The eye-catching excentric circles are not there merely for aesthetic purposes, however, since these rotating discs indicate the hours, minutes and seconds as the numerals engraved on their rings move past the trilobes used as indexes. This original and appealing new means of reading the time (pictured here as 33 minutes and 8 seconds past 12 o’clock) stems from the collaboration between two passionate men, one of whom is well known in the watch industry. A laureate of the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève, watchmaker-constructor Jean-François Mojon has developed several successful mechanical achievements for brands of all sizes, and patented this display concept. Alongside him is the creator of the brand, Gautier Massoneau, who is set to make a name for himself. Strongly inspired by architecture, he wanted to shape the skeleton -working of the second ring like the famous rose window of the Sainte-Chapelle in Paris.
This first collection, called Les Matinaux, is available in eight dial colors, in a steel case adorned with various microblasted, polished and satin-finished surface treatments.
Les Matinaux
Case: polished, satin-brushed and microblasted steel, domed bezel, sapphire caseback, water-resistant to 50m
Diameter: 40.25mm
Movement: mechanical self-winding (based on a transformed 2892 caliber), 42h power reserve, 246 parts
Functions: hours, minutes, seconds indicated by rotating rings
Dial: silver-toned, stormy grey or sunburst blue, trilobe hour-markers
Strap: alligator leather with folding clasp
