BVLGARI – OCTO Rétrograde

BVLGARI – OCTO Rétrograde NEW

OCTO RETROGRADE:
PURITY AND INTUITIVE
TIME READINGS

The sculptural Octo model focuses firmly on essentials and has established itself in just three years as one of the key brand symbols. Since its launch in 2012, Octo has rapidly acquired emblematic status, earning a special place among the surrounding watch creations. 

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A formal sophisticated approach and freshly defined aesthetic codes enable Octo to deploy its aesthetic charms across a broad range and to fully assert its potential, as emphasised by the two new retrograde-display Octo models.

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The Octo Mono-Rétrograde and Bi-Rétrograde highlight the harmonious beauty of the unusual and complex case, by combining it with a sparing, uncluttered display with a speedometer-type style naturally evoking the automobile world. This horological complication enables unusual and intuitive time readings and is one of the Octo signature features.

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In its Mono-Rétrograde version, the Octo watch provides essential functions: the minutes are indicated by a hand running over a 210-degree segment coupled with jumping hours at 6 o’clock. Simplicity and purity are accentuated by the extremely understated black lacquered dial.

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The Octo Bi-Rétrograde adopts similar design codes, while featuring a double retrograde display, since this version indicates the date in this mode in addition to the minutes, while the jumping-hour aperture is positioned at 12 o’clock. Both are driven by the proprietary Bulgari BVL Calibre 191 Solotempo movement, complete with an additional in-house developed movement.

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The two models come in a choice of 18K pink gold or steel, fitted with an alligator leather strap. The 38 mm-diameter case retains its paradoxical nature: its 110 facets form a complex, highly structured that is unique and truly incomparable, while nonetheless exuding an aura of extreme simplicity.

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Technical Specifications

Model: BVLGARI – OCTO Mono-Rétrograde 38 mm 18-carat Pink Gold - Ref. 102335 BGOP38BGLR

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Model: BVLGARI – OCTO Mono-Rétrograde 38 mm Stainless steel - Ref. 102336 BGO38BSLR
 
Case:  
38mm 18-kt pink gold or steel case with transparent case back;
screwed-in crown with ceramic insert;
Movement: 
Calibre: BVL 262
Manufacture mechanical movement with automatic winding (bi-directional) decorated with Côtes de Genève, chamfering and snailed finishing; jumping hours, retrograde minutes (210°);
42h power reserve;
28’800 VpH (4Hz); 33 jewels.
Dial:   
Black lacquered polished dial with hand-applied pink gold or rhodium plated indexes according to the version
Functions: Mono-Retro
Jumping Hours, Retrograde minutes 210°
Power reserve: 42 hours 
Gem: 108 gems 
Waterproof: 100 meters
Strap:
Integrated black alligator strap with 18-kt pink gold or steel folding buckle according to the version.Year: 2015

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Technical Specifications

Model: BVLGARI – OCTO Bi-Rétrograde 38 mm 18-carat Pink Gold - Ref. 102370 BGOP38BGLDBR

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Model: BVLGARI – OCTO Bi-Rétrograde 38 mm Stainless steel 

 Ref. 102369 BGO38BSLDBR
 
Case:  
38mm 18-kt pink gold or steel case with transparent case back;
screwed-in crown with ceramic insert;
Movement: 
Calibre: BVL300
Manufacture mechanical movement with automatic winding (bi-directional) decorated with Côtes de Genève, chamfering and snailed finishing; jumping hours and retrograde minutes (210°)
and date (180°); 42h power reserve;
28’800 VpH (4Hz); 33 jewels
Dial:   
Black lacquered polished dial with hand-applied pink gold or rhodium plated indexes according to the version
Functions: Mono-Retro
Jumping Hours, Retrograde minutes 210° and date 180°
Power reserve: 42 hours 
Gem: 108 gems 
Waterproof: 100 meters
Strap:
Integrated black alligator strap with 18-kt pink gold or steel folding buckle according to the version.

