« Not about noise or marketing. About making the key mechanical idea visible, hiding everything that is not essential, and finishing every component by hand — slowly, honestly. »
Years after first seeing Pratt's prototype, Luca returned to the project with the blessing of Derek's family and rebuilt it from the ground up — redesigning the calibre to honour Pratt's aesthetic and technical standards, bringing his pocket-watch chronometry into a slim, contemporary wristwatch made in only a handful of pieces.
Behind this watch is the philosophy of Luca's atelier: a small, discreet workshop that has long been the invisible backbone behind high complications for others — now signing its own name next to Pratt's. A quiet, deeply considered piece for collectors who care more about substance and lineage than hype.
Hand-wound, developed in the atelier to finally bring Pratt's Reuleaux triangle remontoir from pocket to wrist. Twin suspended barrels feed a one-second constant-force remontoir coaxial with the escape wheel, driving deadbeat seconds at seven o'clock.
316L stainless or platinum. Approximately 41.6 mm in diameter and 12.6 mm thick. Polished bezel and lugs contrast vertically brushed case flanks. Front and back sapphire — the movement becomes a mechanical landscape on the wrist.
The main collection's dial is finely textured, with an off-centre small seconds at seven o'clock and a classical Roman-numeral chapter — the configuration selected as a finalist for the 2025 GPHG. Slim, heat-blued hands and a discreet Derek Pratt signature complete a dial that feels deliberately understated. Salmon and Arabic-numeral variants are also offered.
The deadbeat seconds advancing under the Reuleaux-triangle remontoir — exactly one jump, every second, driven by the constant-force mechanism. Sound muted intentionally; the mechanism speaks for itself.
Derek Pratt was an extraordinary watchmaker — a contemporary of George Daniels, and like Daniels, obsessed with mechanical precision. Unlike him, he never produced a wristwatch under his own name before passing in 2009. That is, until now.
A constant-force wristwatch built from the ground up to honour Derek Pratt's legacy. Each piece is hand-finished in the atelier — production is intentionally tiny, and orders are subject to a waiting list.
« Each Derek Pratt by Luca Soprana is built slowly, by hand, with the blessing of Derek's family. »
Production is deliberately limited. To be considered, please write to us with a short note about yourself and your interest in the piece.
