From the ethereal ballet of the balance wheel oscillating at 28,800 beats per hour to the intricate choreography of gears, levers, and springs, it is a testament to physics made manifest. Each component, often no larger than a grain of rice, is finished by hand—beveled, polished, and decorated with techniques like Côtes de Genève (Geneva stripes), perlage (circular graining), and anglage (beveled edges).
These finishing touches, often hidden from view beneath the dial, are a sacred code among connoisseurs, the unwavering signature of haute horology that whispers quality where no eye but the maker’s may ever see.