ANDERSEN Geneve – JUMPING HOURS Rising Sun Edition

ANDERSEN Genève – Art & Culture JUMPING HOURS Rising Sun Platinum 38mm Pink Guilloché Dial Edition 2023

 

A beautiful complication that ANDERSEN Genève 
has been mastering for decades

Pink gold and platinum combine to glorious effect in the new edition of ANDERSENGenève ’s exceptional Jumping Hours watch, unveiled at the Tokyo residence of Switzerland’s Ambassador to Japan, on 13th June 2023. Limited to 50 pieces, the Jumping Hours – Rising Sun Edition is a work of true horological artistry, which hails the enduring bond between Japan’s pioneering watch community and ANDERSEN Genève.

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In the 1980s, as Svend Andersen achieved growing renown as a leading independent watchmaker,Japan’s discerning collectors and connoisseurs were quick to recognise the skill, artistry and inventiveness of his work. A close relationship was formed between ANDERSEN Genève and the watch community in Japan, a country where craftsmanship, detail and beauty carry such value, and where traditional watchmaking skills are held in such high regard. Many important ANDERSEN Genève watches have since been made for Japanese collectors. These include several stunning unique pieces, and the famous Voyage world-timer, a 50-piece limited edition made in 2005 in collaboration with Mr Yoshi Isogai of the celebrated retailer Shellman. Few are ever resold. 

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 ANDERSEN Genève "Shellman Voyage" world-timer
Limited Edition of 50 pieces made in 2005

Mr. Yoshi Isogai was the owner of “Shellman” Boutique in Ginza. He introduced and distributed independent watchmakers like Philippe Dufour, Svend Andersen, Beat Haldimann just to name the one’s belonging to AHCI (Académie des Créateurs Indépendants). Thanks to his passion for details and watchmaking, some of the most beautiful ANDERSEN Genève timepieces are on the wrist of collectors in Japan.

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In 2023, ANDERSEN Genève has once more created a 50-piece limited edition designed to delight its Japanese clientele. The Jumping Hours – Rising Sun Edition was launched on June 13 in Tokyo at the Swiss ambassador’s residence, to an audience of many of the country’s most esteemed watch collectors and afficionados.

‍Jumping Hours: an ANDERSEN Genève signature

The new watch is ANDERSEN Genève ’s latest interpretation of the Jumping Hours complication, in which the hour is displayed through a window in the dial – ‘jumping’ from one hour to the next on the hour – while minutes are indicated by a hand. A complication loved both for its minimalist elegance and for the emphasis it brings to the dial itself, the Jumping Hours holds particular significance for ANDERSEN Genève.

In 1995 Svend Andersen was first commissioned to create a watch with such a display, combining it with a minute repeater. It subsequently became requested in a number of “pièce unique”commissions, and famously gave rise to one of the most recognisable ANDERSEN Genève inventions, the “Jour & Nuit”. This ingenious design, which used the Jumping Hours module to carry a double-ended ‘jumping’ 24-hour hand, led to a series of watches made for Cartier in 1998, as well as well-known editions for ANDERSEN Genève.

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ANDERSEN Genève Jumping Hours 40th Anniversary Red gold and Platinium
Limited Edition of 40 pieces made in 2020

In recent years, ANDERSEN Genève has taken the Jumping Hours complication to new levels of artistry and beauty, as a platform for watches that emphasise traditional craft above all else. Its Jumping Hours watches were nominated for Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG) awards, in the Artistic Crafts category, in both 2020 and 2021.

‍Horological art: Jumping Hours – Rising Sun Edition

ANDERSEN Genève once again presents an exceptionally refined interpretation of the classic Jumping Hours complication, in a version that pairs a hand-crafted platinum case with a dial of 18ct pink gold: a subtle and exceptionally beautiful combination.

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The hour is indicated through a window at 12 o’clock, while the minutes tick by discretely on a sub-dial at 6 o’clock, indicated by a white gold hand. This points to a railway-style chapter ring printed in dark blue, as is the ANDERSEN Genève logo above the hour window.

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The rest of the dial forms a canvas for a virtuoso display of traditional guilloché engraving, etched directly into the pink gold surface. The dial is dominated by a mesmerising “magic losange” pattern, while a hobnail pattern occupies the minutes sub-dial. Performed by one of Switzerland’s finest artisans, several days are required to engrave a single dial, with three different engine turning machines used to build up the intricately detailed pattern.

