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The Foundation of the Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG) announces the entries for the 2023 @gphg_official Awards edition featuring Swiss and international watch brands. Arnold & Son – Perpetual Moon 38 Mintnight - Diamond Moonphase at Geneva Watch Days Celebrating watchmaking through +15 prizes and categories, including the prestigious “Aiguille d'Or” Grand Prix award. The GPHG Academy, which currently has 830 members, has already submitted several hundred timepieces for competition. The list of the +15 categories with +90 entries, included the latest @arnoldandson fine watch Perpetual Moon 38 'Mintnight' Timepiece presented at Geneva Watch Days 2023. The Academy will conduct a second vote later this summer to determine the winners among 90 nominated timepieces. See more nominated watches here soon. At the 2023 edition of Geneva Watch Days, Arnold & Son revealed a poetic new women's moonphase complication timepiece. The Swiss watchmaker unveiled the Perpetual Moon 38 Mintnight, a limited edition of 18 pieces, with a hint of mint green and a splendid moon rendered in diamonds, mother-of-pearl, and ruthenium crystals. From its very first appearance, the Perpetual Moon 38 was destined to rise. Its latest iteration, ‘Mintnight’, showcases the night in shades of mint green, turquoise, teal, and sky blue. A gentle gradation of colored mother-of-pearl adorns this limited edition of 18 timepieces. The mother-of-pearl’s opalescent sheen is complemented by the shimmer of the ruthenium moon and dial foreground, together with the diamonds that sparkle on the bezel, lugs, and hour-markers of this poetic creation. White and green Measuring 38 mm in diameter and 10.44 mm thick, the case of the Perpetual Moon 38 Mintnight is fashioned from a block of white gold. Its bezel, four lugs, and crown host a total of 80 brilliant-cut diamonds. When added to the 22 diamonds adorning its buckle, they amount to a total weight of 2.57 carats. These gemstones pave the way for the lavish dial ornament of this delicate complication by Arnold & Son. Behind a wave of ruthenium crystals, a maze of blue, mint-green, and turquoise earthen hills emerge one after the other before receding towards the horizon. The sky above this scene, scattered with hand-painted stars, is filled with an immense moon. Its surface, also made from ruthenium crystals, illuminates the sky. The use of this rare material has become a special signature of Arnold & Son, adding preciousness, light, and texture. Five marquise-cut diamonds indicating the hours bring a glittering finishing touch to this timely work of art. A feminine mechanism The Perpetual Moon 38 Mintnight transposes the high watchmaking standards that have always guided Arnold & Son into the world of ladies’ timepieces. The Swiss manufacture thus created a specific caliber, the smallest in its collection, specifically for the Perpetual Moon 38. The proportions of the A&S1612 caliber, which measures 29.4 mm, were designed with the case in mind. This manually wound movement - with an autonomy of 90 hours - perpetuates the range of Arnold & Son calibers with impressive power reserves. Axes of the moon The emblematic complication of the A&S1612 caliber is its moon phase. The Perpetual Moon 38 Mintnight houses a large moon disc with its various crescents occupying the wide window situated between 10 and 2 o’clock, cut out to faithfully depict the appearance of the Earth’s natural satellite. Staying true to its tradition as a precision watchmaker and its legacy of high-sea navigation, Arnold & Son has ensured that this moon-phase timepiece will remain accurate for 122 years. This means that, if kept constantly wound, it would take more than a century for the moon on the timepiece to experience a one-day time lag with its real-life counterpart in the sky. Named after John Arnold, English watchmaker of the 18th century renowned for his ingenuity and work on marine chronometers, Arnold & Son perpetuates today his legacy, exploring contemporary ways to interpret traditional watch craftsmanship. From its Manufacture based in La Chaux-de-Fonds, cradle of the Swiss watchmaking industry, Arnold & Son develops its timepieces in-house including its complicated calibers. The House established iconic collections such as the Time Pyramid with its unique architecture, the Nebula featuring a fully skeletonized movement, the Perpetual Moon and the Luna Magna displaying among the most spectacular moon phases on the market or the Globetrotter, impressive three-dimensional worldtimer. The twenty plus calibers presented to date by Arnold & Son have all been conceived, designed, developed, machined, decorated, assembled, and adjusted by its sister Manufacture, La Joux-Perret. This independence and creativity demonstrate the House’s ability to perpetuate John Arnold’s exceptional inventions. For more information, visit arnoldandson.com #gphg2023 #genevawatchdays #arnoldandson XRBY LA MONTRE D'ART ESPRESSIONE ROMANTICA Matteo Stauffacher - Espressione Romantica / 7-pieces limited series PRICE INCL. VAT 44'000 CHF Artisan watch brand XRby has teamed up with the talented architect, designer and enameller Matteo Stauffacher to create a striking cloisonné enamel timepiece. XRby collaborates with master artisans by giving them space to freely express their artistic talents. The latest collaboration has resulted in “Espressione Romantica” by Matteo Stauffacher. Based in Lausanne, Matteo Stauffacher is a qualified EPF architect, designer and enameller, student of the largest enameller in Switzerland. His exploration of the artistic theme of “contrast” is no doubt inspired by his diverse professional background. Indeed, Espressione Romantica is the embodiment of contrast. It represents an improbable encounter between Francesco Hayez, a leading artist of Italian Romanticism, and Wassily Kandinsky, the pioneer of abstract art. The dial is a magnificent fusion of the two artists’ works: “Il bacio” from 1859 and “Transverse line” from 1923. Matteo Stauffacher’s dial uses the cloisonné enamel technique, where the pattern is outlined in gold wire and the cells are filled with enamel. The piece is fired several times then sanded to perfection. A premiere in fine-arts watchmaking : A cloisonné enamelled oscillating weight. Always in search of excellence, we have developed an oscillating weight that allows the artist-craftsman to express his know-how also on an element of the automatic movement. Specific technical characteristics : It took more than 100 hours of work to create this improbable encounter between abstract art and romanticism, 1 metre of 24k gold wire with a diameter of 0.60 mm to delimit the contours of the cells, each of which hosts one or more of the 26 colours chosen by the artist. Automatic movement manufactured in Switzerland with a power reserve of 86 hours, frequency of 3 Hz. The watch has a diameter of 40 mm, the glass box is made of sapphire, and the openworked case back and signature crown are in white gold. SUSTAINABILITY Our sustainable-minded watch brand uses environmentally friendly materials, practices responsible manufacturing, designs durable watches, and supports social initiatives. We promote transparency and communicate our efforts to enable watch enthusiasts to make informed choices in favor of the environment and society. For instance : 100% MADE IN JURA MOUNTAINS: The sourcing of components for XRby watches is done in the heart of the Jura Mountains within a 75 km radius of the company. BEAUREGARD conceived in Montreal and made in Switzerland Lili Bouton is a discreet floral composition that exudes high jewellery from each of its petals and refuses to decide whether it’s a Jewell or a watch. Every petal of our Lili is invisibly set and patiently hand polished, making it a jewellery piece in its own right and a part of the eye-catching miniature garden of gems blooming on the dial. With it’s flawless diamond set Gold case, Lili Bouton is a cocktail watch that holds the soul of Beauregard and exudes the highest craftsmanship in every detail. As it was done in the golden age of the Swiss watches, the components of our Lili’s are crafted by manufactures all over Switzerland. We take pride in our decentralized approach and are grateful for the chance to work with the very best in their trades who are part of an ever-growing circle of friends. © FONDATION DU GRAND PRIX D'HORLOGERIE DE GENÈVE All visuals copyright. Read our Summer Issue See Haute couture from Dior, Alexis Mabille, Georges Hobeika, Zuhair Murad, Valentino and more Explore Moralmoda Art Culture Lifestyle Travel Business Interviews Events ​ Get in touch About us Contacts Subscribe

