{"product_id":"sartory-billard-sb04-e-ghost-silicon-tantalum","title":"Sartory Billard SB04-E Ghost Silicon Tantalum","description":"\u003cp\u003eSB04-E Ghost Silicon Tantalum\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Ghost Spirit, Reinvented\n\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor several years, Sartory-Billard has been exploring a radical aesthetic with the Ghost editions: playing with reflections, the disappearance of visual markers, and a fascination with polished mirror surfaces. These pieces, stripped of color, embody an almost ghostly watchmaking, where light itself becomes the only material.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the SB04-E Ghost Silicon, Sartory Billard takes a new step forward. For the first time – after titanium, steel, and gold (private collection) – the mirror surface uses a non-metallic material through the bold use of silicon.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSilicon, the Absolute Mirror\n\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA material emblematic of microtechnology, silicon is used here in its purest form. Each disk is polished to the point of becoming a perfect mirror, revealing a surface of unique intensity: a deep gray, identical to that of tantalum, but with a spectral brilliance that captures and reflects every nuance of light.They are then cut and assembled by Armand Billard in the Sartory-Billard workshop to an extreme thickness of just 0.5 mm.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo Interpretations\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e    Subtle version: an outer ring in sunburst, smoked tantalum frames a central disk in polished mirror silicon. The two materials, twin in color yet opposite in texture, enter into a dialogue of unique harmony.\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e    Radical version: a full dial in polished mirror silicon, a total and continuous surface, both hypnotic and elusive. A true Ghost watch, reserved for the boldest collectors.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCrafted with Intent\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt Sartory-Billard, every watch is a quest for meaning and coherence. The SB04-E Ghost Silicon embodies our philosophy of Crafted with Intent: materializing time by transforming a high-tech element into a pure and radical aesthetic experience. It is a piece where time is reflected more than read – an invitation to silent contemplation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eForm around your wrist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoth SB04-E Ghost editions, whether the full silicon dial or the silicon-and-tantalum combination, are offered with a choice of two exclusive bracelets. The first is a Sartory-Billard rubber strap with a sleek, integrated design, secured by a stainless-steel pin buckle engraved with the SB logo. The second is a Sartory-Billard metal bracelet, featuring alternating brushed and polished surfaces that echo the Ghost’s mirrored aesthetic, paired with a robust three-fold clasp also signed with the logo.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Raw Material\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSilicon is born from the earth’s crust, where it exists in endless abundance as sand and quartz. When refined and crystallized into its purest form, it becomes something entirely different: a perfect lattice of matter, cut into thin wafers and polished until their surface turns into a dark, mirror-like plane. Harder than steel yet lighter than aluminum, this unlikely material usually powers the hidden world of microchips and precision mechanics. On the SB04-E Ghost, this raw material is transformed into a dial that appears almost immaterial—at once mirror, shadow, and light—turning an element of science into a canvas of pure poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn watchmaking, “silicon” (without e) designates the crystalline element shaping our dials – distinct from “silicone,” the soft polymer used in everyday materials.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sartory Billard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47199289966763,"sku":"SB04-E-Ghost-Silicon-Tantalum","price":5685.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0716\/2783\/3515\/files\/5150756893.jpg?v=1780789292","url":"https:\/\/www.exquisitetimepieces.com\/products\/sartory-billard-sb04-e-ghost-silicon-tantalum","provider":"Exquisite Timepieces","version":"1.0","type":"link"}