Monday, March 30, 2015

ANTOINE PREZIUSO – Tourbillon of Tourbillons Limited Edition


ANTOINE PREZIUSOTourbillon of Tourbillons Limited Edition NEW

THE TOURBILLON OF TOURBILLONS
The Greatest Invention of the 21st Century

Watchmakers are continually striving to perfect the tourbillon, notably by improving its rotation system. The tourbillon is a remarkable technical accomplishment – and a 'visible' complication that never ceases to fascinate. This tiny cage, revolving like a planet (in the 18th century, the word 'tourbillon' referred to the movement of the stars), also enables the dial to feature a host of geometric and transparent effects.

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The new timepiece was conceived, designed and produced by Antoine Preziuso in collaboration with his son Florian. It combines rigour with technical perfection, and is protected by three international patents.

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It has been the focus of the reflection and research undertaken by Antoine & Florian Preziuso in recent years. The result: the new Tourbillon of Tourbillons, showcasing a complication that embodies a savoir-faire derived from 35 years of independent watchmaking.

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The genius of the design lies in its three tourbillons on a revolving plate, whose combined effect is to grant the watch greater precision whatever the wearer's position.

The Tourbillon of Tourbillons gravitates and resonates around Antoine Preziuso's new design.

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The hand-winding mechanism of the caliber “AFP-TTR3X” arms a twin-barrel that ensures optimal efficiency and a generous power-reserve. The last wheel and pinion of the going train drive the heart of the system via a central, planetary triple-differential gear which, in turn, drives a revolving plate bearing no fewer than three tourbillons. Each tourbillon is placed at an equal distance from the centre of the plate, with their respective axes forming an equilateral triangle.

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Each of the three tourbillons completes one rotation around its axis every 60 seconds; it takes just 10 minutes for the revolving plate to complete a revolution with the three tourbillons around the dial. The foremost factor that guarantees precision: the respective frequencies of the three balances keep step with each other thanks to the resonance achieved by the proximity of the tourbillons. These tourbillons oscillate at a stable frequency.

Five Tourbillon of Tourbillons timepieces will be available in 2015 – with a case version « Power GTS » Gold - Titanium and Steel. The design is light yet robust, with gold support columns and detachable horns in solid 18-ct gold.

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The new case is reinforced by 24  ANTOINE PREZIUSO GENEVE’s  « Power » screws, and has 45 components tooled in the block, providing utmost solidity and ensuring the timepiece is perfectly waterproof.

The Tourbillon of Tourbillons unquestionably marks a new episode in tourbillon’s history – and one of the most glorious. Apart from the tremendous advances it embodies in terms of innovation and chronometer manufacture, the magical choreography of the three tourbillons on their revolving plate will amaze all who see it.

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Often considered the supreme horological complication, the tourbillon remains a constant source of fascination. Antoine Preziuso has made it a speciality and now introduces a stunning composition protected by three patents. Working with his son Florian, the independent master-watchmaker has placed three tourbillon carriages on a rotating platform and this association endows the watch with unique precision in all wearing positions. Each of the three tourbillons performs a complete rotation around its axis in one minute, while the entire rotating platform, driven by an original triple planetary differential, requires just 10 minutes to make a complete revolution, with the tourbillons forming a triangle in the centre. A token of ultimate precision, the frequencies of the three regulating organs are attuned to each other by the physical proximity of the tourbillons oscillating at a stable frequency. Limited edition of five for 2015.

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Antoine Preziuso, an independent watchmaker and designer since 1980 who graduated at the top of his class from the Geneva Watchmaking School and is renowned in the field of fine Swiss watch making, created his brand in 1996. He can be credited with many patents including most notably the famous 3Volution, a three-cage tourbillon movement. He is a member of the AHCI (the Horological Academy of Independent Creators) and an apprenticeship supervisor. The philosophy of ANTOINE PREZIUSO GENEVE is based on three main values: independence and creativity, with passion as the driving force behind them.

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These are the three values that explain the whole structure of the company, as well as its strategic choices. Benefitting from absolute freedom in creative and commercial terms, the watch range can be diversified in an entirely unrestricted manner, through daring to explore new technical and aesthetic solutions and using rare materials such as meteorite. Likewise, the brand’s resolutely high-end positioning enables it to maintain limited production, and thus absolute control over quality, as it relates to the watches themselves as well as to customer relations. Customers are therefore offered a totally personalized service, offered by one set of passionately enthusiastic individuals to another.

Finally, the structure of a company such as ANTOINE PREZIUSO GENEVE, composed of a small team of highly qualified professionals, ensures unrivalled reaction times, in terms of delivery as well as after-sales service. It is by building on these assets and qualities that the Antoine Preziuso Genève brand intends to expand its point-of -sale network in the medium term, based on the current model of a limited number of well-established stores in every continent.