The timeless elegance of the DB28XP with the captivating charm of the DB28 Kind of Blue to create the new DB28XP Kind of Blue, an exceptional timepiece that embodies the perfect fusion of tradition and innovation-A limited edition of 25 pieces. On the occasion of the 2023 Geneva Watch Days, De Bethune unveils the new DB28XP Kind of Blue. The independent watchmaker is proud to announce the latest addition to its collection of iconic timepieces. This new creation is the result of the union between the proven elegance of the DB28XP and the timeless charm of the DB28 Kind of Blue, offering watch enthusiasts an exceptional piece that harmoniously combines tradition and innovation. The DB28XP Kind of Blue is the natural evolution of two iconic models from De Bethune: the DB28XP and the DB28 Kind of Blue. It embodies the best of both worlds by combining the sleek design and refinement of the DB28XP with a completely blue look, inspired by the DB28 Kind of Blue and bearing the manufacturer's signature." A captivating dial Here, it's all about levels of interpretation, reliefs, and the interplay of light with shadows and reflections. Crafted from blued titanium, the watch reveals an architectural fusion of space,time, and light at first glance. Its deep and luminous blue is achieved through the natural oxidation of the material, making each watch a unique work of art. The dial, entirely made of Microlight, reimagines and modernizes traditional guilloché technique. On its expansive flat surface, this technique gains new meaning and enhances the structure. By playing with shadow and light, it adds depth and delivers a more architectural and dynamic result. The overall effect becomes more contemporary. Ultra-thin, according to De Bethune De Bethune opened a chapter in the world of ultra-thin watches in 2020 with the launch of the DB28XP, celebrating ten years of mechanical and aesthetic research and work. In his pursuit of an ultra-thin timepiece, Denis Flageollet envisioned it as both an atechnical and aesthetic challenge—the complexity of slimness, an adventure that demands precision and harmony between design and constraints. As if by fate, the DB28XP has now become an embodiment of beauty, an elegance that epitomizes purity in its most absolute form. All of De Bethune's watchmaking expertise The manual-winding movement DB2115v12 is equipped with the De Bethune balance wheel,visible through the dial thanks to its opening at 6 o'clock. It is the result of De Bethune's constant physical and mathematical approach to improving its operation. It benefits from the latest advancements, with a not-overly-large diameter, made of titanium, and fitted with small-gray gold weights placed externally, providing it with remarkable inertia, reliability, and regulating quality. Equipped with the renowned De Bethune hairspring, this tiny, extremely thin spring, considered the heart of the mechanical watch, has been designed to keep its center of gravity precisely in the center by using a flat curve fixed on the outside of the hairspring. Variations in the thickness of the blade contribute to nearly perfect concentric development. Among the numerous advantages are reduced height, improved adjustment of concentricity quality, finer balance wheel adjustment, eliminating the need for pins, and the curved shape even acting as a shock absorber in case of impact. Finally, the internal structure of the material remains intact, as it has not been stressed or bent. Through these various tried and continually developing enhancements, De Bethune has increased the power reserve efficiency by +20%, bringing it to a total of 6 days, visible through the sapphire glass case back, allowing connoisseurs to marvel at the complexity and beauty of each component. Equally visible and geometrically positioned relative to the caliber's mainplate, the assembly is protected by the exclusive triple shock-absorbing system. De Bethune was not only the first to design a bridge held from both sides in a symmetrical manner, which keeps the balance wheel perfectly in place, but also to add two shock absorbers at each end, in addition to the balance wheel's own shock absorber. Hence the name 'triple shock absorber,' which, with its springs instead of screws mounted on perfectly polished axes, effectively absorbs and dampens violent impacts. Comfort and innovation Like all models in its collection, the DB28XP Kind of Blue never fails to surprise us with the lightweight nature of its case, entirely crafted from polished blue-tinged grade 5 titanium with a microlight caseband, mounted on mobile cradles that adapt to the size and various movements of the wrist, a patented De Bethune system. A more curved caseband, following the wrist's lines. The microlight finish of the mainplate is echoed on the sides, extending to the outer edge of the caseband, a meticulous and challenging task to achieve in the absence of simple geometric elements. The ensemble is completed with an alligator strap with an atitanium buckle, contributing to the practical and comfortable wear of this timepiece. All visuals copyright. 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Sylvain Pinaud x Massena LAB unveil new collection at Geneva Watch Days Chronograph Monopoussoir Sylvain Pinaud x Massena LAB. A convergence of craftsmanship and innovation unfolds as Massena LAB announces its latest release – the Chronograph Monopoussoir Sylvain Pinaud x Massena LAB. Crafted in collaboration with independent watchmaker Sylvain Pinaud, this handcrafted monopusher chronograph, a limited-edition of only ten pieces, is set to excite connoisseurs and collectors alike. Years before his win at the 2022 GPHG (Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève), where he was awarded that year’s “Horological Revelation” Prize, Sylvain Pinaud crossed paths with William Massena at a collectors event in Geneva. Pinaud's avant-garde monopusher chronograph, ensconced in titanium, instantly caught Massena's imagination. Reflecting on their first meeting, Massena fondly recalls: "When I held Sylvain's chronograph, it was pure horological magic. Hearing Sylvain recount the timepiece’s origin story—and how he had crafted it to compete in the prestigious Meilleurs Ouvriers de France (MOF) competition—only sealed the deal. If you live outside of France, you may not be familiar with the MOF, but inside France, it is famous. About every four years, a competition is held to honor the best of the nation’s craftspeople, or ouvriers, in French. Entrants compete in various categories ranging from the culinary arts to metal and stoneworking. When Sylvain won his MOF with his Chronograph Monopoussoir, it almost instantly elevated him to his place among today’s most talented and exciting independent watchmakers. His win at the GPHG in 2022 only cemented this position." After seeing the watch in the metal, Massena asked Pinaud if he could place an order for himself but with a revised case design. What started as a personal commission turned into a professional project when many of Massena’s friends in the collector community expressed interest in acquiring a similar watch from Pinaud. The spark of collaboration ignited, and the Chronograph Monopoussoir Sylvain Pinaud x Massena LAB was born. From a personal muse to a shared project, Pinaud's ingenuity and Massena's vision coalesced into horological artistry. Crafted almost entirely by hand in the atelier of Sylvain Pinaud in Sainte-Croix, Switzerland, the watch is powered by a hand-wound movement with a fully integrated, column-wheel chronograph with a horizontal clutch, which can be started; paused; and reset using a single pusher located discreetly at the crown. The movement’s integrated chronograph complication, hand-finished by the watchmaker himself, is left exposed on the dial side and is a delight to observe. The dial, created by Comblémine SA—the dial manufacture owned by the renowned watchmaker Kari Voutilainen—is a fusion of modern design with vintage aesthetics inspired by maritime