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Pita Barcelona: Pre-Order starts for "Molinos Orbital" on July 12th!
Now, finally Pita Barcelona starts taking orders for "Molinos Orbital" watch, which we saw it on Salon QP last year.
No hands, only "Planetary gear mechanism" on the dial. (Dial is black DLC in this "Classic Edition")
So, what time does this show?
One of the spokes of the "Sun gear" has Black Diamond and it shows the hour - 4 o'clock on this example.
Now, the minute is shown by, again, the Black Diamond on one of the spokes of the "Planetary gear", which in this example is "00", so the top photo example shows 4 o'clock.
Here is from the release:
Minimal Handless Skeleton with Planetary Floating Gears
If the mechanics on a timepiece are so mesmerizing,wouldn’t it be great to pay homage to its gears?
Molinos Orbital displays time in an ethereal manner by using three giant gears, its pinions, and nothing else.
Featuring an unprecedented planetary gear set plus our patented time setting mechanism. No hands or crown required.
Classic Edition in Stainless Steel 904L with straight gears and Black Diamonds is limited to 71 pieces.
Each timepiece is handmade in Barcelona by the AHCI Master Watchmaker, Aniceto Jiménez Pita.
Technical Specifications
Material Stainless Steel 904L
Gear Style Straight
Dial Indexes Black Diamond
Bottom Dial Black Night DLC
Case Round
Lugs Open Squared with round Tip
Finish Mirror Polished
Strap Lousiana Crocodile
Glass Sapphire crystal
Water resistance Pressure tested to 3 ATM
Dimensions 39mm diameter, 11mm height. Weight 71g
Movement
Calibre Pita W6.6, hand-finished mechanical self-winding
movement. Featuring our premiere planetary floating gears
module on dial. Patented Pita-TSM (Time Setting
Mechanism) crown-less system, replacing traditional crown
and remontoire.
Winding system Bi-directional winding rotor
Jewels 25
Escapement Swiss lever
Frequency 28,800v/h, 4Hz
Power source Single mainspring barrel
Power reserve 42 hours
Precision 1s/day ± 2s
Price for this "Classic Edition", meaning the basic model (customization is possible, I heard): EUR7,750.
My pics at Salon QP 2017:
CEO, Mr. Daniel Jimenez
Would love to see it in person again and handle it!
Ken
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Pita Barcelona: Pre-Order starts for "Molinos Orbital" on July 12th!
Now, finally Pita Barcelona starts taking orders for "Molinos Orbital" watch, which we saw it on Salon QP last year. No hands, only "Planetary gear mechanism" on the dial. (Dial is black DLC in this "Classic Edition") So, what time does this show? One of ...
Thanks for sharing Ken...
If I remember Pita is the first with this concept, before the Ressence... cool concept but somehow doesn’t bring the ‘minimalist’ effect IMHO. Case seems to be a bit thick too. Best, Mahesh.,
Thanks for the explanation
Ken, I was a bit puzzled when first seeing the watch. No hands..... I like your photos too although you marked them as by PITA..... Regards, MTF
But Daniel Jimenez lives in Japan now
You don't have to go to Barcelona to see the watches 😜 Of course, there are "other" things to see there....... Regards, MTF
Yup, but the watches are not always here - mostly in Barcelona :)
.. so, sometimes, some are here, but other times, watches are there.... Surely, I have other things to do in Barcelona, of course!! My summer vacation. Last week it was: www.watchprosite.com This year, we decided to venture scorching hot Spain. Ho...
Very nice creation.
Very interesting watch, I like it very much. The industrial look of the dial looks great. Love the grey dial on the live pics. At 39 mm I would gladly wear it. I hope they have improved the finishing. Thanks for sharing. Vte
Thanks for the post, Ken...
Terrific to see the Molinos getting some attention (so thoroughly and expertly). If it is not rude to add some history to your excellent review, here is an ageing post on a visit to Señor Pita, featuring an early Molinos prototype: [click here] Cheers, pp...