Tuesday, April 23, 2013

HAMILTON - Khaki Pilot Pioneer Auto Chrono


HAMILTON - Khaki PILOT Pioneer Auto Chrono NEW


Destination imagination
(Baselworld 2013) Hamilton has been fuelling its expertise in creating aviators’ timepieces since 1919. This mix of a pioneering heritage and technological innovation is again prominent on the brand’s radar screen in 2013, in the form of the Hamilton Khaki Pilot Pioneer Auto Chrono
 

Rugged meets glamorous in this Swiss made automatic chronograph that accurately reflects the values of freedom, discovery and adventure. Runways of both types confirm that aviation watches count as treasured equipment and the Hamilton Khaki Pilot Pioneer Auto Chrono is set to skillfully copilot men of style and action.


Timekeeper of dreams 
The true appeal of a pilots’ watch gravitates towards its capacity to fulfill the purpose of a vehicle of dreams. In both design and functionality, the Hamilton Khaki Pilot Auto Chrono dedicates all of its power to uniting the aspirational quality associated with flight, man’s oldest dream, with down-to-earth reliability, robustness and wearability. Inspired by Hamilton timepieces created in the 1970s for the British Royal Air Force, the design team chose clean styling to showcase the new watch’s appealing materials and easy-to-use timekeeping competence. 
 

The numbers on the dial are bold to facilitate fast easy reading, and Super-LumiNova® hour indices help in the dark. They are white on the rugged black dial and black against the alternative ivory-colored background. Sandblasted elements on the case remain true to the pioneering aviation roots of the design, protecting the wearer against distracting reflected sunlight, inside and outside the cockpit environment. A variety of style statements for today’s action lovers get clearance for take-off from a wide choice of attachments, embracing stainless steel, black leather and a selection of textile straps, including a very appropriate military kaki option.

New heights in technology and styling
Hamilton is a proven preferred supplier to aviation heroes, with its wearer list spanning from Admiral Byrd, who flew over both Poles in the 1920s with a Hamilton 992 keeping him on track, to aerobatic champion and Hamilton ambassador, Nicolas Ivanoff. Today’s passionate pilots and aviation aficionados have equally high performance expectations of their timepieces - and even higher ones on the aesthetics front.

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The Hamilton Khaki Pilot Pioneer Auto Chrono is powered by the newly developed, propriety H-31 movement. Stemming from the Valjoux 7753, this offers optimal accuracy, stability and power reserve, and can be seen in its full beauty through the open case-back. An elegant asymmetrical case integrates a protected crown and pushers.  
 

And just like the glass of its highly respected 1970s ancestors, the sapphire crystal is strongly domed. This aviation timepiece is ready for take-off from both types of runway, whether its owner requires reliable timekeeping in the sky, or a complement to trendy bomber jackets, pilots’ eyewear and military details. The sky is the limit on both counts.


Hamilton
was founded in 1892 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA. Hamilton watches combine the American spirit with the unrivalled precision of the latest Swiss movements and technologies. Known for its innovative design, Hamilton has a strong foothold in Hollywood, with products appearing in 400 films. The brand also boasts a strong aviation heritage. Hamilton is a member of the Swatch group, the largest watch manufacturer and distributor in the world with 160 production sites in Switzerland.

Hamilton and Aviation
Hamilton has been timing the skies since 1919, when the pioneering pilots of the era put their trust in the precision of its watches and navigation instruments. In addition to keeping the first American airmail service on track, Hamilton became the official watch of TWA, Eastern, United and Northwest in the 1930s
 

Adventure joined accuracy as these instruments demonstrated their unrivalled expertise ‘co-piloting’ expeditions with destinations as challenging as the South Pole, and partnering the first American coast to coast air services which took commercial flying into the modern age. Today Hamilton is official timekeeper of a variety of international aviation events such as the EAA AirVenture at Oshkosh, USA, otherwise known as the world’s greatest aviation celebration. In 2013 it also will be official partner of the unique Free Flight World Masters Tour in France and Tannkosh Germany.

