DIAL IT UP
Created for an Only Watch auction, the DC7 Genesis features a striking hand-painted dial
Watchmaker David Candaux has teamed up with artist Mikki Saturno on the DC7 Genesis for Only Watch, with the former creating the timepiece and the latter hand painting the dial inspired by the first part of the Bible; Genesis 3:15, the Seed of the Woman.
The two initially met a met a while ago when Candaux told Saturno about his work on the DC7 Genesis. They started to exchange their ideas and knowledge about Genesis and combined all their knowledge for this project to create a masterpiece for Only Watch to support its charity auction, with Candaux developing the watch mechanisms and Saturno designing the dial.
Whether viewed from the front or the rear, the DC7 is probably the only timepiece in the world to be perfectly symmetrical along the vertical axis running from 12 o’clock to 6 o’clock. The watch also features a biplanar tourbillon at 12 o’clock, set at a threedegree angle to the case. Inside the unique purple tourbillon cage, the balance wheel is inclined by a further 30°, reducing timekeeping drift caused by impacts and motion. The whole structure is housed within a dial that is itself inclined at a threedegree angle to the case to provide optimum readability.
Candaux has designed a movement that is also perfectly symmetrical around the same 12 o’clock – 6 o’clock axis. To do so, the watchmaker has produced a completely new movement: the calibre 1700. Made from titanium, it has 189 components and 28 olive-domed jewels and weighs just 24 grams.
The DC7 Genesis by D.Candaux & Saturno is waterproof to 50m and comes with a high-end rubber strap fitted with a Velcro band. The extraordinary dial will ensure this watch will doubtless be a talking point for years to come.