ORIS – Aquis Depth Gauge

ORIS – Aquis Depth Gauge Black DLC NEW

Back into the Deep
The critically acclaimed Oris Aquis Depth Gauge returns,
now with a blackened case and a yellow rubber strap

The Oris Aquis Depth Gauge was hailed by the international press as one of the most innovative diving watches of the century when it was launched in 2013. It answered the challenge of how to build a depth gauge into a mechanical watch. It had a pioneering depth gauge function, developed and patented by Oris.

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In keeping with the company’s 110-year heritage, Oris's solution to producing a mechanical watch with a depth gauge was pragmatic, with an inlet in the crystal at 12 o’clock. Beneath that was a channel milled into the outside edge of the crystal covering the dial. The inlet allowed water into the channel, creating a watermark that corresponded to yellow depth gauge indications marked on the crystal, giving the diver a clear readout to a depth of 100 metres. Gaskets between the crystal and the case meant the watch was still water-resistant to 50 bar (500 metres).

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The genius behind the function was in the application of Boyle-Mariotte’s Law, which states that ‘pressure x volume = constant’. In the case of the Aquis Depth Gauge, this means that as a diver wearing the watch descends into the deep, pressure builds, compressing the volume of air in the channel and allowing water
to enter the watch through the inlet. This lateral, Oris-patented solution appeared surprisingly simple to some observers, but it’s typical of the Oris philosophy – to find a way of creating the best possible watch at the best possible price. The Oris Aquis Depth Gauge is a ‘real watch for a real person’, as the company strapline promises.

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Now Oris has added a second version of the famous diver’s watch to its line-up. The new watch has a yellow rubber strap that features two additional ground-breaking Oris innovations – the safety anchor that prevents the strap from breaking loose, even after a heavy impact; and the sliding sledge clasp, which enables the wearer to adjust the size of the strap without undoing the clasp.

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The watch’s 46mm steel case has a resilient, sporty black DLC finish, and the unidirectional rotating bezel inlay is made of tungsten, a material as hard as emerald. Oris’s automatic Calibre 733, based on Sellita SW 200-1, beats inside the watch, powering a date window at 6 o’clock and a power reserve of 38 hours.
The Oris Aquis Depth Gauge will be available from early May 2015 and is priced CHF 3,250.

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Technical details

Model:  ORIS – Aquis Depth Gauge

  Ref. No. 733 7675 4754 Set, Ø 46.00mm Black DLC finish

Automatic mechanical movement Oris Cal. 733, based on Sellita SW200-1 with date
window at 6 o'clock
Multi-piece 46mm stainless steel case, screw-in case back and crown protection with black DLC coating.
Water-resistant to 50 bar/500 metres
Diver’s unidirectional revolving top ring with tungsten inlay and minute scale
Protected screw-in crown with black DLC coating
Sapphire crystal, double domed with antireflective coating on both sides,
featuring a milled channel that allows water into the watch as part of the depth gauge function.
Yellow metre scale read off against watermark in channel milled into sapphire crystal Black dial with applied indices and Nickel hands, both with white Super- LumiNova® inlay
Yellow rubber strap with Oris-developed safety anchor and quick adjustment sliding-sledge folding clasp
Set includes waterproof case, additional black rubber strap and strap-change tools
Swiss Retail Price CHF 3,250/Set

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IWC – PORTUGUESE Tourbillon Hand-Wound "Metropolitan Boutique Edition"

IWC – PORTUGUESE Tourbillon Hand-Wound "Metropolitan Boutique Edition" NEW

 TOURBILLON: A TOUR DE FORCE

In the Portuguese Tourbillon Hand-Wound “Metropolitan Boutique Edition”, the “whirlwind” – as the word tourbillon translates – revolves on its axis at “9 o’clock” on the dial; or, in nautical terms, at 270 degrees west. The sight of the mechanical, cantilever-mounted minute tourbillon invariably attracts rapt attention from watch lovers. The tourbillon rotates around its own axis once every 60 seconds to counteract the pull of gravity on any disequilibrium in the balance wheel that would adversely affect the watch’s rate and accuracy.

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The arched-edge front glass gives the watch a more classical and balanced appearance and optically reduces its height. The unique olive coloured dial was choosen to perfectly match the 18-carat red gold case.

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The IWC-manufactured 98900-calibre movement with its intricately decorated nickel-silver three-quarter bridge can be admired through the transparent sapphire-glass back. It belongs in the long tradition of the 98 calibre, which was first designed for hunter pocket watches in the 1930s and has since been continuously improved.

