds across a diverse range of timepieces crafted to celebrate life’s most cherished moments. The manufacture expresses its savoir-faire through creations ranging from spectacular high jewelry pieces – architectural marvels highlighted with colored gemstones and precious diamonds – to poetic evening designs, alongside contemporary stainless steel timepieces tailored for everyday elegance or masculine distinction. Every creation is dressed in exclusive sapphire cuts, ranging from pristine geometric lines to intricately multi-faceted volumes. To mark its 60^th anniversary, CENTURY illustrates this versatility through three flagship creations:

• Mastersphere: Limited to 88 pieces per execution, this monobloc stainless steel Timepiece seals its high-frequency automatic movement within an absolute vacuum, protected by a 24-facet, right-angled CENTURY sapphire.
• Dragon Stone: Originally crafted exclusively in gold, this iconic 32 mm dodecagonal design hand-cut with 36 facets is now reimagined in steel with a rich palette of metallic chromatic shades, available with or without diamond setting on the dial.
• Tiara: A true ode to sovereign femininity, limited to just 6 pieces in tribute to the Maison’s 60th anniversary, this 28.5 mm Timepiece sculpted with 48 hand-cut facets houses a dial paved with 292 diamonds and a halo of 62 multicolored gemstones, elevated by an 18 ct white gold Milanese mesh bracelet and a structural Megalith construction water-resistant to 100 meters.
• Midnight Sun: Celebrating its 30^th anniversary during this jubilee, this 24 mm creation cut with 192 facets pairs yellow gold metallization, a diamond-set white mother-of-pearl dial, “Celestial Lugs” jewelry attachments, and a Megalith construction water-resistant to 100 meters.
• Elegance Moon Phase Hokusai: Translating the power of the ocean onto a deep blue mother-of-pearl dial inspired by the iconic woodblock print, this 30 mm timepiece with 48 hand-cut facets merges the poetry of a moon phase complication with the resilience of a Megalith construction water-resistant to 100 meters.

Quotes from Philip W.A. Klingenberg, CEO of CENTURY

• “Celebrating sixty years of history is a dedication to the art of watchmaking according to CENTURY: a quest for the absolute where technical rigor yields to the purity of creation. Since 1966, our Maison has perpetuated an uncompromising family vision, sculpting the material to offer unalterable timepieces to those who seek the extraordinary.”