tone dials acquire another dimension when their setting becomes part of the spectacle. For Akhor, the starting point is the suspended upper disc of its Le Temps en Équilibre collection: an architecture that makes the dial appear to float, without visible attachment.

Maw Sit Sit gives this construction a vivid presence. Sourced from Myanmar’s Kachin State, near the village that lends it its name, the stone combines saturated green with dark mineral veins. Identified and described by Swiss gemmologist Eduard Gübelin in 1963, it remains an unusual choice for a watch dial.

Its transformation requires considerable care. A block must be reduced to a disc just a few tenths of a millimetre thick, then individually cut, polished and fitted. Hidden fissures or excessive pressure can fracture the material. The resulting patterns vary naturally, ensuring that each upper dial has its own character.

A white lower dial provides contrast, accompanied by nickel markers and rhodium-plated hands with luminous tips. The steel case measures 39mm across and 11mm thick, with water resistance to 30 metres. A hand-stitched white alligator strap completes the composition.

Inside, the manually wound AK-10 runs at 4Hz and delivers 60 hours of power reserve. Akhor specifies the Poinçon de Genève alongside chronometric certification from COSC and the Observatoire Chronométrique de Genève. Red stromatolite inaugurates the same stone-dial chapter in a gold case, offering a warm counterpart to Maw Sit Sit.

Price: CHF 33,800

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