Founded by Svend Andersen in 1980, ANDERSEN Genève has been making exclusive watches for collectors for four decades.

In 2020, ANDERSEN Genève marked its 40th anniversary by presenting three phenomenal hand-crafted watches: the Tempus Terrae Worldtime with a bezel of baguette diamonds; the white gold Automaton JOKER (created in a collaboration with master watchmaker Konstantin Chaykin), and the Jumping Hours 40th Anniversary watch. These are now joined by the final watch in the quartet: a platinum version of the Jumping Hours.

With the new platinum Jumping Hours model unveiled in June 2020, the independent Swiss watch brand completes its quartet of special timepieces made to mark 40 years at the pinnacle of watchmaking.

The Jumping Hours, in which the hour is shown digitally while minutes are indicated by a hand, is one of watchmaking’s most elegant traditional complications. ANDERSEN Genève has now taken this genre to new levels of artistry and beauty.

Like all ANDERSEN Genève creations, this is a watch in which each element – dial, case, and movement – is treated with equal focus and delicate technique. The new model in platinum 950 sees the bar raised even further, since platinum is a far more challenging and arduous material to work with. It requires different techniques of machining and craftsmanship to achieve the most flawless finish. In platinum, for instance, the elegant lugs must be machined separately and painstakingly welded to the case barrel.

With this watch, ANDERSEN Genève presents an exceptionally refined interpretation of the classic Jumping Hours complication. The hour is indicated through a window at 12 o’clock, while the minutes tick by discretely on a beautiful sub-dial at 6 o’clock. Either side of the sub-dial sit two plaques inscribed with “1980” and “2020”, marking the company’s first 40 years.

The rest of the dial forms a canvas on which to exhibit the most outstanding craftsmanship, with a mesmerising “magic losange” guilloché pattern hand engraved into a dial surface made from a signature ANDERSEN Genève material: 21ct Blue Gold. To achieve this incredibly rare material that is used almost uniquely in watchmaking by ANDERSEN Genève, 24ct gold mixed with iron elements is heated in an oven, turning it a radiant shade of blue. In this completely artisanal process, no two dials emerge from the oven with quite the same tonality, making every dial unique.

Into this is inscribed guilloche work of a kind that is exceptionally difficult to execute, requiring three different machines to build up the intricately detailed pattern. The result is a dial with a truly unique appearance, which changes constantly as the light catches it from different angles.

The sapphire glass case-back reveals the beautiful anglage and hand-finishing of the movement, and the 18ct yellow gold rotor magnificently decorated with a “grain d’orge” guilloché pattern. Surrounding this, a ring of 21ct Blue Gold is hand-engraved with the text “40 years of independent timepiece creation”.

The watch is powered by the Frédéric Piguet 11.50 movement, one of the finest haute horlogerie automatic calibres in Swiss watchmaking. Its ultra-slim dimensions make it a perfect base to carry the jumping hours mechanism developed and manufactured in-house by ANDERSEN Genève, while its two-barrel architecture ensures a long power reserve of 60 hours.

The Jumping Hours 40th Anniversary in Platinum is a limited edition of 40 timepieces

The Other Anniversary Watches*

(1) Tempus Terrae with Baguette Diamonds

Svend Andersen’s famous association with the iconic worldtime complication, indicating all 24 time zones at once, originated before he even founded ANDERSEN Genève in 1980. During the nine previous years he spent working in Patek Philippe’s Grand Complications Atelier, he would often work on watches featuring the complication, developed by Louis Cottier in the 1930s. Since launching the Cottier-inspired Communication worldtime in 1990, ANDERSEN Genève has developed a succession of worldtime editions, as well as many bespoke variations.

The anniversary watch offers a sparkling twist on the most recent ANDERSEN Genève worldtime edition, the Tempus Terrae, unveiled in 2015. The 5N red gold case displays the crisp, sober aesthetic that is a hallmark of the ANDERSEN Genève watches, but is here adorned with a flowing ring of 36 baguette-cut diamonds, laid masterfully onto the bezel with an invisible setting. It is a halo of delicate beauty around the sumptuous worldtime display.

