Maitres du Temps Chapter One Watch
Jun 10, 2008
Exclusive watch brand Maîtres du Temps, which debuted at Geneva at the Hotel Beau Rivage, has revealed its first timepiece. The Maîtres du Temps Chapter One watch showcases a number of fascinating and prestigious complications, including retrograde date and GMT indicators, a monopusher chronograph with a 60-minute totalizer, and a tourbillon. Two additional complications totally unique to the Chapter One timepiece are the moonphase indicator and day of the week display, both of which utilize a system of rolling bars. Design and realization of this exceptional watch is the result of a collaboration between three of the greatest horological minds today--Christophe Claret, Peter Speake-Marin, and Roger Dubuis.
The Chapter One's large, richly detailed case is crafted from 18K rose gold and has a distinctive cambered profile which enhances comfort. The three crystals on the front of the watch are manufactured from sapphire, as is the octagonal exhibition window in the caseback which reveals the finely decorated bridges and mainplate, as well as the mechanical elements of the chronograph mechanism.
The Maîtres du Temps brand was founded by Steven Holtzman, whose vision for the brand is to utilize the talent and creativity of the world's leading watchmakers to realize exclusive horological concepts and creations.