TRILOBE, THE EXQUISITE HOUR
We are watchmakers of poetry, and Trilobe is a craftsman who shapes time. In a deliberately composite approach, the Maison is renewing itself by exploring for the first time the world of lyrical horological complications, with a timepiece adorned with a moon phase. Between expertise, creativity, and inspiration.
Reinventing time and breaking away from preconceived ideas requires not just audacity, but true poetry. Trilobe watches are a reminder that time is a treasure, and that the hour is exquisite!
TRILOBE ENTERS THE WORLD OF WATCH COMPLICATIONS
With this new edition belonging to its first collection, “Les Matinaux”, Trilobe wants to push poetry to a higher level, by linking time with its most ancient element: the sky.
In this new temporal setting, an enchanting celestial door opens at the heart of the dial, within a polished and satin-finished flange. It reveals a ballet of stars dancing on a sapphire crystal to the rhythm of the seconds. Beneath this celestial waltz, two moons intertwine in a rhythmic you-and-me. They face each other in the night sky of the sunray disc, metamorphosing to the rhythm of this new X-Centric calibre.
A WALTZ OF CELESTIAL WONDERS, LYRICAL AND ENCHANTING
On a sand-blasted dial reminiscent of the infinity of our sky, Trilobe takes its eccentric complication one step further with a waltz of moons. A gear wheel with 59 cogs evokes the orbit of the Moon around the Earth, completing a full cycle of 29.5 days. Through this mechanism, the moons quietly reveal their age. For the first time, the moon phase is co-axially linked to the seconds wheel, under a dynamic and mesmerizing starry sky. Les Matinaux are thus honored: three rotating rings bear the Maison’s first complication.
AN INVITATION TO CONTEMPLATION AND ENCHANTMENT
Through its dreamlike essence, the moon phase resonates with Trilobe’s guiding principle: to re-enchant our relationship with time.
“Être dans la lune” * is to surrender to the magic of the present moment, to savor the “exquisite hour”. It’s letting yourself be carried away by the emotion of a starry sky from your window, by the palpable excitement of a bright full moon in the darkness. Let’s take the time to adore the stars, to marvel at the heavens, far from the immediacy of our daily lives. It’s a welcome break in the whirlwind of life, an opportunity to connect with something greater than us. It’s also to understand that time is but a value of Earth, that it is not absolute. Trilobe. Time. Liberated.
*Literally translated as “Be In the moon”, a French expression which means “daydream.
THE EXQUISITE HOUR, BY PAUL VERLAINE
The silver moonlight Glows in the wood; And from each branch Sounds a voice Through leafy sprays…
O belovèd
The pool a deep, Reflecting mirrorThose silhouettesThe black willowWhere moans the wind…
It is time to dream.
A vast and tender Sense of calmSeems to descend From the starry skies Of heaven…
O, wondrous hour !
IT IS 9 HOURS AND 55 MINUTES
The trilobe, a universal and timeless architectural motif, echoes the three pillars of time – Hours, Minutes and Seconds – and becomes the new indicator of time.
The elegant dial with its matt, sand-blasted finish is a real technical challenge. It defies symmetrical shapes, and is made up of five parts, three of which are in permanent rotation, in an anti-clockwise direction:
The largest ring for the hours; The median for the minutes; The starry sapphire glass rotating to the rythm of the seconds.
A TRIBUTE TO OUR INAUGURAL SERIES
Trilobe draws from the classic aesthetic of its first collection, “Les Matinaux”, and replicates the dial structure identically in the edition “l’Heure Exquise”, featuring five elements, each with notable variations.
The hour and minute rings continue to run smoothly across the dial, but a slight tilt of the numerals accentuates the movement of the discs, highlighting the passage of time. A single trilobe now serves as the indicator for the hours and minutes, while the seconds flow freely across the dial through a starry sapphire glass.
Encased in titanium or rose gold, this model comes in several variations with sand-blasted dials: Dune, Blue and Secret.
AN INTIMATE AND PERSONALISED WATCH
The “Secret” Edition, is an invitation to immortalize a precious moment in a poetic way. The starry sky, thus conceived, is a freeze frame for a chosen moment in life. Each dial is made to measure: a map of the sky reflecting the day, time and place that are dear to you, making each watch a unique piece.
A subtle way to free time, from a happy or promising moment, and freeze it for eternity.
At nightfall, after being activated by a UV light, the drawn stars come to life to illuminate the chosen moment, thus suspending the passage of time. A new invitation to free yourself from time.
