ARNOLD & SON – UTTE Tourbillon

ARNOLD & SON – UTTE Tourbillon NEW

Two new versions of Arnold & Son’s exceptional ultra-thin tourbillon

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Arnold & Son extends its Instrument Collection by presenting two new versions of its UTTE tourbillon. With the &S8200 movement measuring just 2.97 mm thick and the final cased watch a mere 8.34 mm, the UTTE is one of the thinnest tourbillon wristwatch ever produced. The calibre A&S8200 was developed designed and manufactured entirely in house at the brand’s La Chaux-de-Fonds workshops.

ARNOLD & SON – UTTE Tourbillon Red Gold

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UTTE
Exclusive Arnold & Son ultra-thin tourbillon movement A&S8200, one-minute flying tourbillon, hand-wound,
silvery-white and silvery opaline dial, 18-carat red gold case, diameter 42 mm

The UTTE is part of Arnold & Son’s Instrument Collection, wherein timepieces are easily identified by their dial design, with off-center position of the hours and minutes to allow for the display of other complications without one overlapping the other. The UTTE follows this design aesthetic, with the spherical tourbillon occupying the lower portion of the dial. The alluring, timeless lines of the stepped 42 mm case, which tapers from the top to the bottom, imbue this watch with an austere elegance.

 ARNOLD & SON – UTTE Tourbillon Palladium

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UTTE
Exclusive Arnold & Son ultra-thin tourbillon movement A&S8200, one-minute flying tourbillon, hand-wound,
light-grey and silvery opaline, palladium case, diameter 42 mm

The dial of the UTTE has a complex multilevel structure with three different finishes that offer breathtaking depth and dimension. The two new models share the same dial design but with a different finish in order to complement the respective case material. The palladium version has a light-grey and silvery opaline dial while the 18-carat red gold version has a silvery-white and silvery opaline dial.

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The UTTE is a masterful demonstration of elegant design and superb technical prowess. The ultra-thin A&S8200 movement – and the ultimate UTTE watch – is the result of several years of research and development, and boasts important features and functions.

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In fact, when the brand embarked on the creation of an additional tourbillon, Arnold & Son’s team of watchmakers and engineers determined that the end result should possess unique features that would set it apart in the watch world: It had to be at the same time thin, boast a big and three-dimensional tourbillon cage and have a long power reserve.

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A&S8200
Exclusive Arnold & Son ultra-thin tourbillon movement A&S8200, one-minute flying tourbillon,
Haute Horlogerie finishing, tourbillon cage diameter 14 mm, tourbillon cage finishing: satin-finish
with hand-chamfered and polished edges
© Arnold & Son

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Utilizing the most cutting-edge technology, Arnold & Son pushed the creative envelope to achieve this goal - thus developing an exceptional timepiece. The UTTE has a movement that is just 2.97 mm thick and a case thickness of only 8.34 mm, making the UTTE one of the thinnest tourbillon watches on the market.

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Additionally, while the movement diameter is 32 mm, the tourbillon cage is a massive 14 mm in diameter – thus occupying almost half of the movement space for impressive visual appeal. To add further dramatic beauty to this already impressive watch, Arnold & Son created a totally spherical tourbillon cage – one devoid of any flat surfaces – for a magnificent three-dimensional aesthetic effect.

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In fact, the flying tourbillon cage is not inset into the calibre, but instead rises out of the movement, through the dial, and achieves the same height as the hour and minute hands. With an eye toward every detail, and the desire for harmonious appeal, the watchmakers removed all visible screws so the spherical tourbillon cage appears beautifully balanced. The only visible screws are on the regulator.

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Finally, to ensure a long power reserve of at least 90 hours, the brand implemented two barrels to offer more constant force and unprecedented power reserve for an ultra-thin tourbillon.

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UTTE is created in either 18-carat red gold or palladium (a rare alloy in the watch world). Each movement is finished in a colour to complement the case colour, and each features a different Côtes de Genève pattern. The 18-carat red gold case watch houses the movement treated in rhodium and decorated with Côtes de Genève rayonnantes. The tourbillon bridge of the 18-carat red gold UTTE is entirely hand-engraved by Arnold & Son’s master engraver. The palladium UTTE version houses a NAC grey treated movement decorated with a straight Côtes de Genève pattern for a bold, contemporary appeal.