Year: 2015

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KERBEDANZ – Ê (Astrologia) Tourbillon

KERBEDANZ – Ê (Astrologia) Tourbillon Unique watch

In the design of the watch are used the personal data of the person for whom it is designed.

At 12h the Roman numerals show the year of birth of the holder: 1962. As the birthday is the 31, and the numbers 1 and 3 form in the amount 4, so the number 31 is on the axis of the number 4. January 31 (date of birth) falls into the period of the sign Aquarius of the zodiac (January 20 - February 18). Aquarius is ruled by two planets, Saturn and Uranus. They give to Aquarius the breadth of mind, intelligence and the ability to penetrate into the mysterious secrets of the universe.

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The astrological symbol of Uranus is located on the axis of 12 and the astronomical symbol of Saturn is on the axis of 5.
The Aquarius is an air sign, which may explain the breadth of its nature and the ability to penetrate simultaneously in many areas.

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Air Aquarius it’s all layers of the atmosphere at once: people of this sign may be interested in something terrestrial and also sublime. The plastic and the dynamic lines of the watches' design emphasize the "lightness" of this sign. The color solution of watches is in full compliance with the "palette" of Aquarius, whose colors are all shades of blue, white and silver. The astronomical sign of Aquarius is also located on the dial - two waves, symbolizing the two principles. The first wave is a stream of living water, the second being the dead water.

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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


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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Technical Specifications

Model: KERBEDANZ – Ê (Astrologia) Unique Tourbillon
Unique customized Piece

MOVEMENT
 3 options:

•  Tourbillon in the front: Mechanical hand-wound tourbillon KRB-01 caliber, designed, manufactured and decorated by Kerbedanz and Technotime, 27 jewels, 28’800 vib/h, double barrel, 120-hour power reserve.
•  Hidden tourbillon (in the back): Mechanical hand-wound tourbillon KRB-07 caliber, designed, manufactured and decorated by Kerbedanz and Concepto, 19 jewels, 21’600 vib/h, 72-hour power reserve, 168 components, tourbillon cage 80 components with a weight of 0.42g.
• Automatic mechanical KRB-03 caliber, designed, manufactured and decorated by Kerbedanz and Technotime, 120 hours power reserve, 28,800vph, 35 jewels

19 jewels, 21’600 vib/h, 72-hour power reserve, 168 components,
tourbillon cage with 80 components and a weight of 0.42g.
Tourbillon cage placed between 4 and 5 o’clock.
FUNCTIONS
Hours, minutes, option: tourbillon in the front or hidden tourbillon. 
CASE
18K white gold, rose or white gold, 45mm. 
Designed and manufactured by Kerbedanz. 
Sapphire crystal and case back with anti-reflective treatment. 
Water-resistant 5 atm. 
Crown situated in the north-east, between 1 and 2 o’clock. 
DIAL
Massive yellow, rose or white gold. 
Enamel grand-feu, hand decorated, 3 layers dial, guilloché with customized astrological motif. 
Designed, manufactured and hand decorated by Kerbedanz.
STRAP
Alligator mississippiensis with 18K white gold  folding clasp with a special Kerbedanz design.
LIMITED EDITION 
Unique customized piece.

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    Rue des Moulins 51,
    2000 Neuchâtel, Switzerland
    info@kerbedanz.com   
    + 41 32 725 18 10
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ORIS – Rectangular Complication

ORIS – Rectangular Complication NEW

The watch that shaped history

Oris introduces the redesigned Rectangular Complication

Oris is pleased to introduce an updated version of one of its most historically significant watch with an updated case design – the classic Rectangular Complication. This model features a redesigned, more ergonomic case, and casts fresh light on Oris’s extraordinary story.

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The new watch is powered by Oris Calibre 582, an automatic based on ETA’s 2671 calibre. Calibre 582 is the successor to Calibre 581, which was launched in 1991 as part of Oris’s mission to revive traditional watchmaking.

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Calibre 581 came a few years after Oris had decided to focus entirely on mechanical watches, and epitomised the spirit of innovation in the industry. It had an Oris-developed module that showed the day, date, phases of the moon and a second time zone.

