Wednesday, September 11, 2013

GIRARD-PERREGAUX - Sea Hawk MoM Special Editions





















GIRARD-PERREGAUX Sea HAWK "Mission of Mermaids" Special Editions NEW

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Girard-Perregaux Sea Hawk MoM

Hawk: 
The very word connotes animal elegance, cunning, wisdom — and power. It is also a reminder of the Girard-Perregaux’s experience in the field of sport watches: in 1880 it began the first volume production of wristwatches, and in the 1940s it launched the first generation of Hawk.

This original Sea Hawk, exclusively designed in collaboration with Susan Rockefeller, is inspired by the green of the nature, which complements the mysterious mermaid representation on the case-back, embodying the wish for ocean protection.

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Girard-Perregaux is presenting this special edition designed in collaboration with Susan Rockefeller and named 'Mission of Mermaids' (MOM) upon Susan's most recent documentary.

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Using the archetype of the mermaid, the 15-minute film is a poetic ode to the sea, as well as a plea for its protection. In 2013, Susan and David Rockefeller established the Protect What is Precious Initiative to make the world a more loving, peaceful and healthy place by protecting family, art and nature.

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“People like Susan and David work as guardian angels, always reminding us of the necessity of protecting what we hold precious”, said Michele Sofisti, CEO of Sowind (Girard-Perregaux and JEANRICHARD).

 




































 

Girard-Perregaux’s timepieces remind us of how precious time is, and, their support is a great reassurance to us”, said Susan Rockefeller. “We have very limited time to save our oceans. My hope is that Mission of Mermaids will inspire people to reflect on the importance of preserving our environment.”

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Ref:  49960-19-1305SFK6A
Case in steel and rubber
Dimensions: 48,90 x 46,20 mm
Glass: anti-reflective sapphire
Case-back: sapphire glass
Water resistance: 1000 meters (100 AT M)
Calibre    
Girard-Perregaux movement GP03300-0074
Mechanical, self-winding movement
Diameter: 25.60 mm (11 1/2 ’’’)
Frequency: 28,800 Vib/h - (4 Hz)
Power reserve: minimum 46 hours
Jewels: 27
Functions: hour, minute, small second, date,
power reserve indicator
Black rubber strap
Folding buckle in steel

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ARNOLD & SON - TB Victory Limited Edition


















ARNOLD & SON - TB VICTORY Limited Edition NEW

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The designers of Arnold & Son's Instrument Collection took their inspiration from the distinctive instrument-like chronometers produced by John Arnold and his son, John Roger Arnold. These delivered the robustness, reliability and down-to-the-second precision needed by marine navigators to determine longitude. 

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The TB Victory is a scintillating combination of maritime precision with aesthetic perfection and celebrates a battleship that owed its long active life, at least in part, to the accuracy of those chronometers.

The HMS Victory is one of the best known in English maritime history. After a glorious career spanning forty years, she had her finest hour as Lord Nelson's flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. Now, with the exquisite TB Victory, Arnold & Son unveils the latest of its true beat timepieces. Gracing the right-hand side of the dial is a 22-carat solid gold appliqué of the famous warship, traditionally hand-chased with breathtaking richness of detail by Arnold & Son's master engraver and then duplicated for the series. In traditional hand-engraving, hardened steel burins and other tools are used to create the cuts, lines and texturing that build up entire images - in this case a perfectly sculpted likeness of the HMS Victory - and underline Arnold & Son's mastery of the decorative arts.
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The TB Victory timepiece has a distinctive off-centre subdial for the time of day, one of the unmistakable design cues of the Instrument Collection. Central to the cream-coloured dial is the timepiece's main complication: a central true beat (TB) seconds. A rarely found complication these days, the true beat seconds was an invaluable instrument for marine navigators, and its automatic winding system calls for enormous technical expertise. In this timepiece, it is made possible by an internationally patented system and calls for parts accurate to a micron, or one-thousandth of a millimetre. The key components are produced using state-of-the-art LIGA (lithography, electroplating and moulding) manufacturing technology.

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The TB Victory is powered by the A&S6103 calibre, the first automatic movement with an integrated true beat system to be developed, designed and manufactured entirely at Arnold & Son's workshops in La Chaux-de-Fonds. The exquisitehaute horlogeriefinishing includes manually chamfered bridges and polished edges, fine circular graining and Côtes de Genève rayonnantes, a brushed and skeletonized rotor, and blued screws.

 ARNOLD & SON - Calibre A&S6103

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The TB Victory will be available in an exclusive limited edition of just 28 timepieces.


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Technical Characteristics

Ref. 1ARAP.I01A.C120P

Calibre:                                  
A&S6103
Exclusive Arnold & Son ultra-thin mechanical movement,
self-winding, ceramic ball bearing, 30 jewels,
diameter 30.4 mm thickness 7.79 mm,
power reserve 50 h, 28'800 vibrations/h,
stop seconds, thickness 7.79 mm,
power reserve 50 h, 28'800 vibrations/h, stop seconds 
Functions:
hours, minutes, true beat seconds
Movement decoration:
rhodium treated with Haute Horlogeriefinishing: manually chamfered bridges with polished edges,
fine circular graining and Côtes de Genève rayonnantes,
brushed and skeletonised rotor, blued screws
Dial:  
cream, 22-carat solid gold appliqué
Case:   
18-carat rose gold, diameter 44 mm,
cambered sapphire with anti-reflective coating on both sides,
case back see-through sapphire
Strap:
Hand-stitched brown or black alligator leather
Water resistance:
30 Meters
Limited edition of 28 timepieces

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