Half Time - Green Line
Half Time is Ludovic Ballouard’s second in-house complication where his philosophy shines through yet again; the most important time is the present. This year Ludovic presented the Half Time / Green Line with a green and gold-plated dial in a platinum case.
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It is impossible to influence time as one can only measure it and not stop it entirely, yet Ludovic Ballouard has managed to find a way to perpetually remind you of the importance of the present by splitting the hour numerals in two and placing them on two disks. The outer disk holds the upper half of the Roman numerals, and the inner disk the bottom half.
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All the hour numerals are not lined up except at the position of 12 o’clock where the present hour is correctly displayed. One disk rotates clockwise, the other anticlockwise and they rotate upon reaching the full hour thus changing the aligned numeral at the position of 12 o’clock. The minutes are displayed in retrograde minutes at the position of 6 o’clock.
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Ludovic Ballouard is a witty and eccentric independent watchmaker with an aim of creating unique highly complicated timepieces that embody his philosophy and heart. He questions our relationship with time whilst never forgetting to add a touch of humor as he puts a smile on your face and has you reflecting about time.
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All the aspects of the movement are visible to the naked eye. Ludovic’s idea is that the dial should bring a smile to your face while the movement will fascinate you, as you can see the whole complication set moving through the sapphire crystal display back.
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TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Collection: Half-Time
Reference Half-Time Green
Case
Platinium 950
The entire case along with the lugs are milled out of a solid case.
All cases and crowns are engraved by hand.
Size 41 mm
Thickness 11 mm
Sapphire crystal display back.
Waterproofness 30 m
Movement
Patented manual winding complication by Ludovic Ballouard
Manual-winding mechanical: Calibre B02.
Power reserve: 35 h,
21.600 variations / hours,/3Hz
53 jewels and above 300 components in the movement only
Diameter: 25mm/15.5 lines
Functions
Hours, Minutes, Retrograde Minutes, Jumping hours
All the numerals are cut in half except for the current hour which is whole at the position of 12.
Strap
Hand-stitched alligator strap
Buckle
Patented hand-engraved buckle 950 platinum
Year 2018
Price incl. VAT 99'084 CHF
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Press release - 2018
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Address
Route de Grenand 17, 1285 Avusy – Geneva, Switzerland
Email info@ballouard.com
Telephone +41 79 920 35 85
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