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Akrivia
Ref. AK-02
AK-02 Tourbillon Heure Minute “Pièce Unique, Two Dials”
A unique, virtually new, and highly exclusive stainless steel flying tourbillon wristwatch with iridescent multi-color hand-hammered dial, additional yellow gold hand-hammered dial, certificate, and presentation box
Estimate
$500,000–1,000,000
Manufacturer
Akrivia
Year
2024, Switzerland
Movement No
“PU”
Reference No
AK-02
Model Name
AK-02 Tourbillon Heure Minute “Pièce Unique, Two Dials”
Material
Stainless steel
Calibre
Manual, cal. AK-02
Bracelet/Strap
Leather
Clasp/Buckle
Stainless steel Akrivia pin buckle
Dimensions
38mm Diameter (12 to 6) / 44mm (including crown)
Signed
Case, dial, buckle, and movement signed
Accessories
Accompanied by Akrivia Certificate of Origin and Warranty dated August 9th, 2024, confirming the present watch is a pièce unique with “blued multicolor titanium” dial, letter from the manufacture, envelope, loupe, polishing cloth, fitted presentation box, and outer box. Additionally accompanied by additional gold hand-hammered dial.
Full-Cataloguing
GOOD TO KNOW
• Numbered “PU” on the movement for “pièce unique”
• Dial with a hand-made iridescent multicolor titanium dial, and includes additional gold hand-made dial
• Complete set and in virtually new condition
• Consigned by the original owner
The second model launched by Akrivia, following the AK-01 Tourbillon Chronographe Monopoussoir, was a study in simplification for the young watchmaker Rexhep Rexhepi. The focus on the tourbillon only, rather than a multi-complication wristwatch, allowed the execution of the visible parts and the quality of the horological mechanism to come center stage. A 60-second tourbillon is accented by simple hour and minutes, and the movement visible through the sapphire caseback.
Beginning in 2015, limited examples were produced in stainless steel (like the present watch), titanium, pink gold, and platinum. The manually-wound movement, based on a Manufacture Hautes Complications (MHC) ébauche, was extensively reworked by Rexhepi and then beautifully finished with perlage on the baseplate, anglage to the edges, mirror polishing, and Côtes de Genève on the bridges. Even the most minimal elements were finished to the utmost extent.
The dial also displays the intensity of creative expression and reverence for historical techniques held dearly by Rexhepi. Upon close inspection, each tiny divot in the hammered finish of the dial hardly touches the other, speaking to the extreme precision of the dial maker who creates each divot with a steel engraving tool called a burin and a hammer – usually all in one sitting to ensure uniformity. The present AK-02 is fitted with a unique dial with a multi-colored effect, rendered by heat-bluing the titanium dial so that it acquires an iridescent effect. The result is both painterly and organic, changing hues in the light and depending on the angle, as if one was looking at the heavens.
Exceptionally, it is accompanied with an equally mesmerizing yellow gold hand-hammered dial in its original factory packaging, delivered at the time of original sale as requested by its owner.
Unworn since its delivery in 2024, this AK-02 is accompanied by its full suite of accessories in virtually new condition. Consigned by the original owner, we are thrilled to present the first AK-02 available at public auction.
• Numbered “PU” on the movement for “pièce unique”
• Dial with a hand-made iridescent multicolor titanium dial, and includes additional gold hand-made dial
• Complete set and in virtually new condition
• Consigned by the original owner
The second model launched by Akrivia, following the AK-01 Tourbillon Chronographe Monopoussoir, was a study in simplification for the young watchmaker Rexhep Rexhepi. The focus on the tourbillon only, rather than a multi-complication wristwatch, allowed the execution of the visible parts and the quality of the horological mechanism to come center stage. A 60-second tourbillon is accented by simple hour and minutes, and the movement visible through the sapphire caseback.
Beginning in 2015, limited examples were produced in stainless steel (like the present watch), titanium, pink gold, and platinum. The manually-wound movement, based on a Manufacture Hautes Complications (MHC) ébauche, was extensively reworked by Rexhepi and then beautifully finished with perlage on the baseplate, anglage to the edges, mirror polishing, and Côtes de Genève on the bridges. Even the most minimal elements were finished to the utmost extent.
The dial also displays the intensity of creative expression and reverence for historical techniques held dearly by Rexhepi. Upon close inspection, each tiny divot in the hammered finish of the dial hardly touches the other, speaking to the extreme precision of the dial maker who creates each divot with a steel engraving tool called a burin and a hammer – usually all in one sitting to ensure uniformity. The present AK-02 is fitted with a unique dial with a multi-colored effect, rendered by heat-bluing the titanium dial so that it acquires an iridescent effect. The result is both painterly and organic, changing hues in the light and depending on the angle, as if one was looking at the heavens.
Exceptionally, it is accompanied with an equally mesmerizing yellow gold hand-hammered dial in its original factory packaging, delivered at the time of original sale as requested by its owner.
Unworn since its delivery in 2024, this AK-02 is accompanied by its full suite of accessories in virtually new condition. Consigned by the original owner, we are thrilled to present the first AK-02 available at public auction.