Romain Gauthier’s first in-house movements, Calibre HM 2206 and Calibre HMS 2206, are sister calibres, with the latter featuring a seconds function to complement the existing hours and minutes of the former.

These superlatively engineered time-only calibres respectively power the timepieces Prestige HM and Prestige HMS.

With their innovative winding mechanism – a ‘flat’ caseback crown – supreme hand-finishing and off-centre indications, these movements firmly established the tone for future Romain Gauthier creations

  • Prestige HM calibre
  • Prestige HM calibre


Details
  • Prestige HMS calibre
  • Prestige HMS calibre


Details
“When I created these calibres, I poured everything into getting the design just right: I knew that a good movement would form the basis of everything I planned to build in the future.”
Features
Prestige HM Calibre, Prestige HMS Calibre, Manufacture, Romain Gauthier

Large-diameter ‘flat’ crown on the caseback

The ‘flat’ crown on the caseback increases winding efficiency because, unlike a traditional caseband crown, energy need not be transmitted through 90°.

The large diameter and undulating profile of the crown enable effortless winding, even while on the wrist. The crown is pulled out for time-setting. 

Bespoke balance wheelPrestige HM Calibre, Prestige HMS Calibre, Manufacture, Romain Gauthier

Bespoke balance wheel and triangular pallet lever

The regulator features the Romain Gauthier balance wheel with curved arms and calibrated eccentric weights, plus hand-assembled pallet lever that is triangular for maximum rigidity.

Prestige HM Calibre, Prestige HMS Calibre, Manufacture, Romain Gauthier

Gears with circular spokes and high-efficiency teeth

The distinctive gears feature circular spokes providing elegance and strength, while the patented, high-efficiency profiles of the gear teeth are designed for optimal contact.

Prestige HM Calibre, Prestige HMS Calibre, Manufacture, Romain Gauthier

Visible seconds gear of Calibre HMS 2206

For Calibre HMS 2206, which powers Prestige HMS, Romain Gauthier has accommodated a seconds gear at 5 o’clock.

While the rotation of the gear, visible through the partly open dial, provides animation, its position makes for an easy reading of time: Once the wearer reads the hour-minute subdial, their eye is then naturally drawn to the sectorial seconds.

S-slot screw headsPrestige HM Calibre, Prestige HMS Calibre, Manufacture, Romain Gauthier

S-slot screw heads

The signature screw heads bear an S-slot that not only is aesthetic, but also enables more torque to be applied during movement assembly.

Superlative hand-finishing, Prestige HM Calibre, Prestige HMS Calibre, Manufacture, Romain Gauthier

Superlative hand-finishing

The spectacular movement decoration, which varies slightly from edition to edition, includes hand-created and hand-polished rounded bevels, hand-frosting, snailing, spotting, straight-graining, circular-graining and Geneva waves, as well as hand-created and hand-polished jewel countersinks.

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