Friday, August 23, 2024

KERBEDANZ – MAXIMUS Tourbillon GR8 Royal Blue Edition



KERBEDANZMAXIMUS 2MIN Tourbillon GR8 Royal Blue Titanium Edition - Unique Piece 2024

An outsider brand named KERBEDANZ

KERBEDANZ — meaning leader and precursor — was established in 2011 in Neuchâtel Switzerland with the goal of setting a new level of luxury in bespoke timepieces for men and women. In an atelier in Neuchâtel, Switzerland, artisanal watchmakers, designers and symbolists, craft unique timepieces and collections that exquisitely reflect the company’s motto, “Crafting your Singularity.”

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Kerbedanz has strived to create exceptional timepieces, all linked by the common theme of the micro-mechanical show.

The Micro-Mechanical Show

The term "micromechanical show" on a wristwatch refers to the intricate display of the watch's internal mechanics, often showcased through features like an exhibition case back or a skeleton dial. This allows the wearer and admirers to view the complex movements, gears, and springs that power the watch, turning the timepiece into not just a functional object but a piece of wearable art.

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Micromechanical shows in wristwatches are a celebration of the art and science of watchmaking, offering a window into the precision engineering that powers each timepiece. They appeal to collectors and enthusiasts who appreciate the mechanical beauty and craftsmanship of watches.

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Building on this admiration for the micro-mechanical show, Kerbedanz staged the largest flying tourbillon in the world on a wristwatch, due to its specificity it was thus named MAXIMUS.

MAXIMUS

KERBEDANZ has given the name MAXIMUS to this exceptional piece of fine watchmaking.

Why MAXIMUS ? Because MAXIMUS is at the same time a title, a name and a superlative adjective, very common in ancient Rome, which meant “the greatest”. 

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No other name than "Maximus" could be better suited to represent this unprecedented model of KERBEDANZ, the precision of the mechanical movement of which is ensured by the world`s largest wristwatch tourbillon.

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Thus this MAXIMUS flying tourbillon has a titanium cage, has a diameter of 27mm and a height of 3.85mm for 73 components weighing 1.35g; All performing one revolution in 120 seconds.

GR8 the case with a revolutionary design

Reflecting the “crafting your singularity” philosophy, Kerbedanz has designed a revolutionary case entirely in-house, combining the barrel shape, the octagonal shape and the spherical shape.

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KERBEDANZ MAXIMUS Tourbillon GR8 Sapphire Light Gray Edition

The GR8 octagonal-spherical barrel.

THE MAXIMUS GR8 TOURBILLON 2 MINUTES

The Maximus GR8 Tourbillon 2 Minutes is the fusion between the largest flying tourbillon in the world on a wristwatch and the revolutionary case design GR8.

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This perfect fusion offers an exceptional timepiece with the In house Movement KRB08-2 with 381 components, Tourbillon, hour and minute indication with Superluminova technology with a skeleton dial and the new patented raquettery system (CH 713 605 A2 ) on the front.

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MAXIMUS Mechanical KRB08-2 caliber

On the back side The Maximus GR8 Tourbillon 2 Minutes can offer A beautiful perspective on the patented manual mechanical winding mechanism with 4 barrels (CH 713 607), the power reserve indicator and the designed rotor.

Innovations

Kerbedanz invites you to take part in a "Micromechanical show". The term "micromechanical show" on a wristwatch refers to the intricate display of the watch's internal mechanism, often highlighted by features such as a transparent case back or openworked dial. This allows the wearer and admirers to see the intricate movements, gears, and springs that drive the watch, turning the timepiece not only into a functional object but a piece of wearable art.

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Patent CH 713 607, revolutionary four-barrel system. 
The MAXIMUS model from Kerbedanz houses the KRB-08 calibre, with its giant central flying tourbillon with a diameter of 27 mm. Its energy is produced by this patented system of 4 independent and coplanar barrels operating in parallel, built around a central mobile wheel mounted on a ball bearing. By this configuration, the thickness of the watch is not increased while the rate accuracy is.

