Wednesday, July 17, 2013

The Gagarin Tourbillon by Bernhard Lederer Limited Edition

Bernhard LedererThe Gagarin Tourbillon Limited Edition 2013

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The Gargarin Tourbillon, a limited edition of just 50 pieces in total, was developed and manufactured completely in-house. It celebrates Yuri Garagarin's historic exploit when, on the 12th of April 1961, he became the first man in space and the first to successfully orbit the earth and return safely to earth.

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The dial of the Gagarin Tourbillon is hand-engraved in solid gold with the colour of the oceans either in galvanic blue or black, with a scintillating outer dial in synthetic black diamond. An integral magnifying glass ensures that all details of the dial and tourbillon can be fully appreciated. The movement is fully developed and manufactured in-house.

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The flying tourbillon orbits anticlockwise (east was the direction of the flight) around the dial in 108 minutes (the duration of Gagarin's flight) and appears to be support by an elegantly curved arm which was inspired by the by the large (25 m) commemorative statue at Gagarin’s landing site near Engels. The letters VOSTOK (meaning east and the name of Gagarin's capsule) features vertically around the tourbillon cage.

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Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Eberhard & Co. - Scafodat 500



















Eberhard & Co. - Scafodat 500

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Scafodat is the name of the diving-watch collection for professional use; it resumes and actualises the Eberhard & Co.’s tradition in sport watches with technical features. The ingenuity of its production and the careful selection of the materials make Scafodat water-resistant down to 500 m.

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Scafodat is characterised by such interesting technical details as the big crown located at 4 o'clock, equipped with a special security device. The crown activates the inner rotating flange, protected by a non-reflecting sapphire glass, which is especially useful for indicating diving times on a sexagesimal basis. The security valve is fitted on the middle part. It works automatically and sees to it that helium escapes in the decompression phase.

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Scafodat comes in steel; it has a Swiss ETA mechanical automatic movement and screw-in crown. The caseback is locked by screws, and an individual feature of it is the traditional seahorse image that was inspired by the original design registered in 1958.

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The black dials have triangular indexes warranting high-grade readability both in the classical and sportive versions.





























Scafodat is available with the special Chicane bracelet in steel with an innovative system to lengthen it (Patented) and the Déclic deployment clasp (Patented), or with an ergonomic rubber strap devised for optimum wearing comfort.

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Technical details
Reference: 41025

Movement       
Calibre ETA 11 ½ ” 2824-2,
mechanical automatic – date at 3 o’clock
Case   
Steel
Diameter of the case:    44,00 mm.
Thickness of the case: 15,00 mm.
Bezel: polished, with 2 bevels
Strap-attachment:  22,00 mm.
Case-back:  secured by 6 screws; external part polished; the central part is satin-finished on which is minted a seahorse in relief, polished
Crown of the movement: located at 2 o’clock, screw-in, Ø 8 mm.
Crown for the function of rotating flange: located at 4 o’clock, screw-in with security device,  Ø 9,50 mm. 
Water-resistance: 500 m. – with decompression’s valve
Glass: non-reflecting sapphire (thickness 3 mm)
Dials
Bi-directional rotating flange on the external part of the dial with a sexagesimal scale which indexes from 0 to 15 are luminescent. Two dials are available.
- Black with 4 large triangular indexes luminescent, and small white indexes
- Black with 4 large triangular indexes luminescent and small red indexes
Hands: fan-shaped, rhodium-plated, and luminescent
Strap
Rubber, black or white, with personalised buckle E&C
Bracelet: Chicane in steel, with lengthening system (Patented) and deployment clasp Déclic (Patented– Registered Design)

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