Raúl Pagès’ RP2 was conceived as the more classical pillar of his young independent collection, but this new edition gives the watch a quieter kind of theatre.
Created exclusively for Singapore-based retailer The Hour Glass, the RP2 The Hour Glass Edition keeps the restrained proportions of the original while introducing a light blue mother-of-pearl dial centre and a different movement finish.
It’s limited to three pieces, which makes this one less a line extension than a small, collector-focused variation on Pagès’ developing design language.
At a glance
- Raúl Pagès has created a three-piece RP2 edition exclusively for The Hour Glass.
- The watch pairs a 38.5mm stainless steel case with a light blue mother-of-pearl dial centre and a specially frosted movement finish.
- Price is upon request, with the edition supplied with two hand-stitched leather straps.
A softer face for the RP2
The regular RP2 uses a deep cerulean blue dial with a white agate centre, but The Hour Glass Edition shifts the tone toward something paler and more reflective.
Here, the dial is built on a German silver base with a black-nickel-plated German silver hour ring and a central insert in light blue mother-of-pearl.
The small seconds display sits recessed at six o’clock and is finished in grey, giving the dial a subtle sense of depth without disrupting its symmetry.
Short white baton markers handle the hour and minute indications, while a fine light blue ring traces the inner edge of the hour chapter.
The Pagès signature is placed at four o’clock, an asymmetrical detail that keeps the dial from feeling too formal.
Case proportions and Breguet-inspired hands
The case remains in 316L stainless steel and measures 38.5mm across by 11.5mm thick, including the glassbox sapphire crystal.
Its geometry is sharpened by an ultra-fine satin finish across the bezel and caseback, with polished edges used to underline the transitions between surfaces.
The front sapphire crystal has an anti-reflective coating, while a second sapphire crystal at the back opens the view onto the movement.
Water resistance is rated to 30 metres.
The hands draw from Abraham-Louis Breguet’s design vocabulary, though Pagès avoids a straight historical copy.
Instead of the familiar open circle at the tip of the hour hand, he uses a small solid disc held by a visible rivet, with hand-matte-finished counterweights on both hands.
A hand-wound calibre with frosted bridges
The RP2 The Hour Glass Edition is powered by Pagès’ hand-wound calibre developed for the RP2.
It uses a traditional Swiss lever escapement, a modern gear train and a conical winding gear.
The 12.5mm variable-inertia balance wheel has four brass regulating weights set into its inner rim, a detail that recalls marine chronometers.
The movement runs at 21,600 vibrations per hour and offers a 60-hour power reserve.
For this edition, Pagès replaces the Geneva stripes of the standard RP2 with frosted bridges and highly polished bevels.
The wheels are finished with circular graining and hand-polished chamfers, with 20 inward angles per wheel and 60 in total.
Steel components including the screws and balance bridge are mirror-polished, while less visible steel parts of the keyless works are straight-grained and chamfered.
Details & Specifications
| Brand | Raúl Pagès |
|---|---|
| Model | RP2 The Hour Glass Edition |
| Case size | 38.5mm diameter, 11.5mm thick including glassbox sapphire crystal |
| Case material | 316L stainless steel |
| Crystal | Anti-reflective sapphire front crystal and sapphire caseback |
| Dial | German silver base, black-nickel-plated German silver hour ring, light blue mother-of-pearl centre and grey recessed small seconds |
| Movement | Hand-wound Raúl Pagès calibre developed for the RP2 |
| Escapement | Traditional Swiss lever escapement |
| Balance | 12.5mm variable-inertia balance with four brass regulating weights |
| Frequency | 21,600 vibrations per hour |
| Power reserve | 60 hours |
| Water resistance | 30 metres |
| Straps | Grey-blue and beige hand-stitched leather straps with tool-free removable bars |
| Buckle | Stainless steel pin buckle |
| Edition | Limited to three pieces, exclusive to The Hour Glass |
| Price | Upon request |
Pagès’ path gives this edition its context, from his training in Michel Parmigiani’s restoration workshop to the RP1, which won the Louis Vuitton Watch Prize for Independent Creatives in 2024.
The RP2 The Hour Glass Edition is quieter than that technically daring predecessor, but it speaks to the same audience of collectors who care about proportion, restraint and hand finishing at close range.
