For many years, Lionel has been passionate about
Japanese culture, admiring its aestheticism, attention to detail and
excellence. Particularly fascinated by the design of the Japon Impérial
Flag, Lionel wanted to pay homage to the Japanese people who, over the
centuries, have always shown courage and positive strength.
Lionel Ladoire therefore decided to set himself the
great technical and aesthetic challenge of creating this exclusive
timepiece which required over 300 hours of work.
"Origin of the Sun" pays tribute to Japan, known locally as Nippon
or Nihon meaning "the sun's origin". Indeed, Nippon/Nihon is written in
kanji using the two ideograms 日本 , the first denoting "sun" or
"day" and the second denoting "origin" or "root".
The latter is engraved on the crown side of the
titanium case.
Meanwhile, the platinum hand-cut display shows the
Japon Impérial Flag.
This exceptional timepiece will be officially
presented in Japan
during May 2012, under the high patronage of the Japanese Consul to Geneva.
This unique haute horlogerie creation
will be sent to auction where 30 per cent of the sale price will be donated
to the Japanese Red Cross for victims of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and
tsunami.
Technical Specifications Movement
manufactured by Ladoire : Calvet/o1
- Calibre with automatic winding-mechanism,
manufactured «Calvet/01/RGT» 26 jewels, on plate : 9h 3h >
39.50mm / 12h 6h > 29.50mm, thickness 9.30mm.
- Bridges of circular geometry with special red
satin-finish painting, angle hand-polished
- Shaped main plate with cut-out and special red
satin-finish painting
- Shaped main plate with special white mat paint
- Micro rotor up-lifted with two parts 15/2,
Position 6 o'clock
- Balance at 8.40
- Escapement 15.1
- Optimized gear train profile
- Frequency 18,000 a/h (2.5Hz)
- Power-reserve 48 hours
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Functions
- Hours, minutes, seconds. Time setting with the
crown, position 8 o'clock
- Indication H, M, S by discs set on ceramic ball-bearing
(Lubrication/OFF)
- GMT with fast correction position 2 and 4 o'clock
- GMT indication by profiled hand
Case
- Bezel and back-case in White Gold with black PVD
coating, case in Titanium
- Dimensions 9h 3h > 56mm / 12h 6h > 45mm,
thickness 16.3mm
- Bezel sapphire crystal incurved with
anti-reflection treatment
- Back-case sapphire crystal convex with
anti-reflection treatment
- Water resistance 50 meters / 165 feet
Watchstrap
- Black full-grain hand-stiched calf leather, brass
and silicone insert
- Articulated RGT buckle white gold and titanium
black PVD
RGT Custom "Origin of the sun" - UNIQUE PIECE
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