Crystalball Chronographe

Press release

Three kinds of dials, each offered in a choice of materials, a range of dialring variations: the Crystalball Chronograph is capable of adapting to all kinds of aesthetic and technical desires.

The Crystalball Chronograph is available with three types of dial: - The grand feu Enamel dial is adorned with Arabic numerals, leaf-style blued steel hour and minute hands and straight chronograph minute and seconds hands - The opaline silver-coloured Sport dial is adorned with Arabic numerals, rhodium-plated leaf-shaped hour and minutes hands, and rhodium-plated straight chronograph minute and seconds hands - The Stone dial, featuring an hour circle with Roman numerals in 150 palladium-coated white gold, will be available in a choice of onyx, white mother-of-pearl, black mother-of-pearl, jade and lapis lazuli, etc. Rhodium-plated leaf-style hour and minutes hands and rhodiumplated straight chronograph minute and seconds hands.

The broad variety of dial rings imparts different technical features and qualities to this Instrument of Time. When fitted with a sapphire dialring, the Crystalball highlights the movement and adds a transparent touch to the case. Lightness is the keynote in the titanium version. Zirconium ceramics, an extra-hard material not sensitive to heat, imparts its strength to the case, while the ebony dial-ring celebrates the encounter between nature and the technology of an exceptional movement. Issued in editions that are by nature limited and personalised, the Crystalball Chronograph is available in multiple combinations and available on a genuine crocodile leather strap complete with 150- palladium-coated white gold folding clasp.

Undoubtedly one of the hardest complications to fully master, the monopusher chrongoraph is one of the most subtle expressions of horological expertise. When combined with a tourbillon regulator, it becomes a truly exceptional work of art. Its sophisticated, streamlined case in 150 palladium-coated white gold, measuring 44 mm in diameter, houses the imposing BAD1602 handwound calibre. This monopusher column-wheel chronograph movement with tourbillon regulator is endowed with a 120-hour power reserve and drives the hour and minute indications, the 60-second and 30-minute chronograph counters at 1.30 and 10.30 o'clock respectively, the powerreserve display on the back of the movement, as well as a flying tourbillon appearing through the dial opening at 6 o'clock. Visible through both the transparent case-back and the dial opening, the meticulous finishes – bevelling, circular graining and Côtes de Genève motifs – skilfully reveal the inherent added value of this Haute Horlogerie creation. BADOLLET UNITES HAUTE HORLOGERIE PRIORITIES BY ALLYING AN EXCEPTIONAL MECHANISM WITH AN EXCLUSIVE AND PERSONALISED DESIGN. THE CRYSTALBALL CHRONOGRAPH BY BADOLLET TRULY DESERVES TO BE CALLED AN INSTRUMENT OF TIME.


CHARACTERISTICS
MOVEMENT BAD1602
Manual winding
Monopusher chronograph with clutch on the tourbillon carriage, and
with minute and seconds counting
Tourbillon visible at 6 o'clock on the dial side
120-hour power reserve with indicator visible through the case-back
CASE
3 parts
Back and bezel in 150 palladium-coated white gold
Various types of dial ring: sapphire, white gold, titanium, zirconium
ceramics, ebony
Colourless glareproofed sapphire crystal on both sides, treated to
ensure extreme hardness
150 palladium-coated white gold crown pusher
External diameter : 44 mm
Inter-horn width : 24 mm
Water-resistant to 30 metres
DIALS
Cambered grand feu enamel, gold base
Black Arabic numerals
Opaline silver-coloured, white gold base
White gold applied Arabic numerals
Lapis lazuli, black mother-of-pearl, white mother-of-pearl, onyx, etc.
Gold base. Hour circle with gold Roman numerals
HANDS
With the Enamel dial:
- Hours and minutes: leaf-type, blued steel
- Chronograph minutes and seconds: straight, blued steel
- Power reserve: straight, blued steel
With the Sport and the Stone dial:
- Hours and minutes: leaf-type, rhodium-plated
- Chronograph minutes and seconds: leaf-type, rhodium-plated
- Power reserve: straight, blued steel
STRAP
Safari crocodile leather (alligator missisipiensis), hand-sewn saddlestitched
Matt black or glossyCLASP/BUCKLE
Folding clasp, 150 palladium-coated white gold
Pin buckle, 150 palladium-coated white gold
LEGAL INFORMATION:
The Crystalball Chronograph by Badollet is a registered design.