Peter Speake-Marin Triad: Mechanical Art Collection

Peter Speake-Marin's 'Triad' marked a significant departure for the independent watchmaker, introducing his 'Mechanical Art' collection with a triple hour-minute indication. Foversta's initial post captures the excitement surrounding this innovative concept, which blends mechanical artistry with symbolic design. This article explores the community's first impressions and technical discussions around this unique timepiece.

Presenting Triad – celebrating the symphony of life

Triad is the first piece in Speake-Marin’s Mechanical Art collection and features triple hour-minute indications over a superb open dial, all set in a steel case crowned with a regal red gold bezel

Once might be lucky, twice a coincidence, but three times is a pattern. Three is a number heavy with symbolism and meaning; three encompasses beginning, middle and end; birth, life, and death; p ast, present and future.

Triad by Speake-Marin ? the first piece in a new Mechanical Art collection ? celebrates the number three with triple hour-minute indications over an open dial revealing the mechanical art within. Eye-catching, heat-blued Foundation-style hands pirouette in formation over gilded topping-tool-shaped wheels forming the points of an equilateral triangle around a smaller central topping-tool-shaped seconds wheel.

The golden wheels stand out in stunning contrast against the hand-finished movement plate, which has been rhodium plated to provide a distinguished lustre. Indications and their mechanics are harmoniously framed by gold text around the perimeter of the dial and the 18k gold bezel.

Striking white, three-dimensional applied numbers mark the hours at the four Cardinal points of the dial: 3,6, 9 and 12.

In music, a Triad is a three-note chord. Three notes played simultaneously to provide a single sound rich in emotion, depth and meaning and this is exemplified by '3 NOTES 1 MEANING' written around the bottom right of the dial ring.

Turning Triad over, the opulent, esoteric symbolism of the dial side is balanced by the restrained monochrome technicality of the Eros 2 automatic winding movement. The silver and grey of the movement is punctuated in an explosion of colour by the bright blue mystery rotor in the form of Speake-Marin's iconic topping-tool motif.

Naturally for a watch called Triad, the automatic winding rotor has three arms. Bold text around the perimeter of the case back is in three sections: Speake-Marin ? The Piccadilly ? Limited Edition of 88.

It is impossible to overstate the significance of the number 3 throughout history: All of the major religions place importance on 3; the Chinese believe 3 to be a perfect number; there are 3 primary colours (red, green and blue); in numerology 3 symbolises growth; in mathematics 3 is both the first Fermat prime and the first Mersenne prime; and the totality of human capability can be summarised by the triumvirate of Thought, Word or Deed.

Triad is a limited edition of 88 pieces in stainless steel with 18k red gold bezel.

Technical Specifications

Triad is a limited edition of 88 pieces in stainless steel with 18k red gold bezel.

Hands and dial

Hands: 3 x hour and minute Foundation-style hands in heat-blued steel

Central red gold topping-tool wheel rotates in 60 seconds

Outer black dial with white Roman numerals in relief, all hand finished

Text in red gold lacquer

Central dial: Circular-grained, rhodium-plated

Movement

Calibre Eros 2 automatic-winding mechanical movement 

Dimensions: 30.40mm x 4.35mm

Power reserve: 120 hours

Jewels: 35

Twin barrels 

Frequency: 28,800vph / 4Hz 

Blued Speake-Marin signature ‘topping tool’ mystery winding rotor

3 black ‘Triad’ wheels and 3 gilded ‘Triad’ wheels

6 pillars in copper beryllium (Cu Bu 2)

‘Triad’ top plate circular-grained, rhodium-plated

Case

Iconic Piccadilly stainless steel case and 18K red gold bezel

Three-piece case construction

Dimensions: 42mm x 13mm

Water resistance: 3atm/30m/100’

Front and display-back sapphire crystals treated with anti-reflective coating 

Case-back circumference engraving: “Speake-Marin – The Piccadilly”, “Limited
edition of 88”

Speake-Marin pleated crown

Natural alligator leather strap with ecru stitching, featuring stainless steel tang buckle