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Campanola “Tenmanboshi” BU0020-03A Eco-Drive

Campanola “Tenmanboshi” BU0020-03A Eco-Drive

£1,075.00 GBP
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Model: BU0020-03A Eco-Drive with Moon Phase and Triple Calendar

Year: August 2022

Features:

Value. Compared to European brands, Seiko offers some remarkably luxurious pieces at affordable prices - urushi lacquer, vitreous enamel, arita porcelain and maki-e gold are just a few of the dials and finishing techniques found on Seiko watches priced under $1,000. As Seiko’s global reputation grows, these bargains are slowly starting to disappear. The Campanola brand is even further behind that curve and can be considered better value for money than many of Seiko’s “deep value” offerings, which in turn are better value for money than many European brands!

Dial. The name of the watch, Tenmanboshi (天満星), roughly translates to “The Heavens Brimming with Stars”, which explains the thick belt of gold leaf suspended in the black-as-night, urushi lacquer subdial. The contrast between the two is magical. Each arrangement is applied by hand, ensuring no two urushi sub-dials are alike.

Layered. Campanolas are renowned for their use of layering, often opting for a distinctly three-dimensional look, as I’ve tried to demonstrate with the photos and video of this watch. As much as I love their cosmological dials and features, the thing that continues to draw me into Campanolas is their stacked approach to design. 

Eco-Drive. Very few watches offer the same level of convenience and reliability as Citizen’s Eco-Drive. The six-month power reserve that can be charged from only 19 hours of sunlight. However, there has always been one downside - the dials must have a translucent surface to allow light to reach the solar capacitor beneath. As a result, the design possibilities for Eco-Drives have always been somewhat limited - until Citizen began experimenting with translucent bezels. 

Design Improvements. As solar charging technology improved, the size of the capacitors shrank, allowing Citizen to only use part of the dial for the charging element. This innovation led to the creation of Campanola Eco-Drives, featuring translucent bezels. Interestingly, these bezels look completely normal - you wouldn’t even know they are “translucent” - but their presence means Eco-Drives can now boast much more intricate designs. The BU0020-3A is a wonderful example of this. 

Condition: In very good condition, with small hairlines on the bezel and case. On the original strap. 

Scope: Original box.

Movement: 8730 Eco-Drive “Solar Quartz”

Dimensions:

  • Case Width: 43.2mm
  • Case Thickness: 14.1mm
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