The centre of the dial is equally exquisite, made from beautifully decorated 21ct Blue Gold that is engraved with a complex, interlacing “scale” guilloché, enhancing the Blue Gold’s remarkable light-reflecting qualities. So as not to interrupt this feature, the ANDERSEN Genève logo is removed from the dial, replaced by addition of the “A” logo above “Genève” in the worldtime’s city ring.

(2) Automaton JOKER: ANDERSEN Genève & Konstatin CHAYKIN collaboration

Continuing a collaboration that brought astonishment and delight when it was revealed in 2018, the Automaton JOKER sees ANDERSEN Genève and the Russian watchmaker Konstantin CHAYKIN create one of the world’s most unusual and imaginative haute horlogerie timepieces. As such, it also represents a unique collaboration between the founder of the AHCI (Academie Horlogère des Créateurs Indépendants), Svend Andersen, and its President in 2018, Konstantin Chaykin.

On the dial side, Konstantin Chaykin boldly reimagines time as told through the face of Batman’s villainous adversary The Joker: his spinning eyes act as hour and minute indicators, while his mouth, grinning broadly across the lower half of the dial, doubles as a moon phase display. The reverse, executed by ANDERSEN Genève, is no less astonishing: an automaton animation in which the Joker’s seedy associates play a game of poker. Cards are dealt, hands move, eyes roll. Each part, cut, polished and painted by hand, moves with absolute precision.

This automaton builds on another crucial pillar of ANDERSEN Genève watchmaking: its EROS Automaton watches in which erotic scenes are mechanically animated. The remarkable skills involved in creating these intricate animations ensure wonder in the smallest details. For instance, every element in the poker game – the Joker’s roving eyes, the woman’s hands, the Penguin’s cards – is moving at a different speed, but with total harmony. This is an exceptionally difficult effect to achieve mechanically.

While the original run in 2018 was a limited edition of 20 watches in red gold, for the anniversary series the watch is created in a limited edition of 20 watches in white gold.

(3) Jumping Hour 40th Anniversary 5N red gold case

The first version of the Jumping Hours was presented in 5N red gold. Its exceptional levels of craftsmanship saw it nominated for the Artistic Crafts category at the Final of the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève 2020.

The complication is one that has long held importance for Svend Andersen, who was first commissioned to create a watch with a jumping hours display in 1995, combining it with a minute repeater. Since then, ANDERSEN Genève has included the jumping hours in a number of “pièces unique” commissions.

The complication also gave rise to one of the most recognisable ANDERSEN inventions, the “Grand Jour & Nuit” with Jumping 24 Hours Hand, for which a series of watches were made for Cartier in 1998, as well as well-known editions for ANDERSEN Genève.

* Presented in 2020.

This special edition watch celebrates ANDERSEN Genève’s 40 years of independent timepiece creation.

In 1980 Svend Andersen received an order from a prominent Swiss watch Collector to make a new gold case for a highly complicated pocket watch movement, Louis Audemars from around 1900. Svend had only just left his role at the “Atelier des Grandes Complications” at Patek Philippe to start his own atelier in Geneva alongside the Rhône river. He then started aesthetical studies and together with a Geneva case maker, they created a new case. Since then, collectors from all around the world have been impressed by his talent to make “Unique Piece” and exclusive collections thereafter.

Back in 1995 a distinguished Spanish collector asked ANDERSEN Genève for a “Pièce Unique”. He commissioned a Minute Repeater with a Jumping Hours mechanism displaying 24 Hours and Minutes on the dial. Following the manufacturing of this timepiece ANDERSEN Genève made a first series of “Grand Jour & Nuit” with a Jumping 24 Hours hand complication for Cartier.

Indeed, members of the board at Cartier discovered this first “Grand Jour & Nuit” and, in 1998 they decided to commission ANDERSEN Genève to make 125 timepieces “Cartier Pasha” with this exclusive complication. Since then, an other “Grand Jour & Nuit” Edition was launched, different Jumping Hours “Pièce Unique” have been created and two years ago, ANDERSEN Genève had the privilege to be commissioned by CONVOPIECE to manufacture a new “Pièce Unique”.