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Technical Characteristics

Ref. 1UTAR.S02A.C120A - 18-carat red gold case
Ref. 1UTAG.S04A.C121G -  Palladium case

Calibre:                                  
A&S8200
Exclusive Arnold & Son ultra-thin mechanical movement,
one-minute flying tourbillon, hand-wound, 29 jewels,
diameter 32 mm, thickness 2.97 mm,
tourbillon cage diameter 14mm,
power reserve over 90 h, 21’600 vibrations/h
Functions:
hours, minutes, tourbillon
Movement decoration:

• 18-carat red gold case model:

Nickel-silver movement, rhodium treated with Haute Horlogerie finishing: unique hand-engraved tourbillon bridge, hand-chamfered bridges with polished edges, fine circular graining and Côtes de Genève rayonnantes, circular satin-finished wheels with hand-chamfered and polished edges, blued screws with bevelled and mirror-polished heads.
Tourbillon cage: satin-finish with chamfered and polished edges.

• Palladium case model:

Nickel-silver movement, NAC grey treated with Haute Horlogerie
finishing: hand-chamfered bridges with polished edges, fine circular graining and Côtes de Genève, circular satin-finished wheels with hand-chamfered and polished edges, screws with bevelled and mirror-polished heads.
Tourbillon cage: satin-finish with chamfered and polished edges.
Dial:  

• Silvery-white and silvery opaline 

• Light-grey and silvery opaline

Case:   

• 18-carat red gold

• Palladium, diameter 42 mm,

cambered sapphire with anti-reflective coating on both sides,
case back see-through sapphire,
Water-resistant to 30 m
Strap:
Hand-stitched black or brown alligator leather

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ROLEX – OYSTER Deepsea Perpetual D-BLUE Dial

ROLEX – OYSTER Perpetual Deepsea D-BLUE Dial 2014

Rolex Celebrates Its Partnership with James Cameron’s Historic Dive by Launching a New Version of the Rolex Deepsea

Geneva/New York, 4 August 2014
 

On the occasion of therelease of National Geographic’s DEEPSEA CHALLENGE 3D film about the expedition to the deepest reaches of the ocean by explorer and film-maker James Cameron (Titanic, Avatar), Rolex has introduced a new version of its Rolex Deepsea. This ultimate divers’ watch, resistant to extreme pressure, isequipped with a “D-blue” dial representing the colours of the deep.

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The deep blue to pitch-black gradient dial is reminiscent of the ocean’s twilight zone where the last trickle of light from the surface disappears intothe abyss, echoing James Cameron’s DEEPSEA CHALLENGE expedition. A sa tribute to the partnership between Rolex and Cameron, the “DEEPSEA”marking on the new dial adopts the colour of the explorer’s green submersible as it is perceived underwater.

The new Rolex Deepsea was introduced on Monday 4 August in New York, during the US premiere of the documentary film in the splendid Hall of Ocean Life at the American Museum of Natural History, in the presence of James Cameron and many other personalities from the worlds of underwater exploration and cinema.  DEEPSEA CHALLENGE 3D traces Cameron’s historic dive into the Mariana Trench with the support of Rolex and National Geographic.

Exploring the last frontier

 On  26  March  2012,  film-maker  and  explorer  James  Cameron  made  a record-breaking solo dive 10,908 metres (35,787 feet) below the surface of the Pacific Ocean piloting the DEEPSEA CHALLENGER submersible. He remained on the ocean floor for three hours to explore, take samples and capture the first-ever high-resolution images of this last frontier. Click on the mouse wheel to see the large size ...           BIG FOTO

  Scientists estimate that 95 per cent of the oceans remain unexplored and hold hidden clues to life on Earth. The samples taken on the expedition have led to the identification of at least 68 new species. The documentary film follows the DEEPSEA CHALLENGE adventure from its very beginning to the last of its 13 Pacific dives.

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The inspirational DEEPSEA CHALLENGE expedition paved the way for a new era in scientific exploration of the deep. No human being had returned to the deepest part of the

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Mariana Trench since 23 January 1960, the date of the first manned dive to the bottom by the bathyscaphe Trieste. And whenever humanity ventures to new frontiers on Earth, so does Rolex.

Rolex and the deep

Rolex watches have a connection with both the Trieste and the DEEPSEA CHALLENGE expeditions. During both historic dives, an experimental Rolex watch attached to the hull of the submersible was exposed to the most colossal water pressure on the planet, some 11 kilometres (7 miles) below the surface. Both watches emerged working perfectly, illustrating the supremacy of Rolex in mastering water-proofness. Rolex played a pioneering role in the conquest of the deep with the creation, in 1926, of the Oyster, the world’s first waterproof wristwatch, then of professional divers’ watches:  the Oyster Perpetual Submariner (1953), Sea-Dweller (1967) and Rolex Deepsea (2008).

