Saturday, April 5, 2014

Armand Nicolet – L14 O.H.M. Limited Edition
















Armand NicoletL14 O.H.M.(Original Historical Movement) Limited Edition NEW

Restoring old movements is a passion that many fine watch aficionados share, and it is one that luxury brand Armand Nicolet has particular expertise in.

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For decades the company specialized as an atelier Manufacture finishing and assembling movements for other watchmakers, with each successive generation of master watchmakers passing down their expertise to the next generation.




 

And when you happily discover not only a large supply of historic movements in an old company warehouse, but also the original tools, machinery and notes to work on them,  you can create a new series of watches based on these classic calibres, the Armand Nicolet O.H.M (Original Historical Movement) collection.






























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One of the new watches that Armand Nicolet has announced in anticipation for Baselworld 2014 is such a timepiece, the limited edition L14 O.H.M. This contemporary styled timepiece bears a grey openworked dial that proudly displays the 1957 Unita UT 600 movement used as the base of the mechanical hand-wound Calibre AN 0711C, which has 18 jewels and a 36-hour power reserve.



















 The base movement has not only been restored and reassembled by hand, but also tuned and decorated using a mix of traditional processes and modern high precision machinery, creating a historic movement that matches modern calibres for precision and reliability.

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The L14 O.H.M comes in a black DLC-coated stainless steel case and matching black alligator strap with buckle, and as Armand Nicolet only have a very finite number of authentic 1957 Unita UT 600 movements, only 499 will be produced.






























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Technical Specifications

Movement
Mechanical hand-wound
Calibre AN 0711C on a 1957 Unita UT 600 base,
18 jewels, 18,000 vib/h,
36-hour power reserve
Functions
Hours, minutes, seconds
Case
Black DLC-coated stainless steel
Anti-reflective sapphire crystal on both sides
Water-resistant to 50 metres (5 bar/165 ft)
Dial
Grey, openworked
Small seconds at 6 o’clock
Strap
Black alligator with black DLC-coated steel buckle

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