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For this model, IWC’s engineers increased the balance frequency to 28,800 beats per hour, which guarantees excellent precision. The Portuguese Tourbillon Hand-Wound “Metropolitan Boutique Edition” comes with a dark brown Santoni alligator leather strap.

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Technical Specifications

 Model: PORTUGUESE Tourbillon Hand-Wound "Metropolitan Boutique Edition"

Reference: IW546304  Limited Edition to 50 watches

FEATURES
Case Material 18-carat red gold
Bracelet/Strap dark brown alligator leather strap
Dial Colour olive
MOVEMENT
Mechanical movement
Hand-wound – IWC-manufactured 98900 calibre
Jewels 21

• Mechanical movement
• Hand-wound
• IWC-manufactured 98900 calibre (98000-calibre family)
• 54-hour power reserve when fully wound
• Flying minute tourbillon at 9 o’clock
• Sapphire glass, arched edge, antireflective coating on both sides
• See-through sapphire-glass back
• Water-resistant 3 bar
• Case height 11 mm
• Diameter 43 mm
• Alligator leather strap by Santoni

WATCH
Materials:
Case Material 18-carat red gold
Tourbillon
The flying minute tourbillon is a mechanical tour de force that attracts admiring glances from watch connoisseurs 
Back
The IWC-manufactured 98900 calibre with its intricately decorated, nickel-plated three-quarter bridge made of nickel silver
Variations
The unique olive coloured dial was choosen to perfectly match the 18-carat red gold case
Boutiques
The Portuguese Tourbillon Hand-Wound "Metropolitan Boutique Edition", is a limited edition of 50 watches, exclusively available at selected IWC boutiques

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CHRISTOPHE CLARET – X-TREM-1 Blue

CHRISTOPHE CLARET – X-TREM-1 White Gold and Blue PVD Titanium Limited Edition NEW

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New addition to the Christophe Claret collection at the Geneva exhibition – X-TREM-1 

in white gold and slate blue PVD titanium

Christophe Claret is pleased to present X-TREM-1 Blue at the brand’s exhibition at the Four Seasons hotel in Geneva from the 18th to the 22nd of January, 2015. This timepiece features a white gold and grade 5 titanium case treated with slate blue PVD, plus a matching marine blue alligator-skin strap. The X-TREM-1 has become one of the most popular watches of the brand and this blue version is as visually striking as it is technically innovative.

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Christophe Claret has always focused on developing original timepieces incorporating the latest technological innovations. The brand is known for pushing the boundaries of mechanical watchmaking and straying away from the beaten horological path. First presented in 2012, X-TREM-1 is a testament to this endeavor and represents a totally new way of telling the time.

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X    for eXperimental
T    for Time
R    for Research
E    for Engineering
M   for Mechanism

X-TREM. The concept certainly deserves its name. It expresses Christophe Claret’s determination to continue pushing the boundaries of mechanical watchmaking, integrating certain fields of research never previously applied in this domain.
The Manufacture from Le Locle presents the first creation in a new X-TREM collection that will be exceptional in all ways. X-TREM-1 features a tourbillon timepiece and uses magnetic fields to indicate the hours and minutes.

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X-TREM-1 Blue displays hour and minutes by means of two tiny hollowed stainless steel spheres
isolated within sapphire tubes on both sides of the caseband. The whole mechanism is revolutionary:
the two spheres – which appear to be floating in their respective tubes – are controlled by magnetic
fields generated by two magnets moved by ultra-thin surgical silk thread. Thanks to the magnetic
fields generated by the magnets, the spheres have no mechanical connection to the movement and
float inside the tubes, as if by magic. Crucially, the magnetic fields are precision-focused so that they
have no effect whatsoever on the movement – apart from the task assigned to them, which is to
display time in an incredibly original way. Time is read against a metalized scale on each tube, hours
on the left, minutes on the right.

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X-TREM-1 Blue features a white gold and slate blue PVD titanium case and is available in a limited
edition of eight pieces.
Christophe Claret is an haute horlogerie brand whose exclusive timepieces are available in four
collections: Traditional Complications Line, Extreme Watches Line, Casino Game Watches and Ladies’
Complications Watch Line. In its own special way, each timepiece is an expression of the values that
define and distinguish the master watchmaker himself: innovation, perfection, passion, uniqueness
and exclusivity.