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TECHNICAL FEATURES

Model: TOURBILLON of TOURBILLONS

Movement and functions
Caliber Antoine Preziuso : AFP-TTR-3X patented
Manufactured mechanical movement with manual winding
Indication of Hours and minutes
Hand made personalized decoration
3 International patent
Dimensions : 39.80mm
Total height : 10.80mm
Ruby : 65
Ball bearing: n6
Dial :
Hours and minutes in the centre of the rotating platform
Motor organ : Double serial barrels
Regulator organs of transmission :  planetary triple-differential gear
Regulator organs of frequency : 3 tourbillons « planetary satellite »
Frequency :  
3X 21'600Ah (3Hz)
Rotating speed of the tourbillon carriage :  1t/min
Rotating speed of the plate:  1t/10min
Power reserve : 48h
Case :
Combination of Steel – Gold 18kt and Titanium  Gr5
45 mm diameter-14 mm thick.
Bezels screwed on to the middle via 8 lateral gold pillars and 24 “Power”screws in titanium.
Crown in 18kt gold with a new logo “AFP” Antoine Florian Preziuso
Sapphire crystal with anti-reflection treatment.
Strap :
Crocodile leather front and back.

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ANTOINE PREZIUSO
Chemin Plein Vent 1
CH - 1228 Plans-les-Ouates
Phone : +41 22 771 40 60
 mp@antoine-preziuso.com
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Saturday, March 28, 2015

H. MOSER & CIE. – Venturer Small Seconds - White Gold Model, White Dial with Roman Numerals




















H. MOSER & CIE.Venturer Small Seconds - White Gold Model, White Dial with Roman Numerals  NEW


Launched in 2014, the Venturer collection has been widely acclaimed for its unique design, inspired by the convex shapes of the 1960s. In 2015, H. Moser & Cie. is exploring further by launching a resolutely neo-vintage model whose lacquered white dial, decorated with Roman numerals, features a champfered detailing on a circular flange as well as blued steel hands. This watch has an air of understated elegance which is perfectly in tune with the purest art of traditional watchmaking and which hearkens back to the style of the historic pocket watches created by Heinrich Moser.

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The Venturer Small Seconds has only been available to date in red gold, and the warmth of this material provides an exceptional accompaniment to the soft, sensual lines of the case. Sophisticated and ultra-refined, its dial of this white gold model is a modern reinterpretation of the watches of the 1920s.

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Featuring a convex profile beneath its rounded sapphire crystal, this timepiece – like the rest of the Venturer models – has a dial and hands with curved edges, making the most of its three dimensions. Set onto a plate and accentuated by champfered detailing on a flange separated from the bezel, the dial appears to float weightlessly inside the case.

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The long, tapered hands are made from blued steel, in the purest watchmaking tradition, where the treatment to achieve the blue colour has always been a sign of prestige. They heighten the elegance of this timepiece. The small second recalls the historic pocket watches created by H. Moser & Cie. Offset at 6 o'clock, this subdial is positioned as close as possible to the bottom of the main dial, a technical feat made possible thanks to the exceptional in-house movement fitted within this creation.

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Powering the Venturer Small Seconds, the hand-wound calibre HMC 327 movement guarantees the watch boasts a minimum power reserve of 3 days. Designed, developed and produced entirely in-house, this movement has been finished and decorated by hand using traditional techniques, perfectly in tune with the model's pure and elegant style.

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This new model – with its exceptional dial and resolutely neo-vintage look – finds H. Moser & Cie. exploring new territory, while not only remaining faithful to its heritage but recapturing it most beautifully.

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TECHNICAL FEATURES

Model: Venturer Small Seconds - White Gold Model, White Dial with Roman Numerals

Reference: 2327-0200, White Gold model, White Dial with Roman numerals, black strap

Case
18-carat white gold, three-part
Diameter: 39.0 mm, Height: 12.5 mm
Curved sapphire crystal
See-through sapphire crystal case-back
Screw-in crown adorned with an “M”
Dial
Curved, white lacquered with Roman numerals and polished edges
Leaf-shaped, handmade blued steel hands
Movement
Mechanical hand-wound in-house calibre HMC 327
Diameter: 32.0 mm or 14 ¼ lignes
Height: 4.4 mm
Frequency: 18,000 Vib/h
29 jewels
Power reserve: minimum 3 days
Hacking seconds
Moser teeth for all wheels and pinions
Original Straumann Hairspring® with stabilised Breguet overcoil
Functions
Hours and minutes
Small second 
Power reserve indicator on movement side
Strap
Hand-stitched black alligator strap
18-carat solid white gold pin buckle with engraved Moser logo
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H. MOSER & CIE.
MOSER SCHAFFHAUSEN AG
Rundbuckstrasse 10
CH-8212 Neuhausen am Rheinfall
Switzerland
TEL.          +41 52 674 0050
FAX          +41 52 674 0055
E-MAIL      info@h-moser.com
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