Serpent Calendar

Note on sources: the sources consulted do not agree on the exact debut year of this line. Some brand chronologies place it as early as the mid-2000s, alongside the second series of the Piccadilly Original collection; the most widespread and detailed photographic and technical documentation, however, almost always concerns a later version, presented around 2012, with a thinner case (about 12 mm) and the new dual-barrel EROS-1 caliber. This page therefore mainly tells the story of this latter execution, the best documented, explicitly flagging the uncertainty over the birth date of the original concept.

The idea behind the line is a calendar that indicates the date by means of a central hand shaped like a "snake": a solution designed to visually shorten the hand compared with traditional central date indications, reducing overlap with the hour and minute hands and improving the legibility of the multi-layered dial, often lacquered white or in other colors in later executions. The case shares the general layout of the Piccadilly family, with a diamond-shaped crown and more pronounced lugs than the original model.

In the version with the EROS-1 caliber, the automatic movement has two barrels that guarantee about five days of power reserve, with circular bridges featuring satin and engraved finishing and the rotor signed with the characteristic gear-wheel design. Later editions, documented from 2015, adopted the Vaucher 3002 caliber in titanium executions (black, blue or white dials) and in 18-carat red gold, confirming the longevity of the line within the brand's catalog even after the change of ownership in 2017.