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The brand has unveiled the L. Leroy Minute Repeater Flying Tourbillon, a one-of-a-kind grand complication reinterpreting the design of a model dating back to 1810. Faithful to its extraordinary and inimitable watchmaking heritage, L. Leroy has created the stunning one-of-a-kind “Minute Repeater Flying Tourbillon” inspired by a rare ancient pendant tact watch made by Leroy around 1810 for the Prince Emil Maximilian Leopold August of Hesse.
This striking and sophisticated wristwatch appealing to both eyes and eary enriches the watchmaking selection of Cellini Jewelers in New York.
Crafted in titanium and white gold, its 43mm case features an entirely hand-engraved floral motif. This operation that is particularly delicate on titanium models involved some 120 hours of patient work by the master engraver.
This watch features a unique and out-of-the-ordinary time display for a model from the 2000s, but legitimised by the historical timepiece that inspired it. The rotating dial features stunning sunburst flinqué decoration with a translucent aquamarine varnish finish. This pattern emanates from a peripheral point on the dial – where the rhodium-plated hours hand is fixed – and its rays fan out around the watch-face circumference.
When the dial rotates, this single arrow-shaped hand points towards the diamond hour-markers set on the precious hand-engraved white gold bezel. There are 24 diamonds totalling 1.35 carats, the larger ones mark the hours while the smaller ones indicate the half-hour.
The powerful “engine” driving this work of art is a hand-wound in-house calibre consisting of 321 components and beating at a frequency of 3Hz (21.600 vibrations per hour). It comprises the minute repeater mechanism chiming on two gongs, a single barrel guaranteeing a 90-hour power reserve and the flying tourbillon which performs a complete rotation in one minute.
August 29, 2024