Adrian from CONVOPIECE designed a timepiece with a Jumping Hours mechanism for one of his collectors and ANDERSEN Genève manufactured it. In 2020, ANDERSEN Genève created a new Jumping Hours timepiece to celebrate its 40th Anniversary.

The Jumping Hours watch is the third creation among the 4 special edition timepieces announced by ANDERSEN Genève to mark its 40th Anniversary in 2020. The first timepiece in the 40th anniversary collection is the Tempus Terrae with 36 baguette diamonds. The second creation is ANDERSEN Genève & Konstantin CHAYKIN – Automaton JOKER in white gold.

As always at ANDERSEN Genève, this new Jumping Hours timepiece has been manufactured with the help of outstanding craftsmen; craftsmen that master their respective fields. The hand guilloché 21ct Blue Gold “Magical Losanges” dial is extremely difficult to manufacture; it requires the Artisan to work with three different machines to achieve this level of details. It gives a unique outlook at the dial, shining differently depending on which angle the light hits it.

The back of the watch displays a 21ct Blue-Gold ring with the text “40 years of independent timepiece creation” hand engraved and a 18ct yellow gold hand guilloché “grain d’orge” rotor; ANDERSEN Genève “A logo”is engraved in the middle.The watchmakers designed and manufactured the Jumping Hours mechanism and they added their “artistic” touch with fine “anglage” of some parts of the movement and mirror polished screws.

This very classic and elegant timepiece in 5N red gold will shine over the next decades. The hours are displayed in the window at 12 o’clock and it has only one hand that points the minutes in the counter at 6 o’clock.“1980” and “2020” are displayed on the 21ct BlueGold dial to underline this iconic milestone, ANDERSEN Genève’s 40th anniversary.

Further, this timepiece has been selected for the finals of this year’s edition of GPHG, the most prestigious prize in the watch-making industry. For the third year in a row (2018, 2019 and 2020), one of ANDERSEN Genève Timepiece creation is in the last round of the GPHG. The ANDERSEN Genève “Jumping Hours 40th Anniversary” is competing in the “Artistic Crafts” Category of GPHG 2020. The final winners will be announced in Geneva on 12th November 2020.

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This year, ANDERSEN Genève announced the release of four special edition watches to mark its 40th anniversary. The first creation of this anniversary series is the Tempus Terrae watch with an invisible-set baguette diamonds bezel. This exquisite timepiece was introduced to Asia Collectors in January 2020.

ANDERSEN Genève’s first series of timepieces includes the “Communication 24”, a limited edition of 24 timepieces displaying the 24 world time zones. Many “Unique Piece” with time zones indication have been created and produced featuring a variation of additional complications. The fifth edition of world time watches was presented in 2015, the Tempus Terrae. This 5th edition World-time watch by ANDERSEN Genève was commemorating the first world time watch with two crowns developed by Louis Cottier in the 50’s.

The Tempus Terrae carries ANDERSEN Genève’s DNA adorned by watch Collectors: a very sober and classy watch case in gold with aesthetic simplicity. The centre of the dial is made of exclusive Blue-Gold that ANDERSEN Genève has been mastering for decades.

It is a 21ct gold with iron elements in it. Once heated the gold gets an exclusive blue colour that reflects light in a very special way. No two dials get out of the oven with the same colour, making every dial unique. The hand guilloché “scale” pattern empowers light reflection too. It is an extremely difficult texture to handcraft.

In order to let the Blue-Gold dial shine as much as possible, the ANDERSEN Genève logo was removed from the centre of the dial and replaced by the “A” logo on the outer ring of the dial, the so called “City Ring”, above GENEVE. Brushed “A” shaped Andersen hands are also part of ANDERSEN Genève’s DNA. They remain as discreet as possible to give a clear visibility of time.

