Thursday, February 19, 2015

ARTYA – Son of Sound Skulls & Bones





ARTYASon of Sound Skulls & Bones Catacomb Limited Edition NEW

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As always, the independent ArtyA brand never does things in half measures. Having popularised the skull in the watchmaking world, it now delivers an extreme interpretation of this motif with its Skulls & Bones model.

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The entirely hand-sculpted skulls stud the entire watch from dial through case to bracelet. Designer Yvan Arpa gives new meaning to this symbol by replacing it within an artistic dimension. A first skull appears in the centre of the dial, with six other hand-sculpted skulls performing a macabre dance around it.

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Carved into the steel Bezel, a serie of bones, crosses, totems, guitars and pistols echo the skulls on the bezel, accentuating the three-dimensional effect.

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The massive, deliberately provocative bracelet shatters any conventions and takes the Skulls & Bones into an unprecedented creative dimension, since there can on longer be any talk of a watch and its bracelet.

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The model IS its bracelet and the bracelet IS the model.

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Technical Specifications

Model:  Son of Sound Skulls & Bones Catacomb

Movement
Mechanical Swiss automatic,  
Artya calibre A 17 to finish the house changed.
Oscillating weight equipped with three special 38 mm bullet cartridges
The rotor rotates with cut rounds of bullets
Power reserve: 52h
Functions
Hours, minutes, seconds
Case
Stainless steel 316 Il with different treatment PVD,
Size: 47 mm
Entirely hand-engraved bezel
Engraving and screwed back case
Sapphire crystal and transparent back
Open sapphire ago
Double anti-reflective sapphire.
Dial
6 hand-engraved skulls in black-streaked polished steel
With hand-designed and littles skulls skull sculpture
Water-resistant: to 50 m (5 bar /165 ft)
Bracelet
Silver with hand-crafted skulls

Limited edition  Unique 1/1

Price: 20'900 CHF

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Wednesday, February 18, 2015

TAG Heuer – CARRERA Calibre Vintage mood




















TAG HEUERCARRERA Calibre 8 & Calibre 18 Chronograph NEW

TAG Heuer ON A VINTAGE MOOD

La Chaux de Fonds, January 2015

TAG Heuer launches two new TAG Heuer Carrera timepieces, each sporting a vintage look and the iconic Heuer logo. The new pieces capture the heritage of Heuer, and give it a unique and very modern twist. Their 39 mm cases are  an ideal choice for stylish men and women.

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When Jack Heuer started to work on a new chronograph specifically designed for drivers and motor-racing enthusiasts in 1963, he knew exactly what was needed for the motor racing drivers:  a wide-open, easy-to-read dial with a shock-resistant and waterproof case tough enough for road wear. The following year this life-long fan of motor racing launched the result, a mechanical, manual-wound chronograph called the Carrera. For the name, he reached back to a racing legend from the 1950s, the Carrera Pan Americana, a five-day, 3,300 kilometers (2,100 mile) race across Mexico. The most prestigious — and dangerous — endurance race of its day, the Carerra, which in Spanish means “competition of the highest order” remains synonymous with excitement, danger, adventure, and heroism.

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CARRERA (39mm) Calibre 6, COSC certified

This new silver and blue three-hand piece, with a touch of red on the flange’s “60”, the HEUER logo and the second hand, looks like a colored tribute to the original 1963 Carrera design.

The blue small second counter matches the blue vintage perforated  leather strap. The HEUER logo on the clasp of the strap personifies the style up to the tiniest details. The silver, blue and red combination gives to this watch a very retro-trendy look.

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This three-hands is powered by the prestigious COSC-certified Calibre 6, with a power reserve of 44 hours and a beautiful decoration, “Côtes de Genève” on the oscillating mass.

Eventually the glassbox makes its look more airy, more pure, truly in this vintage inspiration.

Classic yet unconventional, the HEUER Carrera suits perfectly to those who appreciate standout design. Collectors and fashion lovers should go for it straight away.

CARRERA (39mm) Calibre 18 – Automatic Chronograph 
The vintage look and shape of this new black and silver chronograph,  is also based on Jack Heuer’s Carrera design. That makes it look like the original two-counter Carrera of the sixties, a collector’s favorite with the black chronograph counter at nine o’clock and the second one at three. It is not a standard chronograph, it has a telemeter scale on the flange, an old tool imagined for military, to measure distance of artillery fire, based on the speed of sound. Why not using it during a thunderstorm to know how far from you it is? A unique feature in the recent TAG Heuer collections.

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The black perforated leather strap along with the shape of the push-buttons as well as the small 39 mm-dial enhance this retro taste. The clasp of the strap is signed by the engraved HEUER logo, making it unique up to the tiniest details.

The dial is branded HEUER with the vintage logo, this special branding is a signature for a unique timepiece, a link between history and modernity.

To go further on this vintage vibe, the movement is placed under a glassbox, making the whole design look thinner.

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The splendid caliber 18 can be admired thanks to the sapphire back-case. “Côtes de Genève”on the oscillating mass.

An astonishing piece, both graphic and elegant, easy to wear for those who love vintage design!

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