TF EST 1968 - T-fun

TF EST 1968  - T-fun NEW collection

Swiss watch brand TF Est. 1968 presents The T-Fun collection, boldly coloured watches on a carbon ground. The global brand TF Est. 1968, a figurehead of flawless Swiss quality and affordable luxury, has launched T-Fun, a colourful, bang-on-trend collection of watches, available in 2 versions: a three-hand automatic (high-quality decorated Swiss movement ) and a chronograph. Signature identity codes include dials and bezels sporting a genuine carbon finish and highly luminescent hands and logo … Enjoying worldwide distribution thanks to its famous cufflinks housing a Tourbillon style watchmaking mechanism, the lifestyle brand TF Est. 1968 has moved into the field of watchmaking armed with some highly convincing arguments and a particularly seductive colour palette, not to mention attention-grabbing aesthetics. A member of the mechanical family, the T-Fun automatic, water-resistant to 150 metres, 45 mm in diameter In an exceptional move for a mechanical timepiece available at an incredibly affordable price that will test anyone’s powers of resistance, this T-Fun timepiece houses a 100% Swiss made decorated and circular-grained, Côtes de Genève finished three-hand automatic calibre. Personalised down to the surfaces of its oscillating weight, the movement is open to view through a transparent back. Fitted with a sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating, water-resistant to 15 atm, the case crafted in 916L steel or 5N gold plate transcends even the eye-grabbing chocolate brown and apple green colour scheme, shot through with flashes of vivid orange or white. Genuine carbon coats the dial and the circular grained matching bezel.
The virile screw-down crown, struck with the identity-rich TF logo, makes a proud linear statement.
 > Swiss made automatic calibre, Côtes de Genève finish and circular-grained decoration, personalised oscillating weight open to view through the transparent back. Screw-down crown.

Interchangeable straps, the ultimate finishing touch. The models come with Two straps, one in felt-touch rubber bearing the TF stamp, rounded off with an Ardillon buckle sporting the TF Est. 1968 brand colours, the other a NATO style nylon strap. A ring echoing the chosen colour extends and highlights the bezel surround in a particularly attractive aesthetic touch. A great watchmaking success for a global lifestyle brand that stands out from the crowd. Sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating, transparent back. Recommended retail price: CHF 1,450.00 T-Fun  chronograph watches, sporty timepieces, 45 mm in diameter, bold colours, seductive aesthetics, water-resistant to 150 metres.

 

  The T-Fun collection goes for bold colour pops for the chronograph version, making it sporty and aesthetically desirable. Highly luminescent indices and logo, sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating, Swiss Ronda quartz movement, screw-down crown struck with the TF logo, matching carbon back and bezel, water-resistant to 150 m. Comes with 2 straps: felt-touch rubber strap and NATO style nylon strap. Recommended retail price, CHF 890.00








 

Movement	Automatic, circular-grained with “Côtes de Genève” motif
Functions	Hours, minutes, seconds and date
Case	316L steel or gold-plated Bezel featuring carbon fibre matching that on the dial Anti-reflective sapphire crystal and transparent caseback Water-resistant to 150 m / 15 ATM
Dial	Black, brown, green or white carbon fibre Hourmarkers and Arabic numerals Luminescent hands Date window at 3 o’clock
Bracelet/Strap	Delivered with two interchangeable straps: one with a matching pin buckle, the other in a NATO-type nylon version, and both in colours matching the model: black, green, white, chocolate brown and red
Other versions	Quartz chronograph with date at 4 o’clock and 30-minute, 12-hour and small seconds counters at 9, 6 and 3 o’clock respectively

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Blancpain - Villeret Squelette 8 Jours

Blancpain - Villeret Squelette 8 Jours NEW Basel 2012 

 For 2012, the Blancpain Villeret Squelette 8 Jours pays tribute to centuries of haute horlogerie tradition with a unique, highly technical and aesthetically accomplished timepiece.

For centuries, watchmakers have been cutting and engraving movement parts to reveal their heart and endow them with a new aesthetic dimension. In openworking or “skeletonworking” these new parts, they choose to highlight their creations and their technical innovations. Blancpain pays tribute to a long line of haute horlogerie adventurers with a unique, highly technical and aesthetically accomplished timepiece.

 In the quest for harmony and transparency, the watchmaker is supported by three artistic crafts: skeleton-working, chamfering (also known as bevelling) and engraving. In openworking the movement, the artisan seeks to achieve the perfect balance that will preserve the robustness and smooth operation of the calibre. This involves paring the movements down to an extremely slender shape by dint of several hours of filing and chamfering, using a broad range of traditional tools that create a visually perfect result. The meticulous nature of this work is even more remarkable in that the shapes chosen are arched and imply the complex process of crafting a number of interior angles. The engraver adds a final touch in harmony with the
finest watchmaking traditions: the bridges and mainplate are adorned with a scrolling motif that delightfully reflects and accentuates the rounded curves of the barrels, case and bridges. The entire surface is thus engraved by hand right the way through to the most tenuous of its parts.

The hand-wound Manufacture Calibre 1333SQ belongs to a family of movements that have proven their worth in terms of sturdiness, reliability and precision. It is equipped with a titanium balance, a Breguet balance-spring, and three series-coupled barrels ensuring an eight-day power reserve.
This entirely openworked and decorated movement is fully visible through the two sapphire crystals on the front and back of the 38 mm white gold case, which simply envelops it and accentuates its light, airy design.

 Blancpain displays its expertise through this stunning timepiece enriching the Villeret collection with an outstanding model that strikes a perfect balance between skeleton-working, decoration and reliable functionality.

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