The Tempus Terrae has two crowns. The first one with the “A” logo will set the time (minutes and hours). The second one with a “TT on a globe” logo will be used to set the reference time zone, i.e. the corresponding city, where the user is living (or travelling).This new Tempus Terrae with 36 baguette diamonds (D color, VVS+, 2.25ct) invisible setting bezel adding a delicate touch to this classical timepiece.

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During Baselworld 2019, independent Swiss watch maker Andersen Genève introduced a new timepiece collection: Art & Culture. The first timepiece in this new collection is called “Vita Vinum”. It is limited to 12 pieces only.

The “Vita Vinum” watch is a tribute to wine, honouring the various stages involved in the wine-making process. Wine not only being significant in a gentleman’s life but more importantly the watch celebrates and draws attention to wine grower and wine lovers from the past, present and future.

This timepiece has been manufactured in collaboration with different artisans. Craftsmanship, for which Andersen Genève is highly regarded, the watch unveils the signature intricacies from the watchmaker to the miniature painter, revealing an exclusive dial made from 21ct blue gold with “tapisserie” guilloché pattern.

The very unique two colors red & white gold case has been manufactured in a traditional way without the use of a CNC machine. Clients will have the choice of hand-engraving scenes on the back of their watch. [Vita Vinum] will be limited to 12 pieces and will retail for 42,800 Swiss Francs, excluding VAT. Deliveries will start in Q3 2019.

Technical details

Model: ANDERSEN Genève “Vita Vinum” (Art & Culture Collection) Limited Edition

Movement
High quality automatic movement upgraded by Andersen Genève; unique module developed and produced in the atelier to move a disc time over 12 months; every 24 hours one increment is made
3Hz (21’600A/h), 25 jewels, with 36 hours power reserve

Case
Empire Style Red (5N) and white gold case with flutes (cannelures in French) manufactured the traditional way. Case back in red gold for hand engraved “bespoke” artwork
Crowns: x2, one to set the horological function and another for moving the 12 months disc
Diameter: 42.5 mm
Height: 11mm
Width (between lugs): 21 mm

Dial
Multi-part dial with:
– One rotating disc turning one time in 365 days. It displays the twelve scenes of the wine grower’s work to be done over the year by a Swiss wine grower. A similar process applies for a French, an Argentinean, or an American wine grower and so forth, however it will not happen in the same month. For example, harvesting is much earlier in the Bordeaux Region than it is in Switzerland. The scenes are made by a genius miniature painter using acrylic painting methods.
– One fixed disc to tell time in 21ct “Blue Gold” with guilloché main “tapisserie” pattern.
Hands: white gold brushed with polished bevel

Strap
Hand-stitched alligator leather with 18ct buckle

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Andersen Genève has unveiled the Tempus Terrae, the 5th limited edition world time watch created by the independent Swiss watch maker. It celebrates 25 years (1990-2015) of World Time Watches with indication of different time zones by Andersen Genève.

In 1884 Sandford Flemming invented the 24 time zones that are used to tell time on earth. In 1930 Mr. Louis Cottier, a watchmaker from Carouge in Geneva, developed a complication for pocket watches to display multiple time zones. This complication was introduced on a wrist watch by Mr. Cottier in 1950.

Mr. Andersen has been servicing watches with this complication while working at Patek Philippe in the “atelier des grandes complications” in the 70’s (he spent 9 years at Patek Philippe).

In 1990 Andersen Genève presented its 1st Edition of World Time watch – the “Communication” – commemorating the 1st World Time wrist watch produced by Mr. Cottier. The module developed and assembled by Andersen Genève gives an easy way to read the time all around the world, without pushing buttons or turning crowns. The 2nd, 3rd and 4th following Editions were called “Christophorus Colombus”, “Mundus” and “1884”.

In 2015 the 5th edition of World Time watch – the “Tempus Terrae”- will commemorate the first World Time wrist watch with two crowns developed by Louis Cottier in the 50’s; one of the most beautiful world time watch ever created. Mr. Cottier was so successful that he made World Time watches for Patek Philippe, Vacheron Constantin, and even Rolex. The time zones indication has been continually optimised since Andersen Genève’s first World Time watch 25 years ago, in 1990.

