CHRISTOPHE CLARET – X-TREM-1 – ULTIMATE Red Gold & Black PVD-treated Titanium Flying Tourbillon Edition
X-TREM-1 represents a major technical and aesthetic accomplishment: a flying tourbillon inclined at a 30° angle, mounted on a three-dimensional curvex titanium mainplate, equipped with a retrograde hours and minutes display system that is radically different from existing watchmaking conventions.
Click, to see the large size. ▶ BIG FOTO
Two tiny hollowed steel spheres, isolated within tubes on the left and right sides of the caseband, magically move with no mechanical connection thanks to magnetic fields.
Click, to see the large size. ▶ BIG FOTO
X-TREM-1, the fi rst model in this new generation of timepieces, represents a major technical and aesthetic accomplishment: a fl ying tourbillon inclined at a 30° angle, mounted on a three-dimensional curvex titanium mainplate, equipped with a retrograde hours and minutes display system that is radically different from existing watchmaking conventions. Two tiny hollowed steel spheres, isolated within tubes, have been placed to the left and right sides of the case and move in a mysterious manner with no mechanical connection thanks to magnetic fi elds
Click, to see the large size. ▶ BIG FOTO
The hand-wound watch draws its energy from two barrels – a necessity in this case, since they enable the use of a high energy-consuming display mode without disturbing the rate of the tourbillon, and thus that of the watch. The fi rst barrel is reserved for the tourbillon, and the second for the hours and minutes.
Click, to see the large size. ▶ FOTO
Driven as ever by a determination to present avant-garde timepieces, 5N red gold and black grade 5 PVD titanium were the metals chosen to make the case of this version of the X-TREM-1. The sapphire tubes have been replaced by cylindrical ring-bound tubes housing mobile stainless steel spheres indicating the time.
Click, to see the large size. ▶ BIG FOTO
This version is produced in an 8-piece limited edition.
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Technical Specifications
X-TREM-1 – Ultimate Red Gold & Black Titanium
Ref. MTR.FLY11.150-158
Movement:
Caliber: FLY11 - mechanical, hand-wound movement
Dimensions: 26.6 x 46.4 x 11.94 mm
Number of components: 432
Number of jewels: 66
Power reserve: 50+ hours
Dual barrels: one for the movement gear train, one for the time indications
Display-regulation escapement:
The tourbillon movement and the time indication gear trains each
have their own independent energy supply to optimize power
distribution and duration
Tourbillon:
- Swiss lever
- Frequency: 3 Hz (21,600 vph)
- Tourbillon rotates once every 60 seconds
- Flying tourbillon inclined at 30° supported by a double ceramic bearing, with cone-shaped pinion transmission
- Black chrome-plated aluminum skull with natural red ruby eyes
Functions:
Mystery hours and minutes displayed with indications provided by hollowed steel spheres moving 23 mm inside two cylindrical sapphire tubes.
The metal spheres are driven by magnetic carriages following a thread.
- Seconds displayed on the tourbillon cage
- Movement state-of-wind indication
- Fast time adjustment is via an integrated pusher on the caseband at 12 o’clock
Mainplate:
- Curvex with sides inclined at a 30° angle
- Mainplate and bridges in bead-blasted titanium
- Open-worked ratchet and wheel
Distinctive features:
- Use of precisely-shaped magnetic fields in a mechanical movement
- No mechanical connection between the indications and the movement
- Winding and time-setting via lift-out rotating “bows” on caseback
Case:
Rectangular with curvex profile
Dimensions: 40.80 x 56.80 x 15 mm
Water resistance: 3 ATM / 30 m / 100 ft
Material
5N red gold and black PVD-treated grade 5 titanium with 5N red gold metallized numerals
5N red gold cylindrical ring-bound tubes
Spheres
White chrome-treated stainless steel
Strap
Black alligator strap
Limited Edition of 8 timepieces
Price in Swiss francs (ex VAT): 268’000
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Press release - 2018
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Christophe Claret – Alexandra Beurier
Tel : +41 32 933 80 26
Email : a.beurier@christopheclaret.com
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The new version X-TREM-1 Ultimate
watchmaking by Christophe Claret
X-TREM-1 represents a major technical and aesthetic accomplishment: a flying tourbillon inclined at a 30° angle, mounted on a three-dimensional curvex titanium mainplate, equipped with a retrograde hours and minutes display system that is radically different from existing watchmaking conventions.
