H1 | Flying Central Tourbillon | Platinum size-20-x-19-short lending it a vintage aesthetic

lending it a vintage aesthetic

all of them possessing their own distinctive visual language

Each accurately bevelled brick gives a satisfying depth and definition to the otherwise pared-back colour scheme

The feuille-style hands are all heat-hued

Two ‘arcs’ are visible on the dial at 3 and 9 o’clock

H1 | Flying Central Tourbillon | Platinum size-20-x-19-short lending it a vintage aestheticThis 39mm platinum Haldimann H1 Flying Central Tourbillon* is the first piece designed by maker Beat Haldimann as an independent in his workshop in Villa Nussbhl. Its simple aesthetic belies a surprising level of complexity in the form of a central flying tourbillion, oversized in its proportions. Even within the remarkable catalogue of work that followed it, the H1 is special. It represents not just his historical inspirations but the genesis of his