• Look & Feel – Monaco is getting its distinct look and feel by being a world of opposites, visually and culturally. For instance, the velvet blue lines of the Mediterranean are contrasted by the sharp brown rock formation on which the Principauté is build. Its belle époque architecture is interrupted by modern high rise buildings and it’s usually calm streets are being taken over once a year by the loud noises of Formula 1 racing. This tension between scenery and culture has made the Côte d’Azur the birthplace and inspiration of many important works of art. Painters like Seurat, Picasso or Chagall, but also writers like Hemmingway and Cocteau all had some of their best creative periods in the region. And it is this tension and dualism we are trying to capture in all we do. So, our straight lines of our case designs are contrasted with convex curves applied on the in-and outside panels of the case. The tonneau shaped inner index ring contrasts the case shape. And when and where possible, we use contrasting materials and finishing. For instance on the dial of our most iconic design, the Black Casino, the beautiful deep black gemstone with a fine texture is contrasted with the multi color dimensions of the mother-of-pearl. As so often in life, opposites create the tension as well as the attraction!

• Sapphire bridge – The sapphire bridge originated from the idea to mimic the floating feel of the rock of Monaco. To create this effect, we needed to produce a transparent bridge. As we found, current manufacturing technologies are not equipped to easily produce such small and precise parts out of sapphire. After a lengthy process in which we broke a considerable amount of glass, we landed on a laser cutting technology that could allow the precision as well as the finishing we were looking for. Finished with a special multiple layer double sided anti reflection coating to reduce light reflection and maximize the transparent feel, we are excited by the unique end result.

Tags: Manufaktur, Mechanik, Design, Medien

Technical specifications Ronde d’Or
Reference: dMc-TB-IR-GN
Movement: Patented XP 1 minute Tourbillon
Automatic bi-directional winding
Curved chamfered and hand guilloche decoration on bridges
Hand engraved bi-colored solid gold 18K rotor
Silicium escape wheel and lever
Alternances 28800 beats/hour (4 Hrz)
Custom-made hand engraving on Tourbillon cage
Sapphire Tourbillon bridge
Functions: Hour, minutes, small seconds (6 o’clock)
Case: Diameter 43 MM
Height 13.1 MM
31 parts overall
Ultra light Titanium core
Curved shaped 18K gold side panels
Brushed, polished and assembled by hand
See through case back
Front and back sapphire crystal
Multi-layered anti-reflection coating on sapphire crystal
Hand engraved case back, secured with 4 gold screws
Water resistant up to 3 ATM
Dial: Onyx and mother of pearl dial
deMonaco formed index markers on hour ring
Applied hour index ring
6 o'clock Tourbillon opening
Hands: 18K gold hands
Strap: ATELIERS DEMONACO personalized hand stitched alligator strap
18K gold folding buckle, adjustable
Folding clasp lock finished with curved chamfered edges engraved ATELIERS DEMONACO
Edition: Limited to 18 pieces

Tags: Manufaktur, Mechanik