Avant-Garde 0279

Reference: W-06-16-10-0279

Limited Edition of 300 Pieces

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CategorySpecification
MovementRaketa 2615
Movement FinishingPrint (rotor, main bridge)
ComplicationsHours, Minutes, Seconds
Regulation4 Positions
Advertised Rate-10 / +20 seconds per day
Power Reserve40 Hours
Frequency18,000 Vibrations Per Hour (2.5Hz)
WindingBi-Directional Automatic / Manual
Diameter (w/o crown)40.5mm
Height16.55mm
Strap Size22mm
Water Resistance5 ATM
GlassSapphire
CasebackDisplay- Mineral Glass
LumeNone
CrownPush-Pull
Lug-To-Lug45mm

This is not a watch: this is art in motion!

Avant-garde art is all about having a different vision of the future, free from the shackles of conventionally accepted rules. Be avant-garde with this limited edition of the Raketa “Avant-Garde”!

At the beginning of the 20th century, Russian artists such as Malevich and Kandinsky moved away from mainstream classical art towards a radically new vision of art characterized by colorful abstract shapes. Unlike classical art where the artist usually imposes on you a certain message, this new form of art gives you absolute freedom of interpretation. With time, this Russian avant-garde art had a ground-breaking influence on modern art around the world!

The Raketa “Avant-Garde” watch follows this strong Russian pioneering tradition in avant-garde art and Raketa’s tradition of dabbling with the unconventional. It experiments with colorful abstract shapes on every single part of the watch: the hands, dial, strap and even the movement itself. The watch thus resembles an avant-garde painting! Each of us is free to interpret the resulting picture as he wishes, to find his own meaning, depending on his mood & his imagination.

This picture is not frozen in time. As time passes the picture is constantly changing, animated by the circular motion of the geometric shapes floating around the dial at different speeds. Every time you look at your wrist, you will see a new composition to which you can give a different meaning.

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