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Viewed up close, this guilloché engraving brings incredible iridescence to the dial surface as the light catches it from different angles, and emphasises the rich tonal contrast between the pink gold and the platinum 950 case. The case itself requires different techniques of machining and craftsmanship to build, and to achieve the most flawless finishes – the flanks are satin brushed, while the bezel is mirror polished. The curving lugs, an ANDERSEN Genève signature, are made separately in traditional style, and painstakingly welded to the case.

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The reverse of the watch is equally enchanting: a sapphire glass case-back reveals the flawless hand-finishing of the movement, including meticulous anglage around the individual parts, Côtes de Genève decoration and mirror-polishing of the screw-heads, all performed in-house by ANDERSEN Genève artisans. The automatic movement is wound up by a majestically decorated rotor in 18ct pink gold hand guilloche “grains d’orge”. Topped of with a small plate on the bridge where one can see the “A” ANDERSEN Logo.

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The automatic movement is wound up by a majestically decorated rotor in 18ct pink gold hand guilloche “grains d’orge”. Topped of with a small plate on the bridge where one can see the “A” ANDERSEN Logo. The plate is screwed thanks to a tiny -blued steel screw!

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The movement is encircled by a ring of 21ct BlueGold, created via a unique heat treating process. To achieve BlueGold, the precious 21ct gold is mixed with iron elements and heat-treated to turn it a radiant shade of blue – a technique that, in watches, ANDERSEN Genève alone has mastered, and which results in a unique tonality for each ring. 

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A spectrum of colors can be obtained from light blue, dark blue, brown (champagne color), purple and grey. Finally each ring is hand engraved with its corresponding number “X/50” in the limited edition of 50 pieces.

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TECHNICAL DATA

Collection: Art & Culture / Limited Edition

Model:  JUMPING HOURS Rising Sun Edition

Movement:
High quality automatic movement  Frédéric Piguet 11.50
Mechanism developed and assembled in the Ateliers in Geneva & La Chaux-de-Fonds
Rotor: 18ct yellow gold “hand guilloché grain d’orge” and “A” logo hand engraved
Frequency:  3Hz (21’600A/h)
28 jewels, with 60 hours power reserve
Case
Material: Platinum (Pt 950) case with polished/brushed zones and welded lugs
Diameter:  38.0 mm
Height: 9.22mm
Width between lugs: 19 mm
Water Resistant :  30m
Dial
18ct hand guilloché “magical losanges” motive.
Hours displayed in the window at 12 o’clock, minutes displayed by a brushed white gold hand in a counter at 6 o’clock
Strap
Light grey hand-stitched suede strap with platinum (Pt 950) buckle

🔰 Limited Edition: 50 timepieces

🔴 Price: CHF 48,800💰

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Press Contact
Zeina Dakak, Founder & Director at ZDLUX&Co.
E: zeina@zdluxco.com | M: +44 7788 161 438
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ANDERSEN Genève SA
36 Quai du Seujet CH-1201 Genève
bureau@andersen-geneve.ch
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ANDERSEN Geneve – Tempus Terrae Baguettes Bezel Edition

ANDERSEN Genève – WORLDTIME WATCHES Tempus Terrae Aquamarine & Sapphire Baguettes Bezel White Gold Guilloché Dial Edition 2022

The TEMPUS TERRAE
Worldtime makes a SPARKLING RETURN

For 2022, ANDERSEN Genève revisits its most cherished complication, the Worldtime, with an exquisite blue-toned, gem-set take on a modern classic.

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 For ANDERSEN Genève, the renowned maker of bespoke watches and ultra-limited editions, the Worldtimer is a longstanding cornerstone of its watchmaking, and a dazzling platform for its artistry and craft. After two years in which ANDERSEN Genève’s Jumping Hours watches were to the fore, garnering successive nominations at the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG 2020 & GPHG 2021), 2022 sees the company returning to its worldtime roots with two magnificent, gem-set versions of its iconic Tempus Terrae, among the most elegant and distinctive examples of the Worldtime complication ever made.

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Tempus Terrae Aquamarine Baguettes Bezel, white gold case and dial made of 21ct BlueGold Tapisserie guilloché motif  

ANDERSEN Genève founder Svend Andersen developed his expertise in worldtime watches while working in the Grand Complications Workshop of Patek Philippe in the 1970s. In 1990, a decade after founding his eponymous atelier, he produced his debut Worldtimer, the Communication 24 – a stunning watch inspired by Louis Cottier, inventor of the complication in the 1930s.

