de Grisogono Ladies Occhio Ripetizione Minuti
Introduced in 2005, de Grisogono’s Occhio Ripetizione Minuti proved a milestone in Haute Horlogerie design. Today, its maker is issuing a new limited series for ladies that features a case set with baguette diamonds.
This Queen of Complications is an exceptional minute repeater developed on the principle of the reflex camera. Formed by twelve titanium blades, the diaphragm opens and closes like a shutter aperture, revealing the movement for the duration of the striking chimes.
While up to now the repeater has only been available with cool, understated styling, de Grisogono has just given the Ladies Occhio Ripetizione Minuti personality a dazzling makeover, setting 154 baguette-cut diamonds (totalling 18 carats) on the bezel, case flanks and lugs. This spectacular “suit of lights” contrasts dramatically with its highly complex mechanical systems.
An Exclusive Mechanism
The Ladies Occhio Ripetizione Minuti featues a mechanical hand-wound movement by Christophe Claret, with an exclusive additional aperture module. Although it works on an identical principle as the reflex camera, its exclusive diaphragm subassembly is more compact and resistant than those of cameras, opening and shutting instantaneously. It opens by the simultaneous movement of all twelve blades the instant the minute repeater is triggered, closing as soon as the hours, quarters and minutes have sounded on three gongs.
Mechanical Wizardry
Since it is designed to display its mechanical wonders, the watch has nothing to hide. Its curved sapphire case back secured by six screws reveals the movement of the three hammers on the gongs and the movement’s exclusive decorative patterns. On the front, a sharply curved sapphire crystal, not unlike a camera lens, reveals the play of racks, levers and springs. Testifying to the movement’s meticulous finish, its bridges and plates are anthracite gray and screwheads brightly polished, while moving parts retain the natural colour of the material they are made of – all visual refinements enhanced by the case’s splendidly shimmering dress. Elegance reigns supreme.
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