Master Complication RS 38
Case : 18K rose gold with black sapphire cabochon, transparent sapphire caseback Size : 42 mm Movement : mechanical hand-wound (Calibre E.RS-38 with 31-hour power reserve), the thinnest in the world with these functions Functions : hours, minutes, perpetual calendar, moon phases, minute repeater Dial : silver-toned and grey, partially guilloché-worked, with 18K rose gold hour-markers, shimmering mother-of-pearl moon against an aventurine sky Water resistance : 30m Strap : hand-sewn crocodile leather with 18K rose gold pin buckle.
The world’s thinnest mechanical minute repeater movement with perpetual calendar and moon phases in an Ellicott watch ? Visible through the sapphire back of the elegant rose gold case, the 388 parts of the Master Complication RS 38 do indeed measure a mere 5.10 mm. This new launch at Baselworld 2012 is presented by the current brand owners as a tribute to the eminent horologer John Ellicott, elected in 1738 as a fellow of the Royal Society of London. The royal blue of the blued steel hands appearing through the apertures makes a magnificent contrast with the circular guilloché motif of the silver dial, majestically swept over by long diamond-polished hour and minute hands. A pleasing balance of power is established between the black of the sapphire cabochon and the alligator leather strap, and the white of the outer dial punctuated by gold-toned hour-markers. Elementary, my dear Watson.
