Maitres du Temps – Fine Arts Chapter POCKET Watch Tourbillon "Chinese Zodiac"

Maitres du Temps – Fine Arts Chapter POCKET Watch Gold Tourbillon "Chinese Zodiac" - Unique Pièce

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A NEW CHAPTER FOR 

MAÎTRES DU TEMPS – FINE ARTS
Pocket Watch – Piece unique

Maîtres du Temps continues its cultural approach to the conception of superlative timepieces with a merging of fine watchmaking and artistic expression. The next stage in the journey of Maîtres du Temps is the creation of a series of pocket watches, each a unique piece representing one of 12 signs of the Chinese zodiac.

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By manufacturing wristwatches embodying the aspirations and talents of the world’s finest watch makers, Maîtres du Temps demonstrated its commitment to technical excellence. In the Fine Arts Chapter, the collaboration embraces the aesthetic elements, looking to the Far East and using the Chinese decorative arts to complement a decidedly Swiss entity, realizing the essence of an objet d’art.

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Blending the two cultures, the Asian and the European, demanded a second, simultaneous blend, that of Art and Mechanics. The pocket watches embody the notions of both “Maîtres des Arts” and “Maîtres du Temps,” while also voicing a tenet close to the heart of Maîtres du Temps founder, Mr. Steven Holtzman: “Culture is like a bridge, one that connects the disparate elements of a civilization.”

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For Mr. Fan Zeng, the artist undertaking this challenge, the occasion to work with Maîtres du Temps calls on his myriad talents as a renowned author, humanitarian, poet, and painter.

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According to the Chinese Concept of Masters, this polymath is regarded as “a perfect master.” As a champion of “returning to the classics and nature,” Mr. Fan Zeng recognizes in Maîtres du Temps a like-minded facilitator. Steven Holtzman says, “It is an honour and privilege for Maîtres du Temps to work with Mr. Fan Zeng, as he is the epitome of everything our brand represents.”

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12 original paintings have been produced by Mr Fan Zeng to adorn the white onyx dials of watches that complement his technical specifications. It is yet another blend, one of simplicity and complexity.

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The watch devised for this project shows only the hours and the minutes, yet its back reveals a power reserve indicator and a one-minute tourbillon.

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Each dial highlights both the animal and the personality traits of the zodiac sign it represents. Mr Fan Zeng also includes human beings in the design, to better convey the spirit of each sign, from the delightful Year of The Pig and Year of the Rabbit, to the majesty of the Year of the Dragon.

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Steven Holtzman says, “By collaborating with Mr. Fan Zeng, Maîtres du Temps has been able to bring about the perfect mixture of art, mechanics, and history on a grand level.” Mr Fan Zeng adds, “I believe that this watch will be a very important part of horological history.”

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  Mr Fan Zeng
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Zodiac signs signification

The above images describe the harmony between man and nature.

- Horse symbolizes Speed.
Zhong Kui rides a horse to get rid of evildoers.

- Goat symbolizes Beauty.
A beautiful girl tends to her goats by Lake Baikal.

- Monkey symbolizes Friendship.
Monkeys in the forest also have feelings and befriend an old man.

- Roosters symbolize Joy.
Children play with young roosters in the spring breeze.

- Dog symbolizes Loyalty.
A child is waiting for the arrival of a guest with his dog.

- Pig symbolizes Harmony.
A child is playing tai chi with a piglet and everything is harmonious.

- Rat symbolizes Integrity.
See The Classic of Poetry: “Behold a rat! Its skin has a glossy sheen! Then know that man's demeanor is odious and mean!” It means that even a rat has a sense of shame. How can a man be shameless?

- Ox symbolizes Hard Working.
See Going Home by Tao Yuanming: “Country folk will come to tell me that spring has come, and that farming will begin in the western field.” It means that - farming starts when spring comes.

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- Tiger symbolizes Power.
A tiger is powerful.

- Rabbit symbolizes Prosperity.
In a year with a good harvest, children feed rabbits with vegetables.

- Dragon symbolizes Energy.
Sengyao, a famous painter, did not paint the eyes when he painted dragons. When he did paint the eyes, the dragon came to life and flew away.

- Snake symbolizes Rhythm.
The snake understands music and dances to the rhythm.