chronometers. Sapphire windows on the sides of the titanium case, as well as a sapphire caseback, invite glances from almost every angle—a glimpse into the careful labor and artistry which characterize a Sylvain Pinaud timepiece. The partnership between Sylvain Pinaud and Massena LAB represents more than just a watch. The Chronograph Monopoussoir Sylvain Pinaud x Massena LAB is an ode to independent watchmaking and its constant evolution. As Massena LAB grows, it continues to support independent watchmakers by first seeking out and shining a spotlight on new talents in the independent watchmaking space. As they have done previously for makers including Habring²; Luca Soprana; and Raúl Pagès, Massena LAB continues to champion the independent makers who represent an important and ever-growing sector of contemporary watchmaking. The Chronograph Monopoussoir Sylvain Pinaud x Massena LAB launches today on MassenaLAB.com and is available for viewing by appointment only at Geneva Watch Days. Production is limited to three pieces each year, with deliveries taking place over three years – a testament to its rarity and refinement. Price available upon request. All visuals copyright. Read our Summer Issue See Haute couture from Dior, Alexis Mabille, Georges Hobeika, Zuhair Murad, Valentino and more Explore Moralmoda Art Culture Lifestyle Travel Business Interviews Events ​ Get in touch About us Contacts Subscribe

The JULES VERNE TOURBILLON “To the Moon” is unveiled timely for the spectacular moon mission launched which SpaceX, NASA with four astronauts from four countries The JULES VERNE tourbillons constitute a trilogy of watchmaking gems, from the award-winning Atelier Louis Moinet, each of which takes you on a unique artistic journey. The first in the series is the model named "TO THE MOON", featuring a lunar meteorite of outstanding rarity. The future owners can personalise their watch by choosing from an exclusive selection of rare materials for the dial. This will make that watch absolutely unique. For the JULES VERNE “TO THE MOON” tourbillon, the dial becomes a canvas upon which the organic patterns of the lunar meteorite merge with the harmonious and regular lines of a traditional guilloché. - Jean-Marie Schaller, Owner and Creative Director ONE OF A KIND The JULES VERNE tourbillons were designed to be personalised. At the centre of the dial is a space that allows the future owner to select a unique stone disc cut from either a lunar meteorite, an opal, or a lapis lazuli. Only eight discs of each material, handcrafted and revealing a unique pattern, will be offered.Guilloché, an age-old mechanical artThe central disc of these JULES VERNE tourbillons will be set in a peripheral guilloché. This rigorous craft involves carefully producing enchanting motifs by engraving gentle grooves on a metallic surface. The guillocheur then applies a translucid varnish to the surface, which adds depth and brilliance to the decoration. The JULES VERNE “TO THE MOON” tourbillon connects us to outer space thanks to its dial featuring the lunar meteorite. Eight individual fragments of this very rare material originating from the moon provide a unique option for making the watch one of a kind. Indeed, each stone slice unveils a mysterious marbled structure that creates a special relationship with that ever-changing heavenly body that shows itself most nights. The guilloché pattern surrounding the meteorite draws the eye by subtly playing with ambient light. It consists of regular arches coated in a green, translucid varnish. The flying tourbillon The JULES VERNE tourbillons feature an off-centre flying tourbillon that defies gravity in a startling and fascinating manner. The hand-wound mechanism has a double barrel spring. The system, known as volte-face, has one barrel mounted upside down over the other. They discharge their energy simultaneously, delivering a power reserve of ninety-six hours. A rose-gold case as the crowing glory. These outstanding works of art are framed by a 5N, 18-ct, rose-gold case with a diameter of 40 millimetres and exhibiting flowing and taut lines. The domed sapphire crystal, itself an impressive technical feat, gives a full view of the tourbillon and many other fascinating details of the dial. As for the openworked lugs, they underscore the integration of the strap. All visuals copyright. Read our Summer Issue See Haute couture from Dior, Alexis Mabille, Georges Hobeika, Zuhair Murad, Valentino and more Explore Moralmoda Art Culture Lifestyle Travel Business Interviews Events ​ Get in touch About us Contacts Subscribe

The Swiss climate neutral company Oris partners with Yusra Mardini, who becomes an Oris Ambassador and the Yusra Mardini Foundation will become the brand's Sustainability Partner. Yusra Mardini is UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador and now also an Oris Ambassador. All visuals copyright. “So much still has to change for refugees to increase their chances of beginning new and successful lives. Together with Oris and through the Yusra Mardini Foundation, I’m grateful to have the opportunity to push for that change and to show the world: everyone must be treated equally.” - Yusra Mardini, UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador, Founder of Yusra Mardini Foundation and Oris Ambassador. UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Yusra Mardini is now officially an Oris Ambassador and the Yusra Mardini Foundation will become an Oris Sustainability Partner. Yusra’s story is one of triumph in tragedy. In 2015, she became a refugee of the Syrian civil war, fleeing to Greece by dinghy. When the dinghy’s engine failed, Yusra, her sister Sara and two others who could swim jumped into the water and pushed and pulled the boat to safety. After three hours in the water, they reached the island of Lesbos. Eventually, they were granted asylum in Germany and settled in Berlin. Only a year later, she competed at the Rio Olympics as a member of the very first Refugee Olympic Team in the 100 m butterfly and 100 m freestyle, qualifying again for the Tokyo Games. Her extraordinary story of determination to realise her dreams in the face of great adversity earned international attention. In 2017, she was appointed a UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador. In 2018, she told her story in the critically acclaimed book ‘Butterfly’, which in 2022 became the Netflix film ‘The Swimmers’. This year, she and her sister Sara were listed in Time 100, an annual list of the most influential people in the world. And in June, she launched the Yusra Mardini Foundation to support UNHCR projects. Hers is a remarkable story of achieving her dreams, in spite of trauma, hardship and loss. Oris was drawn to Yusra because of our common goals. Like Yusra, Oris is on a mission to bring Change for the Better. Oris is a climate neutral company and as a company, meaning that Oris is aligned with the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals and back a number of non-profit organisations that share our ambition to deliver them. Oris Change for the Better Days are frequently water-focused, too. These community action events have been taking place all over the world for a number of years. Many have involved cleaning up beaches, rivers and waterways polluted by human-made waste. “This partnership with Yusra and her foundation brings us real joy,” says Rolf Studer, Oris Co-CEO. “It also makes sense. At Oris, we make watches for world citizens, people who believe we have a common responsibility to look after our world and each other. Yusra epitomises this philosophy and we’re excited to see how our collaboration and shared ambitions bring Change for the Better.” Yusra will participate in a Geneva Watch Days panel alongside Oris Co-CEO Rolf Studer and a UNHCR representative on Thursday 31 August at 12pm CET. This year Oris unveils three new collections at Geneva Watch Days Oris x Bracenet a special-edition version of the Aquis Date diver’s watch with a spectacular dial made of recycled ghost and end-of-life nets. Introducing the Oris X Bracenet and our new collaboration with the social enterprise Bracenet, which upcycles ‘ghost’ fishing nets into accessories. It’s only recently that awareness of ghost nets has begun to rise, thanks to the vision and efforts of people like Benjamin Wenke and Madeleine von Hohenthal, founders