Monday, March 25, 2024

Christiaan Van Der Klaauw – World Premiere - Astronomical CVDK in-house Manufacture Movement

 

Christiaan Van Der KlaauwAstronomical Masterpieces CVDK in-house Manufacture Movement 2024

World Premiere 

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With immense pride, Christiaan van der Klaauw Astronomical Watches unveils its inaugural in-house developed Manufacture Movement. The development of our manufacture movement started in 2017 and is now revealed in 2024, celebrating our 50 years of Astronomical Complications anniversary.

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This exquisite masterpiece boasts a power reserve of 60 hours and uni-directional automatic winding, embodying the pinnacle of precision and reliability. At the heart of this stunning timepiece lies a variable-inertia balance wheel, meticulously designed to enhance accuracy and dependability. 

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The new movement features a free-sprung hair spring, with Star-shaped bridges meticulously circular finished by hand. The rest of the movement is adorned in frosted star with rhodium plating, complemented by perlage with rhodium plating on the main plate. 

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The striking rotor, crafted in the shape of the CVDK logo, is skeletonized and plated in rose gold a testament to both form and function.

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This exceptional movement will find its home in models within the Collection of Astronomical Masterpieces, elevating each timepiece to new heights of Haute Horlogerie.

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TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS

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    • Uni-directional automatic winding
    • Power reserve 60 hours
    • Free sprung hair spring
    • Variable-inertia balance wheel
    • 30 Jewels
    • Frequency 21.600 vibrations/hour (3Hz)
    • Jeweled swiss lever escapement
    • Star shaped bridges with hand circular finishing
    • Frosted star decoration with rhodium plating
    • Perlage decoration and rhodium plating on main plate
    • Skeletonized rose gold-plated brass rotor formed in the shape of the CVDK logo
    • Rhodium plated tungsten weight on outside diameter of rotor
    • Displays hour and minutes and will be the base of the CVDK astronomical complication module
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Press release - 2024
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Businesspark Friesland-West 47
8447 SL Heerenveen
The Netherlands
T +31 (0) 513 - 62-49-06
vanlaar@klaauw.com
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