Arnold & Son – Royal TEC1 Tourbillon Chronograph Limited Edition

Arnold & Son – Royal TEC1 Tourbillon Chronograph Limited Edition NEW

BASELWORLD Novelty 2014
   
In honour of Arnold & Son’s 250th Anniversary, Arnold & Son unveils the technically advanced Tourbillon Chronograph: the Royal TEC1.

Globally renowned for its rich British heritage and inimitable excellence in watchmaking, Arnold & Son unveils an inventive new timepiece that underscores its commitment to Haute Horologerie. The new TEC1 wristwatch is at once both alluring and intriguing. It masterfully integrates three complexities never before combined by the brand in such an elegant rendition. 

 A tourbillon, a column wheel chronograph and an automatic winding system deftly blend in a superb avant-garde yet classic new timepiece. The TEC1, the brand’s third tourbillon, joins the sophisticated Royal Collection, which is inspired by the timepieces created in the early part of John Arnold’s life for King George II and members of the royal court.

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TEC1 

Exclusive Arnold & Son mechanical movement A&S8305, tourbillon chronograph, self-winding,
anthracite dial, 18-carat red gold case, diameter 45 mm
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This year, as Arnold & Son celebrates 250 years of heritage, it conquers new challenges in the watchmaking world. This sophisticated new TEC1 is a worthy example of Arnold & Son’s innovative spirit, technical prowess and artistic achievement. The A&S8305 calibre is an exclusive mechanical self-winding movement that offers hours, minutes, tourbillon and chronograph. The challenge for Arnold & Son’s Research and Development team in creating this timepiece was the integration of a high-frequency tourbillon, a chronograph and an automatic winding system in a way that is elegant and technically advanced. As such, the traditional layout of a movement with these functions has been totally discarded and all-new engineering was required for the new calibre.

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TEC1 

Exclusive Arnold & Son mechanical movement A&S8305, tourbillon chronograph, self-winding,
anthracite dial, 18-carat red gold case, diameter 45 mm
© Arnold & Son

The tourbillon escapement majestically occupies the entire top portion of the dial from 10 o’clock to 2 o’clock with an oversized aperture that offers an incredible three-dimensional effect as the tourbillon cage rotates. With a sapphire crystal and case back, the aperture allows for a view that is totally unencumbered and breathtaking. The TEC1 is the brand’s first high-frequency tourbillon, with 28,800 vibrations per hour and with a generous power reserve of 55 hours. The lower portion of the dial features the chronograph function, with the 60 minutes counter strategically located at 6 o’clock for harmonious balance. The seconds counter is offered via a central seconds hand. Making the watch even more technologically savvy is the fact that it is built with a column wheel chronograph – whose large column wheel is visible via the transparent sapphire case back. Implementing an integrated automatic winding system that winds in both directions further highlights the haute horological finesse of the brand.

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In typical Arnold & Son tradition, the 255-part, 30-jewel A&S8305 calibre is meticulously finished. Each palladium treated movement boasts manually chamfered bridges with polished edges, fine circular graining and Côtes de Genève rayonnantes. The chronograph levers are satin-finished with hand-chamfered, polished edges and all screws are blued with bevelled and mirror polished heads. The highlight of each watch is a 22-carat red gold skeletonised rotor that is breathtakingly beautiful thanks to hand-engraved craftsmanship, its brushed surfaces and chamfered polished edges. 

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Technical characteristics:

Reference: 1CTAR.G01A.C112R  

Calibre: A&S8305
Exclusive Arnold & Son mechanical movement, 
self-winding, ceramic ball bearing, 
30 jewels, diameter 35.00 mm, thickness 8.83 mm, 
power reserve 55 h, 28,800 vibrations/h
Functions: hours, minutes, tourbillon, chronograph
Movement decoration: 
palladium treated with Haute Horlogerie finishing: 
hand-chamfered bridges with polished edges, 
fine circular graining and Côtes de Genève rayonnantes, 
all chronograph levers are satin-finished with hand-chamfered and polished edges, 
circular satin-finished wheels, blued screws with bevelled and mirror-polished heads.
Hand-engraved 22-carat red gold skeletonised rotor with brushed
surfaces and chamfered polished edges.
Tourbillon: 18-carat red gold tourbillion-barrette, satin-finished with
hand-chamfered and polished edges, tourbillon cage hand-chamfered
and mirror-polished bridge
Dial: anthracite
Case: 
18-carat red gold, diameter 45 mm, 
cambered sapphire with anti-reflective coating on both sides, 
case back see-through sapphire, 
Water-resistant: 30 m
Strap: hand-stitched brown or black alligator leather

