Thursday, February 1, 2018

MIDO – MULTIFORT Datometer Edition

















MIDOMULTIFORT Datometer 40mm Limited Edition

A piece of history on your wrist

Mido is bringing the past into the present with the new Multifort Datometer. The brand is celebrating its 100th anniversary by revisiting one of its flagship models, first launched in 1939. The 2018 version borrows the original’s essential features while bringing it firmly up to date. Endowed with a superb polished and satin-finished steel case with rose PVD treatment, the Multifort Datometer reveals a silvered, finely sandblasted dial, decorated with black transfers, recreating the 1939 design almost identically. The characteristic detail of this rare and timeless model is the date, indicated by a hand with a red varnished tip. Beneath its vintage exterior, this timepiece houses an automatic movement with exclusive date indicator based on its Caliber 80, which offers up to 80 hours of power reserve. Produced as a limited edition of 1,918 pieces to echo the year in which Mido was founded, the Multifort Datometer will win over anyone looking to wear a piece of watchmaking history on their wrist.


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Launched in 1934, two years after the Sydney Harbour Bridge was completed, the Multifort collection shares some of the structure’s remarkable characteristics – a perfect blend of functionality and beauty. A truth that has stood the test of time, as Mido celebrated the 80th anniversary of Multifort production in 2014, making this emblematic collection one of the longest-produced series in the history of Swiss watchmaking.

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To celebrate its 100th anniversary, Mido is revisiting some of its iconic models and bringing them up to date. A timepiece with an assertive masculine character, the 2018 version of the Multifort Datometer takes inspiration from the eponymous model launched in 1939.

It adopts most of the aesthetic codes responsible for its original success while making it a truly modern creation. Its polished and satin-finished steel case with rose PVD treatment has been enlarged to give a diameter of 40 mm. A box sapphire crystal enables the wearer to admire its magnificent dial, almost identical to that of the 1939 model. Silvered and finely sandblasted, it is decorated with black transfers. But it is unquestionably the date display that gives the Multifort Datometer its unique character: this is indicated by a 5N rose hand with a red varnished tip. The indexes and the faceted hour and minute hands are in rose PVD. Meanwhile the seconds hand features shiny black varnish. Several dots of black Super-LumiNova® on the numerals and the hour and minute hands ensure perfect legibility at night.

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Beneath its vintage exterior, the Multifort Datometer houses the best technology currently available. Exclusively created for Mido, the Caliber 80 is a next-generation automatic movement which offers up to 80 hours of power reserve. Its transparent case back enables this finely decorated sophisticated movement to be admired, with its oscillating weight adorned with Geneva stripes and the Mido logo. The Multifort Datometer is fitted with a brown natural-looking genuine leather strap with a rose PVD-treated stainless steel pin buckle. It is water-resistant up to a pressure of 5 bars (50 m /165 ft).

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Limited to 1,918 pieces, a nod to the year in which Mido was founded, the Multifort Datometer is an exceptional timepiece that belongs on the wrist of any lover of rare and timeless watchmaking creations.

An exclusive version of this model will be released this autumn: a gold limited edition of 100 pieces.

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TECHNICAL INFORMATION

Model: MULTIFORT Datometer Edition 40mm


Ref: M036.407.36.031.00

Movement   
Automatic Mido Caliber 80 (ETA C07.611 base) ,
11½’’’, Ø25.60 mm, height: 4.74 mm, 25 jewels, 21,600 A/H,
NIVACHOC shock-absorber, NIVAFLEX NM mainspring,
ELINCHRON II balance-spring.
Finely decorated Elaboré-grade movement,
oscillating weight decorated with Geneva stripes and Mido logo.
Functions  
HMS and Date indicated by a hand.
Adjusted on 3 different positions for high accuracy.
Up to 80 hours of power reserve.
Dial
Silvered, finely sandblasted, black transfer,
rose PVD indexes, black Super-LumiNova® on the numerals.
Hands
Faceted rose PVD hour and minute hands with black Super-LumiNova®,
shiny black varnished seconds hand and 5N rose date hand with red varnished tip.
Case
Polished and satin-finished 316L stainless steel with rose PVD treatment,
Ø 40 mm, 3 pieces, box sapphire crystal and screwed case back,
finely decorated Elaboré-grade movement visible through the transparent case back,
engraved serial number, engraved limited edition of up to 1,918 pieces.
Water-resistant to a pressure of 5 bar (50 m / 165 ft).
Strap
Brown natural-looking genuine calfskin,
stainless steel pin buckle with rose PVD treatment.

