The Reservoir Supercharged is a surprising watch unlike any other. Retrograde minute and jumping hour are two elements that make it so original.
"The RESERVOIR watches innovate with a radical reading of the time based on two horological complications combined with a power reserve that indicates mechanical energy and remaining power: The 240° retrograde minute is reminiscent of a revolution counter, pressure gauge or depth gauge. The jumping hour in an aperture recalls odometers. As for the power reserve, it reproduces gasoline or oil dipsticks.
RESERVOIR Superchargedfrom a technical point of view
The Reservoir Supercharged features a 43 mm case in polished and brushed 316 L steel. Its single minute hand starts at 8 o'clock and finishes at 4 o'clock. It returns to its initial position after a 60-minute cycle. The hour is indicated in an aperture at 6 o'clock, and moves up when the minute hand returns to zero. Between 5 and 7 o'clock, a large cut-out, similar to a fuel gauge, serves as a power reserve indicator (37 hours).
Guaranteed water-resistant to 50 meters, this timepiece features a self-winding mechanical movement with a patented 124-part watchmaking module on a ETA 2824-2 caliber. Its dial, in white or black with or without a red zone between 3 and 4 o'clock, is protected by an anti-reflective sapphire crystal and a screw-down crown.
The Supercharged is mounted on a black leather bracelet with steel butterfly folding clasp. The accompanying flash pump system enables rapid switching to the bracelet Nato supplied in the case.
For the record, actor Cory Hawkins wore a RESERVOIR Supercharged in Michael Bay's film 6 Underground (2019). The model's description appealed to the director, who is known to be hard to impress when it comes to watches. "A beautiful luxury watch made in Switzerland whose movement displays the time through an aperture. The Arabic numeral "jumps" when the minute hand reaches 60. Not to mention dials that resemble dashboard counters..
