Lot 23
KRAYON
KRAYON ANYWHERE ONLY WATCH 2023
What if you could tell the exact time of sunrise – or sunset – at a precise location chosen by the wearer, anywhere in the world? As an ode to nature, Krayon celebrates the natural elements through Anywhere Only Watch 2023 - made of titanium, a first for Krayon.
Description
For the 10th Edition of Only Watch, Krayon reiterates its invitation to contemplate the natural elements, to take an inner journey, by reinterpreting the form and movement of a marvelous painting, Coastal Scene by the Belgian painter Théo van Rysselberghe.
Magnificent in its simplicity and, paradoxically, in its detail, this painting, exhibited at the National Gallery in London as an example of the neo-impressionist movement, brings shapes and motion startlingly to life using the technique of pointillism.
Specifications
Model name:
Krayon Anywhere Only Watch 2023
Ref: C030-63
Case:
Grade 5 titanium case — This is the first ever Krayon timepiece to use titanium.
Dial:
Métiers d’Art, one-off dial created exclusively for Anywhere Only Watch 2023 — Miniature painting technique, with minute brushstrokes, by hand, in a multitude of blue tones — Creation inspired from a painting from Theo van Rysselberghe, representative of the neo-impressionist movement
Calibre:
Caliber C030, individual number N°3 — The only one with German silver bridges — Diameter: 35.4mm — Height: 5mm — Power reserve: 72 hours — Frequency: 3Hz — Hand-wound, with stop-work mechanism — 55 jewels — 432 components
Bracelet:
Blue grained calfskin leather strap — Grade 5 titanium buckle and pin
Dimensions:
Diameter: 39mm
Thickness: 9.5mm
Specificities:
First ever use of titanium case for Krayon — First ever use of German Silver not rodiated for the bridges — Introduction of a new métier d’art for Krayon, miniature painting exploring the pointillism technique, a tribute to neo-impressionist painter Théo van Rysselberghe
The brand
Krayon
More than a watchmaker, Rémi Maillat, founder of Krayon, is a watch design engineer with the ability to materialise marvellous synthesis of mathematics, watchmaking artistry and poetry in details with a genuinely philosophical dimension. In 2017, Rémi Maillat presented Everywhere, his first creation. A year later, he followed up with the custom-made, Everywhere Horizon, which won the Best Innovation at the 2018 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève. In 2020, he presented Anywhere, second opus in a family of unusual ‘hyper-complications’.
2021 marked Krayon’s first ever participation in the Only Watch charity auction: Anywhere Métiers d'Art, sold for four times its estimate. In 2022, Krayon won the “Calendar and Astronomy” First Prize” at the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève for the Anywhere timepiece. 2023 sees the second participation of Krayon to Only Watch charity auction.