of our new partner, the social enterprise Bracenet. They became aware of this grim phenomenon while diving off the coast of Tanzania in 2015 and determined to do something about it. They began making bracelets out of upcycled ghost nets, and Bracenet was born. Today, the company makes a catalogue of products and accessories that transform this potentially life-threatening waste product into something beautiful that also makes a statement: change must come. Making these kaleidoscopic dials involves taking small green, blue and white offcuts and gently warming them until they melt into the raw material. As they cool, they harden into a thin sheet of material. This is then cut to size, planed, and sanded down until it’s just 0.3mm thick. The material contains no additives, fillers or glues. No two dials are the same. There’ll be two stainless steel versions of the watch, one with a 43.50 mm case and a second with a 36.50 mm case. Both have automatic mechanical movements and uni-directional rotating bezels, and are water-resistant to 30 bar (300 metres). More importantly, both are symbols of the change we want to see. A million tonnes of fishing nets enter the oceans a year. They keep fishing for 400-600 years. Scientists believe the Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP), an area of plastic waste drifting between Hawaii and California, is four-and-a-half times the size of Germany. That figure was calculated by the environmental engineering organisation The Ocean Cleanup, which also estimates that 46 per cent of the GPGP is made up of fishing nets that have been lost or discarded. This is particularly serious because while they may no longer be in use, these ‘ghost’ fishing nets still catch and kill marine life as they hover in the water. Experts estimate that up to a million tonnes of fishing nets enter the oceans every year, and that a ghost net will keep fishing for 400-600 years. With AquisPro 4000m Oris is going deeper than ever before Oris unveils its most water-resistant diver’s watch ever created with a titanium case that can withstand pressures up to 400 bar (equivalent to 4,000 metres depth). It’s also loaded with Oris-patented technology, including the Rotation Safety System bezel, designed by Oris in collaboration with professional divers to lock the bezel in place, and Oris security folding clasp extension system, which means the strap can be easily adjusted for length while the watch is being worn. It’s also powered by Oris Calibre 400, our high-performance automatic mechanical movement, which offers a five-day power reserve, elevated anti-magnetism, better than chronometer accuracy and 10-year recommended service intervals and a 10-year warranty with registration to MyOris. It’s finished with a blue gradient dial decorated with a wave pattern, a blue ceramic bezel insert with a minutes scale for timing dives, and a blue rubber strap. The last but not the least is purest pleasure. Two new models to one of the brand's most loved lines, the Artelier. In keeping with Oris’s visual codes, the Artelier S’s form is motivated by only what is necessary. The smooth, round, 38 mm stainless steel case has been carefully designed to deliver comfort and practicality; the lugs flow elegantly away from the case into a leather strap; the hands are gently tapered and filled with a filigree-thin line of lume; and the hour and minute markers are cut tight to the dial’s outer edge so that they’re legible while never feeling intrusive. Speaking of the dial, there are two options; one in a deep black, and a second in a mature, forest green, a subtle nod to our Swiss home in the verdant Waldenburg Valley. Inside the Artelier S is a Swiss Made mechanical movement, in this case the automatic calibre Oris 733, wound by the motion of our signature Red Rotor and visible through an exhibition case back. Simple, elegant, classic, pure. This is the story of the ageless Artelier S. 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Destined to defy dress codes, ready for any mission: The surprising and singular SUB 300β Sharkhunter Black ceramic case, 18K 3N gold bezel and crown: Tool watch engineering meets sleek urban flair The perfect alchemy of a robust and reliable tool watch with urban elegance. Real sport, real chic, equally at ease on a dive in the ocean or a night on the town. The DOXA “β” factor: a stunning combination of colors, materials and textures for presence and a subtle bezel tweak for slimness. Another DOXA First. Available in October 2023 at DOXA retailers and on the official DOXA websiteDOXA always begins with a bit of history... In 1967, DOXA launched the revolutionary SUB concept, considered to be the first truly 'mainstream' professional diving watch. The radical innovations it introduced at the time quickly made it the benchmark for professionals, too. Water-resistant to 30 ATM (equivalent to 300 meters, just over 984 feet), it was the first to have a unidirectionally rotating bezel with dive time and depth indications for ascending back to the surface without decompression stops. Back then the US Navy’s no-decompression table was the diver’s standard, enabling divers to monitor their time underwater as a function of depth to ensure a safe, no-stop return to the surface. Based on the science developed by the US Navy, DOXA engineers incorporated two separate scales into the bezel, one orange for the outer "depth" ring and the other black for the inner "minutes" ring – a DOXA patent. The DOXA SUB watch would become an easily recognizable legend: It was also the first diving watch ever to come with a bright orange dial, contrasting with the traditional black or white dials of the time. From 1968 onwards, a DOXA SUB could be seen on the wrists of the divers who jumped from the deck of the Calypso to take millions of TV viewers on the legendary missions deep into “The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau”. Captain Jacques-Yves Cousteau, who co-invented the Aqua-Lung underwater breathing apparatus and was the spiritual father of modern scuba diving, liked the SUB concept so much that he negotiated the exclusive rights for distributing the watches in the US. Capturing the Zeitgeist: SUB 300β Sharkhunter After the iconic orange of the inaugural SUB 300, the bright colors that retrace the concept’s evolution, the camo version that echoes the brand´s Swiss Army connection, and the just recently launched vintage patina look of the SUB 300T Clive Cussler special edition, here comes the SUB 300β Sharkhunter – in stunning Black & Gold. Another DOXA First. Today, more than 50 years after it was first launched, rich with a unique heritage, DOXA suits up in a color combination as intriguing as it is self-evident: The SUB 300β Sharkhunter’s two-tone color scheme with its interplay of dark and bright, of matte and glossy, of showy and stealthy, remains deeply connected with the DOXA codes that defined the icon.The ‘β’ factor – there’s a method to the madness β for ‘beta’, for beyond the conventional. Because it’s not just about re-combining colors, materials and textures. Always in touch with the contemporary lifestyle, and aware that diving watches need to adapt to city life, DOXA created a watch with a perfect blend of urban sophistication and contemporary elegance. Starting from the premise that a sports watch should feel right under any circumstance, the SUB 300β Sharkhunter retains all of its original DNA while cultivating a sleeker, more stylish appeal. Here, DOXA ever so slightly reworked the design to achieve a slimmer watch, resulting in a profile of just 11.95mm (13.65mm for the SUB 300T) as well as a lower bezel height (by 0.5mm) compared to the SUB 300T. The result is extravagance with a sense of proportion and a choice of materials that connect the watch to our time. A way of juxtaposing elements that seems to have been waiting beneath the surface all along: the black ceramic case, the matte grained dial with black-on-black markings…and the dazzling contrast with the mission-critical information provided by the hands and indexes, and the functional components of the bezel and crown in 18K 3N gold. The DOXA SUB 300β Sharkhunter comes on a black FKM rubber strap for a particularly comfortable fit. Sporting DOXA markings on both sides, its black PVD folding clasp with ratcheting wetsuit extension features the embossed ‘DOXA