Bold flashes of coloured ceramic characterise the transformation of Vanguart’s high-concept Orb flying tourbillon into a timepiece suitable for regular wear.
The Vanguart Orb Pink Ceramic Titanium and Vanguart Orb Blue Ceramic Rose Gold are defined by a unique cocktail of materials, technologies, textures and colourways. On the one hand, the soft, relaxed colours in the pink and blue ceramics give both watches versatility and ease; on the other, the Orb’s theatrical, joyfully unorthodox architecture remains, dazzling with its mechanical ambition and complexity.
The Vanguart Orb rocked watchmaking two years ago when it became the world’s first flying tourbillon watch with a function selector that could pivot between manual and automatic modes. It was an instant hit in watch collecting circles. Now, the new time pieces, limited to just 25 in each edition, elevate the design’s challenging form further still.
The original Orb flying tourbillon of 2024 was conceived and developed over a period of three years as a high-concept, high-complication watch with an ingenious winding selector. The 41mm case was a mere 10.5mm thick and the fluid, beautifully engineered curved caseback followed the topography of the wrist.
In 2025, a private commission using ceramic led to intense research and two years on from the original release, the Orb Pink Ceramic Titanium and Orb Blue Ceramic Rose Gold invite a new audience.
Ceramic features in the case flanks and in the pusher inserted into the crown delivering tactility as well as the hardness, colour intensity and scratch- and fade-resistance that have made it such a desirable watchmaking material.
The basic form and architecture of the new watches are carried over from the original while the round cases have top and bottom components in either micro-blasted and satin-finished titanium or micro-blasted and satin-finished 18-carat rose gold.
Both iterations of the case also feature hand-polished angles that create much of the form’s depth. The story of innovation continues inside the case. The curved réhaut and the Orb’s similarly concave signature oscillating mass are colour- and surface-matched to the watch’s polished ceramic elements.
In both models, the mainplate, bridges and tourbillon cage are cast in Grade 5 titanium, with micro-blasted, satin-finished, block-polished and hand-bevelled surfaces.
The movement’s barrel sits in the prominent 12 o’clock position and hosts the watch’s signature function. Its surface is micro-blasted and laser-engraved with the company name. An inner ring is then colour-matched with a pink or blue PVD coating and interspersed with three apertures that turn black to indicate the watch’s mode: M for manual winding, A for automatic winding and H for time-setting. These modes are selected through the pusher set into the crown.
In total, each watch has 395 components and a 60-hour power reserve.
The watches are supplied with a rubber strap colour-matched to the ceramic, while owners will be able to personalise their watches with a suite of additional coloured straps.
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