JAQUET DROZ – Petite Heure Minute Relief Carps Gold Limited Edition

JAQUET DROZ – Ateliers d'Art Petite Heure Minute Relief Carps Gold Limited Edition NEW

Jaquet Droz introduces the Petite Heure Minute Relief Carps, 
paying homage to the koi carp – symbol of love and long life.

The brand known by its twin stars pushes the limits of decorative techniques by blending engraving and enameling on this naturalistic model.

Click on the mouse wheel to see the large size ...                    BIG FOTO

So subtle, they are barely there. Yet you can just make them out, gliding along under a watery veil, weaving in and out among lotus blooms and rushes. Hovering elusively, their instantly recognizable silhouettes bring alive the dial of this new Petite Heure Minute Relief Carps.

Click on the mouse wheel to see the large size ...                    BIG FOTO

The artisans of the Jaquet Droz Ateliers d'Arts took one of their best-known models as a starting point. Its off-centered hours-and-minutes dial opens the way for all manner of daring creative ingenuity. Here, they have surpassed themselves, drawing on motifs from traditional Asian iconography to create a landscape imbued with serene refinement. The carp is revered in Asia as an allegorical symbol to represent love, perseverance, longevity and virility. Small groups of this highly-prized fish are often used to embellish ornamental ponds in the spirit of refinement and attention to detail that are characteristic of Chinese and Japanese aesthetics.

Click on the mouse wheel to see the large size ...                    BIG FOTO

Such a scene has been minutely reproduced at a scale of 41 mm, with the dial set over a tranquil pond of crystalline waters created through subtle layering of translucent blue enamel. Two lily pads float gracefully on the surface, crowned by a blooming lotus applied in relief, and hand-engraved gold reed stems rise from the waters.

Click on the mouse wheel to see the large size ...                    BIG FOTO

Under the enamel, three elegant koi carp glide along in a spontaneous underwater ballet, standing out against the background of wave-ridged gold. The enamel lightens across the upper half of the watch face in gradually shaded colors underscored by an engraving of sky and birds. Here for the first time, Jaquet Droz presents an enameled balance weight decorated with a carp hand-engraved in bas-relief.

Click on the mouse wheel to see the large size ...                    BIG FOTO

The balance weight echoes the color of its case, with a choice of two versions for the Petite Heure Minute Relief Carps. In the white gold case model, bezel and horns are set with brilliant cut diamonds and the white mother-of-pearl hours-and-minutes sub-dial is encircled in white gold.

Click on the mouse wheel to see the large size ...                    BIG FOTO

The red gold case model features a black onyx hours-and-minutes sub-dial with a red gold outlining ring. Enhanced by a rolled-edge hand-made gray or black alligator leather strap, both versions of the Petite Heure Minute Relief Carps will be limited to 28 exclusive pieces.

 -----------------------------------------------
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Model:  Ateliers d’Art Petite Heure Minute Relief Carps Gold Limited Edition

Reference: J005024279 18-carat White Gold
Reference: J005023279 18-carat Red Gold

AUTOMATON
Singing bird automaton movement,
hand-winding mechanical movement and push-button automaton triggering mechanism.
Sapphire whistle system
MOVEMENT 
Jaquet Droz 2653,
self-winding mechanical movement, double barrel,
18-carat red gold oscillating weight with onyx and 22-carat white gold applique with champlevé enamel and carp in bas-relief under enamel.
INDICATIONS

Off-centered hours and minutes

JEWELLING
28 jewels
POWER RESERVE
68 hours
FREQUENCY
28,800 v.p.h
CASE
      - 18-carat White Gold

      Diamonds: IF to VVSI, Full Cut, D to G
Total number of diamonds: 296 diamonds
Total carat weight: 1.20 carats

      - 18-carat Red Gold 

Height 13.77 mm
Diameter 41 mm
Individual limited serial number engraved on the case-back
WATER RESISTANCE
To 3 bar (30 meters)
DIAL

• 18-carat white gold dial with champlevé enamel and carps in bas-relief under enamel, 18-carat white gold hand-engraved lotus applique, hand-engraved decoration, 18-carat white gold ring, mother-of-pearl center.

•  18-carat white gold dial with champlevé enamel and carps in bas-relief under enamel, 18-carat red gold hand-engraved lotus applique, hand-engraved decoration, 18-carat red gold ring, onyx center.

HANDS

• Blued steel 
• 18-carat red gold

STRAP

• Rolled-edge hand-made gray alligator leather strap

• Rolled-edge hand-made black alligator leather strap

BUCKLE
18-carat white gold ardillon buckle
18-carat red gold ardillon buckle

Limited edition exclusive 28 pieces

------------------------------------------------------
MONTRES JAQUET DROZ SA
Allée du Tourbillon 2
CH-2300 La Chaux-de-Fonds 2
press@jaquet-droz.com
tel +41 32 924 28 72 · fax +41 (0)32 924 28 82
-----------------------------------------------------------
www.facebook.com - Jaquet.Droz
----------------------------------------------------------------
www.Jaquet-Droz.com

IWC – PILOT’s Double Chronograph Edition "Le Petit Prince"

IWC Schaffhausen – PILOT’s Double Chronograph Edition "Le Petit Prince" NEW

To the Stars with the Little Prince

IWC Schaffhausen sends the new Pilot’s Watch Double Chronograph Edition “Le Petit Prince”, complete with an innovative jumping star display for the day of the week, off on a journey. 