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Technical Specifications

Reference: MTR.FLY11.120-128

CALIBRE FLY11:   
Dimensions:        26.6 x 46.4 x 11.94 mm
Number of parts:         419
Number of jewels:         64
Power reserve:         50+ hours
Barrels:  Dual barrels: one for the movement gear train, one for the time indications
The tourbillon movement and the time indication gear trains each have their own independent energy supply to optimize power distribution and duration.
Tourbillon:    
Escapement: Swiss lever type
Oscillation frequency of the balance: 3 Hz (21,600 vph)
Tourbillon rotates once every 60 seconds
Flying tourbillon inclined at 30° supported by a double ceramic bearing, with cone-shaped pinion transmission
Functions:        

• Hours and minutes: indication by spheres inside sapphire tubes, driven by magnetic field
• Seconds on the tourbillon cage
• Fast-time adjustment at 12 o’clock

Mystery hours and minutes displayed on each side of the case, with indications provided by hollowed steel spheres moving 23 mm inside two cylindrical sapphire tubes - The metal spheres are driven by magnetic carriages following a thread. Seconds displayed on the tourbillon cage
Mechanical, hand-wound movement
Open barrel acts as movement state-of-wind indicator: when the movement is fully wound the spring is centered in the barrel
Mainplate:
Curvex with sides inclined at 30° angle
Mainplate and bridges in bead-blasted titanium
Open-worked ratchet and wheel
Distinctive features:
Use of precisely-shaped magnetic fields in a mechanical movement
No mechanical connection between the indications and the movement
Fine adjustment system for the retrograde display return-spring
EXTERIOR:
Case:
Rectangular with curvex profile
Dimensions: 40.80 x 56.80 x 15 mm
Water resistance: 3 ATM  / 30 m / 100 ft
Material:

Polished white gold/bead-blasted black PVD-coated grade 5 titanium 8-piece limited series
White gold, slate blue Grade 5 titanium, metallized numerals in white gold
Indication spheres
Hour and minute displays:
Hours and minutes are indicated by two 4mm-diameter hollowed spheres weighing 0.100 grams that move past sapphire scales marked with thin Super-LumiNova graduations beneath the sapphire
Pusher:     Fast time adjustment is via an integrated pusher on the caseband at 12 o’clock
Bows:       Winding and time-setting via lift-out rotating “bows” on caseback
Strap:        Marine blue alligator leather with white stitching
Buckle:      Titanium folding clasp with gold buckle
Distinctive features:   Super-LumiNova along the side of the caseband enables time reading in the dark
Number of watches:    Each version is issued in a limited edition of eight pieces

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Pierce Brosnan Ambassador of Speake-Marin

Pierce Brosnan
Ambassador of Speake-Marin

January 2015 - A new year. World-renowned actor Pierce Brosnan is now, and for the next three years, the official ambassador of the Speake-Marin brand.

Pierce Brosnan is probably one of the best-known Irish actors worldwide. From his first scenes in Remington Steele to the famous Thomas Crown, and including his iconic role as James Bond, Pierce Brosnan has played many roles, embracing classical repertoires, comedies and thrillers. In 2015, the actor will appear on cinema screens in The Moon and the Sun, It, Last Man Out and Survivor.

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Photos © Marco Grob for Speake-Marin.


The relationship began when Peter Speake-Marin met the actor on the set of one of his latest films for which he had been selected by Director James McTeigue (V for Vendetta, The Raven…).
This meeting of two artistic worlds, films and watches, developed into a genuine friendship.

Sharing the same roots as Peter Speake-Marin and his passion for watchmaking combined with an admiration for the Swiss brand's timepieces, Pierce Brosnan was a natural choice as the ideal ambassador for the brand.

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'I met Peter on the set of a film in which he was a consultant for a character who was a watchmaker. We spoke briefly; we both love what we do, and myself as a lover of watches I appreciated his genuine passion and subsequent designs. I acquired one of his time pieces and a dialogue ensued. When Peter asked me to be an ambassador for his work it was a simple answer.` 

Pierce Brosnan 

The renowned Swiss photographer Marco Grob shot the campaign in his New York studio. Elegance, simplicity, independence and courage are the values shared by the watchmaking brand and the actor, and he has succeeded in capturing all of these. Pierce Brosnan will embody Speake-Marin.

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Photos © Marco Grob for Speake-Marin.

Should you need additional information, feel free to contact our Communications
Department by email: veronique@speake-marin.com or by phone at:+41 21 695 26 56.

