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Hunter Tourbillon In Blue — CIGA Design’s post‑GPHG hands‑on
2021: CIGA Design’s Blue Planet took the Challenge Watch Prize at the GPHG. Fratello Watches went hands‑on with CIGA’s Hunter Tourbillon In Blue to see where the Shenzhen brand goes next.
By HorologyTalk Editorial · · 3 min read
Originally reported by Fratello Watches – The Magazine Dedicated To Luxury Watches. This article is a curated summary of their original coverage.
2021: CIGA Design’s Blue Planet won the Challenge Watch Prize at the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève. The brand, founded in Shenzhen in 2016, has used that momentum to widen a design‑forward palette and now offers the Hunter Tourbillon In Blue — a clear mechanical statement. Fratello Watches – The Magazine Dedicated To Luxury Watches went hands‑on with this model.
Where CIGA sits now
Winning at the GPHG shifted perception. CIGA moved beyond novelty skeletons and entry‑level design pieces into more ambitious mechanical territory. The brand’s catalog now includes lines named Aventur, Everest and Zodiac, and the Hunter Tourbillon In Blue reads as the next step in that arc: design ambition married to a recognised complication.
What the Hunter Tourbillon name tells you
The model’s title confirms the complication: tourbillon. That alone alters how buyers and press assess CIGA. A tourbillon signals a focus on mechanical architecture rather than just styling. Fratello’s hands‑on coverage frames the watch as a continuation of CIGA’s emphasis on visible mechanics and bold design direction.
Design and positioning, not specs
The publicly available reporting centers on execution and context rather than on a long spec sheet. From what Fratello observed, the Hunter Tourbillon In Blue is best read as a strategic product — a way for CIGA to position itself above pure trend pieces and toward mechanical credibility. The model sits alongside the brand’s other named families as part of a cohesive design language coming out of Shenzhen.
Market context
CIGA is working a familiar playbook: win attention with a prize, then convert that attention into higher‑end mechanical offerings. For collectors and buyers, the important signal is not just this single watch but the brand’s trajectory. If CIGA keeps layering credible mechanical complications onto its distinct designs, it changes how the market prices and compares its watches.
Watchers should treat the Hunter Tourbillon In Blue as a positioner. Wait for full technical specs, pricing and availability before making a purchase decision. For now, Fratello’s hands‑on is the best public read on how CIGA intends to follow a GPHG win with tangible mechanical moves.
Originally reported by Fratello Watches – The Magazine Dedicated To Luxury Watches. This article is a curated summary of their original coverage.
Tags: CIGA Design, tourbillon, mechanical movement, blue