Thursday, February 6, 2014

Ulysse Nardin – Perpetual Manufacture















Ulysse NardinPerpetual Calendars Manufacture Limited Edition NEW

Perpetual Manufacture

The ultimate icon in watchmaking, this new timepiece offers a taste of eternity with its manufacture movement UN-32 that allows the date to be adjusted both forward and backward.

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Time is a traveler on the road to eternity. To tame it, people have long learned to impose a rhythm on it, to shape it into a cycle. Thus watches were invented to keep time – but now at last comes one that casts light on eternity itself !

Perpetual manufacture movement Caliber UN-32

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Crafted in celebration of infinity, the new Perpetual Manufacture is powered by the incredible Caliber UN-32, a movement that features the most advanced perpetual calendar in the history of watchmaking. Allowing the date to be adjusted both forward and backward, this mechanical gem naturally accommodates the ebb and flow of time – in perpetuity. As a constant reminder, the dial is stamped with the symbol “∞”, to watch over this emblematic limited-edition piece.

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The perpetual calendar is a highly sophisticated mechanism that takes into account not only the months with 30 and 31 days, but also the 28 days of February and the return of 29 February every four years. This means it possesses a mechanical memory of 1,461 days. The first time the Perpetual Manufacture will require manual adjustment will be in 2100, which would normally be a leap year but is an exception in the Gregorian calendar.

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As well as the day, date, month and year indications, which can be adjusted easily by turning the crown in either direction, the Caliber UN-32 in this exceptional watch also offers a second time zone. The hour hand can be advanced or moved back by one or more positions simply by using the dedicated “+” and “-” push-pieces at 4 and 8 o’clock. The height of mechanical sophistication, the calendar functions synchronize automatically when the hour hand is changed. And the GMT
hand, picked out with a bold red arrow, can be used to indicate either the original time or a second time zone.

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Such a horological gem deserves to be dressed in the finest robes. A worthy heir to the legendary GMT+/- Perpetual, the Perpetual Manufacture showcases a white ocean of infinite depth in the guise of a dial. While ensuring perfect readability, the openwork hour and minute hands add a delicate, light touch that characterizes truly timeless watches, while the GMT hand hovers over the flange marked with 24 hours. And to lend greater exclusivity to an already exceptional timepiece, the 43 mm case with its timeless design reveals a plate inscribed with the serial number on its side at 9 o’clock, making each piece totally unique. Just 250 watches in red gold and 250 in platinum will be made.


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Technical details

Ref. 329-10  Platinum 950  - Leather Alligator strap
Ref. 322-10 18-karat Red Gold - Leather Alligator strap

Limited Edition: 250 pieces

Movement 
Caliber UN-32.34,
34 jewels
Winding: Self-winding chronometer movement with official rating certificate (C.O.S.C).
Power-Reserve: Approximately 48 h
Dial
Silver dial
Winding: Self-winding movement
Functions 
Perpetual Calendar adjustable over single crown.
Second time zone on main dial with a patented quick setting mechanism.
Permanent home time indicated by 3rd hand.
Big date in double window.
Case 
Available in 18 ct red gold or platinum
Case-Back: Sapphire crystal
Diameter 43 mm
Crystal Anti-reflective sapphire crystal
Water-resistant 30 m
Strap
Leather Alligator strap
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Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Cartier – Rotonde de Cartier Day and Night




















Cartier  Rotonde de Cartier Day and Night NEW

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Here Cartier reinvents a famous complication from its watchmaking heritage: the Rotonde de Cartier Day and Night watch with retrograde moon phases, caliber 9912 MC.

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Day and night are indicated by a disk covering half of the dial that rotates over 12 hours and features a sun and moon motif. In harmony with the sky, the Rotonde de Cartier watch indicates the phases of the moon with a retrograde hand in the form of a lunar crescent. Such creative motifs and shapes rendered with stylistic flair are a signature of Cartier style.

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Rotonde de Cartier Day and Night watch, retrograde moon phases, 43.5 mm, Manufacture mechanical self-winding movement 9912 MC. Case in palladium, beaded crown in palladium set with a blue sapphire cabochon, white galvanized guilloché dial, silvered grid with transferred black Roman numerals, apple-shaped minute hand in blued steel, moon-phase retrograde hand in the form of a lunar crescent in blued steel.

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Strap in black alligator skin, double adjustable folding buckle in 18K white gold and pink gold. Complication indicators day and night with retrograde moon phases. Individually numbered movement containing 290 parts including 44 jewels.
Total diameter of movement: 30 mm, thickness: 6.44 mm, balance: 28,800 vibrations/ hour, power reserve approx. 48 hours. Sapphire crystal and case back. Case thickness: 12.77 mm. Water-resistant to 3 bar (30 meters).

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Rotonde de Cartier Day and Night

REF: W1556244 Palladium
REF: W1556243 Pink Gold
  Movement
    Self Winding/Automatic
    Manufactured caliber 9912 MC
    Balance: 28,800 vibrations/ hour
    Power reserve: 48 hours
 Functions:
    Hours, Minutes,
    Day & Night Indicator,
    Moon Phase
 Case:
    Round
    Palladium (Pink Gold)
    Polished
    43.50mm
    12.77mm
 Glass:
    Sapphire and case back
 Buckle:
    Deployment Buckle
    White gold
 Strap:
    Leather Alligator strap
 Water resistance:
    3.00atm / 30.00m
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