Christophe Claret X-TREM-1

Collection profile · 2012

X-TREM-1 is Christophe Claret’s radical magnetic time-display watch, combining an inclined flying tourbillon, retrograde indications, and suspended steel spheres inside sapphire tubes for one of the brand’s most avant-garde statements.

Why it matters

X-TREM-1 is the signature Christophe Claret concept watch: it translated the brand’s appetite for theatrical mechanics into a globally recognizable collector piece.

Key references

X-TREM-1

Christophe Claret X-TREM-1 — GPHG lists the model with launch date 2012 and describes the magnetic sphere display and inclined tourbillon.

GPHG

X-TREM-1 Damascus Steel

Damascus steel variant — The Jewellery Editor documents a Damascus steel version and reiterates the magnetic hour/minute display concept.

X-TREM-1 Pinball

X-TREM-1 Pinball — WatchTime coverage shows the model’s broader experimental family and confirms the line’s continuing importance in Claret’s catalog.

Collection timeline

2012 — GPHG records X-TREM-1 with a 2012 launch date.
2013 — WatchTime and other media covered X-TREM-1 as an engineering-first magnetic time display.
2013 — Christie’s later auction coverage described it as the first model in a new generation of highly exclusive watches.

FAQ

How does X-TREM-1 show the time?

With magnetically driven steel spheres traveling inside sapphire tubes for the hours and minutes display.

What is the defining complication of X-TREM-1?

Its combination of a flying tourbillon and a magnet-based linear time display.

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