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Technical Specifications

Collection: FINE ARTS

Model: POCKET WATCH – Pièce Unique
Pièce unique – each piece representing one of 12 signs of the Chinese Zodiac

Movement
Caliber SHC08
Manual winding mechanical movement
Dimensions: 32.8 mm x 6.36 mm
Number of components: 207
Number of jewels: 33
Power reserve: 60 hours
Tourbillon rotation: 60 seconds
Balance frequency: 21,600 vph (3 Hz)

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Finishing:  Côtes de Genève, perlage, hand beveling, polished screw heads, straight-grained steelwork
Case
18K Red Gold
Number of components:  23
Diameter: 46 mm
Sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating
Display back: sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating
High polish and satin finishes
Dial
Miniature hand painting on white Onyx
Individual, hand-painted painting Mr. Fan Zeng - one of 12 signs of the Chinese zodiac.
Hands
Central hour and minutes hands
Power reserve indicator on the back side
One-minute tourbillion on the back side

Specifications may change without notice.

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Maitres du Temps - Chapter Three Reveal Masters

Maitres du Temps - Chapter Three Reveal Masters Limited Edition


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Chapter Three Timepiece

Indication-rich timepieces have always been a compromise between functionality and refinement . . . until Chapter Three Reveal.
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Chapter Three Reveal is an elegant timepiece displaying central hours, and minutes; small seconds at 8 o'clock, date at 2 o'clock, and moon phase at 4 o'clock, all set on a sumptuous blue guilloche dial. But Chapter Three Reveal also has a couple of intimate secrets in reserve, to be revealed, and perhaps even shared, at the owner's pleasure.
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A pusher set into the crown lowers and hides two hidden panels in the dial to reveal a second time zone indicator and a day/night indicator, both displayed on Maîtres du Temps' signature rollers. Elegant sophistication has never looked so good.
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Maitres du Temps - Caliber SHC03


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Technical Specifications

   Model: Chapter Three - C3R.5.5.135

Displays

    Central hour and minute hands
    Small-seconds at 8 o'clock
    Date on sub-dial at 2 o'clock
    Moon phase at 4 o'clock
    Hidden day/night on roller at 12 o'clock
    Hidden time zone on roller at 6 o'clock

Functions

    Time: hours, minutes, seconds, date, moon phase, hidden time zone and hidden day/night indication

Caliber SHC03

    Manual winding mechanical movement
    Dimensions: 35.6 mm x 8.2 mm (inclusive of dial mechanism)
    Number of components: 319
    Number of jewels: 39
    Power reserve: 36 hours
    Dual mainspring barrels in series
    Balance frequency: 21,600 vph (3 Hz)
    Straumann balance spring with Breguet overcoil and low-mass escape lever
    Finishing: Côtes de Genève,, perlage, beveling, and polished screw heads

Case

    18K gold
    Number of components: 49
    Dimension: 42mm
    Sapphire crystals on top and display back with anti-reflective coating
    Shaped pusher: quickset hidden time zone
    Crown: 3 positions plus pusher
        Position 0: Winding
        Position 1: Setting date and moon phase
        Position 2: Setting time
        Pusher: Open/close dial panels
    Water resistance: 30 meters/ 100 feet/ 3 ATM

Dial and Hands

    Number of components: 3
    Roman numerals
    Sun-ray guilloche, Clous de Paris guilloche
    Hands: 18K gold

Rollers

    Hidden time zone: dual sliding embossed rollers
    Hidden day/night: engraved and hand painted

Strap and buckle

    Hand-sewn alligator strap with 18K gold tang buckle





The Maîtres du Temps collection, the Chapter Three Reveal is a limited edition: 50 pieces in white gold ($90,000) and 50 in rose gold ($88,500).
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Maitres du Temps - Chapter Two TCR "Triple Calendar Round"

Maitres du Temps - Chapter Two TCR "Triple Calendar Round" NEW

Chapter Two’s status as the world’s most legible instantaneous triple calendar wristwatch was emphatically confirmed with the Baselworld launch of the round-cased Chapter Two TCR (Triple Calendar Round).

This timepiece was developed by two of the world's greatest living watchmakers: Daniel Roth and Peter Speake Marin.

