$ 8 000 USD
Persée Or
Limited edition of 25
Admire, understand and take pride in a timepiece – by assembling one yourself.
$ 13 500 USD
Delivery before Christmas
- 233 components, 17 tools and a watchmaking book
- A private exchange group to support you
- Around ten hours’ work in total
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The persée or set
A precious box contains all you need
Persée, the first timepiece from Maison Alcée, is a table clock where you assemble everything (including the mechanical movement) yourself, doing it all in the comfort of your own home.
Here at Maison Alcée, we’ve honed our expertise still further in our relentless quest for excellence with Persée Or, a vibrant tribute to High Horology.
Persée Or is presented in a zebrawood box, crafted by a French artisan. Inside, you’ll find all 233 movement and case components, of which 169 are to be assembled, along with all the necessary horological tools (some specially developed for watchmaking beginners) and a wonderful book to guide the enthusiast through the assembly of Persée Or.
The meticulous attention brought to myriad details makes Persée Or a precious object, with over 90% of its components manufactured in France or Switzerland.
The whole project was developed with the help of a watchmaking team comprising Thierry Ducret, a Meilleur Ouvrier de France, drawing on the skills of a craftsman of excellence, Jean-Marie Desgranges, a teacher, for the educational dimension, and Antoine Tschumi, a designer, to breathe new life into the old-fashioned clock.
Persée or,
Symbol of excellence
Released in a limited edition of just 25 numbered pieces, this horological masterpiece is replete with meticulous detailing work by our clock-makers, bearing witness to their skill.
Crafted from noble materials and featuring exquisite finishes, the Persée Or table clock is a celebration of passion for fine watchmaking.
The 19 jewels, 8 of which elegantly set in chatons, ensure Persée Or operates smoothly and precisely, minimizing wear over time.
Persée Or
Decoration
24-carat champagne rose gold
The 24-carat champagne rose gold, meticulously applied to the bridges, plates, brackets and regulator plate, gives this piece an aura of discreet and timeless luxury. This finish offers a shine that subtly intrudes into the soul of the timepiece.
Circular graining and bevelling
The wheels, delicately given a circular brushed finish and bevelled by hand, showcase artisanal craftsmanship. Every surface and edge reflects painstaking craftsmanship, requiring an additional six days of highly specialized work for each timepiece.
The circular supports, carefully bevelled and mirror-polished, add an elegant touch.
Mirror polishing
The hands and brackets, polished to a mirror finish by hand, capture light to offer a play of reflections that adds unique visual depth.
Sunburst guilloche
Persée Or’s stainless steel dial features a sunburst guilloche pattern, where each finely engraved ray gracefully reflects the slightest light.
Microbead-blasting
Fine sandblasting combined with silver deposition on the bell, as well as sandblasting on the circular base elements, imbue Persée Or with a sophisticated allure, highlighting the artisanal expertise behind its creation.
Straight-graining and satin finishing
The satin finish meticulously applied to the brackets and plates gives the whole assembly a subtle and sophisticated texture. This finishing is complemented by the straight-graining of the plates’ flanks.
“I love everything about this project, from Maison Alcée’s innovative approach (giving us two clocks in one) to their desire to introduce customers to what I find to be an absolutely fascinating craft.”
Thierry Ducret, a ‘Meilleur Ouvrier de France in Watchmaking’ and partner of Maison Alcée.
At the heart of Persée
- Description
- Design
- Movement
- Finishes
- Materials
- Manufactured in the Franco-Swiss Jura Arc
- 233 components including 169 to be assembled
- 17 tools required for assembly
- 150-page guide plus how-to videos
- Private exchange group
- Around ten hours’ work in total
- Dimensions: 100x100x160 mm
- Weight: 900 g
- Adjustable horizontal and vertical configuration
- Regulator: 18 000 vibrations per hour
- Power reserve: 2 weeks
- Hand-wound movement similar to a wristwatch movement
- Hour, minute, second
- Hourly chime: can be activated and deactivated
- 19 rubies
- Straight-grained plates
- Satin-finished bridges, plates and brackets.
- Circular satin finishing on the wheels, barrel and dial
- Chamfering on the circular feet
- Polishing on the brackets
- Microbead-blasting on the hands and bell
- Silver deposit on the bell
- 18-carat yellow gold deposit on the wheels
- 24-carat champagne rose gold on the bridges, plates and brackets
- Watchmaking brass on the wheels, plates and bridges
- Stainless steel on the dial, screws, hands, pinion, ratchet, engraved plates and shafts
- Aluminium on the spacers
- Nickel silver finish on the bushes
