Muhle-Glashutte - Marinus Chronograph

Muhle-Glashutte - Marinus Chronograph Special Edition NEW  

Basel 2012

 Special Edition Fulda Challenge of 250 Pieces

Mühle-Glashütte is currently taking a particularly sporty approach: The family company from the German town of Glashütte will be presenting not one, but three new chronograph watches at the Baselworld 2012 watch and jewellery show. The Terranaut I Trail and Terrasport I Chronograph are new additions to the company’s range of “Sporty Instrument Watches” and the Marinus Chronograph was developed as a limited special edition for an Arctic decathlon, the Fulda Challenge.

  Mühle-Glashütte announce the new MARINUS Chronograph SE Fulda Challenge. It features a solid stainless steel case, which has been coated with DLC, fitted with a sapphire crystal and has a water-resistance of 30ATM. A tough and hardy dive watch - that has qualified for the 2012 Fulda Challenge of which Mühle-Glashütte were the official timekeeper. The watch was exposed to extreme elements and temperatures as low as -40⁰C as it made its way across 1,500 kilometers of Canada's Yukon territory.

Mühle-Glashütte The Marinus Chronograph is distinctive and unscathed as it emerges from the water. But the watch is no longer satisfied with tackling just one element. Whether surfing, snowboarding, sailing or snowshoeing: this outdoor timepiece from Mühle-Glashütte also stands up to the challenges of snow and ice. The Marinus Chronograph has qualified for the Fulda Challenge 2012 thanks to its striking character and is now being launched as a special limited edition.

The strengths of the Marinus Chronograph are evident at a glance: its solid stainless steel case with a black highly resistant DLC coating (diamond like carbon) and 44 mm diameter can live up to any challenge. With its domed 2.5 mm thick sapphire crystal and a resistance to test pressures of 30 ATM, the Marinus Chronograph stands up to external influences such as temperature fluctuations, salt water and changes in pressure. These are all valued properties in the extreme conditions of the Fulda Challenge.

This Arctic decathlon takes place every year in the Yukon Territory in Canada. Athletes battle against the cold along the 1,500 km route as well as tackling the challenges of the individual disciplines which include dog sledding, skijoring and a half marathon at -40⁰C. Mühle-Glashütte took part in the extreme event for the first time this year as the official timekeeper. To mark this commitment, a limited edition series of 250 Marinus Chronograph models was released.

The fact that you can tell the time with the Marinus Chronograph in virtually any conditions is all thanks to the Mühle chronograph movement MU 9408. The patented woodpecker neck regulation guarantees accuracy even under the harshest of conditions.

A 48-hour power reserve, stop-seconds mechanism and fast date corrector complete the technical features of this watch.

The non-reflective sapphire crystal offers an unrestricted view of the black watch face at all times; the white numerals and two totalizers stand out clearly from the background. The uncluttered design means that the small seconds display and minutes counter can be viewed at a glance. The one-sided rotating bezel with its red ceramic insert stands out easily against the otherwise black design of the watch. Thanks to the hands, numerals and indices coated with Super-LumiNova, the watch offers optimal legibility even in dark conditions or under water. The light spot at the zero point on the bezel enhances this further.

Equipped with all of these properties, the Marinus Chronograph can stand up to any challenge, regardless of conditions. This timepiece is the optimal partner for extreme athletes and outdoor enthusiasts who live their lives at the limit. 

 Movement: 

MU 9408, automatic with woodpecker neck regulation, Glashütte three-quarter plate and characteristic surface finishes, Quickset mechanism, stop second, 48-h power reserve
Case:

 Stainless steel with black DLC coating. 2.5 mm thick, domed and anti-glare sapphire crystal,
Screw-in crown. Ø 44,0 mm; H 16,0 mm.
Water-resistant to 30 bars.
Strap:

Rubber or stainless steel strap with extension and security folding clasp made of stainless steel
Dial 

Black. Hour markers and hands coated in Super- LumiNova

Price: 3,500 Euro

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Nord Zeitmaschine - Variocurve

Nord Zeitmaschine - Variocurve 

 Variocurve is called the Clock, which has something revolutionary. The operation is rather difficult to put into words. The minute hand has no fixed pivot point like this in central or retrograde hands is the case. No, he remembers his eccentric movement of the drive rod of an old steam locomotive. Steampunk in the best sense. The pointer describes a displaced pivot point, a kidney-shaped movement, a variable curve, thus the name "VarioCurve". After his countless hours of building and simulating fog took a path that could solve the problem of how the two "dead spots" of the eccentric, while the display difficult to read would be, because the distance to be traveled is very short in this area. He designed "just" two small slices with the corresponding minute scales that range, care during this time for the detail view.

Variocurve V1

 The minute hand alone is a fine-mechanical masterpiece. It is made from a special copper alloy called ARCAP that can be worked very well and is characterized by high strength and good anti-magnetic properties. The major difficulty in this part was, the tolerances of the sliding axis to be interpreted and implemented, that the pointer is stuck, but has so little friction that the movement required little effort as possible. "Sliding" he calls it in its technical description.

 This shows the difference between then mercilessly on the screen and the simulation of reality that has already been many exceptional designs undoing. "Yes, I have ourselves quite properly," the fog rated masterpiece with his sympathetic understatement.
The minute hand is the most spectacular element of the Clock. Therefore, it is also visually edited with attention to detail. On the "side of the hammer," it has two wells, the fog - of course using a custom built tool - finely sandblasted. The edges are sanded and polished.
The bridges are made of ARCAP. The main bridge is the large area already known from previous time-machine mist striking stripes. You will first rhodium and then depending on the version with black, pink or yellow gold plated first. All prints on different disks and bridges made in the pad printing process, here again comes a savvy little machine is used, which has been continuously improved over the years.
It's "yes is only an ETA"
A total of 40 plant parts produced fog itself. The whole thing is driven by a motor, but proven, the automatic ETA caliber 2824th "Why should I develop all the work from scratch, if I can get the 2824 with such a reliable and good powertrain?" Fog says pragmatically. An attitude that represents the way, even the gifted Ludwig Oechslin and over again - he has repeatedly used as a basis for ETA drives his ingenious constructions. Nevertheless, we already on the watch forums for comments in German VarioCurve, "is' yes' only 's ETA ..."

 Idiosyncratic is the construction of the lift rotor. This is all about and a little reminiscent of a fancy car rims. The remarkable thing is that it is milled from one piece, and in a way that is much less worn one half of the blank, whereby the weight - is asymmetrically distributed - invisible from above. This is essential for a functioning elevator performance.

The steel case is another example Nebel'schen work. The thick blank is machined in several steps, drilled, brushed and sandblasted. At 6-Clock position (or where they would be in normal clock) inside a special bulge is necessary so that the minute hand can make its entire stroke. The bezel and case back with sapphire crystal both are held by seven screws. Because of this indentation and the dismantling of the work is not easy, the minute hand must be removed first so that the work can be removed from its housing. But the trick was necessary because the clock had simply become too big. Now the housing measures just 44mm, making it very portable.

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