2012/10/12 - Hautlence the new Avant-Garde Retrograde HLRS

 

LA CHAUX-DE-FONDS, October 2012 – Known and celebrated for its innovative approach to displaying the time, Neuchâtel watch brand HAUTLENCE has reinterpreted its design codes to create an ultra-contemporary new collection: AVANT-GARDE. Where design meets creative watchmaking art.
AVANT-GARDE is a sleek, powerful collection born of an alchemy of contemporary universes, largely taking its inspiration from the curves and aesthetic codes of avant garde design.

Created in HAUTLENCE's Atelier d’horlogerie contemporaine, the first 3 models of this new collection offer an innovative, and seemingly weightless, approach to time display. The two multilayered dials create an exquisite play of depth and transparency to reveal the architectural balance of the piece. As you look inside, the eye is drawn ever inward to the unique transparent sapphire dial: the dial's upper face features a transfer logo, as well as luminescent minutes and indexes; its lower face includes a semi-opaque area and a metal coating made from highly polished rhodium or rose gold. Underneath, a base dial in silvered opaline or emblematic honeycomb further enhances the feeling of weightlessness. Luminescent numerals and indexes guarantee easy readability and reinforce the 3D effect of the jumping hours, retrograde minutes and subsidiary seconds.

A sleek, curved ergonomic case which combines steel and titanium – covered by black DLC on some models - imparts strength and lightness to this new line which incorporates all of the brand's characteristic elements: HAUTLENCE in-house manual winding mechanical movement. Jumping hours and retrograde minutes using HAUTLENCE’s connecting rods system. Hand-drawn strokes and hand angled finish.

Through the AVANT-GARDE collection, the brand launches ready-to-wear timepieces, HAUTLENCE is aiming to consolidate its future and enhance its creative offering.

This autumn, the brand will unveil the next three models :

• AVANT-GARDE – HLRS 01 - Rose gold
  Titanium and steel case, bezel and bumpers covered by black DLC, 18-carat 4N rose gold crown and screws, silvered opaline base dial. Black caoutchouc strap, folding buckle.
• AVANT-GARDE - HLRS 02 - Blue
  Titanium and steel case, polished steel bezel, silvered opaline base dial. Black caoutchouc strap, folding buckle.
  
• AVANT-GARDE - HLRS 03 - Orange Honeycomb
  Titanium and steel case, bezel and bumpers covered by black DLC, honeycomb base dial. Black caoutchouc strap, folding buckle.

 

 

 

 

Technical Specifications

AVANT-GARDE - Rose gold (HLRS 01) *
AVANT-GARDE - Blue (HLRS 02) **
AVANT-GARDE – Orange Honey Comb (HLRS 03) ***

MODEL SUMMARY

• HAUTLENCE in-house movement. Jumping hour, retrograde minute and seconds
• Manual winding mechanical movement.
  

DISPLAY

• Jumping hours, retrograde minutes and seconds.
  

CALIBRE

• Movement description : Jumping hours, retrograde minutes with connecting rods system
• Number of components : 180
• Power reserve : 40h
• Regulation organ : 21’600 vibrations/hour
  
• Number of jewels : 24
  
• Finishing : Hand “traits tirés” and hand angled bridges
  

CASE

• Bezel and Bumpers: Steel covered by black DLC, bezel screw in 18-carat 4N rose gold * / Steel 316c ** / Steel covered by black DLC ***
  
• Horns and Back : Titanium grade 2
  
• Finishing : Micromachined *&*** / Micromachined and polished **
  
• Dimension: Height : 42 mm/ width : 46 mm/ thickness : 12.8 mm
  
• Glass: sapphire crystal, multi layer anti reflecting treatment
  
• Crown: polished with HAUTLENCE logo: 18-carat 4N rose gold * / steel with HAUTLENCE logo **&***
• Back: 4 screwed sapphire case back with stamps and officials engraving: “HAUTLENCE” and “Horlogerie Suisse”
  
• Identification plate: AVANT-GARDE
  

DIAL

• Sapphire dial: Upper sapphire dial face with printed logo, white * / blue ** / orange *** superluminova minutes and indexes
• Lower sapphire dial face with 4N rose gold * / shining rhodium **&*** metallization and semi-opaque black area
  
• Hour disc in transparent mineral glass with 4N rose gold * / rhodium **&*** metalized hours figures and white * / blue ** / orange *** superluminova
  
• Minutes hands, laser-cut profile and polished 4N gold with white superluminova arrow *
• Minutes hands and blue superluminova arrow **
• Silver opaline dial with white * / white black ** figure printed
• Honey comb base dial with printed figures ***
• Superluminova connecting rods, hand angled and linear fine brushed (and 4N gold plated *)
  

STRAP

• Caoutchouc strap. Interchangeability lugs
  
• Folding buckle, 18-carat 4N rose gold *&**&*** / and titanium *
  

WATER RESISTANCE

• 30 meters (3ATM)
  

PACKAGING

• Black leather box containing :
  
  • Identification plate
    
  • Special leather travel box
    
  • Watchmakers magnifying glass
    
  • Instruction booklet
    
  • Warranty card (3 years)
    

PRICE (TAXES INCLUDED) : CHF 32’000.- * / CHF 30’000.- **&***