The unique Une Folle Journée collection by French luxury watchmaker Trilobe has been boosted by three new rhodium-plated editions with all three reaffirming the brand’s iconic signature.
Featuring a blend of fine watchmaking traditions with contemporary design, the collection uses rotating and floating eccentric rings to display time, instead of traditional watch hands.
A Luminous Mechanism
Three new editions. An instantly recognisable design. A suspended mechanism. And a touch of colour that makes all the difference.
The bridges of the movement feature a rhodium-plated finish that enhances their architecture. Every detail is highlighted, each reflection deepening the dial. The three-dimensionality of the design reveals itself from a new perspective. The eye plunges, explores, discovers. And rediscovers.
In this sculpted space, time frees itself from traditional hands. It no longer points; it flows. Three rotating rings emerge, each carrying a gradation of time: the hours on the largest, the minutes on the middle one, and the seconds on the smallest.
A Touch of Colour, A New Horizon
And this green? Just the right amount. Neither too classic nor too extravagant. A subtle balance that evolves with each glance.
The green captures the light and transforms it. It plays with reflections, infuses new energy, and highlights the boldness of the design. A perfect blend of freshness and sophistication. As if time itself were taking a new breath. A vibrant hue that offers a fresh perspective on time, without disrupting its markers. The quiet confidence of those who know how to stand out without overdoing it.
This trio joins the Une Folle Journée collection, alongside the previous blue and black editions, featuring a movement with Anthradec finishes, as well as the dune edition. Three new interpretations reaffirming Trilobe’s signature: a bold, free, and decidedly contemporary vision of time. Iconic, from the very first glance.
Three Rings Defying Gravity
The hours, minutes, and seconds rings rise 10.2 mm in height, supported by an aerial architecture. A perfect balance, a suspended mechanism.
Each ring is a technical challenge. A titanium cornice, hollowed and polished, holds an inner curved and satin-finished ring. Made from titanium-aluminium vanadium, this assembly requires extreme precision. It is light, yet difficult to shape and delicate to polish.
However, once completed, it reveals an exceptional finish. Nine columns ensure the stability of the three perpetually rotating rings. A minimalist pointer allows for immediate time reading. At the top, a sapphire dome fused by flame, manufactured in Japan, smoothened and polished in Switzerland. A glass of absolute transparency and unparalleled resistance.
The X-Centric Calibre Movement and Hallmark of the Brand
The dial, open for the first time, offers a view on a technical motor assembly with 196 custom-made components and puts the watchmaking craftsmanship of an exceptional calibre on display.
These editions are equipped with the X-Centric calibre, an automatic movement designed and developed exclusively by Trilobe. Integrated into the X-Centric calibre, the 6.49 mm thick microrotor movement combines finesse and technical performance.
Entirely revisited for the collection Une Folle Journée, the X-Centric calibre takes shape around multitiered bridges and plates, whose sharp edges have been carefully polished by hand or with diamond tools to emphasise the microblasted treatment performed on their plane surfaces.