Aviron Genève · Since 1911
Time, held to a higher standard.
The Meridian 1911. An aviator's dress watch, open to the mechanics of flight.
Ninety-nine pieces a year. Each one, a decade in the making.
The Meridian 1911
An instrument, dressed in gold.
- Movement
- Calibre AV-1911, hand-wound, open-worked
- Case
- 39mm rose gold, 8.4mm thin
- Dial
- Skeletonised, emerald chapter ring
- Power reserve
- 72 hours
- Edition
- 99 pieces a year
The movement
Every wheel drawn by hand.
The calibre is open-worked to the barrel. Bridges are anglaged, polished, and set with green jewels.
One watchmaker, from first wheel to last.
Heritage
A century above Geneva.
1911
A workshop opens above Geneva. The first cockpit instruments.
1936
The first wristworn altimeter for pilots.
1968
The house turns to the dress watch, instrument at heart.
1994
The first open-worked calibre.
2011
A century marked with a single piece.
Today
Ninety-nine watches a year, by hand.
Craft
The hand at every stage.
Hand-finishing
Anglage drawn by hand. Bridges polished to a black shine.
The movement
Every wheel open to view. Nothing hidden.
The case
Rose gold, turned and brushed. Thin against the wrist.
The maison, seen
Quiet studies.
Plate 01
Plate 02
Plate 03
Plate 04
By appointment
Arrange a private viewing.
By appointment, in Geneva or with our representative.