The ultimate divers’ watch

The Rolex Deepsea, a new-generation divers’ watch, is waterproof to an extreme depth of 3,900 metres (12,800 feet). Its 44 mm Oyster case, reinforced with the patented Ringlock System, was designed to exceed the most exacting demands of professional divers. It defines new standards of robustness, precision, functionality and reliability.

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James Cameron was wearing a Rolex Deepsea during his expedition into the Mariana Trench. The model also served as the blueprint for the design of the experimental Rolex Deepsea Challenge, waterproof to a depth of 12,000 metres (39,370 feet) and tested in real-life conditions during Cameron’s dive, affixed to the robotic arm of his submersible.

Pushing the limits

With the new version of the Rolex Deepsea equipped with a gradient “D-blue” dial, Rolex is celebrating not only its partnership with James Cameron’s historic expedition, but also its commitment to exploration, innovation and the constant desire to push the limits of human endeavour.

An abundance of technology

A new-generation divers’ watch, the ROLEX DEEPSEA benefits from exclusive technical innovations like the RINGLOCK SYSTEM. This new case architecture patented by Rolex enables the watch to resist the colossal pressure exerted by water at the depth of 3,900 metres, equivalent to a weight of approximately three tonnes on the crystal.

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The RINGLOCK SYSTEM is based on a combination of three elements:

• a high-performance nitrogen-alloyed stainless steel ring, positioned inside the middle case of the watch between the crystal and the case back, which withstands the water pressure;

• a slightly domed 5 mm thick synthetic sapphire crystal;

• a case back made from grade 5 titanium held tight against the highperformance ring by a screw-down 904L steel ring.

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These three components are set in a middle case fashioned from a solid block of particularly corrosion-resistant 904L steel. The TRIPLOCK winding crown, equipped with three seals, screws down securely against the case, completing the waterproofness system and offering watertight security akin to a submarine’s hatch.

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The case of the ROLEX DEEPSEA is also equipped with a helium escape valve. This allows the helium that penetrates the watch during deep water saturation dives to escape, without harming the timepiece when the gas expands during the decompression stages in a hyperbaric chamber. The case is the product of a perfect alchemy of form and function, aesthetics and technology.

Stringent waterproofness tests

In deep-sea diving, absolute reliability and security are of the essence. Each ROLEX DEEPSEA must therefore undergo Rolex’s stringent water proofness tests. To this end, a special hyperbaric test tank was developed in conjunction with COMEX (Compagnie Maritime d’Expertises, the world-renowned French company specializing in underwater engineering and hyperbaric technologies). Every single ROLEX DEEPSEA is tested to ensure its waterproofness to a depth of 3,900 metres with an additional safety margin of 25 per cent.

Bezel with Highly resistant CERACHROM insert

The unidirectional rotatable bezel of the ROLEX DEEPSEA is fitted with a 60-minute graduated black CERACHROM insert that allows divers to monitor their time underwater for their safety.

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The insert, made of an extremely hard and corrosion-resistant ceramic, is virtually scratchproof and its colour is unaffected by ultraviolet rays. The numerals and the graduations are engraved in the ceramic and coated with platinum using a PVD (Physical Vapour Deposition) process patented by Rolex. The bezel’s knurled edge offers excellent grip when manipulating the bezel to set dive time.

 

Legible and functional

 

Great attention was paid to the legibility of this Professional diver’s watch. The CHROMALIGHT hour markers and hands are filled with a luminescent material emitting a long-lasting blue glow – lasting up to two times longer than traditional materials.

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On the bezel, the zero marker ofthe graduation, in the form of a triangle, is visible in the dark thanks to a capsule containing the same luminescent material. 

 

Security comfort and ergonomics

 

The ROLEX DEEPSEA’s OYSTER bracelet is equipped with an OYSTERLOCK safety clasp that prevents accidental opening, and with a double extension system that allows the watch to be worn comfortably over a diving suit up to 7 mm thick.

 

 

The FLIPLOCK extension link extendsthe bracelet by 26 mm, while the ROLEX GLIDELOCK system allows fine adjustments of the bracelet length in 2 mm increments for a total of approximately 20 mm. Neither of them requires the use of any tools.

Calibre 3135, a superlative chronometer

 

The ROLEX DEEPSEA is equipped with calibre 3135, a self-winding mechanical movement entirely developed and manufactured by Rolex. Like all Rolex PERPETUAL movements, the 3135 is a certified Swiss chronometer,a designation reserved for high-precision watches that have successfully passed the Swiss Official Chronometer Testing Institute(COSC) tests. Its architecture, like that of all OYSTER watch movements,makes it singularly reliable.

