CARL F. BUCHERER - Manero ChronoPerpetual Limited Edition NEW
Tradition reinterpreted for our times.
The perpetual calendar with correction-free indication of the date, day
of the week, month and moon phase, because of its complexity and
mechanical refinement, remains a technical challenge that can be met by
only a handful of watchmakers. The mechanism recognizes the different
lengths of the months and knows when the next leap year is imminent, and
is thus able to counter the arbitrary features of the Gregorian
calendar.
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In the year 46 BC, Sosigenes, the astronomer from Alexandria, developed
the basic principles for the calendar we use today. He divided the year
into twelve months: with seven months of 31 days, four months of 30 days
and one of 29 days, resulting in 365.25 days per year, with one
additional day every four years by way of correction. Subsequently, this
system became widespread through the entire known world at the time,
thanks to the great Roman Emperor Julius Caesar.
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However, this “Julian”
calendar contained an error of 0.0078 days per year. This discrepancy
was corrected in 1582 by Pope Gregory XIII. The system, which is named
after him misses out a leap year every 100 years, except in complete
centuries where the number of years is divisible by 400. The Gregorian
calendar is still used today and forms the basis for the way we measure
time.
Integration of a supreme discipline.
The problems that can result with months of different lengths,
particularly in leap years, are very familiar to anyone who wears a
mechanical watch with a date display. Because normal, simple calendar
mechanisms always switch from the 30th to the 31st in months with fewer
than 31 days, the date has to be turned manually to the 1st.
With a perpetual calendar, on the other hand, the movement is able to
make these changeovers correctly by itself, with even the leap years
being taken into account. Its complexity makes this mechanism one of the
supreme disciplines in watchmaking, appropriately referred to as a
“grand complication”. No manual correction will be necessary until 2100,
when – as in all years that are divisible by 100, but not by 400, – one
leap year will be missed out.
For all lovers of this traditional masterpiece of the watchmaker’s art,
Carl F. Bucherer presents the new
Manero ChronoPerpetual. Its capacities
are however by no means limited to the perpetual calendar with
correction-free display of the date at 12 o’clock, the day of the week
at 6 o’clock, the month and leap year at 9 o’clock and the moon phase at
3 o’clock. The functional module, which has been specially developed
for
Carl F. Bucherer, also features a precise chronograph with the
popular flyback function. A tachymeter scale completes the range of
practical functions so typical for
Carl F. Bucherer. A Manufacture
movement from Vaucher, with contemporary decoration in the distinctive
style of the Lucerne watch brand, forms an exclusive basis.
Visual clarity, perfection of form.
In spite of this multiplicity of functions and displays,
Carl F.
Bucherer has also ensured optimum readability of the dial on the
Manero
ChronoPerpetual. This was a challenge that the designers met by making
the design as generous as possible, and by incorporating different
levels and surface finishes. The chronograph counters for the hours (6
o’clock) and minutes (9 o’clock) as well as the small running seconds
hand (12 o’clock) have been clearly and beautifully integrated into the
strikingly recessed calendar displays; fine black lines ensure the
necessary delimitation between the displays. A narrow hand from the
center indicates the stopped seconds. With the wedge-shaped index marks,
the expressive letters and numbers so characteristic for
Carl F.
Bucherer, and the tapering Superluminova-coated hours and minutes-hands,
the traditional complication of the perpetual calendar has been
reinterpreted for our times. The chronograph hands are in a discreet
black or white. The center of the classical silver-colored or black dial
is matt, while the chronograph counters and the minute division ring
are brushed, creating an attractive play of light. The moon phase
indication also has a contemporary design, with an anthracite-colored
background and a silver-colored moon disk.
CARL F. BUCHERER - Manero ChronoPerpetual 10906.03.33.01
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This timeless presentation is expertly continued in the fine rose gold
or modern stainless steel case. The case has been subtly reworked for
the
Manero ChronoPerpetual: satin finish and polished elements are
excitingly contrasted, the lugs are more angular than in earlier models,
the bezel has a concave shape while the sapphire crystal is domed, the
crown and the polished chronograph push-pieces are elegantly simple. The
case back with integrated sapphire crystal permits a clear view of the
mechanical jewel with its 22 crat rose gold oscillating weight.
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Last but not least, the exclusivity of the
Manero ChronoPerpetual is
enhanced by its strictly
limited edition:
150 pieces have been
manufactured in stainless steel, while the two rose gold versions are
limited worldwide to just
100 pieces each. With this new model from the
Manero collection,
Carl F. Bucherer has succeeded in creating a watch
that will delight all connoisseurs who value the masterly achievements
of the traditional art of watchmaking, combined with maximum
functionality, in a timeless and yet contemporary exterior.
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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS:
Reference number:
00.10906.03.33.01
Movement:
automatic
caliber CFB 1904,
diameter 30 mm, height 7.6 mm,
49 jewels, power reserve 50 hours
Functions:
Chronograph: hours, minutes and seconds counters, flyback,
Perpetual calendar, month, date, day of the week, leap year,
Moon phase,
tachymeter, hours, minutes, small seconds
Case:
18 K rose gold, domed sapphire crystal with anti-reflective
coating on both sides,
Sapphire crystal case back, water-resistant to 30
m (3 atm),
Diameter 42.5 mm, height 14.3 mm
Dial: black
Strap:
hand-stitched Louisiana alligator leather black,
Pin buckle 18 K rose gold
Limited Edition: 100 pieces
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Variants:
00.10906.03.13.01: dial silver-colored, strap hand-stitched Louisiana alligator leather brown,
limited edition of
100 pieces
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00.10906.08.13.01: case and pin buckle stainless steel, dial
silver-colored, strap hand-stitched Louisiana alligator leather black,
limited edition of
150 pieces
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Carl F. Bucherer
Langensandstrasse 27
CH-6002 Lucerne
Tel.
+41 41 369 70 70
Fax
+41 41 369 70 72
E-mail:
presscenter@carl-f-bucherer.com
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