Only one sapphire manufacturer, Stettler in Lyss (Switzerland), accepted the challenge. . . and actually managed!Over 55 hours necessary just to machine and polish one base sapphire plate, and three out of four pieces break during the Sector 04940 Men's Watch process (mostly due to the drilling of the holes for the screws, which induce tension and cracks)!The blue water resistance gaskets have been designed specifically and relate in colour to the blue discs and 22k rotor at the back.
"Press ReleaseHorological Machine No2-SV (Sapphire Vision)MB&F presents Horological Machine No2-SV, featuring a room with a view Sector 04940 Watch crystal clear sapphire case with titanium back. With its totally transparent case, HM2-SV offers unprecedented visual access to the painstakingly hand-finished, 349-component engine powering the indications on its iconic twin dials.
The RS2 has a matte black alligator strap with a "soft touch" coating.The dial is very nice looking with a red colored seconds hand, a red stripe on the crown and red stitching on the inside of the strap.The RS2 has a COSC certified chronometer movement and black-gold hand applied hands.I will be taking a closer look at these replica Sector 04940 in Basel next week.From the pictures I would have to say these might be the best looking TAG watches I have ever seen.The fact that TAG Heuer is utilizing black treaments on their watches is further proof that this is not just hype, but that black watches are here to stay.
