Horological Meandering

The Royal Skeleton: celebrating 275th anniversary of Ellicott's induction to Royal Society

 

With this watch Ellicott is honouring John Ellicott’s admission into the prestigious Royal Society. This year marks the 275th anniversary of his induction. The watch, called Royal Skeleton, is a powerfully design skeletonised watch driven by a handwound movement.

Its case is crafted in 42mm rose gold and is contrasted with a dial element made of Tantalum. 

Of interest are the screwed balance visible through a dedicated round opening in an otherwise 'radiating' dial:

The latter is not just a dial but is actually part of the movement, holding e.g. one jewel. Note also that the open-worked barrel allows you to gauge the power reserve status:

The case has a case band of 10mm, which gives a joie de vivre impression thanks to its convex shape. I really like the reduced but quite comfortable crown.

The movement, called E. RSK. 130, has substantial dimensions (34.50mm diameter;  5.86 mm of thickness). Its made up of 149 components and features a power reserve of 48 hours with a 28’800 alt/H (4Hz) frequency.

The springs used remind me on Christophe Claret movements, but I guess that Concepto is the maker here.

On the wrist the watch manages to make quite a statement. I am generally not a fan of skeletonised watches (if I want to see my hairy wrist I can always take my watch off...). Still, I think its a likeable watch with a very good quality in terms of design and technology.

In contrast to many other such watches you can actually easily read the time.

This message has been edited by Ornatus-Mundi on 2013-10-03 04:23:26