The Tempus Terrae “25th Anniversary” is proposed in a limited edition of 25 pieces in yellow gold (2N), 25 in red gold (4N) and 25 in white gold. It celebrates 25 years (1990-2015) of World Time Watches with indication of different time zones by Andersen Genève.

This 5th edition World Time watch by Andersen Genève will commemorate the first World Time Watch with two crowns developed by Louis Cottier in the 50’s; one of the most beautiful world time watch ever created.

The Tempus Terrae carries Andersen Genève’s DNA adorned by watch collectors: a very sober and classy watch case in gold with aesthetic simplicity. The centre of the dial is made of exclusive “BlueGold” that Andersen Genève has been mastering for decades. It is a 21ct gold with iron elements in it.

Once heated the gold gets an exclusive blue colour that reflects light in a very special way. No two dials get out of the oven with the same colour making every dial unique. The hand guilloché Scale texture empowers light reflection too. It is an extremely difficult texture to handcraft.

In order to let the BlueGold dial shine as much as possible, the “Andersen Genève” logo was removed from the centre of the dial and replaced by the “A” logo on the outer ring of the dial, the so called “City Ring”, above GENEVE. Brushed “A” shaped Andersen hands are also part of Andersen Genève’s DNA. They remain as discreet as possible though give a clear visibility of time.

The Tempus Terrae has two crowns. The first one with the “A” logo will set the time (minutes and hours). The second one with a “TT and a globe” logo will be used to set the reference time zone, i.e. the corresponding city, where the user is leaving (or travelling).

All 5 editions of World Time watches have a detail in common: on the “City Ring”, “Moskwa” is written instead of Moscow. In the past, Andersen Genève used to write the names of the cities in their own languages. Afterwards every city was written whether in French or in English except “Moskwa” which is Moscow but written in Russian language. This detail remained on every World Time watch in honour to Russian collectors who have been loyal customers for decades.

The Tempus Terrae offers personalisation alternatives; bespoke options have been offered by Andersen Genève since the beginning in the early 80’s. Whether with a special city name or a special text colour on the dial, the watch collector can make his watch unique. The owner can also have a “secret” inside his watch (or the watch he is offering!). He will have the opportunity to engrave his desired text inside the hunter case back cover. The text (or any logo, or coat of arms, or …) will appear once the cover is opened (at an 85° angle).

Once the case back cover is opened, the decorated movement with “Côtes de Genève” and “Perlage” will be visible under the sapphire glass. The owner will be happily surprised to find yet again a BlueGold hand guilloché Scale texture on the rotor; the same decoration as on the dial.

Technical details

Model: Tempus Terrae

Movement
High quality automatic movement upgraded by Andersen Genève with time zones complication module developed and produced in the atelier
Rotor: “Blue Gold” guilloché main
4Hz (28’000A/h) with 48 hours power reserve

Case
Yellow (2N), pink (5N) and white gold with hunter case back
Diameter: 39 mm
Height: 8.9mm
Width between lugs: 20 mm
Two sapphire glasses

Dial
Multi-part, with one rotating ring displaying 24 hours’ time zones with day/night coloration in dark blue and silvery white metal
Center disc: 18mm in 21ct “Blue Gold” with guilloché main “écaille” or “tapisserie”
World time zone scale on a silvery white metal disc with dark blue city names; personalisation available on colours and names of the cities
Hands: “A” Andersen shaped 18ct yellow (2N), pink (5N) and white gold

Strap
Hand-stitched alligator leather with 18ct buckle or 18ct fold-over clasp in yellow (2N), pink (5N) and white gold

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The first “Jour et Nuit” collection was created by Andersen Geneve SA was for Cartier. In 1998 a special edition of 125 watches was made by Andersen Geneve for Cartier’s Pasha Collection.

The first “Grande Jour et Nuit” on the basic movement Frederic Piguet 15 combined with the genius jumping hour mechanism, under the Andersen Geneve brand, came in a limited edition of only 20 pieces in 2002 because of the rarity of the Frederic Piguet movement. These watches were sold out within a very short time. This high grade collectible watch is now available again in a limited edition of 50 pieces.

