Monday, October 27, 2014

CORUM – HERITAGE VINTAGE INGOT


CORUM HERITAGE VINTAGE INGOT NEW

The fascination of gold

In 1977, Corum celebrated the most universal of precious metals by creating a gold ingot watch. Drawing upon its rich history, the House based in La Chaux-de-Fonds pays tribute to this iconic 1970s model through a version featuring a dial graced with 15 grams of 24-carat gold resembling a freshly poured ingot and aptly named Heritage Ingot


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Gold has been a perpetual source of fascination since the dawn of time. Noble, precious and radiant, as well as dense and malleable, it gives life to some of the most beautiful handcrafted watch and jewelry creations. The supreme reward in sporting competitions, gold is also an authentic barometer of the international economy. Slumbering in the vaults of the world’s main central banks, it represents a reassuring and tangible value in the face of international upheavals. In 1977, Corum offered a fresh twist on this symbol of prosperity by creating a watch featuring a dial in the shape of a genuine pure gold ingot.

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Years have passed, but the appeal of gold remains as powerful as ever.  Corum pays tribute to the historical 1977 model through a new creation with a delightfully vintage touch: the Corum Heritage Ingot watch. Composed of an authentic 15-gram ingot in 3N 24K yellow gold, the dial is engraved with the inscription 999.9 – standing for the highest degree of purity (known as fineness) for this precious metal – along with its weight and the Corum signature. A hole drilled at the center accommodates the blackened steel hands modeled after the original model. The circumference of the 27 x 36 ingot-dial is finely beaded, while discreet hour-markers stand out against the inner bezel ring so as not to spoil the pure aesthetic.

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This precious ingot, of which the authenticity is confirmed by an official certificate, is beautifully framed by an elegant rectangular case in 3N 18K yellow gold with delicately fluted sides echoed on the crown bearing the famous Corum key. Concealed from sight by a finely striated solid caseback in 3N 18K gold, the automatic CO 082 caliber beats with Swiss-level precision at the rate of 28,800 vibrations per hour.

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Like the ingot-dial, this refined mechanism opts for a pure, restrained approach that involves showing only the essentials – namely the hours and minutes – and has a 42-hour power reserve. A distinguished black crocodile leather strap fitted with an engraved pin buckle sets the perfect finishing touch to this precious golden composition.

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Technical Specifications

Reference:  V082/02348 - 082.650.56/0001 LO15  24kt 3N Yellow Gold

Watch Name: HERITAGE VINTAGE INGOT

MOVEMENT
Movement number: CO 082
Winding system: Automatic
Functions: Hour & Minute
Power reserve: 42 hours
Frequency: 4 Hz, 28'800 vph
Dimension: 11 1/2'''
Rubies: 21
DIAL
Material: 24kt 3N yellow gold
Distinctive features: 3N 24kt gold ingot
CASE
Shape: Rectangular
Dimension: 30.00 X 40.00 mm
Thickness: 9.00 mm
Crystal: Sapphire crystal with anti-reflective treatment
Back type: Screwed in back cover in 3N 18kt yellow gold
Water-resistance: 30 meters / 3 ATM
HANDS
Hour and minute: Baton • Black-coloured
BRACELET
Material: Crocodile leather
Colours: Black
Interhorn/Buckle: 22/18 mm
Buckle type: Tongue buckle
Buckle material: 18kt 3N yellow gold
Buckle distinctive features: Engraved CORUM logo

Press release
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Sunday, October 26, 2014

Ralph Lauren – 45 mm Automotive Chronograph














Ralph Lauren – 45 mm Automotive Chronograph NEW


Here we present a preview of Ralph Lauren’s brand new 45 mm Automotive Chronograph timepiece which will be unveiled at the much awaited SIHH 2015 luxury watch fair (19 – 23 Jan, Geneva).

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This model belongs to high performance and elegant Automotive Collection that was created as an expression of Ralph Lauren’s ability to create worlds of design that represent not just beautiful objects, but a philosophy of living. The Automotive timepieces represent an especially personal vision of watch design. Ralph Lauren’s collection of automobiles, painstakingly assembled over decades, is one of the finest in the world, and many of the design elements of the Automotive collection are derived from the same fusion of aesthetics and mechanical excellence.

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Echoing automotive coachwork, the Automotive collection is characterized by case shapes that combine strong geometry with sweeping, graceful curves. The exposed screws on the bezel, as well as the brushed and polished surfaces of the cases, express the same mechanical fascination as a powerful engine.

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 The dials of the Automotive watches are styled after the perfectly composed cockpit instruments of the world’s finest cars. In particular, the Automotive collection has been inspired by Ralph Lauren’s 1938 Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic Coupe, in its use of carefully selected elm burl wood as a dial element — the same material found on the automobile’s dashboard.
  
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This particular chronograph timepiece from Ralph Lauren’s Sporting Collection is equipped with a mechanical self winding movement made by prestigious Swiss watch manufacture Jaeger-LeCoultre exclusively for Ralph Lauren.

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Dressed in a round stainless steel case with brushed and polished finish, this timepiece boasts an impressive dial inspired by the dashboard of Ralph Lauren’s 1938 Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic Coupe. This timepiece features black matte galvanic inner dial that also houses chronograph counters, small seconds and a date window. The brown elm burl wood outer dial add further elegance to this exceptional chronograph model. The tachymeter scale is useful to calculate speeds and also enhances the aesthetic look of the timepiece in contrast with wood dial and steel exterior.

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Technical details

Collection: Sporting Collection
Model: 45 mm Steel Calfskin Automotive Chronograph (45mm – Steel Calfskin )
Ref. RLR0230713

Movement 
Mechanical self-winding
Swiss manufacture movement, made by Jaeger-LeCoultre exclusively for Ralph Lauren
Caliber: RL751A/1
Frequency: 28,800 vibrations/hour (4 Hz)
Power reserve: ~65 hours
Decor: vertical Côtes de Genève and perlage (circular graining)
Functions   
Hours, minutes, seconds subdial at 6 o’clock
Chronograph function: center chronograph hand measuring elapsed seconds,
30-minute counter at 3 o’clock,
12-hour counter at 9 o’clock
Date display at 6 o’clock
Case     
Stainless steel, polished & brushed
Diameter: 44.80 mm; Thickness: 12.20 mm
Convex sapphire crystal, internal colorless anti-reflective treatment
Sapphire crystal back secured with 6 screws
Water resistance: 5 bar (~50 m)
Crown: stainless steel with RL logo
Dial 
Colour: black matte galvanic center, brown elm burl wood outer decor
Hour: beige Super-LumiNova® Arabic numbers, printed
Counters & tachymeter scale: white, printed
Hands   
Hour, minute: sword-shaped hands; shiny black oxidized with beige SuperLuminova®
Subdials: sword-shaped hands; shiny white, varnished
Center chronograph: baton hand; shiny white, varnished
Strap    
Black alligator, black Alsavel® lining
Stainless steel pin buckle, polished & brushed

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