The Reason

A contemporary technical interpretation of a cushion case design with a unique sliding protection system for the winding crown and pushers.

(Launched in 2012)

Designed by Juliana Arbeláez

Functions: Hours, minutes and centre seconds, date at 6h. Second time zone & inner diving rings.

Calibre SM1-2222 (made by Concepto Watch Factory) Winding automatic Diameter 30mm, Thickness 7.90 mm . Jewels 23 Frequency 28’800 vbh (4Hz) Power reserve 50 hours Sliding Crowns Protector System (SCPSy) Case 43 mm diameter, without SCPSy. 48.50 mm with SCPSy, 18.2mm thickness Water-resistant 200m

Central crown manual-winding, hours and minutes setting, date setting Crown at 2 o’clock Dual time rotating inner bezel setting Crown at 4 o’clock Diving rotating bezel setting

DUAL TIME bi-directional rotating inner bezel - DIVING TIMER uni-directional rotating inner bezel.

The slider moves vertically, up & down to access the crowns.

Diverse views of the case with the strap removed.

The movement & dial removed from the case, and the dial removed from the movement.

Calibre SM1-2222

Recto-verso of the movement with the rotor and dial removed.

The rotor turns on a ball race with ceramic balls.

The upper automatic bridge removed, showing the pinion which drives the centre seconds wheel, the same system as would be found in a chronograph for driving the chronograph hand.

The reasons for the height of the case are the flush fitting sapphires (accumulating in 6mm of sapphire glasses) plus the mechanism for driving the two inner chapter rings combined with their inclined design.

Diverse images showing the inner mechanism of the case.

A partially exploded view of the case.

Functions: Central hours, minutes with small second hand at 9 o’clock, date at 6h. Chronograph with 30 minute recorder at 3 o’clock. Second time zone & inner diving rings.

Calibre SM1-2022M (made by Concepto Watch Factory) Winding automatic Diameter 30mm Thickness 8.4mm Jewels 27 Frequency 28’800 vbh (4Hz) Power reserve 50 hours Sliding Crowns Protector System (SCPSy) Case 43 mm diameter, without SCPSy. 48.50 mm with SCPSy, 18.2mm thickness Water-resistant 200m

Central crown manual-winding, hours and minutes setting, date setting Crown at 2 o’clock Dual time rotating inner bezel setting & Chronograph single push-button. Crown at 4 o’clock Diving rotating bezel setting

DUAL TIME bi-directional rotating inner bezel - DIVING TIMER uni-directional rotating inner bezel.

Calibre SM1-2022M recto-verso.

The hands and dial removed.

Images of the calibre with the rotor removed. Based on a Valjoux 7750 but with alterations to the cam system for the mono-pusher and various alterations to the bridges and general aesthetic. The minute recorder indication is also moved to 3 o’clock instead of the conventional 12 o’clock position for a 7750.

The upper automatic bridge removed showing the chronograph mechanism and below the mono-directional automatic winding wheels. The third image shows the movement with the majority of the chronograph and the automatic mechanism removed.

Some of the larger parts from the chronograph mechanism.

Summary

The adaptation and re-manufacture of the Valjoux 7750 by Concepto into two new calibres for SuisseMecanica, plus the new design of contemporary cushion case result in an original product. SuisseMecanica is the cushion version equivalent, of the Richard Mille Torneau design. The functionality of the slider is solid and well engineered, the pushers are consequently well protected. The initial feeling, when handling and adjusting the watch, is that it is heavy, sharp and has its own defined personality. The watch is a clean, technical design, substantial in its volume and presence.

The theory below describes how the case has been designed.

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