ANDERSEN Geneve – Tempus Terrae Baguettes Bezel Edition

ANDERSEN Genève – WORLDTIME WATCHES Tempus Terrae Aquamarine & Sapphire Baguettes Bezel White Gold Guilloché Dial Edition 2022

The TEMPUS TERRAE
Worldtime makes a SPARKLING RETURN

For 2022, ANDERSEN Genève revisits its most cherished complication, the Worldtime, with an exquisite blue-toned, gem-set take on a modern classic.

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 For ANDERSEN Genève, the renowned maker of bespoke watches and ultra-limited editions, the Worldtimer is a longstanding cornerstone of its watchmaking, and a dazzling platform for its artistry and craft. After two years in which ANDERSEN Genève’s Jumping Hours watches were to the fore, garnering successive nominations at the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG 2020 & GPHG 2021), 2022 sees the company returning to its worldtime roots with two magnificent, gem-set versions of its iconic Tempus Terrae, among the most elegant and distinctive examples of the Worldtime complication ever made.

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Tempus Terrae Aquamarine Baguettes Bezel, white gold case and dial made of 21ct BlueGold Tapisserie guilloché motif  

ANDERSEN Genève founder Svend Andersen developed his expertise in worldtime watches while working in the Grand Complications Workshop of Patek Philippe in the 1970s. In 1990, a decade after founding his eponymous atelier, he produced his debut Worldtimer, the Communication 24 – a stunning watch inspired by Louis Cottier, inventor of the complication in the 1930s.

Since then, ANDERSEN Genève’s numerous worldtime models have been celebrated by collectors worldwide for their elegance, ingenuity and finesse. Most recently, a limited edition of 10 ‘Celestial Voyager Sunset over Cappadocia’ watches made in collaboration with Benjamin Chee Haute Horlogerie (BCHH), featured bespoke cloisonné enamel dials, each of which was unique.

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Tempus Terrae Sapphire Baguettes Bezel, white gold case and dial made of 21ct BlueGold Tapisserie guilloché motif

For 2022, ANDERSEN Genève presents two new editions of the acclaimed Tempus Terrae Worldtime, first introduced in 2015 and featuring the brand’s in-house Worldtime module. As always, technical perfection is paired with matchless decorative craftsmanship. Both watches feature bezels decorated with exquisite and flawless blue baguette gemstones, one with Aquamarine baguettes and one with blue Sapphire. For each watch, there are 36 perfectly cut stones weighing a total of 2.25ct, set into the graceful Tempus Terrae case in white gold. Notable for its angular ‘broken’ lugs and dual crowns (a tribute to Cottier), the case is sumptuously polished and finished by hand.

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The sparkling blue of the gem-setting matches that of the central dial of BlueGold, itself an ANDERSEN Genève calling card, hand-engraved with an undulating Tapisserie guilloché motif. To achieve 21ct BlueGold, 24ct gold mixed with iron elements is heated in an oven, turning it a radiant shade of blue. In this completely artisanal process, no two dials emerge from the oven with quite the same tonality, making every dial unique. The pairing of the textured BlueGold dial and a bezel of shimmering blue gems is nothing less than captivating. 

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Every millimetre of the watch is worked by hand to a perfect finish; turn the watch over, and this proves to be true of the movement also, with every component textured, decorated and polished using traditional handcraft techniques. From the hand-chamfering and mirror-polishing of the ratchet and crown wheels to the delicate snailing of the winding mechanism and the flawless gleam of the tiniest wheels, each of which are individually tumbled, it is a movement to delight connoisseurs and collectors with its incredible artistry and attention to detail.

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Hunter case back disclosing the movement and the rotor made of 21ct BlueGold Tapisserie guilloché motive

The new Tempus Terrae Baguettes from ANDERSEN Genève, with either Aquamarine or Sapphire gems, is available on order only.

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TECHNICAL DATA

Collection: WORLDTIME WATCHES / Limited Edition

Model: Tempus Terrae Baguettes Bezel White Gold Edition

Case
18k white gold case 
Diameter: 39 mm
Height: 9 mm
Bezel: 💎36 baguette diamonds, D colour VVS+, 2.25 carats invisible setting
Hunter caseback with sapphire crystal
Dual crown for winding/setting and setting the world time display
Dial
Multi-part, with one rotating ring displaying 24 hours’ time zones with day/night coloration in dark blue and silvery white metal
BlueGold centre dial with undulating 
Tapisserie guilloché motif
Blue and white 24h ring
City ring with Andersen-A above Geneva
Hands: Brushed "A" Andersen shaped in 5N red gold
Movement
High-grade Swiss Made base movement with in-house world timer module on top 
Rotor: 21ct BlueGold hand guilloché “scale” pattern
17 jewels 
21,600vph 
40h power reserve
Hours, minutes, world timer display with rotatable city ring and 24h ring
BlueGold rotor with matching guilloché motif
Strap
Hand-stitched dark or light blue alligator leather with 5N red gold buckle or fold-over clasp

Availability: Available upon order only


Price: CHF 67,500 (Aquamarine set bezel) or CHF 74,000 (Sapphire set bezel)


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