First Look: Mauron Musy MU05-106 Architect and MU06-921 Mayura

It’s a fact of the watch industry that there’s a lot of cross pollination between watch styles and designs. Not least because lots of brands take inspiration from each other. Creating something that feels completely unique and distinctive is therefore incredibly difficult. And yet there’s nothing quite like Mauron Musy out there. The 100% Swiss-Made independent brand places their focus squarely on what they describe as ‘exterior complications’, which in practical terms means unusual and eye-catching case and dial design. At Time to Watches in Geneva we were introduced to their latest releases, the Mauron Musy MU05-106 Architect and MU06-921 Mayura.

Mauron Musy MU05-106 Architect

When it comes to modern architecture there’s one arena that is push boundaries further than all the rest, algorithmic and generative design. That’s the specialty of architect Arturo Tedeschi, who worked alongside Mauron Musy to create the MU05-106 Architect. The goal was to design an asymmetrical dial that goes beyond human creative capacities – where humans always seek logic and patterns in a design, Tedeschi’s computational techniques are able to create an organic, flowing architecture that is appealing to the eye and yet seemingly random and chaotic. The dial is made from brass with a black ruthenium coating and is finished by hand.

The watch measures a broad 44mm in diameter in grade 5 titanium with a sweeping brushed finish across the bezel and many facets of the case. It’s also equipped with Mauron Musy’s signature nO-Ring technology, a method of ensuring 300m water resistance without the use of a gasket as is the norm. Protected by this technology is the calibre MM01-SK, an automatic movement with a 55-hour power reserve.

Between the 100% Swiss craftsmanship, hand finishing and exclusivity of a 10 piece limited edition, the Mauron Musy MU05-106 Architect is priced at CHF 28,000 (approx. £24,600).

Mauron Musy MU06-921 Mayura

The Mauron Musy MU06-921 Mayura is eye-catching for a completely different reason to the Architect above. Instead of having an incredibly complex and intricate dial, it’s all about the case finish and colour. It’s made from titanium with a carbon-based coating applied with Advanced Arc Technology (AAT) which provides exceptional scratch and thermal resistance. It’s also exceptionally smooth, which means it picks up on the brushed finishing of the metal beneath incredibly well.

However, its signature feature is that it reacts to gases in the air creating an iridescent shine across its surface, ensuring that no two watches are the same. It’s seriously impressive, shifting in hue and shade from pinks to purples, to oranges, yellows and greens. It’s hard to believe that it wasn’t artificially patterned or coated with a range of materials.

The dial has a stylised sector design with a grained centre that also looks great with a matching rainbow gradient. Beneath the dial is the calibre MM02 with 40-hour power reserve. As you can see from the exhibition caseback, it’s a micro-rotor movement.

As for price, the Mauron Musy MU06-921 Mayura is fractionally lower than the Architect at CHF 21,000 (approx. £18,500) but that’s not likely to change the type of buyer who can afford one. It’s also a limited edition with 13 pieces available.

More details at Mauron Musy.

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