Chapter Two from Maîtres du Temps’s instantaneous big date triple calendar with an innovative roller indication is the world’s most legible calendar mechanical wristwatch, as well as the world’s first unabbreviated triple calendar mechanical wristwatch. Set the watch with diamonds and you have a stunning Chapter Two Diamonds.
Twin parallel lines of VVSI Top Wesselton diamonds adorn and accentuate the sensuous curves along the sides of Chapter Two’s elegant case and are linked by single rows of diamonds that form a visual bridge along the roller indications, top and bottom. A coruscating full-cut diamond set in the crown catches the eye and completes the sophisticated ensemble.
Refinement has never looked so good. Chapter Two Diamonds is available enveloped in a choice of two cases: sumptuously warm red gold or the timeless nobility of white gold, both of which form a complimentary juxtaposition with 200 dazzling hand-set, brilliant-cut diamonds.
Chapter Two features central hours and minutes indicated by elegant diamond-cut, solid gold hands, sub-seconds at 6 o’clock, big date at 12 o’clock, and the day and month spelled out in full on their respective rollers. The combination of a big date and full text for the days and months confers upon the watch an unprecedented legibility in a triple calendar wristwatch.
The long flowing lines of the distinctive tonneau-shaped case belie its complex architecture and sophisticated design. Every aspect of the timepiece has been meticulously refined: the inside curves of the lugs match the flow of the case, ensuring absolute harmony, while the day, date, and month correctors are engraved with their functions for ease of operation. A total of six shaped, anti-reflective sapphire crystals – three on the front and three on the case back -ensure unmatched visual access to both the indications and movement.
The watch features two ergonomic, paddle-shaped pushers to adjust the day and month, engraved with their respective functions, and the displayed month or day on the dial side is cleverly indicated on the back through geometrically complex sapphire crystals. This eliminates the need to turn the watch over while adjusting the roller functions and is typical of the deep level of thought that has gone into this timepiece’s development and design.