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The oscillator, the true heart of the watch, has a large balance wheel with variable inertia regulated extremely precisely with gold MICROSTELLA nuts. It is held firmly in place by a height-adjustable traversing bridge enabling very stable positioning to increase shock resistance. The oscillator features a blue PARACHROM hairspring patented and manufactured by Rolex in an exclusive alloy. Insensitive to magnetic fields, the PARACHROM hairspring offers great stability when exposed to temperature variations and remains up to 10 times more precise than a traditional hairspring in case of shocks. It is equipped with a Breguet overcoil, enhancing the isochronism of the oscillations.

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 Calibre 3135 is fitted with a self-winding module featuring a PERPETUAL rotor, which ensures continuous winding of the mainspring by harnessing the movements of the wrist to provide a constant source of energy.

The ROLEX DEEPSEA’s movement will be seen only by certified Rolex watchmakers, yet it is beautifully finished and decorated in keeping with the brand’s uncompromising quality standards.

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Perpetuating the pioneering spirit

Through its exceptional performance in terms of robustness and waterproofness,the ROLEX DEEPSEA is a member of the prestigious family of Rolex divers’ watches such as the SUBMARINER and the SUBMARINER DATE.

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Its name pays tribute to the DEEPSEA SPECIAL, an experimental model that reached the record depth of 10,916 metres in the Pacific Ocean when the bathyscaphe Trieste descended into the Mariana Trench in 1960.

From the ROLEX DEEPSEA to the ROLEX DEEPSEA CHALLENGE

In 2012, the innovative case architecture of the Oyster PERPETUAL ROLEX DEEPSEA and its RINGLOCK SYSTEM directly inspired the design of the Oyster Perpetual ROLEX DEEPSEA CHALLENGE, an experimental divers’ watch guaranteed waterproof to a depth of 12,000 metres (39,370 feet). Entirely designed and manufactured by Rolex, it can resist the extreme pressure found in the deepest reaches of the oceans. On 26 March, it accompanied film-maker (Titanic, Avatar) and explorer James Cameron on his solo 10,898-metre dive to Challenger Deep, the ocean’s deepest point, located in the Mariana Trench. “The ROLEX DEEPSEA CHALLENGE,” attached to the manipulator arm of the submersible,“was the reliable companion throughout the dive,” said James Cameron after the historic event.

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About Rolex

Leading brand of the Swiss watch industry, Rolex, headquartered in Geneva,enjoys an unrivalled reputation for quality and expertise the world over. Its Oyster watches, all certified as chronometers for their precision, are symbols of excellence, performance and prestige. A pioneer in the development ofthe wristwatch as early as 1905, the brand is at the origin of numerous major watchmaking innovations, such as the Oyster, the first waterproof wristwatch, launched in 1926, and the Perpetual rotor self-winding mechanism introduced in 1931. Rolex has registered over 400 patents in the course of its history. A truly integrated and independent manufacturing company, Rolex designs, develops and produces in-house all the essential components of its watches, from the casting of the gold alloys to the machining, crafting, assembly and finishing of the movement, case, dialand bracelet. Rolex is also actively involved in supporting the arts, sports, exploration, the spirit of enterprise, and the environment through a broad palette of sponsoring activities as well as philanthropic programmes.

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Technical specifications

Model: Rolex OYSTER Perpetual Deepsea D-BLUE Dial 44 mm
References: 116660

Category:  Professional watch

Case:   
OYSTER (monobloc middle case, screw­ down case back and winding crown)
RINGLOCK SYSTEM case architecture with nitrogen ­alloyed steel ring
Helium escape valve
Diameter: 44 mm
Materials: 904L steel, case back in grade 5 titanium
Winding crown: Screw down, TRIPLOCK triple water-proofness system
Crown guard: Integral part of the middle case
Crystal: Domed, 5 mm­ thick scratch­ resistant synthetic sapphire
Bezel: Unidirectional rotatable 60­minute graduated; CERACHROM insert made of ceramic, numerals and graduations coated in platinum via PVD
Water-proofness: 3,900 m (12,800 ft)
Movement:
Calibre 3135, Manufacture Rolex
Mechanical movement, bidirectional self­winding via PERPETUAL rotor
Precision: Officially certified Swiss chronometer (COSC)
Functions:   
Centre hour, minute and seconds hands
Instantaneous date with rapid setting
Stop­seconds for precise time setting
Oscillator:
Frequency: 28,800 beats /hour (4 Hz)
Paramagnetic blue PARACHROM hairspring with Breguet overcoil
Large balance wheel with variable inertia, high­precision regulating via gold
MICROSTELLA nuts
Power reserve: Approximately 48 hours
Bracelet:   
OYSTER; folding OYSTERLOCK safety clasp with ROLEX GLIDELOCK system for fine adjustment of bracelet length, and FLIPLOCK extension link

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