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Chapter Two TCR exhibits all the essential DNA that has propelled Maîtres du Temps to the forefront of horological design and innovation, particularly the signature roller indications for the calendar. Its clear, clean hour, minute, and second indications make for a most readable dial.

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Pieces  $ 75 814.43

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Maîtres du Temps – CHAPTER ONE Tonneau Transparence Titanium

Maîtres du Temps – CHAPTER ONE Tonneau Transparence Titanium C1-3T Limited Edition NEW

Introduction:
 “He ran his fingertip along the upper side of the case of his Chapter One Transparence Titanium watch, admiring the profile of its shape. In spite of the hardness of the metal, the touch was soft and smooth. It made him recall the old English car with which his father drove him to Southern Italy during Summer time. He positioned the watch on his wrist and admired the complexity of the movement visible through the transparence of the dial. He continued his way. Everything seemed calm and quiet. Everything was just perfect….”


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Maîtres du Temps, Atelier of Horology, presents in preview of the Baselworld 2014 the Chapter One Tonneau Transparence Titanium: C1-3T.
Barely visible to the naked eye, the sapphire crystal replaces the dial revealing the handiwork of the master watchmaker: impeccably finished bridges, precisely beveled edges, and a symphony of mechanical complexity. The Transparence Titanium, presented here in a limited edition of 11 pieces, unveils the heart and soul of a rare timepiece with an outstanding personality.

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Collection Chapter One: elegance and complexity
The Chapter One collection is a real masterpiece of horology. The long and flowing curves that shape the case give it an air of nobility and power that embodies the outstanding complexity of the original movement.
The ease of reading and setting the numerous display indications of Chapter One would almost make the user forget that we are facing a world’s premiere in terms of combinations of complications with 558 components.

A world’s premiere: combinations of six complications
No wristwatch before Chapter One has ever featured a tourbillon movement incorporating a mono-pusher column wheel chronograph, retrograde date, retrograde GMT, and phase of the moon and day of the week indications displayed on their own distinctive high-precision cylinders .

Indication through high-precision cylinders: time display is not flat any longer
Efficiently transmitting power 90° to the two high-precision cylinders  and ensuring that they work simultaneously with the time, date, GMT, and chronograph was an immense technical challenge. That the challenge was met and surpassed is further testament to the immense talent of the teams of the Maîtres du Temps Atelier of Horology.

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The harmoniously integrated cylinders , for example, had to be both large enough to be easily read and small enough to be ultralight and homogeneous with the case. Scintillating, laser-pierced moon and stars on the outer cylinder  of the moon phase indication add to the stellar elegance of Chapter One.
The high-precision cylinders  are made of anodized aluminum offering solidity while being  lightweight. The painting adorning the cylinders  is applied by hand based on a traditional process.

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Titanium case: strength and lightness
It is not surprising that the three-dimensional, arched and bold design of the Chapter One evokes more a sports car than a wristwatch.
The different finishes obtained through successive brushings on the titanium material strengthen this appeal. Polished, satin or sanded finish, all the case surfaces benefit from a specific surface treatment. This feat is even more outstanding as the hardness of the material makes any surface treatment a challenge. As a comparison, the decoration of this titanium case requires twice the time of a similar gold version.
The curves of the four correctors integrating a locking system follow a curved line ending in an imaginary spot in order to perfectly marry the elegant design of the case. Manufactured in 18K gold, they incorporate 14 different components and were developed exclusively for Chapter One.
The case back screws are also manufactured of 18K gold.

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The Transparence of the sapphire dial
The sapphire dial designed for Transparence is a work of art and an example of the highest level precision engineering. The 0.40 mm, ultrathin high-tech sapphire dial is cut and precisely laser-pierced more than twenty times to provide holes for the anchors to securely fasten the appliqués that mark the passage of time. The fastidious process of machining the multi-beveled minute track, which includes hand-painted Super-LumiNova indices, illustrates that the level of detail in Chapter One Tonneau Transparence Titanium is not just limited to the movement.

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While the meticulous process of fitting the tourbillon cage to the fine, nearly invisible dial is reserved for only the most accomplished of watchmakers who dare to take on such a complicated assembly, the result is an extremely legible timepiece with a breathtaking view into mechanical mastery.