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Technical Specifications

Case Size       Ø 41mm      
Material        Brushed and polished stainless steel / Sandblasted stainless steel.
                      Both with open case-back      
Dial Color       Rugged black or ivory-colored with Super-LumiNova® hour indices      
Attachments    3-row stainless steel brushed and polished bracelet
                        Black leather, or black or kaki textile strap       
Movement       H-31 Automatic chronograph, up to 60 hours power reserve      
Crystal            Sapphire with antireflective coating      
Water resistance    10 bar (100m)      
Recommended Retail 
Price                     1845 USD / 1495 € / 1800 CHF   

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For further information:
Hamilton International
media@hamiltonwatch.com
 +41 32 343 39 48

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Sunday, April 21, 2013

PANERAI - Luminor Submersible 1950 2500m 3 Days Titanio Edition


PANERAI - Luminor Submersible 1950 2500m 3 Days Automatic TITANIO  PAM00364  Special Edition  2013


WITH THE NEW LUMINOR SUBMERSIBLE 1950 2500M 3 DAYS AUTOMATIC TITANIO

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Officine Panerai renews its long tradition, enriching it with new technical content to offer underwater watch enthusiasts a professional instrument of exceptional performance.
The Luminor 1950 case, 47 mm in diameter, of the Luminor Submersible 1950 2500m 3 Days Automatic Titanio is made of brushed titanium, a material which combines lightness with the structural robustness required to resist high pressures, external stresses and corrosion.

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The water-resistance, also ensured by the classic Panerai device protecting the winding crown, is guaranteed to a depth of 2,500 metres, and the little valve engraved with the symbol He on the caseband at eight o’clock enables helium to escape when ascending from deep dives, thus preventing the gas exercising potentially dangerous pressure on the case. The unidirectional rotating bezel has small markers in relief and a graduated scale which enables the length of the dive to be read: its design was inspired by the model created in 1956 for the Egyptian Navy.

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Protected by a sapphire crystal 5.9 mm thick, the hour markers on the black dial are bars or studs, applied in relief and coated with a luminous substance, as are the wide, partially skeletonised hands, thus ensuring optimum visibility even in the depths of the sea. A subsidiary dial at nine o’clock has a small seconds hand moving continuously, while the date window is at three o’clock.

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The Special Edition Luminor Submersible 1950 2500m 3 Days Automatic has the P.9000 automatic movement, completely designed and made by Officine Panerai in the manufacture in Neuchâtel. Completing it is a rubber strap, fastened by a large trapezoid-shaped buckle in brushed titanium. The strap is easily changed by means of the button fitted in the lug of the watch, which is operated by the special tool provided.

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Technical Specifications

MOVEMENT
Automatic mechanical, Panerai P.9000 calibre, executed entirely by Panerai
13¾  lignes, 7.9 mm thick, 28 jewels, Glucydur® balance, 
28,800 alternations/hour. Incabloc® anti-shock device. 
Power reserve 3 days, two barrels. 197 components. 
 
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FUNCTIONS
Hours, minutes, small seconds, date, calculation of immersion time.
CASE
Diameter 47 mm, brushed titanium
Polished titanium helium valve.
BEZEL
Brushed titanium with polished edges,
anti-clockwise unidirectional rotating bezel with graduated scale for calculating the time of immersion and ratchet click at minute intervals.
BACK
Screw, brushed titanium.
DEVICE PROTECTING THE CROWN
(protected as a trademark) Brushed titanium.
DIAL
Black with applied luminous hour markers. 
Date at 3 o’clock, seconds at 9 o’clock.
CRYSTAL
Sapphire, made of corundum, 5.9 mm thick. 
Anti-reflective coating.
WATER-RESISTANCE
250 bar (~ 2500 metres).
STRAP
PANERAI personalised rubber strap and trapezoidal brushed titanium buckle. 
Supplied with a second interchangeable strap, a tool for changing the strap and a steel screwdriver.

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