It is rare to see something entirely new in watchmaking, but that is precisely what Swiss startup Byrne has achieved with its GyroDial timepiece.
This is a novelty that has to be seen with your own eyes to truly understand its genius, which is why we are delighted to announce that the GyroDial will be presented for the first time in the UK at WATCHPRO Salon in November.
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The idea of the Byrne GyroDial is to create a watch with multiple faces, with four indices at 3, 6, 9 and 12 o’clock, changing their appearance in a flash.
For example, the dial can change from Roman to Arabic numerals, or from numbers to symbols.
Byrne can even create customised dials so that the indices change to important symbols in somebody’s life.
Byrne says its GyroDial offers its owner the feeling of wearing a different watch every day, of changing expression in an instant.
This explains the motto of the Byrne GyroDial: “Change your mind in a flash”.
Creator John Byrne came up with the idea of the GyroDial at the ballet where four dancers changed their outfits in the blink of an eye.
A watchmaker and restorer by trade, Mr Byrne’s mind whirred and he wondered whether the same visual trick could be achieved on a watch face.
Three years’ later, he had created a movement to pull off the trick.
It has four cubes at 12, 3, 6 and 9 on the dial that rotate, faster than the eye can see, at midnight to reveal another facet.
Having mastered the movement, Mr Byrne created the GyroDial watch in a 41.7mm x 14.8mm titanium case with a slate grey rhodium-plated and engraved dial.
The index cubes sit perfectly flush to the dial, and precisely fills the space of its window, a technical feat in itself.
Discover Byrne at WATCHPRO Salon.
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WATCHPRO Salon 2022 exhibitors and partners
WATCHPRO Salon is a showcase of prestige watchmakers where collectors, brands, retailers and press meet in 5-star luxury.
Back for a second time after a sensational debut in 2021, the two-day event takes place from November 11 to 12 at The Londoner, one of the capital’s most spectacular 5-star hotels on London’s Leicester Square.
Exhibitors & Partners at WATCHPRO Salon 2022:
