Thursday, August 18, 2016

MEMORIGIN – Sculpture Guanyin Tourbillon



















MEMORIGIN Sculpture Guanyin Tourbillon NEW

Heart Sutra

In every corner of the world, religions are inseparable in human’s lives such as Christianity, Catholicism, Hinduism and Islam, etc. All these religions are connected to history and culture. Especially in China, Buddhism was found thousands years before in India, until it spread to China. Nowadays, the Chinese culture has merged and interpreted to the Buddhism in China. And the history remains over hundreds of myths and scripture up until now. They have been translated from the original text into diversity versions of languages to educate the believers who seek for the knowledge of god. The most significant of the Heart Sutrahas among the scripture, since the monk – Xuanzang in Tang dynasty translated this scripture into Chinese, within 260 words version of Heart Sutrais widely spread among the Asian countries. The content stated the view of facing the natural and praise highly to be kindness.

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Sculpture Series Guanyin

To represent the Buddhism, “Heart Sutra” is a representative of the scripture. To name the other instead of Gautama Buddha, Guanyin might be the next remarkable character. Guanyin’s character appears in different stories and books. In Chinese culture the main role of the Guanyin is to listen to different people’s words. Guanyin is not just an important role in Buddhism, but it’s also representing the wisdom of the Chinese culture.

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In order to cherish and protect these Chinese cultures, Memorigin specially produced the “Sculpture Series” – Guanyin by engraving different lines to form the perspective “Heart Sutra” on the dial which behind the sculpture of Guanyin.

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In additions, Memorigin completed a difficult challenge of engraving 260 words of the “Heart Sutra” and it appears with the spectacular engraved background. Each stroke of the words is tiny within 0.03mm to 0.05mm. In order to minimize the thickness and revealing the texture of the word engraving, Memorigin has chosen “the mother of pearl” in high density materials. And the “Greek Key” pattern surrounded on the dial, which simply represented the beauty of details in Chinese culture.

For the initial design, the watch masters intended to display the hands on top of the sculpture of Guanyin, but it seems declines the beauty of the watch. Moreover, the most important issue is that it would cover the details of the Guanyin sculpture. To preserve the whole appearance of the Guanyin, Memorigin made a breakthrough of placing the hands under the sculpture.

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The tourbillon is displayed on the 12 o’ clock position which represent a “halo” from behind the sculpture with the intensive luminous material and “Om mani padme hum” surrounding. Besides, Memorigin typically selected the 40-hour-tourbillon movement in frequency of 28,800 oscillations / hour for this series. The functions and the exquisite sculpture enhance the artistic value this tourbillon watch.

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Collection: Sculpture Series - Guanyin

Reference: MO 0808

Case
Steel
Setting: dial
Size: ø 43 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Waterproofness: 5 ATM m
Movement
Manual-winding mechanical
Power reserve: 40 h,
28,800 variations / hours
Functions
Hours, Minutes, Power reserve, Tourbillon
Dial:   
Mother of pearl dial, Blue hands.
Guanyin sculpture “Heart Sutra”,
“Greek Key” pattern surrounded on the dial.
Dial engraving 260 words of the “Heart Sutra”.
Strap: 
Hand-stitched brown alligator leathe strap
Buckle: Pin buckle

Year: 2016
Price: 6'035 CHF

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Jaeger-LeCoultre – Reverso Tribute Gyrotourbillon Platinum Edition
















Jaeger-LeCoultreReverso Tribute Gyrotourbillon Platinum 85th Anniversary Special Edition NEW

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Reverso Tribute Gyrotourbillon,
a Grande Complication model celebrating
the
Reverso’s 85 th anniversary in styl

A veritable masterpiece showcasing the watchmaking skills and rare crafts (Métiers Rares®) cultivated by Jaeger-LeCoultre, the Reverso Tribute Gyrotourbillon is a stellar creation within the new 2016 collection. Its elegant and sophisticated case houses a movement equipped with an unusual Gyrotourbillon®. Vividly embodying the signature horological sophistication of Jaeger-LeCoultre on both faces, it springs a number of surprises including an entirely openworked back dial. This platinum model is issued in a 75-piece limited series.

