Fiona Krüger Petit Skull Series
The PETIT SKULL Series is Fiona Krüger’s fourth offering from her iconic Skull collection. For these exceptional watches, Fiona refers back to her Fine Art roots, using the classic guillochage technique as her chisel to sculpt radiant skull dials, instilling each of her watches with its own distinct character.
The PETIT SKULL Series comprises of 3 unique watches, each produced as a limited edition of 18 pieces. The watches are hand-made in Switzerland and powered by a fully skeletonised, automatic, Swiss mechanical movement with specially designed oscillating mass.
Each of the PETIT SKULL’s intricate 9-piece dials are impeccably hand-finished and produced in partnership with Kari Voutilainen’s dial factory, Comblémine.
The dial’s first layer, a polished base plate, acts as a crisp frame around the eyes, nose and mouth.
The second layer comprises of 6 individually guilloche and coloured pieces, beautifully reflect light to reveal the elegant rhythm of the guillochage. Every guilloché pattern was painstakingly chosen and positioned on each piece of the dial, recessing the eyes and jaw and opening up the forehead and cheeks, as would a sculptor carving a portrait. Te teeth are finished with perlage and rhodium plating to echo the bridges of the skeletonised movement, which can be seen through the eyes and nose of the Skull.
The final layer is a softly shot-blasted outline, punctuated by hand-polished black studs to mark the hours. Through the PETIT SKULLS’ eyes, the moving balance wheel and delicate mainspring of the movement can be seen, which, when wound up, bring the watches to life.
Technical details
PETIT SKULL (Black)
Case
Material: Stainless Steel 316N with specifically & colour designed back opening
Case size: 48 × 34.5 mm (length × width), 9.8 mm thick
Glass: Sapphire (front and back)
Dial
9 part brass dial with specially designed guilloche pattern and black galvanised finish
Layer 1: Hand-polished brass with rhodium finishing
Layer 2: 6 part skull shape with specifically designed Traits droits en Soleil and Clous de Paris guillochage and Noir New galvanised finish, “teeth” with rhodium finishing and perlage.
Layer 3: Fine shot-blasted brass with rhodium finishing and hand-polished black stud hour markers
Hands: Polished Steel
Movement
Mechanical Automatic Skeletonised movement, with customised oscillating mass with Traits droits en Soleil guillochage and Noir New galvanised finish.
Bracelet
Hand-stitched leather
Buckle Steel pin buckle
Edition
18 pieces
PETIT SKULL (Blue)
Case
Material: Stainless Steel 316N with specifically & colour designed back opening
Case size: 48 × 34.5 mm (length × width), 9.8 mm thick
Glass: Sapphire (front and back)
Dial
9 part brass dial with specially designed guilloche pattern and blue galvanised finish.
Layer 1: Hand-polished brass with rhodium finishing
Layer 2: 6 part skull shape with specifically designed Soleil 12 Divisions avec traits pronounces and Ecailles de poisson guillochage and Bleu Royale galvanised finish, “teeth” with rhodium finishing and perlage.
Layer 3: Fine shotblasted brass with rhodium finishing and handpolished black stud hour markers
Hands: Polished Steel
Movement
Mechanical Automatic Skeletonised movement, with customised oscillating mass with Ecailles de poisson guillochage and Bleu Royale galvanised finish.
Bracelet
Hand-stitched leather strap
Buckle: Steel pin buckle
Edition
18 pieces
PETIT SKULL (Silver)
Case
Material: Stainless Steel 316N with specifically & colour designed back opening
Case size: 48 × 34.5 mm (length × width), 9.8 mm thick
Glass: Sapphire (front and back)
Dial
9 part brass dial with specially designed guilloche pattern and silver galvanised finish.
Layer 1: Hand-polished brass with rhodium finishing
Layer 2: 6 part skull shape with specifically designed Soleil 24 Divisions guillochage and silver galvanised finish, “teeth” with rhodium finishing and perlage
Layer 3: Fine shotblasted brass with rhodium finishing and hand-polished black stud hour markers
Hands: Blued Steel
Movement
Mechanical Automatic Skeletonised movement, with customised oscillating mass with Soleil 24 Divisions guillochage and silver galvanised finish.
Bracelet
Hand-stitched leather strap
Buckle: Matte black PVD treated steel pin buckle
Edition
18 pieces
