Fréret Roy 1818 Petite Minute®

"Petite Minute®"

A Fréret Roy 1818 exclusive and above all a world premiere!
Distinctive watches with a 12H or 24H dial !

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Coeur Ouvert® Petite Minute®

Black Edition

The fusion of two icons of the brand!

A new Fréret Roy 1818 exclusivity for this skeleton watch that breaks the codes by displaying a large hour and the now famous Petite Minute®, this time presented in the brand's new skeleton caliber. This is the first collection of mechanical watches on the watch market with a long hour hand and a central small minute in a full skeleton version!


Latest novelty is the black case version of this iconic model, available only with a 12 hours movement!

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Coeur Ouvert Petite Minute Black Soldier

Coeur Ouvert ®Petite Minute® Black Edition

Same caractéristics than the CONV2.3 Black, but with Petite Minute hands

Price: 3990€ incl. VAT on checkered rubber strap and folding clasp

Price: 3990€ TTC on full-skin alligator strap and folding clasp

Coeur Ouvert Petite Minute Soldier

Coeur Ouvert ®Petite Minute® Steel

Same caractéristics than the CONV2.3, but with Petite Minute hands

Price: 3850€ incl. VAT  on checkered rubber strap and folding clasp

Price: 3850€ TTC on full-skin alligator strap and folding clasp

"Petite Minute®"

12 and 24 hours watches

A new Fréret Roy 1818 exclusive watch and above all a world premiere!
The first collection of mechanical watches on the watch market with a longer hour hand and a smaller central minute hand!
Two different versions with 12-hour and 24-hour time display
First series of 50 pieces in eight different executions!

All models are currently available or can be delivered within 10 days.

The Fréret Roy 1818 "Petite Minute®" watch!
The idea behind this watch or these watches is not to do things like everyone else. In fact, the hour hand is undoubtedly the most important hand to set the rhythm of our day's planning, the minute is annex or accessory, but nevertheless necessary when we have to take a train for example, or a plane or to strictly respect a schedule, an important appointment with a minister (I'm kidding), a boss, a partner, a customer, his banker...

The concept of "single hand" watches intrigued me but did not completely satisfy me for the reasons mentioned above. That's how I got the idea and the desire to produce a really different watch with a display that is a world premiere and a Fréret Roy 1818 exclusivity! Some people also compare these "Petite Minute®" watches with the well known regulators where the hour is at the top, the minute in the center and the small second at the bottom of the dial.  I have also been thinking over the last few days - and a friend of mine had the same thought - about sundials from ancient times, a kind of return to basics.
You will have understood it, it is a question in each of these examples and for each model, of reinventing the reading of time, to get out of stereotypes.

In the future, to complete this typically masculine watch and not to make anyone jealous, another version in a smaller unisex case of 38mm will be proposed with or without the small second.

As their name suggests, the "Petite Minute®" models feature a central short minute and a long hour hand. Original, but very readable! On this model, a small seconds at 6 o'clock, whose hand is longer than the Petite Minute, completes the dial and reinforces the "regulator" spirit.

The 42mm cases are those of our emblematic model, the Coeur Ouvert® Nouvelle Vague V2, compatible because they use a calibre of the same size.
The large-diameter calibers (36.60 mm or 16 1/2 lines), produced in a series of 50 pieces, are derived from the famous Unitas 6498/2 caliber, but as these are reserved exclusively for Swatch Group brands, we started from a similar base (which is free of rights because it has fallen into the public domain), which we have modified and customized. It is a manual caliber with a power reserve of 55 to 60 hours at 21600 a/h, with small seconds at six o'clock. The beautiful top-of-the-range specific and personalised decoration of these calibres is currently being completed at La Chaux de Fonds.

The large-diameter calibers (36.60 mm or 16 1/2 lines), produced in series of 50 pieces to limit production costs, are derived from the famous Unitas 6498/2 caliber, but as these are reserved exclusively for Swatch Group brands, we started from a similar base (which is free of rights as it has fallen into the public domain), which we made modify and personalize in La Chaux de Fonds by an independent workshop. It is a manual caliber with a power reserve of  approx. 45 hours at a frequency of 21600 a/h, with small seconds at six o'clock. The 24-hour version has a power reserve of around 43 hours, slightly less than the 12-hour version, the 24-hour wheel needing slightly more energy. The specific and personalized high-end decoration of these calibres is handcrafted in La Chaux de Fonds. The assembly and controls are made by our master watchmaker Bruno Laville.

All "Petite Minute®" models are available in two case colours, steel or black HIP steel, according to the customer's choice, making eight different models.