Fish’ symbol. True to the DOXA spirit, a watch that defies conventions and pushes the boundaries. And yet… The SUB 300β Sharkhunter – true as ever to the SUB’s signature technical attributes. DOXA has always believed in gradually, carefully improving and expanding on its diving watches. This is especially true of the most emblematic of them all: the SUB 300T; it remains among the rare diving watches to have significantly marked Swiss watchmaking history. And the legend lives on... The 42.5mm-diameter SUB 300β Sharkhunter is equipped with a pressure-resistant titanium container to protect the movement, the patented DOXA unidirectional rotating bezel in 18K 3N gold with dual indication of dive time (in minutes) and depth (in feet) for no-stop dives, a screw-down crown also in 18K 3N gold, and a water-resistance rating of 30 ATM (equivalent to 300 meters) for exploring the seabed in total freedom. Its scratch resistant sapphire crystal is treated with anti-reflective coating and the COSC-certified Swiss automatic movement provides a power reserve of approximately 38 hours. The SUB 300β Sharkhunter is the indispensable tool for those who depend on a reliable, high-performance watch for underwater adventures, but also cultivate an elegant, contemporary sport-chic look. See now, buy now: the SUB 300β Sharkhunter will be available in October at all DOXA Watches points of sale, and on the official DOXA Watches e-commerce platform. #Doxawatches #YourCallToAdventure All visuals copyright. Read our Summer Issue See Haute couture from Dior, Alexis Mabille, Georges Hobeika, Zuhair Murad, Valentino and more Explore Moralmoda Art Culture Lifestyle Travel Business Interviews Events ​ Get in touch About us Contacts Subscribe

Frederique Constant’s Classics Carrée Ladies line now includes three new versions, all with the same style essentials: set diamonds, a gold-plated case and a guilloché central dial. With these new variations, this classy and classic collection once again affirms its strong commitment to fine workmanship, timeless style and watchmaking elegance. The Classics line first came out in 2005 and has been a staple of Frederique Constant’s collections ever since; as befits this subtle and sophisticated series, changes have been incremental in nature. The impeccably-managed design and enduring loyalty to the historic canons of Geneva-based fine watchmaking make the Classics a leading line for the Maison; the graceful, discreet, and iconic range will soon be turning 20. Diamonds are forever – classic watchmaking too The three new versions of the Classics Carrée Ladies now being released are like three sisters united by the same stylistic ethos. They are alike in many ways, maintaining the coherence of the line and embodying the same creative flair with a gold-plated case, broad Roman numerals, a sunburst dial decorated in the centre with a Clous de Paris guilloché disc, and subtle jewel settings here and there. The first version features a midnight blue dial and a matching leather strap. This is the most sophisticated of the three timepieces, sporting set diamonds on both the guilloché dial and the rose gold plated case. It’s an impressive piece, playing on the contrasting effect of sparkling diamonds and gold amid dark midnight blue, like stars shining in the night sky. The second version is in the same spirit but with a softer, cosier feel. Instead of midnight blue, the dial is sunburst grey, enhanced by a central guilloché disc surrounded by diamonds. The case here is also rose gold plated, offering the simplicity and delicacy of a polished finish to highlight its gentle curves. The third version is more assertive, with brighter, trendier plated yellow gold in place of rose gold. It is also the only one of the three models to feature a steel strap and deployment clasp. Comprising three flexible links, the strap matches the case, with a satin finish for the central link and polishing for the two outer ones. The all-grey dial sports a grey guilloché finish in the centre and a sunburst around the edges, with the two areas separated by a line of diamonds. All three timepieces share the same highly discreet 23 x 21mm format and are powered by the FC-200 quartz movement, providing an ample battery life of 6 years. Founded in 1988, Frederique Constant is a Swiss watchmaking manufacture based in Geneva. In 2023, as it celebrates its 35th anniversary, the Brand continues to showcase its constantly advancing watchmaking expertise as it pursues its aim: providing Swiss Made luxury watches at fair prices. Through the decades, Frederique Constant has been characterised by creativity and inventiveness – and even more so by mechanical ingenuity and pragmatism. Born out of the shared passion of an independent entrepreneurial couple, Aletta and Peter Stas, Frederique Constant has written its own rules, blazing a trail into territory where none had dared venture before. Today the brand can proudly offer a range of quartz and mechanical models – and most importantly, a collection of 30 calibers designed, developed and assembled in its own Manufacture at Plan-les-Ouates, Geneva. These movements include Tourbillon, Perpetual Calendar and Flyback Chronograph complications, along with the Monolithic, a type of escapement never before seen in watchmaking made out of a single piece of silicon, beating at a rate of 40Hz. Frederique Constant presently has close to 3,000 points of sale in 120 countries. To pursue its international expansion and develop new synergies, since 2016 the Frederique Constant Group (Frederique Constant, Alpina Watches, Ateliers deMonaco) has been part of the Japanese group Citizen. www.frederique-constant.com All visuals copyright. Read our Summer Issue See Haute couture from Dior, Alexis Mabille, Georges Hobeika, Zuhair Murad, Valentino and more Explore Moralmoda Art Culture Lifestyle Travel Business Interviews Events ​ Get in touch About us Contacts Subscribe

Edouard Meylan and his team at H. Moser & Cie. are long-term partners and contributors to many MB&F Machines. The friendship already resulted in extremely successful double collaboration in 2020, with the MB&F x H. Moser LM101 and H.Moser x MB&F Endeavour Cylindrical Tourbillon. Today the two independent watchmakers unveil a new watch - this time for charity. The two brands have created for the 2023 edition of Only Watch charity auction a very rare watch (even more rare than wildlife panda bears that inspire the playful creation and its story). The Pièce Unique H. MOSER X MB&F STREAMLINER PANDAMONIUM will rise funds for Only Watch auction that has been relentlessly raising funds since 2005 for research on Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, a fatal genetic disease that progressively weakens children’s muscles. The Streamliner Pandamonium is a mix of both brands’ worlds, with signature elements from both sides: you’ll first notice H. Moser’s Streamliner case and a fumé dial in a brand-new colourway, stripped of logos and indices, in H. Moser’s typical minimalist style. Their minute repeater complication has been significantly modified to host our unmistakable flying balance wheel, floating under a sapphire crystal dome. And last but not least, the chiming mechanism is led by a miniature DJ panda, a creature that has become a mascot of MB&F creations for Only Watch. MB&F's original panda was created for Only Watch 2011 – as an allegory about the children suffering of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, of those children’s dreams... The panda returned in 2021 before making its third appearance now in 2023, this time inviting those children to escape their condition by immersing themselves in music, losing touch with reality for a few beats. Placed alongside the hammers, the panda seems to be mixing, its turntables rotating as the hammers strike the time. Made entirely by hand from white gold, at a height of just 5.35 mm, the miniature figurine took countless hours of precision work to create, from the design and development phase, to modelling then manufacturing, followed by time at the hands of the engraver, then the jeweller for the final polishing – not forgetting the meticulous painting. Details of the H. Moser x MB&F Streamliner Pandamonium Maximilian Büsser and Edouard Meylan revealed the piece in a press conference today at the Geneva Watch Days for the gathered press and online guests. The Streamliner Pandamonium will embark in a few days, along with all the other unique pieces, for the Only Watch world tour – culminating at the auction itself on November 5th in Geneva. More info on Only Watch: www.onlywatch.com and Brands unveil unique timepieces for Only Watch charity auction (moralmoda.com) All visuals copyright. Read our Summer Issue See Haute couture from Dior, Alexis Mabille, Georges Hobeika, Zuhair Murad, Valentino and more Explore Moralmoda Art Culture Lifestyle Travel Business Interviews Events ​ Get in touch About us Contacts Subscribe