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Ulysse Nardin – Marine Chronometer Manufacture Ladies

Ulysse Nardin – MARINE Chronometer Manufacture Ladies NEW


Step out like a lady with the new Marine Chronometer Manufacture for women.

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A stunning timepiece comprised of feminine features and state-of-the-art technology, it is a force to be reckoned with. Delicate in appearance, with its mother-of-pearl dial, pastel Roman numerals and fluted bezel adorned with diamonds, it is also vigorous in function.

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Powered by the groundbreaking Ulysse Nardin 118 caliber, known for its DIAMonSIL escapement and silicon balance spring, and bearing all the hallmarks of the finest marine instruments, the ladies’ Marine Chronometer Manufacture offers women a wristwatch that is equal part jewelry, equal part extraordinary.

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Technical Specifications

Reference: 1183-126B/470
Reference: 1183-126B/430
 

Marine Chronometer Manufacture Ladies

Movement:
Caliber 13 ¾‘’’ UN-118
In-house designed movement
Escapement, patented DIAMonSIL
Oscillator: patented inertial balance wheel I 10 with silicium hairspring
50 jewels
Power-Reserve: Approximately 60 h
Winding: Self-winding
Functions:
Chronometer COSC with power reserve indicator at 12 o’clock
Small direct seconds and round date window at 6 o’clock
Forward and backward date corrector
Case:
Stainless steel with “Blaktop” coating
Dial: Mother-of-Pearl with blue or rose indexes
Diameter: 43 mm
Diamonds 120 diamonds, 1.30ct
Bezel: Unidirectional rotating bezel
Crown: Screw-down security crown covered with rubber
Water-resistance: 100 m
Crystal: Anti-reflective sapphire crystal
Case-back: Open case back with sapphire crystal
Strap:
Leather strap stitched in pastel with deployant clasp

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ARNOLD & SON – Instrument Golden Wheel

ARNOLD & SON – Instrument Golden Wheel Limited Edition NEW


Instrument Collection – Golden Wheel
Pre-BASELWORLD 2015

Arnold & Son Unveils the Golden Wheel: World’s First
Wandering Hours and True Beat Seconds Watch

With a rich British watchmaking heritage that dates back to the 18 th century, Arnold & Son masterfully reinterprets history with a visionary eye to the future. Underscoring its watchmaking prowess, Arnold & Son regularly unveils complicated watches with a unique twist. The patented Golden Wheel deftly reflects the brand’s ingenuity and commitment to Haute Horlogerie.

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Golden Wheel
Exclusive Arnold & Son mechanical movement A&S 6018 , self-winding, silvery and mother-of-pearl dial,
18-carat red gold case, diameter 44 mm
© Arnold & Son

The Golden Wheel timepiece is a unique three-dimensional interpretation of the ancient wandering hours complication that has roots in table clocks of the mid-17 th century. In fact, the first implementation of the wandering hours complication in pocket watches was most likely made in England at the beginning the 18 th century. Thus, it is a fitting complication for the Arnold & Son watchmakers – inspired by British watchmaking heritage – to reinvent anew, perpetuating the long tradition of wandering hour watches.

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Paul Lullin, pocket watch with wondering hours indication, silver, brass and enamel, case signed AH, London,
beginning of the 18 th century
©  Musée international d’horlogerie (MIH)

The Golden Wheel combines the first-ever wandering hours function with the true beat seconds complication. It is part of the Instrument Collection, which pays tribute to the timepieces focused on chronometry that were developed during the second half of John Arnold’s life and with his son Roger. In the case of the Golden Wheel, the manufacture movement was three years in the making from concept to development, and challenged the brand’s watchmakers at multiple stages of design and development.

The wandering hours function, also known as a jumping digital hours indication, occupies the top arc of the watch dial (from 10 o’clock to 2 o’clock). Beneath it, Arnold & Son fills the time-carrousel of the Golden Wheel with a true beat seconds hand from the central axis – adding visual complexity and elegant motion. The true beat seconds (sometimes referred to as dead beat seconds) is a specialty of Arnold & Son. The precision function enables the seconds to beat incrementally as opposed to sweeping along the dial – allowing for more accurate reading.

