Havid Nagan is a recent model title in watchmaking, derived from the Armenian phrase “havidenagan,” signifying everlasting. The person behind this enterprise is Aren Bazerkanian, a California-based actual property agent whose ardour for horology, mixed with a fortuitous encounter with Pierre Halimi, the Common Supervisor for F.P. Journe within the Americas, landed him a supervisor job on the F.P. Journe boutique in Los Angeles. However that was earlier than creating his personal model, Havid Nagan.
Bazerkanian was impressed by the works of horological giants. Regardless of missing a watchmaking background, fueled by ardour, he got down to create his reinterpretation of classics for the modern collector. In 2022, Aren Bazerkanian went unbiased with Havid Nagan and thrust the highlight onto the Golden State, charming watch lovers globally with the inaugural HN00 sequence – three fashionable titanium-cased timepieces that includes vibrant guilloché-like dials. Powered by the Schwartz-Etienne micro-rotor ASE 200 calibre, these time-only watches showcased brilliant aesthetics and stood out with their architecture-inspired case design. This yr, Aren Bazerkanian unveils the Havid Nagan HN01 Lucine, a worthy successor to the HN00. Whereas preserving the essence of the unique case design, this new iteration boasts a Jean-François Mojon-engineered motion with an unique “thriller moon part” indication.
The brushed and polished cushion-like (an architectural tonneau construction in response to the model) grade 5 titanium case of the brand new Havid Nagan HN01 Lucine has a three-piece building with 17 parts. The HN01 Lucine maintains the HN00-series circle within the sq. design, that includes angular stepped bezels and a formed caseband. The watch measures 40.2 mm x 10.2 mm, so the scale are barely smaller than the HN00. The built-in lugs create an phantasm of grandeur, but the curved profile on the again is right here to boost consolation for the wearer.
The face of the HN01 Lucine affords a charming visible expertise. The partially seen mainplate showcases a nickel-anthracite remedy and perlage ornament. The off-centred sandblasted grainée textured Cadranor-crafted dial is atop it, accessible in olive inexperienced or blue. The dial incorporates diamond-cut, polished, and utilized indices full of Tremendous-LumiNova and hour and minute fingers. Two polished screws alongside the center horizontal line serve each aesthetic and practical functions by affixing the dial to the plate.
The dial’s distinctive options embody a wave-like contour section between the 11 and 1 o’clock marks. A semicircle with two bumps (usually referred to as a bosom for obvious causes) representing the Earth’s silhouette is a regular characteristic on the traditional moon-phase subdial. Within the HN01 Lucine, this contour serves the identical objective, precisely depicting the Earth’s shadow on the moon at a given time. The moon disc, crafted from sapphire, encompasses a printed photorealistic composite picture of the satellite tv for pc, combining photographs of vibrant mineral deposits on the moon’s floor seen underneath completely different lighting situations. The “thriller” half comes from the absence of a steel arm operating vertically from moon-to-moon in a typical moon part show, which creates an impact of the moon floating over the sub-dial, Aren Bazerkanian explains. “It’s price noting that the moon part show on the prototypes might change because the model is actively experimenting with different executions,” says Bazerkanian.
Turning the watch exposes the HN01’s C102 motion by means of the sapphire caseback, adorned with refined ornament. That includes the NAC remedy all through, skeletonized bridges with hand-applied anglage, and perlage utilized on the mainplate, the motion displays a excessive diploma of consideration. Developed in partnership with Jean-François Mojon of Chronode, the motion includes 230 parts, together with 35 jewels.
The extremely modified automated Chronode C102 calibre beats at a frequency of 28,800vph and gives a considerable 60-hour energy reserve, wound by the skeletonized and bevelled central rotor. True to the HN00 custom, the HN01 signifies solely hours and minutes, omitting seconds, whereas the moon part complication boasts accuracy to a 1-day error in 11.6 years, a departure from the customary 2.5 years. This precision is achieved by including an middleman wheel between the central and moon part discs.
With perception within the modern-day model of the etablissage, or outsourcing manufacturing course of, Aren Bazerkanian brazenly shares his suppliers, emphasizing the significance of collaboration with one of the best artisans. The Swiss-made HN01 Lucine outcomes from partnerships with Cadranor for the dial, Chronode for the motion, and leather-based straps are sourced from Jean Rousseau, primarily based in Paris.
Priced at USD 15,000, the HN01 Lucine beckons lovers to safe their souscription order with a 50% deposit, promising supply of this timepiece with a “thriller moon part” show by the tip of Q3 2024. For extra data, please go to havidnagan.com.
