A Mexican deity at Christophe Claret

2 min read Christophe Claret has delved into Mexican mythology to create its latest piece: The Maestro Quetzalcoatl This feathered serpent can be glimpsed between the hour and minute hands, the indicator for the MEMO function, and the spring balance.

In terms of horological complications, the watch shows a patented large date display at 5 o'clock, composed of two cones - one for the tens on the upper part and the second for the units - and performing a semi-instantaneous jump between midnight and twenty past midnight As if to echo the 3D effect of this voluminous date display, the Maestro's characteristic MEMO function - an ingenious mechanical reminder - appears between 3 and 4 o'clock In the initial position, meaning when the owner must do something, a tsavorite appears at 6 o'clock on the side face of the MEMO, like the gem set at its top.

Once the objective has been met, a simple press on the pusher at 2 o'clock pivots the MEMO function, which will display a diamond on its side face at 6 o'clock, instead of the tsavorite The MEMO will return to its initial position each night in a twenty-minute process driven by a semi-instantaneous jump system. . Source