VOUTILAINEN – 28 Sport Titanium Edition

VOUTILAINEN – Current 28Sport Titanium Unique Edition

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The Voutilainen 28Sport wristwatch perfectly encapsulates the philosophy of Kari Voutilainen. Its elegant and strong mechanism is housed in a stylish and robust case.

The in-house movement of the Vingt-8 was designed, built, fabricated, finished and assembled in its entirety in Voutilainen workshops. The design and philosophy of the movement combines respect for longevity and precision with classical watchmaking tradition.

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The movement has a very large balance wheel manufactured in-house, allowing perfect regulation of the watch to within strict tolerances.

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To equip such an exceptional timepiece, a very rare and unique balance-spring system has been used. The exterior of the spring uses a typical Phillips overcoil, while the internal curve uses the little known Grossmann curve.

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The escapement makes the movement very special; this is the first watch to have two escapement wheels in such a configuration. The escapement wheels give a direct impulse to the balance through the impulse roller/jewel. This escapement is extremely efficient and requires much less energy than traditional lever escapements, offering benefits in terms of longevity and stability in day-to-day use.

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The balance-wheel bridge is sublimely elegant, offering an unimpeded view of the escapement and balance. It also allows the enthusiast to admire the synchronized movements of the escapement wheels.

The watch is finished to the highest standards.

The surfaces of pinions and wheels are completely flat and highly polished to within exceptionally uniform tolerances. All finishing work on the main plate and bridges is by hand to achieve the highest possible levels of surface finish.

Screws and all steel parts are finished and polished by hand.

The elegant dial made from silver is fabricated in-house. It is engine turned by hand. The center part and small second are in onyx, hand finished and highly polished. Construction of the dial is called “sandwich” type. On the base of the dial there is superluminova and it appears around hour indices and around onyx which is in center.

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Hands are in white gold. They are open in middle and fulfilled with superluminova as well as the tip, allowing to read the hours during the night.

This model is made in limited series of 8 watches in titanium case.

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Technical Characteristics

Categories: Current Collection

Model: 28SPORT Titanium 39mm


Movement
Manual-winding mechanical
Re-engineered caliber Vingt-8
Design, construction, fabrication, finishing and assembly in Voutilainen workshops.
- In-house movement.
- 30mm x 8.45mm movement
- New escapement, with two escapement wheels, direct impulse.
- Main plate and bridges manufactured from German silver.
- Wheels manufactured from gold.
- 21 jewels
- Integrated retrograde power reserve indication.
- Power reserve: 65 h
- Free sprung balance wheel with rose gold timing weights
- frequency of 18.000 variations / hours
Balance diameter 13.60mm,
The exterior of the spring uses a typical Phillips overcoil,
while the internal curve uses the little known Grossmann curve.
Case
Titanium - Unique case designSize ø 39 mm
Thickness 13.40 mm
Sapphire glasses front and back, anti reflection treatment on both sides
Waterproofness 30 m 
Functions
Hours, minutes and seconds
Small seconds at 6 o'clock
Dial
Engine-turned dial
Made from silver with onyx centers, manufactured in house
Silver dial made in house
Hands  Hands made from white gold with superluminova
Strap
Hand sewn crocodile strap with titanium buckle

Additionals
All design, manufacturing, construction, fabrication, hand finishing and assembly in the Voutilainen workshop.

Year 2020

Limited to 8 unique piece.


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Press Release - 2020
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Kari Voutilainen
Voutilainen Horlogerie d’Art
Comblémine 2
2112 Môtiers | Switzerland
Tél +41 32 861 4832
Fax +41 32 861 4833
voutilainen@voutilainen.ch
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CHOPARD – L.U.C Perpetual Twin Automatic

CHOPARD – Complications L.U.C Perpetual Twin 43 Automatic - 2020

PERPETUAL EMOTION MACHINE

L.U.C Perpetual Twin – The True Sophistication Of Chopard’s Perpetual Calendar

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A perpetual calendar, with its union of the practical and the poetic, is the ultimate expression of elegance and sophistication for the modern gentleman. This year Chopard is presenting its celebrated perpetual calendar, the chronometer-certified L.U.C Perpetual Twin, in two stand-out versions in rose gold and stainless steel that offer gentleman connoisseurs a new expression of artful style and horological finesse.

