Presenting a lovely example from Torsti Laine's "Gelidus 3" series from Laine Watches of La Chaux-de-Fonds.
The center section features a beautiful "Grain de Riz" pattern of hand-turned guilloché. The frosted outer portion is set with solid gold Breguet numerals which are crafted in-house and plated blue to perfectly compliment the blue of the guilloché. Atop the dial lie alpha-shaped steel hands together with a seconds hand contained in the subdial.
Turning the watch over you are greeted with Torsti's skilled hand-finishing work. Featuring Laine's "Signature" decorated bridges plated with a rose gold color serve as a perfect contrast to the solarized crown wheel and double solarized ratchet wheel. I personally love the shapes chosen of the directionally brushed balance and escape cocks which are fastened by large screws which were black polished. The manually wound movement beats at 2.5Hz and delivers an approximate power reserve of 48 hours.
The Stainless Steel case measures 40.5mm x 11mm x 49.3mm and is in excellent condition. Furnished on an OEM Navy Calfskin strap with signed pin buckle. Complete with Box and Papers dated February 14th, 2023.
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