No Reserve
8057
Sartory Billard
Ref. SB04 BTI
SB04
An incredibly elegant piece unique stainless steel wristwatch with heat-blued titanium dial, guarantee and presentation box
Estimate
HK$24,000 - 48,000•︎
€2,900 - 5,700
$3,100 - 6,200
Sold For
HK$27,940
Lot Details
Manufacturer
Sartory Billard
Year
Circa 2021
Reference No
SB04 BTI
Case No
Piece Unique
Model Name
SB04
Material
Stainless steel
Calibre
Automatic, cal. STP 3-13, jewelled
Bracelet/Strap
Calfskin
Clasp/Buckle
Stainless steel Sartory Billard pin buckle
Dimensions
40mm diameter
Signed
Case, dial, movement and buckle signed
Accessories
Accompanied by Sartory Billard guarantee card dated December 2021, cloth and fitted presentation box.
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
- Sartory Billard is a relatively young creative micro brand founded by its industrial designer turned watchmaker, Armand Billard.
- The present timepiece is his most celebrated creation, which features an innovative, elaborate non-painted blue dial. According to the watchmaker, the blinding metallic sheen on the SB04 “Blue Titanium” is an illusion caused by the ‘out-phased arrival’ of light as it hits the oxidised titanium's mirror-polished surface. He cleverly establishes when the light beam is partly absorbed and partly reflected, it emerges in a reduced wavelength. In other words, a blue-coloured light reaches the eye.
- Armoured in full-titanium livery, the dial is decorated with hands and indexes in polished titanium, fitted in a 40mm case fashioned from the same material with contrasting satin-finished and sandblasted details.
- One of Armand Billard’s core values is honouring his client’s wishes; thus each piece is uniquely and carefully executed to the highest standards. Offered in “like-new” condition, the present SB04 is engraved with a “piece unique” designation that highlights the watchmaker’s focus on artisanal independent watchmaking.
- The present timepiece is his most celebrated creation, which features an innovative, elaborate non-painted blue dial. According to the watchmaker, the blinding metallic sheen on the SB04 “Blue Titanium” is an illusion caused by the ‘out-phased arrival’ of light as it hits the oxidised titanium's mirror-polished surface. He cleverly establishes when the light beam is partly absorbed and partly reflected, it emerges in a reduced wavelength. In other words, a blue-coloured light reaches the eye.
- Armoured in full-titanium livery, the dial is decorated with hands and indexes in polished titanium, fitted in a 40mm case fashioned from the same material with contrasting satin-finished and sandblasted details.
- One of Armand Billard’s core values is honouring his client’s wishes; thus each piece is uniquely and carefully executed to the highest standards. Offered in “like-new” condition, the present SB04 is engraved with a “piece unique” designation that highlights the watchmaker’s focus on artisanal independent watchmaking.