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FS: Spero Lucem Letter Opener
Brand: Spero Lucem - (more)
Series: Boulevard des Tranchées - letter opener with horological opening system
Model: Letter Opener
Condition: MINT
Location: United States
Status: FS
Listed: Oct 10, 2016, 3:12 PM
Retail Price: USD 10,500
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Spero Lucem Boulevard des Tranchées - one of a kind letter opener
This Item I have never used, is a letter opener. Fabricated by one the the best damscus steel artist in the world.
Spero Lucem introduces the first-ever deluxe letter opener featuring a
blade activated via a horological mechanism. In addition to the care
lavished on technical features, extreme attention has also been devoted
to every aspect of this exquisitely elegant object: the materials and
finishes of the handle as well as the blade, respectively composed of
precious wood, carbon fibre or aluminium and the most refined damscus steel.
The roots of Swiss watchmaking go back to the development of working with iron and steel in all forms. Blacksmiths became nail-makers, spectacle frame makers, press-tool makers – and later, watchmakers. As far as horological complications are concerned, they all basically aim to provide a technical solution to a practical problem.
Above and beyond the classic imagery of the Swiss knife and humankind’s age-old struggle to survive, Spero Lucem celebrates the supremacy of utility interpreted through no-holds-barred elegance.
For the damascened steel of its blades, Yvan Arpa enlisted the talents of Johan Gustafsson, an authentic descendant of the Vikings. A custodian of secrets dating back to the dawn of time, this gifted artisan faithfully perpetuates the art of his ancestors. This Swedish knife-maker, who has won multiple distinctions in Paris, Milan and New York, is considered by purists as one of the world’s finest blade-makers. Every forged blade is unique by nature.
In naming it after the Boulevard des Tranchées, one of Geneva’s oldest roads, Spero Lucem transforms this original tool into a nod to the City from which it draws its identity.
This is because the famous Place de Bourg-de-Four, where the La Clémence bell can be heard pealing out its chimes, stands on the slope leading up from the Boulevard des Tranchées in the plain to the top of the hill. It was a confluence or meeting point for the paths of the Arve River delta and those running along the left bank of the lake where the River Rhone continues its course.
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it comes with presentation tray
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