The superlative technology and watchmaking expertise inherent in this movement is further enhanced by the fact that Arnold & Son has made the mechanism visible from the dial side in spectacular glory. Not only does the brand use three separate transparent sapphire disks (that seem to float above the dial) for the time indication, but also it elevates many of the other movement parts for an incredible three-dimensional allure. This creative and visionary spirit transforms the Golden Wheel into a thoroughly modern interpretation of the wandering hours.

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A&S6018
Exploded view of the movement A&S6018 showing the wandering hours and the true beat seconds complication
© Arnold & Son

Arnold & Son crafts the central time-carrousel in solid 18-carat red gold, thereby giving the masterpiece its Golden Wheel name. The mother-of-pearl arc displays the current hour, as the sapphire disks with the hour numerals on them float over the arc. Gold arrows on the hour disks point to the minutes dial-frame located above the hours arc. Finally, the true beat seconds indication is displayed via a large graduated outer ring on the dial and read via the central golden hand. The dial plate is treated NAC grey with Côtes de Genève finishing.

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The A&S6018 is a mechanical self-winding movement with 29 jewels and 232 components. It beats at 28,800 vibrations per hour and offers 50 hours of power reserve. In typical Arnold & Son style, the movement is treated in palladium and is meticulously decorated with Haute Horlogerie finishing, including hand-chamfered bridges with polished edges, fine circular graining, Côtes de Genève rayonnantes, circular satin-finished wheels and blued screws with bevelled and mirror-polished heads. The oscillating weight is skeletonised with brushed surfaces and palladium treated. The magnificent movement is housed in a superb 44 mm 18-carat red gold case. The Golden Wheel is a limited edition of 125 timepieces.

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Technical Characteristics

References:  1HVAR.M01A.C120A, 18-carat Red Gold Case

Calibre:                                  
A&S6018
Exclusive Arnold & Son mechanical movement, self-winding,
29 jewels,
Diameter 37.20 mm, thickness 8.00 mm,
232 components
Power reserve 50 h, 28,800 vibrations/h
Functions:
jumping digital hours, minutes and true beat seconds
Movement decoration:
Palladium treated with Haute Horlogerie finishing:
Hand-chamfered bridges with polished edges, fine circular graining and
Côtes de Genève rayonnantes, dial plate NAC grey treated with
Côtes de Genève, circular satin-finished wheels,
Blued screws with bevelled and mirror-polished heads.
Central time-carrousel: 
Solid 18-carat red gold, satin-finished
With hand-chamfered and polished edges.
Oscillating weight: 
Palladium treated, skeletonised with brushed surfaces
Dial:
Silvery and white mother-of-pear
Case:   
18-carat red gold, diameter 44 mm,
Cambered sapphire with anti-reflective coating on both sides,
See-through sapphire case back
Water-resistant to 30 m
Strap: 
Hand-stitched brown or black alligator leather

Limited edition: 125 timepieces
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JAQUET DROZ – Bird Repeater Geneva

JAQUET DROZ – Ateliers d'Art Bird Repeater Geneva Limited Edition NEW

Exceptional animations, poetry in nature: a remarkable automaton watch by Jaquet Droz honors Geneva, where Pierre Jaquet-Droz opened his third workshop in 1784.

For this new edition, Jaquet Droz has brought together the sum of the talents that make up its Ateliers d'Art to stage a further celebration, this one in praise of Geneva, where Pierre Jaquet-Droz opened the city's first clockmaking manufacture in 1784 and, at the same time, introduced the production of timepieces featuring grand complications.

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 Pastoral and urban converge to form the background décor of The Bird Repeater Geneva, uniting all the symbols of the Swiss city on a white mother-of-pearl dial. Thus have the engravers, painters and enamelers achieved the feat of reproducing, in miniature, Lake Geneva, its famous Jet d'Eau fountain and lighthouse - Le Phare des Pâquis - as well as the silhouette of the Salève, the pre-Alpine peak considered the city's "balcony."

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At the center of the dial, a pair of elegant goldfinches have nested right in the heart of Île Rousseau, the island paradise for birds located precisely at the entrance to the lake. These creatures, their plumage as brightly colored as a Fauvist canvas, hand-sculpted in gold, are accompanied by their two young, and the group is gathered around an egg in the middle of the nest. The meticulously rendered details, the vivacity of the colors, the attention paid as much to the eyes as to each wisp of straw, is a testament to the illustrative talent of the La Chaux-de-Fonds artisans.

