Daring combinations of materials and colours are the unmistakable signature touch of the DeWitt master-watchmakers. The Academia Double Fuseau GMT2 Poetic revisits the flagship Academia collection with considerable creativity. Framed by the famous DeWitt imperial columns, its 43 mm-diameter dial is graced by a globe motif made from “Goldfluss”. Originally developed in Venice, “Goldfluss”, also known as gold glass, is an extremely rare synthetic crystal featuring gold and silver-coloured “teardrop” inclusions. Known for being extremely hard to work with, this exceptional material creates an astonishing depth effect on the flame-blued globe radiantly glowing against the black sunburst guilloché base of the dial entirely crafted in the company’s in-house workshops.

This exquisitely delicate design encapsulates the full measure of horological excellence cultivated by DeWitt, while providing an extremely poetic vision of time. The mechanical self-winding movement powering this timepiece features an original GMT complication: the second time zone is adjusted by pinpointing its position on the tiny globe composed of day and night sections. During the adjustment process, the earth turns counter-clockwise, thereby facilitating time-setting of the second time zone by the rotation of the small red central hand.