The special feature of the 24-hour version is that it displays the "12" at the top, to symbolize the noon hour at the zenith, and the "24" midnight, at the bottom to symbolize the night.

Below slideshow of watches on the wrist

"Petite Minute®" 12 H
"Petite Minute®" 12 h Steel

"Petite Minute®" 12 H Steel, White Dial

Steel case, white lacquered dial, black lacquered figures in relief, the three steel hands are luminescent.

€ 2,650 including VAT on checkered rubber strap and folding clasp
€ 2,650 incl. VAT on full-skin alligator strap and folding clasp

"Petite Minute®" 12 H Steel, Black Dial

Steel case, black lacquered dial, white lacquered figures in relief, the three steel hands are luminescent.
€ 2,650 including VAT on checkered rubber strap and folding clasp
€ 2,650 incl. VAT on full-skin alligator strap and folding clasp

"Petite Minute®" 12 h Steel-Black

"Petite Minute®" 12 H Black, White Dial

Steel-black case, white lacquered dial, black lacquered figures in relief, the three steel hands are luminescent.

€ 2,850 incl. VAT on checkered rubber strap and folding clasp
€ 2,850 incl. VAT on full-skin alligator strap and folding clasp

"Petite Minute®" 12 H, Obscure

Steel-black case, black lacquered dial, white lacquered figures in relief, the three steel hands are luminescent.
€ 2,850 incl. VAT, on checkered rubber strap and folding clasp
€ 2,850 incl. VAT on full-skin alligator strap and folding clasp

"Petite Minute®" 24 H
"Petite Minute®"24h Steel
In this 24-hour version, the 12 at the top symbolizes the sun at the zenith and the 24 at the bottom, the sunset.

"Petite Minute®" 24 H Steel, White Dial

Steel case, white lacquered dial, black lacquered figures in relief, the three steel hands are luminescent.

€ 2,750 incl. VAT, on checkered rubber strap and folding clasp
€ 2,750 incl. Tax on full-skin alligator strap and folding clasp

"Petite Minute®" 24 H Steel, Black Dial

Steel case, black lacquered dial, white lacquered figures in relief, the three steel hands are luminescent.
€ 2,750 incl. VAT, on checkered rubber strap and folding clasp
€ 2,750 incl. Tax on full-skin alligator strap and folding clasp

"Petite Minute®"24h Steel-Black
In this 24-hour version, the 12 at the top symbolizes the sun at the zenith and the 24 at the bottom, the sunset.

"Petite Minute®" 24 H Black, White Dial

Steel-black case, white lacquered dial, black lacquered figures in relief, the three steel hands are luminescent.

€ 2,950 incl. VAT, on checkered rubber strap and folding clasp
€ 2,950 incl. VAT on full-skin alligator strap and folding clasp

"Petite Minute®" 24 H Black, Dark

Steel-black case, black lacquered dial, white lacquered figures in relief, the three steel hands are luminescent.
€ 2,950 incl. VAT, on checkered rubber strap and folding clasp
€ 2,950 incl. VAT on full-skin alligator strap and folding clasp

Zoom in the french Montres Magazine , Autumn 2020, the Fréret Roy 1818 "Petite Minute 24 Heures" watch!

Straps



For all our models, we offer a selection of straps in different materials and colors:
Alligator, crocodile, caiman, stingray, leather strapss in different skins or rubber straps, black or colored.
Alligator: black, grey, navy blue, royal blue, dark brown, medium brown, light brown or gold...
Checkered rubber: black, anthracite, antrhacite-bronze, blue, burgundy...
Most of our strap references are available in stock in three lengths:
S: 105/65mm for a wrist circumference between 14.5 and 16.5cm
M: 115/75mm for a wrist circumference between 16.5 and 18.5cm
L: 125/85mm for a wrist circumference between 18.5 and 20.5cm
For any other length, a strap can be made to measure and for any type of leather, cordura or checkered rubber...

Stainless Steel bracelets
Adaptable to all our 42mm models, we offer two types of bracelet in 316L stainless steel.

The first features a large rectangular central link,
The second features three thin, alternating links.
These bracelets are easily interchangeable.
Prices for watches fitted with these bracelets are the same as for the same model on a rubber or leather strap.

Standard boxes
The new standard cases are made of synthetic leather in a medium grey colour and come with an outer box.
Designed to hold one watch, they are reasonably sized (11cm x 11cm x 9.5cm)
This box is delivered as standard with the following watch models:
Coeur Ouvert® Nouvelle Vague V2.3 and 120H, Petite Minute®.

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