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Jaeger-LeCoultre wished to offer devotees of fine objects a sleek and refined watch accommodating the complexity of the Gyrotourbillon®. The master-watchmakers of the Manufacture have drawn upon the full force of their talent in creating a remarkably well-proportioned movement.

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The Reverso Tribute Gyrotourbillon is 30% trimmer in terms of both width and thickness. For a Grande Complication movement, this accomplishment testifies to remarkable virtuosity. This timepiece is thus entirely in line with the spirit of the Hybris Mechanica line, a collection of fascinatingly technical and beautiful models that epitomise the watchmaking genius of the gifted artisans exercising their art within the Grande Maison.

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Equipped with the Jaeger-LeCoultre manually-wound Calibre 179, entirely developed and produced in the Manufacture, this creation reveals an all-new Gyrotourbillon®. Now performing its rotation by means of an external driving mechanism, it appears to be floating in mid-air.

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This enables a spectacular plunging view of the light, airy architecture. Pared down to their slimmest possible form, the two carriages of this bi-axial flying tourbillon perform an external rotation in one minute and an internal rotation in 12.6 seconds.

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The gaze can thus linger on the balance-spring hand-crafted in the workshops of the Manufacture. Its hemispherical shape is bound to catch the attention of those who will recognise the additional difficulty and precision involved in such a design. This delicate and exclusive balance-spring is a token of expert technical mastery that is also exercised on the Gyrolab® balance-wheel, distinguished by a non-circular configuration that considerably reduces air friction. Shaped like the Jaeger-LeCoultre anchor symbol, this component represents a decisive breakthrough in terms of the watch’s precision.

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THE DUO CONCEPT ASSOCIATED WITH RARE CRAFTS (MÉTIERS RARES®)

The front of the Reverso Tribute Gyrotourbillon features a finely grained white round dial swept over by blued steel Dauphine-type hands and evoking the noblest traditions of horological sophistication. An elegant day/night indicator appears at 11 o’clock, while the seconds are displayed in an unusual manner by means of a graduated disc rotating at the cadence of the Gyrotourbillon®, with a small blue arrow placed on its left serving to read off this indication. A hand-crafted sunburst guilloché pattern accentuates the refinement of this side and echoes the finishing on the watch cradle.

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There is something uniquely exciting about swivelling the case to savour a second face that both stimulates curiosity and heightens desire. The surprising back of the Reverso Tribute Gyrotourbillon majestically demonstrates the art of the Manufacture’s engravers. The entirely openworked movement with its bridges hand-decorated by these skilled artisans creates a remarkable effect on this back dial.

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The inherent difficulty of this remarkably delicate workmanship is compounded by a sizeable watchmaking challenge, since the sheer slenderness of the movement makes it a particularly risky exercise. The dual-time display and the Gyrotourbillon® stand out against the intricate downstrokes and upstrokes of the openworked movement. This side also carries a day/night indicator in 24-hour mode at 2 o’clock as well as a small seconds hand driven by the tourbillon.

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Swivelling the case also reveals a cradle that is gently curved to follow the shape of the wrist. This area adorned with a sunburst guilloché motif leaves a small round, smoothly polished surface just below the position of the Gyortourbillon®, thus enabling a full view of the show performed by this major complication when the case is fitted inside its cradle.

What finer invention could one imagine to celebrate the birthday of the iconic Reverso than this exceptional creation – a limited edition that is heralding a new chapter in the history of this model so deeply cherished by devotees of beautiful watches since 1931.

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Technical Details

Reference: 3946420

Case
Platinum
Water-resistance: 3 bar
Dimensions (L x W): 51.1 X 31  mm
Thickness: 12.4  mm
Front Functions
  • Hour - Minute - Day/Night indicator - Seconds - Spherical tourbillon
Back Functions
  • Second time-zone - 24-hour display
Movement
Jaeger-LeCoultre Calibre 179
Manual-winding
Pieces inside: 385
Vibrations per hour: 21.600
Jewels: 52
Barrel: 2
Height: 6.85  mm
Front Dial
  • Silvered, Grained, Appliqued hour-markers
Back Dial
  • Silvered, skeletonised, Appliqued hour-markers
Buckle
Double Folding Buckle 20.0 mm

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