TIARA: THE RADIANCE OF AN UNALTERABLE CROWN FOR THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF MAISON CENTURY

To mark its 60^th anniversary, Maison Century unites high jewelry and watchmaking virtuosity to unveil TIARA, a jubilee edition strictly limited to just 6 pieces, conceived as an ode to sovereign femininity. Sculpted from a 28.5 mm sapphire with 48 hand-cut facets, this masterpiece protects a diamond-paved dial and a halo of multi-colored gemstones. Thanks to the Megalith system, TIARA asserts itself as a sculptural, unalterable monolith. This timepiece marries the precision of a Swiss Made Quartz caliber with the suppleness of an 18 ct. white gold Milanese mesh, revealing an architecture of light of perfect unity.

A Crown for Today’s Heroines

Ever since its founding in 1966 by Hans-Ulrich Klingenberg, Century has celebrated the art of transmission. To mark its 60-year history, the Maison presents TIARA in an exclusive limited run of 6 pieces. Heir to a universe that bears its name with majesty, TIARA draws its poetry from the favorite jewel of Belle Époque royalty. While its lines evoke the fascinating destinies of Empress Sissi or Joséphine, this new timepiece is resolutely addressed to the contemporary heroine – the woman who wears her spirit as her most precious ornament. A true tribute to the woman who defines her era, TIARA transforms the measurement of time into a celebration of every moment, capturing the magic of a unique destiny within a prism of absolute grace.

An Unalterable Chromatic Prism

Each TIARA setting is a marvel of refraction born from the expertise of the Artisan of Light. Cut from a sapphire block of extreme hardness (Mohs scale 9), the sapphire circle displays 48 manually polished facets, creating a fascinating play of mirrors where light bounces infinitely. This architecture is magnified by a halo of 62 multicolored gemstones – a precious gradient of orange, green, blue, violet, and pink sapphires, tsavorites, topazes, and tourmalines – forming a vibrant rainbow that harmonizes with a dial paved with 292 diamonds of exceptional brilliance. The lugs, meticulously shaped into a tiara silhouette, seal the union between the case and an 18 ct. white gold Milanese mesh bracelet, whose flexibility evokes the caress of a haute couture fabric.

The Strength of the Monolith

The integrity of TIARA is founded upon the Megalith system, an exclusive structural construction that achieves a sapphire monolith of perfect unity. This innovation ensures remarkable water-resistance to 10 Bar (100 meters), nobly protecting a Swiss Made Quartz caliber of unfailing punctuality. Every detail, from the 18 ct. white gold crown to the artisanal finishes crafted in Nidau, bears witness to Maison CENTURY’s quest for permanence, offering an unalterable beauty that defies the cycles of time.

Philip W.A. Klingenberg, CEO of CENTURY: “To celebrate our Maison’s 60th anniversary, we sought, with TIARA, to capture the very essence of sovereign femininity: an unalterable strength protected by a prism of radiant colors.”