Julien Coudray 1518 Competentia 1515 Masterpiece "Humanoid Face"

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COMPETENTIA 1515 MASTERPIECE SOLID PLATINUM MINUTE TOURBILLON  
 “HUMANOID FACE” COLLECTION

UNIQUE PIECE 1/1 INSPIRED BY THE AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINE

I drew the sketch for this “face” some years ago, imagining a way to sculpt a dial from solid gold and grand feu enamel. 
The traditional crafts of hand-engraving and enamelling enabled me to unveil this collection “Humanoid Faces”, an interpretation of the marks left by time on the faces of the world.
” Fabien Lamarche

In-house mechanical Minute Tourbillon movement made from solid platinum (manufacturing process protected by several patents), hand-wound, hand-decorated and hand-engraved, enamelled 18ct gold service indicator, power reserve of more than 55 hours, 60 jewels 

Case made from Pt950 solid platinum 43mm/9.82mm, sapphire crystal and case-back with antireflection coating, solid 18ct Pd125 white gold collar.

Functions: hour, minute, 4-year service indicator at 12 o’clock, power reserve indicator at 8 o’clock, day/night indicator on the back. These functions are supplemented by the uncommon function of the service indicator. In a discreet window at 12 o'clock, the enameled gold oil drop symbol will appear after four years in operation, when the watch must be serviced.

Dial made from sculptured and enamelled solid 18ct Pd125 white gold expressing a face.

Traditional « grand feu » enamelled black and white domed cartouches. White and transparent brown and blue “plique-à-jour” enamel dial (including the eyes). The bridge fixing the tourbillon cage is made from solid 18ct Pd125 white gold and traditional “grand feu” transparent red enamel. Blued hands.

Hand-stitched brown sea bass strap lined with alzavel calf.  Solid platinum buckle with engraved pictogram.   

95 % of the watch is made from 1.5 kilogram of solid platinum: movement, case, crown and buckle.

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Competentia 1515

Movement

  • Calibre JC 1515, diameter 15’’,  made from solid 18 ct gold (2N yellow gold: 37 g; 5N red gold, Pd 125 white gold: 35 g) or solid Pt 950 platinum (52 g), with all components hand-decorated, back hand-engraved with a decoration inspired by the "Jardin à la Française" style
  • Manual winding, power reserve of more than 55 hours, with gold indicator
  • 60 jewels
  • Day/Night indicator on case-back side
  • Frequency: 28,800 vibrations/h, 4 Hz
  • One-minute tourbillon rotation
  • Original escapement with gold balance

Dial

  • 11-part dial made from enameled solid gold
  • Indexes made from “grand feu” enameled gold 
  • Dial base made from "plique-à-jour" enameled gold

Case 

  • Solid 18 ct gold or Pt 950 platinum, made from the same metal as the movement
  • Dimensions: 42.00 mm / 9.82 mm
  • Sapphire crystal with anti-reflection coating, Sapphire case-back
  • Water resistance: 50 m (5 Atm)

Strap

  • Alligator on both faces, hand-stitched and beaded
  • 18 mm ardillon buckle made from solid 18 ct gold or Pt 950 platinum, with engraved pictogram

Functions

  • Hour and minute
  • Power reserve indicator
  • Day/Night indicator on case-back side
  • 4-year service indicator

Suggested retail price 500'000 CHF Tax Free.