CH1 Retrograde

GUEBLY. CH1 Rétrograde.

Conceptualized by a collector for collectors.

Crafted by a collective of master artisans.

 From Éric Giroud to Johann Terrettaz, Voutilainen & Cattin, Bernard Van Ormelingen, Maëlle Constant, Horocraft (Sylvain Pinaud & Christophe Beuchat) and Nathalie Jean-Louis, the CH1 Rétrograde reflects a collector-turnedcreator’s vision driven by a team united by one obsession: to elevate every detail with no compromises.

 Celebrating horology as the 12th art, Guebly unites the excellence of these artisans who give shape, life and rhythm to time, just as the wind sculpts the desert dunes that inspired Adnane Kerd. A tribute to childhood inspired by the Ghibli wind, a hot desert breeze symbolizing an invisible, accurate force that matter, like dunes and his memories. A natural, creative and passionate breath of life that has become a metaphor for his own obsession with details and pure beauty.

Every detail pushed further. Every component perfected.

 Over the nine years since 2016, passionate collector Adnane Kerd has made a dream come true: that of creating his own, uncompromising watch. This object of obsession was born from a demanding vision of watchmaking in which understated elegance meets artisanal excellence. With GUEBLY, he has brought that dream to life by uniting a collective of the finest contemporary watchmaking artisans. With the CH1 Rétrograde, he has created the watch he had always been looking for, whether for himself or for all the connoisseurs who expect more just as he does.

 From the 23-faceted grade 5 titanium case to the white gold applique adorned with champlevé Grand Feu enamel; from the hand-decorated grade 5 titanium bridges and plates to the hand-guilloché 925 sterling silver dial, each artisan leaves theindelible imprint of their profound talent, further elevated by Guebly’s obsession with perfection. Every detail. Every finish. Every artisan. The CH1 Rétrograde embodies the very essence of watchmaking.

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN BY ÉRIC GIROUD

Éric Giroud. The master of balance.

Designed line by line by Éric Giroud, the CH1 Rétrograde’s case features 23 bold grade 5 titanium facets. Its actual 42  mm diameter wears like 40  mm thanks to its architectural finesse and it weighs just 48 grams

The finishes feature a blend of shotblasting, snailing, polishing, satin brushing. Water resistant to 10ATM, the case equipped with a screw-down titanium caseback and bezel in grade 5 titanium is fitted with anti-reflective sapphire crystals on both sides. Sculptural, light, contemporary, instantly recognizable. Every line is designed to serve the cause of functionality. The flowing architecture extends all the way to the silhouette of the quick-release bracelet specially developed for Guebly.

DECORATED EXTERIORS: THE INTANGIBLE MADE TANGIBLE

Voutilainen & Cattin. Master of material realization.

Éric designs, Voutilainen & Cattin crafts and decorates the exterior, uniquely capable of giving form to such a complex case, translating imagined lines into matter and structure. These skilled hands turn sketches into volume, ideas into reality. Thanks to their experience and expertise, Éric Giroud’s vision takes concrete shape, elevating every detail, every surface, until thought and material become one.At the heart of Voutilainen & Cattin, the caseband, bezel and caseback of the CH1 Rétrograde spring to life, as every stage of production and decoration is carefully conducted. Sharing Guebly’s obsession with details, this meticulous process turnsdemands and constraints into opportunities for continuous improvement.

BEYOND GRAPHICS TO IDENTITY

Johann Terrettaz. The aesthete’s vision.

The balance of a timepiece also lies in subtle details such as typography, proportions… Like decoration itself, the logo design, the lettering and the inscriptions on the watch are never random. They are embedded in and underpin the model’s very identity. Johann Terrettaz has crafted a graphic approach that is more than just a signature, instead asserting Guebly’s deep-seated identity that is at once subtle, accurate and uncompromising.

A VIBRANT, TRADITIONALLY GUILLOCHÉ DIAL

Bernard Van Ormelingen. Light engraver.

The Guebly-blue sterling silver dial is adorned with a traditional guilloché pattern by Bernard Van Ormelingen. Inspired by desert dunes, this spiral motif recalls the effects of wind, catches the light and transforms into motion. This depth effect just below the surface seems almost alive, secured to the movement by manually mirror-polished screws. Every curve tells a story of patience, mastery and a fascinatingplay on light.

THE GRAND FEU ENAMEL RETROGRADE DISPLAY AT 6 O’CLOCK

Maëlle Constant. Fire tamer.

At 6 o’clock, the retrograde seconds hand travels across a 120° graduated scale, returning to zero every 30 seconds. This mesmerizing complication is framed by a white gold applique adorned with champlevé Grand Feu enamel in which metal meets fire. More than just a complication, this is the defining signature of the CH1 Rétrograde.

A TITANIUM MOVEMENT. REBUILT FROM THE INSIDE OUT

Horocraft (Sylvain Pinaud & Christophe Beuchat). Mechanical perfectionists.

At the heart of the CH1 beats Calibre 21.31, a self-winding movement entirely revisited by Horocraft (Sylvain Pinaud and Christophe Beuchat), from construction through production. Every one of the 217 components and 35 jewels of this 36.6 mm mechanism with its ultra-light grade 5 titanium plates and bridges is finely decorated with hand chamfering, satin brushing, shotblasting and circular graining on the invisible side. The 70-hour power reserve is ensured by a 5N yellow-gold microrotor, regulated by a variable-inertia balance operating at the rate of 28,000 vibrations/hour (4 Hz).

THE ART OF INVISIBLE DETAILS

Nathalie Jean-Louis. Revealer of the unseen.

Invisible elements are often the most decisive. Interior angles, hand chamfering, satin brushing, shotblasting, circular graining, straight graining: these refined techniques bear silent testimony to Guebly’s high demands. Whether decorating the movement or the dial elements, Nathalie Jean-Louis elevates materials. She adds her signature touch to the mechanism’s hidden surfaces and enhances details of the watch face such as manually decorated hands including the rounded-off seconds hand and the hand-decorated, chamfered retrograde seconds applique. This patient, meticulous approach means that each hidden detail becomes visible to those capable of careful observation.