- Year
- 2017
- Condition
- Excellent
- Set
- Box and papers
- Movement
- Manual winding tourbillon
- Size
- 48.15 × 40.10 × 13.10 mm
- Edition
- 25 pieces
Set and condition
Complete set
This RM 26-02 is accompanied by its original presentation box, warranty card and supporting documentation. The watch and included items are inspected by an expert watchmaker before sale. Additional photographs and video of this piece are available on request.
Original presentation box
Original presentation box and packaging.
Original papers
Warranty card and supporting documentation.
Inspected prior to sale
Reviewed for condition, completeness and functionality. Additional details and photographs are available on request.
Condition photography
Additional close-up images of specific areas are available before purchase.
Overview
Grand feu enamelled eye and flames in hand-carved 3N red gold
Presented at Watches & Wonders in Hong Kong in 2015, the RM 26-02 was designed and executed by Olivier Vaucher, a Geneva craftsman. The eye and the flames surrounding it are carved from 3N red gold using chisels made specifically for the work.
The colour comes from grand feu enamelling: the motif is painted onto the gold using rare oxides, then fired several times at between 800 °C and 900 °C, and finished with further layers of transparent lacquer fired the same way. The flames then receive micro-lacquerwork by hand. The bezel and caseback are black TZP ceramic, worked to a matt finish across the whole surface; the caseband is 5N red gold. The edition runs to 25 pieces.
Key details
Design and engineering
- Grand feu enamellingThe motif is painted on the gold with rare oxides and fired repeatedly between 800 °C and 900 °C, then covered with further fired layers of transparent lacquer. The successive layers produce the depth of the finished image.
- Hand-carved 3N red goldThe eye and flames are carved with purpose-made chisels before enamelling, and the flames are finished with hand micro-lacquerwork.
- Black TZP ceramicTZP ceramic resists scratching and has a low coefficient of thermal conductivity. It is worked at length here to hold a matt surface across the case, against which the hand-polished chamfers read.
- PVD-coated grade 5 titanium calibreBaseplate and bridges are grade 5 titanium with a PVD coating.
- Differential power-reserve indicationA red line on a differential-driven rotating disc between 10 and 11 o’clock.
- Torque-limiting crownSet in the red gold caseband, preventing accidental overwinding.
The reference
Technical specifications
| Reference | RM 26-02 |
|---|---|
| Calibre | RM26-02 |
| Movement | Manual winding tourbillon |
| Functions | Hours, minutes, power-reserve indicator |
| Power reserve | Circa 50 hours, indicated by a red line on a differential-driven rotating disc between 10 and 11 o’clock |
| Frequency | 21,600 vph (3 Hz) |
| Jewels | 21, set in white gold |
| Balance | Glucydur®, 2 arms, 4 setting screws, moment of inertia 10 mg·cm², angle of lift 53° |
| Balance spring | Elinvar by Nivarox® |
| Shock protection | KIF Elastor KE 160 B28 |
| Barrel shaft | Nickel-free Chronifer® (DIN x 46 Cr 13 + S) |
| Tourbillon diameter | 12.30 mm |
| Balance wheel diameter | 9.12 mm |
| Movement dimensions | 30.20 × 28.60 mm, thickness 4.97 mm |
| Baseplate and bridges | Grade 5 titanium, PVD coated |
| Dial | 3N red gold, hand-carved, grand feu enamelled, hand micro-lacquered |
| Case dimensions | 48.15 × 40.10 × 13.10 mm |
| Case shape | Tonneau, tripartite |
| Bezel and caseback | Black TZP ceramic, matt finish |
| Caseband | 5N red gold |
| Case construction | 12 grade 5 titanium spline screws, 316L stainless steel washers, 2 nitrile O-ring seals |
| Crystal | Sapphire (1,800 Vickers), anti-glare treatment both faces, 1.50 mm |
| Water resistance | 50 m |
| Strap | Black |
| Edition | 25 pieces |
| Year | 2015 |
Buying with HYPA
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- Original warranty card included, dated 2017
- Free insured delivery within Australia and Hong Kong · elsewhere quoted
- Payment by bank transfer
- Registered Australian dealerHYPA International Pty Ltd · Registered Victorian second-hand dealer, Registration No. SHD-0018017.
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