This timepiece features 5 minutes repetition complication and is built to provide a clear resonance thanks to the use of Lightnium combined with titanium. The new watch, named FVa35 SuperSonico 5 Minutes Repeater, is included in the brand’s SuperLigero Concept collection. The common element in all the timepieces introduced under the SuperLigero concept is the use of Lightnium, an aluminium-lithium based alloy used in state of the art aeronautical engineering. It’s main characteristics are lightness combined with high-tensile strength, allowing structural weight reduction and an increase in the elastic modulus performance. Due to these superb attributes of Lightnium, in the FVa35 the inner part of the watchcase is made in this material, which is in charge of transmitting the sound with the lowest possible loss of energy to the outer part of the watchcase, made in high-grade titanium. This combination of titanium and Lightnium ensures optimal sound qualities for the repetition complication.
In words of Mr. Franc Vila, the repeater is one of his favorite complications, due to the high complicated mechanism needed to convert time to music. For this reason I think it is the most poetic complication. I am sure that the High-End watchmaking passionates of minute repetition will love this contemporary repeater because of its mechanical beauty and the crafted assembly process, including the fine tuning of the sound performed by the watchmakers to all the timepieces one by one with extremely care and dearness.
The introduction of the FVa35 SuperSonico 5 Minutes Repeater consolidates the SuperLigero Concept collection and proves the skills of Franc Vila when it comes to the use of new materials, thanks to his multi-discipline background. Once again, FRANC VILA achieves the aim of bringing to the high-end watchmaking a classic complication in a contemporary and sporty timepiece.
Data Sheet
Case - Blackened titanium. Special Esprit Unique shape with elliptic and circular bezel. Crystal and caseback both in sapphire with double sided antiglare treatment. Repeater pusher at 8’. Water resistant to 100 meters.
Movement - High Grade Mechanical Self-Winding hand finished complicated movement Caliber FV35. FRANC VILA Exclusive Gold Concept Rotor. Power reserve of 42 hours.
Functions - Hours, minutes and seconds. 5-minutes repeater. One low frequency chime to indicate hours and two tones combined chime (low and high frequency)to indicate sections of 5 minutes.
Strap - Crocodile leather strap with stitching matching 5N details and deployment buckle. Rubber sport strap also included.
Limited edition 88 pieces.
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Lisa Delane
Tigerlily Skye PR