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Patent CH 713 605 A2, innovative racquetry mechanism.  This patented invention comprises a movable racket bearing pins and equipped with teeth so that it can be driven in rotation by a toothed wheel. This feature is characteristic in that the racket is mounted sliding on a bridge. For those who have been following the advances already made in this field since 1968, the progress that has more recently tended towards devices whose aim is to regulate the active length of the hairspring by modifying its free end, it is obvious that the invention patented here explores a completely different direction. 
 
Sustainability
95% of our supply chain is situated at most 75 miles from our atelier. 50% of our supply comes from a distance of 10 miles. Our staff is living within a circle of 5 miles. Gold supply complies with the LBMA Responsible Gold Guidance. Precious stones supply complies with RJC Responsible Jewellery Council. Kerbedanz took significant steps to reduce its consumption of electricity, natural gas, heating & water. Kerbedanz encourages and funds its staff to use public transportation. Reached 80%.

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS


Collection: MAXIMUS Tourbillon   

Model:    MAXIMUS 2min Tourbillon GR8 Royal Blue Edition

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Ref  GM2.080E0.PB

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MOVEMENT
Manual-winding mechanical
Patented manual mechanical winding mechanism with 4 barrels (CH 713 607)
Tourbillon has a titanium cag 
381 components
Skeleton movemen 

Mechanical KRB08-2 caliber,
Designed, manufactured and decorated by Kerbedanz,
Diameter of 27mm 
Height of 3.85mm 
Tourbillon 73 components weighing 1.35g 
Complication  Tourbillon 2-minute
Frequency: 18.000 vph (2.5 Hz) 
4 barrels in parallel, leading a central wheel mounted on a ball bearing
Power reserve indicator and the designed rotor.
Power reserve: 54 h 
Jewels - 33
FUNCTIONS
Hours, minutes.
Option: tourbillon in the front or hidden tourbillon.
CASE 
Titanium GR8 octagonal-spherical barrel., 46 x 57 mm
Thickness 19.9 mm

Designed, decorated and manufactured by Kerbedanz.
Water-resistant 5 atm.
The crown is situated in the north-east, 2 o’clock. 
Sapphire crystal and case back with anti-reflective coating.
DIAL
Skeletonised
Special  Royal Blue treatment with volumetric sculpture.
Designed, manufactured and hand decorated by Kerbedanz.
STRAP
Blue rubber strap with titanium folding clasp with a special Kerbedanz design.
 
🔰Limited Edition - Unique ❱❱❱ Only 1 Piece
🔴 Price 220,000 CHF / 252.250 / 253. 000 USD (Excl. Taxes) 💰
 


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Brand

A name that signifies leader and precursor is worthy of unique personalities. A watch worthy of unique personalities needs to have sublime qualities. This is how Kerbedanz was created as a perfect marriage of watch-making excellence, a unique philosophical concept and a highly creative visual design.
The name KERBEDANZ derives from the patronymic of the Brand’s founding President Tigran Karabedyan.

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 President Tigran Karabedyan

Paying a tribute to his ancestor, he gives to his company the name KERBEDANZ which means “the heirs of Karabed” (Karabed meaning Precursor/Leader), both qualifiers being perfectly adapted to KERBEDANZ which is a precursor with its concept of specific products’ value. By the way, Kerbedanz appears as a Leader regarding its very unique watch models - or very limited series - dedicated to a very exclusive clientele well known in their activities.
      
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Chief Design Officer Aram Petrosyan
 
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History

The ancestor of Tigran Karabedyan was a renowned goldsmith with wonderful skills to work the metal. He had acquired a great notoriety in the entire region where he exercised his art and was regularly sought to repair failing clocks as well. His fame is not only because of his competence. Indeed he was a good man, humble, generous, devoted to his family, and faithful to his friends. His highly professional skills and knowledge gave him not only a comfortable life but also the consideration and the respect of his surroundings.
Anxious to transfer the legacy of his ancestor and in the respect for the ethical values which had marked his life and works, Tigran Karabedyan decides to create his own watch brand and to locate it in Switzerland, in the city of Neuchâtel, the ancestral cradle of the Swiss watch industry.
The KERBEDANZ watches have a dual heritage: the know-how of the ancestral watchmaking and the ethic value cultivated by a man fair and straight, highly self-demanding in his professional commitment and in his life as well.
Through its product policy - concept, manufacturing and high quality finishing - the excellence of its network and overall the respect dedicated to its Clients, KERBEDANZ will fully reflect these ethical values.

Ethics

The KERBEDANZ watches therefore have a dual heritage: the abilities and the centuries-old tradition of Swiss luxury watchmaking and the ethical values ​​that have accompanied a good and righteous man during his whole life, who was attached to the quality and accuracy of his work as to  respect the rules of life.

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Chief Design Officer Aram Petrosyan

KERBEDANZ impregnated with the fundamental ethical values​​, base its principles on the respect of its customers and watches over to offer products of  high quality and a distribution that is as selective as exclusive.

Philosophy
Giving sense to beauty

 The KERBEDANZ brand has the mission to interpret the multiple universe of human thought as creating exceptional watches by the symbolic content they contain. Through these exceptional watches, KERBEDANZ wants to establish a special relationship with the customers that are named "leaders." These same leaders and precursors, by their actions and charisma, participate in their respective fields to the creation and expansion of the universe of human thought.
By merging the "form and substance" KERBEDANZ carries in his creations perfect union between a philosophical or esthetic symbolism and its cultural translation.
It is this unique creative concept that KERBEDANZ applies to the design of its very exclusive watches, sometimes very evocative or more discrete, mysterious or even subliminal depending on the nature of the subject under discussion. The personalization of the watch can be so secret that its evocation is only comprehensible to its owner.

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Chief Design Officer Aram Petrosyan

A World of Symbols

The universe of human thought is not only made ​​of the philosophical and cultural heritage of mankind since ancient times, but it is continually adding new discoveries and theories in such various areas as science, history, philosophy, art and everything related to ethical values ​​that elevate human dignity and give its own value to every civilization and every culture.
To create valuables corresponding to contemporary design, capable of transmitting strong emotions and messages: myths and symbols from the depths of time or exciting visions of a future projection - this is the challenge that KERBEDANZ was sent giving priority in terms of product to the pursuit of excellence, uniqueness, reliability, elegance and innovation at the service of its customers.

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Thursday, August 22, 2024

URWERK – EMC SR-71 Steel / Ttitanium Edition

 

URWERK UR-Chronometry EMC-SR71 Steel and Titanium Edition 2024

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 EMC SR-71, rebirth of a legend

It swept the award board. It was a double winner at the 2014 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève in the prestigious "Mechanical Exception" and "Innovation" categories. It was crowned "Watch of the Year" by Revolution Asia and "Best of the Best" by Robb Report USA. It has been praised by the press, endorsed by Philippe Dufour and remains incredibly present in horological minds ten years after its creation.

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To celebrate its decade in style, URWERK's EMC – for Electronic Mechanical Control – has been reinvented clad in the fuselage of the legendary SR-71 reconnaissance aircraft!

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The EMC is a mechanical watch whose concept and movement were envisioned, developed and created by URWERK in 2014. Its traditional functions – hours, minutes, seconds and power reserve – were complemented by an original, patented piece of information, the δ performance indicator. Thanks to this novel function, it is now possible, at the touch of a button, to assess the mechanical movement’s chronometric precision. 

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Urwerk – EMC Black (2014)

This innovation made the EMC – Electro-Mechanical Control – the first mechanism to enable its wearer to measure their watch’s performance in real time. What's more, armed with this information, they can adjust the setting of their watch to achieve the ultimate goal of perfect timekeeping. Watchmaking bliss at last within reach! The rest is history: a double win at the Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève in two of its flagship categories, along with unanimous acclaim from the specialist press! From awards to recognition, it’s a great story and could have ended there.

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December 2020. Two enthusiasts turn up at URWERK’s HQ in Geneva. Their names are Jason Sarkoyan and Dr Roman Sperl. The first is an experienced watch collector and designer, with the EMC Black on his wrist. The other is none other than Dr Roman Sperl, an aeronautical engineer and the specialist in the field of the SR-71 Blackbird, the fastest stealth aircraft ever built, capable of flying at Mach3+ (three times the speed of sound). Together they form Dreamland*. 

