Horage has introduced the Tourbillon 3 Relik, a new 38.5mm stainless steel flying tourbillon that brings the brand’s high-complication watchmaking into a more compact and wearable format.
The watch also debuts the Relik case shape, a cleaner and more classical platform intended to carry future complications while keeping the brand’s technical identity intact.
The Relik case makes the tourbillon easier to live with
The key change is size, with the Tourbillon 3 Relik moving to a 38.5mm diameter after earlier Horage tourbillons generally sat closer to 41mm.
At 9.9mm thick, the stainless steel case keeps a slim profile for a watch with a flying tourbillon, and 100 metres of water resistance gives it a practical edge not always found in this category.
The lugs are softer and more curved than on some of the brand’s sportier designs, while the smaller unguarded crown helps the watch feel less aggressive on the wrist.
A fixed coin-edge bezel sits low into the case architecture, adding just enough mechanical texture without competing with the dial.
A skeleton dial with Horage’s grid language
The dial is built around a skeletonised bridge structure machined into Horage’s familiar grid motif, giving the watch a technical look that sits somewhere between architecture and circuitry.
On the Mint Fizz version, some of the remaining grid sections are finished in a pale blue-green tone, with other versions bringing deeper purple or forest green accents into the same layout.
The design is intentionally busy, though the raised rehaut and block-style luminous markers give the eye a fixed track for reading the time.
At six o’clock, the 60-second flying tourbillon is the visual anchor, with one arm of the cage marked by a black screw to act as the running seconds display.
The K-TOU movement remains the real argument
Inside is Horage’s in-house K-TOU calibre, a manually wound movement with 26 jewels, a 25,200 vph frequency and a 120-hour power reserve.
The specification is unusually strong at this level, with a silicon escapement, silicon hairspring, COSC certification and a power reserve indicator included alongside the flying tourbillon.
The rear view is not treated as an afterthought, as the barrel is opened with a labyrinth-like cut-out pattern that gives a clear look at the mainspring responsible for the five-day reserve.
Price and positioning for the Tourbillon 3 Relik
The Horage Tourbillon 3 Relik is priced at CHF 10,990, or approximately £10,400 before local taxes, placing it in rare territory for a Swiss-made flying tourbillon with this level of movement technology.
It is delivered on a dark blue rubber strap with an alligator-embossed texture, soft-touch lining and deployant clasp.
A bracelet option would make the watch more versatile for some buyers, but the rubber strap suits the lighter, more contemporary character of the Relik case.
For collectors who like the idea of a serious Swiss tourbillon without the usual size, price or formality, the Tourbillon 3 Relik is one of Horage’s most convincing executions yet.
