C by Romain Gauthier

• Limited Edition: 38-piece limited edition in titanium, engraved “1 of 38” on the back of the movement
• Case: Grade 5 titanium; 41mm x 9.55mm, lugs to lugs: 49.5 mm
• Size: 41 mm x 9.55 mm
• Movement: In-house, hand-wound movement, Components made from: Titanium, steel, stainless steel and German silver Finishing: Superlative decoration by hand Treatment: Natural titanium bridges and rhodium-treated gears.
• Function: stop-seconds mechanism that uses a snail cam
• Power Reserve: approximately 60 hrs
• Water Resistance: 50 m
• Dial: Three-dimensional straight-graining structure dial in black Grade 5 titanium with protective layer against UV rays; Off-centered hours and minutes; Small seconds at 7 o’clock with 5-second intervals marked by tapering bright ice blue lines
• Caseback: Sapphire crystal with interior anti-reflection coating, front and display back
• Hands: Super-LumiNova-filled 18k white gold hands and applied numerals and hour markers
• Strap/Bracelet: Supplied with grey rubber strap with specially developed, satin-finished and polished natural Grade 5 titanium pin buckle.

 C by Romain Gauthier Titanium Edition Four

An assertive character enhance by a black ADLC titanium case and a structured black titanium dial, faded by the lightness of the ice blue details, a striking contrast between strength and softness. The fourth edition of the C by Romain Gauthier in titanium is in the continuity of the modernity and refinement of these timepieces.

C by Romain Gauthier is all about modernity and continuity, both in terms of its movement architecture and dial design. If the observer looks closely, he will see that the hour-minute hands are actually off-centred on the horizontal axis and the hour indices taper ever so slightly and are of varying lengths, while the 5-second intervals of the small seconds at 7 o’clock are also marked by tapering bright ice blue lines of differing lengths.

On this fourth edition, the case, as well as the lugs and buckle, made of Grade 5 black titanium, have been coated with a technical ADLC treatment allowing an aesthetical black finish. This carbon-based coating reinforces the scratch and shock resistance, hypoallergenic, it is also resistant to chemicals products and solvents.

Romain has endowed C with a stop-seconds – or hacking seconds – mechanism, allowing the wearer to set the time exactly according to a reference time.

Instead of using a straight or L-shaped balance stop lever to halt the balance, Romain has opted to employ a snail cam that performs a double function: It touches and stops the balance wheel when the crown is pulled out and, when the crown is pushed back in, the snail cam makes a turn, giving the balance an impulse to help it start beating again.  Those familiar with the brand will know Romain has used the snail cam’s unique shape in his past creations: It appears on the watchmaker’s acclaimed Logical One.

C by Romain Gauthier Titanium Edition Four is a 38-piece limited edition, engraved “1 of 38” on the back of each movement.

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