Monday, May 22, 2017

CORUM – BIG BUBBLE Magical MATT BARNES




















CORUMBubble BIG BUBBLE Magical MATT BARNES Automatic Titanium 52 mm

Big Bubble Magical Voodoo
Let yourself be spellbound

Fascinating, disconcerting and astounding, Corum presents a dark and exciting Bubble. This new
addition to the impressive Bubble collection is the result of a partnership between the Canadian
photographer Matt Barnes and the Swiss master watchmaker.


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Matt Barnes lives in a pop-inspired world that combines old school with the latest trends. With his
head in the clouds but his feet on the ground, the born dreamer took this brilliant photograph of a
voodoo figure, which showcases the talented photographer’s keen eye.

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Bringing nuances to the dark tones of the dial and its relief, the titanium case and vulcanised rubber
strap also feature dark and mysterious colours. The ever more original Bubble reveals a watch without
numerals that hides its hands inside the dial, heightening the mystery radiating from the model.
In keeping with its innovative direction, Corum is presenting a Bubble in an all-new Big format so as to
better showcase the works held tenderly captive by the famous sapphire dome and to give the whole
piece a marvellously bubble-like effect.

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About Matt Barnes

Matt Barnes is a photographer based in Toronto. Fascinated by all pop culture influencers, vintage and
modern alike, he has notably photographed Snoop Dogg, Bradley Cooper, Nick Wooster and Lexi Belle,
among others. Not content with capturing images, he also creates commercial productions for brands
such as Red Bull, Sony, Xbox, Virgin, Pepsi and Jägermeister, to name but a few.
Matt Barnes also produces films as part of his visual media activities. Coincidentally, he filmed a video
starring Elisabetta Fantone, who is also a Corum ambassador.
Describing himself as a man with his head in the clouds but his feet on the ground, he joins Corum in
a spirit of innovation that combines old and new.

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Technical Specifications

Watch Name: BIG BUBBLE MAGICAL MATT BARNES 52mm

Reference:  L390/03340 - 390.101.95/0371 VO01 Titanium 

MOVEMENT
Movement number: CO390
Winding system: Automatic
Movement finishes: Côtes de Genève finishing
Power reserve: 65 hours
Frequency: 4 Hz, 28'800 vph
Dimension: 13 1/4'''
Rubies: 30
DIAL
Color: Black
Material: Brass
Distinctive features: 3D
Hands: Hour and minute: Circle • White
CASE
Material:  Titanium grade 5 with black PVD
treatment

Diameter: 52 MM
Height: 20.20 MM
Crown material: Titanium grade 5 with black PVD
treatment
Crystal:  Domed sapphire crystal with antireflective treatment
Back:  Screwed in open back cover in titanium grade 5 with glare proof sapphire crystal

Water-resistant: 100 M / 10 ATM
BRACELET
Material: Vulcanized rubber
Colours: Black
Interhorn/Buckle: 26.5/22 mm
Buckle type: Tongue buckle
Buckle material: Stainless steel
Buckle distinctive features: lack PVD treatment
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Friday, May 19, 2017

BLANCPAIN – VILLERET Jour Date Steel


















BLANCPAINVILLERET Jour Date Stainless steel 40mm Limited Edition

ADay-Dateenriches the Villeret Collection

For the first time in the Villeret collection, Blancpain is offering a horological complication indicating the day of the week and the date, highlighted within the watch manufacturer’s emblematic line.

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Blancpain’s ability to develop and produce its own movements confers upon it complete freedom to create. This expertise has enabled the brand to present a horological complication indicating the day of the week and the date. Both practical and elegant, this timepiece enables the owner to read all of the information set out on the dial at a glance.

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This new entry into the Villeret collection is housed in a stainless steel case measuring 40mm in diameter. Its matt white dial features leaf-shaped cut-out hands. The small seconds display appears at 6 o’clock, while the day of the week and the date are shown at 3 o’clock. The day change is instanta-neous, while that of the date is semi-instantaneous.

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The movement beating at the heart of the watch is the automatic caliber 1160DD, comprising 275 components including 34 jewels. Its balance wheel is fashioned in glucydur with gold micrometric regulation screws and a balance spring in silicon. This material recently introduced within the watch industry offers several important advantages. Firstly, its low density makes it lighter and thus more shock-resistant. In addition, it is impervious to magnetic fields.

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The resulting balance spring is ideally shaped, thereby ensuring improved isochronism performance of the movement, resulting in enhanced timekeeping precision. Operating at a frequency of 4Hz, the movement is powered by two mainspring barrels connected in series and achieving a 72-hour power reserve. The sapphire case back provides a clear view of the finely hand -fi-nished movement and the yellow gold winding rotor with its honeycomb guilloché pattern.

This new timepiece is fitted with a black alligator strap.

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Technical specifications
 References:  6652-1127-55B
Collection: VILLERET

Model: Jour Date Steel


3 Day - Jour Date 
Indication ∙ week and the date
∙ secured movement
∙ white matt dial
∙ self-winding


Case
Stainless steel
Thickness: 10.40 mm
Diameter:  40.00 mm
Water resistance:  3.00 bar
Between horns:  22.00 mm
Back:   Sapphire crystal
Engraved on the back of the timepiece - Unique № piece
Dial
White matt dial.
Small seconds display at 6 o’clock
Functions:
Hours, Minutes, Small seconds,
Day, Date.
Movement
Calibre 1160DD
Self-winding
Power reserve in hours:  72 hours
Calibre diameter:  34.00 mm
Calibre thickness:  4.60 mm
Jewels:  34
2 mainspring barrels
Breguet overcoil
Secured movement
Balance spring in silicon.
Engraved on the BLANCPAIN
Components:  275
Limited edition
Strap
Hand-stitched alligator straps.
Origin: Bespoke Mississippiensis
Black color strap
Folding clasp

*Each bar corresponds to a 10-metre water column.
* Blancpain reserves the right to modify this model and its technical characteristics.
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Suisse
International PR: Aude Rosati
Tel.  (+41) 21 796 3636
Fax (+41) 21 796 3637
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