Evolving from the traditions of fine Swiss watchmaking, Romain Gauthier grew up in the Vallée de Joux, the heart of haute horology. Meticulously engineered and finished, R. Gauthier’s creations are a harmonious orchestration of function, reliability and aesthetics, as evident in the Prestige HM.

Romain Gauthier began his professional life as a micro-mechanical engineer, but he could not deny that watchmaking was in his blood, as both of his parents had worked for manufactures such as Audemars Piguet, Lemania, and Dubois Dépraz. He launched his eponymous watch brand in 2005 with the Prestige HM which was incredibly well-received by collectors, largely due to the exquisite movement finishing incorporating brushed and grained finishes with sharply hand-bevelled edges.

Gauthier presented his first movement, cal. 2206HMS, which would be incorporated into the brand’s very first wristwatch, Prestige HM from the Heritage collection, featuring Gauthier’s signature “back-winding” crown. In 2010, the firm released the Prestige HMS (hours, minutes, seconds), an upgraded version featuring subsidiary seconds.

The present example Prestige HM is a limited edition of 38 pieces, cased in white gold, incorporating the beautiful guilloche dial in spectacular monotone grey that shows only the hour and minutes. Numbered 3 from the series, the present lot is accompanied with a numbered display stand as well.