The very classic movement Frederic Piguet, 15”, hand wound and ultra-flat, is completed with the genius jumping hour mechanism. The double hour hand, associated with the small minute hand, offers an aesthetic and readable display of day and night time on an exclusive dial of blue gold or natural stones such as Jade, Aventurine, White Marble, Grossularite etc.

The cases are 30 pieces in red gold, 20 pieces in white gold, and are numbered 01/30 and 01/20.

The Frederic Piguet, movement manufacturer, now Blancpain, has stopped the production of this excellent classic calibre, developed in the 1960s, and produced ever since, for exclusive watches of the most renowned Swiss brands.

Technical details

Model: Grande Jour et Nuit Edition 2014

Movement
Mechanical hand-wound, Piguet 15’’ calibre with Andersen 573 complication

Functions
Hours, minutes

Case
18K red gold or white gold, 44 mm diameter, 7.5 mm high
Sapphire crystal front and back

Dial
Blue gold or natural stone: Jade, Aventurine, Grossular, etc.
Transferred Arabic numerals

Strap
Black crocodile with gold buckle

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In 2012, the whole world celebrates the 300th birth anniversary of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, the famous philosopher and author who born in Geneva in 1712.

Independent Swiss watch brand ANDERSEN GENEVE pays tribute to the great philosopher by unveiling “Montre à Tact Rousseau”, a unique time piece that is illustrating with a miniature hand painting by the famous artist Patrick Vesnier the specific places of the life of this European citizen.

The watch will be ready for Rousseau’s birthday on June 28, 2012.The « Montre à Tact Rousseau » timepiece will be proposed for sale and a part of the profit offered to a social help organization chosen by the acquirer and ANDERSEN GENEVE.

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Geneva based master watch maker Svend Andersen created several exceptional World Time Watches, starting with the “COMMUNICATION 24” in 1985, the “CHRISTOPHORUS COLUMBUS” in 1992, the world thinnest World Time “MUNDUS”, the first World Time chronograph and the history telling “1884”.

In 2012, ANDERSEN GENEVE is introducing its 12th creation of World Time Watches. The new model, COMMUNICATION 750 pays tribute to super continent Rodinia that existed before 750 million years ago. In this timepiece, the central dial of blue gold turns once a day and shows the 24 time zones facing 30 names of important cities on the five continents.

Technical details

Model: Communication 750

Movement
Mechanical automatic, Technotime AG 600 calibre, 120-hour power reserve

Functions
Hours, minutes and 24 time zones

Case
18k rose gold and white gold, 42.40 mm
Sapphire crystal
Water-resistant to 30 m (3 ATM/100ft)

Dial
Blue gold centre
Indication of the 24 time zones
White outer ring with 30 world cities

Bracelet/Strap
Black leather with buckle

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QUOTIDIANA is a new timepiece from Swiss watch boutique ANDERSEN GENEVE. This is a unique timepiece that shows how the day goes by. The centre of the blue gold dial is engraved with the symbols and the names of the seven days of the week. It turns slowly – or too fast – according to your mood and invites you to enjoy the present day.

Centre is surrounded by the date indications whereas the hour indications are engraved on the sapphire glass. Other features include Bicoloured gold case, diameter 40 mm, thickness 9 mm, automatic movement, 72 hours power reserve.

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Svend Andersen, one of the most talented Swiss watch makers of this century, presents his 12th creation of World Time Watches. He has created several exceptional World Time Watches under his watch brand ANDERSEN GENEVE.

Most notable among them are “COMMUNICATION 24” (1985), the “CHRISTOPHORUS COLUMBUS” (1992), the world thinnest World Time “MUNDUS” and the first World Time chronograph and the history telling “1884”.

Rodinia by Andersen Geneve is the 12th timepiece from his World Time collection. In geology, Rodinia (from the Russian Родинa, rodina, meaning “motherland”) is the name of a supercontinent, a continent which contained most or all of Earth’s landmass. According to plate tectonic reconstructions, Rodinia existed between 1100 and 750 million years ago, in the Neoproterozoic era.

