Speake Marin demonstrated their crazy skulls collection at the Doha Jewelry and Watch Exhibition (DJWE) recently. The collection is part of the DNA of Speake-Marin for more than 10 years, and this is the first time that the Swiss brand combines on a single watch a minute repeater carillon, a tourbillon and an animation of the dial which bring a touch of creativity and eccentricity to these two beautiful and unique pieces.
To remind us that life is precious and every minute counts, nearly ten years ago Speake-Marin decided to place a skull on the dial of the Cabinet des Mystères Collection. At Doha the Swiss brand displayed two extraordinary watches to celebrate its participation at the event.
Crazy Skulls tells the story of two souls linked through the death by a heart, visible in-between the two skulls. In this heart beat a tourbillon, a new 60-second tourbillon. Calibre launched by Speake-Marin this year.
This dial hides also a minute repeater. When the slider is activated, the minute repeater carillon begins to ring and a mechanism separates the two skulls to reveal the heart of the watch, the tourbillon.
But true love doesn’t bear separation and the world falls apart! Precisely, the numerals of the 12 fall apart on our dial and transcribe the despair of the two lovers. Then as the time is sounded by the hammers striking the 3 gongs the heart is reunited and the roman numerals are reconstructed to their former glory.
The watch features caliber SMC01, 60 seconds tourbillon, manual winding movement, minute repeater carillon and has a 72 hours power reserve. the watch is skeletonized dial with two skulls in aluminum. The watch is available in a two piece limited edition.
Speake Marin is an independent brand driven by one passionate watchmaker with a clear vision. Behind Speake Marin’s timepieces is Peter Speake-Marin’s meticulous quest to create timepieces, with will well and truly stand the test of time in terms of construction and aesthetics both internally and externally.
