Claude Meylan Tortue Rainbow

Claude Meylan takes inspiration from the seven colors of the rainbow.

Claude Meylan Tortue Rainbow Red

Claude Meylan is well known for their expertise in the art of crafting high-quality Swiss Movements with a skeleton design. The new Tortue Rainbow collection is no exception with its seven color variations – orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, indigo, and featured here, red.

The 40 X 40mm all-black steel tonneau-shaped case is perfectly paired with a black rubber strap. This new declination of their 165CM16 movement gives way to a new element – the colorful insertions between the base plate and bridges which match the minute and seconds hands. Each of the bridges is cut out and fully decorated. The Tortue Rainbow has a power reserve of 42 hours and is water resistant to 30 meters.

The inspiration

Claude Meylan took their inspiration from the seven colors of the rainbow. It is thanks to Isaac Newton that we understand the rainbow phenomenon. He demonstrated that the colors are actually the result of the decomposition of the white color of the sun.  When he wanted to name the different colors visible, he chose seven, less a scientific approach than the desired analogy with magic and omnipresence of the number seven.