Holthinrichs x The Lavish Attic - Ornament Nouveau Spirit of Blue

The Spirit of Blue, the first limited series of Ornament Nouveau features anodized blue elements, a hint to the colour of Delft, The Netherlands. 

The inspiration for the expressive sculptural design of the ORNAMENT NOUVEAU is drawn from Art Nouveau and Early Modernist architecture and only made into reality by their specialist knowledge in 3D metal printing and complex machining. It features a spectacular three-dimensional stainless steel case that is realized using modern 3D metal binder jetting technology, combined with CNC machining and manual finishing. According to Holthinrich's modernist concept of “Horlogerie Brut” (a hint to Le Corbusier’s Béton Brut), specific parts of the case are deliberately left unfinished to showcase the process of the making as part of the aesthetic of the design. 

First Dutch Manufacture Movement. 

ORNAMENT NOUVEAU features the first Dutch in-house calibre, which is the first Dutch wristwatch movement to be produced in series. It is a double barrel in series, free-sprung inertia balance wheel mechanism that is fully designed in-house consisting of 171 parts in total. This includes bridges manufactured out of 3D milled stainless steel and a fully three dimensional sapphire balance bridge.