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A  look at the dial shows in the center; the hour, minute and chronograph 60 second hand, the retrograde date at 3h, the tourbillon and the day of the week cylinder  at 6h, the retrograde second time zone (GMT) at 9h, the 60 minutes chronograph counter and the moon phase cylinder  at 12h.

The opening at 6h allows a unique view onto the superb finish of the tourbillon cage with its finely decorated M shaped cage bridge standing for Maîtres du Temps. The tourbillon cage makes one rotation in sixty seconds showing the motion of the elapsing time 

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The Chronograph Bridge in precious metal finish
Equally notable is the addition of the precious metal finish chronograph bridge visible through the octagonal sapphire display back. Through a patented plating process, four precious metals belonging to the platinum family — platinum, rhodium, ruthenium, and palladium — combine to give the chronograph bridge the darkened appearance unique to the Chapter One Transparence collection.

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The Chapter One collection is an enduring beacon of ingenuity and architectural form. As sublime as it is complex, the original tonneau case put the industry on notice to a new standard of excellence. The Chapter One Tonneau Transparence Titanium – C1-3T – in a very contemporary design proudly reveals the technical prowess of the collection.
“Maîtres du Temps continues to diversify the Chapter One collection by offering timepieces with sophisticated design and technical mastery. This latest titanium tonneau-case version offers a sculptured structural feel with distinguished technical features,” says Steven Holtzman, founder of Maîtres du Temps.

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The One of 11 elegantly engraved at the back of each timepiece highlights the limitation of this exclusive series.
And the story of Chapter One continues . . .

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Technical Specifications

Model: Chapter One Tonneau Transparence Titanium (C1-3T)

References:  C1T.TO.2E.60-2
Limited Edition of 11 pieces

Laser-etched sapphire dial revealing a manual-wind mechanical movement with hand-beveled cut-out bridges and a precious metal finish Chronograph Bridge.
Movement SHC02.1: 
One-minute tourbillon, mono-pusher column-wheel chronograph, retrograde date indicator, retrograde GMT indicator, day of the week indication on high-precision cylinder, patented precise moon phase indication on high-precision cylinder.
Displays
Central hands indicating hours and minutes
Central chronograph counterpoised second hand
60-minute counter at 12 o’clock
Retrograde date at 3 o’clock
Retrograde GMT at 9 o’clock
One-minute tourbillon at 6 o’clock
Day of the week indication on cylinder  at 6 o’clock
Patented precise moon phase indication on cylinder  at 12 o’clock
Functions
Two-position winding crown: pushed in to wind the watch; pulled out to set the time
Chronograph: start/stop/return-to-zero function activated by single pusher in the crown
Correctors
Date corrector at 2 o’clock
Day of the week corrector at 4 o’clock
Moon phase corrector at 8 o’clock
GMT corrector at 10 o’clock
Caliber SHC02.1
Hand-beveled cut-out bridges
Black precious metal finishes Chronograph Bridge
Dimensions: 51 mm x 32 mm
Number of components: 558
Number of jewels: 58
Power reserve: 60 hours
Tourbillon rotation: 60 seconds
Balance frequency: 21,600 vph (3 Hz)
Case
Limited edition of 11 pieces in Titanium, each engraved One of 11
Crown, back case correctors and screws in 18K white gold
Number of components:  104
Dimensions: 62.60 mm x 45.90 mm x 18 mm
Sapphire crystal with double anti-reflective coating
Display back: sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating
High polish and satin finishes on compound-curve surfaces
Correctors with integrated locking system
Dial
High-precision, laser-etched sapphire
Number of components: 5
Circular grained appliqués
White Super-LumiNova indices
Hands
Red counterpoised chronograph hand
Sporty faceted diamond-cut hands
Luminescent hour and minute hands
High-Precision Cylinders: 
Day barrel: matte finish anodized Anticorodal aluminum
Moon phase barrel: anodized Anticorodal aluminum with painted moon and stars inside a matte finish anodized cover with laser-pierced moon and stars.
Strap and buckle
Hand-sewn alligator strap with 18K white gold deployant buckle

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CP 926
CH-2301 La Chaux-de-Fonds
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