Incredible Skeletonized Design by ArtyA: The Tiny Purity Tourbillon

ArtyA Tiny Purity Tourbillon

Although ArtyA is a lesser-known Swiss luxury watchmaker, its most recent horological feat will undoubtedly make it an enthusiasts’ favorite. This modern ArtyA structure allows great utilization of empty space to maintain visual emphasis firmly on its huge in-house tourbillon. The open, dynamic bridges resemble the shape of concentric circles.

Additionally, the innovative ArtyA Tiny Purity Tourbillon was recently shortlisted for the competitive Tourbillon division of the Grand Prix de l’Horlogerie de Genève in 2021. This is in addition to recently offering one of the most considerate and understated skeleton tourbillon displays from a small company. The ArtyA Tiny Purity Tourbillon is a daring display of flair. However, it departs significantly from the company’s traditional approach, which consists of works with distinctive materials, coatings, and aesthetics merged in various manners. It is appropriately titled since it is a fine work of excess-free manufacturing. The obvious first step is the casing, which is a slab of sapphire crystal that is entirely transparent, conceals nothing, and has few details in order not to draw attention away from the internal movement.

A few arched bridges retain the moving rail and link to a flying tourbillon at nine o’clock, making the mechanism incredibly simple. The thin layer arch protruding from the central assembly gives the tourbillon the appearance of floating apart from the movement. Because of the huge size of the tourbillon, the movement is pretty well proportioned vertically and symmetrically along the horizontal line.

Furthermore, the Purity Tourbillon doesn’t employ any markings, numbers, or other characteristics that might clog the aesthetic because it emphasizes simplicity in both appearance and functionality. Instead, it just shows the minutes and hours. While the tourbillon rotates every 60 seconds, there is no dial or marking to keep track of the passing time. The ArtyA “A” emblem above the wound system serves as the only added design element. Otherwise, the casing and movement are as simple as possible.

Pristine Mechanism

The movement’s structure is based on circularity since each of the arches either mimics or exactly mirrors the geometries of the rotors and barrels. The wound stem is flanked by 2 mainspring barrels that are kept in place by a lesser bridge shaped like a circle connecting the pivots and placed vertically opposite each other. An overhead bridge that matches the base bridge’s ring and has grooves resembling the barrels’ edges, creating the illusion of piled circles, then supports this. Purity’s concept manages to be both sophisticated and simple simultaneously through pattern repetition. This is a powerful technique for creating visual appeal with few elements. The main plate encompasses the complete set of the relevant bridges, barrels, and wound systems. Moreover, the backside makes the cylindricity repetition far more obvious compared to the front.

When you turn the timepiece around, you notice the whole gear line is held in place by matryoshka-like rings piled within the other. Additionally, this demonstrates how the tourbillon is positioned in opposition to the main portion of the movement, and the skeletonizing takes the form of intersecting rings. It is possible to leave a sizable space unfilled to give the impression that the tourbillon-supporting construction is incredibly tiny. In addition, the circle is permanently attached to the side of the casing by intersecting with a small ring that is a component of the movement’s full size. This element is not obscured from the face, although it is also not the focal point, creating a little visual intrigue as the tourbillon spins in place. Featuring a trilobed arch controlling the design and a 17-millimeter diameter, the tourbillon is unmistakably supposed to be the centerpiece.

The Tiny Purity Tourbillon’s whole appeal is its movement, which a Swiss expert in complexities created. Because of this, the arches have such a simple form, the casing is composed entirely of clear sapphire crystal, and no additional sapphire crystal rings or marks have been placed on the border. This artwork is intended to leave you with the idea of how tidy it appears and how little there is.

Clear Aluminum Sapphire Crystal 

When it comes to the sapphire crystal casing, it is this element that makes the simple skeletal movement appear so fragile. The timepiece has no apparent heaviness because there is no hefty steel or valuable metal shell around the movement. The Purity Tourbillon seems to have very few large parts to provide it any weight, and holding it confirms this.

Furthermore, the piece has nothing that makes it feel physically or aesthetically weighty. This is because of the sapphire crystal’s relative lightness and the lack of any significant amounts of metal or brass in the movement due to the style of the clock. The case’s option of sapphire crystal, which is still uncommon in the business, was perhaps the best one to achieve the design purpose. Although sapphire crystal casings have become increasingly common in previous years, their availability is still limited and highly pricey.

Movement 

Additionally, ArtyA Tiny Purity Tourbillon has a 4 Hz rate and beats rather swiftly as opposed to other tourbillons, which vibrate at 2 to 3Hz. It also has a significantly robust movement thanks to its free-sprung balancing and adjustable inertia, which also improves timekeeping. On the other hand, the piece’s dual barrels also guarantee a remarkable 70-hour power reserve. The parallel mounting of the barrels is a unique technical design. Hence, the torque is constant, resulting in more effective power utilization for the timepiece. That also aids in increasing precision.

Typically, the lovely gold dauphine hourly and minute indicators accomplish the watch’s primary function, which is to indicate the time. Rather than a centralized seconds index, a moving seconds counter is provided by the 360-degree spin of the flying tourbillon, which lasts for 60 seconds.

Final Thought 

Overall, the ArtyA Tiny Purity Tourbillon has a ton of benefits for it after you realize that the case is composed of clear aluminum, especially considering how very little there actually is. It also offers ArytA enthusiasts something fresh from the series’ standard releases that are frequently highly distinct from one another.