Swiss watchmaker Montres Etoile launched its first complication, an automatic, tri-retrograde, Islamic Lunar and Gregorian Dual – calendar timepiece with moon face. This complicated wristwatch is completed by a complication module made by Agenhor in Geneva and is housed in a steel watchcase.
To integrate the Islamic calendar that started in 622 AD, together with the conventional Gregorian calendar on a mechanical wristwatch is a unique feature worldwide. The Etoile dual-calendar wristwatch is housed in an octangular shaped watchcase measuring 42mm in diameters indicating hours and minutes with two large hands in the center of the dial.
The date of the Gregorian calendar is indicated by a retrograde – hand starting from the left at 10 O’clock and ending at the right at 2 O’clock with the 31st day of the month. The date of the 30 days of the Islamic calendar are indicated at 6 O’clock with Arabic numerals. At 4 0’clock the retrograde hand starts indicating the first month of the Hijri calendar and ends at the left side of the dial at 8 O’clock with the last month.
Creatively inspired design and untiring technique have been the driving forces behind Swiss/Italian creator Stefan Hafner’s search for innovation in Etoile watches and jewelry that first launched in 1986. Defying traditional and conventional restraints and imposing its very own style by creating sumptuously worked wrist watches, blending the erudite geometry of Islamic aesthetics with flowing art Déco designs successfully established the brand in Europe, the Middle and Far-East. Etoile watches, created now created by Fulvio Borel, allow the brand to reaffirm its unique style.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Case diameter: 42 mm, including crown: 47.8 mm | Height: 12.5mm Material: steel | Water resistance: 30 meters Movement: Sellita SW 300/25 Jewels | Power reserve: 36 hours Complication module: Agenhor | Functions: Hours and minutes Hijri calendar, Day, month and moon-face | Gregorian calendar day of the month Frequency: 28’800/h /4Hz | Strap: Rubber strap with folding clasp in steel
The watch is available through select retail partners across the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman & Kuwait Watch enthusiasts and collectors from other markets can contact the brand through their website www.montres-etoile.ch
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