Speake-Marin Limits Royal Blue Piccadilly Tourbillon to Five Pieces
Speake-Marin has announced a five-piece Piccadilly flying tourbillon in 42mm 5N red gold with a royal blue ostrich strap. According to the manufacture, the watch uses the in-house SMA05 automatic calibre with a 72-hour power reserve, a flying tourbillon at 1:30 and a power-reserve display at 7:30. Water resistance is 30 metres. The price is CHF 95,000 excluding tax.
Five pieces is a collector allocation, not a boutique staple. The Piccadilly case—cushioned, lugged, and long associated with the brand—does the framing. Royal blue ostrich supplies the colour. Gold does the rest. Enthusiasts who prefer to build colour stories on steel sports cases can still study strap and bracelet contrast in the Jubilee vs Oyster bracelet guide.
Layout and calibre
Placing a flying tourbillon at 1:30 rather than at 6 is a Speake-Marin habit: it leaves the lower half of the dial open for the power-reserve fan at 7:30. SMA05 is automatic, with three days of running time. That reserve is useful when a tourbillon watch is worn a few times a month. Thirty metres of water resistance is dress-watch territory. It is not a diver, and it should not be treated as one.
The 42mm 5N red-gold case is warm against royal blue. Ostrich grain reads from arm’s length, which is the distance that matters in a restaurant, not under a loupe. Owners who later swap straps should treat the 30m rating as gone until a pressure test is done—the same rule that applies after any case opening, including a first home build. See the water resistance testing guide.
| Item | Specification |
|---|---|
| Limitation | 5 pieces |
| Case | 42mm 5N red gold Piccadilly |
| Movement | SMA05 automatic |
| Tourbillon | Flying, at 1:30 |
| Power reserve | 72 hours; indicator at 7:30 |
| Water resistance | 30 metres |
| Strap | Royal blue ostrich |
| Price | CHF 95,000 excl. tax |
Where it sits in the line
Speake-Marin has used the Piccadilly shape for time-only pieces, dual time and tourbillons. This edition is a colour and metal story on a known chassis. CHF 95,000 excluding tax puts it among the brand’s higher tourbillon offers. The five-piece cap will keep it off most grey-market lists for a while; when examples move, the ostrich strap and full set will matter.
Independent watchmaking at this price is bought for finishing and for a recognisable case. The flying cage at 1:30 is the signature, not a hidden micro-rotor. Photographers will shoot it from the crown side. Wearers will feel the gold first.
A note for builders
A flying tourbillon is not a weekend project. What is transferable is the idea of offsetting a large feature so the rest of the dial can breathe. GMT builds do something similar when they keep a 24-hour hand from crowding the date. Movement choice for that kind of work is covered in the NH35 vs NH36 vs NH34 movement guide.
Lume is not the story on royal blue ostrich and red gold, but if a future owner wants night legibility on a different Speake-Marin, compound quality still matters. Practical upgrade notes live in the lume upgrade guide.
FAQ
How many Royal Blue Piccadilly tourbillons are there?
Five pieces.
Where is the tourbillon placed?
A flying tourbillon at 1:30, with the power-reserve display at 7:30.
Is it a sports watch?
No. It is a 42mm red-gold Piccadilly with 30 metres of water resistance, sold on royal blue ostrich at CHF 95,000 excluding tax.
Speake-Marin’s five-piece edition is a colourway on a house case, with SMA05 doing the mechanical talking. The allocation is small enough that most readers will only see it in photographs—and that is by design.