SCHWARZ ETIENNE’s inaugural ladies’ watch is deliberate departure from the concept of adapting a men’s design to ladies’ proportions. The dial is animated by a small seconds subdial at 6 o’clock designed as an openworked lattice that rests above a rotating disc. It is a subtle acknowledgement that women are as interested in the mechanics of a timepiece as they are in its aesthetics. The Fiji Floral seconds contains an automatic caliber with a remarkable 86-hour power reserve. It is decorated with a sunray pattern on the bridges and a guilloché motif on the balance bridge. The 38 mm case is stainless steel, constructed in three parts, including bezel, caseband and caseback, forming a capsule that is mounted with a separate cradle that incorporates the lugs. Dial colours include black or pale salmon, with drop shaped indexes and an Arabic numeral at 12 o’clock. The large crown is topped by a 0.02 carat diamond.
SPECIFICATIONS
CASE
Stainless steel, 38 mm x 10.76 mm thick, with stainless steel crown set with VS 0.02 ct diamond, water resistant to 50 metres (5 bar/165 ft).
DIAL
Brass topped with black or pale salmon colour with silver coloured drop shape indexes, hands with blue rhodium treatment and Super-LumiNova.
MOVEMENT
Automatic manufacture caliber ASE 200.00, with micro-rotor, sunray pattern on bridges and guilloché motif on balance bridge. 21,600 vph, 86-hour power reserve.
FUNCTIONS
Hours, minutes, animated floral motif seconds disc.
BRACELET/STRAP
Two straps with each watch: black dial version with a black and a ruby-coloured strap with silver-grey lining; pale salmon dial version with a light blue strap and a brown strap with a silver-grey lining, stainless steel folding buckle with SCHWARZ ETIENNE logo.