CHAPTER TWO TCR – BIG DATE INSTANTANEOUS TRIPLE CALENDAR

The World’s Most Legible Triple Calendar Wristwatch

Press Release Contents Chapter Two TCR– Big Date Instantaneous Triple Calendar ......................................................................... 1

Master Watchmaker Daniel Roth ................................................................................................................. 3

Master Watchmaker Peter Speake-Marin .................................................................................................... 4

About Maîtres du Temps .............................................................................................................................. 5

Chapter Two TCR – Technical Specifications ................................................................................................ 6

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Chapter Two TCR – Big Date Instantaneous Triple Calendar

Chapter Two TCR—Triple Calendar Round—confirms Chapter Two’s status as the world’s most legible

triple calendar wristwatch while showing that Maîtres du Temps is the horological master of the sporty

and casual as well as the elegant and complex.

Two of the world’s greatest living watchmakers, Daniel Roth and Peter Speake-Marin, have pushed the

boundaries of haute horlogerie by creating a timepiece in which every single aspect—aesthetic and

horological—has been meticulously refined to perfection.

Chapter Two TCR sees Maîtres du Temps’ distinctive day and month roller indications seamlessly

integrated into a complex circular case of high-tech Grade 5 titanium, available with either a high-polish

finish or with sleek, black PVD.

The curved lines of the case are accentuated by eye-and light-catching 45° bevels along the case band

that flow around the round, matte-black ceramic bezel to focus attention on the high-contrast, high-

legibility dial.

Central hour and minute hands are complemented by bold over-sized hour indices—with Roman

numerals at 12, 3, and 9 o’clock—all filled with bright white Super-LumiNova that glows a vivid green in

the dark. Arabic numerals mark five-minute intervals around the chapter ring, while small seconds at 6

o’clock are indicated by a visually arresting bright red hand that complements the 15-minute markers.

While this ensemble of clear, clean indications makes for the most readable of time-telling experiences,

the big date window at 12 o’clock and the month and day-of-the-week indications—spelled out in full on

their respective rollers in engaging Serpentine font—offer unprecedented legibility in a triple calendar

wristwatch.

As you might expect from the superstar lineup that developed Chapter Two, every single detail has been

carefully considered, both visually and functionally. To ensure unmatched visual access to the dial-side

indications, three anti-reflective sapphire crystals are utilized: one over the main dial and two curved

crystals over the rollers, which are metalized to frame the month and date. For ease of operation, there

are two ergonomic, paddle-shaped pushers, each engraved with their respective functions, and located

on the caseback to adjust the month and day rollers. Similarly, the engraving on the big-date pusher in

the case band at 2:00 identifies its function.

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The octagonal sapphire crystal display back provides a window to Chapter Two’s groundbreaking

movement, which was developed by Vaucher Manufacture Fleurier in close collaboration with Peter

Speake-Marin and Daniel Roth and was extensively tested, refined, and beautifully decorated until it

satisfied the master watchmakers’ most exigent standards. Through the display back, the eye is

immediately drawn to the richly engraved and symbolically goblet-shaped rotor of the automatic

winding system. The intricate panier guilloche decorating the rotor’s center provides a noble

counterpoint to the text engraved around the rotor’s periphery: Maîtres de Temps’ motto, Masters and

Their Craft—A Lifelong Pursuit of Excellence. The richly hand-decorated movement features a veritable

melody of harmonious fine finishing, from the sun-ray Côtes de Genève on the polished hand-beveled

bridges, to the helical spirals and perlage on the mainplate, to the mirror-polished screw heads.

Finally, the cool, casual aura of Chapter Two TCR is perfectly completed by a black, natural rubber strap

with titanium folding buckle.

With Chapter Two TCR, Daniel Roth and Peter Speake-Marin have taken Maîtres du Temps into new and

exciting territory, says founder Steven Holtzman. This is the first of our timepieces to sport a more casual

design. The resultant style and vitality exuded by Chapter Two TCR shows the amazing versatility of these

consummate watchmakers—as well as that of Maîtres du Temps.

While sporting a casual vigor, Chapter Two TCR exhibits all the essential DNA that has propelled Maîtres

du Temps to the forefront of horological design and innovation: in particular, the signature roller

indications, octagonal motifs, and superlative fine finishing and construction. And its striking round dial

ensures that the world's most legible triple calendar wristwatch now has a supremely readable dial to

match.

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Master Watchmaker Daniel Roth

You can appreciate just how much Daniel Roth must have loved horology when you consider that, as a

young man recently graduated from the watchmaking school in Nice, he relocated from the sunny

south of France to the frozen-for-months Vallée de Joux in Switzerland. Even then, the young Roth knew

he wanted more from horology than was to be found beside the warm beaches, and while the Vallée de

Joux might be cold, it was also the epicenter of haute horlogerie.

It says much for Roth’s confidence that, after learning traditional watchmaking techniques at Audemars

Piguet, but not yet thirty years old, he precociously applied for the position of Master Watchmaker at

Breguet. The year was 1970, and the Chaumet brothers had bought Breguet, at the time virtually

dormant, with the intention of reviving the brand and restoring it to its former glory. They decided that

Roth had the talent and drive required to accomplish this massive task and thus offered him the job.

In 1989, he then embarked on yet another adventure that again proved him to be both a pioneer and an

inspiration: he launched his own brand. After more than a decade of crafting interesting and innovative

complications housed in his now-iconic case shape, Roth left his company when it was bought out, and

then, after a lifetime of sharing his traditional craft with larger brands, he went back to his roots and

started crafting watches by hand. Tradition had come home to roost.

