Waltz N°1 Skeleton Gold Black

Waltz N°1 Skeleton Gold Black Dial

Produced in strictly limited special series of five watches a year, the Waltz N°1 Skeleton is the successful declination of the classic Waltz N°1.

Honoring the brand’s original DNA, the dial has been carefully openworked along the subtle horizontal and vertical lines and is adorned with the iconic rotating seconds-disc at 6 o’clock, which features the identical guilloche-pattern and is thus aligned with the rest of the dial as it waltzes in a perfect circle once per minute.
The dial’s open lines reveal just enough to anticipate the refinement of the ultra-thin skeleton automatic movement VMF 5401/180 by Vaucher Manufacture Fleurier. At the case back, the transparent sapphire glass fully displays the movement’s slender black PVD bridges and angles that have been finished by the hands of master craftsmen in hour-long meticulous precision work. The movement is powered by a decentralized micro-rotor, which is expertly finished with the same perpendicular vertical and horizontal striping as found on the dial and provides 42 hours of autonomy.

The Waltz N°1 Skeleton’s design fluidity was inspired by Austrian architect and designer Adolf Loos, who introduced the golden age of Viennese Modernism. Viennese elegance can be found in every detail of the watch – from the curvature of the sapphire crystal, which matches the side profile of the 41,5mm case, to the sleek integrated lugs, and the applied minute and hour hands, which are set into the dial itself and curved upward to match the slope of the rehaut as it meets the baseband.

Featuring a precious 18-carat gold case, the Waltz N°1 Skeleton Gold gives pride of place to highest watchmaking skills and unique design: The dial is opened along its horizontally and vertically striped guilloche- pattern, revealing the intricacies of the Vaucher Fleurier-manufactured VMF5401/180 ultra-thin skeletonized movement. The movement’s PVD-black bridges and angles have been hand-finished in meticulous work.

SKELETON WATCH WITH 18-CARAT GOLD CASE AND BLACK DIAL

The Waltz N°1 Skeleton Gold is a particularly exclusive version of the skeletonizes automatic watch by the Viennese watch manufacturer Carl Suchy & Söhne. Surrounded by a case of precious 18-carat gold, the dial of the Waltz N°1 Skeleton Gold is opened along the lined guilloché-pattern, revealing the perfectly skeletonized ultra-thin caliber VMF 5401/180 by Vaucher Manufacture Fleurier beneath. The golden skeleton watch combines the highest watchmaking skills with an exceptional design.

The skeletonized wristwatch is handcrafted in Switzerland. It is available in our in two color versions.

MOVEMENT
Die Waltz N°1 Skeleton Gold boasts the ultra-thin automatic movement VMF 5401/180 with decentralized micro-rotor. The deep-black rhodium-plated angles and bridges have been open-worked and polished by hand to fully display the complexity behind the sophisticated masterpiece.

CASE
Featuring highest-quality 18-carat gold (750 Au), the case subtly plays with the contrast of polished and matte surfaces. Flowing transitions from case to bezel and the rounded lugs provide an elegant look and highest wearing comfort. The artfully decorated movement is visible through the case back’s anti-reflective sapphire crystal glass. Engraved serial number.

DIAL
The black PVD dial forms a dramatic contrast to the gold case. Through the dial’s opened lines, the delicate outline of the skeleton movement is visible. The rotating small seconds disc at 6 o’ clock is cut out of the same striping and is thus aligned with the rest of the dial as it waltzes in a perfect circle once per minute.

STRAP AND BUCKLE
The strap of the Waltz N°1 Skeleton Gold is made of highest-quality black genuine alligator leather with black stitching. The geometrical pattern on the inside of the strap is inspired by Viennese Modernism and was created especially for Carl Suchy & Söhne. The 18-carat gold safety buckle offers maximum comfort and is decorated with Carl Suchy & Söhne’s original logo dating back to 1822.

WALTZ Nº1 SKELETON GOLD BESPOKE
The Waltz N°1 Skeleton Gold is handcrafted on order. For wishes concerning materials, colors, and wristbands – we are happy to assist you!

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About Carl Suchy & Söhne

VIENNESE ELEGANCE SINCE 1822

2017 the Viennese legacy watch brand returned with the „Waltz N°1“

IMPERIAL

Founded in 1822 by Austrian watch-maker Carl Suchy, the renowned watch brand counted the likes of Emperor Franz Joseph, Empress Sisi and Sig- mund Freud amongst his distinguished customers. After one century as the sole watchmaker for the Habsburg roy- alty, Carl Suchy & Söhne disappeared with the demise of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. In 2017, the brand has revived.

VIENNESE MINIMALISM AND SWISS MANUFACTURE

The Viennese legacy brand returned in 2017 with an iconic model: The Waltz N°1, a watch that is inspired by Viennese Modernism and the works of architect Adolf Loos, who marked the golden age of Austrian art. The automatic timepiece features a caliber by Vaucher Manu- facture Fleurier, which is reworked by Swiss watchmaker Marc Jenni, a former member of the Académie Horlogère des Créateurs Indépendants (AHCI). In 2018, the watch brand presented a skeleton version of its best-seller.

VIENNESE ART OF LIVING

Renowned worldwide, the pompous Austrian capital’s coffeehouse culture and the illustrious balls held at the imperial courts have been the basis of the Viennese art of living since the beginning of the 20iest century. With its rotating “Waltzing Disk” in place of the second hand at 6 o’clock, the Waltz N° 1 and its declinations honor an époque of artistic and intellectual effervescence, in which time counted little: once a minute, its guilloche-pattern on the disc aligns with that of the dial.

CARL SUCHY & SÖHNE – THE LEGACY

1796 Carl Suchy was born in Prague, the «royal metropolis» and second cap- ital of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

1812-1819  Apprentice years with famous German watchmaker Franz Lehner. Wandering years in German and Switzerland, the cradles of Euro- pean watchmaking.

1822  26 -year  old  Suchy  opens his shop in Prague. His technically advanced pendulum and wall clocks match the market-leading English and Swiss models and win countless prizes. Official sup- plier to the Imperial Court since 1835, Suchy has 35 employees and gains a good reputation well beyond the Empire.

1844 Thanks to his watches, which „exceed the highest expectations in regard to elegance and technical per- fection”, Carl Suchy is appointed the first and for many years only “Watch Purveyor to the Royal and Imperial Court”.

1849  As Suchy’s sons join the paren- tal business, „Carl Suchy & Söhne” is founded. The watches are produced in the Austrian manufactory as well as in the Swiss branch and are regularly displayed at world fairs in Paris, London and Vienna.

1863  Carl Suchy & Söhne opens a shop in the center of Vienna and holds the title of Purveyor to the Royal Courts for three generations – until the decay of the Habsburg Empire in 1918.

2017  Revived by Robert Punken- hofer, an internationally renowned art and design expert, the Viennese legacy watch brands returns in 2017 to Basel with the Waltz N° 1, whose skeleton version is presented in Basel in 2018.