Limited Edition of 250 Pieces

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Baume & Mercier – CLIFTON Retrograde Date Automatic

Baume & Mercier – CLIFTON Retrograde Date Automatic NEW

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An understated complication

The Clifton Retrograde Date watch has an inspired graphic style, once again illustrating Baume & Mercier’s expertise in the domain of small complications. The timepiece presented this year has a date calendar featuring a display of the power reserve and retrograde date, designed to provide originality and satisfy its owner’s taste for beautiful mechanisms, elegance and a certain idea of balance. Baume & Mercier has always forged the image of a brand closely linked to life’s major events through its frequent involvement with the major celebrations in human existence. The Clifton Retrograde Date is undeniably one of those references that will defy time itself. With each detail of its construction, this watch proves how the spirit that determined its construction is perfectly in phase with the brand whose credo, since its foundation in 1830, is «accept only perfec-tion; only manufacture watches of the highest quality.»

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Alexandre Peraldi, Director of the Baume & Mercier in-house Design Studio, readily admits that «there is nothing more com-plicated than making a simple watch.» This 43 mm steel watch, housing a mechanical self-winding caliber, required a great deal of thought. The presence of many different functions on the dial meant achieving visual equilibrium so as to keep it perfectly le-gible. Baume & Mercier’s talent indeed lies precisely in finding that ideal balance.

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Just one look at the Clifton Retrograde Date and its dial is enough to understand how aesthetic qualities and attention to detail satisfy the wearer’s interest and fascination for fine watch-making. This timepiece, with its case borrowed from a 1950s Baume & Mercier watch, now an integral part of the museum’s collection, houses a beautifully made mechanical self-winding caliber visible through the transparent sapphire crystal case back. The sun satin-finished dial displays hours, minutes and seconds through the presence of a central seconds hand. But the caliber, fitted with a function plate, also displays the day in a small coun-ter at 9 o’clock, the retrograde date at 3 o’clock and the power reserve at 6 o’clock. The winding level of the barrel spring gua-rantees that the watch will work for forty or so hours.

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The art of balance

A cornerstone of the new 2014 products, the Clifton Retrograde Date highlights Baume & Mercier’s desire to offer lovers of fine watches a reference timepiece that stands out visually while offe-ring a useful and accessible complication. The Clifton Retrograde Date is guaranteed to be water-resistant to 50 meters and is avai-lable in a brown alligator strap, closed by a triple folding buckle with security push-pieces.

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Housed in a 43 mm diameter steel case, the Clifton Retrograde Date features generous dimensions, exceptional finishing and aesthetically appealing display appearing against a silver-colored sun satin-finished background. Inspired by a watch that expe-rienced its heyday in the 1950s, this watch, traditionally driven by a mechanical self-winding caliber combined with an additional retrograde date function, boldly displays information that could be described as retro-futuristic. It thus combines features taken from the past without depriving itself of contemporary options that will capture the attention of watch lovers wanting to live in step with their century. The work accomplished for this watch, to be worn on a brown alligator strap closed by a triple folding buckle with secu-rity push-pieces, creates a watch with an inimitable style that many watch lovers, looking for an ideal timepiece, will not fail to notice.

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 Technical specifications

CLIFTON Retrograde Date Automatic M0A10149

Collection:        Clifton
Movement:   
Mechanical self-winding (Soprod 9094)
Circular-grained plate and bridges
Oscillating weight personalized with snailed decor, « Côtes de Genève » décor and Phi symbol
Jewels: 30
Power reserve: 42 hours
Frequency: 28’800 vph (4 Hz)
Functions:     
Retrograde date 
Power reserve
Day
Case:       
Round
Diameter: 43 mm
Thickness: 12.05 mm
Polished & satin-finished stainless steel
Antiglare scratch-resistant sapphire crystal
Sapphire crystal case back secured with 4 screws
Dial:       
Sun satin-finished and snailed silver-colored
Gilt Arabic numerals and indexes
Gilt and blued steel hands       
Strap:            Brown alligator
Buckle:        Adjustable triple folding buckle with security push-pieces
Water-resistance:    5 ATM (approx. 50m)
Reference:        M0A10149   

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