Limited to 5 pieces per variant.
A special version of our fifth release.
Temporis Sauterelle is the watch Lesablier was originally meant to make.
Before the brand existed, the plan was to build around the jump-hour complication. An early concept was drawn in 2016, with the idea revisited again in 2023. But executing it properly required more than placing an aperture on an existing dial. It required a dedicated module, a completely new case and bracelet, and production partners capable of bringing the mechanism and design together as a coherent watch.
Nearly a decade later, we are finally able to make it.
Sauterelle pairs a jumping-hour display at 12 o’clock with a single central minute hand. The display sits within a layered, tonneau-shaped dial architecture, housed in a curved 904L stainless-steel case with an integrated bracelet. It is available in five distinct executions: Aventurine, Malachite, Tiger’s Eye, Lapis and Openworked.
Although it is our fifth release, Sauterelle reaches back to the earliest idea behind Lesablier: creating mechanically interesting watches informed by the unconventional designs of the 1960s, ’70s and ’80s, without simply reproducing them.
Temporis Sauterelle Aurum
The Time
A jump hour separates the passage of time into two distinct forms.
The minutes remain continuous, indicated conventionally by the central hand. At the completion of each hour, the numeral at 12 o’clock advances in a single jump. Hours are displayed as precise, discrete events; minutes remain visibly in motion.
That contrast is the defining feature of Sauterelle. The hour aperture is placed prominently at the top of the dial, while the shaped 60-minute track follows the geometry of the case.
The Movement
Sauterelle is powered by the automatic Lesablier Calibre LJ1.
The calibre begins with the Miyota 9015 and adds a custom mechanical module developed specifically to provide the jumping-hour display. The central hand indicates the minutes, while the hour disc advances to the next numeral at the top of each hour.
Calibre LJ1 provides a power reserve of approximately 40 to 42 hours.
The movement is shared across all five versions of Sauterelle. In the Openworked model, much of its dial-side construction is visible through smoked sapphire, including the jump-hour mechanism and the perlage-finished movement holder.
The Case
Sauterelle’s case takes its starting point from the shaped and integrated-bracelet watches of the 1970s and early 1980s, but its construction is entirely our own.
The 39.5mm-wide tonneau body is curved through its profile, as is the sapphire crystal above it. At 46mm lug-to-lug, the case retains a strong presence without relying on excessive width.
Its layered construction is defined by broad brushed surfaces, polished bevels and contrasting case-side finishes that emphasize the changing geometry.The crystal follows the contour of the case rather than sitting as a flat element above it. This curvature continues into the bracelet, allowing the watch to wrap naturally around the wrist.
Sauterelle measures 12.1mm thick and is water resistant to 30 metres.
The case and bracelet are both manufactured from 904L stainless steel.
The integrated bracelet carries the horizontal lines of the case directly onto the wrist, with brushed upper surfaces and polished details continuing the finishing language of the watch head.
It is secured by a double-butterfly clasp with extension-style microadjustment on both sides. This allows the effective bracelet length to be adjusted without removing links or relying on a large external clasp mechanism.
Quick-release spring bars allow the bracelet to be removed without conventional tools.
This particular variation has a PVD yellow-gold caseThe Dials
The structure of Sauterelle remains consistent across the collection, but the character of the watch changes considerably with each dial material.
Natural variation is inherent to the stone executions. Color, veining, inclusions and pattern will differ from one dial to another.
Aventurine
A deep blue aventurine dial with fine, irregular points of reflected light.
The restrained dial layout leaves a large uninterrupted surface around the minute display, allowing the material to remain visible rather than reducing it to a small central insert. The hour disc is color-matched in dark blue.
Malachite
The Malachite model is defined by the stone’s layered green banding.
Because the dial architecture follows the curved shape of the case, the natural lines of the material move through both the center and outer portion of the dial. Each example will have its own distribution of light and dark green striations.
Tiger’s Eye
Tiger’s Eye introduces warmer brown, amber and golden tones to the collection.
Its chatoyance changes with the angle of the wrist, moving between darker bands and brighter reflected streaks. A brown hour disc keeps the aperture integrated with the surrounding material.
Lapis
The Lapis version uses a saturated blue dial with naturally occurring lighter areas and metallic pyrite inclusions.
Its surface is more irregular than Aventurine, with the variation of the stone remaining clearly visible across the dial. The hour disc is finished in a complementary blue.
Openworked
The Openworked version replaces the stone dial with smoked sapphire crystal. The transparency exposes the movement’s dial-side construction, including the jump-hour mechanism, rotating hour disc and perlage-finished movement holder. The smoked finish retains contrast and depth while allowing the mechanical architecture beneath the display to remain visible. Rather than presenting the movement as decoration alone, the Openworked dial shows the mechanism responsible for the watch’s defining function.Detailed Specifications
Movement
Calibre: LJ1 automatic jump-hour movement
Base calibre: Miyota 9015
Module: Custom mechanical jump-hour module
Display: Jumping hour with central minute hand
Power reserve: Approximately 40–42 hoursCase
Material: 904L stainless steel
Shape: Curved tonneau
Width: 39.5mm
Lug-to-lug: 46mm
Thickness: 12.1mm
Lug width: 20mm
Crystal: Curved sapphire crystal
Water resistance: 30 metres / 3 ATMBracelet
Material: Integrated 904L stainless steel
Clasp: Double-butterfly clasp
Adjustment: Double-sided extension-style microadjustment
Attachment: Quick-release spring barsDial and Lume
Dial options: Aventurine, Malachite, Tiger’s Eye, Lapis and smoked-sapphire Openworked
Hour display: BGW9 Super-LumiNova numerals
Stone models: BGW9 accent along the inner edge of the minute track
Openworked model: Fully BGW9-coated minute hand
