Thursday, November 26, 2015

MIDO – BELLUNA Heures & Minutes Décentrées

















MIDOBELLUNA II Heures & Minutes Decentrees Automatic NEW

A unique-looking model combining tradition and modernity

This exceptional timepiece surprises with its extraordinary design, which features harmonious lines for a truly unique look. The new Belluna Heures & Minutes Décentrées asserts the excellence of Mido’s watchmaking expertise. Positioned at 10 o’clock and 4 o’clock respectively, the hours and minutes counter and the seconds counter present finishes that contrast magnificently with the silver grained dial. These two off-centred counters, combined with the scrolling date at 7 o’clock, establish the exclusive nature of the Belluna Heures & Minutes Décentrées. Fitted with an automatic movement equipped with a small-seconds complication, this model is faithful to the lines of the Belluna collection. Its timeless elegance will appeal to all those who love rare timepieces, both men and women alike.

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Inaugurated in 1871 to promote the arts and science, London’s Royal Albert Hall is now one of the most renowned concert halls in the United Kingdom. Built in the inimitable Victorian style, this vast red-brick monument is comprised of several concentric circles and an impressive glass dome, which towers over the centre of this curved, resolutely rounded structure. Just like this magnificent building, the Belluna range displays perfectly harmonious forms and embodies classic, timeless elegance.

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Combining tradition and modernity, the Belluna Heures & Minutes Décentrées is a unique timepiece. Its all-new design is both classic and original, while its magnificent dial offers a play on circles and curves evoking the spectacular architecture of the Royal Albert Hall. It houses two off-centred counters: the hours and minutes counter located at 10 o’clock, and the seconds counter positioned at 4 o’clock. It is this unique touch, together with the scrolling date at 7 o’clock, that gives this model its originality. The radiant silver grained dial captivates with its various finishes: the hours and minutes counter is sunray satinated, the seconds counter is snailed, and the rings surrounding them are black nickel-plated. An opening in the first quarter of the dial displays the name of the model in French – the language of watchmaking par excellence. This extraordinary dial together with the attention paid to every detail make the Belluna Heures & Minutes Décentrées an exceptional model that is emblematic of Mido’s expertise.

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Fitted with an automatic movement with petite complication, the Belluna Heures & Minutes Décentrées is available in a stainless steel case measuring 40 mm in diameter, which will suit both men’s and women’s wrists. The harmonious dial is protected by a sapphire crystal treated with an anti-reflective coating on both sides. Enthusiasts of fine watchmaking mechanics will endlessly admire the finely decorated automatic movement, which features an oscillating weight adorned with Geneva stripes and the Mido logo, through the transparent case back. Water-resistant up to a pressure of 5 bars (50 m/165 ft), the Belluna Heures & Minutes Décentrées comes with a black crocodile look leather strap integrated into the case, and a folding clasp.

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TECHNICAL INFORMATION

Model: BELLUNA II Heures & Minutes Décentrées
Stainless Steel 40mm

Ref: M024.428.36.031.00

Movement    
Automatic ETA 2825-2, 11½’’’,
Ø26 mm, height: 6.60 mm, 25 jewels, 28,800 A/H,
ETACHOCS and NIVACOURBE shock-absorber, NIVAFLEX NO mainspring,
NIVAROX 2 balance-spring, gilded NICKEL balance wheel.
Finely decorated elaborate movement with polished screws,
decorated oscillating weight with Geneva stripes and Mido logo.
Function HM-Ss-D.
Adjusted on 3 different positions for a high accuracy.
Min. 38 hours power reserve.
Case   
Stainless steel 316L, Ø 40 mm,
3 pieces, sapphire crystal with an anti reflecting treatment on both sides, screwed case back,
transparent case back to see the finely decorated and elaborate movement,
engraved serial number, water-resistant up to a pressure of 5 bars (50 m / 165 ft)
Dial   
Silver grained, black nickel-plated counters rings, sunray hours & minutes counter,
snailed seconds counter, polished indexes individually applied, date at 7 o’clock.
Hands   
Leaf-shaped.
Strap   
Black genuine calf leather strap with crocodile look,
integrated into the case, stainless steel folding clasp.

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Wednesday, November 25, 2015

A. Lange & Söhne – ZEITWERK Minute Repeater the perfect sound of time

A. Lange & Söhne ZEITWERK Minute Repeater the perfect sound of time

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The perfect sound of time

The ZEITWERK MINUTE REPEATER is the first mechanical watch that pairs a jumping numerals display with a decimal minute repeater. But it is not just an amazing horological work of art: it is also a fine-tuned mechanical musical instrument for the wrist. The first few of these watches are now being delivered to select showrooms.

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Musical instruments have been crafted in Saxony for centuries, especially around the town of Markneukirchen in the Vogtlandkreis district, where more than 100 workshops still uphold this tradition today. By definition, an exceptional music experience is based on purity of sound. Just like master instrument makers, the product developers at A. Lange & Söhne are keen on achieving perfect sonority, for instance in the new ZEITWERK MINUTE REPEATER.

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In a chiming watch, as in musical instruments, the physical laws that govern acoustic phenomena are key to achieving sounds of superior quality and reverberant volume. The case material, the size and shape of the gongs, the way they are secured to the movement, the number of moving parts – every detail counts. Special measuring technologies and a musically trained ear are essential in the development of a minute repeater for optimising the individual acoustic parameters down to the finest of nuances. It begins with loudness.

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The volume of the sound must be perceptible but not overbearing. Its fullness and purity must be compelling to the connoisseur. The rhythm and cadence of the sounds should express pleasant musicality. 

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The gongs must harmonize perfectly with one another. All the while, any chatter of the striking mechanism must be reduced to the absolute minimum. It was a formidable challenge for Lange's product developers to fulfil all of these criteria.

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But even during the assembly of the ZEITWERK MINUTE REPEATER, the watchmakers must perform numerous adjustments.

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As is commonplace for high-end musical instruments, the gongs are tuned exclusively by hand until they thoroughly harmonise with each other. In the end, they both sound full and pure – so the future owners of one of these masterpieces can look forward to a splendid experience in sonority.

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Technical Specifications

Model:  ZEITWERK Minute Repeater
Ref: 147.025F

Movement 
Lange manufacture calibre L043.5;
Manually wound, crafted to the most exacting Lange quality standards,
decorated and assembled by hand; precision-adjusted in five positions;
three quarter plate made of untreated German silver;
balance cock engraved by hand; constant-force escapement
Movement dimensions:
Diameter: 37.7 millimetres; height: 10.9 millimetres
Movement parts: 771
Jewels: 93
Screwed gold chatons: 3
Escapement: Lever escapement
Oscillator: 
Shock-resistant balance wheel with eccentric poising weights;
balance spring manufactured in-house, frequency of 18,000 semi-oscillations per hour;
precision beat adjustment system with lateral setscrew and whiplash spring
Power reserve: 36 hours when fully wound if the striking mechanism is not activated
Functions 
Time display in hours and minutes with precisely jumping numeral discs,
subsidiary seconds with stop seconds, power reserve indicator,
striking mechanism with decimal minute repeater
Operating elements 
Crown for winding the watch and setting the time; pusher for activating the striking mechanism
Case 
Platinum
Diameter: 44.2 millimetres; height: 14.1 millimetres
Crystal and back: Sapphire crystal (Mohs hardness 9) 
Dial 
Solid silver, rhodié
Time Bridge: Black rhodiumed German silver
Hand: Rhodiumed gold 
Strap 
Hand-stitched alligator leather strap, black
Buckle: Lange deployant buckle in platinum
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