The Logical One is Romain Gauthier’s Grand Prix de Genève-winning creation that contains a revolutionary snail cam and friction-minimising ruby-link chain, plus sapphire-lined mainspring barrel, to offer nearly two days of constant force – the holy grail of precision watchmaking.
In the latest version, presented today, natural titanium is used for the case material in contrast to the existing versions available in precious metals such as gold and platinum. Matching the distinctive sheen of titanium with an anthracite ADLC treatment on the mainplate, mainspring barrel brdige and lower bridge for the constant force mechanism, together with palladium-coated brass for the balance bridge, escape wheel bridge and power reserve indicator bridge creates a wonderful contrast between light and dark, polished and brushed, surfaces.
“In my experience, most ultra high-end collectors enjoy their timepieces in gold, platinum or steel,” says Gauthier. “Titanium is still a step too far for many. I respect that, but I believe that in time high-end collectors will move over and eventually won’t think twice about acquiring an haute horlogerie timepiece in titanium. For Logical One Natural Titanium, my instinct was ‘build it, and they shall come’. Personally, I really wanted to see Logical One Natural Titanium become a reality, not least because I think Logical One and natural titanium were made to go together.”
Three different versions of the new Logical One Natural Titanium are presented. The most traditional look comes with the oven-fired white enamel dial with flame-blued steel hands, while two versions with black dials add a more contemporary feel to the collection: one in oven-fired black enamel with 18-carat gold hands and one with a black clous de Paris dial with 18-carat gold hands.
More information on the Logical One Natural Titanium's constant force mechanism.
