Find out more about the open heart watch.

Summary :

The fashionable watch complication
An automatic movement for men and women
The ideal watch complication?

The fashionable watch complication.

A trendy watch

Open-heart watches have only recently emerged. It's a complication, or rather an aesthetic element of the watch, that has truly taken its place in the watch market since the 2000s. Although it has existed for decades, fashion has begun to charm the general public through iconic brands. Initially, French brands such as "Lip" and Pierre Lanier brought this design back into fashion, but we can also see this appearance of watches on the other side of the world with the Japanese brand Orient.

Since the launch of Maison DuTemps, we have had two obsessions: to launch a skeleton watch but also an open heart watch, with our sense of design. Indeed, the majority of open heart watches that we can find on the market are generally so-called dress watches, with leather straps, small diameters or even very classic designs. At At Maison DuTemps , we wanted to release a watch with a fashionable complication and a modern design. That's why, when launching our first open heart watch for men, the MTDelta Open Heart Green Dial , we wanted to infuse it with our style: strong lines, an octagonal bezel, a green dial offering a variation of shades depending on the lighting. Clearly, we were right about the place of this model in our range because it has been a resounding success since its release.

To offer our customers the possibility of obtaining it, we have declined it in a classic color: black, which gave life to the MTDelta Open Heart Black Dial .

An automatic movement for men and women.

The heart of the watch

 

Let us remember that the principle of an open-heart watch is to reveal the heart of the watch, in this case, the balance wheel which is the major part of the escapement of the watch mechanism. The balance wheel is the part of the mechanism that allows it to adjust the advance or delay of the watch, it also regulates a hyper-precise adjustment angle called the dead center, however all this remains very technical and without watchmaking training and/or practice, it is difficult to understand how it works.
So speaking for all watch lovers, the balance wheel of the mechanism turning means that the watch is working and the more the balance wheel swings, the better it is for setting your watch.

Any mechanism with a beautiful aesthetic finish could equip an open heart watch. At At Maison DuTemps , we have chosen to equip our MTDelta Open Heart with a Miyota mechanism. We chose the Miyota 82S5 mechanism for several reasons.

Initially, although we wanted a watch that suited our design, we wanted to respect one of the codes of open heart watches, which is to keep a small diameter. Our MTDelta Open Heart has a diameter of 40mm . A small diameter means a mechanism that must be proportionate to the size of the case.

Secondly, after having made a selection of small diameter mechanisms, we looked for mechanisms that offered beautiful finishes. We particularly liked the Miyota 82S5 mechanism because it has very elegant finishes on its bridges on the back of the watch (on the automatic system of the watch) as well as on the part under the dial.

Finally, after having completed our selection of size and finishing criteria, we checked the tolerances as well as the technical criteria of the mechanism. Once completed, we made the choice to equip all our watches in the MTDelta Open Heart Collection with these Miyota mechanisms.

The advantage of this watch is that we have made sure to give it a slim and elegant look that appeals mainly to men, however, this watch can also suit women's wrists. As of today, we can tell you that this watch is a men's watch but also a watch that can suit women.

The ideal watch complication?

Buying a watch or watch complication?

 

 For many enthusiasts, the question of purchasing a watch with a complication arises and becomes almost a mandatory requirement. In our opinion, you should choose the watch that appeals to you in every way.

It is important to note that a watch with a complication is potentially more likely to break down or need repairs, which will make it more fragile.

Additionally, when designing a watch with a complication, we often have to rethink our design and compromise on certain visual elements of the watch. This means that finding a watch that has the design you want and all the technical complications you dream of can sometimes be incompatible.

However, it's worth noting that the MTDelta Open Heart doesn't have any complications, but rather a dial design that's purely visual. This means the watch won't have any particular fragility. This watch can therefore meet all your needs: it's beautiful and fashionable, with a pleasing visual detail that might raise questions about its usefulness, while being as robust as a classic watch.