GRUVEBUS - BLUE

Est. $1,095 USD

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Deep inside the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard, Norwegian miners have worked seams of ultra-pure anthracite for over a century. Gruvebus takes its nameand its toughnessfrom that legacy. Quenched mining-grade steel the 40 mm case is fired with high-carbon anthracite from Svalbard's Mine 7, then salt-quenched, boosting hardness from about 192 HV to 224 HV (ˆ 17 % harder than standard 316 L) for better scratch and impact resistance. Always-on glow Swiss Trigalight GTLS tubes in the hands and hour markers emit a steady green-blue light for 25 years, backed up by a burst of Swiss Super-LumiNova when you step from sun to shaft. Coal-textured dial an exact 3D impression of raw coal is pressed into the brass dial, sealed under three layers of clear lacquer so it feels smooth but looks rugged. Case-back tribute a deep relief of the load-bearing miner from Longyearbyen's iconic Gruvebus statuereproduced with permission from sculptor Tore Bjørn Skjølsvikhonours the men and women who move mountains underground. Only 175 pieces of the blue dial will ever be made each with an individually numbered caseback. A unique piece of Arctic industrial history captured in a timepiece.