Cleguer’s malachite Inspiration One is the version that caught my attention

The green malachite dial is the part that makes this Inspiration One work for me. It gives the small time display a really strong color, while leaving most of the face open for the balance and the unusual arrangement around it. I like the contrast with the warm metal beneath. This Hour Glass family gets 104 out of 120 bezel clicks, with the un-set malachite appearance being my clear preference from the material verified here.

The series consists of six unique pieces shown around IAMWATCH: two champlevé-enamel executions, two malachite executions and two malachite versions with emerald setting. They belong to the original November 12 intake. The exact correspondence between every piece number, metal and dial treatment wasn't fully established, so I wouldn't assign six invented commercial references to them.

A small dial with a lot around it

I enjoy the off-center time display. It gives the hands a clear home while the surrounding mechanical parts remain visible. In the verified photograph, the malachite is dark enough to hold its own against the larger gold-colored surface. The green strap helps the dial feel like part of the whole watch rather than a small stone insert selected at the end.

The balance and its bridge have enough space that I can follow their shapes. That matters to me with an exposed mechanism. I can admire the work in a tightly packed dial, but I don't always enjoy looking at the complete watch. Here the open areas let the unusual layout remain legible as a design.

I would want to see the stone under a few different lights. Malachite has its own pattern, and one photographed example doesn't promise the same banding on another unique piece. The emerald-set executions also need their own visual judgment. My preference for the simpler malachite treatment isn't a claim that I've inspected all six watches in person.

The family is established; several edition details aren't

Current coverage identifies the Inspiration One's proprietary escapement and dial-side free-sprung balance. The maker's ordinary product page and downloadable press kit describe and show an earlier titanium execution. Those are useful background, but they don't establish the new gold editions' case dimensions, reserve or exact movement specification. I've left those fields open rather than transferring the older watch's numbers.

The usable exact-edition photograph is credited to Mathieu Cleguer through Instituto Português de Relojoaria. The newly checked manufacturer press archive doesn't supply additional views of these six pieces. That is why this page has one relevant photograph instead of several pictures of a different Inspiration One. The image is enough to discuss the visible layout, with obvious limits on what can be judged from it.

A verified USD price, allocation and delivery schedule remain unknown as of November 14. I would want all three, along with clearer photographs of each execution and an explanation of servicing the escapement. The malachite version looks excellent to me already; the missing information still matters before it could become anything beyond an object of admiration.