Monday, April 8, 2024

Singer Reimagined – DIVETRACK Automatic 24-h Central Diving Chronograph Edition

   

Singer ReimaginedDIVETRACK Automatic 24-h Central Diving Chronograph Edition 2024

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Singer is thrilled to introduce the Divetrack, a pioneering timepiece that marries the brand’s iconic design ethos with an unprecedented 24-hour central chronograph function, marking a new era in the world of diving watches. 

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Making its debut at the prestigious Watches and Wonders event in April 2024, the Singer Divetrack Automatic 24-h Central Chronograph is designed to meet the demands of the most discerning divers and watch enthusiasts alike.

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The Singer Divetrack represents a bold leap forward in our quest to reimagine what a diving watch can be” says Marco Borraccino, the visionary behind Singer. “It’s not just about adding a new feature; it’s about enhancing the dive experience with unparalleled precision, functionality, and style.

Singer Divetrack Automatic 24-h Central Chronograph – Designed to dive

At Singer, our passion for innovation drives us to continually redefine the art of watchmaking. This ethos led us to the groundbreaking release of the Singer Track 1 central chronograph in 2017, followed by the inventive Flytrack models in 2020. Now, we proudly unveil the Singer Divetrack — a timepiece that not only sets a new standard in functionality and usability but also revolutionises the concept of the diver’s watch.

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We believe in functionality that serves the diver, not just in theory but in the dynamic environment of the sea.

Singer – our passion runs deep

Singer Reimagined was founded on the principle of pushing the boundaries of traditional watchmaking. With a legacy built on innovation, craftsmanship and a daring aesthetic, Singer has quickly established itself as a beacon of excellence in the haute horology world.

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Since then, audacity has shaped the brand’s story.

Each timepiece is a testament to the brand’s commitment to creating watches that are as functional as they are beautiful, embodying a perfect harmony between form and function.

The First of its kind

Conceived by Marco Borraccino with a vision to achieve what has never been done before: a true, mechanical, purpose-driven, fully operational diving chronograph. The Singer Divetrack is designed to be an indispensable companion before, during, and after your dive. It’s a watch that respects the traditions of dive watches while boldly advancing their functionality.

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From its appearance, the Divetrack might seem like a traditional diving watch, but it’s much more. It’s an embodiment of Singer’s commitment to pushing boundaries and reimagining what a diving watch can be — an unparalleled fusion of heritage and innovation.

How the Singer Divetrack Automatic 24-h Central Chronograph enhances your dive

The Divetrack stands out with its Singer Central Automatic 24-h Chronograph, designed specifically to monitor the entirety of your diving session. 

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The central sweeping seconds hand ensures continuous movement, while the prominent orange minute hand meticulously tracks your underwater adventure.

Before, During, After

The Divetrack is not just for underwater use. On the surface, especially during diving trips or extended stays at a diving site, the watch helps you manage your ‘surface intervals’. 

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These intervals are crucial for allowing nitrogen absorbed during dives to dissipate safely from your body. With the chronograph still running, you can accurately gauge the length of your surface intervals and plan your subsequent dives accordingly.

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The Central Sub-Counter is an exceptional multifunctional tool featuring 3 zones:

  • CHILL (0h-6h): This zone helps you determine the surface interval before your next dive based on factors like previous dive duration, depth, and frequency.
  • DIVE (6h-18h): Indicates when you are clear to dive again after fulfilling the required surface interval.
  • FLY (18h-24h): Post-dive, this zone highlights the safe window before flying to avoid health risks such as pulmonary embolism. As per PADI guidelines, you must wait at least 18 hours after your last dive before flying.

Starting your dive with the Divetrack

Preparing for your dive is effortless. Upon gearing up, simply activate the diving chronograph by pressing the ‘Start’ button at 2 o’clock. Its red pusher guard, preventing from accidental activations ensure security and ease too use. 

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During your dive, the main interaction with your watch involves adjusting the unidirectional bezel for decompression timing.

Subtle time-of-day indications

Even in the midst of adventure, keeping track of the day’s time is effortless. Under the rotating bezel, a discrete Singer signature ceramic disk, illuminated with luminescent figures and indexes, subtly reveals the time.

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This 12-hour disk provides an unobtrusive yet clear indication of time as it progresses.

