What makes high-end watches so fascinating is the artistry concerned. For some watches, it’s artistry of their complexity, or their superlative hand ending, or intricate dials, and a few function precise paintings like miniature portray.
Then there are a only a few timepieces that supply all of that artistry and extra: one such timepiece is the distinctive piece Louis Moinet Savanna Tourbillon Tiger.
A fantastically completed in-house tourbillon with a formidable 96-hour energy reserve in a properly proportioned 42mm purple gold case and that includes an extremely intricate hand-painted tiger is already sufficient to set the Louis Moinet Savanna Tourbillon Tiger aside; nonetheless, what actually makes it particular is that the dial is an actual jigsaw puzzle made up of 81 separate items.
And as if the miniature portray wasn’t sufficient, to focus on the truth that the items of the puzzle are all particular person slightly than merely painted outlines, the items are assembled on 4 ranges, which signifies that it’s not solely the dial floor that’s painted, but additionally all the seen sizes of the jigsaw puzzle items.
The puzzle is first assembled flat for the artist to color the very detailed head of the tiger, then disassembled for the portray of the perimeters of the perimeters of every piece, after which reassembled over 4 layers.
The micro portray of the tiger’s head highlights the animal’s shimmering coat and intense gaze, drawing the viewer’s gaze deep into the dial.
“Every Savanna Tourbillon has been conceived as a canvas for virtuosic artists and thus expresses the proper merger of métiers d’artwork with haute horlogerie.” explains Jean-Marie Schaller, Louis Moinet CEO and Inventive Director.
Earlier distinctive piece Savanna Tourbillons have featured an elephant, a leopard, and a lion.
The 96-hour energy reserve is powered by twin mainspring barrels, and the tourbillon seen at 6 o’clock on the dial is especially eye-catching because the stability wheel is eccentric to the tourbillon cage so it additionally gives full visibility to the escape wheel.
Unsurprisingly (and deservedly), the Louis Moinet Savanna Tourbillon Tiger has been chosen as a finalist within the Creative Crafts class of the 2023 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG), the winner of which shall be introduced on the awards ceremony on Thursday the 9th of November, 2023
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Fast info Louis Moinet Savanna Tourbillon Tiger
Indications: hours and minutes
Dial: 81-piece micro-painted jigsaw puzzle of a tiger
Caliber: manufacture Caliber LM135, 60-second tourbillon, handbook winding, frequency 4Hz
Energy reserve: 96 hours
Case: 18K purple gold
Dimensions: 40.7mm diameter x 15.1mm excessive
Water resistance: 30 meters
Strap: alligator with folding clasp
Limitation: distinctive piece
Value: 140,000- Swiss francs
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