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Heroïca Tempus, Unprecedented and Historical

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Published
09/21/2020 by

The Geneva watchmaker Golay Spierer presents the Heroïca Tempus, capsule collection, in partnership with Gaël Bonnel Sanchez, a French designer and creator.

Heroïca Tempus, unprecedented and historical

The idea is unprecedented: to design and manufacture a series of unique watches based on authentic documents autographed by the hands of historical figures. It is in no way a question of reproducing the documents, but rather of taking the part with the signature and using it to create the dial. This approach is fully in the spirit of Golay Spierer, and of its founder Christophe Golay, who since 2001 has defended luxury as the meeting of three fundamental values: creativity, rarity and the search for excellence. The first opus of the Heroïca Tempus capsule collection is dedicated to the Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, one of the most renowned historical figures, whose life and exploits still fascinate thousands of enthusiasts throughout the world, 200 years after his death.

A work of watchmaking art sold at auction in the fall

The “Napoleon Bonaparte” watch will be unveiled to the public in the spring of 2020, before being put up for auction next autumn. Several major international houses have already made their interest known, as well as for the following models, since the capsule collection will honor other historical figures. The next opus is already in production. As for the third, it will be dedicated to a woman...

Technical specifications of the «Napoleon Bonaparte» watch

• Rose gold case with a diameter of 46mm and a thickness of 9.0mm.
• Hand-engraved bezel with a laurel wreath and the symbolic “N” at 12 o’clock.
• Vaucher Manufacture Fleurier 2.6mm thick automatic movement with cut micro rotor engraved with the arms of Golay Spierer.
• The back of the watch is set with a 20 franc gold Napoleon struck in 1807, the same year as the handwritten document
• The dial is composed of a gold base that houses the precious autograph decorated with the hand-cut imperial bee and a sapphire crystal providing it with perfect protection.

Heroïca Tempus, a capsule collection born from the meeting between two passionate people

Heroïca Tempus was born from the meeting between Christophe Golay and the creator Gaël Bonnel Sanchez, who gave birth to the Heroïca Tempus project.

Gaël Bonnel Sanchez is the one who imagined this first model and entrusted its production to the Geneva watchmaker Golay Spierer

Christophe Golay was immediately won over by this challenge combining history and watchmaking because “tailor-made watchmaking is a family passion”

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