As I had heard about this project, and have been a willing participant in it, since Jan '07, Peter's wholly conceived Calibre SM2, was now cased in the finished product with dial. I was eager to see it in person. Off I dashed to the new TWF (The Watch Foundation) area across the road. Peter wasn't at the stand as he spent most mornings over in Hall 4 with Maiters Du Temps (more about this to follow!). His watches were though, I was shown the new models together with a few unique pieces and very limited series pieces. I had been graced with a visit from Peter in December, at which time I had ample time to examine and photograph the SM2, but it wasn't in a finished piece.

The watch that I was presented with was stunning, and the dial of the simple time only, quite elegant. The new case is in polished Ti, which is something that only very recently has been possible with the Piccadilly case. I should mention that Peter created an initial series of 20 pieces, sort of a subscription series, in order to help fund the development of the new movement. The so called "1in20" watches were able to have certain design elements incorporated by their owners. The case size is very close to 40mm, which differs from the production Marin-1 watch which will be cased in the standard 38mm and 42mm sizes. Gone is stainless steel, the non-precious metal case option will be solely polished Ti. Gold cased watches will follow in the near future. The images are of 1in20 pieces, both the time only polished Ti and a perpetual calendar in 18k white gold. These watches both sport genuine enamel dials, which if you follow my passion, are a real favourite of mine!

Here is the QP with a lovely cream enamel dial:

Some more of the simple time only piece:

Here is the back view showing the stunning new automatic calibre SM2, a tour de force in the watchmaking world, garnering high accolades from his contemporary Independent Watchmakers that I spoke with...