Press release
Through a highly original skeletonisation of the bridge recalling bamboo scaffolding, the Badollet Bamboo breaks free of all artifice, retaining only the essentials, thus becoming a symbol of simplicity.
Highly original skeletonisation and ultra-light movement
The engraving and sculpture work on the bridge, inspired by Asian bamboo scaffolding, reveals exceptional savoir-fair, worthy of the greatest horologist craftsmen.
The extreme finesse of this skeletonisation is coupled with the great lightness of the movement, weighing only 10.5 grams for the imposing size of 26.5 x 31.5 mm with a thickness of 8.6 mm.
Modern materials are combined through the aluminium-lithium of which the bridge is composed, and the black gold used to treat the main plate, the train wheels and the barrel.
Rectangular case inspired by construction
If the watch mechanism makes reference to bamboo scaffolding, the rectangular case with its purity of lines evokes the building itself. The case's not insignificant dimensions, 43.2 x 40.2 mm, contrast with the purity brought by the translucent dial (glass with sapphire case back).
Here in 150 palladium white gold, the Bamboo's appearance can, like all Badollet Instruments of Time, be personalised according to the purchaser's desires: ceramic, sapphire, engraved or jewel-encrusted, etc. Even a titanium version will later appear, accentuating the lightness of the timepiece.
Free of all artifice, this Instrument of Time takes simplicity to thsimplicity the extreme by conserving the scaffolding- the sublime engraved movement- whilst refining its structure to the maximum.
Watertight at a depth of 30 metres and produced in an edition which is, by its very nature, limited, the “Bamboo” skeleton tourbillon comes with a crocodile leather strap with folding clasp in 150 palladium white gold.
Calibre BAD5600
The calibre BAD5600's light flying tourbillon is integrated into an ultralight unit thanks to its aluminium-lithium composition. Beating at a frequency of 21'600 a/h, the calibre BAD5600 has exceptional autonomy with 5 days' power reserve.
Technical characteristics of the « Bamboo »
Movement BAD5600
Manual winding-mechanism
Rectangular movement 26.75 x 31.90 mm
120-hour power reserve
Tourbillon visible on the dial side at à 6 o'clock
Plates and bridges in aluminium-lithium representing bamboo-type scaffolding
Case
18 carat white gold / 150 Palladium alloy
Colourless saphire crystal glareproofed on both sides, ultra-hard surface treatment
Glace de fond saphir plat antireflet incolore
Couronne or gris 18 C 150 palladium
Width: 40 mm - Lenght: 43 mm - Thickness 14 mm
Wristband lugs: 24 mm
Water-resistant to 30 metres
Dial
Skeleton dial,18 carat white gold blackened gold
Cadran squelette, or gris 18 C 150 palladium, base laiton traitée or noir
Hands
Hours and minutes: leap type, blued steel
Strap
Safari alligator mississipieinsis leather, cut-padded, leather-lined, hand-sewn,
saddle-stitched. Matt or shiny finish
Buckle
Folding clasp in 18-carat white gold with 150 palladium coating
