BORN FROM
A MYTH

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IN ADDITION TO THE STORYABOUT THE AS-01 TOURBILLON'S
CARBON CASE, THERE IS AN
ENTIRELY DIFFERENT STORY
TO TELL ABOUT THE EXCLUSIVE
MOVEMENT.
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WATCH
Reprocessed carbon/carbon brale pad from the McLaren MP4/8 driven by Ayrton Senna during the 1993 Formula 1 championship
46,15 x 50 mm (with crown)
18k white gold, satin-finished and polished by hand, Lorige design screws. Anti-reflective sapphire crystal
Polished, satin-finished and bead-blasted hours/minutes hands. Indices and hands filled with yellow luminescent coating
18K white gold, satin-finished and polished by hand
Machined from the same carbon/carbon than the case and screwed to the back of the movement. Satin-finished, polished and bead-blasted hour/minutes hands
5 atm / 50 meters
2-part rubber/fabric hybrid. Black vulcanized rubber core integrated into the case. Yellow fabric-type rubber piece
2 stainless steel blades, Grade 5 titanium, satin-finished and polished by hand, 6 mm fine adjustment
MOVEMENT
LOR-TC01, manual wound flying central tourbillon. Double barrels with 93 hours of power reserve, 39 jewels, 21’600 VpH (3 Hz), 323 components. Annular balance wheel with gold screws, variable inertia. Circular satin-finished wheels. Fixed by « tie rods »
Hours and minutes on central ball bearing discs
Microblasted, hand-polished chamfers, NAC anthracite treatment
29.80 x 29.80 mm
8.60mm

THE BIRTH OF A CASE
Because they are made from an extremely unique material, Lorige timepieces are extraordinary.
It is the enhancement of the cases that is beginning to propel them into the world of exceptional watches. exceptional watches. The densification of the carbon/carbon is a highly meticulous process that involves alternating stages in ovens and under vacuum.
The shaping of each case requires seven successive phases of incompressible duration, all carried out using tailor-made tools.
At this stage, there is no room for error, any more than there is for racing drivers.
AN EXCEPTIONAL CALIBRE
The BL (or Brake Late)
Endurance Automatic is the
Lorige brand’s pioneering
model, made for the first
time in history from an
element of carbon/carbon
with a bold sporting edge,
and transposing its passion
for movement to the world
of watchmaking.
After answering the call of
the greatest champions, this
material has been revived by
the hands of the best heirs
to Swiss watchmaking
know-how.
Equipped with the exclusive
LOR-PR01 calibre specially
designed for the brand, with
a peripheral weight that
provides a clear view of the
movement, the BL-Endurance
comprises 294 parts
assembled by the same
person, on demand, from the
first to the last of its
miniature components.
THE FINISHES
Entrusted to specialized watchmaking craftsmen, only a handful of whom have mastered these specific skills, bead-blasting, polishing and satin-finishing (brushed appearance) are carried out by hand to enhance the curves of these exceptional timepieces.
- Titanium Grade 5
- Bead-blasted surfaces
- Traitement DLC (diamond like carbon)
The exclusive LOR-PR01 caliber, specially designed and assembled in Geneva for Lorige, requires a multitude of successive manual finishing steps before it can come to life. The assembly phase combines dexterity with the demands of the work done before, to reveal the final lines of the timepiece.
- Wheel strapping
- Wheel rhodium plating
- Microblasting of deck and bridges
- Hand-laid lacquer
The fine craftsmanship of haute horlogerie serves the powerful temperament of carbon with precision. On each of the unique dials, only 0.6 mm thick, the numerals are affixed one by one with infinite delicacy.
- Hand-polished black NAC-treated hour-markers
- Microblasted and black NAC-treated digits
- Satin-finished needles then treated with black NAC
- Date window satin-finished, then black NAC-treated