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That history and tradition is wrapped up in the new Oris Rectangular Complication, a classic, Art Deco-inspired piece that symbolises both the timelessness of Swiss watchmaking, and also Oris’s philosophy to create innovative, high-quality watches at real-world prices.

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The watch has a number of features that signal its Swiss heritage: besides its hand-assembled mechanical movement, it also has a hand-polished case, a silver guilloche dial, applied numerals and blue painted hands, filled with Super-LumiNova®. The blue of the moon phase and hands is complemented by a dark blue genuine leather strap. It will also be available on a stainless steel bracelet. And as with every watch in the Oris collection, it’s a functional timepiece designed for everyday use by ‘real people’.

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Technical details

Model:  ORIS – Rectangular Complication

Ref. No. 582 7694 4031-07 5 24 25FC, 32.00 mm Ø 47.00mm Stainless steel / leather strap
Ref. No. 582 7694 4031-07 8 24 20, 32.00 mm Ø 47.00mm Stainless steel / stainless steel bracelet

Movement
Oris automatic mechanical movement Cal. 582, basedon ETA 2671,
with sub-dials for date at 9 o’clock, day at 3 o’clock and second time zone (24 h) at 6 o’clock.
Moon phase window at 12 o’clock
Dimensions: Ø 23.60 mm, 10 1/2’’
Winding: Automatic winding, bi-directionally rotating red rotor
Power-Reserve: 38 hrs
Vibrations: 28’800 A/h, 4 Hz
Jewels: 25
Case
Material: Multi-piece stainless steel case
Size: 32.00 x 47.00 mm, 1.201 x 1.850 inches
Interhorn Width: 24 mm
Top Glass: Sapphire, domed on both sides, anti-reflective coating inside
Case Back: Screwed case back with screws and see-through mineral glass
Operating Devices: Stainless steel crown and pushers for setting second time zone
Water Resistance: 3 bar/30m
Diver’s unidirectional revolving bezel with black polished ceramic inlay and white minute scale
Screwed stainless steel case back with metre to feet conversion scale
Dial
Silver guilloche dial with applied blue numerals and blue hands, hour and
minute hands filled with Super-LumiNova®
Strap/Bracelet
Dark blue genuine leather strap with stainless steel folding clasp.
Also available with a multi-piece stainless steel metal bracelet, butterfly folding clasp.

Price

Swiss Retail Price: CHF 1,980.00
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HUBLOT – announce the opening of the "Sunken treasure. The Antikythera shipwreck” exhibition

HUBLOT – is honoured to announce the opening of the
"Sunken treasure. The Antikythera shipwreck” exhibition

The temporary exhibition, to be held at the Basel Museum of Ancient Art (Antikenmuseum),
opens to visitors from 27th September 2015 to 27th March 2016.

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The exhibition features most of the objects from the Antikythera wreck exhibited at the National Archaeological Museum in Athens, on display outside Greece for the first time in 2000 years.

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The Antikythera wreck is the most important treasure ever discovered under the ocean, in part thanks to the support of Hublot: a luxury cargo which included marble and bronze statues, such as the "Philosopher", jewellery, richly decorated glassware, a large amount of ceramics, vases, amphorae, furniture, coins and, of course, the famous Antikythera mechanism, the astronomical instrument that revolutionised the history of science and technology.

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The "sunken treasure" exhibition retraces the history of a cargo which was caught in a storm over 2000 years ago and sank off the island of Antikythera, not far from Crete. The merchant ship was en route from Greece to Italy. Its cargo included a number of magnificent works of art destined for the Roman market. Also discovered on the seabed was a mysterious machine comprising bronze gears.

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A modern micro-mechanical tribute to the mechanical engineers of Antiquity

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The mechanism, known as the "Antikythera", an analogue computer and an ancestor of the horological mechanism, is one of the most important discoveries in the history of archaeology. Its exact function has confounded researchers to this day. However, it has been established that the mechanism modelled the movements of celestial bodies and human calendars. The Basel exhibition will feature a wealth of documentation and models of the mechanism.

