HORAGE’s journey into the mysterious world of tourbillism* has become an essential part of our brand DNA. Some might call it an obsession: we wouldn’t disagree.

Another quirk of our brand is the tendency to question the status quo of Swiss mechanical watchmaking: Why can’t an independent brand build movements in-house? Why should innovative materials like Silicon or manufacturing technologies like LIGA tech be the exclusive domain of the ‘big guys’? Why should a Swiss-Made tourbillon timepiece cost more than a high-quality family car?

tourbillism* / tʊərˈbɪl ɪz əm /

1. A pathological tendency to spend hours staring into a flying tourbillon,
   whilst ignoring the rest of the world.
2. See also HORAGE, an independent Swiss watchmaker

Challenging ‘normal’ is uncomfortable, it’s the unconventional path, one strewn with risk. You won’t win popularity contests: the cool kids are those who conquer conformity, not the ones who question it. For our understanding of authenticity, challenging must be a two-way street: otherwise, you are just being disruptive for the sake of it. So, our company is built on community, and we gratefully nurture a constant feedback loop with our customers.

And so, it comes to pass, Relik Tourbillon 3 Skeleton breaks cover! We finally addressed a long-standing request from the community:

Downsize your tourbillons!

It is not every day that customers reach out to ask for less. Usually, brands try and hide their shrinkflationary antics behind glitzy marketing campaigns. Thankfully watches are different to everyday products and yes, less really can be more…..and who doesn’t love an oxymoron?!

Less dial domination

Everybody is unique and for some, a 41mm case is simply too much of a good thing. If you are not comfortable wearing your watch, we haven’t done our jobs properly. Three-millimetres doesn’t sound like much, but it will allow more people to experience tourbillistic encounters: those brief moments of crystal-clear clarity when you realise you’re spending as much time looking at your watch, as you do talking to people.

We are firm believers that healthy obsessions are a positive contribution to the human experience.

In fact, it would be weird if you didn’t fixate on this fabulous piece of engineering art. It’s meant to be hypnotic……. With our signature mosaic grid skeletonised dial in a choice of three refreshing yet minimalist colours you get an exclusive private audience to the miracle of mechanical timekeeping every single day. Every layer of the calibre is on view: a medley of textures and components whirling away like a perfectly choreographed ballet. In the unlikely event this spectacle ever becomes boring, you can simply remove the watch and see the sequel through the case-back. Fear not, unlike the Hollywood sequels this isn’t just a copy of Episode I with bigger special effects: you get an entirely new and different show.

Tourbillon 3 Skeleton marks not only the continuation of our obsession with “whirlwinds” - it is also the very first model in a completely new collection of watches with the ‘Relik’ moniker. 

These pieces all build around a specific horological complication or challenge and are a celebration of the watchmaking craft.

Functions: Hand-wound, central hour and minute hands, 5-day power reserve indicator at 2 o ‘clock, 60 seconds tourbillon cage with blued screw seconds indicator.

Dial: Skeletonised K-TOU movement with HORAGE block pattern available in three colours: Mint Fizz, Taiga Green and Precision Purple.

Hands: Rhodium coloured, diamond cut hour and minute hands filled with Swiss Luminova™, Rhodium coloured Power Reserve indicator hand, blued seconds indicator on the tourbillon cage.

Crystal: Domed sapphire crystal with multiple anti-reflective coatings.

Case Back: Sapphire crystal display case back.

Case: 1.4435 Stainless Steel, hand polished, fixed bezel

Crown: 1.4435 Stainless Steel with HORAGE logo

Performance: 120 hour/5-day power reserve, accurate to standard of -2/+4 seconds per day.