Limited to 1,918 pieces

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Press Release - 2018
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Headquarter MIDO
Mido SA
Ch. Des Tourelles 17
2400 Le Locle
Switzerland
Tel: +41 (0)32 933 35 11
Fax: +41 (0)32 933 35 00
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AUDEMARS PIGUET – Royal Oak Chronograph 25th Anniversary Edition


AUDEMARS PIGUETRoyal Oak Chronograph 25th Anniversary Edition


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In 2018, Audemars Piguet will be celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Royal Oak Offshore, which first launched in 1993.

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For its pre-SIHH event, the Swiss watchmaker is delighted to present three new versions of the iconic sports watch: a re-edition of the original Royal Oak Offshore Selfwinding Chronograph,

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... as well as a brand new Royal Oak Offshore Tourbillon Chronograph with a contemporary dial design developed in two versions.

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After the introduction of the original Royal Oak Offshore in 1993, more than 120 references of this 42 mm model have been launched in various materials such as stainless steel, titanium, gold and platinum.

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This year, further to the re-edition of the original Royal Oak Offshore, Audemars Piguet introduces a new special series available in either stainless steel or 18-carat pink gold, each one limited to 50 pieces.

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These two models are inspired by the previous Royal Oak Offshore Tourbillon Chronograph (26388PO & 26288OR),

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with an entirely redesigned movement, developed exclusively to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Royal Oak Offshore collection.

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Featuring the combination of materials that is often presented on Royal Oak Offshore models, the crown and pushpieces are now crafted in ceramic instead of metal and rubber.

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The new Royal Oak Offshore Tourbillon Chronograph also presents a brand new dial constructed as a true piece of contemporary architecture,

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which demonstrates the bold approach that Audemars Piguet has always sought to convey through the aesthetics of its Offshore collection, while always being true to its DNA.

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25 years after it was first launched, the Royal Oak Offshore still manages to reveal new creative dimensions.

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To break the rules you must first master them”.

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

AUDEMARS PIGUET Royal Oak Selfwinding Chronograph 42mm Steel
25th Anniversary Boutique Exclusive - 
REFERENCE: 26237ST.OO.1000ST.01

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MOVEMENT
Selfwinding Calibre 3126/3840
Total diameter     29.92 mm (13 ¼ lignes)
Total thickness 7.16 mm
Number of jewels 59   
Number of parts    365
Minimal guaranteed power reserve 50h
Frequency of balance wheel (Hz) 3 Hz (=21,600 vibrations /h)
FUNCTIONS
Chronograph, hours, minutes, small seconds and date
CASE
42 mm stainless steel case, glareproofed sapphire crystal, caseback engraved with the "Royal Oak Offshore" logo in the centre and the word "AUTOMATIC", blue rubber-clad pushpieces and screw-locked crown, water-resistant to 100 m
DIAL
Blue dial with “Petite Tapisserie” pattern, blue counters, 
white gold applied hour-markers and Royal Oak hands with luminescent coating,
blue inner bezel
BRACELET
Stainless steel bracelet with AP folding clasp

25th Anniversary Boutique Exclusive
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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

AUDEMARS PIGUETRoyal Oak Tourbillon Chronograph 45mm 25th Anniversary Edition


REFERENCE: 26421ST.OO.A002CA.01 - Stainless Steel 

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REFERENCE: 26421OR.OO.A002CA.01 - Pink Gold

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MOVEMENT
Hand-wound Calibre 2947
Total diameter     39.78 mm (17 ½ lignes)
Total thickness 11.60 mm
Number of jewels 30   
Number of parts    353
Minimal guaranteed power reserve 173h
Frequency of balance wheel (Hz) 3 Hz (=21,600 vibrations /h)
FUNCTIONS
Tourbillon, chronograph, 30-minute counter,
seconds counter, hours and minutes
CASE
Case 45 mm
  • Stainless steel case, glareproofed sapphire crystal and caseback, stainless steel bezel, black ceramic screw-locked crown and pushpieces, sandblasted titanium pushpiece guards.
  • 18-carat pink gold case, glareproofed sapphire crystal and caseback, pink gold bezel, black ceramic screw-locked crown and pushpieces, sandblasted pink gold pushpiece guards.
Water-resistant to 100m
DIAL
  • Black dial, white gold hour-markers with luminescent coating
  • Black dial, pink gold hour-markers with luminescent coating
BRACELET
Black rubber strap with stainless steel pin buckle

Limited Edition of 50 Piece

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Audemars Piguet (Marketing) SA
Route de France 16 - Case postale 16
1348 Le Brassus - Switzerland
Phone : + 41 21 642 39 00
Fax : + 41 21 642 34 02
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