Chanel · Family: J12
The Chanel J12 H5696 is the 33mm version in black high-tech ceramic with an in-house automatic movement, Caliber 12.2, COSC chronometer-certified. Cazador has no verified price observations yet for this reference. Its stand-out detail: unlike the quartz execution Chanel launched the J12 with in 2000, this reference runs a proprietary automatic movement with 50 hours of power reserve, visible through a sapphire caseback.
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Chanel launched the J12 line in 2000 with a quartz movement, introducing high-tech ceramic as a case material at a time when it was practically a fringe choice in luxury watchmaking, as covered in the first J12 fiche Cazador added, the white H5703. The black ceramic execution, which the collection actually launched with originally, has remained since then the color variant most closely associated with the model.
Reference H5696 belongs to the generation running Caliber 12.2, the in-house automatic movement Chanel progressively used to replace the original quartz across much of the J12 line, without giving up the monobloc ceramic case that has defined the model since its origin. The caliber carries COSC chronometer certification (Contrôle Officiel Suisse des Chronomètres), the independent Swiss body that certifies the accuracy of mechanical movements.
With 50 hours of power reserve and a sapphire caseback revealing the movement's finishing, this execution adds a mechanical dimension to a collection that relied exclusively on quartz during its early years. The black lacquer dial, with white ceramic indexes applied and hand-set one by one, keeps the color contrast that has visually defined the J12 since 2000.
This is the second Chanel reference Cazador adds, alongside the white quartz H5703 already in the catalog, extending J12 coverage in both color and movement type.
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The H5696 runs Caliber 12.2, an in-house automatic movement COSC-certified, versus the H5703's quartz movement. The H5696 is also in black ceramic, while the H5703 is in white ceramic.
It's the in-house automatic movement Chanel introduced to progressively replace the J12 line's original quartz, COSC chronometer-certified and visible through a sapphire caseback.
Caliber 12.2 is certified as a chronometer by the Contrôle Officiel Suisse des Chronomètres (COSC), the independent Swiss body that verifies mechanical movement accuracy before commercialization.
Yes, it reaches 200 meters of water resistance thanks to its screw-down steel crown, a high figure for a watch of this size with both a sporty and dressy character.
It's made of black high-tech ceramic, the same material as the monobloc case, giving the watch the monochrome finish characteristic of the J12 line.
Black ceramic was the color Chanel originally launched the J12 collection with in 2000, and it has remained since then the color variant most closely associated with the model, alongside the white version introduced shortly after.