H. MOSER & CIE. – STREAMLINER Cylindrical Tourbillon Skeleton Alpine Limited Edition Pink Livery

H. MOSER & CIE. – STREAMLINER Cylindrical Tourbillon Skeleton Alpine Limited Edition Pink Livery 2024 

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H. MOSER & CIE. CREATES AN EXCEPTIONAL  

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THE STREAMLINER CYLINDRICAL TOURBILLON SKELETON ALPINE LIMITED
EDITION PINK LIVERY: SKELETONISED SOPHISTICATION WITH A POP OF PINK!

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Following the launch of its Streamliner Cylindrical Tourbillon Skeleton Alpine Limited Edition model a couple of weeks ago, H. Moser & Cie. is releasing a second version in pink to coincide with the 2024 Miami Grand Prix. In contrast to the dominant blue colour of the first model, this new Streamliner Cylindrical Tourbillon Skeleton Alpine Limited Edition model is dressed in pink in tribute to the traditional second livery of the single-seater raced by H. Moser & Cie.'s partner BWT Alpine F1 Team. It is created as an extremely limited edition of 20 pieces, available exclusively online on the H. Moser & Cie website.

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BWT Alpine F1 Team’s A524 will race in two liveries for the 2024 season. Both feature a black core and were inspired by contemporary artist Felipe Pantone. The main design, which will be used in 16 races, features Alpine's traditional blue colours as well as black. BWT enters the third year of title partnership with the F1 Team, which is marked by its world-renowned pink colours that feature strongly on its A524 livery. 

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At eight races this season, the livery will be pink dominated to further underline Alpine’s strong partnership with its title partner BWT. It was therefore only natural that H. Moser & Cie.'s Streamliner Cylindrical Tourbillon Skeleton Alpine Limited Edition model should sport the colours of both of its partner's two liveries.

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While the first 100-piece series of this timepiece had blue accents, this second edition features a powerful pink. At 12 o'clock, the skeletonised main dial is topped with a small domed dial in synthetic corundum, following the curve of the sapphire crystal and sporting the signature pink colour of BWT, a bright and distinctive shade enhanced by the clarity of the synthetic corundum, or ruby, used. 

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The synthetic corundum brings a special intensity to the Streamliner Cylindrical Tourbillon Skeleton Alpine Limited Edition Pink Livery; although it is difficult to machine, due to its extreme hardness, its transparency truly enhances the beauty of the piece. 

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Emanating timeless elegance, this model has no logo, emphasising its aesthetic purity and exclusivity. The indices feature Super-Luminova^®, while the inserts above the blued hour and minute hands are made of Globolight^®, for perfect legibility even at night. As for the strap, H. Moser & Cie. has opted for pink moulded rubber which imitates the texture of a textile strap, prioritising comfort without compromising sophistication.

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The automatic calibre HMC 811 is fully skeletonised on both the front and on the reverse side, where a large openworked gold rotor can be seen oscillating. 

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The beauty of this movement is accentuated by the lightness of the one-minute flying tourbillon fitted with a blue cage bridge matching the hands, and a cylindrical balance-spring which spins at 6 o'clock. 

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Showcasing the expertise of H. Moser & Cie.'s sister company, Precision Engineering AG, the cylindrical balance-spring has become very difficult to produce as it requires specialist skills that have been lost. Each cylindrical balance-spring is shaped by hand, and it takes ten times as long to produce as a traditional balance-spring. H. Moser & Cie. loves to play with contrasts, and here the brand has enjoyed combining traditional expertise with an ultra-modern watch.

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This powerful, sleek timepiece is spectacular yet easy to wear thanks to its compact design and water resistance to 12 ATM. It is being produced in a limited edition of 20 pieces, available exclusively on the brand's e-commerce platform. Alongside this very exclusive limited edition, the Manufacture will be producing one more piece. 

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This watch will be sold at a charity auction with all the proceeds donated to the private non-profit foundation AQUA PEARLS, established by BWT and its CEO Andreas Weissenbacher in 2016. The foundation's overall focus is to improve the access to clean drinking water worldwide, alleviating poverty, protecting the environment and promoting sustainability.

