Andersen Geneve
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DETAILS
Svend Andersen is a remarkable and important independent watchmaker who was one of the founding fathers of the Academy of Independent Watchmakers AHCI (Académie Horlogère des Créateurs Indépendant) in 1985. He had previously worked in the Atelier des Complications at Patek Philippe for nine years from 1969. Over many years, he acquired considerable experience and skills in the restoration and adjustment of complicated and antique watches. Another historical figure who comes to mind with this watch is Louis Cottier, a Geneva watchmaker who in 1930–1931 developed a complication for the simultaneous display of world time with the 24 main time zones in the world, based on his father Emmanuel Cottier’s invention from 1885. Louis Cottier worked mainly for Patek Philippe – until the 1960s, where he supplied world time and dual time zone watches. Svend Andersen learned about this master’s legacy when he worked for Patek Philippe for 9 years – as this brand was Louis Cottier’s main customer. Early in his career as an independent watchmaker, Andersen developed the world time complication for his own brand, and it has been an important part of Andersen Genève’s production ever since: no fewer than seven basic models are equipped with this function, and a total of around 1,500 watches have been produced. These include the Communication 24 (launched in 1990), the Christophorus Colombus (1992), the Mundus – the slimmest world time watch based on the Frederic Piguet 21 caliber (1994), the ‘1884’(2004), the Rodinia (2011), the Tempus Terrae (2015) and finally the Celestial Voyager (2021), as well as numerous special editions and one-off pieces based on these designs.
REASONS TO BUY
This Andersen Genève Tempus Terrae Worldtime Aquamarines Baguettes in white gold is undoubtedly an extremely rare piece from the Tempus Terrae series, launched in 2022. The series is currently no longer in production, which increases its appeal to collectors. Of all the watches with the Worldtime complication that Svend Andersen has created since 1985, the Tempus Terrea stands out for its particularly valuable design details. These include the 21-carat blue gold dial and automatic rotor, which in this watch is decorated with the “cloud tapestry” relief motif, a unique technique found only on Andersen Genève watches, and the “officer” case back. In addition, the bezel of this watch is set with baguette aquamarines that perfectly complement the blue gold dial – a unique and charismatic combination.
ABOUT THIS WATCH
Svend Andersen uses various basic calibers for his world time complication watches without developing his own movement. For the Tempus Terrea Worldtime watch, as well as for some other editions, Svend Andersen has adapted the old automatic caliber A. Schild 1876 from the 1960s and 1970s and provided it with its own world time display module. The movements have been fully restored, fitted with a Métiers d’Art rotor and the parts have been finely finished. This is why Svend Andersen watches with a world time complication are clearly different from the products of all other brands that use a similar complication.
This Tempus Terrae Worldtime Baguettes Aquamarines in white gold was introduced in 2022, while the Tempus Terrae series was originally launched in 2015, for which Svend Andersen developed a new version of the world time watch with two crowns: The crown at 9 o’clock is used to set the world time/home time zone city function, while the crown at 3 o’clock is traditionally used to wind and set the time. The 21-carat blue gold, patented in 1988 by Geneva jeweler Ludwig Müller and used exclusively by Andersen Genève, makes a significant appearance in this watch. It is located in the center of the dial, where it is decorated with a “cloud tapestry “ relief motif, another Andersen Genève exclusive. The self-winding rotor of the automatic watch was produced using the same technique, which creates a play of light very similar to that of the dark blue mother-of-pearl.
The special feature of the Tempus Terrae design is its slim (9 mm thick) and therefore elegant case. The design was created with collectors in mind, which is why the exhibition caseback is additionally protected by a hinged, solid gold cover, just like an “officer’s” watch. Svend Andersen does this differently to Patek Philippe, for example – in the Tempus Terrae, the hinged cover only covers the middle part of the case, where the sapphire crystal is installed. This model with a bezel set with baguette aquamarines – in the same color as the blue gold of the dial – is apparently being produced in a small special series, as evidenced by the engraved number 4 on the hinged cover.
Specifications
| D= | 39mm |
| Glass | Sapfire glass |
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