Maserati and Bianchet Unveil Ultrafino Maserati: A Flying Tourbillon Celebrating 100 Years of the Trident

Maserati and Bianchet, the Neuchâtel-based Swiss maison of haute horlogerie, announce a special collaboration in the name of the philosophy they have always shared: passion for beauty that never gives in to compromises, mechanical rigour and artisan tradition, all expressed through balance and precision. To mark the centenary of the iconic Trident emblem inspired by Bologna’s Fountain of Neptune – which made its first appearance on the Tipo 26 when it came in victorious at the Targa Florio – Maserati and Bianchet present UltraFino Maserati, the Flying Tourbillon watch available in a limited collection of 100 one-of-a-kind timepieces, unveiled at the Watches and Wonders 2026 trade fair in Geneva.

A MEETING OF TWO PHILOSOPHIES
The convergence of Maserati and Bianchet serves as the natural, inevitable union of two trajectories that have long run in parallel.

Founded in Bologna in 1914 and now headquartered for over 80 years in Modena, Maserati translates racing passion into cars that embody performance, comfort and typically Italian style. The Nettuno V6 engine, an in-house development featuring an innovative pre-chamber combustion system with dual spark plugs drawing directly from Formula 1 technology, epitomises the brand’s vision: extreme performance and refined elegance.

Bianchet – rooted in Neuchâtel and with its manufacturing base in La Chaux-de-Fonds, the cradle of Swiss haute horlogerie – has embraced a similar and equally rigorous vision since its foundation. Its approach is governed not only by engineering ambition but also by explicit aesthetics: each timepiece is designed in accordance with the principles of the Golden Ratio, so that beauty and proportion become structural, intrinsic qualities of the piece. A philosophy in which function follows form and in which the architecture of the movement satisfies the eye as much as it does its designers.

UltraFino Maserati is therefore the meeting point of these two philosophies: a perfect balance between form and function.

MCPURA AND ULTRAFINO: TWO OBJECTS, ONE SOUL
The UltraFino Maserati design draws its inspiration from the Maserati MCPURA: the brand’s latest supercar, unveiled at the 2025 Goodwood Festival of Speed and made in Modena. Powered by a 630-hp twin-turbocharged 3.0-litre Nettuno V6 and built around a carbon-fibre monocoque, Maserati MCPURA can achieve 0-100 km/h in under 2.9 seconds, a figure that speaks less of brute force than of the mastery of weight, balance and material science. Thanks to a its lightweight construction and meticulous hand-finishing at the Viale Ciro Menotti plant, Maserati MCPURA is the expression of engineering as a form of art. A car that embodies over 100 years of Italian racing heritage and channels it into something contemporary and uncompromising.

The parallels between the watch and supercar are deliberate and precise: the open-worked skeleton dial of UltraFino Maserati takes its visual language from the birdcage-design wheel architecture of MCPURA, with its iconic triple split-spoke design forming a trident motif. The AI Aqua Rainbow finish, which made its debut on MCPURA at Goodwood and belongs to Maserati’s Fuoriserie Collezione Futura programme, infuses the watch dial and runs as a signature accent along the rubber seam of the case, creating the same prismatic depth on the wrist that the car achieves at road speed. The grade 5 titanium bridges and main plate, the high-density carbon case and bracelet, all mirror the torsional stiffness of MCPURA’s carbon fibre chassis, while the flying tourbillon cage – open, visible, suspended – evokes the beating heart of the Nettuno engine.

Where the MCPURA relies on its carbon-fibre chassis to ensure high levels of torsional rigidity whilst absorbing the demands of the road, UltraFino Maserati addresses the equivalent challenge of shock in mechanical watchmaking. Dedicated shock-absorbing solutions have been integrated at both the balance wheel and structural levels, enabling the movement to withstand forces of 5,000 G, an exceptional specification that draws a direct parallel with MCPURA’s suspension engineering and electronic traction management.

WHERE ENGINEERING MEETS DESIGN
The beating heart of UltraFino Maserati is the Bianchet UT01 calibre. Entirely finished by hand: sand-blasted, satin-brushed and polished, with hand-bevelling on every bridge, on the main plate and on the tourbillon cage, the UT01 calibre represents a series of original engineering decisions, each made at the service of a challenging thin profile of 3.85 mm. The suspended mainspring barrel eliminates the traditional ratchet wheel, recovering vertical space while delivering a 60-hour power reserve. A 2.66-mm thin tourbillon cage houses a large screw balance wheel with variable inertia, beating at 3 Hz, which preserves both the visual presence of a generous escapement and the functional safety margins demanded by a wearable instrument. A bespoke winding and time-setting architecture reduces friction and refines energy transfer throughout the gear train.

The result is a movement of 225 components and 29 jewels, finished entirely by hand, within a total case height of 9.9 mm. The case is constructed in high-density carbon fibre with vulcanised rubber, and the hand-finished crown is protected by integrated carbon crown-guards. Both the bezel and case-back are fitted with glare-proof sapphire crystal. Water resistance is also guaranteed up to 5 ATM. Two straps have been imagined for UltraFino Maserati: an integrated high-density carbon-fibre bracelet, and a natural vulcanised rubber strap with a titanium folding clasp. The timepiece weighs 36 g without the strap, with every detail reflecting the rigour that defines this work of haute horlogerie.

