Well, whatever the tagline and the cool imagery might be trying to convey, there’s no doubt that JeanRichard has created a very handsome and elegant new collection of watches.
The 1681 Ronde watch is driven by the famous calibre JR1000 self-winding manufacture movement, which has a new rotor bearing the brand’s signature and visible through the sapphire caseback.
The 1681 Ronde comes in two versions; a three hands and date or a small seconds with date. The emphasis, as with many new watches emerging from the top maisons, is refined elegance and style. Watch dimensions are subtly reducing.
The 1681 Ronde comes in a trimmed down 41 mm-diameter case.
Available in pink gold or steel, the watch could be described as a timeless classic with presentation reduced to its clearest expression. Legibility is the order of the day on a white lacquered dial devoid of superfluous decoration. The date is displayed at 3 o’clock while the traditional leaf-shaped hands are highlighted with luminescent material. The baton indexes are accentuated with phosphorescent material for evening strolls along the beach.
1681 Ronde Small Second
1681 Ronde Central Second
The pink gold version has additional applied Arabic numerals designed to blend with the shape of the indexes.
The watches come on an alligator strap with pin buckle and hand-rolled edges to give the watch an additional touch of understated elegance.
About JeanRichard
Born in the end of the 17th century at Les Bressels, on La Sagne lake in Switzerland, Daniel JeanRichard took an early interest in small mechanisms. Chance gave him a watch to mend. With perseverance and patience, he studied the timepiece, dismantled it and decided to reproduce it.
It was his first contact with watchmaking. What began as a fascination quickly became a passion for the young man, who was just 14 at the time. His first assignment led to work on other timepieces.
Slowly he acquired the mastery and the techniques necessary for making timepieces. In 1692, he was qualified, for the first time, as “Master Clockmaker”, the very first in the region. Three years later, building on his knowledge of silversmithing, he took the titles of both Watchmaker and Silversmith.
His contribution to the development of watchmaking in the Neuchâtel region of the Jura mountains is undeniable: apart from the invention of various tools and machines, he was the creator of the system of division of labour, with different workshops and factories for assembling watches.
Considered a pioneer in the field, he worked towards keeping the profession alive, and in 1701, hired his first apprentices, thus building the basis of a regional tradition that survives to this day, and is celebrated in the 1681 collection.
Specifications
1681 Ronde Central Second
Pink gold case
Diameter: 41.00 mm
Height: 10.06 mm
Anti-reflective sapphire crystal
Sapphire case-back
Water-resistant to 30 m
Manufactured movement JR1000
Self-winding
Calibre: 11 ½'''
Frequency: 28,800 vibrations/ hour (4 Hz)
Jewels: 27
Power reserve: minimum 48 hours
Functions: hour, minute, second, date
White lacquered dial
Applied indexes and Arabic numerals
Luminescent hour markers
Luminescent hands
Brown alligator strap
Pink gold tongue buckle
1681 Ronde Small Second
Stainless steel case
Diameter: 41.00 mm
Height: 10.96 mm
Anti-reflective sapphire crystal
Sapphire case-back
Water-resistant to 50 m
Manufactured movement JR1050
Self-winding
Calibre JR1000 with small second module
Calibre: 11 ½'''
Frequency: 28,800 vibrations/ hour (4 Hz)
Jewels: 36
Power reserve: minimum 48 hours
Functions: hour, minute, small second at 6, date
White lacquered dial
Applied indexes
Luminescent hour markers
Luminescent hands
Black alligator strap
Stainless steel tongue buckle
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