Maserati and Bianchet mark 100 years of the Trident with the UltraFino Maserati – a limited run of 100 flying tourbillon watches unveiled at Watches and Wonders 2026. It is a collaboration with clear intent: Italian performance cues translated into Swiss mechanical discipline, with just enough sparkle to keep the purists alert rather than alarmed.
The design borrows from Maserati’s MCPURA supercar – notably the birdcage-style wheel motif echoed in the openworked dial and the AI Aqua Rainbow accents that trace the case seam. Materials follow the same script: a high-density carbon case with vulcanized rubber, grade 5 titanium bridges and plates, and an integrated carbon bracelet or a natural rubber strap with titanium folding clasp.
At its core sits Bianchet’s UT01 calibre – an automatic flying tourbillon finished by hand. The movement is a slender 3.85 mm, housing a 2.66 mm titanium tourbillon cage and a large variable-inertia balance beating at 3 Hz. A suspended barrel removes the usual ratchet wheel to save height yet still delivers a 60-hour power reserve. The counting is neat and honest: 225 components, 29 jewels, sand-blasted, satin-brushed, polished and hand-bevelled throughout.
The case stands 9.9 mm high and weighs 36 g without strap. Sapphire crystals front and back, 5 ATM water resistance, and an asserted shock resistance of 5,000 G aim to make a delicately built tourbillon less of a glass slipper. If true in daily wear, that is thoughtful engineering rather than theatrics.
The visual language is boldly automotive, but the priorities remain horological. Proportion is guided by Bianchet’s Golden Ratio ethos, and the movement architecture reads clean – function expressed through line, not excess. It feels like a conversation between chassis and calibre, with each letting the other finish the sentence.
Edition size is capped at 100, each individually numbered and produced in La Chaux-de-Fonds. Not every car-watch tie-in earns its stripes; this one shows its workings. The tourbillon is there to be seen, the finishing to be read, and the intent – performance tempered by restraint – to be worn rather than announced.
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