Ludovic Ballouard Watches
Unique and high quality timepieces in Geneva Switzerland
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.
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.
SPECIFICATIONS AND PRICES
MOVEMENT
> A power reserve of approximately 35 hours
> A balance frequency of 21,600BPH/3HZ
> 53 jewels and above 300 components in the movement only
> Diameter: 25mm/15.5 lines
CASE
> Hand engraved
> 750 red gold off-center crown and case
> 950 platinum off-center crown and case
> Dimensions 41mm x 11mm
> Resistant to water in up to 30 meters/3ATM
> The entire case along with the lugs are milled out of a solid case
BUCKLE
> Patented hand-engraved buckle
> 750 red gold
> 950 platinum
> Hand-stitched alligator strap
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