HALF TIME

Driven by his original idea and philosophy, Ludovic Ballouard went on to create his second model, the Half Time, which was presented in January of 2012. The Half Time continues with the idea of presenting time in an unusual way with a highly complicated jumping hour movement, which perpetually reminds you that the most important time is the present.

All numerals are divided in half on two disks that rotate in opposite directions, making the numerals unreadable, except for the present time which is whole at the position of 12 o’clock. The minutes are presented in retrograde which is set on a 120° arc at the position of 6 o’clock.

PATENTE

Patented manual winding complication by Ludovic Ballouard: calibre B02.

ENGRAVING

All cases and crowns are engraved by hand in Geneva.

MOVEMENT

The principle is simple: all the hour indexes are divided in two, therefore unreadable… All except the one showing the current hour. The rotation of two disks « reconstitutes » each index, allowing time to be read. The watch therefore carries no hour hands. A retrograde hand, set on a half-circle at 6 o’ clock indicates the minutes in a classical manner. 

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SPECIFICATIONS AND PRICES

MOVEMENT

> Calibre B02

> Power reserve of approx. 36 hours

> Balance frequency of 21,600 BPH/3HZ

> 51 jewels and 228 components in the movement only

> Diameter: 35 mm/15.5 lines

CASE

> Hand engraved

> 750 red gold off-center crown and case

> 950 platinum off-center crown and case

> Dimensions 41 mm x 11 mm

> Resistant to water in up to 30 meters/3 ATM

BUCKLE


> Patented hand-engraved buckle

> 750 red gold

> 950 platinum

> Hand-stitched alligator strap