JULIEN COUDRAY - Сollections 1518 Manufactura 1528 Limited Edition NEW
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Know-how and tradition meet and merge under the impetus of Fabien Lamarche and his “collective” of experts. Manufacture 1528 revisits the classic three-hand watch and adds a rare function: a service indicator. An oil drop appears through an enamelled gold aperture at 12 o’clock, indicating the need for a maintenance service. Other exclusive feature lies in the fact that all the main movement parts are machined from solid gold and then hand-decorated. The dial motif – a modern interpretation of the steeple clocks on Renaissance churches – is crafted in grand feu enamel. This model is issued in 28-piece limited series per version: yellow gold, red gold, white gold or platinum
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This model aims to reinvent a classic: a "three-hands" manual winding watch indicating the hour, minute and seconds. These are supplemented by an uncommon function: a service indicator. In a discreet window at 12 o'clock, the enameled gold oil drop symbol will appear after four years in operation, when the watch must be serviced. The fully redesigned movement is equipped with an exclusive escapement – developed, made and set in-house – whose frequency (28,800 vibrations/hour) makes for high precision. Each of the main movement parts has been machined from solid gold (of three different grades: yellow gold, red gold and palladium white gold) and from solid Pt 950 platinum, a material never previously worked in this way in the field of watchmaking. These components were then decorated by hand, as were the bridges visible via the sapphire case-back, the finely hand-engraved pattern on which was inspired by the repertoire of the Renaissance decorative arts. The pattern on the dial is a modern interpretation of Renaissance church bell tower clocks. It was made from grand feu enamel, on a champlevé gold base with enamel backing, a technique requiring the enamel powder to be melted at over 800°C.
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Technical Specifications
A limited series of 28 pieces per version, available in solid 18 carat gold, 2N yellow gold, 5N red gold, Pd 125 white gold or Pt 950 platinum.
Movement
| Mechanical hand-wound in hand-decorated and engraved 18K solid red gold, service indicator in enamelled 18K gold, 34 jewels, 28,800 vib/h, 55-hour power reserve |
- Calibre JC 1528, diameter 13 ¼’’, made from solid 18 ct gold (2N yellow gold: 31 g; 5N red gold, Pd 125 white gold: 30 g) or solid Pt 950 platinum (41 g), with all components hand decorated, back hand-engraved with a decoration inspired by the Renaissance style
- Manual winding, power reserve of more than 55 hours, 34 jewels
- Frequency: 28,800 vibrations/h, 4 Hz
- Original escapement with gold balance
| Functions | Hours, minutes, centre seconds and service indicator |
| Case | 18K solid red gold, 39 mm Anti-reflective sapphire crystals, front and back Water-resistant to 50 m (5 ATM/330 ft) |
| Dial | 18K solid red gold, 13 parts Domed cartouches and black and white grand feu enamelled dial |
| Bracelet/Strap | Rolled-edge, hand-sewn brown alligator leather, alligator lining, engraved 18K red gold buckle |
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