WILBUR opens a new chapter with the EXP 2.0, a 25-piece run that prefers a quiet knock to a parade. The brief is clear enough for a watch box label and a little intrigue for the rest.
The case is titanium with a blue and black ceramic exoskeleton, paired to a blue rubber strap. At 41.5 by 41.5 millimeters measured at the bezel, it reads as a compact square footprint with architectural intent rather than bulk for its own sake.
The dial continues the layered theme, crowned by a transparent blue sapphire chapter ring. Expect strong depth effects and light play, the kind that rewards a glance when the afternoon sun catches the edge. It is modern without shouting.
Inside beats a La Joux-Perret automatic movement fitted with an EXP2.0 rotor. No extra claims are made, which I rather like. Let the rotor spin and the hands do their work. Swiss made is stated, and the watch does not try to be anything else.
Price is 10,000 USD, with this first configuration offered privately in extremely limited numbers ahead of wider release. Allocation by email is about as old world as it gets in a world of shopping carts and countdown timers.
On first reading, the choices are coherent. Lightweight case, ceramic armor, sapphire ring to frame the time, and a proven supplier behind the automatic. If the finishing keeps pace with the design, the EXP 2.0 should wear as a considered object rather than a costume. Twenty five pieces will tell the story quickly.
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