Since then, ANDERSEN Genève’s numerous worldtime models have been celebrated by collectors worldwide for their elegance, ingenuity and finesse. Most recently, a limited edition of 10 ‘Celestial Voyager Sunset over Cappadocia’ watches made in collaboration with Benjamin Chee Haute Horlogerie (BCHH), featured bespoke cloisonné enamel dials, each of which was unique.

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Tempus Terrae Sapphire Baguettes Bezel, white gold case and dial made of 21ct BlueGold Tapisserie guilloché motif

For 2022, ANDERSEN Genève presents two new editions of the acclaimed Tempus Terrae Worldtime, first introduced in 2015 and featuring the brand’s in-house Worldtime module. As always, technical perfection is paired with matchless decorative craftsmanship. Both watches feature bezels decorated with exquisite and flawless blue baguette gemstones, one with Aquamarine baguettes and one with blue Sapphire. For each watch, there are 36 perfectly cut stones weighing a total of 2.25ct, set into the graceful Tempus Terrae case in white gold. Notable for its angular ‘broken’ lugs and dual crowns (a tribute to Cottier), the case is sumptuously polished and finished by hand.

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The sparkling blue of the gem-setting matches that of the central dial of BlueGold, itself an ANDERSEN Genève calling card, hand-engraved with an undulating Tapisserie guilloché motif. To achieve 21ct BlueGold, 24ct gold mixed with iron elements is heated in an oven, turning it a radiant shade of blue. In this completely artisanal process, no two dials emerge from the oven with quite the same tonality, making every dial unique. The pairing of the textured BlueGold dial and a bezel of shimmering blue gems is nothing less than captivating. 

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Every millimetre of the watch is worked by hand to a perfect finish; turn the watch over, and this proves to be true of the movement also, with every component textured, decorated and polished using traditional handcraft techniques. From the hand-chamfering and mirror-polishing of the ratchet and crown wheels to the delicate snailing of the winding mechanism and the flawless gleam of the tiniest wheels, each of which are individually tumbled, it is a movement to delight connoisseurs and collectors with its incredible artistry and attention to detail.

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Hunter case back disclosing the movement and the rotor made of 21ct BlueGold Tapisserie guilloché motive

The new Tempus Terrae Baguettes from ANDERSEN Genève, with either Aquamarine or Sapphire gems, is available on order only.

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TECHNICAL DATA

Collection: WORLDTIME WATCHES / Limited Edition

Model: Tempus Terrae Baguettes Bezel White Gold Edition

Case
18k white gold case 
Diameter: 39 mm
Height: 9 mm
Bezel: 💎36 baguette diamonds, D colour VVS+, 2.25 carats invisible setting
Hunter caseback with sapphire crystal
Dual crown for winding/setting and setting the world time display
Dial
Multi-part, with one rotating ring displaying 24 hours’ time zones with day/night coloration in dark blue and silvery white metal
BlueGold centre dial with undulating 
Tapisserie guilloché motif
Blue and white 24h ring
City ring with Andersen-A above Geneva
Hands: Brushed "A" Andersen shaped in 5N red gold
Movement
High-grade Swiss Made base movement with in-house world timer module on top 
Rotor: 21ct BlueGold hand guilloché “scale” pattern
17 jewels 
21,600vph 
40h power reserve
Hours, minutes, world timer display with rotatable city ring and 24h ring
BlueGold rotor with matching guilloché motif
Strap
Hand-stitched dark or light blue alligator leather with 5N red gold buckle or fold-over clasp

Availability: Available upon order only


Price: CHF 67,500 (Aquamarine set bezel) or CHF 74,000 (Sapphire set bezel)


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Press Contact
Zeina Dakak, Founder & Director at ZDLUX&Co.
E: zeina@zdluxco.com | M: +44 7788 161 438
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ANDERSEN Genève SA
36 Quai du Seujet CH-1201 Genève
bureau@andersen-geneve.ch
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www.Andersen-Geneve.ch

ANDERSEN Geneve – Perpetual Secular Calendar 20th Anniversary Platinum Edition

ANDERSEN Genève – HAUTES COMPLICATIONS Perpetual Secular Calendar 20th Anniversary Platinum Edition

Perpetual Secular Calendar 20th Anniversary

Blue Gold Hand Guilloché Dial

INTRODUCTION

Since 1980 Svend Andersen has been manufacturing complicated timepieces and "pièces uniques" for watch collectors. He holds world records like the smallest lady annual calender, the smallest perpetuel calender, the thinnest world time watch ever produced etc. He created many annual and perpetuel calenders and even the secular perpetuel calender.

