Swiss luxury watch brand Krayon pays tribute to the great voyagers of the 15th century by presenting the Anywhere Métiers d’Art Azur timepiece.
Introduced in 2020, Krayon Anywhere is a spectacular mechanical watch with a unique complication: the indication of sunrise and sunset, at the precise location chosen by the wearer, anywhere in the world.
This new timepiece in platinum features an exceptional dial crafted as a miniature painting, delicately by hand. It continues in the spirit of the Krayon Anywhere Edition Only Watch 2021.
Anywhere Métiers d’Art Azur indicates hours and minutes by means of two hands, placed in the centre of a dial that seems suspended in the centre of the watch. It is surrounded by an annular zone on which circulates, in perpetual movement, a small sun that indicates the time over 24 hours.
The ring-shaped display is divided in two: a diurnal sector (sky blue) and a nocturnal sector (midnight blue), whose respective lengths are in constant flux, indicating by their positions the sunrise and sunset times that can be read on the rehaut.
To integrate this geographical factor, Krayon devised a mechanical positioning system, using rakes and rockers instead of a fixed cam. The relative position of the two sapphire discs is determined not only by the reference position, but also by the calendar. To this end, Anywhere Métiers d’Art Azur indicates the date and month on a subsidiary dial at 6 o’clock.
This is a double calendar, for which all months last 31 days. It therefore requires only five annual adjustments, easily and quickly effected via the crown in both directions.
Movement
Krayon Anywhere Métiers d’Art Azur houses the Calibre C030. Visible through the sapphire case-back, this movement was meticulously designed, developed and entirely assembled by Rémi Maillat, Krayon’s founder and master watchmaker. This calibre is in the direct lineage of that created for the one-off Anywhere specifically made for the Only Watch 2021 charity auction.
This complex yet ultra-thin manual-winding movement has 432 components and offers 86 hours of power reserve. The purchaser will be able to set the watch to the city or location of his or her choice for the indication of sunrise and sunset.
Technical details
Model: Krayon Métiers d’Art Azur
Case
Material: 950 platinum
Diameter: 39mm
Thickness: 9.5mm
Dial
Métiers d’Art in miniature painting, hand-crafted, in multiple shades of blue
Hour and minute indication at the centre
Day and night indication
Sunrise and sunset indication on the periphery set to location desired by the client
24-hour indication
Simple calendar at 6 o’clock
Month indication
Movement
Calibre C030
Diameter: 35.40 mm
Thickness: 5.00mm
Power reserve: 72 hours
Frequency: 3 Hz
Hand-wound mechanism with stop-work
55 rubies
432 components
Strap
Blue grained calfskin
Buckle and pin in 950 platinum
Edition
Limited edition of 15 pieces
