christophe claret, maestro
The 42mm case – the smallest diameter in the Christophe Claret collections – in grade 5 titanium or 5N pink gold asserts its style with a curvex shape that accentuates its trim design. The choice of a glass dome to serve as a bezel provides a whole new perspective on the movement.
Christophe Claret is a natural-born anti-conformist who never misses out on a chance to express his creative audacity through original displays running counter to traditional design codes. Witness the large date that the watchmaker has cleverly placed at 5 o’clock. Composed of two cone-shaped aluminum disks, one for the tens on the upper part and the second for the units, this patented large date display performs a semi-instantaneous jump between midnight and twenty past midnight.
As if to echo the 3D effect of this voluminous date display, another cone shape – topped with a sapphire or ruby – draws the gaze to the space between 3 and 4 o’clock. Never one to stint on playful complications liable to fire the imagination of watch connoisseurs, Christophe Claret unveils here another brand-new function. Inspired by the expression “tie a knot in your handkerchief” to help one remember something important, MEMO is an ingenious mechanical reminder intended for absent-minded individuals as well as fans of technical gadgets.
Maestro is available in 5N pink gold or grade 5 titanium and both versions are issued in 88-piece limited editions.
Caliber: DMC16, mechanical hand-wound
Dimensions:
- Diameter: 36.25 mm
- Thickness: 10.50 mm (without the hands)
Number of components: 342
Number of jewels: 33
Power reserve: 7 days (approx. 168 hours)
Escapement:
- Swiss lever escapement
- Balance-wheel with countersunk screws
- Balance-wheel oscillation frequency: 3 Hz (21,600 vph)
Aesthetic features:
- Stepped and skeletonized Charles X style bridges
- Skeletonized barrel and ratchet-wheel
Functions:
- Pointer-type display of the hours and minutes
- Pyramid-shaped large date display at 5 o’clock, with tens on the upper disk and units on the lower disk
- MEMO function between 3 and 4 o’clock: cone shape adorned with a sapphire, ruby or diamond, serving to remind the wearer of a commitment
Case :
- Diameter: 42 mm
- Thickness: 16.06 mm
- Water resistance: 30 m (3 ATM)
- Reference: MTR.DMC16.000-088
- Case: 5N pink gold
- Hands: Black chrome-plated and red anodized aluminum with Super-Luminova
- Crown: 5N pink gold
Strap: Black alligator leather with black stitching
Limited edition of 88 pieces
