ArtyA – COMPLICATION Purity Bicolor Tourbillon Edition

 

ArtyA – COMPLICATION Curvy Purity Bicolor Tourbillon Sapphire Limited Edition - 2023

ArtyA Presents the “Purity Tourbillon” Collection

A Horological Symphony in Three Movements: Celebrating the purity of time,
presented in three variations of shapes and sizes.

Immerse yourself in the timeless elegance of the ‘Purity Tourbillon’;
discover the delicate and discreet charm of the ‘Tiny Purity’;
and be enchanted by the graceful curves of the ‘Curvy Purity’.

Our latest creation, the ‘Curvy Purity Tourbillon Bicolor’,
boldly combines color and technical prowess.

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The Curvy Purity Tourbillon Bicolor Yellow & Purple

Offering two distinct hues in one single block, its case features a technology that transcends the conventional codes for sapphire crystal colors in high horology.

The Purity Movement: a 9-gram legacy, masterfully evolving with its time

The 'Purity' Tourbillon by ArtyA: a seamless blend of transparency and technology. It showcases an impressive tourbillon (at 18 mm in diameter, instantly recognizable as the movement’s signature) that is fully integrated as a distinctive design element. This feature highlights two key strengths of the ArtyA brand: the mastery of sapphire and the imagination in creating original horological movements.

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Equipped with two parallel-mounted barrels for powering the tourbillon beating at 4 Hz beating, the movement was, from its inception, conceived as a miniature exoskeletal sculpture. 

 

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Weighing a mere 9 grams, it pushes boundaries through the use of cutting-edge precision and design technologies, while remaining true to meticulous traditional finishing, such as cast-iron sandblasting and hand beveling. Its ample power reserve ensures a 72-hour autonomy, blending advanced engineering with enduring elegance.

A sapphire case, cutting-edge technology, total transparency

The sophisticated tourbillon movement has the effect of amplifying’s ArtyA’s mastery of sapphire, enabling the brand to fully express its creativity. 

 

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Tiny Purity Tourbillon NanoSaphir Chameleon Green 

Tiny Purity Tourbillon NanoSaphir Chameleon Amber 

Indeed, the 'Purity Tourbillon' – nominated in the ‘Tourbillon’ category at the Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève 2021 soon after its release – now comes in an array of models: from the 45.5-mm transparent white version to the NanoSaphirTM variants, like the color-shifting 'Chameleon' (amber/green) and 'Bicolor' (yellow/purple).

Tiny Purity Tourbillon: the story continues to unfold

The 'Tiny Purity Tourbillon' watch, part and parcel of this already sought-after collection, encapsulates the brand’s expertise and savoir-faire in a new 39 mm case. In fact, the smaller size not only retains all of the larger model’s technical sophistication but also magnifies it, showcasing an impressive feat of engineering in a compact form –with an imposing 18 mm tourbillon lending it a distinct character.

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To achieve this, the entire movement had to be reimagined, with a dial relocated to 3 o’clock above the two barrels providing a 72-hour power reserve. Compatible with ArtyA's extensive range of sapphire crystal and NanoSaphirTM cases, the Tiny Purity Tourbillon has succeeded in captivating numerous collectors of the Geneva-based brand.

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This commercial success was further underscored by ArtyA's nomination at the GPHG 2023 in the 'Men’s Complication' category for the 'Tiny Purity Tourbillon Chameleon' whose NanoSaphirTM case switches from amber to green, depending on the ambient light. This recognition not only celebrates the movement crafted by ArtyA but also testifies to the brand’s achievements in the field of sapphire crystal. 

 

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This rare material, the third-hardest after diamond and moissanite, is challenging and costly to shape into cases that meet ArtyA's high standards. The Geneva-based watchmaker continues to be the uncontested pioneer, always innovating and exploring new pathways for leveraging the material’s core benefits: exceptional durability due to its hardness (9 on the Mohs scale compared to 5.5 for traditional glass) and its crystal-clear transparency that offers a remarkable visual spectacle.

