Sequential One Watch By Manufacture Contemporaine du Temps

The universe of extraordinary haute horlogerie has a new star: the Sequential One from Manufacture Contemporaine du Temps (MCT).  Presented in a 45mm case crafted from 18K white or rose gold, this avant garde creation of complicated watchmaking features a complex yet entirely unconventional mechanical time display which presents hours on a series of rotating triangular prisms, and minutes on a transparent sapphire crystal disc.  A sapphire crystal exhibition window reveals the lavishly decorated in-house MCT manual winding movement made up of 471 individual components and 81 ruby bearings.  The balance, mounted on an elegantly curved balance cock, oscillates at a pace of 18,000 beats per hour.  Power reserve is 40 hours.  

Manufacture Contemporaine du Temps is headed up by Denis Giguet, a Swiss watch industry veteran in the high luxury sector.  Giguet began his career engineering and designing bracelets for Rolex at the Gay Freres specialist firm, where his skill and application quickly earned him key positions at many prestigious watch firms.  After joining Harry Winston in 2000, Giguet was quickly promoted to the Head of Development and Production for the remarkable Opus series, which involved such star watchmakers as Francois-Paul Journe, Christophe Claret, Vianney Halter, and the team of Greubel and Forsey.  Giguet branched off on his own in 2006, establishing a consultancy firm which would soon become MCT, currently composed of twenty specialized horological experts.  The design of the MCT Sequential One is the brainchild of Eric Giroud, a renowned expert in watch construction who is known to many watch fans as the head design force behind the extremely creative timepieces of MB&F (Maximilian Busser & Friends).

The MCT Sequential One watch will be produced with silver or black themed dials in both the rose and white gold versions; in total, there will be four variations, each of which will be offered in a limited series of 30 pieces.  Each watch is fitted with an alligator strap and a double deployant buckle in the appropriate shade of 18K gold.