 
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Today’s watch collection is composed of the following models

• Montre "à Tact" (without hands) where one can read time in a small window between the lugs thus letting personalization of the dial with miniature-painting or hand "guillochage"
• "Cabinet de Curiosités" that offers very complicated Erotical Automatons on the back of the watch with bespoke dials possibilities
• Watches with multiple time zones – World Time watches (Tempus Terrae)
• "Hautes Complications" – Perpetuel Secular Calender 20th Anniversary
• "pièces uniques" manufactured in collaboration with watch collectors

HISTORY

Our calender, which is in use worldwide, is called the Gregorian Calender. It was introduced in 1582 by Pope Gregory XIII in replacement of the Julian Calender.

The new system adopted the year of 365 days with a leap year of 366 days every 4 years that had already been fixed by Julius Caesar but it revealed to be inexact. Therefore Pope Gregory XIII ordered a calender reform with a correction of 10 days, whereby the 4th October 1582 of the Julian Calender was immediately followed by the 15th October 1582 of the Gregorian Calender.

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He also introduced a special secular leap year cycle, i.e. only those secular years which are divisible by 400 are considered to be leap years. Therefore the secular years 1700, 1800, 1900, 2100, 2200, 2300 are not leap years and have only 28 days in February.

Watches with perpetuel calender usually have the normal leap year cycle. Exceptions are big astronomic clocks as well as two pocket watches made by Patek Philippe, one being the famous "Calibre 89" and the other is a watch that was made in the seventies for an American collector.

After having manufactured the first ever wristwatch with Jewish Calender – The Hebraïka,

ANDERSEN Genève created in 1996 the “Perpetuel Secular Calender”. It was the first 100% perpetuel calender Horological Wristwatch Calender programmed for 400 years – or even 800 years. This watch has been adorned by watch collectors worldwide.

In 2016, to celebrate its 20th Anniversary, ANDERSEN Genève adds one more complication, Art works, and presents the “Perpetuel Secular Calender” 20th Anniversary with Week Days Indication.

PERPETUEL SECULAR CALENDER 20TH ANNIVERSARY

Back to 1996 the ANDERSEN Genève’s “Perpetuel Secular Calender” Wristwatch was the first, hundred percent, perpetuel calender wristwatch.

The “Perpetuel Secular Calender” 20th Anniversary timepiece is provided with a four years' program for the leap year cycle, thus every 4 years, the 29th February appears. Thus, the secular wheel turns once in 400 years and is programmed for the secular years: 2100 (28 Feb.), 2200 (28 Feb.), 2300 (28 Feb.) and 2400 (29Feb.).

To celebrate the 20th anniversary (1996-2016) of this iconic watch, ANDERSEN Genève adds one more complication to the “Perpetuel Secular Calender”: The seven days of the week will be displayed on the dial with hand engraved white gold buttons. The buttons represent the sun, the moon and five planets. The complication is made readable with seven small apertures to indicate the current day (one of the aperture being marked with a dot to indicate the current day of the week).

History
Between the 1st and 3rd centuries AD, the Roman Empire gradually replaced the eight-day Roman nundinal cycle with the seven-day week. The names of the days are derived from the sun, the moon and the names of classical planets in Hellenistic astrology.

They are named after contemporary deities, a system introduced in the Roman Empire during Late Antiquity. It starts with the Sun, and then the Moon, Mars (Ares), Mercury (Hermes), Jupiter (Zeus), Venus (Aphrodite) and Saturn (Cronos).
The Latin names of planets were simple translations of the Greek names, which in turn were translations of the Babylonian names, which go back to the Sumerians.
The 1st day in Latin is named after the Sun (Solis dies), but Christians also consider the Lord's day (Dominicus dies), as in Greek.

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Sunday - SUN
The name comes from the Latin dies solis, meaning "sun's day": the name of a pagan Roman holiday. It is also called Dominica (Latin), the Day of God. The sun is “the chief” of all the astral bodies.

Monday - MOON
The name comes from the Anglo-Saxon monandaeg, or the Latin Lunae dies "the moon's day". This second day was sacred to the goddess of the moon.

Tuesday - MARS
This day was named after the Norse god Tyr. The Romans named this day after their war-god Mars: dies Martis.

