With the Decimo Canto collection, Locman offers all-Italian watches with a classical inspiration, in name and design. And after the debut in titanium, comes the version with a gold case.
Decimo Canto is a 100% Made in Italy watch produced by Locman. It is a project born out of the collaboration between Marco Mantovani, President of the Elba Island-based company, and the collector and entrepreneur Sandro Fratini, creator of the L'O brand, which marks a new step for the Italian brand and its entry into a higher segment of the market.
The name of the collection was inspired by the tenth canto of Dante's Paradise and in particular a reference to the wheels and mechanisms that mark time. More precisely, the supreme poet describes the chimes of monastic alarm clocks, already in use around 1275. Hence the idea. These are a line that includes watches with 38 mm cases with stepped bezelswhich appears to be formed by three concentric rings. Apparently holding them together are four oversized tassel loopswhich embrace the case emphasising the uniqueness of the design and volumes.
After the titanium versions, Locman has produced new versions with 750 gold cases
Tenth Canto: gemstone dials.
"For us, the three steps of the bezel represent Dante's three cantiches," explains Locman's president, Marco Mantovani, "succeeding in realising, according to our taste, a watch that combines technology and tradition, with timeless beauty. Initially presented in polished titanium, Tenth Canto of Locman is now also offered with a 75 gold case0, which is combined with dials in various colours, made from semi-precious stones such as mother-of-pearl, lapis lazuli, malachite, tiger's eye, red jasper and turquoise.
For the creation of the most precious versions, with natural diamonds set on the dial and lugs, Locman turned to Crivelli, an Italian excellence in the art of goldsmithing. The crown with internal o-ring seal guarantees water resistance up to 5 atmospheres and is decorated with a stone recalling the material of the dial.
For Decimo Canto an Italian movement
The rebirth of the historic Milanese movement manufacturer Oisa 1937 is an all-Italian project that has been revived thanks to the union with Locman.
Tenth Canto of Locman is powered by the hand-wound Oisa 29-50 Cinque Ponti calibre. The rebirth of the historic Milanese movement manufacturer Oisa 1937 is an all-Italian project that has been revived thanks to the union with Locman. The project started with a new version of the manual calibre 29-50, originally designed in the 1960s by Oisa's founder Domenico Morezzi and remodelled today to modern standards.
The movement, of Italian manufacture 100%produced in the atelier in Albuzzano (Pavia), is presented with handmade còtes de Genève workmanship on bridges and una perlage decoration on the mainplate. Equipped with 19 jewels, it features an inertial regulating balance, vants a charging time of up to 60 hours. It is visible through the back.
Pricesfrom 5,950 to 21,000 euro.