Technical mastery

The Divetrack is a marvel of engineering. It features a sturdy 300-meter (1,000-feet) waterproof case made from Grade 5 Titanium for lightness, complemented by a marine-grade stainless steel turning bezel and caseback.

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Its unique sandwich structure incorporates an unprecedented use of sapphire crystals — three in total — for optimal dial visibility, movement showcase, and frontal visibility of the hour disk.

Form follows function

Ensuring operational safety, the watch boasts double O-ring push-buttons and a screw-down winding crown, all waterproof to 300 meters (1,000 feet). The ‘Start/Stop’ pusher at 2 o’clock is safeguarded against unintentional activation by a red-guard ceramic-coated protector. 

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The ‘Reset’ pusher at 10 o’clock is cleverly designed to prevent accidental usage, only functioning when the chronograph is stopped. Positioned within the watch-case profile, these pushers are shielded from external impact.

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The helium escape valve ensures the watch’s functionality in case of saturation dive by allowing trapped helium to escape during decompression, protecting the watch from potential damage.

The Divetrack comfortably accommodates both daily wear and diving suit compatibility. It comes with interchangeable rubber and Velcro technical straps, easily switched using traditional spring bars.

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In conclusion, the Divetrack is unparalleled as the world’s first-ever mechanical diving chronograph. With its innovative movement architecture and design that prioritises function, it represents Singer’s ultimate vision in diving watch technology—a pinnacle of practical, high-end mechanics for the diving connoisseur.

Unidirectional turning bezel

As your dive concludes, the unidirectional turning bezel becomes essential for calculating necessary decompression times. The minute hand aggregates the total duration of your dive, including decompression, providing comprehensive and precise information at a glance.

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The unidirectional turning bezel presents a decompression scale, allowing divers to calculate their decompression stops at a glance. The 60-minute ceramic aluminium ring, a high-performance composite material resistant to shocks and scratches, features Super-LumiNova® filled indications and a luminescent applied index at 12h.

Improved legibility

The black matte dial base enhances contrast and readability underwater.

The highest-performing grade of Super-LumiNova® amplifies luminosity even in the darkest depths. This extremely reliable phosphorescent material is applied to the Divetrack hands and markers. Dial graphics are also executed in Super-LumiNova® decal.

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The daytime indication ring is executed in ceramic aluminium to guarantee the lightest weight and stiffness for optimal operations. This material also provides the highest contrast to the Super-LuminNova® filled figures and indexes, milled directly in the mass.

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The applied triangular index at 6h provides a striking and unmistakable readability of daytime, both in daylight and in the darkest light conditions.

Material combination

The watch case is executed in Grade 5 Titanium. This material offers the best performance in terms of mechanical and corrosion resistance and an extremely interesting weight-to-volume ratio.

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Each other external part has been produced in a variety of marine-grade stainless steels, each chosen for its specific properties depending on the precise component features and functionality. The combination of these materials optimises strength, dimensions, and weight, allowing for exceptional wearability despite the timepiece’s important dimensions.

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All components of the watch case are microblasted to reduce disturbing light reflections and focus on the timepiece’s essential and vital diving information.

The pusher-protection pivoting device, finished with a guard-red ceramic coating, guarantees extreme resistance to scratches and chocks while highlighting its functional importance.

A symphony of precision

Crafted over a decade of development, the Singer Divetrack boasts a dedicated 24-hour version of the AgenGraphe automatic movement featuring 479 parts and a robust 72-hour power reserve. Its innovative design ensures optimal legibility underwater, with all chronograph functions centralised for easy and intuitive reading.

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The Singer 24-h AgenGraphe Caliber is not merely an advancement; it’s a revolution in mechanical watchmaking. It challenges and redefines age-old principles, introducing a new era of ingenuity.

The spark that ignited this remarkable invention was a vision to improve the readability of chronographs, which often suffer from cluttered displays because of the scattered arrangement of small counters.

Enter the groundbreaking AgenGraphe’s unprecedented design.

This innovative architecture centralises all chronograph functions, simplifying elapsed time’s visualisation to a mere glance. The intuitive display is further enhanced by including jumping indicators for both minutes and hours, a leap forward in enhancing legibility.