Click, to see the large size. ▶ BIG FOTO
Two tiny hollowed steel spheres, isolated within tubes on the left and right sides of the caseband, magically move with no mechanical connection thanks to magnetic fields.
Click, to see the large size. ▶ BIG FOTO
X-TREM-1, the fi rst model in this new generation of timepieces, represents a major technical and aesthetic accomplishment: a fl ying tourbillon inclined at a 30° angle, mounted on a three-dimensional curvex titanium mainplate, equipped with a retrograde hours and minutes display system that is radically different from existing watchmaking conventions. Two tiny hollowed steel spheres, isolated within tubes, have been placed to the left and right sides of the case and move in a mysterious manner with no mechanical connection thanks to magnetic fi elds
Click, to see the large size. ▶ BIG FOTO
The hand-wound watch draws its energy from two barrels – a necessity in this case, since they enable the use of a high energy-consuming display mode without disturbing the rate of the tourbillon, and thus that of the watch. The fi rst barrel is reserved for the tourbillon, and the second for the hours and minutes.
Click, to see the large size. ▶ FOTO
Driven as ever by a determination to present avant-garde timepieces, 5N red gold and black grade 5 PVD titanium were the metals chosen to make the case of this version of the X-TREM-1. The sapphire tubes have been replaced by cylindrical ring-bound tubes housing mobile stainless steel spheres indicating the time.
Click, to see the large size. ▶ BIG FOTO
This version is produced in an 8-piece limited edition.
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Technical Specifications
X-TREM-1 – Ultimate Red Gold & Black Titanium
Ref. MTR.FLY11.150-158
Movement:
Caliber: FLY11 - mechanical, hand-wound movement
Dimensions: 26.6 x 46.4 x 11.94 mm
Number of components: 432
Number of jewels: 66
Power reserve: 50+ hours
Dual barrels: one for the movement gear train, one for the time indications
Display-regulation escapement:
The tourbillon movement and the time indication gear trains each
have their own independent energy supply to optimize power
distribution and duration
Tourbillon:
- Swiss lever
- Frequency: 3 Hz (21,600 vph)
- Tourbillon rotates once every 60 seconds
- Flying tourbillon inclined at 30° supported by a double ceramic bearing, with cone-shaped pinion transmission
- Black chrome-plated aluminum skull with natural red ruby eyes
Functions:
Mystery hours and minutes displayed with indications provided by hollowed steel spheres moving 23 mm inside two cylindrical sapphire tubes.
The metal spheres are driven by magnetic carriages following a thread.
- Seconds displayed on the tourbillon cage
- Movement state-of-wind indication
- Fast time adjustment is via an integrated pusher on the caseband at 12 o’clock
Mainplate:
- Curvex with sides inclined at a 30° angle
- Mainplate and bridges in bead-blasted titanium
- Open-worked ratchet and wheel
Distinctive features:
- Use of precisely-shaped magnetic fields in a mechanical movement
- No mechanical connection between the indications and the movement
- Winding and time-setting via lift-out rotating “bows” on caseback
Case:
Rectangular with curvex profile
Dimensions: 40.80 x 56.80 x 15 mm
Water resistance: 3 ATM / 30 m / 100 ft
Material
5N red gold and black PVD-treated grade 5 titanium with 5N red gold metallized numerals
5N red gold cylindrical ring-bound tubes
Spheres
White chrome-treated stainless steel
Strap
Black alligator strap
Limited Edition of 8 timepieces
Price in Swiss francs (ex VAT): 268’000
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Press release - 2018
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Christophe Claret – Alexandra Beurier
Tel : +41 32 933 80 26
Email : a.beurier@christopheclaret.com
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