ReviewThe Urban Time Keeper: Introducing The Cvstos Metropolitan Collection

Athough Cvstos have been around for over two decades, their current collections are fairly recent. The Cvstos Metropolitan line, for instance, was presented as a capsule collection in 2022. Despite having only two distinct models—one with a small seconds sub-dial at six, or a chronograph with two sub-dials at three and nine—the collection is rather diverse in its use of materials and dials. The brand’s distinct tonneau-shaped case, integrated bracelet and exhibition caseback are common for all models, skeleton dial or not, chronograph or small seconds variants. Inspired by urban lifestyles, Cvstos Metropolitan timepieces have a sizeable presence on the wrist, with a sporty-chic appeal.

Building The Cvstos Metropolitan Line With Cutting-Edge Materials

Sized at 42mm, with a lug to lug measurement of 51mm, the Cvstos Metropolitan watches are robust. Moreso if the case is crafted from grade 5 titanium, a material known for being sturdy, besides its other properties. Other materials used by the brand include 5N red gold or see-through sapphire crystal glass for the case. However, in titanium, the watch wears much lighter than its sizeable appearance. Vertical brushing on the bezel, case sides and crown guards contrasts with smooth polished finishes on angular edges. These finishing extends to the caseback, with a sapphire crystal window into the movement, and the integrated titanium bracelet.

Exposed surfaces on this multi-link bracelet are decorated with a brushed appearance, while smooth edges reflect light. These contrasts are more apparent in the raised central links. A folding clasp with push-pieces comes with an adjustable extension. In true urban style, Cvstos Metropolitan watches offer easy strap interchangeability without the use of additional tools.

In true urban style, Cvstos Metropolitan watches offer easy strap interchangeability without the use of additional tools

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Exposed surfaces on the bracelet are decorated with a brushed appearance, while smooth edges reflect light, contrasts that are more apparent in the raised central links

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The folding clasp on Cvstos Metropolitan watches comes with an adjustable extension

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Cvstos Metropolitan Line, Or How To Stand Out In The Urban Crowd

The limited nature of a Cvstos Metropolitan watch is best accessed via the caseback. Here, a skeletonised rotor is engraved with a QR code that accesses a unique page once the watch is registered. When the code is scanned, a page opens, displaying details specific to a particular timepiece. This information is also used to authenticate a timepiece and can prove to be quite useful, especially when the watch needs to be serviced.

Multi-Faceted Urban Dweller: Cvstos Metropolitan PS

With 50m of water resistance, and an integrated bracelet with easy interchangeability, the Cvstos Metropolitan PS is quite the handy urban companion. PS here stands for ‘petite seconde’ or small seconds. A vertical diamond polishing on the guilloche dial gives the watch an urban aesthetic reminiscent of high-rises. In contrast, the small seconds sub-dial at six o’clock features a snailed finish. A minute track on the flange marked with numerals is skewed to align with the angular appearance of the barrel-shaped case and dial. Numerals here are displayed in double digits. For those who love symmetry, a glance at this timepiece would be incredibly satidfying.

At six o’clock, a circular date window sits discreetly within the small seconds sub-dial. Be it the monochromatic aesthetic of the Cvstos Metropolitan PS Titanium Grey or the classic combination of the Cvstos Metropolitan PS Titanium Blue, the urban watch with a small seconds sub-dial is a study in symmetry and a true visual treat. Running on the CVS410 automatic calibre, the watch offers a power reserve of 50 hours when fully wound. This movement is visible through the exhibition caseback of the timepiece.

The Cvstos Metropolitan PS Titanium in a nutshell

• Case: 42mm by 51mm; titanium
• Glass and caseback: Sapphire crystal
• Dial: Grey or blue; vertical guilloche pattern with diamond polishing; snailed small seconds sub-dial at six; date window at six; Super-LumiNova-filled hands and indexes
• Functions: Hours, minutes, small seconds, date
• Movement: CVS410; automatic calibre; 50-hour power reserve
• Strap: Integrated titanium bracelet; additional alligator leather and rubber straps

A vertical diamond polishing on the guilloche dial of the Cvstos Metropolitan PS watch is reminiscent of high-rises, with a contrasting snailed finish on the sub-dial at six

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Applied indexes and hands on the Cvstos Matropolitan PS watches are filled with Super-LumiNova to aid legibility in low lighting conditions

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Powered by the CVS410 calibre created in-house by Cvstos, the watch offers a power reserve of 50 hours

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The Cvstos Metropolitan PS Skeleton’s Exposed Urban Landscape

A delightfully skeletonised version of the watch with the small seconds complication is the Metropolitan PS Titanium SQLT Green timepiece. The open-worked Cvstos CVS410 SQLT that powers this timepiece is visible through both dial and caseback. Green PVD treatment decorates the mainplate and bridges of the movement. Other components stand out in black, with rhodium-plated gears peeking out between bridges. Angled indexes seem to flow from the barrel-shaped case. Indexes and chrome-plated hands are filled with Super-LumiNova. At six o’clock is the seconds track, marked in white on a sapphire ring. Also at six is an aperture displaying the date. The green and black background facilitates legibility, and both time and date are clear, despite the activity on the dial.