Curvy Purity Tourbillon: a masterful blend of horological artistry and engineering

With its curved Tonneau case, the 'Curvy Purity Tourbillon', the latest addition to the family, stands out for its unique geometry, offering proportions that are as pleasing to the eye as they are comfortable on the wrist.

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Featuring the all-new 'Curvy Purity Tourbillon' movement with its oversized 4 Hz tourbillon now positioned at 6 o'clock, this design is all about the harmony of curves and volumes in a remarkably ergonomic 38.5 x 43 millimeter watch – a creation by Jérémie Arpa, son of Yvan Arpa.

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 The time display has been optimized with a discreetly elegant dial at 12 o'clock, as presented on the 'Curvy Purity Tourbillon Emerald' unveiled during the Dubai Watch Week 2023. 

 

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The piece is finished to the highest standards, including hand-beveled edges and traditional caliber adjustment.

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Technical Specifications
 
Collection: COMPLICATION 

 Watch name   Purity Tourbillon 

Limited Series of 13 pieces

Case
Sapphire crystal  
Dimensions         38.5mm x 43mm
Case back         Open; screw-in  
Double-sided sapphire crystal
Case back open and screwed
Water resistance     3 ATM, equivalent to 30 meters
Movement
Manufacture double-barrel tourbillon, skeletonized
Completely redesigned for the Curvy Purity Tourbillon
Double barrel, skeletonized Manufacture tourbillon movement
Conceived, developed and made in Switzerland exclusively by and for ArtyA

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Improved chronometric reliability thanks to the double barrel system’s
torque management for stable power delivery
Oversized tourbillon (18 mm in diameter), positioned at 6 o'clock
High chronometric reliability thanks to double-barrel torque
4 Hz frequency (higher than usual for a tourbillon, ensuring greater stability)
72-hour power reserve
Functions 
Hours, minutes, seconds on flying tourbillon 
Dial
Skeleton 
Fully transparent
Skeletonised bridges
Strap
Special custom strap 
Recycled leather strap
Buckle: Titanium pin buckle

Limited Edition to 13 pieces, also as unique pieces 1/1

🔴 Retail price (ex VAT) Purity Tourbillon & Tiny Purity Tourbillon

• Sapphire crystal
• 125,000 CHF (135,000 EUR / 145,000 USD – est. exchange rates at time of writing)
• NanoSaphirTM
• 155,000 CHF (165,000 EUR / 175,000 USD – est. exchange rates at time of writing)

< Curvy Purity Tourbillon

• Sapphire crystal
• 135,000 CHF (145,000 EUR / 155,000 USD – est. exchange rates at time of writing)
• NanoSaphirTM
• 155,000 CHF (165,000 EUR / 175,000 USD – est. exchange rates at time of writing)

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VACHERON CONSTANTIN – OVERSEAS Tourbillon High Jewellery Blue White Gold

VACHERON CONSTANTIN – OVERSEAS Tourbillon High Jewellery 42.5mm White Gold Blue Dial

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    A first in the Overseas collection: the combination of white gold and the collection's signature blue dial, along with the setting of baguette-cut diamonds.
    Technical mastery to ensure the slimness of complication movements: a tourbillon powered by ultra-thin Manufacture Calibre 2160.
    A watch adorned with a total of 85 baguette-cut diamonds set on the bezel, index and pin buckle. 

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Vacheron Constantin enriches its Overseas collection with a new technical and precious tourbillon model. Available in an original combination of white gold with a blue dial, it is also distinguished by its bezel and hour-markers entirely set with baguette-cut diamonds. This 42.5 mm-diameter sporty-chic watch features a slender curvature thanks to its ultra-thin self-winding movement, in-house Calibre 2160 with tourbillon. 