Designed for life

Launched in 2016 on the 20th anniversary of Chopard Manufacture, the L.U.C Perpetual Twin is recognised for its combination of purist-pleasing Haute Horlogerie and the practicality of an automatic steel wristwatch designed to be worn every day. Indeed, it remains the only chronometer-certified perpetual calendar in stainless steel currently on the market, a reflection of Chopard’s absolute commitment to superior quality in every watch it makes.

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Chopard now presents this modern timepiece once more in robust stainless steel, with a newly-refined dial in a rich and urbane shade of blue. Additionally, the L.U.C Perpetual Twin is presented for the first time in 18-carat rose gold, with a subtle grey dial.

Balance and poise

Both dials emphasise tonal contrasts through sunray satin-brush finishes. This forms a setting for a display in which information is presented with elegance and absolute clarity.

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A big date forms the focal point of the layout, with sub-dials for the perpetual calendar day, month and leap year indications, and small seconds at 6 o’clock. Minimalist applied hour markers bring quiet poise to this discreet and perfectly balanced design.

Technical mastery: a perpetual calendar chronometer

Visible beneath a sapphire crystal caseback, the movement powering the L.U.C Perpetual Twin, mechanical automatic calibre L.U.C 96.22-L, is a work of true technical and artisanal mastery.

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Hand-made by Chopard’s skilled watchmakers, it exhibits the finest traditions of hand-finishing, and has been certified as a chronometer by the experts of Contrôle Officiel Suisse des Chronomètres (COSC) – a rare distinction for perpetual calendar watches, and one that guarantees utmost precision and reliability.

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Chopard’s watchmakers also ensured that elegance is built into the watch from the calibre outwards, thank to a 22-carat gold micro-rotor that sits within the plane of the movement, keeping the entire mechanism to just 6 mm in depth. 

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Chopard Twin Technology, meanwhile, employs dual barrels to deliver an extended power reserve of 65 hours, meaning that the watch will continue running when left untouched for over two-and-a-half days.

The gentleman’s way

The L.U.C Perpetual Twin is in every way the watch of the modern gentleman – a quietly sophisticated statement of culture and elegance, for the man who naturally advocates for art, aesthetics, handcraft and style.

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And as such, it is a timepiece conveying the essence of Chopard watchmaking: a refined celebration of the watchmaker’s art, that is both distinctive and utterly discreet.

Total mastery

Movement construction, product design, gold smelting, case stamping and machining, movement components, traditional hand-crafted decorations, surface treatments, polishing, assembly, movement adjustment and quality control: all operations involved in watch production are performed in-house by Chopard Manufacture.

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The Maison applies them to the making of each timepiece in the L.U.C collection paying tribute to the founder whose initials it bears: Louis-Ulysse Chopard.

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Profoundly attached to the pure lines and subtle details that made his watches such highly sought-after items, Louis-Ulysse Chopard already knew how to attire gentlemen with beautiful pocket-watches back in his day.

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Technical Specifications 

Model: L.U.C Perpetual Twin

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Ref. 161976-5003  -  Rose Gold
Ref. 168561-3003 - Steel

Case

Brushed and polished 

• 18k Rose Gold  
• Stainless Steel

Total diameter: 43 mm
Thickness: 11.47 mm
Water resistance: 30 metres
18k gold crown with L.U.C logo: 6.50 mm
Vertical satin-brushed case middle / Polished bezel
Glare-proofed sapphire crystal
Transparent exhibition back
Movement
Self-winding movement
Calibre  L.U.C 96.22-L
"Two barrels – Chopard Twin Technology
Automatic winding by a 22-carat micro-rotor
Total diameter: 33.00 mm
Thickness: 6.05 mm
Number of jewels: 29 jewels
Frequency: 28,800 vph (4 Hz)
Power reserve:  65 hours 
Bridges adorned with a Côtes de Genève motif
Chronometer-certified (COSC)
Dial
Blue dial (steel) or ruthenium-grey dial (gold)
Sunray-brushed patter - applied indexes matching the case
Functions and displays:
Central display of the hours and minutes

• Small seconds display at 6 o’clock
• Big date display at 12 o’clock
• Day of the week and month displays at 9 and 3 o’clock respectively
• Offset leap-year display between 2 and 3 o’clock.

Strap
Hand-sewn blue or brown alligator leather lining
Stainless steel or 18-carat pink gold pin buckle 


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