The Octolune Medallion Antarctica – Straw Marquetry, One of a Kind Edition is a more intimate and contemplative expression of the Antarctica Project, where art reveals itself through detail, depth, and stillness. Created by the same artist, V. Bove, this unique piece places the artwork within a medallion positioned at 6 o’clock, a focal point of silence and fascination set against the mesmerizing Infinity dial.
Within this medallion, Antarctica is distilled into an abstract and hypnotic vision. Hand-cut and meticulously assembled straw marquetry captures light with a magnetic presence. The surface evokes polar ice seen from afar, with delicate fractures and translucent depths, like a fragment of an iceberg suspended in time.
The contrast with the Infinity dial amplifies the visual experience. Around the medallion, time seems to expand and dissolve, while at 6 o’clock the eye is irresistibly drawn to this miniature artwork, alive with subtle movement. Each shift of the wrist transforms the reflections, creating a mesmerizing interplay between softness and brilliance, calm and intensity.
Limited to one single piece ever, this Octolune Medallion can never be replicated. Every straw fragment, every orientation, and every interaction with light is entirely unique.
The result is a refined dialogue between contemporary watchmaking and Swiss métiers d’art, where Antarctica is not merely depicted, but quietly felt, captured in a suspended moment at 6 o’clock.
