DETENT / THE WATCH COLLECTION

Mechanical watches.
Made to be worn.

A considered collection of dress watches, presented through clear product pages, detailed photography and a simple path to the catalog.

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DETENT Type 01 Noir mechanical wristwatch with a black dial and leather strap — TYPE 01 NOIR / SAMPLE COLLECTION

Calibre DT-01

Swiss lever, in-house, visible.

Escapement

Swiss lever, 15-tooth

Frequency

28,800 A/h · 4 Hz

Power reserve

72 hours

Jewels

Balance

Free-sprung, variable inertia

Diameter

30.4 mm

Thickness

4.85 mm

Decoration

Côtes de Genève, hand-bevelled

Macro detail of the DT-01 calibre: the pallet fork carrying two ruby jewels reaching into the teeth of the escape wheel

The collection

Six references. One calibre.

Type 01 Noir

$3,850.00

DT01-N-39

Type 01 Slate

$4,200.00

DT01-S-39

Type 02 Small Seconds

$4,650.00

DT02-SS-38

Type 02 Anthracite

$4,980.00

DT02-A-38

Type 03 Open Escapement

$6,400.00

DT03-OE-40

Type 03 Blued

$6,900.00

DT03-B-40

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A watchmaker's bench with the DT-01 movement under a loupe

Regulated by one person, over six days.

28,800

Beats per hour

72h

Power reserve

Jewels

Positions regulated

Journal

September 4, 2026

Blued screws are not decoration

Heating steel to 290°C changes what it is, and the colour is only the evidence.

September 4, 2026

Six days on one movement

What regulating in six positions actually involves, and why it takes as long as it does.

September 4, 2026

Why the escapement is the only part that matters

Everything else in a watch stores or transmits energy. One component decides what a second is.

Mechanical watches.
Made to be worn.

Swiss lever, in-house, visible.