HAUTLENCE – Atelier HLRS 01 Honeycomb

HAUTLENCE – ATELIER HLRS 01 Honeycomb NEW

HAUTLENCE LAUNCHES DISTINCTIVE NEW HONEYCOMB MODEL IN ITS HLRS COLLECTION

HAUTLENCE is enriching its ultra-contemporary HLRS range with a new model featuring a sleek black dial embodying its signature honeycomb design. This powerful design element reflects the essence of a brand that is a buzzing hive of creative activity with a distinct penchant for geometrical architectural effects conveying a unique vision of time and space.

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HAUTLENCE has a particular affinity for the functional yet decorative minimalist symmetry of the honeycomb pattern, which it was the first to introduce to the watch industry with its HLQ02 model launched in 2007. In doing so, it reaffirmed the timeless strength of this unique motif derived from nature and which has proved a constant source of fascination and inspiration.

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Its hexagonal shape was found by the Ancient Greeks to promote efficiency in the use of space and building materials, and the Romans incorporated it into the architecture of prestigious constructions such as the Pantheon. This ever-contemporary motif has been given a stunning variety of new engineering, scientific and architectural applications in the 20th and 21st centuries. From spacecraft and airplanes to LED or loudspeaker technologies and from automobile structures to snowboards and furniture, the honeycomb has become an integral part of modern life.

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A brand-new chapter in HAUTLENCE history

Founded in 2004, HAUTLENCE is committed to bringing a new dynamic to the art of watchmaking, thus gaining the recognition of watch collectors and connoisseurs the world over. It has a portfolio of four calibres designed and developed in-house, while relying on external partners for the movements of certain collections. It launched the HL calibre in 2005, followed in 2009 by the HLQ calibre, with the brand’s third calibre, the HLC, hot on its heels in 2010. The following year saw the introduction of the high-flying HL2.0 calibre in a variety of different versions. Since 2012, HAUTLENCE has enjoyed the support of MELB Holding, which has made its experience and network accessible to the brand with the aim of developing effective synergies between HAUTLENCE and the group as a whole.

Like its name, an anagram of the brand’s hometown of Neuchâtel, HAUTLENCE is renowned for turning things upside down. In this vein, the brand has challenged the boundaries of traditional watchmaking designs by drawing on its architectural inspired roots and uniting them with innovative mechanical solutions borrowed from other industrial universes. Acutely aware of the two essential dimensions of time and space, HAUTLENCE is driven to design timepieces distinguished by consistently original curves and depth effects

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TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS

Model: Atelier  HLRS 01 Honeycomb Black DLC Steel and Titanium

DISPLAY
    Jumping hours, retrograde minutes and seconds.
CALIBRE
HAUTLENCE HL in-house calibre.
Jumping hours, retrograde minutes and seconds.
Manual-winding mechanical calibre.   
Calibre description : Jumping hours, retrograde minutes with HAUTLENCE connecting rod system.
    Number of components : 180 ;
    Power reserve : 40 hours ;
    Regulating organ : 21,600 vibrations/hour ;
    Number of jewels : 24 ;
    Finishing : hand-chamfered bridges with Côtes de Genève motif ;
    Identification plate : AVANT-GARDE.
CASE
    Case middle and horns : beadblasted grade 2 titanium;
    Bezel and bumpers : beadblasted black DLC-coated 316L steel, bezel screws in 18-carat 4N pink gold;
    Crown : polished 18-carat 4N pink gold with engraved HAUTLENCE logo;
    Glass : extra-hard bevelled sapphire crystal with anti-reflective treatment;
    Back : beadblasted grade 2 titanium. 4 screws, “HAUTLENCE” and “Horlogerie Suisse” tamp-printed on sapphire crystal, HLRS 01-000 numbering engraved on the back;
    Dimensions : 42 x 46 x 12.8 mm.
DIAL
    Base dial : honeycomb motif with transferred white minutes numerals;
    Upper sapphire dial face : transferred logo, white superluminova minutes and indexes;
    Lower sapphire dial face : 4N pink gold metallization and semi-opaque black area;
    Hours disc : transparent mineral glass with white superluminova-enhanced 4N pink gold metallized hour numerals;
    Minutes hands : 4N pink gold with white superluminova tip;
    Connecting rods : hand-chamfered and linear fine-brushed, 4N pink gold-plated with superluminova materials in the openings.
WATER RESISTANCE
    3 ATM
STRAP
    Strap : Black hand-sewn rolled-edge Louisiana alligator rubberised leather, large square scales;
    Black rubber;
    Interchangeability spring bar;
    Folding clasp : grade 2 titanium with 18-carat 4N pink gold plate.
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Press Release
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Contact us for any further information:
Guillaume Tetu, CEO and Co-founder - g.tetu@hautlence.com
Caroline Büchler, Marketing & Communication Manager - c.buechler@hautlence.com
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