Zelos · Microbrand · Singapore

Zelos Skyraider 2 Tantalum Skeleton

Discontinued · 2021 · Pilot, Skeleton

Zelos Skyraider 2 Skeleton in tantalum, skeletonised movement with black-lumed hands, on grey rubber strap
Photo: Zelos
From $2,499
  • ETA 6498-1
  • 42 mm
  • Sapphire crystal
  • 50 m water resistance

Movement

Caliber
ETA 6498-1
Type
Hand-wound
Tier
Upper
Complications
Hours, Minutes, Small seconds, Skeleton
Frequency
18,000 bph
Power reserve
46 h
Hacking
No
Accuracy (factory)
—
Grade
Elaboré
Modifications
Fully skeletonised PVD main plates, skeletonised mainspring barrel and hour wheel

Case

Diameter
42 mm
Lug to lug
48.5 mm
Thickness
—
Lug width
22 mm
Material
Other (Tantalum)
Hardening
—
Water resistance
50 m
Crown
—
Case back
Display
Bezel
—

Crystal & dial

Crystal
Sapphire
Shape
—
Anti-reflective
—
Lume
Black-tinted lume on the hands and indices (Zelos: "black lume"); the shared spec list says C3 X1 and BGW9

Bracelet

Bracelet
Not offered

Straps

Strap 1
FKM rubber, Grey FKM rubber strap

Weight

Head only
—
On bracelet
—
On strap
—

Prices

VariantConfigurationTypePriceUSDAs ofSource
Skeleton—Msrp2,499 USD$2,4992026-10-21link

Variants

NameDialStatus
Skeletonskeleton (open-worked movement), blacked-out hands and indices, small seconds at 6Limited (25)

About this entry

67% of key specs known. Missing: thickness, weight, hardening, AR coating, crown.

One of the Skyraider 2 limited editions listed by Zelos on 30 August 2021, with the case in tantalum (a dense, corrosion-resistant, hypoallergenic metal with a bluish-grey hue) and a skeletonised ETA 6498-1 in place of a dial. 25 pieces, sold out and in Zelos's Discontinued Models collection. The only tantalum Skyraider 2; the titanium, Ti-Damascus and Mokume skeletons and the 2025 Skyraider 40 Skeleton Tantalum are separate models. Zelos: "black lume on the hands and indices for a 'blacked' out design"; fitted with a grey FKM rubber strap (the listing names no bracelet). Shared Skyraider 2 spec list: 42mm, 22mm lugs, 48.5mm lug to lug, "10.5mm thickness without crystal" (total thickness not stated, so not recorded), 50m, sapphire crystal, signed crown, Swiss ETA 6498-1 Élaboré hand-wound, skeleton version with fully skeletonised PVD main plates and a skeletonised mainspring barrel and hour wheel. Small seconds at 6 (photo). Display caseback per the Skyraider 2 spec list (sapphire with lumed text). Crown screw-down, crystal shape and AR coating not stated. Weight not published.

Last verified: 2026-10-21. Edit or correct this entry.

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