AGELOCER Free-sprung Balance Manta Tourbillon Watch

Original design by Etienne Ruffieux

Etienne Ruffieux has worked for prestigious high-luxury brands including Zenith, Parmigiani, and Gucci. This tourbillon is his original design for AGELOCER.
Inspired by the manta ray, AGELOCER reimagines the tourbillon as two gracefully gliding mantas. Without a traditional dial, the openworked skeleton reveals light, shadow, and unprecedented mechanical beauty.

3D Bionic Free-sprung
Balance Flying Tourbillon

This design presents stringent challenges for machining.

· Calibrated center of gravity for stable 360° tourbillon rotation
· Ultra-light, ultra-thin carriage to reduce inertia and ensure precision
· Manta ray-inspired 3D streamlined form on delicate components

Achieving these three balances in a 13mm-wide, 0.4mm-thick component (min. 0.15mm, 0.12g) is far more challenging than it seems. Machining precision is controlled to within 0.001mm, as even the slightest error could compromise either timekeeping or aesthetics — a true showcase of our core technology.

60-Hour power reserve

AGELOCER’s tourbillon delivers a 60-hour power reserve — a 50% improvement over the 40-hour luxury watch standard — thanks to its dual mainspring design. Parallel dual barrels ensure even energy distribution for more accurate, stable timekeeping. Combined with a 28,800 vph (4Hz) high frequency, daily error is controlled within ±15 seconds.

Sea Blue Super-LumiNova®
Luminous System

Beyond the robust mechanical movement, we prioritize nighttime practicality. The hands and markers are coated with Swiss Super-LumiNova® eco-friendly luminescent material, delivering the same aquamarine glow as Rolex.
This clear blue light ensures easy time reading at night, while gently reminding us that protecting the marine ecosystem is an urgent matter.

Double-Sided Sapphire Crystal

AGELOCER uses sapphire crystal on both the dial and case back — the same material found in high-end luxury watches. Our 6N (99.9999%) high-purity sapphire, treated with anti-reflective coating, delivers exceptional transparency and clarity.

Over 500 Hours of Crafting

Each watch will be carefully crafted by watchmakers for over 500 hours and has undergone a 2-week precision test and a 50 meter depth waterproof test.