Description

Artisans de Genève is a successful artisanal Rolex customisation company for private clients, their craftsmanship is outstanding hence the final result.

John McEnroe wanted his watch to have a modern and elegant look, full of finesse. Extremely technical and audacious, The John McEnroe Challenge is characterized by an entirely skeletonized movement, graphic lines, and monochromes tones. A distinctive feature of this unique timepiece, the crown has been repositioned to the left, so that John “Lefty” can continue to wear it during his games without risking injury.

The 3135 movement was reworked entirely with extreme precision. The skeleton is cut, beveled and finished by hand. We have added under the date window a luminescence material: luminova to allow a precise reading of time in the dark. Engineering work of art that required hundreds of hours of work to maintain the technical and functional features of the original version while offering a unique aesthetic.

Main aesthetic changes :
– The steel bezel displays a tungsten insert for a perfect harmony.
– The original date disc has been replaced by a polished sapphire piece enriched by the transferring. An extremely
meticulous work requiring a perfect balance between know-how and technicality.
– The horns of the case are angled at 45 degrees, the bevels are polished while the band is satin-finished. The
bottom of the case is sandblasted. An elegant and delicate work magnifying each element.

This timepiece is offered with its full original set and is under warranty.

Rolex – bio

Founded in 1905 by Hans Wilsdorf and Alfred Davis in London, initially as Wilsdorf & Davis Ltd. Renamed Rolex by 1908 and moved its base of operations to Geneva, Switzerland in 1919.  Their success is due to their innovation namely the legendary “Oyster” case – first water resistant watch and their extremely reliable movements.
The most famous models are Datejust, Day-Date, Daytona, Explorer, GMT-Master, Submariner and many more.
The company is owned by the Hans Wilsdorf Foundation, a family private trust.
One story, never confirmed by Wilsdorf, recounts that the name came from the French words “horlogerie exquise”‘è, meaning “exquisite clockwork”.