It is a total mechanical spectacle and a world first. The house of ArtyA brought out its Complexity timepiece at Watches & Wonders 2026. It was an eye-catching and awe-inspiring moment at once. Limited to just nine pieces, its hallmark is not one but two inclined tourbillons or the Cônillon. A Cônillon is an inclined balance wheel that spins in a circle. It isn’t exactly a tourbillon, but it is effectively very similar. Historically, the Cônillon traces its origins to the work of Andrew Holden Potter, circa 1860. In this rare variant on the beloved tourbillon the balance wheel’s axis does not trace a cylindrical path which is the Breguet tradition, but a conical trace which serves to compensate the effects of gravity according to a radically different geometry. It is also amazing to watch in action. Because for the first time in horological history two inclined tourbillons are positioned at 12 o’clock and 6 o’clock within the movement, according to a spatial architecture of a rare complexity in which none of the axes of the balance, the cage, and the pallet fork are parallel to one another, ensuring absolute precision across all positions. and rarely has an object so fully embodied the definition of complexity.

“The Complexity is an extreme and spectacular mechanical sculpture, conceived to be admired from every angle while magnifying the chronometry and absolute precision that define the very essence of this watch, ” commented Yvan Arpa, the Founder of ArtyA Genève.
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