Hautlence Sphere Series 5 goes full white in a 28-piece titanium edition

Hautlence has introduced the Sphere Series 5, an all-white edition of its multi-axis spherical jumping hour watch. Limited to 28 pieces, it debuts at the Salón Internacional de Alta Relojería (SIAR) in Mexico City, and Mexico is the only market for the first 30 days.

The defining change is color. The titanium hours sphere now wears a white coating, and its engraved numerals are filled with grey Super-LumiNova. The retrograde minutes hand is micro-blasted brass with a sandblasted coating and the same grey luminous material.

Hautlence prices the Sphere Series 5 at CHF 72,200, excluding taxes, placing it among the low-volume, high-price releases we have reported, such as the 50-piece A. Lange & Söhne Datograph Perpetual that revived the full-platinum bracelet. The Sphere line began in 2023 with the blue-toned Series 1, which established the multi-axis jumping hour as the collection's signature, and every edition since has changed the palette.

What is inside the case

The case keeps the more compact dimensions introduced with the Sphere Series 3. The rectangular Grade 5 titanium shell measures 37mm by 45mm, with a thickness of 17.4mm including the sapphire crystal and 11.5mm without it.

The case middle, horns, bezel and crown carry satin-finished and polished surfaces. An extra-hard sapphire crystal with anti-reflective treatment and bevelled edges protects the dial, and a sapphire caseback shows the movement. Water-resistance is 100m.

The hand-wound A82 caliber builds on a base architecture from Moser, a sister company, while Hautlence designed and assembled the display module itself. The movement has 160 components, beats at 21,600 vibrations per hour and has a minimum power reserve of 72 hours.

The hours sphere rotates on three axes, driven by four conical gears arranged around two inclined crossed axes. At the top of each hour the sphere turns to reveal the next numeral. Minutes are shown separately by a retrograde hand across a 180-degree sector.

Behind the sphere, the base dial is skeletonised, rhodium-plated brass with a frosted finish. The sapphire dial above it carries applied minute numerals in Globolight, so the white treatment runs through the display and not only the case or strap.

Straps, Mexico and the 30-day window

The watch comes on a white suede strap with a titanium folding clasp. Each watch allocated to Mexico also includes three interchangeable suede straps in white, green and red.

After the initial 30-day exclusivity period, other deliveries will include only the white suede strap. Hautlence has not said how many of the 28 pieces are allocated to Mexico, or when deliveries elsewhere begin.

The collection has moved through a clear color sequence to reach white. After the blue Series 1 came the black-and-grey Series 2, then the Series 3 in a compact titanium case with purple accents, and the Series 4 in olive-green and sand.

The Sphere competes on rarity and display mechanics rather than a conventional complication list. A buyer is choosing a three-axis jumping hour, with the numeral changing once an hour, over the usual chronograph or calendar.

Hautlence directs further information to its own website, hautlence.com. The company has stated the price, the edition size and the Mexican launch terms, but no date for the wider rollout.