Swiss luxury watch brand HAUTLENCE has added a new model to its HL2.0 series of Concepts d’Exception collection. Limited to 28 pieces, the HAUTLENCE HL2.5 features a grade 5 titanium case and multilayer sapphire dial with red highlights.
The other existing models in this series are HL2.1, HL2.2, HL2.3 and HL2.4. All the watches from the HL2.0 collection are equipped with the HAUTLENCE HL2.0 in-house automatic calibre with half-trailing hours displayed by a chain, retrograde minutes and power reserve indicator.
Technical details
Model: HAUTLENCE HL2.5
Movement
HAUTLENCE HL2.0 in-house calibre including gear train and automatic winding system
2 barrels: one finishing barrel (power reserve for the entire watch calibre including power for the second barrel) and a complication barrel.
Hours displayed by a 12-link chain hinged on a pallet system. The speed regulator ensures that the hours display changes in a controlled and jerk-free manner in 3-4 seconds instead of instantly. It completes 48 revolutions at each hour change. Hours system activated by a one-revolution mechanism mainly composed of a connecting rod and a rack.
Mobile bridge-type calibre comprising the regulating organ and rotating through 60° at each change of hour.
Movement kinematics featuring 90° changes of direction by means of special bevelled gears.
Oscillating weight in 18-carat white gold
This innovative calibre is protected by 3 HAUTLENCE patents.
Dimensions: 37.8 x 33.2 x 12.35 mm
Manufacturing technology: Multi-axis micro-machining, wire EDM. LIGA photolithography
Number of components: 481
Power reserve: 45 hours
Regulating organ: 18,000 vibrations/hour
Number of jewels: 92
Finishing: Fine-watchmaking type (satin-brushed, hand-drawn, hand-bevelled, ruthenium-anthracite coating and mirror-polished steel elements)
Identification and numbering plate: HL2.5 X/28.
Functions
Hours, retrograde minutes and power-reserve indicator
Exterior
Case
Case: Grade 5 titanium
Horns: Grade 5 titanium, screw-in
Crown: Polished grade 5 titanium with micro-machined HAUTLENCE logo
Glass: 3 three-dimensional sapphire crystals, scratch-resistant, produced by multi-axis grinding
Alternating finishes: Sand-blasting, satin-brushing and hand polishing
Horn and case-back screws: Titanium
Dimensions: 50 mm x 42 mm x 17.8 mm
Weight: 49 grams.
Water resistance: 3 ATM
Dial
Upper sapphire dial face: Luminescent white minutes and hour-markers
Lower sapphire dial face: Rhodium (chrome) metallization, red transfer and black varnish-coated opaque zone
Hour-markers: Red varnish-coated metal plate and luminescent white varnish-coated hours numerals
Minutes hand: Rhodium galvanic plating with luminescent white tip
Power-reserve hand: Steel with red varnish-coated indicator
Straps
Hand-sewn rolled-edge Louisiana alligator leather with large square scales: in matt black version and in black rubberised padded version with red topstitching
Black rubber
Interchangeability spring bar
Folding clasp: Titanium
Edition
Limited edition of 28 timepieces
