ANYWHERE MÉTIERS D’ART AZUR

Limited to only 15 pieces, the Krayon Anywhere Métiers d’Art Azur watch combines exquisite artistry with technical complexity. Distinctive for the oceanic tones upon its incredibly detailed hand-crafted and hand-painted dial, the Anywhere Azur promises to stir the aesthetic senses and enthral its wearer.

At the heart of the watch is a poetic, yet highly complex mechanical complication conceived by Master Watchmaker and founder of the Krayon brand, Rémi Maillot, wherein each Anywhere timepiece can be set up to the owner’s specification, to replicate with extraordinary accuracy the seasonal spread of daylight and darkness at a specific “home’ location throughout the year. In addition to the original atelier settings, the watch can be recalibrated on request to a new ‘home’ location by a straightforward adjustment by the watchmaker.

Complementing the technical characteristics of this model, the dial surface is superlative. Achieved entirely by hand it comprises of individually hollowed-out alveoli, into which the enamelling artist has deposited varying shades of blue lacquer resulting in an exquisite degradé of tones. Around the periphery of the dial, the ring which displays the diurnal and nocturnal sectors is rendered in sky blue and midnight blue, with the crisp edge between the two serving to indicate the time of the sunrise and sunset via the rehaut. Completing this charming display, a little sun also passes around the dial in a twenty four hour cycle, moving across the daytime ‘sky’ and then, as darkness falls, over the panel of midnight blue which is enhanced with tiny Super-LumiNova stars.

Against the artistry of the dial, the polished hour and minutes hands stand out beautifully, while at six o’clock a subdial houses the date and month indication, with easy adjustment enabled via the crown.

The watch is housed within a case of gleaming platinum (Pt 950), sized at 39mm diameter with a height of only 9.5mm, featuring a squat, fluted crown and a concave bezel. Through the rear sapphire crystal, the immaculate hand finishing and anglage which adorns every surface and angle of the C030 manual winding movement can be appreciated. Entirely designed and developed in-house, it stands at only 5mm tall and beats at a leisurely 21’600 vib/h (3Hz), boasting an impressive power reserve of 86 hours.

An exceptional example of independent Haute Horlogerie, the Krayon Anywhere Métiers d’Art Azur watch is released in a limited edition of only 15 pieces and the model comes presented on a blue-grained calfskin strap secured with a platinum pin buckle.