The Brilliance Of Movement, The Transparency Of Time

Published
10/22/2025 by

Hautlence returns to the spotlight with a new variation of its most mesmerizing mechanical sculpture: the Sphere Series 3. Same complication, same kinetic magic — but with a completely reimagined silhouette: more compact, more daring. The rectangular case adopts new, reduced proportions and houses a fully reworked movement in a smaller format.

Architectural, sculptural and utterly hypnotic, the Sphere Series 3 takes HAUTLENCE’s aesthetic and technical vision even further. This new interpretation of the iconic piece embodies the brand’s ambition: elevating mechanics to the level of kinetic art.

The titanium case, now more compact, reveals clean, assertive lines, as if carved from raw material. Its redesigned format brings a new sense of balance: the visual power remains, but is now focused, contained, almost intimate. On the sides, subtle reliefs echo the rectangular design that has become a HAUTLENCE signature. Water-resistant to 10 ATM, the watch retains its futuristic presence while embracing a contemporary edge.

The sphere, meanwhile, remains faithful to its original vocation: to captivate the eye. Positioned on the left side of the dial, it rotates on three axes, revealing the hours through a ballet that is both precise and hypnotic — orchestrated by four conical gears moving around two crossed axes inclined at 21 degrees. Two polished titanium shells, coated in a striking shade of purple, encase the differential mechanism and unite to form the sphere. Around it, the fully skeletonised dial gives the impression that the sphere is floating in mid-air. Time takes on the quality of a mirage: no longer merely displayed, but experienced.

On the right, the retrograde minute hand interacts with the openworked dial, revealing the heartbeat of the movement. Gears, freewheel and snail cam appear like a miniature stage where each component performs its role. The purple minute hand traces its path along a suspended minute track before snapping back to zero in a controlled glide — a return to order after the dance.

Beneath the dial beats the manual-winding calibre A82, specially adapted to this more compact case. The same ingenuity, the same precision, but condensed into a reduced version that preserves all the magic of the original movement. Designed and assembled in the brand’s workshops, it is powered by a hairspring produced by Precision Engineering AG, HAUTLENCE’s sister company.

Fully skeletonised, the barrel and ratchet reveal the tension of the mainspring, offering an intuitive reading of the 72-hour power reserve. A built-in security mechanism prevents accidental damage during incorrect manuipulation like reverse time setting: the watch protects itself, true to the brand’s pragmatic innovation ethos.

With the Sphere Series 3, HAUTLENCE signs a more compact — yet equally captivating — expression of its horological vision: a timepiece where every detail vibrates between architectural rigour and artistic freedom.

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SPHERE SERIES 3

REFERENCE DA82-TI00

CASE

  • Case middle and horns, bezel and crown: satin-finished and polished grade 5 titanium
  • HAUTLENCE logo engraved on the crown
  • Crystal: extra-hard sapphire crystal with anti-reflective treatment, and beveling
  • Back: Sapphire crystal, engraved «HAUTLENCE», «10 ATM», «Suisse»
  • Dimensions: 37.0 x 45.0 x 17.4 mm / 11.5 mm without sapphire crystal
  • Water resistance: 10 ATM

DIAL

  • Base dial: skeletonized and rhodium-plated brass with a frosted finishing
  • Intermediate dial: sapphire with applied minute numerals in Globolight®
  • Hour sphere: polished grade 5 titanium with purple coating, engraved hour numerals with white Super-LumiNova® filling
  • Minute hand: satin-finished grade 5 titanium with purple PVD treatment, white Super-LumiNova®

LIMITED EDITION

  • 28 pieces

CALIBRE

  • Hand-wound mechanical movement A82
  • Spherical hours and retrograde minute on a 180° sector
  • Power reserve: minimum of 72 hours
  • 21'600 vibrations/hour
  • Number of components: 160
  • Number of jewels: 31

STRAP

  • Purple suede leather 
  • Folding clasp: titanium