May 16th, 2008
Bressel Lady
Jeanrichard sends a fresh wind blowing through watchmaking classics by creating an extremely feminine watch offering an original take on traditional displays: the Bressel Lady indicates the hours, minutes, seconds, date and power reserve in an original and pared-down composition reinterpreting the theme of curves.
Adopting an unusual geometrical approach, the various functions are arranged around a central diamond: the hours and minutes pass by on an off-centred axis, while the date appears at 3 o’clock. A curve marks the contours of the small seconds at 7 o’clock and extends its undulations up to the power-reserve display between 4 and 5 o’clock, thereby underscoring the running time remaining before the next winding is required.
The beating heart of this creation ably serves this sophisticated display. Developed and produced by the Manufacture Jeanrichard, the mechanical self-winding JR1000 movement can be enriched with all kinds of modular constructions, this being one of the most recent demonstrations. The sapphire case-back enables one to admire the beauty and complexity of the decorated mechanism.
The elegance of this model is accentuated by the sunburst motif on the satin-brushed dial: this decorative work magnifies the watch by adorning it with lines vividly evoking the rays of the sun. Jeanrichard thereby creates a timepiece that succeeds in renewing the codes of watchmaking displays without resorting to excessive artifice. This daring approach focuses on essentials, while taking account of the smallest details. By way of example, in creating the case fitted with a convex sapphire crystal measuring 38 mm in diameter, Jeanrichard has successfully displayed the gentle curves of this watch to even the daintiest wrists. The steel bezel set with 58 diamonds (totalling approximately 1.16 carats), the sapphire cabochon adorning the crown and the python strap with folding buckle, together set the finishing touch to the new Bressel Lady, which comes in black or silver-coloured versions.
Technical features
Movement
JR1000 manufactured self-winding mechanical movement (JR1040)
Calibre 11 1/2’’’, 29 jewels, frequency 28.800 vib./hour (4Hz)
48 hours power reserve
Functions
Hours and minutes at 12 o’clock, small seconds at 7 o’clock, date indicated by hand at 3 o’clock, power reserve indicator at 4h30 o’clock
Case
Bressel Lady
Polished stainless steel
Bezel set with 58 diamonds, Ø 1.70 mm, totalling 1.16 carats
Diameter: 38 mm, dial opening: 31 mm, height: 10.53 mm
Convex anti-reflective sapphire crystal
Sapphire case-back secured with 6 screws
Water-resistant to 30 m
Crown set with a sapphire cabochon
Dial
Satin-brushed sunburst black or silver-coloured
Applied spherical off-centred black or opaline silver-coloured hour and minute subdial set with a diamond.
Strap
Python with steel folding buckle
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