Representing four years of meticulous development, the Ardea stands as Bradley Taylor’s inaugural timepiece featuring a completely in-house movement and dial. The watch is powered by the Calibre 475RS, a sophisticated mechanism distinguished by a playful retrograde seconds complication, a solid gold gear train, and a specialized titanium and platinum balance wheel. Its fine silver dial showcases intricate guilloché patterns created on a restored rose engine, complemented by hand-polished numerals machined from solid platinum. Every element of the Ardea is defined by rounded, romantic contours designed to catch and reflect light in ever-changing ways. The name itself is derived from the Latin word for heron, honoring the elegant birds Taylor observes near his riverside workshop, whose swift, decisive strikes inspired the rhythmic snap of the watch’s retrograde display.
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