Is Frédéric Jouvenot A Hidden Talent?

I think he is.  I hear little about him (perhaps because he only has 2 watches to his name), but he shows a remarkable knack for delivering spectacular horology.   Last year, it was the Automatic Chronograph Evolution, an 88-piece limited edition model with a dial-side rotor.  This year, it is the “Helios”, a truly out-of-the-box concept.   With watches such as these, it is certain that young Frédéric Jouvenot has a remarkable knack for amazing and somewhat unconventional watchmaking.  Surely there is more to come from this great and young watchmaker!

I think the Helios is a watch best understood in video:

Case in white or pink gold, or Titanium DLC (pictured below)

Price and production quantity – [TBD].

How does this enigmatic timepiece work?

Each hour is represented by a sunbeam, twelve in total. They are posted on the dial in the sectors of a classic display. As for the minutes, they appear in a central moon equipped with an index making one revolution per hour.  At midday all rays blaze like the light of the day. At this precise moment the design represents the sun at its zenith.

Gradually, each sunbeam is replaced by a moonbeam. Twilight is reached, then midnight symbolized by twelve dark segments.  The darkness of the face then reveals the disc with an opening in the form of the moon at the centre of the watch:  It is the second depiction of midnight.  At dawn, the rays of the sun (as watch hands) are reactivated and the ambient light progressively returns as each hour passes.

* New face with patent applied for, which indicates the passage of 24 hours with the day and night.

* Hour display without discs or hands.

* Display of minutes by a disk turning in the center of the watch.

* Three-dimensional face with PVD colour black, rhodium-plated or pink.

* Mechanical movement in exquisite workmanship with hours and minutes. Black gold balance with screws.

* 42 rubies.

* Reserve power spring with 80 hours’ capacity.

* Face with high-quality finish.

* Casing in white or pink gold or black TITANIUM DLC.

* Alligator leather wrist strap with buckle using loop.

* High-quality presentation box.

* Two-year warranty.

Related posts:

1. New Daniel Roth Athys Moon 2134
2. Vacheron Constantin Malte Moon Phase and Power-Reserve
3. One-of-a-Kind Chanel J12 Joallerie
4. FRANC VILA FVt28 Jumping Hours Automatique “Ivy Edition”
5. SIHH 2010: Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Chronograph