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The watch comes with three interchangeable bracelet/straps. The case-integrated first white gold bracelet is fitted with a folding clasp, while the two additional straps in blue calfskin and rubber are secured by a likewise interchangeable white gold pin buckle set with baguette-cut diamonds.

Baguette-cut diamonds: a first on the Overseas collection

Vacheron Constantin has chosen the Overseas tourbillon model to introduce two new additions to its collection dedicated to the spirit of travel. For the first time, the model is attired in white gold, a material perfectly suited to its sophisticated nature. 

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To bring out the luminous gleam of the metal, the watch bears the collection’s emblematic satin-brushed blue dial. The second addition is about the colour contrast, enhanced by the setting of 60 diamonds on the six-sided bezel, extending onto the hour-markers.

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Unlike the other Overseas models, the diamonds set on this piece are baguette-cut, with minimalist contours echoing the watch's highly structured silhouette. This precious Overseas tourbillon high jewellery is also extremely elegant thanks to its slim case.

Ultra-thin: reflecting technical mastery

The Overseas tourbillon watch offers an excellent interpretation of Vacheron Constantin's understated, creative aesthetic combined with perfect technical mastery. This symbiosis is notably expressed through the slenderness of its curvature, made possible by its ultra-thin movement, Calibre 2160 measuring a mere 5.65 mm thick. 

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Such proportions – just over 10 mm thick for the cased-up watch – are achieved by means of the 22K gold peripheral rotor ensuring an 80-hour power reserve. This construction not only enhances thinness by eliminating the central axis of rotation of the oscillating weight, but also gives a clearer view of the entire movement from the back.

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The show staged by this ultra-thin Calibre 2160 is all the more striking. Drawing all eyes, the ballet performed by the regulator is particularly impressive due to its slender architecture, a veritable technical feat accentuated by the care devoted to the movement finishes. With its circular-grained mainplate; bridges adorned with Côtes de Genève and hand-bevelled, like the tourbillon bar; its frosted wheels as well as its chamfered and polished screws, Calibre 2160 and its 188 components offer a concrete embodiment of technical and precious 

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High Watchmaking. Beating at a frequency at 2.5 Hz (18,000 vibrations per hour), it displays the hours and minutes, as well as the small seconds on the tourbillon carriage.

One watch, three faces

Water-resistant to 50 metres with a screw-down crown, the Overseas tourbillon high jewellery watch features an interchangeable bracelet/strap system. A special feature of the collection, this technical trick enables the straps to be changed entirely tool-free, thereby enabling Overseas watches to take on new looks to match the circumstances. 

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Supplied with an integrated white gold bracelet fitted with a folding clasp, the model adopts a sportier vibe with a blue rubber strap, or a more classic character with a calfskin leather strap in the same shade. 

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Both straps are fitted with a white gold pin buckle, itself interchangeable tool-free and set with 16 baguette-cut diamonds.

Interview with Christian Selmoni, Style & Heritage Director

Is baguette-cut gemsetting part of the Vacheron Constantin world?
Baguette-cut diamonds first appeared on certain medieval and Renaissance jewels, but really came into their own at the beginning of the 20th century. They were particularly popular in the Art Deco style and were well suited to new techniques such as the invisible setting. Vacheron Constantin was quick to adopt baguette-cut diamonds in its creations, as seen in many of the Maison’s historical timepieces. 

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Brilliant-cut and baguette-cut gems often alternate on the same timepiece, the latter disrupting the rhythm of the round, traditional gems, such as on the Traditionnelle tourbillon jewellery watch featuring precisely this combination of 559 round-cut and baguette-cut diamonds on a watch powered by the same Calibre 2160 as the new Overseas. 

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On the other hand, the invisible-set Malte tourbillon regulator is magnificently adorned with 565 exclusively baguette-cut diamonds totalling 19 carats.

Why choose this new baguette cut for an Overseas watch?
Vacheron Constantin's designers and gemsetters introduced this new cut to the Overseas collection because it is beautifully aligned with its sophisticated character. 

