Independents

The watch is based on a Christopher Claret movement (former partner of Renaud and Papi) but Bart

and Tim Grönefeld receive the parts "brut". Bart & Tim take care of the finishing.

The watch has a very nice sounding MR with Cathedral gongs, spanning the movement perimeter for

almost 720° for a nicer and "deeper" sounding repeater to mimic the soundquality of a bigger pocket

watch. You can see the hammers from the dialside.

The oscillator uses a flat hairspring with regulator and it beats at the magic rhythm of 18.000 bph.

The watch measures approx. 44mm in diameter and is approx 11.5mm thick. Lug width is 24mm and

the rosé gold watch with strap and double folding deployant buckle weigh a very comfortable 180 grams.

The MR caliber consists of 365 parts, the waterproof(!!) case is constructed from 47 parts and the

dial with hands count 17 parts. The black minute chapter is made of black Onyx !!

It is a very nice "classic" movement put inside a fantastic looking contemporary case. Look at the lugs -

Tim and Bart designed them to "stand free" from the case to make sure the repeater gongs sound as

good as possible. I will post other pictures soon where you can see it more clearly.

Bart and Tim will start making 10 of these beauties - 6 in platinum and 4 in rose gold (like the one in the

picture). If demand is high enough they will create another 10 watches (4 in platinum and 6 in rosé gold)

for a total of 20 watches MAX.

More to follow.

Edwin