For 20 years, Konstantin Chaykin has been continuously pushing the boundaries of high-end contemporary watchmaking in both technical and aesthetic terms. The brand unveiled earlier this year in partnership with Louis Erard THE TIME-EATER a watch that symbolically eats your time. This time the brand is celebrated with an innovative new timepiece featuring iconic character from Russian rich folklore. Konstantin Chaykin with new watch for Geneva Watch Days – Kolobok! "I realized that people don't simply want perfect mechanics in a watch, but also magic, wizardry, amazement, and the expectation of a surprise. I decided to create just such a model," Chaykin said later. The master brought a watch to Basel World 2017 that caught the imagination of everyone who saw it. It was his first watch with an anthropomorphic (face-like) dial, which inevitably evoke an emotional response at first glance. Chaykin called the watch a Wristmon, in other words, a "wrist monster". The first so-called Wristmon, known as the Joker, became a forebearer to an entire family of recognizable characters with their own features and stories. Several of them are based on fairy tales, such as the Mouse King watch inspired by Hoffman's magical story about the Nutcracker, while Santa is associated with the miracle of Christmas. Konstantin Chaykin new watch – Kolobok Almost immediately thereafter Chaykin decided that a hero from Russian fairy tales should appear in his Wristmons collection. "You can find a variety of figures in my records over these past six years, including warriors, mermaids, and nesting dolls. That's how we came up with the One-eyed Likho image that later turned into the Time-Eater collaboration with Louis Erard," the master recalls. "But there came a moment when I figured out that Kolobok (name of fairy tale hero Little Round Bun) was the ideal starting point for a series of Russian Wristmons. I was so inspired by this image that I drew 3-4 versions of sketches in a couple of days. The hero turned out to be so captivating and positive that I could no longer put this idea aside and returned to it, finalizing the design again and again." Story About Where Fairy Tales Come From When it comes to fairy tales, it is typically the simplest stories that come to mind, and this holds true for people of all ages — individuals who first encountered folklore stories during their childhood. In the case of Russian fairy tales this is "Ryaba the Hen", "The Gigantic Turnip", and "Little Round Bun" ("Kolobok"). So it should come as no surprise that Chaykin recalled exactly the tale of the Kolobok. He's round, cheerful, sly, and even a little cheeky, which is why "he managed to escape from his grandmother and his grandfather". A real "trickster for children" that provokes an emotional reaction. In other words, a worthy candidate for a Wristmon! Like with all real fairy tales, this simple story possesses deep historical roots and meanings woven within it. According to the "Folklorist Bible" — the Aarne-Thompson-Uther tale-type index (ATU Index) — most of the fairy tales familiar to us since childhood have analogues in other cultures as well. Sometimes the plot may coincide down to the smallest details, sometimes in broad lines only — the plot is similar, but the characters are different. "Kolobok" can be found in the ATU Index under number AT 2025. It's not just Russian fairy tale about the Little Round Bun, there is an entire combination of fairy-tale texts about ungrateful bakery product that escaped from their creators, who then went on to deceive and tease several characters in succession (in Russian history this a rabbit, wolf, and bear), eventually paying for their self-confidence by being eaten. In American culture, the Gingerbread Man acts as a brazen runaway food, while in Britain it is Johnny-Cake, and the list goes on. Folklorists have counted more than 15 Russian variants of the "Kolobok". The textbook literary version of the fairy tale was recorded and processed as far back as in the 19th century by the educator Konstantin Ushinsky. From Ushinsky's day to the present, the image of the Kolobok has been personified by many artists, ranging from the famous illustrator Elisabeth Boehm to no less famous directors/animators Vladimir Suteev and Roman Davydov. The Kolobok looked different, but his main features remained unchanged: he was round, golden yellow (as befits the bun he, in fact, is), wide-eyed, and with a broad smile. Konstantin Chaykin saw these pictures and cartoons as a child, and to his already adult imagination the Kolobok seemed exactly like that. Another source of inspiration for Chaykin in his work on the Wristmon was the well-known yellow smiley face. "During my younger days in the 1990s I dealt intensively with Western mass culture. It was the first time I saw the 'smiley face', that bright yellow 'face' with dots for eyes and curved line for a mouth," the watchmaker recalls. "The smiley face was everywhere back then: on pins, cassettes, and t- shirts. This is the most schematic of anthropomorphic images, but it nevertheless evokes a response. When I began working on my 'Kolobok' I thought of it as a hero, perhaps even as being a prototype of the smiley face." On a side note, the smiley face is indeed much "younger" than the Little Round Bun. A graphic drawing (a circle with eyes and a mouth) in its familiar form first appeared in an ad for the American film "Lili" (1953). It "turned yellow" around ten years later, when American artist Harvey Ball received an order for drawings to be printed on button pins. Ball drew a smiley face and the buttons were colored yellow. The combination was liked by the customer and quickly skyrocketed in popularity. Who knows, maybe Ball was inspired by images from Slavic culture? This is in fact what distinguishes complicated artistic images. Creators from different corners of the globe come up with similar solutions, because their ideas are perfectly expressed. Tale About How the Kolobok Became a Watch The image at the so-called "crossroads of meanings" was chosen, with Konstantin Chaykin facing the task of how to bring it to life. The Kolobok is quite similar to cartoon characters, so the master made him especially "wide-eyed" by enlarging the dimensions of the pupils — the hour and minute indicators of his Joker-indication module. The pupils are bright blue on a glossy white background, with the rim of the hour and minute scales slightly protruding above the surface of the dial as if the Kolobok's "eyes" are bulging after being pleasantly surprised. The character's nose resembles a small lump of dough. Chaykin made the dial somewhat convex, rounded in order to give it the feel of plump dough. Chaykin wanted the dial to look like the ruddy crust of warm, freshly baked bread. To achieve this effect, the watchmaker wanted to attain the perfect gradient. The dial is lighter in the center and darker closer to the edges. "The choice of the desired hue for the dial took several weeks, but in the end, in my opinion, it was a perfect result," says Chaykin. The addition of mother-of-pearl dust gives the dial a soft, warm, and very attractive glow. The Kolobok's smile is broader and more cheerful than that found on other Wristmons. It may even be argued that he's the most positive personality in the entire collection. His white-toothed "mouth" isn't only the familiar moonphase indicator (depicted by an open-worked yellow circle), but simultaneously the day of the week indicator. Their role is played by the iconic heroes of the fairy tale that is, the Grandpa, Grandma, the rabbit, wolf, bear, fox, and even the Kolobok himself. The owner of the watch decides which of the characters will designate the first day of the week. The 40-mm steel encased watch features a K.18-20 