Independents

Next up is Motres a Tact - A unique way to read Time.

Just look at the hand engraved guilloche pattern.








Back side.




Unique way to adjust the time.

Now, this is Grand Jour et Nuit - 2nd Edition - A timepiece with a history.

The white one is 0.3mm white marble(!), and the blue one is Aventurine.  Other then these, there are Jade and Grossularite as well.

The first "Jour et Nuit" was elaborated as a "Piece Unique".  Afterwards, in 1998, it was discovered by managers of Cartier in 1988.  Then Andersen Geneve manufactured a special edition of 125 watches for their "Pasha".  The first "Grand Jour et Nuit" edition under the Andersen Geneve brand, was realized with a base movement Frederic PIguet 15, conbined with the genius jumping hour mechanism developed and manufactured in the atelier.   Frederic Piguet, now owned by Swatchgroup, has stopped the production of this caliber, developed in 1960.  Andersen secured 50 movement (with some for spare) for this model.

The second edition "Grand Jour et Nuit" with the very classic movement Frederic Piguet, hand wounded and ultra-flat (although a bit big in diameter), The double hour hand, asociated with the small minute hand at 6h.

Limited adition of:

30 in red gold 5N

20 in white gold

Some are still available.

Now, this is the one which was candidate for GPHG - Secular Perpetual Calendar.   400 years accuracy...

Thanks, Pierre-Alexandre, and thanks, Stella-Polare for your hospitality.

Ken