David Candaux debuts the DC6 Night Forest

​Limited edition of eight pieces – Retail price (without taxes) : CHF 248,000 


Le Sollliat, March 30th, 2026 – David Candaux hosted an exclusive preview to present the new DC6 Night Forest, which took place in the exceptional setting of the David Candaux Atelier, in La Vallée de Joux.
  
The DC6 naturally calls for carbon. A contemporary watch, designed for everyday wear, made for a life on the move. The material speaks for itself in this collection. 
Following an initial version in forged carbon, which quickly found its audience, David Candaux continued to explore the potential of this material. The result: a timepiece in UD carbon and natural titanium, featuring a smoky topaz green dial. The lightest piece in the collection: 45 grams on the wrist. Water-resistant to 50 meters. Produced in a limited edition of eight pieces. 
 
FROM FORGED CARBON TO UD CARBON: THE RIGHT MATERIAL
 
Forged carbon is all about the shavings. Fragments of carbon fibers embedded in epoxy resin, compressed under heat and pressure. The result has presence. The speckled surface catches the light in unpredictable ways. But the structure carries its own weakness: random fibers, a resin acting as a binder, and a binder that eventually gives way. Under prolonged stress, at the edges, or under impact, forged carbon disintegrates. The resin matrix cracks deeply. The chips peel away, slowly, insidiously.  
UD carbon, short for unidirectional, is based on a different logic entirely. No flakes, but sheets of continuous fibers. The fibers run through the entire thickness of the material, without interruption. The resin is present, but secondary. Less abundant, better distributed, structurally marginal. Under impact, force travels along the fibers rather than concentrating at the resin-flake interfaces. The material is homogeneous, mechanically coherent, and significantly more resistant to delamination.  

Where forged carbon appears speckled and random, UD carbon reveals itself as veined, striated, and directional. This is not an esthetic decision. It is the direct result of the internal structure: ultra-thin 30-micron plies stacked with precision; each rotated 45° relative to the previous one. When light glances off the surface, it reveals these successive rotations as regular undulations. The same phenomenon that gives the grain of aged wood its depth and direction.