caliber with automatic winding based on the modified Swiss-made ETA 2892-A2, supplemented by a manufacture produced module. Another striking detail in the design will only be available to the owner of the watch — a complicated gilded rotor assembled from 15 parts. It can be viewed through the transparent sapphire crystal caseback. The watchmaker made room for an entire story on the rotor, as if inviting one to dive into the atmosphere of the fairy tale. Right in the center is the sun radiating like a medieval print with almond-shaped eyes under rounded eyebrows, clearly defined lips curled in a slight smile, and short triangular rays. In Slavic tradition, round pastries like pancakes, loaves of bread, and those little round buns symbolized exactly the sun. On one side (right next to the sun) is a cozy hut, with a birch tree on the other. The rotor is a blend of gilding and several different types of finishes. The sun, the hut, and the birch tree are polished and contrast with the rest of the surface of the sandblasted rotor. The lower portion of the rotor contains a curved polished plate with the engraved name of the watch, typed in stylized Cyrillic letters. The engraving is repeated at the top of the steel rim on the back cover of the Wristmon's case. The crown also has its own backstory. It was created by Konstantin Chaykin for his watch Stargazer – the most complicated model at Only Watch 2023 and one of the most complicated wristwatches in the world. The part is made in the shape of the sun with rays of various sizes and a traditional engraved logo in the center. If for Stargazer it references a celestial object, then for Kolobok it is a homage to an image from folklore, complementing the mood the master conveyed via the unusual watch rotor. The watch is outfitted with an alligator leather strap with a bright yellow lining and stitching. The buckle, produced by the Konstantin Chaykin manufacture, is classic in style, made of stainless steel. www.chaykin.ru Technical specifications Limited-edition series 99 pieces Caliber K.18-20 with automatic winding Basic movement modified Swiss-made ETA 2892-A2 Joker display module produced by the Konstantin Chaykin manufacture Movement dimensions 31.5 mm diameter, 9.03 mm thickness (with display discs), 7.65 mm (without display discs) Escapement anchor Balance wheel frequency 28,800 VPH Power reserve 42 hours Number of jewels 29 (basic movement – 21 jewels, module – 8 jewels) Number of module parts 80 Functions Joker-time with disc indicators for the hours (left) and minutes (right); moonphase indicator; day of the week indicator Case stainless steel; caseback with a sapphire crystal Case dimensions 40 mm diameter, 12.6 mm thickness Watch crystal sapphire crystal with anti-reflection coating Number of case parts 40 Dial finish multi-layer gradient varnishing Number of dial parts 8 Strap black alligator leather with a lining made of calfskin, contrasting yellow stitching Buckle produced by the Konstantin Chaykin manufacture, classic, stainless steel All visuals copyright. 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Bulgari Monete Catene secret watch (left) features the Caliber BVL 100 Piccolissimo movement Bulgari’s jewelry crafting savoir-faire comes through most evidently in the smithing of the gourmette bracelets of the watches, known as catene in Italian. This quintessentially Italian style has been a part of Bulgari’s creative heritage since the 1940s, and first seen featuring the Monete design in the 1960s. Reminiscent of the Octo Monete watches of the past, the Monete Catene wristwatch comes with twin rows of catene chains lightly sprinkled with diamonds. Bulgari Monete Catene Dual Time cuff watch Meanwhile, the Monete Catene Dual Time takes things up several notches — decidedly into high jewelry territory — with five rows of chains all fully paved with diamonds. Its rectangular case was inspired by a Bulgari heritage watch from the 1970s and combines a single row of baguette diamonds on the periphery contrasting with snow-set diamonds all around the two coins. The entire watch also features rose gold in addition to touches of yellow and white gold set with more diamonds all around — talk about wrist candy. Read our Summer Issue See Haute couture from Dior, Alexis Mabille, Georges Hobeika, Zuhair Murad, Valentino and more Explore Moralmoda Art Culture Lifestyle Travel Business Interviews Events ​ Get in touch About us Contacts Subscribe

For ten years, HYT has been continuously pushing the boundaries of high-end contemporary watchmaking in both technical and aesthetic terms. The HYT Conical Tourbillon unveiled earlier this year marked 10 years of HYT's watchmaking revolutions. This time the brand is celebrated with an innovative new tourbillon featured in HYT CONICAL TOURBILLON INFINITY SAPPHIRES: The ultimate symbiosis between a conical tourbillon and a precious and sparkling animation. The assembly comprises 533 components: 159 for the tourbillon carriage alone. Add to these 39 parts for the dial and 66 for the case, and the entire HYT Conical Tourbillon Infinity Sapphires totals 750 components, all verified, assembled and re-checked by hand. HYT CONICAL TOURBILLON INFINITY SAPPHIRES The new HYT Conical Tourbillon Infinity Sapphires watch is as visually mesmerizing as it is technically complex. Combining animations, sparkling gemstones and the complications of a groundbreaking, never-before-seen conical tourbillon with HYT's exclusive fluidic mechanical technology, this new timepiece expresses the singular vision of watchmaking that the independent Swiss brand has been relentlessly pursuing since its inception 10 years ago. HYT is constantly pushing the boundaries of contemporary haute horlogerie, both in terms of technical prowess and aesthetic sensibility. The HYT Conical Tourbillon Infinity Sapphires is the latest chapter of its manifesto. The most accomplished timekeeper to date from HYT, the HYT Conical Tourbillon Infinity Sapphires embodies all that makes the independent Swiss watch brand, founded in 2012, so distinctive and gives it its unique identity. Spirited and sensual, thanks to the paired motion of the retrograde fluidic hour indication and the conical tourbillon’s revolution with its dynamic sapphire animations, the HYT Conical Tourbillon Infinity Sapphires carries within a new form of life, symbolized by its central mechanical heart. On the wrist, the lines and finishes of the HYT Conical Tourbillon Infinity Sapphires give it a singular allure. A discerning eye will notice the refined, haute horlogerie finishing of the 701 TC caliber, a hand-wound mechanical movement oscillating at a frequency of 21,600 vph (3Hz). What makes this caliber even more remarkable is the tourbillon that comes to life at the very heart of this horological ecosystem, with its spiral balance inclined at 30 degrees to the horizontal, its escapement wheel at 15 degrees and an anchor at 23 degrees. An audacious engineering prowess that builds on the work of German watchmaker Walter Prendel and his inclined balance tourbillon initially positioned at 6 o'clock. In his workshops in Groitzsch, in a region of Saxony as famous as Switzerland for the development of advanced horology, Walter Prendel wanted to demonstrate the relevance of his research – based on the theories of master watchmaker Alfred Helwig – on improving the stability and regularity of an oblique tourbillon with a balance-spring assembly inclined at 30° from the horizontal. In the early 2020s, master watchmaker and Prix Gaïa winner Eric Coudray, who was familiar with Walter Prendel's cutting-edge work, decided to pursue his efforts to improve the tourbillon efforts – and revisited Prendel's inclined tourbillon. Maintaining the momentum of its own advances in contemporary haute horlogerie, HYT naturally gravitated towards such a tourbillon for its new watch. The conical tourbillon makes a complete clockwise rotation in 30 seconds. Nestled around its periphery, three exceptional faceted sapphires, each 2.5 mm in diameter, magnify the life force emanating from this breathtaking visual spectacle – a perception itself amplified by the almost imperceptible, airy sound of the tourbillon. These distinctly colored gems – fuchsia, blue-gray and yellow – rotate at different speeds. The first, the fuchsia gem, completes 4 revolutions per minute. The second, the blue-gray