Diamond Genesis
- Category
- Petite Aiguille
- Case
- Titanium
- Movement
- Manual-winding mechanical Power reserve: 38 h, 28800 vph
- Functions
- Hours, Minutes, Tourbillon
- Size
- ø 43 mm
- Thickness
- 12.25 mm
- Water resistance
- 50 m
- Reference
- DM01
- Price
- 4,800 CHF
Description
Kimberlite as Dial, Diamonds as Hands
Diamond Genesis uses kimberlite--the mother rock of diamond--as its dial. Two 3mm natural diamonds are not set as decoration, but as mystery hands floating above the orbit, one indicating the hour, one the minute. At the centre, a flying tourbillon turns in open air: the mechanical core and visual anchor of the watch.
Value, the Sediment of Time
Diamonds crystallise over a billion years in the deep mantle, before kimberlite carries them to the surface. Their value does not come from a moment of brilliance, but from extreme conditions, immeasurable duration, and a process of formation that cannot be replicated. Just like the birth of a diamond, the significant achievements of individuals and human societies come in the same way--they are all sedimented over time.
Perpetual Probing into the Unknown
The central tourbillon turns without rest, embodying the human spirit of exploration. The suspended diamonds, rendered as mystery hands, points to the unknown. Together, they embody the human drive to venture beyond what is known.
Supplied by the brand to the GPHG for its entry.