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Schwarz Etienne leather straps are manufactured by saddlers from the finest leathers. Each strap is handmade and hand stitched. An elegant and original signature, they are lined with leathers of bright colors, as are certain suits.

Entirely manufactured in-house, including the hairspring, the balance wheel features an exclusive design feature. On balancing it draws the brand’s SE initials.

A high-end construction, the micro-rotor permits the integration of an ultra-compact automatic winding mechanism. For maximum efficiency, and despite its reduced diameter, winding is bidirectional. This elegant solution ensures the caliber can be admired in all its splendour. The oscillations of the micro-rotor on the dial side add dynamism to the design.

The La Chaux-de-Fonds Tourbillon PSR is enhanced with fine stones adding colour and a sense of depth to its face. The off-centre hours and minutes dial and the retrograde seconds’ indicator are fashioned out of green aventurine, anthracite hematite specularite, lapis lazuli or blue opal. Their delicate manufacturing requires extreme care, the cutting and the finishing of these stones demanding skill, precision and savoir-faire.

The La Chaux-de-Fonds Tourbillon case back is engraved with a gears motif. A small circular opening around the tourbillon reveals a captivating ballet from multiple angles, lending light to these exceptional mechanics.

A one-minute tourbillon movement with its micro-rotor on the dial side, incorporating, in a truly innovative way, a retrograde small-second. Its mechanism is built directly in connection with the tourbillon. A snail cam is mounted on the tourbillon arbor. A ratchet gear rests on this cam while the system is tensioned with a spring. This mechanism allows the small seconds’ hand to advance along an arc and then suddenly jump back to recommence at its starting point.

Because the cam is shaped in a constantly increasing diameter, there is little interference with the tourbillon’s performance, despite the retrograde seconds being directly mounted on its arbor.

£70,000

Specifications

Material
Rose gold 5N 18 ct

Diameter
44 mm

Height
13.70 mm

Glass
Domed saphhire crystal with anti-reflection treatment on both sides

Water resistance
5 ATM / 50 m

Caliber
TSE 122.00

Type
Manufactured tourbillon automatic “Irreversible” TSE 122.00 with micro rotor

Diameter
30.40 mm (13 ¼’’’)

Height
7.05 mm

Functions
Off-centered hours and minutes indication at 5 o’clock Small second retrograde at 11 o’clock Tourbillon at 1 o’clock

Power reserve
70 hours

Frequency
3 Hz (21’600 Alt/h)

Dial
Brass, gold colour Hours and minutes indicator and small second retrograde with Hematite Specularite fine stone

Hands
Brass with golden treatment and Super-Luminova®

Strap
Full skin brown alligator, hand-sewn with dark grey alligator lining

Buckle
Folding buckle in red gold 5N 18 ct with Schwarz Etienne logo

Variations