Geneva, April 14, 2026. Cavasino Watches brings its Tourbillon Inaugural to a measured full stop with two final references – one in rose gold, one in 904L stainless steel – both powered by the maison’s first movement, the DCR-01. Fifty movements exist, not one more. With these last allocations, the founding idea is complete.
Didier Cavasino calls the DCR-01 a personal journey turned mechanism. Built around a central white gold micro-rotor treated in the brand’s signature “cherry purple” tone, the calibre is a 60-second flying tourbillon with a three-bridge architecture, automatic winding, and symmetry that reads like a manifesto rather than a marketing line.
The rose gold piece leans warm and luminous, designed to catch light softly while keeping the technical character in plain view. It is limited to 8 pieces and priced at 95,000 CHF (excl. VAT). The steel model takes a tauter line – more contrast, more architecture – limited to 5 pieces at 88,500 CHF (excl. VAT). Same music, different tempo.
The case measures 38.7 mm by 10.4 mm with the brand’s double-lug architecture, alternating hand-polished and brushed surfaces, a screw-down crown, sapphire crystals front and back, and 30 m water resistance. The dial work sits firmly in the métiers tradition: white gold or rose gold base, hand-hammered texture under translucent grey or incolore enamel, a sandblasted outer ring with hand-bevels and block polishing, and white gold indexes at 6 and 12. Hands carry domed bevels and mirror polish in titanium, flamed blue on the steel watch and a special two-tone finish on the rose gold.
Inside, the DCR-01 brings automatic winding via the white gold micro-rotor, twin barrels, and a sandblasted titanium tourbillon cage. Finishing is emphatically old-school: wide Côtes de Genève by special tool, brush and cabron satin, hand-applied perlage, block polishing, handmade inward angles, and black polish. Even the hidden gets attention. The spec sheet is clear: 196 components, 32 jewels, 4 Hz, about 70 hours of power, 32.8 mm overall diameter, small seconds on the tourbillon at 1 o’clock.
This closure feels intentional. Cavasino states the DCR-01 was never meant for continuous production. It reads as a statement of values – precision, restraint, artisanal truth. As the engineer from Marseille turns another page, the watch quietly says what it needs to say. Then it keeps time. Which is, after all, the point.
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