Thursday, December 19, 2013

LONGINES - HERITAGE 1973 Chronograph NEW














LONGINES HERITAGE 1973 Chronograph NEW


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The Longines Heritage 1973 – Returning to the 1970s

Combining history, tradition and precision, the Longines Heritage 1973 is based on a model produced by the brand in 1973. This new creation is fitted with the exclusive Longines column-wheel chronograph movement. The shape of the case and the subtle play of contrasts on the dial provide this model with a distinctive and harmonious image. The elegance of the 70s has been updated to suit modern tastes.

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The Longines Heritage 1973 is immediately eye-catching. The cushion-shaped case elegantly surrounds the dial, which is thoroughly vintage and true to the original model. The latter, a chronograph produced in 1973 by the brand known by its winged hourglass logo, was fitted with a Longines mechanical chronograph movement, the 30CH. Following in the same noble footsteps, the Longines Heritage 1973 houses the L688 calibre, a column-wheel chronograph movement developed and produced by ETA exclusively for Longines.

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Black or silvered, the dial of the Longines Heritage 1973 boasts a fascinating play of contrasts. Two counters have been included at 3 and 9 o'clock: black on the silvered dial and silvered on the black dial. The applied hour symbols are decorated with a fine black line and a dot of Super-LumiNova®. These are interposed and balanced out by a minute-circle, also of fine black lines. A blue tachometric scale surrounds the dial, adding a subtle touch of colour to the whole.

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With a diameter of 40 mm, the cushion-shaped steel dial of the Longines Heritage 1973 has retained the lines and mood of the original model. The back is fitted with a transparent sapphire glass cover through which the wearer can admire the movement of the calibre as well as the blue column-wheel. The harmonious form of this model is completed by the rounded push-pieces, and the whole is mounted on a black alligator strap.

Longines has been based at Saint-Imier in Switzerland since 1832. Its watchmaking expertise reflects a strong devotion to tradition, elegance and performance. Longines has generations of experience as official timekeeper of world championships and as partner of international sports federation. Known for the elegance of its timepieces, Longines is a member of the Swatch Group Ltd, the World’s leading manufacturer of horological products. With the winged hourglass as its emblem, the brand has outlets in over 130 countries.

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Longines - Heritage 1973  Reference  L2.791.4.72.0

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Technical Specifications

Case

  • Shape: Square
  • Material: Stainless steel
  • Glass: Scratch-resistant sapphire crystal, with several layers of anti-reflective coating on the underside
  • Case back: Transparent case back with sapphire crystal
  • Dimension: Ø 40.00 mm
  • Water resistance: Water-resistant to 3 bar

Movement and Functions

  • Caliber: L688, Self winding mechanical column wheel chronograph movement beating at 28'800 vibrations per hours and providing 54 hours of power reserve
  • Function: Hours, minutes, small second at 9 o'clock and date. Chronograph mechanism: central 60 seconds hand, 30 minutes counter at 3 o'clock, 12 hours counter at 6 o'clock.

Dial and Hands

  • Color: Silver
  • Hours markers: Applied indexes, with Super-LumiNova ®
  • Specificities: Tachymeter scale
  • Hands: Silvered polished hands, with Super-LumiNova ®

Bracelet

  • Material: Alligator strap
  • Color: Black
  • Buckle: With buckle
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Longines - Heritage 1973  Reference  L2.791.4.52.0

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Technical Specifications

Case

  • Shape: Square
  • Material: Stainless steel
  • Glass: Scratch-resistant sapphire crystal, with several layers of anti-reflective coating on the underside
  • Case back: Transparent case back with sapphire crystal
  • Dimension: Ø 40.00 mm
  • Water resistance: Water-resistant to 3 bar

Movement and Functions

  • Caliber: L688, Self winding mechanical column wheel chronograph movement beating at 28'800 vibrations per hours and providing 54 hours of power reserve
  • Function: Hours, minutes, small second at 9 o'clock and date. Chronograph mechanism: central 60 seconds hand, 30 minutes counter at 3 o'clock, 12 hours counter at 6 o'clock.

Dial and Hands

  • Color: Black lacquered polished
  • Hours markers: Applied indexes, with Super-LumiNova ®
  • Specificities: Tachymeter scale
  • Hands: Silvered polished hands, with Super-LumiNova ®

Bracelet

  • Material: Alligator strap
  • Color: Black
  • Buckle: With buckle
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Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Cartier - Rotonde de Cartier Earth and Moon




















Cartier - Rotonde de Cartier Earth and Moon NEW


The Rotonde de Cartier Earth and Moon watch is the fruit of a technical and creative ambition that for Cartier consists of bringing together two complications in a daring display. Removed from its strictly horological role, in which it serves as a guarantee of precision and prestige, a tourbillon has been incorporated into a moon phase complication, with each one dependent on the other.

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 The watch owes its name to the stylised portrayal of the globe and the moon represented by a tourbillon. Together, they form a creative and animated world with skeletonised Roman numerals surrounding this dynamic feat of watchmaking.

An innovative blend of complications

The moon-phase mechanism of the Rotonde de Cartier Earth and Moon watch is founded on a creative and complex design that combines a tourbillon, moon phase on demand and a second time zone.

The tourbillon, or how to escape the earth's gravity

The Tourbillon mechanism is a complex complication that falls within the expertise of a limited number of watchmakers. Its main function is to fight against the effects of gravity when the watch is in a vertical position.
 
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The Tourbillon mechanism is a complex complication that falls within the expertise of a limited number of watchmakers. Its main function is to fight against the effects of gravity when the watch is in a vertical position.

Moon phase on demand: a double innovation

Because it appears in its original form and exists only when its user wishes it to, the moon phase on the Rotonde de Cartier Earth and Moon watch reveals a technical creativity that is doubly innovative.

By pressing the push-button situated at four o'clock on the side of the case, a panels descends and partially obscures the Tourbillon carriage. The crescent thus formed reproduces exactly the moon's shape in the sky.

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Second time zone: a bespoke development

The second time zone of the Rotonde de Cartier Earth and Moon watch is indicated by a 24-hour disc that was entirely redeveloped by for the calibre 9440 MC due to the sophistication of its disc display.

Exceptional finishes in an ode to craftsmanship and creativity

The result of painstaking work, polished lapis lazuli is used for the dial and the moon panel on the Rotonde de Cartier Earth and Moon watch. The hours and the second time zone are surrounded by a meticulously polished grid in 18-carat white gold. A three- dimensional dial is one of the signature features of the Cartier Fine Watchmaking collection, alongside Roman numerals that are openworked and chamfered by the hand of a master decorator in a manner akin to a skeleton movement.

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The exceptional finishes of the 9440 MC are all the more remarkable because the semi-skeletonised bridges on the back of the movement are structured in a star shape, echoing this precious timepiece's lunar and terrestrial character on the case back.

With the the Rotonde de Cartier Earth and Moon watch, the Maison Cartier has created a timepiece that displays an exceptional level of creativity and craftsmanship.


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