Presented in a limited edition of only 20 pieces, the Hautlence HLXX watch boasts avant-garde aesthetics and technical supremacy. Housed within a Grade 5 titanium case in the company’s iconic TV-shape, and showcasing the mechanisms of their extraordinary jumping hour display paired with a retrograde minutes indication on an openworked dial,  this exceptional edition is powered by the complex A20 hand-wound mechanical movement and wears on a black rubber integrated strap.

Reflecting on 20 years of innovation, Hautlence present an exceptional new edition of their debut HL watch that took the industry by storm in 2004. Acclaimed for their unconventional time indications, and masterful micro-mechanics, Hautlence are now a sister company of H. Moser & Cie, and as the company look forward with confidence, the new HLXX watch evolves their portfolio and continues their story. The watch is presented in a grade 5 titanium case sized at 37.0mm x 45.0mm x 11.75mm in their emblematic TV-shape, so named as it recalls the profile of retro television screens. A full integration of the strap ensures an ergonomic wear, and the case is sealed to withstand a water resistance of up to 100m.

On a surface of rhodium-plated brass finished with a vertical satin decoration, the openworked dial has a marginally industrial aesthetic, with a fully visible lever mechanism that enables the jumping hour display on the left, and the retrograde minutes hand on the right. An endlessly fascinating arrangement, a fixed tinted sapphire crystal disc displays the current hour on a jumping hour disc, while the blued retrograde minutes hand, which travels along an arc-shaped tinted sapphire minutes track also becomes part of the mechanical performance when, on the last stroke of the fifty-ninth minute, the tension accumulated over the preceding hour is released and the entire mechanism springs into life, instantly flicking its minutes pointer back to begin again. On the lower left of the layout, a rotating Möbius logo adds animation to the dial, and with the company’s proprietary Globolight illuminating the indications, the façade comes to life after dark.

Beating at a frequency of 21’600 vib/h (3Hz), and with a reserve of power of 40 hours, the A20 in-house manual wind movement comprises of 156 components. While one can appreciate glimpses of the calibre on the dial side, through the sapphire crystal caseback, the reverse view reveals the Haute Horlogerie finishing with broad Côtes de Genève stripes on the bridges, and meticulous beveled and polished edges. 

Released in a limited series of 20 pieces, the Hautlence HLXX watch comes presented on a black rubber strap secured with a grade 5 titanium  buckle.