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Model:  STREAMLINER CYLINDRICAL TOURBILLON Skeleton Alpine Limited Edition Pink Livery

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Reference: 6811-1202 - Limited edition of 20 pieces
Reference: 6811-1201 - Unique piece

Reference 6811-1202, fully skeletonised steel model, small domed dial in synthetic corundum, pink rubber strap, limited edition of 20 pieces + 1 unique piece (ref. 6811-1201)

Case
Steel topped by a slightly domed sapphire crystal
Diameter: 42.3 mm
Height without sapphire crystal: 11.0 mm
Height with sapphire crystal: 14.0 mm
Crown at 9 o'clock, engraved with an "M"
See-through case-back
Water resistance to 12ATM
Dial
Small domed dial in deep pink synthetic corundum at 12 o'clock
Skeletonised main dial
Super-LumiNova® indices
Blued hour and minute hands with Globolight® inserts
Movement
Three-dimensional automatic Manufacture calibre HMC 811
Diameter: 34.0 mm or 15 lignes/height: 5.5 mm (without hands or tourbillon)
Frequency: 21,600 Vib/h
28 jewels
171 components
Automatic bi-directional pawl winding system Gold, fully skeletonised oscillating weight
Power reserve: minimum 74 hours
Cylindrical balance-spring with two Breguet overcoils
One-minute flying tourbillon at 6 o'clock with blue skeletonised bridge; hand-bevelled balance bridge
Diamond bevelling
Main plate and bridges with anthracite finish
Functions
Hours and minutes
Bracelet
Pink rubber strap
Steel folding clasp, engraved with the Moser logo

🔰Limitation: 

Reference: 6811-1202 - Limited edition of 20 pieces
Reference: 6811-1201 - ❱❱❱ Unique piece

🔴Prices     € 91.095 💰

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Jaeger-LeCoultre – MASTER® GRANDE TRADITION Calibre 948 World-Timer Tourbillon Edition

Jaeger-LeCoultre – MASTER® GRANDE TRADITION Calibre 948 World-Timer Tourbillon Gold 43mm Automatic Edition 2024

 

 REINTERPRETING THE
MASTER GRANDE TRADITION CALIBRE 948 WORLD-TIMER
A GREEN ENAMEL DIAL AND PINK GOLD CASE HIGHLIGHT AN
EXCEPTIONAL COMPLICATION

Key Facts:

•     A new interpretation of the Master Grande Tradition Calibre 948, with a green enamel dial
•     A uniquely artistic expression of the world-time complication unites mechanical excellence with rare handcrafts - enamelling, guillochage and lacquering
•     The Universal Tourbillon makes a complete circuit around the dial in 24 hours, echoing the way that Earth spins on its axis and makes a circuit around the Sun

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Throughout its history, Jaeger-LeCoultre has been distinguished by its mastery of complications and, for almost a century, this has included timepieces able to display multiple time zones simultaneously. Calibre 948 is a uniquely artistic expression of universal time, combining a world time display with a flying tourbillon that makes a complete circuit of the dial in 24 hours – an allusion to Earth’s rotation on its axis and its orbit around the Sun. 

In 2024, La Grande Maison presents a new interpretation of the Master Grande Tradition Calibre 948, with a green enamel dial that celebrates the colours of nature and showcases the skills of the Manufacture’s in-house Métiers Rares™ atelier. Set in an 18-carat (750/1000) pink gold case, it is offered in a limited edition of 20 pieces.

 The precision of the world’s time zones

As with all measurements of time, the origin of our world’s time zones lies in astronomy: the passage of our 24-hour day is determined by the rotation of Earth on its own axis. However, zones are a relatively recent concept, driven by the need to impose order and precision on international timing. Until the 19th Century, every city determined its own time, based on 12 noon being the time that the sun was at the highest point in the sky. As railway travel developed in the 19th century, this made scheduling impossible and it became clear that standardised timing – the synchronisation of clocks within a given geographical region – and global norms were needed. At the International Meridian Conference in 1884, it was decided that Greenwich Observatory in London (longitude 0°) would be the basis for calculating times around the globe and each of the 24 major time zones would be defined by 15 degrees of longitude. The world’s day would start and end at midnight at the Greenwich meridian and times would be counted east and west from there – hence the terms Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), ante meridian (am) and post meridian (pm).

The Métiers Rares™ atelier: mastery of ancestral crafts

To create the complex and richly coloured dial of the Master Grande Tradition Calibre 948, the master artisans of Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Métiers Rares™ atelier united the skills of enamelling, guillochage and lacquering. To complete a single example of the dial requires a total of more than 70 hours of meticulous work.

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Champlevé – which translates literally as ‘raised field’ – is a noble and ancient enamelling technique that originated almost 2,500 years ago. With great skill, the artisan must first carve out depressions in the surface of the precious metal, conforming precisely to the outline of the desired image. These hollow areas are then filled with multiple layers of enamel – fired at very high temperatures after each layer – until they are flush with the original surface. Adding refinement and intrigue, the enameller uses a combination of opaque and translucent enamels to create areas of lighter and darker colour that suggest the continents’ different landscapes. The Calibre 948 dial required 10 layers of enamel and represents more than 20 hours of work for the enamelling alone.

