Tuesday, April 4, 2017

F.P.Journe – OCTA Automatique Havana Dial

F.P.JourneOCTA Automatique Havana Dial

NEW OCTA HAVANA DIAL

Available exclusively for the Octa Automatique Réserve and 
the Octa Automatique Lune

F.P.Journe has created a warm-brown colored dial that perfectly matches the 40mm Platinum cases and the caramel alligator straps of the Octa Automatique Réserve and the Octa Automatique Lune.

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The Havana color is unique to F.P.Journe, a result of the company’s well-tended independence, which ensures its creative freedom. It was developed by Journe’s own dial-makers, Les Cadraniers de Genève, in a process lasting several months. In essence, it is a combination of Gold and Ruthenium, but to get the color just right required many adjustments to the formula.

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The two models represent a watchmaking ideal blending comfort, innovation and reliability. The one-meter long mainspring and extremely fast automatic winding give these watches autonomy of more than five days and make them very comfortable to wear.

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A specific wheel train allows precise moon phase indications for the Octa Automatique Lune. Adjusting the indications is done via the crown, which makes it very easy to use.

They are also available on a Platinum bracelet.

The unidirectional winding of the exclusive off-centre F.P. Journe rotor in 22K red Gold is achieved by a self-locking ball bearing system. Thus each movement, no matter how slight, is utilised for the optimal winding of the watch.

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Watches with long power reserves have hitherto been handicapped by small balances which are susceptible to shocks and disturbances. The Octa's compact construction allows a large (10.1 mm) balance to be fitted, giving greater inertia and stability. The free-sprung chronometer balance is adjusted by five turning weights that vibrate at a steady 21'600 times an hour.

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Fully wound, the Octa delivers chronometric precision for 120 hours. The meter-long mainspring supplies an average 850gr of torque, limiting the loss in balance amplitude to 25% over the five-day period. Beyond that time, the watch will continue to go for another day or two, but the amplitude-loss no longer guarantees precision timekeeping.

These watches are also available on a platinum bracelet and exclusively in the F.P.Journe Boutiques.

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Technical Specifications

Collection - OCTA

Model:
Octa Automatique Réserve
Octa Automatique Lune

Movement
    Automatic Calibre FPJ 1300-3 in 18K rose gold (4N)
    Unidirectional automatic winding
    Off-centre 22K gold guilloché winding rotor
Crown:
    Correction of 24h time zones in position 2, clockwise
    Correction of date in position 2, anti clockwise and Correction of time in position 3
    Instant jump calendar
    Rotation of the earth by secured correction pusher at 4h
Dimensions:
    Overall dimensions : 30.80 mm
    Casing-up diameter : 30.40 mm
    Overall Height : 5.85 mm
    Height of winding stem : 3.00 mm
    Diameter of stem thread : S0.90mm
Decoration:
    Circular Côtes de Genève on 18K gold bridges
    Circular graining on 18K gold baseplate Polished screw heads with chamfered slots
    Chamfered and circular grained wheels, diamond-moulded
    Pegs with polished rounded ends
Escapement:
Escapement 15 tooth
Balance:
    Four adjustable inertia weights
    Anachron free-sprung flat balance spring
    Mobile stud holder
    Nivatronic laser soldered balance spring
    Pinned GE stud
Frequency:  21'600 Alt/h, 3 Hz
Inertia:   10.10 mg/cm2
Angle of lift: 52°
Amplitude:
    0 h dial up: > 300°
    24 h dial up: > 280°
Autonomy: 120+/- 12hours
Winding Speed:  274 anti clock-wise rotations per 24 hours
Finishing:
Circular Côtes de Genève on bridges
Partly circular graining on baseplate
Polished screw heads with chamfered slots
Pegs with polished rounded ends 
Case :
Platinum PT 950
Diameter: 40 mm or 42 mm.
Total height: 10.07 mm
Dial :
Color: Havana Dial
Materials: combination of Gold and Ruthenium
Arabic numerals in Superluminova
Superluminova hands
Date at  11h 30  o'clock.
  • Octa Automatique Réserve
Indications
 Off centre hours and minutes / off centre timezones / Small second at 4h30 /
Winter summer hour / large date / power reserve at 9h
  • Octa Automatique Lune 
Off centre hours and minutes / off centre timezones / Small second at 4h30 /
Earth dial divided in timezones at 7h30 / winter summer hour / large date / power reserve at 9h
Number of parts:
Movement without dial 286
Cased up on leather strap: 312
Jewels 37
Rubber 72
Strap
Caramel Alligator straps
Available on a Platinum bracelet.

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MONTRES JOURNE SA
Brigitte Bocquet-Makhzani - Communication
International PR & Events Manager
17, rue de l’Arquebuse – 1204 Geneva – Switzerland
Tel : +41 (0)22 322 09 09
Fax : +41 (0)22 322 09 19
e-mail: bmakhzani@fpjourne.com
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Monday, April 3, 2017

TAG HEUER – AQUARACER Lady 300M Quartz Ceramic Edition



















TAG HEUERAQUARACER Lady 300M Quartz Ceramic Special Edition
Maya Gabeira Chooses TAG Heuer

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Big Wave Surfer champion, Maya Gabeira chooses TAG Heuer
for her first partnership with a luxury brand. This announcement is unveiled with a photoshoot in Rio de Janeiro’s beaches where Maya rode her first wave at the age of 13.

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Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, 8 March 2017 – Luxury Swiss Avant-Garde watchmaker TAG Heuer, is delighted to announce Maya Gabeira as its new friend of the brand. Called by the Los Angeles Times the “Super Woman of Big-Wave Surfing”, Maya with only 29 year-old is one of the biggest game-changers in tow-in surfing, a technique that uses artificial assistance to catch big waves.

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Five- times winner of the Billabong XXL, Maya received an ESPY award in 2009 as the Best Female Action Sports Athlete, and the following year she was named top Female Action Sport Stars at the Teen Choice Awards. After experiencing a near-drowning accident in Nazare, the infamous spot for delivering some of the heaviest waves in the world, Maya made a major comeback with incredible courage and determination. 

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Challenging herself tackling waves that no other woman has, she endlessly pushes forward the boundaries of the #DontCrackUnderPressure TAG Heuer mindset.

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Maya’s quote: It is an honour for me to become a TAG Heuer Friend of the Brand. TAG Heuer watches are definitely the watches that everyone wants! It is also a brand that invests and supports the giant wave surfing with the Big Wave Tour and whose motto - #DontCrackUnderPressuretotally reflects my sport and my spirit. It well defines what we must do to realize our dreams as athletes. It is my motto, and it reminds me of Ayrton Senna, my hero! There is no greater happiness than joining this dream team” .

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The photoshoot featured Maya wearing her TAG Heuer Aquaracer Lady Quartz black Ceramic case and rose gold plated bezel, the new addition to the iconic collection inspired by the aquatic world. Water-resistant to an incredible 300 metres, all 2017 Aquaracer Lady Watches features generous diameters of 35mm or 40.5 mm case in polished ceramic or steel.

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TAG Heuer is the first luxury brand to join the World Surf League as Official Timekeeper of the Big Wave Tour, and supporting the American surfer Kai Lenny. Being an inspiration for all the women athletes in the world, Maya Gabeira is the first Brazilian female TAG Heuer friend of the brand.

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TAG Heuer Caribbean and Latin America - Media relations:
Lise Drouillylise.drouilly@tagheuer.com
T. +1 305 442-7231 ext. 112
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Press release - 2017
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