Impressive machine

The AgenGraphe’s ingenuity extends to its integration with the watch’s timekeeping functions. It features a novel clutch mechanism that marries the chronograph to the gear train. This horizontal coupling, a space-efficient solution, relies on friction for seamless operation, akin to the precision found in vertical clutches. Spanning a diameter of 34.40 mm and standing 8.27 mm tall, our chronograph is a marvel of horological artistry, boasting 479 parts and 56 jewels. At its heart lies a robust power reserve of 72 hours, propelling Singer’s Automatic 24-hour central chronograph that impresses with jumping hours, minutes, and a smoothly sweeping seconds hand.

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This exquisite mechanism operates on the precision of a Swiss Lever escapement, humming at a frequency of 21,600 vibrations per hour (3 Hz), stabilised by a flat balance wheel equipped with an AgenPit regulator.

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Labelling the AgenGraphe as «a revolutionary movement» barely scratches the surface. It is a testament to Singer’s relentless pursuit of excellence and innovation, reimagining not just the chronograph’s function but its very purpose.

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Collection: DIVETRACK

Model:  DIVETRACK Automatic 24-h Central Diving Chronograph Edition

Limited edition of 25 pieces

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Movement
    Caliber Singer Reimagined AgenGraphe 24-h Automatic Chronograph
    Dimensions 34.40 x 8,27 mm
    Number of parts: 479
    Number of jewels: 56
    Power reserve: 72 hours

    Escapement: Swiss lever
    Balance: Flat with AgenPit regulator
    Frequency: 21’600 vph (3 Hz)
Funtions
    Central chronograph with jumping hours, jumping minutes and sw eeping seconds.
    Peripheral time indications of quarters, halves and full hours at 6 o’clock.
Case
    Model case: Singer Divetrack SR401
    Architecture: Sandwich construction with structural sapphire ring
    Dimensions: 49 x 19,67 mm
    Case material: Grade 5 titanium
    Unidirectional bezel: Marine-grade 316L stainless steel. 60 minutes ceramized aluminum ring. Super-LuniNova® indications.
    Winding crown: 316L stainless steel
    Pusher guard: 316L stainless steel with red-guard ceramic coating
    Crystals: Superior sapphire crystal with double-sided anti-reflective coating. Back sapphire crystal with interior anti-reflective coating. Middle sapphire crystal.
    Water resistance: 300 meters (1000 ft) /30 ATM
    Back: XM19 stainless steel
Dial
    Chronograph dial Matte black dial base with 12 applied luminescent indexes and 60 base minuterie. Central 24h counter.
    Frontal time indication Black ceramised aluminum daytime hour disk with luminescent quaters, halves and full hours figures.
Strap
    Strap #1 Singer Reimagined black caoutchouc strap
    Strap #2
Diving technical textile strap with Velcro
    Buckle: Folding buckle

 🔴PRICE   CHF 85,100 💰– Excluding VAT and local taxes

🔰 Edition ✅ ❱❱❱ of 25 numbered pieces

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Friday, April 5, 2024

SpaceOne –ACT II Tellurium Jumping Hour Aventurine Dial Edition

SpaceOne Watches ACT II Tellurium Jumping Hour Aventurine Dial Titanium 42mm Edition  2024

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Founded in 2023, SpaceOne is the first watchmaking workshop for neo-futuristic horology, dedicated to making stunning Haute Horlogerie affordable. 

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As it develops advanced, exclusive and accessible (price-wise) modular complications, the brand is paving the way for a new era in which high watchmaking becomes an experience within the reach of all watch enthusiasts.

Key Takeaways:

Just a year after the SpaceOne’s successful lift-off in 2023 with its first creation, SpaceOne Jumping Hour, the brand follows up with the launch of SpaceOne Tellurium on April 4th, 

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2024; February 2024 marks the inauguration of the SpaceOne showroom in Paris – where the SpaceOne Tellurium was also unveiled;
 
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The SpaceOne Tellurium watch, launched on April 4th, 2024, features an intriguing complication centered on a heliocentric Tellurium-type planetary wheel linked to a simple calendar, indicating the date (jumping) and current month (sliding) – all for EUR 2,999;
 
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The dynamic duo that defies gravity: SpaceOne is the interstellar baby of watch entrepreneur Guillaume Laidet (38) and independent watchmaker Théo Auffret (29);
 
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SpaceOne: the innovative independent brand that could, offering Haute Horlogerie with stellar creative at down-to-earth price points;
 
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SpaceOne:
a technical design studio specializing in the development of modular watch complications, stand-alone but also adaptable to standard mechanical movements (jumping hour complication, tellurium complication);
 
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SpaceOne:
a neo-futuristic aesthetic for horology, with watches that, as the brand name suggests, look more like spaceships than timepieces.

