Introducing: Manufacture Royale ADN Street Art Collection
Swiss independent watchmaker Manufacture Royale has unveiled its “street art” inspired collection of one-of-a-kind watches, and the first one we’ve seen looks great. Each ADN Street Art timepiece will in fact be a unique piece, a result and inherent property of its decorative design process?water transfer printing?a medium from which infinite custom designs are possible. The 46mm case, original to Manufacture Royale in its design, appears to be the same as is used for the Androgyne collection (as I’ve previously highlighted). Inside is Manufacture Royale?s MR10 calibre (its tenth) a distinct take on the ?skeleton? movement, complete with a one-minute flying tourbillon on silicone ball bearings. After some quick background, we”l take a closer look at the latest exciting release from the up and coming high-end Manufacture Royale.
The original Manufacture Royale was founded by the philosopher Voltaire in 1770, though its existence was rather short lived as the brand also faded away when Voltaire passed in 1778. The modern Manufacture Royale was started in 2010 by David Gouten, and soon thereafter began offering complicated, distinctive “enlightened” watches to upper crust watch buyers (its pieces run $50k and up, roughly speaking). I met Gouten several years ago and recall that he has considerable experience in the watch industry as well as his family, but I do not recall how he came upon deciding to start a new watch br...
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