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Compared with the 58-facet brilliant cut most widely used in the jewellery world, the baguette cut with its 25 facets features an edgier, more graphic look that emphasises the diamond's purity rather than its brilliance. With its right angles, flat surface and sharp edges, the baguette cut reinforces the architectural design of Overseas.

What makes Vacheron Constantin's Calibre 2160 so exceptional?
Calibre 2160, one of the thinnest tourbillon movements on the market at just 5.65 mm, is a genuine technical feat. For the Maison's watchmakers who developed this calibre presented in 2018, the challenge was to integrate a tourbillon regulator into an ultra-thin self-winding movement. This type of construction entails twin difficulties. 

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The presence of an oscillating weight and the integration of a tourbillon cage generally imply additional movement thickness. It was therefore necessary to work first on the architecture of the tourbillon itself and then to design a high-efficiency peripheral rotor winding system to achieve an 80-hour power reserve. The watchmakers at Vacheron Constantin were able to respond perfectly to these constraints with ultra-thin Calibre 2160, which is also aesthetically pleasing thanks to the meticulous attention lavished on the decoration.  

For whom is this new Overseas tourbillon intended?
For all devotees of High Watchmaking who appreciate a precious touch. This timepiece represents a magnificent compromise between a technical watch with a sporty look and more formal models. For some time now, the 'sporty-chic' segment has been experiencing strong popularity, with the first 1970s models serving as the benchmark. This category of watches offers a host of possible interpretations, from technical to aesthetic, and jewellery! The Overseas tourbillon high jewellery meets all these expectations.

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Summary

With the Overseas tourbillon high jewellery watch, Vacheron Constantin introduces two new features to its collection dedicated to travel and discovery: a new combination of the emblematic Overseas blue dial and a white gold case with integrated bracelet; along with the setting of baguette-cut diamonds on the bezel, hour-markers and pin buckle. This watch with its slender curves is powered by the ultra-thin self-winding in-house Calibre 2160 with tourbillon, measuring just 5.65 mm thick. 

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Beating at a frequency of 2.5 Hz, it ensures an 80-hour power reserve while driving displays of the hours, minutes as well as small seconds on the tourbillon carriage. The watch comes with two additional interchangeable straps in blue rubber and calfskin, themselves fitted with a gemset pin buckle that is itself interchangeable without any need for tools. 

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TECHNICAL DATA

Collection: OVERSEAS

Model:  OVERSEAS Tourbillon High Jewellery

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Hallmark of Geneva certified timepiece

REFERENCE 6007V/210G-B955

MOVEMENT
CALIBRE 2160
Developed and manufactured by Vacheron Constantin
Mechanical, self-winding, peripheral rotor
31 mm (13½’’’) diameter, 5.65 mm thick
Approximately 80 hours of power reserve
2.5 Hz (18,000 vibrations/hour)
188 components
30 jewels
Hallmark of Geneva certified timepiece
INDICATIONS
Hours, minutes, small seconds on tourbillon carriage (color screw)
Tourbillon
CASE
18K white gold 
42.5 mm diameter, 10.39  thick
Bezel set with 💎60 baguette-cut diamonds, invisible setting
Soft iron casing ring ensuring anti-magnetic protection
Transparent sapphire crystal caseback
Water-resistant tested at a pressure of 5 bar (approx. 50 meters) 
DIAL
Translucent blue-lacquered, sunburst satin-finished base with velvet-finished flange
18K white gold hour-markers set with 💎9 baguette-cut diamonds, closed setting
18K white gold hours & minutes hands highlighted with blue Super-LumiNova®
BRACELET/STRAPS
Additional straps/clasp        
Blue calfskin leather strap with grey stiches
Blue rubber
Interchangeable 18K white gold pin buckle set with 💎16 baguette-cut diamonds, invisible setting
Total diamond-setting
 💎 85 baguette-cut diamonds, for a total weight of approx. 3.61 carats (guaranteed minimum carats)

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