Youhr One

Throughout his career, Roland Gloor has admired the work of many watchmakers and been dazzled by admirable creations, developing an expert "horological eye". But never has he spotted the model that, in his eyes, characterizes the perfect synthesis of balance and elegant lines. After more than three years of research and development, he finally presents his first creation, the YOUHR ONE.

Although he had a specific idea in mind, Roland Gloor asked Jacqueline Dimier to accompany him in the design of this extra-flat watch. This Grand Lady of the watchmaking world has proven her expertise time and time again. The sketches multiplied until the watchmaker's vision was expressed on paper: his vision of a watch with perfect lines.

A watch that pays tribute to all the classic models that have marked the history of watchmaking. YOUHR has drawn inspiration from them to create a model with simple, refined codes and classic, timeless charm: a design that creates a bridge between the distinction of vintage watches and the efficiency of modern mechanics. A timepiece that expresses its uniqueness through its own codes and a strong identity that sets it apart from contemporary creations to convey a message of elegance and timelessness.

The hand-worked, fine guilloché dial features a unique decoration of intersecting lines that evolve with the light. The fine guilloché reveals a rendering of great lightness and sophistication. The dial is adorned with openworked dauphine hands, pointing to XL Arabic hour markers at 3, 9 and 12 o'clock.

At 6 o'clock, small seconds and the date appear in a window with a deliberately retro look, laser-sand-blasted and then treated with rhodium to create an effect of depth. The dial finish is enhanced by satin-brushed faces of the middle part of the case.

What's more, the extra-flat case achieves a feat of craftsmanship and technical skill by integrating its lugs. In fact, this finish requires very precise handwork to preserve the sharp angles of the lugs. Finally, the added bezel further structures the watch by combining round and square geometries.

The sapphire case back reveals the extra-flat, self-winding Vaucher Manufacture movement, reference 5400, whose bridges have been designed by Roland Gloor to free up as much of the guilloché surface as possible and express YOUHR's distinctive design. The bridges were hand-bevelled in the YOUHR workshop. The screw hole contours and edges have been outlined with a stop line, a YOUHR signature of sophistication. The 22-carat gold oscillating weight is also hand-bevelled.

The realization of this watch was a challenge requiring solid knowledge and skills to achieve the technical objective of ultra-flatness and the aesthetic objective of elegance. While the entire project was imagined and developed by YOUHR, Roland Gloor's strength lies in his ability to surround himself with craftsmen with unrivalled skills and expertise, such as in the manufacture of the new movement parts and the guilloché decoration. The work of experts and enthusiasts to create the YOUHR ONE.