Time glides by

The unusual aesthetics are as compelling as the name of this new brand, which refers to the ancestral three-lobed architectural motif. The eye-catching concentric circles are not there merely for aesthetic purposes, however, since these rotating disks indicate the hours, minutes and seconds as the numerals engraved on their rings move past the trilobes used as indexes. This original and appealing new means of reading the time (pictured here as 33 minutes and 8 seconds past 12 o’clock) stems from a pair of passionate entrepreneurs, one of whom is well known in the watch industry. A laureate of the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève, watchmaker- constructor Jean-François Mojon has developed several successful mechanical creations for brands of all sizes, and patented this display concept. Alongside him is the creator of the brand, Gautier Massonneau, who is set to make a name for himself. Strongly inspired by architecture, he wanted to shape the skeleton-working of the second ring like the famous rose window of the Sainte-Chapelle in Paris. This first limited-edition collection, called Les Matinaux, is available in three dial colors, framed by a steel case adorned with various microblasted, polished and satin-finished surface treatments.