IWC – BIG PILOT’s Watch Single Piece (Ref. IW500923)

IWC Schaffhausen – BIG PILOT’s Watch Single Piece (Ref. IW500923)

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IWC SCHAFFHAUSEN 

AND BRADLEY COOPER TEAM UP 

FOR CHARITY PROJECT AT THE OSCARS®

Schaffhausen, 21 February 2019 – IWC Schaffhausen and Bradley Cooper are proud to announce a unique charity project. When attending the upcoming Academy Awards® ceremony, the actor and IWC brand ambassador will wear a Big Pilot’s Watch Single Piece with a one-of-a-kind engraving. This watch will then be auctioned by Sotheby’s and IWC will donate its full proceeds to the Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Youth Foundation. With the funds, the foundation will support the association Arrimage, a charitable organization that focuses on teaching visually impaired children how to read drawings using their sense of touch.

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Bradley Cooper became a brand ambassador for IWC in 2018. Among other projects, the Swiss luxury watch manufacturer has produced a worldwide advertising campaign with the renowned actor. Cooper co-wrote, directed, produced and stars in “A Star is Born”.
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The film has received eight Oscar® nominations: “Best Actor in a Leading Role,” “Best Picture,” “Best Adapted Screenplay,” “Best Actress in a Leading Role,” “Best Actor in a Supporting Role,” “Best Original Song,” “Best Cinematography,” and “Best Sound Mixing.” The American actor previously earned Oscar® nominations for his critically acclaimed performances in “Silver Linings Playbook,” “American Hustle” and “American Sniper”.

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A BIG PILOT’S WATCH SINGLE PIECE 

WITH A SPECIAL ENGRAVING

During the Academy Awards® ceremony on February 24 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Bradley Cooper will be wearing a Big Pilot’s Watch Single Piece (Ref. IW500923). The timepiece features a midnight blue dial and is housed in a case made of 18-carat 5N gold.

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It is powered by the IWC-manufactured 51111-caliber movement. In no time at all, the spring-mounted rotor and Pellaton pawl-winding system build up a power reserve of seven days. On the case back, there is a one-off engraving of the iconic quote from Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s “The Little Prince”: “It is only with the heart that one can see rightly“.

IWC’S PROCEEDS DONATED TO
THE ANTOINE DE SAINT-EXUPÉRY YOUTH FOUNDATION

IWC will donate its proceeds from the auction to the Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Youth Foundation, helping it to support the association Arrimage in Nice, France. The association was established by Dr. Claude Garrandes, a blind French artist and teacher.

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One of its main projects focuses on teaching visually-impaired children how to read drawings in two-dimensional relief through the sense of touch. To do this, it uses the first-ever tactile art book of embossed illustrations of “The Little Prince” that it created. Thanks to teaching tools created by Arrimage, blind children are also given the opportunity to learn how to draw themselves.

“Supporting disabled children and adolescents is one of the cornerstones of our CSR effort. I am pleased that, together with our brand ambassador Bradley Cooper, and the Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Youth Foundation, we have the opportunity to support the association Arrimage.”
Christoph Grainger-Herr, CEO of IWC Schaffhausen

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The auction is organized by Sotheby’s. Starting February 22, 11am EST/ 4pm GMT and until March 4, 11am EST/ 4pm GMT, bids for the Big Pilot’s Watch Single Piece(Ref. IW500923) can be placed online on:

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▶️www.sothebys.com/buy/0907378eda44

The starting bid is set at 16,000 Dollars. A personal note signed by Bradley Cooper will accompany the timepiece.

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URWERK – UR-105 CT “Maverick” Edition

URWERK – UR-SATELLITE UR-105 CT “Maverick” Bronze and Titanium Limited Edition

The selfwinding Maverick in bronze and titanium is the latest version of URWERK’s UR-105 CT wandering-hour watch. It’s a watch made in honour of mad artists, eccentric inventors, people who think up world-changing ideas. The “Maverick” is a blank canvas or a lump of clay, ready to be imprinted with the personality of the owner and acquire the patina of his lifestyle.