Wednesday - MERCURY
The Romans called it dies Mercurii, after their god Mercury.
The day was named in honor to Wodan (Odin).

Thursday - JUPITER
The Romans named this day dies Jovis ("Jove's Day"), after Jove or Jupiter, their most important god. The day named after the Norse god Thor. In the Norse languages this day is called Torsdag.

Friday - VENUS
To the Romans this day was sacred to the goddess Venus, and was known as dies veneris. The day is in honor of the Norse goddess Frigg. In Old High German this day was called frigedag.

Saturday - SATURN
Saturn is the Roman and Italic god of agriculture and later the god of time (cronos). This day was called dies Saturni, "Saturn's Day", by the ancient Romans in honor of Saturn. In Anglo-Saxon: sater daeg.

On the front dial, the date is displayed at three o’clock. The aperture shows the current date in the middle and also lets appear the previous and the following dates as a symbol of continuity. The day of the week is indicated by a dot behind the sun, the moon, or one of the five planets. They are in white gold hand-engraved by a master engraver; the “ANDERSEN Genève” logo too.

The “Perpetuel Secular Calender” 20th Anniversary carries ANDERSEN Genève’s DNA adorned by watch collectors: a very sober and classy watch case in platinum with aesthetic simplicity. The front dial is made of exclusive "BlueGold" that ANDERSEN Genève has been mastering for decades. It is a 21ct gold with iron elements in it. Once heated the gold gets an exclusive blue colour that reflects light in a very special way. No two dials get out of the oven with the same colour making every dial unique. The hand guilloché “Diamond” motive empowers light reflexion too, it is an extremely difficult texture to handcraft. Under certain angle, it lets appear an “8” or “∞” motive on the dial that empowers the philosophy of this timepiece that is manufactured to tell days, date, month and time correctly for centuries.

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On the back of the watch, under a sapphire glass, the “Perpetuel Secular Calender” indication will be displayed with three counters and blued hands indicating Months, Years and Leap Years. The module developed and assembled by ANDERSEN has been continually optimised since ANDERSEN Genève’s first Perpetuel Secular Calender wristwatch 20 years ago, in 1996. The specific dial displayed is programmed for 400 years; afterwards a new dial must be provided with the future years indication from 2400 to 2800…and so on.

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Under the sapphire glass, a "BlueGold" ring around the dial will let the watch collector have his desired text hand engraved. Bespoke options have been offered by ANDERSEN Genève since the beginning in the early 80’s. The watch collector can make his timepiece unique.

No compromise is made on quality. Therefore, every component of this watch is yes manufactured in Switzerland, whether in the atelier, in Geneva or Neuchâtel, with the help of passionate high-end craftsmanship.

The “Perpetuel Secular Calender” 20th Anniversary is manufactured in a limited edition of 20 timepieces in platinum only. It celebrates 20 years (1996-2016) of perpetuel secular calender wristwatches developed, manufactured and assembled by ANDERSEN Genève.

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TECHNICAL DATA

Collection: Hautes Complications / Limited Edition to 20 exemplaires

Model: Perpetual Secular Calendar 20th Anniversary Platinum Edition

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Movement:
High quality automatic movement upgraded by ANDERSEN Genève with “Perpetuel Secular Calender”complication module developed and produced in the atelier Indication of Days,
Date, Months and Leap Years over 400 years without settings
Technical Data: 4Hz (28’800A/h), 28 jewels, with 40 hours power reserve
Case: 
Platinum
Two sapphire glasses
Platinum 5mm crown
Diameter: 42.8 mm
Height: 11mm
Width between lugs: 21 mm 
Water Resistant: 30m
Dial: 
Front Dial: In “BlueGold” hand guilloché “Diamonds” motive
Indication of the hours, minutes, seconds with blued hands
Indication of the date at three o’clock
Sun, moon, and 5 planets hand engraved in white gold with 7 apertures behind;
one of the aperture being marked with a dot to indicate the current day of the week
“ANDERSEN Genève” logo in white gold hand engraved
Back Dial: 
Multi-part, with the “Perpetuel Secular Calender” indication displayed with three counters and blued hands indicating Months, Years and Leap Years
On the left side: the 4 years’ leap year cycle with 48 months
On the right side: the 400 years’ secular cycle linked to the central hand that turns two times per century indicating thus the exact year
Thus, the secular wheel turns once in 400 years and is programmed for the secular years:
2100 (28 Feb.), 2200 (28 Feb.), 2300 (28 Feb.) and 2400 (29Feb.)
Personalisation available on the “BlueGold” ring that will be placed around this dial
Hands: Blued Hands on the front and the back dials
Strap:
Hand-stitched alligator leather with platinum buckle or fold-over clasp

