A LIVING MECHANICAL SCULPTURE
At first glance, nothing suggests a clockwork nature in this bust with a classical aesthetic. But upon closer inspection, the revelation occurs: it is not a simple sculpture, it is a moving enigma.
A SCULPTURE THAT BREATHES, A TIME THAT IS FELT
Every detail of this creation has been designed to capture the essence of time, like an emotion to be lived and felt.
Hearing: An organic beat, a discreet heartbeat echoing our own vital rhythm.
Touch: Cold to the touch, this marble ceramic sculpture absorbs a gentle warmth with the rhythm of its breath.
Sight: Its eyes turn, marking the minutes, while its temples slowly open, punctuating the hours in a silent dance.
Smell: An independent mechanism releases a custom fragrance into the air, like a secret breath.
Taste: as for taste, have a madeleine! Every moment is a reminiscence, a sensory journey between past and future.
TIME, BUT NOT AS YOU IMAGINE IT
This mechanical art object doesn't tell time, it reveals it, it breathes it, it sculpts it. A true manifesto against the frantic race of seconds, it invites you to slow down, observe, and interact.
The hours are displayed using two sculpted rosettes that bloom, one petal per hour, marking the passage of time before closing in a breath at midday.
The minutes are read in the subtle movement of the eyes, which transforms the expression of the face.
The seconds, however, are not counted. They are felt, carried by the breath of the artwork.
A CUSTOM CREATION FOR YOU AND MADE BY FOUR HANDS
Le Temps Retrouvé is an intimate dialogue between you and Maison Trilobe.
In Paris, in our partner workshop, the visual artist Stéphane Gérard will sketch the face you choose, capturing every feature with precision before sculpting it.
Our watchmakers, for their part, will rethink the architecture of the movement so that it embraces the features of this face dear to you, giving birth to a creation of unparalleled complexity.
Finally, during a meeting with a Parisian perfumer, a singular fragrance will be born, crafted for you, which will escape into the air to the rhythm of your sculpture's breath.
AN EXCEPTIONAL MECHANICAL MYSTERY
Halfway between an automaton and a pendulum clock, between sculpture and watchmaking, Le Temps Retrouvé defies conventions.
The mechanism, designed by our partner Manufacture Masur, is inspired by the "Pendulettes de Paris" (Parisian pendulum clocks) and transposes them into a futuristic vision. The 2050 components of the movement are custom-made and hand-decorated, each sometimes requiring more than a day of work to achieve the required level of perfection.
Le Temps Retrouvé is the result of a somewhat crazy collaborative effort, four years of research and development, and over 3,000 hours of design. A project full of emotion, where mechanics become living, free, and immersive.