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It is built to take the hard knocks of its transformation into the most personal of possessions. The assaults of the environment — hot, cold, damp or dry — as well as the hazards of everyday life only serve to improve its looks. The Maverick is thus destined to be your favourite watch because you will mould it to your image.

 

The UR-105 CT Maverick starts out with a strong character. “Bronze is the most ancient of alloys, somehow magical and always unpredictable” explains Martin Frei, Urwerk’s chief designer and co-founder. “Unlike our other creations, the Maverick leaves our workshops in the raw. It’s on the owner’s wrist that the watch acquires its finish. It will be transformed through symbiosis with its host.”

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The Maverick features Urwerk’s signature wandering-hours complication in which the hours on satellites progress in turn along a track of minutes. Four satellites, each holding three hour numerals are mounted on an openworked rotating carousel. 

 

The rotation of the carousel and the sequential changing of the hours on the satellites are accomplished in silence and with smooth efficiency, thanks to an improved design. “In our previous models, the satellites were mounted on Maltese crosses and held on top by an orbiting cross,” explains Urwerk’s head watchmaker and co-founder, Felix Baumgartner. “We re-examined the design and found ways to improve it.  You can feel the result when you set the time — no friction, no clicks, just the waltz of the satellites. Our work is hidden in the flow of the transmission through the gears.”

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You have to push the sliding tab on the UR-105 CT Maverick to discover its inner workings. You’ll see the satellite hours on the four arms of a new openworked carousel. Each satellite carries three hours which turn to present the right hour when the satellite appears along the track of 60 minutes. 

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The wandering hour thus combines a digital and an analog way of indicating the time. “The UR-105 CT is a watch with an evolving style,” Baumgartner continues. “When shut it is extremely plain, only the hour is visible. It looks supremely self-sufficient. Open it and you enter a very metallic scene. It’s quite cold. You catch a sense of speed, an effort at efficiency. The carousel has been completely redesigned to be ultra-light, ultra-strong and totally effective” 

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A power-reserve indicator and digital seconds make up the rest of the indications on the dial. The digital seconds are remarkable in that they indicate the tenths of a second.  The system was manufactured by a photolithographic process in which each seconds marker was skeletonised to weigh less than a tenth of a gram.

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On the back, two turbines govern the automatic winding system. They are adjusted by a lever. In the FULL position, the slightest movement activates the winding rotor. Turn the lever to the RED (reduced) position and the turbines dampen the winding action to avoid too much tension on the mainspring. In the STOP position, the automatic winding is disengaged and the watch can be wound manually by the crown

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Technical Specifications

Collection: UR-SATELLITE

Model: UR-105 CT “Maverick”

Movement
Calibre: UR 5.03 with the selfwinding system governed by twin turbines
Jewels:   52
Frequency: 28,800v/h - 4Hz
Power reserve: 48 hours
Movement finishes
Materials:
Satellite hours turning on Geneva crosses in beryllium bronze;
open-worked aluminium carousel; open-worked digital seconds;
carousel and triple base-plates in ARCAP
Finishes:
Circular graining, sanding, brushing
Chamfered screw heads
Hours and minutes painted in SuperLuminova
Indications   
Wandering hours; minutes, digital seconds
Power reserve
Case
Materials:
Case in titanium, bezel in bronze
Dimensions: Width 39.5mm; length: 53mm; thickness: 17.8mm
Glass: Sapphire crystal
Water resistance: Pressure tested to 3ATM (30m)

Price
CHF 67’000.00 (Swiss francs / tax not included)

Production limited to 22 watches

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Variations
UR-105TA RG
UR-105TA Black
UR-105TA Black Lemon
UR-105TA Black Orange 
UR-105 TA "Raging Gold"
UR-105TA A.K.A. “Clockwork Orange”
UR-105 T-Rex   
UR-105 CT “Kryptonite” Black Titanium

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Ms Yacine Sar
Telephone: +41 22 900 2027
Mobile : +41 79 834 46 65
press@urwerk.com
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