Driven by the tried-and-true SHX5, the Antarctique Titanium Dark Sector takes a serene, geometrical approach to the display of time: its dial was designed for excellent readability and viewing pleasure. A traditional minute track has been discreetly placed around the edge of a smooth anthracite dial. It surrounds a double row of lightly arched parallel segments that are interrupted at each numeral. “The idea is simple, but requires great precision to execute,” says CEO Xavier de Roquemaurel. “The dial was designed in such a way that the marker becomes the void between each sector - an almost philosophical way of defining matter. This spontaneously inspired the model’s name ‘Dark Sector’, which comes from the Dark Sector Laboratory and telescopes at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station. The skies over Antarctica are the clearest and darkest in the world…”.
The Antarctique Titanium ‘Dark Sector’ emerged naturally from the collection’s elegant case and bracelet of brushed titanium. These shades of grey inspired the model’s overall monochrome scheme. The Antarctique Titanium ‘Dark Sector’ will be available in a limited yearly production of 100 pieces.