one, rotates at 5 rpm, and the last, yellow, at 6 rpm. Each of these dazzling spheres is tracked by a counterweight, of a distinctive color and finely finished in miniature paint. Elevating the tourbillon’s visual impact, six smaller sapphires, each 1.5 mm in diameter, set in the tourbillon’s brackets. The spectacular brilliance of this timepiece is further evinced in the finishes executed according to the purest traditions of haute horlogerie, from the titanium tourbillon cage to the chamfered, straight-grained, polished and satin-finished bridges and polished screw cores. The ‘chaotic’ animation of the three rotating spheres only underscores the conical tourbillon’s technical efficiency and smoothness in operation. The assembly comprises 533 components: 159 for the tourbillon carriage alone. Add to these 39 parts for the dial and 66 for the case, and the entire HYT Conical Tourbillon Infinity Sapphires totals 750 components, all verified, assembled and re-checked by hand. The black fluidic hour module, the HYT hallmark, naturally finds its place in this exceptional tourbillon movement, entirely housed in a 48mm case in 5N rose gold and black DLC titanium, topped by a dome-shaped crystal with multiple layers of anti-reflective coating on both sides that makes this watch pop off the wrist. The HYT Conical Tourbillon Infinity Sapphires is available in 8 models – the seven remaining Conical Tourbillon Infinity Sapphires offer infinite freedom in the choice of sapphires. All visuals copyright. Read our Summer Issue See Haute couture from Dior, Alexis Mabille, Georges Hobeika, Zuhair Murad, Valentino and more Explore Moralmoda Art Culture Lifestyle Travel Business Interviews Events ​ Get in touch About us Contacts Subscribe

HAUTLENCE isn’t just breaking boundaries, it’s entering new dimensions. Since its foundation in 2004, the independent brand has made its mark in the world of contemporary watchmaking by conjuring novel ways of portraying the passage of time. Blurring the lines between mechanical marvel and artistic expression, HAUTLENCE has completely reimagined how the most essential of time measurements – the hours and minutes – can be creatively rendered. After the semi-trailing hour on a chain, the linear jumping hour, it brings time to a third dimension with a twirling hour sphere. Radical in design and quite literally like nothing else out there, the Sphere Series 1 is avant-garde horology at its finest. Multi-faceted, sculptural, and on the outer limits of what seems possible with mechanical watchmaking, the Sphere Series 1 elevates HAUTLENCE’s unique approach with a distinctly architectural edge. Fluid shapes and organic lines give way to the centerpiece of the Sphere Series 1. Like a neo-futurist sculpture, the blue sphere prominently occupies the left portion of the case, magnificently staged by a beveled sapphire crystal fitted with a small dome. It has twelve engraved numerals and turns on itself on three axes of rotation to reveal the time. Seemingly random but precisely orchestrated, the sphere spins every hour using four conical gears, which evolve around two crossed axes inclined at 21 degrees. These atypical gears are concealed between two polished titanium shells with a blue PVD treatment that form a sphere. All in curves, evoking a sparkling bubble, this sphere perfectly represents the values and state of mind of HAUTLENCE: an extremely technical brand, that elevates complexity to the rank of art, while remaining very playful and without taking itself too seriously. To the right of the sphere is a retrograde minute hand, which moves along a slender and elegant minute track that opens onto the movement. Through this opening, we can see the gear train which slows the movement of the minute hand when it returns to zero, regulating its speed to limit shocks. You can also see, under the minute hand, the freewheel and the snail cam allowing the triggering of the jumping hour. The applied minute numerals, white by day and blue by night, are made of Globolight®, a ceramic-based material charged with Super-LumiNova®. They are set on an intermediate sapphire crystal dial. The steel case of the Sphere Series 1 features the TV screen shape so dear to HAUTLENCE. Reworked with a more contemporary aesthetic, the case sports shapes in relief on the sides and is water-resistant to 10 ATM. The notched crown, in steel, engraved with the HAUTLENCE logo, is adorned with a rubber ribbon of the same blue as the integrated rubber strap. On the movement side, the hand-wound A80 caliber beats at the heart of the Sphere Series 1 model. Entirely developed, designed, and produced by HAUTLENCE watchmakers, this shaped movement has been revisited for even better performance and a more balanced geometry. This movement is equipped with an in-house hairspring, produced by Precision Engineering AG, the sister company of HAUTLENCE. Entirely skeletonized, the drum and the ratchet reveal the mainspring of the barrel, thus offering a visual indication as simple as it is ingenious of the 72-hour power reserve. The A80 caliber is equipped with a safety device to prevent any incorrect manipulation like reverse time setting. The movement then simply rotates in a vacuum, without any risk of damaging the mechanism. HAUTLENCE: Spearhead of modern and architectural watchmaking, catalyst of independent watchmaking in motion. SPHERE Series 1, Reference BA80-ST00 CALIBRE Hand-wound mechanical movement A80 Spherical hours and retrograde minute on a 180° sector Power reserve: minimum of 72 hours 21'600 vibrations/hour Number of components: 218 Number of jewels: 37 CASE Case middle and horns: satin-finished and polished steel Bezel: satin-finished and polished steel Crown: satin-finished and polished steel with engraved HAUTLENCE logo Crystal: extra-hard sapphire crystal with anti-reflective treatment, beveling and dome Back: sapphire crystal, engraved «HAUTLENCE», «10 ATM», «Horlogerie Suisse» Dimensions (excluding dome): 43.0 x 50.8 x 11.9 mm / 10.9 mm without sapphire crystal DIAL Base dial: skeletonized and rhodium-plated brass with a frosted finishing Intermediate dial: sapphire with applied minute numerals in Globolight® Hour sphere: polished grade 5 titanium with blue PVD treatment, engraved hour numerals with white SLN filling Minute hand: satin-finished grade 5 titanium with blue PVD treatment, white SLN STRAP Blue rubber Buckle: steel WATER RESISTANCE 10 ATM LIMITED EDITION 28 pieces Founded in 2004, HAUTLENCE – whose name itself is an anagram of Neuchâtel – pays tribute to the birthplace of the watchmaking art. The brand has been praised by watch collectors and aficionados from across the world for bringing a new dynamism to the art of fine watchmaking. In 2022, HAUTLENCE embarked on a new chapter in its history. While continuing to refine and develop the brand's signature codes, HAUTLENCE adopted a brand new, more contemporary and sporty approach. Featuring a new structure, a more exclusive distribution network and a visual identity aligned with the brand's positioning, HAUTLENCE now has the resources to confirm its status as a leading independent. With annual production of around 200 pieces, HAUTLENCE has nine calibres designed and developed in-house, whilst also relying on external partners for the movements used in certain collections. In strategic terms, HAUTLENCE can count on support from MELB Holding, an independent family watchmaking group which has been offering its experience and network since 2012, with the synergies between HAUTLENCE and the group sure to grow. HAUTLENCE is pushing the boundaries of traditional watchmaking codes, uniting them with innovative mechanical solutions and an unlimited universe borrowed from the various arts, combining design, architecture, and movement. The brand takes its inspiration from this to create new approaches to time display, which it uses to elevate the two key dimensions of space and time. Ever conscious of a functional relationship with beauty, HAUTLENCE invents timepieces with completely new contours and depths, respecting every stage and every person involved in their production. VISIT OUR WEBSITE Read our Summer Issue See Haute couture from Dior, Alexis Mabille, Georges Hobeika, Zuhair Murad, Valentino and more Explore Moralmoda Art Culture Lifestyle Travel Business Interviews Events ​ Get in touch About us Contacts Subscribe