Price: 148'000 CHF

 Limited Edition to 20 exemplaires

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ANDERSEN Genève SA
36 Quai du Seujet CH-1201 Genève
bureau@andersen-geneve.ch
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F.P.Journe – L’ELEGANTE 48 mm Concept

F.P.Journe – L’ÉLÉGANTE 48 mm Titanium Exclusively Concept NEW

Revolutionary Horological Concept

The revolutionary electro-mechanical movement of the élégante, its very long autonomy and its exceptional comfort of use is now available in 48mm.

The revolutionary electro-mechanical movement of the élégante, its very long autonomy and its exceptional comfort of use is now available in 48mm. The pure aesthetics of the flat Tortue case, whose design is trademarked®, doesn’t lose any of its elegance and establishes a contemporary urban style. It is enlarged for the pleasure of larger wrists or for those who like to wear oversized watches.

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8 years of research were necessary for F.P. Journe to develop this innovative electro-mechanical concept. The calibre 1210 provides a greatcomfort of use and the performances of an electro-mechanical watch combining reliability and precision. The élégante features the only elec-tromechanical movement conceived and created for the luxury market and offering a true vision of luxury.

Adapted to modern life rhythm, the faithful élégante F.P. Journe goes in stand-by mode after 30 minutes motionless, the mechanical motiondetector visible at 4h30 is at rest. During this standby mode, the micro processor continues to keep time, while the mechanical parts, gears,rotors and hands stop turning. Thus the energy saved provides a very long autonomy from 8 to 10 years in daily use, while up to 18 years instandby mode. When moved, the élégante sets itself automatically to the current time, taking the shortest path - either clockwise or counter clockwise.

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The élégante is an F.P. Journe - All the mechanical parts of its movement are manufactured in the Geneva workshops of the Manufacture, basedon the brand’s own criteria of excellence in state-of-the-art haute horology. The electronic components are developed by a Swiss engineer andmade in Switzerland according to exclusive and exacting standards, with a microprocessor specifically created for the élégante.

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The luminescent dial of the élégante provides perfect legibility, by day and by night, and in the dark, the hands count off the hours, as in ashadow theatre. The ergonomic shape of the dark blue rubber strap perfectly embraces any wrist. It is completed with a deployant clasp in Steel and Titanium.

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The élégante will be available in the 10 F.P. Journe Boutiques, the 9 Espaces as well as from selected official F.P. Journe retailers.

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Technical Specifications

Model: L’ELEGANTE 48 mm Concept

Movement
Exclusive and patented system 
F.P. Journe Manufactured Calibre FPJ 1210
Electro-mechanical
Patented two-rotor motor
Dedicated processor, specific functions and low consumption
Quartz frequency: 32’768 Hz.
Number of jewels: 18
Movement of parts: 132
Dimensions: Overall dimensions: 28.5 x 28.3 mm
Casing-up: 27.9 x 27.7 mm
Overall Height: 3.13 mm
Height of winding stem: 1.10 mm
Diameter of stem thread: S 0.90 mm
Particularities: Standby after 30 minutes motionless
Restart and automatic time setting when the watch is put back on
Motion detector with inertia weight visible on the dial
2 position hand setting stem
Main Characteristics:
Time adjustment in position 2 of the hand-setting stem
Stop second in time setting position (crown pulled) 
Power reserve: Autonomy↨ Daily use: 8 to 10 years
Standby: 18 years
Finishing: Golden movement 4N
Engraved and decorated battery bridge Cotes de Genève
Screw heads polished and bevelled
Pegs with polished rounded ends
Case: Titanium  48 mm
Double back Sapphire crystal and cover in gold and silver guilloche
Dimensions: Flat Tortue 48 x 40 mm
Total thickness: 7.35 mm 
Dial:
Colour: White dial
Hour: Black Arabic numbers, printed
Scale: Black, printed
Inner dial in Superluminova
Outer dial with screwed indices
Hands: Blue colour
Strap:
Blue rubber strap
Pin Buckle Titanium
Number of parts:
Including case and strap: 165

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International PR & Events Manager
17, rue de l’Arquebuse – 1204 Geneva – Switzerland
Tel : +41 (0)22 322 09 09 / Fax : +41 (0)22 322 09 19
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