Lot 5
BARBIER-MUELLER
MOSAÏQUE II
Mosaïque II is an exceptional timepiece, the quintessence of Genevan high craftsmanship, in platinum with a diameter of 41mm, decorated with a dazzling mosaic of stones and powered by the fabled 1304 movement signed F.P.Journe.
Description
“Touching eternity” – Stones extracted from the depths of the Earth to draw a lotus flower. A delicate mosaic, the result of rare Geneva savoir-faire dedicated to beauty and harmony. A dazzling work of art whose refined mosaic magnifies its mechanical perfection. More than 1,000 hours of work by the expert dial makers at Les Cadraniers de Genève and the case makers at Les Boîtiers de Genève, 12 different métiers d’art – crafts akin to art – were involved, the aesthetic of watch designer Eric Giroud, a mosaic of stones that upends the traditional rules of creation, and the legendary caliber 1304 signed F.P.Journe.
This unique watch, made of platinum – refined and sophisticated, offering only the illusion of simplicity – crystallizes all the values of excellence held dear by the Barbier-Mueller family. To precision and ingenuity, a passion for art, the emotion of a rare object as a means of expression, the deep attachment to Geneva and its métiers d’art.
Specifications
Model name:
Mosaïque II
Ref: Unique piece Barbier-Mueller for Only Watch 2023
Case:
The 41mm case is in platinum, engraved for Only Watch 2023 Unique Piece, is made by Les Boîtiers de Genève and is decorated with a mosaic of stones using the champlevé technique, including the case middle, and equipped with a clamshell back.
Dial:
Dial with a "Lotus Flower" motif, designed by the Geneva-based designer Eric Giroud, entirely made of hard stones by Les Cadraniers de Genève, using the champlevé technique. Two-hand watch, hours and minutes.
Calibre:
Exclusive F.P.Journe movement - the only collaboration ever made by the independent Geneva-based watchmaker — Manual caliber 1304 made of 18K rose gold, designed and manufactured in Geneva— Power reserve: 56 hours ± 2 hours
Bracelet:
Brown alligator leather, hand-padded, hand-stitching — Platinum pin buckle engraved with the Sphinx family emblem
Dimensions:
Diameter: 41mm
Thickness: 10.85mm including the clamshell back
Specificities:
Exclusive collaboration with François-Paul Journe who has agreed to equip the watch with the legendary 1304 caliber designed, produced and assembled in Geneva by the Manufacture F.P.Journe.
The brand
Barbier-Mueller
The Geneva-based Barbier-Mueller family, known worldwide for its collection of primitive arts, initiated the project of a watch celebrating its passion for history, decorative arts and the excellence of exceptional savoir-faire. The project took shape in a very small committee, guided by Stéphane Barbier-Mueller and personally supported by his friend F.P.Journe, that relied exclusively on the high-caliber Genevan craftsmanship of the likes of Les Cadraniers de Genève and Les Boîtiers de Genève, for the dial and case, respectively.
The result was an inaugural creation, MOSAÏQUE, presented at Only Watch 2017. The initiative would be renewed five years later for the 10th Edition of Only Watch with a dazzling second creation, even more complex, again supported by F.P.Journe, primus inter pares of the independent watchmakers, and given a distinctive visual identity by Geneva-based designer Eric Giroud. Thus was born MOSAÏQUE II, a work of art reserved for a circle of discerning collectors and whose extreme outward refinement magnifies the mechanical perfection inside.