The Cvstos Metropolitan PS Titanium SQLT Green in a nutshell

• Case: 42mm by 51mm, titanium
• Glass and caseback: Sapphire crystal
• Dial: Skeleton; mainplate and bridges treated with green PVD; luminous indexes and hands; small seconds sub-dial and date window at six
• Functions: Hours, minutes, small seconds, date
• Movement: CVS410 SQLT
• Strap: Titanium bracelet with easy changeability; additional alligator leather and rubber straps

A delightfully skeletonised version of the watch with the small seconds complication is the Metropolitan PS Titanium SQLT Green timepiece

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Its titanium case displays brushed and polished finishes increasing the urban appeal of the Cvstos Metropolitan PS Titanium SQLT Green watch

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Indexes are angled and seem to flow from the barrel shaped case. These indexes and chrome-plated hands are filled with Super-LumiNova, aiding legibility

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The open-worked Cvstos CVS410 SQLT that powers this timepiece is visible through both dial and caseback

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Urban Timers: Cvstos Metropolitan Chrono Titanium

On the Cvstos Metropolitan Chrono Titanium watches, a rich red or blue dial displays a sunray guilloche pattern. Against the dual finishes of the case, these stark rays offer depth and dimensionality to the dial. In contrast, two rhodium sub-dials stand out with their circular brushed finishes at three and six o’clock. At three is the 30-minute recorder while the small seconds sub-dial is at nine o’clock. A date window displays the date numeral in white against a black background in a circular aperture at six o clock. A central chronograph hand features a lume-filled syringe tip. Indexes and hands are also filled with Super-LumiNova. On the right of the 42mm-by-51mm tonneau titanium case, chronograph pushers are integrated with the crown guards, giving the curves of the watch a seamless flow. Visible through the caseback is the brand’s CVS757 self-winding calibre with a column wheel, offering a power reserve of 42 hours.

The Cvstos Metropolitan Chrono Titanium in a nutshell

• Case: 42mm by 51mm; titanium
• Crystal and caseback: Sapphire crystal
• Dial: Red or blue; sunray guilloche pattern with diamond polishing; rhodium sub-dials at three (30-minute recorder) and nine (small seconds); date window at six o’clock
• Functions: Hours, minutes, small seconds, chronograph, date
• Movement: CVS757 automatic calibre; 42-hour power reserve
• Strap: Titanium bracelet; additional leather and rubber straps

On the right of the tonneau case, chronograph pushers are integrated with the crown guards, giving the curves of the Cvstos Metropolitan Chrono Titanium watch a seamless flow.

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Against the dual finishes of the case, stark guilloche rays offer depth and dimensionality. In contrast, two rhodium sub-dials stand out with their circular brushed finishes

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City Timer Stripped-Bare: Cvstos Metropolitan Chrono Titanium Blue SQLT

With a skeletonised dial offering a view of the automatic CVS758 chronograph movement, the Cvstos Metropolitan Chrono Titanium Blue SQLT watch is dynamic, to say the least. Sized at 42mm by 51mm, the tonneau-shaped case is crafted from grade-5 titanium with alternating brushed and polished finishes. At three on the case is the crown, flanked by chronograph pushers that control the central chronograph hand. On the dial, the bridges are treated with blue PVD. Reminiscent of a labyrinth of roads within a city, these criss-crossing components facilitate clean legibility. Two sapphire crystal rings serve as sub-dials at three for the 30-minute counter and at nine o’clock for the small seconds. Central timekeeping hands and indexes hour markers on the periphery are generously filled with Super-LumiNova, further aiding legibility.

The Cvstos Metropolitan Chrono Titanium Blue SQLT in a nutshell

• Case: 42mm by 51mm; titanium
• Glass and caseback: Sapphire crystal
• Dial: Skeletonised; blue PVD treatment on bridges and mainplate; Central hours, minutes and chronograph hands; 30-minute counter at three o’clock; small seconds at nine; lume-filled hands, indexes
• Functions: Hours, minutes, small seconds, chronograph
• Movement: CVS758; automatic; 42-hour power reserve
• Strap: Integrated titanium bracelet; additional leather and rubber straps

On the dial of the Cvstos Metropolitan Chrono Titanium Blue SQLT watch, the bridges are treated with blue PVD. Reminiscent of a labyrinth of roads within a city, these criss-crossing components facilitate clean legibility

Cvstos may not have been around as long as some of their better-known countrymen, but looking at their timepieces, not many can tell the age of the brand. With its combination of new-age materials, finishing and dial displays, the Cvstos Metropolitan collection offers the wearer the chance to stand out in a crowd. Each watch in the Cvstos Metropolitan line has its own unique identity—a given in metropolitan lifestyles.

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