The central dial of blue gold turns once a day and shows the 24 time zones facing 30 names of important cities on the five continents.

Technical details

Movement
Automatic, Technotime AG 600 calibre, 120-hour power reserve

Functions
Hours, minutes and 24 time zones

Case
18K white or pink gold, 42.40 mm
Sapphire crystal
Water-resistant to 30 m / 3 ATM

Dial
Blue gold centre
24-hour time zone indicator
White rim with 30 cities

Bracelet/Strap
Black leather with buckle

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The actual trend for large wrist-watches allows the creators to research for new materials and expressions in technics and aesthetics. The dial of 22 carats blue gold is decorated with a fine engine turned pattern and imprinted with Art Deco style roman numerals.

The fine gold hands are reproducing the A logo of the brand. In the wide opening at 12 appears the moon phase indicated by a disk of mother of- pearl which is of peculiar concept: one dark and one white moon (instead of the classic two of each). This disk moves one step at noon and one at midnight. The moon can be set forward or backward with the crown pulled into 2nd position.

Technical details

Model: Kamar

Movement
Self-winding, Piguet 1150, 70-hour power reserve
Complication A 574

Functions
Hours, minutes

Case
750 (18K) white or red gold
45 mm in diameter, 11 mm thick
Sapphire crystal and back

Dial
Engine-turned 22-carat blue gold
Transferred Art Deco style Roman numerals
Moon-phase aperture at 12 o’clock

Strap
Hand-sewn crocodile leather, pin buckle

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La Montre à tact “Poker” by Anderesen Geneve was unveiled at Basel world 2008. This exceptional watch allows the wearer to read time on a tactful way without moving his wrist thanks to the time indicator laced between the attaches at “6 o’clock”. Thus, its front-plate is free from any hands and a perfect place for unlimited personalisation according to the artist’s imagination or the customer’s wishes, and this as unique item.

This time, the Montre à tact got caught up in the game of poker showing a miniature painting inspired by “A Bold Bluff”, a picture painted by Cassius Marcellus Coolidge, an American artist of the Belle Epoque, who between 1903 and 1910 had created 16 oil-paintings of dogs in human poses, nine of them depicting dogs playing poker.

In the window, six time indications have been replaced by the following showdowns:

• 2 o’clock = Four of a kind

• 4 o’clock = Quint flush

• 6 o’clock = Flush

• 8 o’clock = Quint

• 10 o’clock = Full

• 12 o’clock = Quint flush royal

Technical details

Movement
Automatic

Functions
Hour displayed in 2 windows

Case
Red and white gold or 18K white gold, 42 mm
Sapphire crystal front and back

Dial
Miniature reproduction of the painting by Cassius Marcellus Coolidge showing dogs playing poker; Window with indication of hours and hands: 2 o’clock = four of a kind, 4 o’clock = straight flush, 6 o’clock = flush, 8 o’clock = straight, 10 o’clock = full house, 12 o’clock = royal flush

Strap
Green top-stitched dark-green crocodile with gold buckle

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This new reversible version of the famous world most animated horological automaton – never equalised since 1997. The heavy cushion-shaped gold case has a reversible central body with the dial on one side and the automaton on the other side.

For selecting the face, a genius device situated by the crown allows to unlock, turn and re-lock the central body. Every part of the automaton is artistically cut out, miniature-painted and assembled. Each automaton can thus be considered as unique item.

This Andersen Geneve EROS 69 watch was originally unveiled at «Basel World 2007». Andersen and his team of artists and craftsmen have been inspired by the Chinese erotic artwork of the XVII and XVIII century, mostly painted on silk. A great care has been taken to reproduce the authentic original colours in such a reduced dimension of a wristwatch.

Technical details

Model: EROS 69 

• Movement: Mechanical, special double gear-train, hand-wound
• Functions: Hours, minutes, seconds and Erotic automaton
• Case: 750 (18K) white gold, 85 grams, reversible centre; 46×42 mm, 15 mm thick
• Dial: Hand-painted miniature
• Bracelet/Strap: Hand-sewn crocodile with buckle

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