Andersen Genève - Jumping Hours 40th Anniversary

Andersen Genève celebrates its 40th anniversary with the Jumping Hours 40th Anniversary. Price: Swiss Francs 37,800.

Founded by Danish watchmaker Svend Andersen in 1980 after spending 9 years in Patek Philippe's  ”Atelier des grandes complications”, Andersen Genève celebrates its 40th anniversary with a timepiece that is well representative of the exquisite craftsmanship of the Geneva-based brand.

The new Jumping Hours 40th Anniversary comes in a classic and elegant 5N red gold case that frames a hand guilloché 21ct BlueGold “Magical Losanges” dial.

Shining differently depending on which angle the light hits it, this dial is extremely complex to be produced. A skilled artisan has to work with three different machines to obtain that level of detail.
The jumping hours are displayed in the window at 12 o’clock and it has only one hand that points the minutes in the counter at 6 o’clock.

“1980” and “2020” are displayed on the 21ct BlueGold dial to remark the remarkable milestone.
The back of the watch displays a 21ct BlueGold ring with the text “40 years of independent timepiece creation” hand engraved and a 18ct yellow gold hand guilloché “grain d’orge” rotor with the “A logo”engraved in the middle.

Beating at 21,600 vibrations per hour (3Hz) with a power reserve of 60 hours, the Frédéric Piguet 11.50 double barrel automatic movement with “Jumping Hours” mechanism developed and manufactured at Andersen Genève is visually enhanced by the fine “anglage” of some parts of the movement and perfectly polished screws.

The price of the Andersen Genève Jumping Hours 40th Anniversary is Swiss Francs 37,800. andersen-geneve.ch