HAUTLENCE – SPHERE Series 3 'Spherical Jumping Hours' Titanium Edition 2025
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Hautlence returns to the spot light with a new variation of its most mesmerizing mechanical sculpture: the Sphere Series 3. Same complication, same kinetic magic — but with a completely reimagined silhouette: more compact, more daring. The rectangular case adopts new, reduced proportions and houses a fully reworked movement in a smaller format.
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Architectural, sculptural and utterly hypnotic, the Sphere Series 3 takes Hautlence's aesthetic and technical vision even further. This new interpretation of the iconic piece embodies the brand's ambition: elevating mechanics to the level of kinetic art.
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The titanium case, now more compact, reveals clean, assertive lines, as if carved from raw material. Its redesigned format brings a new sense of balance: the visual power remains, but is now focused, contained, almost intimate. On the sides, subtle reliefs echo the rectangular design that has become a Hautlence signature. Water-resistant to 10 ATM, the watch retains its futuristic presence while embracing a contemporary edge.
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The sphere, meanwhile, remains faithful to its original vocation: to captivate the eye. Positioned on the left side of the dial, it rotates on three axes, revealing the hours through a ballet that is both precise and hypnotic—orchestrated by four conical gears moving around two crossed axes inclined at 21 degrees. Two polished titanium shells, coated in a striking shade of purple, encase the differential mechanism and unite to form the sphere. Around it, the fully skeletonised dial gives the impression that the sphere is floating in mid-air. Time takes on the quality of a mirage: no longer merely displayed, but experienced.
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On the right, the retrograde minute hand interacts with the openworked dial, revealing the heartbeat of the movement. Gears, freewheel and snail cam appear like a miniature stage where each component performs its role. The purple minute hand traces its path along a suspended minute track before snapping back to zero in a controlled glide—a return to order after the dance.
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Beneath the dial beats the manual-winding calibre A82, specially adapted to this more compact case. The same ingenuity, the same precision, but condensed into a reduced version that preserves all the magic of the original movement. Designed and assembled in the brand’s workshops, it is powered by a hairspring produced by Precision Engineering AG, Hautlence’s sister company.
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Fully skeletonised, the barrel and ratchet reveal the tension of the mainspring, offering an intuitive reading of the 72-hour power reserve. A built-in security mechanism prevents accidental damage during incorrect manipulation like reverse time setting: the watch protects itself, true to the brand’s pragmatic innovation ethos.
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With the Sphere Series 3, Hautlence signs a more compact—yet equally captivating—expression of its horological vision: a timepiece where every detail vibrates between architectural rigour and artistic freedom.
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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Model: SPHERE Series 3 Titanium Edition
Reference: DA82-TI00
Material: Case middle and horns, bezel and crown: satin-finished and polished grade 5 titanium
Dimensions: 37 mm × 45 mm
Thickness: 17.4 mm / 11.5 mm without sapphire crystal
Hautlence logo engraved on the crown
Glass: extra-hard sapphire crystal with anti-reflective treatment, and beveling
Back: Sapphire crystal, engraved «Hautlence», «10 ATM», «Suisse»
Water-resistant to 10 ATM (~100 meters)
DIAL
Base dial: skeletonized and rhodium-plated brass with a frosted finishing
Intermediate dial: sapphire with applied minute numerals in Globolight®
Hour sphere: polished grade 5 titanium with purple coating, engraved hour numerals with white Super-LumiNova® filling
Minute hand: satin-finished grade 5 titanium with purple PVD treatment, white Super-LumiNova®
CALIBRE
Hand-wound mechanical movement A82
Frequency: 21,600 vibrations/hour
Number of parts: 160
Number of jewels: 31
Power reserve: minimum of 72 hours
Functions& Talking Points
Hours: instantaneous jump on the sphere; motion driven by four conical gears on two crossed spindles
set at 21°—the secret behind that seemingly random, multi-axis spin.
Minutes: sweeping retrograde that snaps back at :60, synchronised with the hour jump.
Award
Indications
Spherical jumping hours at 9 o’clock: a polished titanium “orb” with violet coating and luminous numerals that rotates on three axes via a conical-gear differential—visual drama every hour.
The sphere’s jump follows a ~450° choreography (~1¼ turns) to reach the next hour, creating those mesmerizing, gyroscopic direction changes you feel on the wrist.
Retrograde minutes at 3 o’clock on a sapphire minute track with 3D Globolight® indexes—white by day, electric blue by night. Titanium minute hand with purple PVD treatment and white Super-LumiNova®
Architectural, skeletonized, openworked stage with frosted and bevelled surfaces that showcase the gearing and the retrograde mechanism.
STRAP
Purple suede leather strap
Titanium folding clasp
🔰 Edition – Limited edition 28 pieces
🔴Price 69'000 CHF💰 --------------------------
Press Release - 2025
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Contact us for any further information:
Guillaume Tetu, CEO and Co-founder - g.tetu@hautlence.com
Caroline Büchler, Marketing & Communication Manager - c.buechler@hautlence.com
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