C by Romain Gauthier Platinum Edition Bracelet

• Limited Edition: Unlimited edition in platinum, engraved with the number of the piece on the back of the movement.
• Case: Platinum, Crown for winding and time-setting at 2 o’clock
• Size: 41 mm x 9.55 mm
• Movement: In-house, hand-wound movement, 18k white gold movement
• Function: stop-seconds mechanism that uses a snail cam, Platinum case, and 18k white gold dial, movement bridges and mainplate.
• Power Reserve: approximately 60 hrs
• Water Resistance: 50 m
• Dial: Hand-engraved ice blue color dial in 18k white gold. Small seconds at 7 o’clock with 5-second intervals marked by tapering black line
• Caseback: Sapphire crystal with interior anti-reflection coating, front and display back
• Hands: Super-LumiNova-filled 18k white gold hands and applied numerals and hour markers
• Strap/Bracelet: Bracelet entirely in platinum, with an integrated folding clasp, also in platinum, supplied with an additional half-link to perfectly fit all wrists.

Romain Gauthier is pleased to present the heritage collection of its latest caliber, C by Romain Gauthier Platinum Edition Bracelet. Featuring a platinum case, bracelet, folding clasp and an 18k white gold movement. 

The dial of the C by Romain Gauthier, features off-center hour-minute hands and slightly tapered hour markers of varying lengths. The 5-second intervals of the small seconds at 7 o’clock are also marked by tapering lines of differing lengths. The hands are filled with Super-LumiNova. On the 18k white gold dial, the Manufacture’s decoration and hand-finishing specialists have reproduced the bouchardé texture, a hand-engraved structure found on the bridges of the movement. The dial then receives a slight blue PVD treatment that enhances the textures and light reflections created by hand engraving.

Framing the dial is a platinum bezel which is first machined into a round shape featuring a circular bevel, then six straight sides are cut into it to create six facets. While these facets, which have been polished, reflect the light and bring the bezel to life, the rest of the bezel absorbs light thanks to its satin-finishing. 

In between the bezel and case back, the one-piece case band and lugs are geometrically sculpted, with satin and polished finishes as well as aesthetic grooves cleverly deployed to draw out the resulting shapes. Meanwhile, the platinum bracelet with the folding clasp follows the form of the curved lugs, which have been adjusted to fit any wrist, and rounded case band so it appears as a continuous, organic extension of the case.

Romain has endowed C with a stop-seconds – or hacking seconds – mechanism, allowing the wearer to set the time exactly according to a reference time.

Instead of using a straight or L-shaped balance stop lever to halt the balance, Romain has opted to employ a snail cam that performs a double function: It touches and stops the balance wheel when the crown is pulled out and, when the crown is pushed back in, the snail cam makes a turn, giving the balance an impulse to help it start beating again.  Those familiar with the brand will know Romain has used the snail cam’s unique shape in his past creations: It appears on the watchmaker’s acclaimed Logical One.

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