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Paris, Thursday, 4 April 2024 – Celebrating their first anniversary (but far from resting on their laurels), SpaceOne founding duo, Guillaume Laidet (38) and independent watchmaker Théo Auffret (29) continue to crack open the universe a little wider: the futuristic Tellurium watch describes the annual cycle of Earth (along with the Moon) around the sun. 

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No watchmaker had previously considered, or even dared, to sketch an astronomical complication at such a modest retail price point – just EUR 2,999. SpaceOne Tellurium, born from the imagination of a designer plugged into the future, Olivier Gamiette, is a dazzling demonstration of the energy and audacity that drive the brand’s two co-founders.

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After the resounding success of Act I, SpaceOne Jumping Hour, with 500 watches sold in a fraction of the time and sales of one million euros, here comes Act II. Capitalizing on the inspirational power of the conquest of space, the young Auffret/Laidet duo now tackles one of the peaks of astronomical complications: the Tellurium.

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The Tellurium is a complication that succeeds in reducing – down to the scale of an animated watch face – the movement of the Earth, the Moon and the eight planets of the solar system, with their associated revolution and rotation speeds. 

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It represents an Everest of microtechnology and watchmaking engineering that very few collectors can afford. SpaceOne, dedicated to offering disruptive yet affordable watchmaking, has succeeded in developing a version that will cost no more than EUR 2,999, a tiny fraction of what a traditional planetarium should cost. 

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It is an uncompromising tour de force: an exclusive, patented modular complication, 100% developed in-house, designed and assembled in the dedicated SpaceOne workshop in the Paris atelier of Theo Auffret, an independent watchmaker renowned for his Manufacture tourbillons.

Olivier Gamiette: the brain of engineer, the soul (and hands) of an artist

The ultra-sleek SpaceOne Tellurium was designed by Olivier Gamiette, an engineer-designer renowned for his fluid, futuristic lines and deeply audacious dials. Gamiette is known for cultivating his secret garden alongside his professional activity in the automotive industry: he is a designer for Peugeot cars by day and a watch designer by night. 

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More than an enthusiast, he is the acclaimed author of Soon – Timepiece Phenomena, a book published in 2015 which showcases dozens of watch designs. 

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His flowing, technical style, uncannily connected to the shapes of things to come, naturally led him to accept a collaboration with SpaceOne.

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The Tellurium is no exception to Olivier Gamiette’s signature. Its 42 mm titanium case defies established geometry. 

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Sleek, taut, edgy yet soft, compact yet harmonious, it resembles a smooth, silver pebble, curved on both sides and topped by a domed sapphire crystal that symbolizes a protective atmosphere. The dial is made of mesmerizing aventurine.

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The spatial kinematics unfolding on the watch face are simply compelling. The dial is uncluttered, with just two hands – hours and minutes. Luminescent, evoking spaceships heading out into space, they are central but not solitary. 

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The solar system analogy is obvious: central hours and minutes; the Sun at the heart of its aventurine galaxy. It’s as if ‘short’ human time seamlessly flows into ‘long’ star time. Time becomes relative, indicated in all simplicity by three indexes 12, 4 and 8 – far from the earthbound cliché of "3 - 6 - 9 - 12".

 Telluric complication

GGravitating around the center of heliocentric horology, two polished titanium spheres: Earth, accompanied by its satellite, the Moon. The former revolves around the Sun in one year while the latter around the Earth in 29.5 days, fully respecting the celestial rhythms. 

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This space ballet, orchestrated by an in-house complication, was designed by Théo Auffret, in a dedicated SpaceOne workshop at the heart of his atelier near Paris. “I wanted space and planets,” explains his partner Guillaume Laidet. "It's a universal source of inspiration,” he adds.

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The SpaceOne Tellurium's complication incorporates a heliocentric Tellurium-type planetary wheel, simultaneously representing the Earth and Moon in their orbit around the Sun

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The calendar, mechanically linked to this astronomical complication, features a jumping date and sliding month display, creating a harmonious and functional whole. A noteworthy feature: the ability, with precise watch adjustment, to anticipate astronomical events such as the date of the next full moon.