“Watchmaking in the traditional sense can be a solitary endeavor,” says Roth. “Working with Maîtres du

Temps allows me to learn from the other master watchmakers and to pass on some of my own

knowledge to them.”

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Master Watchmaker Peter Speake-Marin

For English watchmaker Peter Speake-Marin, the preferred route has always been the road less

traveled. From the outset, his iconoclastic personality has expressed itself not only in his chosen

profession and passion for horology, but also in the way he has pursued that path.

Speake-Marin followed his talent to study horology in the mid-1980s. His skills were rapidly recognized,

and he was soon given an opportunity by a prominent London antique watch dealer to establish his

watch repair and restoration department. This was an invaluable experience that afforded Speake-Marin

exposure to many different brands of vintage complications of the highest caliber. “There I fell in love

with watchmaking,” he has said of his years working with these exquisite examples of the watchmaker’s

art.

To satisfy his desire for adventure and to broaden his experience, Speake-Marin left England for

Switzerland, where he had earlier studied. His first stop was the workshop of renowned complications

specialists Renaud & Papi. He then dedicated himself to mastering the methods through which today’s

increasingly audacious new horological complications are conceived. At the same time, he began work

on his own masterpiece—a unique tourbillon pocket watch designed, constructed and assembled

entirely by hand.

Speake-Marin believes that in order for horological artistry to flourish, watchmakers must be aware of

the past and conscious of the wealth of new possibilities offered by the future. “New design and

manufacturing technologies allow fresh scope for different forms that were unimaginable only ten years

ago,” he says. For Speake-Marin, Maîtres du Temps is the perfect medium through which to express his

experience of the historical tradition of fine watchmaking and to convey his belief in its future.

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About Maîtres du Temps

Maîtres du Temps is based on an entirely new horological concept. Founded by Steven Holtzman,

Maîtres du Temps brings together teams of the world’s most talented master watchmakers to develop

exclusive, technically exciting timepieces.

Maîtres du Temps is a pantheon in which today’s greatest master watchmakers collaborate on the most

innovative horological projects imaginable. Maîtres du Temps promotes, brings to the fore, and

celebrates the watchmakers at the very pinnacle of haute horlogerie, those who develop and craft the

timepieces, those whose influences, strengths, and accomplishments shape the watchmaking of today

and tomorrow.

“Maîtres du Temps has embraced the philosophy Masters and Their Craft—A Lifelong Pursuit of

Excellence. It is the spirit of the brand and the driving force behind our commitment to the art of

watchmaking. Our goal is to anchor and align ourselves with some of the most celebrated independent

watchmakers of our time. The intent is to create classic watches that will be appreciated not only today

but for many years to come,” says Holtzman.

Each master watchmaker brings to the table his own ideas, his own style, and his own approach, and by

providing the opportunity for them to work together, Maîtres du Temps harnesses and maximizes their

incredible talent.

“By bringing together these important independent watchmakers and respecting the essential aspects

of their craft, with Maîtres du Temps we hope to balance tradition and innovation in the development of

our timepieces,” says Holtzman. “My plan for Maîtres du Temps is to be actively involved in passing the

craft and skills of more experienced master watchmakers to the next generation of masters. I believe

there will be an interest in the art of fine watchmaking for many years to come.”

Maîtres du Temps launched in 2008 with Chapter One by Christophe Claret and Peter Speake-Marin, a

timepiece that features a world-first combination of tourbillon, mono-pusher column wheel

chronograph, retrograde date and GMT, as well as moon phase and day of the week on rollers. In 2009,

Maîtres du Temps presented the world’s most legible triple calendar wristwatch, Chapter Two, by Daniel

Roth and Peter Speake-Marin. Chapter Three Reveal—with GMT and day/night indication hidden under

the dial—was created by Kari Voutilainen and Andreas Strehler and launched in early 2012.

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Chapter Two TCR – Technical Specifications

Instantaneous triple calendar, big date, day indication on roller, month indication on roller, sub-seconds,

automatic winding mechanical movement

Displays Central hands indicating hours and minutes Sub-seconds at 6 o’clock Big date at 12 o’clock Day indication on roller at 6 o’clock Month indication on roller at 12 o’clock Functions Time: hours, minutes, seconds Instantaneous triple calendar: big date, day, and month Caliber SHC01 Automatic winding mechanical movement Symbolically goblet-shaped rotor in 22K gold, panier guilloche, and relief text Dimensions: 45 mm x 32 mm x 9 mm Number of components: 332 Number of jewels: 32 Power reserve: 50 hours Balance frequency: 28,800 vph (4 Hz) Finishing: sun-ray Côtes de Genève, perlage, beveling, colimaçonnage, and polished screw heads Case Grade 5 titanium or combination Grade 5 titanium and black PVD Number of components: 47 Dimensions: 56 mm x 44 mm x 15 mm Dial and octagonal display-back sapphire crystals with anti-reflective coating Two curved, metalized sapphire crystals with anti-reflective coating over rollers High polish and brushed finishes on compound-curve surfaces Bezel matte ceramic Crown, screws, and pushers: 18K white or red gold Correctors Day corrector on caseback bottom Month corrector on caseback top Big date corrector on side of case at 2 o’clock

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Dial and Hands Number of dial components: 23 Multi-faceted and beveled Diamond-cut applied Roman numerals with Super-LumiNova High finishing with diamond cut and circular grain satin surfaces Hour and minute hands with Super-LumiNova Small second hand with partial red painting Day and Month Rollers Black anodized aluminum Strap and Buckle Natural rubber with titanium deployant buckle

Please note that specifications may change without notice.

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