A LIMITED EDITION OF 100 PIECES UltraFino Maserati is presented in a limited of 100 timepieces, a number chosen to echo the centenary of the Maserati Trident. Each piece is individually numbered and produced at Bianchet’s atelier in La Chaux-de-Fonds to the standard of hand-finishing and precision that defines the brand.

Cristiano Fiorio, Maserati Chief Marketing Officer and BOTTEGAFUORISERIE General Manager, adds: “With Bianchet, we share a concept: creating objects where iconic design, elegance and authentic performance co-exist in a perfect balance. UltraFino Maserati embodies this harmony: a distinctive aesthetic, based on our iconic heritage and our sporting DNA, transformed into a sophisticated form of elegance that speaks the language of our unmistakable Trident logo, 100 years after its first appearance on one of our cars.”

Rodolfo Festa Bianchet, Founder and CEO of Bianchet, says: “Bianchet and Maserati are built on the same foundation: the certainty that engineering at its highest level is inseparable from beauty. UltraFino Maserati is not a watch inspired by a car. It is the meeting point of two objects that speak the same language, and the expression of two Maisons that have never accepted any compromise in terms of performance and elegance.”

To celebrate UltraFino Maserati’s debut at the Watches and Wonders 2026 trade fair in Geneva, Maserati and Bianchet are offering invited guests an exclusive MCPURA driving experience: a unique opportunity to discover the watch and car, and to experience at first hand the creative dialogue that gave rise to this extraordinary collaboration.

TECH SPECS – ULTRAFINO MASERATI Movement: Calibre Bianchet UT01 – Automatic Flying Tourbillon, 60-second tourbillon rotation
Frequency: 3 Hz / 21,600 vibrations per hour
Power reserve: 60 hours (±5%)
Components: 225 components, 29 jewels
Movement thickness: 3.85 mm
Main plate & bridges: Grade 5 titanium, finished by hand – sand-blasted, satin-brushed, polished, hand-bevelled
Tourbillon cage: Grade 5 titanium, 2.66 mm thin, hand-finished
Shock resistance: 5,000 G
Case: High-density carbon with vulcanized rubber; hand-polished crown in high-density carbon fibre
Dimensions: W: 40 mm · L: 47.39 mm · H: 9.9 mm · Weight: 36 g (without strap)
Glass: Glare-proof sapphire crystal (bezel and case-back)
Water resistance: 5 ATM
Straps: Integrated high-density carbon-fibre bracelet; natural vulcanised rubber with titanium folding clasp
Edition: Limited to 100 individually numbered pieces
Guarantee: 5 years
Origin: Swiss-made

About Maserati S.p.A.
Maserati produces a complete range of unique cars that are immediately recognizable by their extraordinary personality. With style, technology and an innate exclusivity, they delight the most discerning, demanding tastes and refined tastes, always setting a benchmark in the global automotive industry. A tradition of successful cars, each of them redefining what makes an Italian sports car in terms of design, performance, comfort, elegance and safety, currently available in more than 70 markets internationally.

The Maserati line-up includes the Grecale SUV; GranTurismo, the iconic Italian grand tourer; and GranCabrio, the Trident’s new convertible; all models characterized by the use of the highest quality materials and outstanding technical solutions. A range equipped with 4-cylinder hybrid powertrains, available for Grecale, and V6 petrol with rear-wheel and four-wheel drive, embodying the performance DNA of the Trident Brand. GranTurismo is available with both the high-performance V6 petrol engine and a 100% electric version, the GranTurismo Folgore, the first car in the Modena-based brand’s history to adopt this solution. The full-electric range also includes Grecale Folgore and GranCabrio Folgore. The top of the Brand’s range is the MC family, which consists of the MCPURA coupe and its MCPURA Cielo convertible version, powered by the innovative V6 Neptune engine, 100% Maserati, which incorporates F1-derived technologies into the power unit of a standard production car. Completing the Brand’s commercial offering is the Maserati GT2 Stradale, the road-legal version of the GT2, which brought Maserati back to the track in covered-wheel championships, while Maserati MCXtrema is the limited series of only 62 units, a track-only homologated racing car that pushes Trident performance to the highest level and is dedicated to racing car enthusiasts.

Maserati’s mission is to write the future of mobility in the luxury segment by focusing on its customers’ requests. In order to achieve this mission, the Brand is also strongly focused on the Maserati Fuoriserie customization program, the Maserati Classiche activities, and the intensive Maserati Corse racing program.

About Bianchet
Bianchet stands at the crossroads of art and performance, crafting tourbillon timepieces that merge pure style with high performance and the highest levels of watchmaking engineering. Rooted in the principles of the Golden Ratio, each Bianchet watch embodies a pursuit of beauty, innovation, and technical mastery, aligning seamlessly with the standards of contemporary haute horlogerie. With a dedication to exceptional finishing, advanced materials, and uncompromising craftsmanship, Bianchet creates watches that are not only masterpieces of engineering performance but also artistic expressions of proportion and elegance. Bianchet is based in Neuchâtel, with its atelier in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland.