Thursday, November 29, 2012

Daniels - 35th Anniversary Limited Edition


Daniels - 35th Anniversary Limited Edition NEW

Dr. George Daniels C.B.E (1926 – 2011) is regarded by many as having been the greatest watchmaker of the last 250 years. In a career spanning more than 60 years he was responsible for not only single-handedly reviving the art of the handmade watch, but for inventing its single most important technological development… the revolutionary Daniels Co-axial escapement. So when he approached Roger W Smith, in 2009, to collaborate on a special Anniversary watch, it was a request which would be daunting for any master of watch making.
However, Roger Smith was uniquely qualified to take on such a collaboration, for he is the only watch maker in the world to have been apprenticed by and later, to have collaborated with, Dr Daniels.

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Nevertheless, the weight of responsibility was tremendous, especially with the added poignancy that this would also represent George Daniels’ final contribution to the world of horology.
“George approached me to fulfil his final ambition, which was to create a limited edition Daniels’ production watch. This was something that he had always wanted to do, something which would embody and celebrate his whole approach and philosophy” explains Roger Smith.
To understand the man and his approach is to understand the watches. A Daniels watch was always made entirely under one roof and every component is made from raw materials in the workshop, without the use of repetitive or automatic tools. The form of the watches is complete simplicity; there are no concessions to artificial styling, which gives Daniels’ watches a perfectly functional aesthetic that endures outside the passage of time and the vagaries of fashion.


The remit was to design and make a new Daniels wrist watch movement to celebrate the public’s affection forиthe mechanical timekeeper and the art of the hand made watch.

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George Daniels life’s work was focused on the improvement of the mechanical timekeeper and this mechanism is its conclusion. It is also the very first and only production Daniels wrist watch to have been designed and made in its entirety (*) within the shores of the Isle of Man.

 Daniels - Movement N1 Co-axial Escapement
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The escapement used in the mechanism is a piece of art in its own right, being the first new practical escapement for 250 years. Using the famed Daniels co-axial escapement, Roger took this to a new level in 2010 and developed his own single-wheel version which was approved by George Daniels due to its unique method of construction which achieves a higher level of accuracy. He makes it in its entirety within the confines of the Daniels and Roger W Smith studio.

Another Daniels’ feature is the Stop Start mechanism which restricts the power reserve by switching off the balance in its lower windings. The watch restarts when sufficient power has been restored to the mainspring allowing the switch to release, freeing the balance. This feature was used only once previously, in the Daniels fifteen second Remontoire pocket watch masterpiece completed in 1975.
In short, this unique approach to watch making has been symbolised by the use of the Isle of Man’s three legs of Mann on the movement’s base plate and further enforces the Isle of Man as a center of horological excellence.

 Daniels - Movement N1 Co-axial Escapement
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Technical Specifications

Movement

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 Design by George Daniels
Made in the Daniels and Roger W Smith studio – Isle of Man
Signed Daniels
Numbered 1 to 35
Escapement The single wheel Daniels Co-Axial as conceived by Roger Smith
Balance Free sprung
Vibrations/hour 18,000
Power Reserve 
In order to use the premium portion of the mainspring
the power reserve has been restricted to approximately 36 hours
Diameter 34.9 mm
Thickness 9.60 mm
Jewels 33
Case
Material 18K yellow gold
Crystal Sapphire
Case back Open/Sapphire
Diameter 40.0 mm
Thickness 12.4 mm (including the crystals)
Water Resistance 3 Atmospheres
Weight Hand made to approximately 48 grams
Technique 
The case has been hand fabricated using the Daniels method as
described in ‘Watchmaking’ by George Daniels.
Three strips of gold are rolled to the correct size and then bent to form a
rough circle. The rings are then individually gold soldered together and
driven under great pressure into a tapered former. The result is three
perfect circles of gold - one for the back, middle and front of the case.
The front and back rings are then machined to form the profiles and
male threads are cut onto each component. The lugs are hand soldered
onto the middle ring and then female threads are cut to take the back
and the front.
Made Isle of Man and London
Construction Time 2 weeks





Production Limited to 35 pieces



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Wednesday, November 28, 2012

TAG HEUER - Stopwatches HL880 - Heuer Rally-Master Limited Edition




















TAG HEUER - Stopwatches HL880 - Heuer Rally-Master Limited Edition NEW

The return of a grand classic
TAG Heuer’s Professional Timing Department reissues one of the Swiss brand’s most legendary products, the famous HEUER RALLY-MASTER dashboard timer.

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The new edition combines an 8-day precision, Swiss-Made, 15 jewel mechanical HEUER MASTER-TIME clock movement with sweeping second hand, and a 1/5-of-a-second AUTO-RALLY mechanical stopwatch with jumping 12-hour disc .

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Technical Specifications
 
RALLY - MASTER  Version 01-2012

Celebrating 150 years of "Mastering Time," the RALLY MASTER HEUER-inspired
the original of 1958.
Ref: HL880 / STH880 / HEUER-RALLY MASTER - Limited Edition
Description HEUER TIME MASTER (left) HEUER-CAR RALLY (right)
Movement
Accurate time, 8 days with central seconds
 Mechanical Movement Swiss Made 15 Rubies
 Heuer Calibre 28
 Shock rocker
 Spiral-magnetic and indestructible
 Timer mechanic disc
agile to 1 / 5 of a second
 Mechanical Movement Swiss Made 11 Rubies
 Heuer Calibre 7780 (Heuer and consists of modules
Hanhart 126 cal; developed for TAG Heuer)
 Shock rocker
 Spiral-magnetic and indestructible
FUNCTION
Indicates the time of day, or, if on the march to 12,
the total length of a path.
 Start - Stop - Restart using the crown
 Start from scratch using the button at the hands without
 Total duration of the actual time of a path or
stage; from 0-12 hours drive through snappy, minutes
through the ball wide, seconds and 1 / 5 of a second
Slim through the sphere
DIAL
 Spheres of hours, minutes and seconds of white
 Rotating bezel with luminous pointer
 Markers, numerals and spheres with SUPER-LumiNova Grade A
 Logo and the word "HEUER - TIME MASTER - 8 DAYS
- MADE IN SWITZERLAND "
 Ball wide to indicate 0 to 60 minutes
 Sphere thin to indicate the seconds and the 1 / 5 of a second
 Hard to indicate the snappy hour
 Rotating bezel with luminescent pointer
allows you to point the time known in advance
 Markers, numerals and spheres with SUPER-LumiNova Grade A
 Logo and says "Heuer logo - AUTO-RALLY - 1 / 5
sec. - MADE IN SWITZERLAND "
CASE
 Diameter of 55 mm box
 Stainless steel case
 Aluminum bezel
 Plexiglas impact-resistant glass
 Diameter of 55 mm box
 Stainless steel case
 Aluminum bezel
 Wide and convenient button - easy to use
 Plexiglas impact-resistant glass
Dashboard and plaque
 Combination of a single stainless steel plate
 Dim: 113 x 58 mm
 Total weight including the master, the Time-Car Rally: 800 gr.
 Total weight including the box and the Special Master-Rally: 2 kg
Warranty 2 years

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