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Lacquering is a lengthy and exacting artisanal process that requires the manual application of multiple layers of coating on the surface to be decorated. It begins with a clear coat of varnish, followed by a layer of colour. This is followed by up to 15 coats of translucent lacquer, to add depth and richness – with each coat requiring a precisely controlled drying process. The lacquering is completed by polishing the disc to a perfect finish that attracts the light and amplifies the richness of the colour.

A world of time expressed through artistry of rare precision

Measuring just 25.5mm in diameter, the multi-layered dial of the Master Grande Tradition Calibre 948 is a remarkable work of art in miniature. In keeping with world-timer tradition, the centre of the dial is dominated by a map of the world as seen from the North Pole. The outline of the continents is cut from a fine plate of 18ct gold and decorated with champlevé enamel. However, unlike the traditional flattened image, this map floats above the main dial plate on a domed skeleton of pink gold formed by the longitudes and latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere. A masterpiece of laser-cutting precision, this complex and delicate domed structure brings lightness and depth to the dial and makes a subtle allusion to the depth and complexity of time measurement.

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Beneath the dome, representing the oceans, the dial plate is decorated with blue-green translucent lacquer applied over a wavy guilloché pattern that suggests the movement of the sea.

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As on all classical world timers, each time zone is represented by the name of a city, set on a green opaline ring around the central dial. Set outside the city ring are two concentric fixed rings. The inner ring indicates 24 hours, which are marked with applied rectangular indexes and laser-engraved numerals. The outer ring features the minute track, which is a laser-engraved on a background of dark green lacquer that complements the colour of the map and oceans. In a circular aperture to one side of the map, the flying tourbillon appears to float weightlessly above the oceans, spinning in 60 seconds. As the tourbillon makes a complete 360-degree revolution of the dial in 24 hours, the domed map and the city ring turn in unison, mimicking the rotation of Earth on its axis. Thus the right time in every city is always indicated by the hour marked on the city ring adjacent to the city name.

An elegant case for an exceptional calibre

When Jaeger-LeCoultre created Calibre 948, it was the first time that a world-time complication had ever been united with a flying tourbillon. Moreover, the Universal Tourbillon – patented by Jaeger-LeCoultre – makes a complete circuit of the dial every 24 hours, corresponding to the length of a mean solar day. Consisting of 388 components, the automatic movement is an eloquent expression of Jaeger-LeCoultre’s technical expertise, having been conceived, developed and entirely produced within the Manufacture.

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Despite its complexity, Calibre 948 has been designed to ensure that the watch is very simple to operate: the time is set with the crown, which synchronises all the time zones around the world. On arrival at a new destination, local time is set by the same crown, which moves only the hour hand, in one-hour jumps forwards or backwards, allowing the minutes and seconds to continue running accurately. 

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With its pure lines and refined proportions, the Master Grande Tradition case is a perfect foil for the complexity of the dial. Comprising more than 40 parts, its convex bezel contrasts with broad bevels on the lugs, and the hollowed-out lug sides add dynamic tension. Different surfaces are microblasted, polished and satin-brushed to maximise the play of light. The warmth of the pink gold is complemented by a dark green alligator strap that matches the dial.

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With its magnificent green dial, the new interpretation of the Master Grande Tradition Calibre 948 is testament to Jaeger-LeCoultre’s commitment to uniting artistic creativity and sophisticated mechanics, always maintaining the fine balance between the spirit of innovation and a profound respect for tradition.

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TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS

Model: MASTER GRANDE TRADITION Calibre 948 World-Timer Edition 
 
Reference: Q52824E1

Case
Pink Gold 750/1000 (18 carats)
Dimensions: 43mm diameter x 14.13mm thick
Case-back: Sapphire crystal
Water resistance: 5 bar 
Movement
Calibre: Automatic Jaeger-LeCoultre Calibre 948
Frequency: 4 Hz (28,800 vph) 
388 components
Power reserve: 48 hours
Functions
Hours, minutes, universal flying tourbillon, 
world-time display with 24-hour indication
Dial
Green translucent lacquer over a wavy guilloche pattern; 
domed skeleton structure decorated with champlevé enamel
Strap
Black alligator leather with folding buckle

 🔰 Limited edition of 20 pieces

🔴 Price :   $ 44,300 / 49.600 € 💰

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