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At 6 o'clock, the day/month display is revealed in a canted aperture, as are the indexes. Echoing starship portholes, these details in deep-space blue PVD-treated titanium accentuate the deep-space vibe. 

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The Tellurium complication is docked onto a Soprod P024 movement, the celebrated Swiss Made engine that powers SpaceOne's first creation.

Made on Earth

Designed and assembled in France and powered by a Swiss movement, SpaceOne Tellurium, as the word ‘planet’ suggests, is akin to an interstellar traveler. 

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In fact, it comes delivered in a custom-made watch roll, ready for any journey. Inside, the timepiece is vacuum-packed. The process, unique in watchmaking, had already been developed for SpaceOne’s first creation, echoing the vacuum-packed food carried by astronauts.

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SpaceOne Tellurium will be limited in time and numbers. Collectors will be able to choose the watch number, provided it is still available. 

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The piece will be offered for subscription on the first day of Watches and Wonders Geneva (9 April 2024), for a duration of four weeks, and on the last day of the WindUp Watch Fair in San Francisco, where SpaceOne will have a stand, on 5 May 2024.

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About SpaceOne

SpaceOne is led by Guillaume Laidet and Théo Auffret.

Guillaume Laidet is one of the most prominent young watchmaking entrepreneurs, combining authentic, creative, Swiss Made watchmaking with a digital approach (subscription and online sales) that makes it possible to offer timepieces at very affordable prices. 


He is currently the CEO of Nivada Grenchen and SpaceOne, and oversees the Manufacture Vulcain collections.

Théo Auffret is an independent watchmaker based near Paris. After training as a watchmaker and prototypist in France and Switzerland, he won a prize at the F.P.Journe competition, and now has his own atelier. His first creation, Tourbillon à Paris, was nominated for the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG); this was followed by the Tourbillon Grand Sport, also nominated for the GPHG, and now treasured by discerning collectors. Theo Auffret is currently working on his third creation, alongside the two pieces for SpaceOne.

 

Aimed at those who consciously or subconsciously seek out one-of-a-kind pieces, SpaceOne will surprise and inspire even the most seasoned collectors.

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About Olivier Gamiette

Olivier Gamiette is a distinguished French designer renowned for his work in automotive and watch design. With over twenty years in the industry, he has notably contributed to concept car designs for a leading automobile group, demonstrating his innovative design capabilities. 


Beyond cars, Gamiette excels in watch design, where his creativity brings unique timepieces to life. His influence extends to publishing a book showcasing his sketches and designs, embodying his versatile approach to design that bridges various disciplines seamlessly.


Olivier’s book: Soon - Timepiece Phenomena
–  ISBN 1624650252
Follow Olivier on Instagram : @oliviergamiette

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TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS

Collection  ACT II

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 Model:   SpaceOne ACT II Tellurium 

Complication design Theo Auffret
Design Olivier Gamiette
 

Movement
Soprod P024 H4 automatic, Swiss Made
Mechanical components entirely machined in Switzerland
Tellurium complication module (patented)
Hands:                                            Hours, minutes
Heliocentric tellurium:       Planetary wheel centered on the sun, indicating the exact position of the earth and moon over 100+ years
Calendar:                                     Date, month
Astral positions:                          Correction of astral positions via the crown (no corrector). A simple date correction is required every 30-day month as on a classic date watch
Case
Material:                                       Grade 5 titanium, polished/brushed/sandblasted
Width:                                            42mm
Length:                                          50mm (including lugs)
Thickness:                                     16mm
Crystal:                                         Domed sapphire
Water resistance:                         3 ATM (30 meters)
Dial
Aventurine
Polished titanium stars
PVD-treated titanium apertures
Strap & buckle
Strap                                              22/18, black fabric
Buckle:                                          Grade 5 titanium

 
100% assembled in Paris at the SpaceOne workshop
 
Packaging
The watch is air-sealed in an aluminum pouch and delivered in its SpaceOne watch roll.

🔰 Limited edition of 500 pieces

🔴 Price   2'000 CHF / 2,999.00 EUR (incl. VAT for EU sales)

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