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The reasons behind the ship's voyage from Greece to Rome will also be explained. In the first century BC, Rome had become a major new power. The Romans imported luxury goods for their villas, as well as technology, from Greece, enabling them to maintain their supremacy.

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Hublot and the Antikythera adventure

Hublot has been involved with the Antikythera project since 2011, firstly by lending its support to an exhibition at the Musée des Arts et Métiers in Paris, then by partnering a major project at the Archaeological Museum of Athens which, thanks in no small part to Hublot, was able to create a special Antikythera room with a giant armoured, earthquake-resistant display case, manufactured in Switzerland to Hublot's order, to showcase the remains of the mechanism.

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The OCEANOGRAPHIC EXO4000 dive watch, able to be withstand the pressure at depths of 4000 metres, is a tribute to the work of the entire team of scientists behind this incredible adventure.

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There, alongside the remains of the mechanism, Hublot's "Tribute to the Antikythera" watch is displayed amongst the other exhibits. This rebuilt, miniature movement adds a new time dimension to the Antikythera mechanism. This exhibition has been extended several times, and has received record numbers of visitors. The Minister for Culture attended the museum to open the exhibition and discover this astoundingly beautiful treasure - the pride of the Greek nation and its history - for himself.

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The Antikythera project also provides an overview of the history of underwater archaeology. Discovered in 1900 by sponge divers, the ship and its precious cargo have been investigated many times. The pioneering oceanographic explorer, Jacques-Yves Cousteau, dived to the wreck. His research marked a turning point in marine archaeology. In 2014 and 2015, an international team backed by Hublot returned to the site with state of the art technology. More cargo has been discovered, and the team hopes to retrieve the missing parts of the Antikythera mechanism, which are probably buried under sediment.

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The exhibition was originally created at the National Archaeological Museum in Athens, in collaboration with Hublot's research and development team. It was so successful that it was extended several times, prompting a tenfold increase in the museum's visitor numbers. The Antikythera project, which is led by Hublot's Research and Development department, is a unique experience in the world of contemporary Haute Horlogerie. For the first time in the history of Haute Horlogerie, a team of engineers and watchmakers has turned to the distant past to discover, honour and take inspiration from the mechanics of yesteryear.

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Mathias Buttet, Director of Research and Development at Hublot and creator of the reinterpreted Antikythera in the form of a wristwatch, called the machine "a 2000-year-old innovation."*

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Jean-Claude Biver, Chairman of Hublot and President of the LVMH Group's Watch Division, the true watchmaking visionary who brought this extraordinary adventure into being, is inspired by the machine: "The Antikythera Mechanism has reminded the watchmaking industry to remain humble, and also to honour our ancestors, who had the same degree of knowledge as we do and were actually ahead of us in that their creations did not benefit from the advanced technology we enjoy today."

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OPENING TIMES
Exhibition 27th September 2015 to 27th March 2016
Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday: 10:00 to 17:00.

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Technical Specifications

Model: Hublot – King Power Oceanographic EXO4000

Reference: 731.QX.1123.NR.EXO14

Case: "King Power"
Diameter: 48 mm х 17.60 mm
Carbon fibre
Bezel: Black Carbon fibre
6 H-shaped black PVD titanium screws
Crystal:
Sapphire with anti-reflective coating 
Bezel lug: Black composite resin
Lateral inserts: Black composite resin
Case back: Carbon fibre
Crown: Titanium with black rubber insert
Water Resistance:
            Certified to 400 ATM or 4000 metres
            Tested to 5000 metres as per NIHS standards
Dial:
Matt black, marked EXO4000
Satin-finished appliques with white Superluminova™
Movement:
Calibre: Hublot HUB 1401
Self-winding mechanical movement
No. of components: 180
Jewels: 23
Power reserv: Approximately 42 hours
Functions:   
Central Hours and Minutes
Seconds
Date by Window
Hands:
Micro-blasted, satin-finished appliques with white Superluminova™
Red central hand
Strap:
Comes with two straps
White Nomex with red stitching, or black rubber strap
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