OTTURATORE, DYNAMIC COMPLICATIONS CREATE A NEW DIMENSION IN HOROLOGY

Press release - September 2011



Imagined by Fawaz Gruosi and combining a dynamic display and improved legibility, the highly original OTTURATORE design raises the art of horological complications to a new level of inventive excellence. The centerpiece of this unprecedented creation – the first to be entirely developed and crafted in-house – is a high-performance mobile “sequencer” boasting three patented de GRISOGONO innovations. This groundbreaking model confirms de GRISOGONO’s determination to shun the beaten track in favor of genuine innovation.






A new concept in the de GRISOGONO style and spirit only makes sense if it embodies a good measure of bold design, refined aesthetics, expert workmanship and contemporary sophistication. This complex and demanding vision gave rise to the OTTURATORE, first introduced as a prototype in 2008, and now available on the market in five different models, two exclusive for the de GRISOGONO boutiques. Radiating a contemporary baroque design expressed through superlative technical features, useful functions, subtle detailing and eye-catching displays, its stylish lines conceal an unusually complex and resolutely world-first sequential rotating dial mechanism. To give a concrete idea of the extremes embodied in this technology that truly takes timekeeping into a new dimension, the dial rotates 18 times faster than the blink of an eye (16/1000ths of a second compared with 3/10ths of a second); and the acceleration energy required (9G) is greater than that of a jet plane (8G).




Along with the hour and minute hands at the center, the OTTURATORE displays on demand the seconds, the date, the phases of the moon and the movement’s power reserve. Its greatest originality lies in the selective display of each of these separate indications. Classic Haute Horlogerie timepieces
usually fit all their complications together on the dial, thereby detracting from the latter’s instant legibility. Fawaz Gruosi chose to simplify the dial layout for much improved clarity: thanks to the OTTURATORE’s mobile dial, the wearer chooses which indication he wants to consult and his OTTURATORE will display it, while hiding the three others from view.