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And, as always with Jaquet Droz, beauty and mechanical genius go hand in hand. In keeping with previous editions, The Bird Repeater Geneva boasts 8 animations, minuscule yet spectacular - the birds feeding their fledglings, the spreading wings, the flowing water, the hatching egg - and all paying genuine tribute to the renowned humanoid automata created by Pierre Jaquet-Droz and his son in the 18th century.

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The animated tableau contrasts with the great simplicity of the hours and minutes dial, off-centered at 12 o'clock and produced from a disc of black onyx on which two red gold lancine hands make their circular journey, echoing the light diffused by the case, also in red gold and 47 millimeters in diameter.

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Equipped with a Jaquet Droz RMA88 automatic winding movement and enjoying a 48-hour power reserve, The Bird Repeater Geneva models number just eight in total. A figure redolent with symbolism in the world of Jaquet Droz, connoisseurs will not fail to capture its full significance and all the magic it encapsulates.

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Model: Bird Repeater Geneva

Reference: J031033204

"18-carat red gold dial.
Hand-engraved and hand-painted gold dial, black onyx subdial.
Hand-engraved and hand-painted birds.                                   
18-carat red gold case.
18-carat red gold folding clasp.
Minute repeater hand-winding mechanical movement
Diameter 47 mm.
Numerus Clausus of 8."
MOVEMENT 
Jaquet Droz RMA88,
Minute repeater hand-winding mechanical movement,
Single barrel
Power reserve of 48 hours.
INDICATIONS
Off-centered hours and minutes
JEWELLING
69 jewels
CASE
18-carat red gold case
Diameter 47 mm
Height 18.70 mm
Individual limited serial number engraved on the case-back
WATER RESISTANCE
No
DIAL
"18-carat red gold dial
Hand-engraved and hand-painted gold dial, black onyx subdial.
Hand-engraved and hand-painted birds"
HANDS
18-carat red gold
STRAP
Rolled-edge hand-made black alligator leather
BUCKLE
18-carat red gold folding clasp

Limited edition exclusive 8 pieces

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Antonio Calce is appointed Chief Executive Officer of Sowind Group

Antonio Calce is appointed Chief Executive Officer of Sowind Group

Kering today announces the appointment of Antonio Calce as Chief Executive Officer of Sowind Group, effective immediately. He will report to Albert Bensoussan, CEO of Kering’s ‘Luxury – Watches & Jewelry’ division.

As part of his new role, Antonio Calce will supervise the management of the brands Girard-Perregaux and JEANRICHARD, both parts of the Sowind Group, as well as its manufacturing activities.

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Albert Bensoussan, CEO of Kering’s ‘Luxury – Watches & Jewellery’ division, declared: “I am delighted to welcome Antonio at Sowind and within the Kering group today. His extensive experience in the Haute Horlogerie and in the luxury watches sector and his deep knowledge of its industrial and commercial stakes, will allow him to fully support the brands’ growth on international markets”.

About Antonio Calce
Antonio Calce, an Italian national, started his career within the Richemont group in 1994 as head of the technical department of Manufacture Piaget, before moving to product management responsibilities. In 2001, he was appointed director of operations and product development for Panerai. In 2005, Calce moved on to Montres Corum, where he was sucessivly appointed Vice President of Operations and Chief Executive Officer. Antonio Calce holds degrees in microtechnology and management studies.

About Sowind Group
Based in La Chaux-de-Fonds in Switzerland, Sowind is a group specialized in Haute Horlogerie which includes the Girard-Perregaux and JEANRICHARD brands. Sowind Group incorporates a manufacturing activity that develops and produces a complete portfolio of high-end watch movements and mechanical watches for its two brands and third parties. Sowind Group is part of the Kering group.

About Kering
A world leader in apparel and accessories, Kering develops an ensemble of powerful Luxury and Sport & Lifestyle brands: Gucci, Bottega Veneta, Saint Laurent, Alexander McQueen, Balenciaga, Brioni, Christopher Kane, McQ, Stella McCartney, Tomas Maier, Sergio Rossi, Boucheron, Dodo, Girard-Perregaux, JeanRichard, Pomellato, Qeelin, Ulysse Nardin, Puma, Volcom, Cobra, Electric and Tretorn. By ‘empowering imagination’ in the fullest sense, Kering encourages its brands to reach their potential, in the most sustainable manner. Present in more than 120 countries, the Group generated revenues of €9.7 billion in 2013 and had 35,000 employees at year end. The Kering (previously PPR) share is listed on Euronext Paris (FR 0000121485, KER.PA, KER.FP).

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Analysts/investors
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