STYLE & BEAUTY in the
STYLE & BEAUTY in the details 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 2 3 4 5 6 no no no no no Christophe Claret X-TREM-1 Once a shadow watchmaker, creating minute repeaters and automatons on behalf of Switzerland’s biggest names, Claret now makes its own outrageously complicated wrist candy – including this piece, the minutes and hours of which are indicated by the flanking, magnetically controlled “floating” balls. christopheclaret.com De Bethune Dream Watch DW3 It doesn’t get more cutting-edge than De Bethune. Not only do its exquisitely crafted timepieces span Jules Verne and H R Giger in design, but the manufacturer’s command of materials science has made it a pioneer of silicon technology, reinventing the traditional notion of the Swiss lever escapement. debethune.ch Devon Tread 2 Proving it needn’t always be about the Swiss, conceptual lifestyle brand Devon, based in Los Angeles, is turning heads with its watches’ audacious spider’s web of nylon conveyor belts, driven by four tiny microstep motors – an unprecedented system developed within the US aerospace industry’s network of suppliers and engineers. devonworks.com Urwerk EMC The Electro Mechanical Control from shamelessly geeky Urwerk is the first mechanical watch with built in “artificial intelligence”, allowing the wearer to obtain and adjust the movement’s precise timing rate to suit his own rhythm. How? Via an optical sensor controlled by an integrated circuit board, with an eye on the ticking balance wheel. urwerk.com Ladoire Black Widow Mr Green Former jeweller, pro snowboarder and rock drummer Lionel Ladoire is a créateur who is clearly enjoying his ride on the current wave of young watchmakers. Stealthy aesthetics and neon accents abound, but there is also a refreshingly honest approach to the creation of his products. ladoire.ch Photos © watchmakers 50 CENTURION-Magazine.COM
ART & DESIGN A CLOSE-UP ON THE ARTISTS, ARTISANS AND ARCHITECTS ENLIVENING OUR WORLD A handful of international firms are proving that battery-powered bicycles deserve plaudits for their striking appearance as well as their unquestioned functionality. By John McNamara S I M P L Y E L E C T R I C Photo Nicolas Zurcher CENTURION-Magazine.COM 51