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They're crazy about fine mechanics, they understand URWERK's aspirations and above all, they share the same creative madness as the watch brand's designers. They have come with an idea in mind, a slightly wild one of the very kind the Maison likes to explore: to celebrate the EMC’s 10th anniversary with an exceptional model combining the best of strategic reconnaissance aviation – the SR-71 Blackbird – with the best of  EMC’s Haute Horlogerie concepts. They have a rare and priceless treasure in their possession: pieces of the SR-71 fuselage, made of titanium. The conversation quickly turns into freewheeling exchanges that would continue across time and distance, between Geneva, Zurich and New York. It would take three years before URWERK finally unveiled the EMC SR-71!

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 "It's a bit of an insane story, yet at the same time, stories born of passion are the most beautiful, don't you think?" enthuses Jason Sarkoyan. "I threw myself headlong into this adventure. All the more so because I could rely on the knowledge and experience of Dr Roman Sperl ("RoMiG21" on Instagram), a doctoral student at Munich Technical University and, above all, one of the world's leading aeronautics experts.”    

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This EMC SR-71 is now available as a ten-piece limited series 10th anniversary10 pieces – in a version enhanced by elements of the legendary aircraft's fuselage. This "improved" titanium has been melted down and then worked to reincarnate itself as a charging crank for the EMC's dynamo: "The layout of the screens composing the dial is reminiscent of the SR-71's cockpit instruments, and not without reason”, explains URWERK's artistic director and co-founder Martin Frei. "A watch, like an aircraft, is a machine that provides information about its performance. The watch face is a personal cockpit; in addition to the exact time, the EMC also provides information about how it works and how it is ‘piloted’. It's a unique and exciting experience. My fascination with all things science fiction, space travel and aviation made me particularly keen to work on this project with Jason and Roman from Dreamland.”

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The EMC SR-71 thus takes on the appearance of an instrument panel with four separate dials, two of which feature screw-down bezels. The emphasis is on the seconds indicator (dial at 2 o'clock), the tip of which is designed like a stealth aircraft. It is one of the EMC's flagship features, testifying to its smooth running and sense of precision. To its left – at 10 o'clock – the EMC's performance is displayed in seconds per day, while its power reserve appears below at 7 o'clock. At 5 o'clock, the classic hours and minutes are indicated by a set of hands. On the back of the EMC, its in-house movement is visible beneath a sapphire crystal.

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This in-house URWERK movement has been designed, developed and crafted in the URWERK workshops. Its performance is tested on four positions over a 30-day cycle to meet the most stringent standards for precision watches. "The SR-71 is a legendary aircraft, a competition beast designed to achieve the best performance. This is also the spirit in which we designed our EMC”, says URWERK’s master watchmaker and co-founder Felix Baumgartner. "These are two cutting-edge machines which, in order to perform at their best, need only to be steered by skilled hands.”

Its proven intrinsic qualities are based on the following characteristics:

⦁    Its original balance was made from ARCAP, an alloy favoured by URWERK for its non-magnetic and anti-corrosive properties. Its distinctive morphology was carefully calculated to improve its aerodynamics and minimise disturbances caused by air friction. This enables it to maintain optimum amplitude.

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⦁    Its drive unit providing the power takes the form of an imposing double barrel vertically mounted on a single shaft. This series-coupled twin barrel ensures the EMC's stable linear timing performance by endowing the EMC with an 80-hour power reserve.

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⦁    Its timing adjustment screw is accessible from the outside of the watch and enables extremely fine adjustments via the balance rate index regulator, by modifying the active length of the balance spring.

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All that remained to enable observation and evaluation of this all-mechanical movement was to develop its electronic complication and monitoring device. Olivier Evalet, a software developer with a passion for software and computer engineering, was heavily involved in the project: "The idea was to use precision optics, i.e. light, to measure the performance of the mechanical movement. Using a 16,000,000 Hz mega-quartz as a reference, the measurements obtained are accurate to within ten microseconds.”

