Limited Edition of 10 Pieces Each
In 2019, Christophe Claret is celebrating a double anniversary: the 30th anniversary of his Manufacture and the 10th anniversary of his brand. The watchmaker is continuing to explore the technical territories of Fine Watchmaking and enriching his collection of traditional complication watches with a limited-edition anniversary model. For the first time within a wristwatch, the Angelico model combines a tourbillon with a long detent escapement and a cable-type fusee transmission system.
Technical Specifications:
The case, in 18kt red gold or in titanium, measures 45.5mm x 17.4mm. It has double sapphire crystals and it is water resistant to 30 meters.
Movement is the Swiss manual-wind Christophe Claret in-house caliber DTC08 with 62 jewels, 18,000vph and a power reserve of 3 days. Two parallel-mounted mainspring barrels. Tourbillon with detent escapement and cable-type fusee. Functions are: time and instant-jump dual-time display with day/night indicator. In addition to the tourbillon with detent escapement unveiled at the heart of the Angelico model, it is also endowed with the constant force delivered by the cable-type fusee transmission mechanism linked to the double mainspring barrel. Traditionally equipped with a chain, this device, developed to ensure a constant supply of energy to the movement, once again demonstrates Christophe Claret's capacity for innovation. Instead of the chain, whose design is based on the alignment of multiple links, the watchmaker has made the unprecedented choice of connecting the double mainspring barrel to the fusee via a Dyneema nanofiber cable. There are two reasons for this. The first is to optimize efficiency by eliminating all the friction between links entailed by a traditional chain; and the second is to increase and precisely regulate the power reserve: the number of times the cable is wrapped around the fusee or the barrel is double that of a system equipped with a chain.
Openworked dial with red or white gold hands. The two timezones are indicated via a jumping hour display appearing in counters at 5 and 7 o'clock, along with a day/night indication. To ensure an unobstructed view of the mechanism, the minutes are displayed by a peripheral hand adorned with a natural ruby on the red gold version, and a blue sapphire on the titanium version.
It comes on a black alligator leather strap with an 18kt red gold or titanium buckle.
MSRP is 218,000 to 238,000 Swiss Francs.
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