Vincent Berard, the sculptor-watchmaker and "companion of
time" is reinventing the carriage watches of old in a
masterpiece with a highly contemporary spirit. This Grand
Complication timepiece, which marks a true "first", comes
in four versions, with "grand feu" gold and enamel colours
to highlight each of the seasons. Four unique watches,
entirely hand-crafted.
Brand: VINCENT BERARD
Model: Quatre Saisons Carrosse - variation ete
Movement: Hand-wound mechanical, engine-turned, bevelled,
on an openwork bridge representing the season
Function: Hours, minutes, perpetual calendar and leap
years (seconds, date, day, month)
Quarter repeater striking mechanism
Automatons
10-day power reserve with a spring for adjusting the
tension of the gears
Thermometer (癈) with a bimetal spiral
Case: 750 yellow gold (18K) (Summer variation), diameter
91 mm, thickness 32 mm
Cambered sapphire crystal with a hollow to display the
automaton function
Transparent sapphire back with a hand-engraved cover in
solid gold
Dial: Satin-finished, silvered gold, brushed sunray
Hands, hour markers and Roman numerals in blued gold
Double dial with the upper part shaped like a 玹riskel?
Three small off-centred dials for the perpetual calendar
functions
Other version: Spring variation: green gold
Autumn variant: red gold
Winter variation: white gold
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