MANUFACTURE RODOLPHE CATTIN Witness One
The Manufacture Rodolphe Cattin introduces Witness One, a resolutely singular men’s watch. The openworked Tourbillon movement heights the depth effect created by the gear wheels and the pure mechanics of the movement, already dictated by the absence of a dial. The finely sandblasted surfaces, bevelled and diamond-polished hands, black gold-treated bridges are exactly the kind of finishes that forge the character of MRC timepieces. Finally, the Tourbillon placed at 6 o’clock and marking off the seconds dominates the front, while the three-arm “octopus spring” operating the pull-out piece, click and lever governs the movement visible through the caseback. |
Movement | Hand-wound tourbillon Calibre MRC800, 21,600 vph, 19 jewels, lever escapement, skeletonised plate and bridges, 72-hour power reserve | Functions | Hours, minutes and seconds | Case | Steel, 18K white gold or 5N 18K pink gold, 45 mm Cambered anti-reflective sapphire crystal and transparent caseback Water-resistant to 30 m / 3 ATM | Dial | Polished and blued facetted hands Seconds hand on the tourbillon at 6 o’clock | Bracelet/Strap | Black alligator with folding clasp matching the case (Text and photo courtesy of Swisstime) |
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