The EMC control function is composed as follows:

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  • ⦁    An optical sensor linked to the balance wheel.
  • This sensor consists of a transmitter and a receiver positioned on either side of the balance. Its role is to record the oscillations of this organ operating at 28,800 vph (4 Hz) over a period of three seconds. This measurement is triggered manually by pressing a start button.
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Urwerk EMC Calibre UR-EMC
  • ⦁    A 16,000,000 Hz electronic oscillator
  • This provides the EMC’s benchmark timing rate. The performance of the EMC balance (4 Hz) is compared against this extraordinary oscillator to obtain the most accurate possible measurement.
  • ⦁    An integrated circuit
  • This calculator is capable of determining the differential (symbolised by the letter δ) between the movement's timing rate and that of the reference oscillator. Each microsecond difference between the two values is expressed as a gain or loss of a second per day of the movement’s timing rate. A variation of 0.0000014 of a second per half-vibration translates as a variation of one second per day.
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 ⦁    A manual-winding generator:
  • The EMC's monitoring unit (the optical sensor and the computer) is powered by a micro-generator made by Swiss company Maxon, famous for having developed the electromotors equipping the Mars rovers for NASA’s Pathfinder probe.
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 "EMC is an ode to the mechanical watch and to the watchmaker’s craft”, explains Felix Baumgartner, master watchmaker and co-founder of URWERK.  "The mechanical watch is a sensitive organism and its movement’s timing rate fluctuates according to several parameters”, he continues. "These changes of pace and performance are perceptible to the watchmaker, who has all the equipment necessary for testing the accuracy of the movement. An amateur rarely has these tools. With the EMC, we give them the opportunity to dive into the heart of their watch, to see it live and evolve. “

Therein lies the entire concept behind the EMC. This new kind of mechanical watch has a threefold objective

 

  • ⦁    show the influence of external parameters (activity, temperature, pressure) on the balance-spring mechanism;
  • ⦁    correct these timing variations at source, provide flexibility and achieve the best possible chronometric performance;
  • ⦁    enable exchanges and encourage interactivity between a timepiece and its owner, as the wearer of the watch also becomes its precision timer.

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"This EMC adopts the bold design and matte black fuselage of the legendary SR-71 Blackbird. This prestigious collaboration is the perfect blend of horological excellence and aeronautical engineering. The new edition of the EMC not only measures time with unrivalled precision, it also captures the SR-71’s spirit of speed and stealth. It's a unique and exhilarating experience”, explains URWERK’s co-founder and artistic director Martin Frei.

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Watchmaking bliss, enhanced by the power and elegance of the SR-71, is finally within reach. URWERK invites you to discover this limited edition, a symbol of innovation and perfection!

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Collection: Electronic Mechanical Control

Model: EMC SR-71 Ttitanium-Steel Edition

Case    
Material:  Titanium and steel
Crank handle in SR-71 alloy
(titanium; aluminium; vanadium; silicon; iron and molybdenum)
Dimensions :  Width 47.55mm; length: 49.57mm; thickness: 17.58mm
Crystal:    Crystal sapphire
Water resistance    Pressure tested to 30m / 3ATM
Finishing:  Shot-blasting
Movement    
Caliibre:    UR-EMC
; in-house URWERK movement
Escapement:    Swiss lever escapement
Balance:    ARCAP P40; URWERK balance coupled with optical sensor
Frequency:    28,800 vph – 4 Hz  
Balance spring:    Flat
Energy source:    Vertically mounted series-coupled double mainspring barrels
Power reserve:    80 hours
Winding:    Manual winding
Finishing:    Côtes de Genève; snailing; micro bead-blasting; chamfered screw heads
Artificial intelligence    
Generator:    Manual-winding Maxon® generator
Monitoring organ:  Optical sensor linked to the mechanical balance;  16,000,000 Hz electronic oscillator
oscillator
Electronic circuit
Indications
Hours; minutes; seconds; δ performance indicator (patented); power reserve; timing adjustment screw.
Strap
NATO strap (nylon, leather) inspired by aeronautical safety straps. Velcro fastening. 


🔰Edition ❱❱❱ Only 10 Pieces
🔴 Price   CHF 150,000 (Swiss francs / tax not included) 💰


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Media contact:
Ms Yacine Sar
Telephone: +41 22 900 2027
Mobile : +41 79 834 46 65 
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