Every day, one of seven stars in the inner circle of the dial lights up in gold to symbolize the visit of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s little prince to a different planet. The same seven stars are also engraved as a decoration on the back of the watch and include the name of the inhabitant with whom the little prince is currently passing the time.

Click on the mouse wheel to see the large size ..            BIG FOTO

A king who rules over a fictitious realm, a businessman who believes he owns the stars, a geographer who never leaves his desk: having abandoned his own tiny asteroid in search of a friend, the little prince meets various inhabitants of other planets who lead strange lives. IWC Schaffhausen has taken this journey through the universe from Antoine de Saint-Exupérys “The Little Prince” as a reason to crown the new Pilot’s Watch Double Chronograph Edition “Le Petit Prince” (Ref. IW371807) with an enchanting mechanism. “Our partnership with the Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Youth Foundation has already inspired us to create many Pilot’s Watch special editions,” says Georges Kern, CEO of IWC Schaffhausen. “And since the tale of ‘The Little Prince’ celebrated its 70th birthday two years ago, we’ve also dedicated a number of models to the title figure. This latest version not only has an impressive split-seconds mechanism but also a rather whimsical star element that might not be noticed at first glance.”

Click on the mouse wheel to see the large size ..            BIG FOTO

STARRY NIGHTS AND DAYS

The midnight blue dial with its characteristic cockpit design has a surprising feature: a jumping star display is arranged inside the faint line of the circle at its centre. Each day of the week, this captivating day display lights up a different star in glittering gold. However, the change does not take place in any particular order: the gleaming golden star appears to jump at random between the seven different positions on the dial. The stars punched out on the dial symbolize the planets visited by the little prince. They are also engraved in the same order on the back of the watch, together with the name of their inhabitants: the king, the vain man, the drunkard, the businessman, the lamplighter, the geographer and finally the rose.

Click on the mouse wheel to see the large size ..            BIG FOTO

The little prince cannot forget the latter and returns to her at the end of his odyssey. We also find a playful indication of where the little boy with the wheaten hair happens to be at the moment, as well as a portrait of the prince himself, on the reverse side of the case. Incidentally, the owner of the watch decides which star on the dial is illuminated on which day of the week by using the crown to make the golden star jump to another position.

DOUBLE CHRONOGRAPH READY FOR TAKE-OFF

The sophisticated chronograph split-seconds hand complication is now licensed to fly in the Pilot’s Watch special edition “Le Petit Prince”. Also known as a double chronograph, this mechanism presents watchmakers with a challenge that is often underestimated. It has two stopwatch seconds hands mounted one on top of the other which allow the owner to reliably record intermediate times, even within the same minute. The Pilot’s Watch Double Chronograph Edition “Le Petit Prince” is a fascinating variant that combines all the features of a watch designed for flying with an additional poetic element. Its functions include automatic winding, the time of day, date, weekday in the form of a jumping star display, small hacking seconds, chronograph with aggregate time recording up to 12 hours, split-seconds function, sapphire glass with antireflective coating on both sides which is secured against drops in pressure, as well as the soft-iron inner case found in IWC’s Pilot’s Watches as protection against magnetic fields.

Click on the mouse wheel to see the large size ..            BIG FOTO

The midnight blue dial underscores the watch’s sporty yet elegant character while the Super-LumiNova®* coating on the hands and appliqués guarantees excellent legibility, even in the dark. The engraving on the case back makes it clear that only 1,000 examples of the watch will be made. The Pilot’s Watch Double Chronograph Edition “Le Petit Prince” is supplied with a matte brown calfskin strap with decorative beige stitching.

IWC AND THE LITTLE PRINCE

Swiss luxury watch manufacturer IWC Schaffhausen has once again been inspired to produce a special edition by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s little prince. The first such model dates back to 2013, when the Big Pilot’s Watch Perpetual Calendar Edition “Le Petit Prince” (Ref. IW502802) and the Pilot’s Watch Mark XVII Edition “Le Petit Prince” (Ref. IW326506) were launched in honour of the 70th anniversary of this world-famous story. With these, IWC paid tribute to one of the best-selling books in literary history, written by legendary writer, pilot and adventurer Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Since 2006, the company has maintained a cordial partnership with Saint-Exupéry’s heirs and their charitable organization, the Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Youth Foundation. One unique example of the Big Pilot’s Watch Perpetual Calendar Edition “Le Petit Prince” (Ref. IW502801) in platinum was auctioned by Sotheby’s in Geneva. IWC presented the Foundation with the record sum of CHF 173,000 to help finance the building of a school with library in Cambodia. The series of special limited editions of “Le Petit Prince” continued in 2014 with the Pilot’s Watch Chronograph Edition “Le Petit Prince” (Ref. IW377706) and the Big Pilot’s Watch Edition “Le Petit Prince” (Ref. IW500908). Only recently, brand ambassador Adriana Lima opened a new library in the Hospital Pequeno Príncipe, a children’s hospital in Curitiba, Brazil. The library was made possible by the proceeds of an auction of a Pilot’s Watch Chronograph Edition “The Last Flight” in platinum (Ref. IW388005), with which IWC honoured the great writer’s last flight.
-----------------------------------------------------
Technical Specifications

 Model: PILOT’s Double Chronograph Edition "Le Petit Prince"

 Ref: IW371807

Features
Mechanical chronograph movement
    Stopwatch function with hours, minutes and seconds
    Split-seconds hand for intermediate timing
    Date display
    Day display in the form of a jumping star display
    Small hacking seconds
    Soft-iron inner case for protection against magnetic fields
    Screw-in crown
    Glass secured against displacement by drops in air pressure
    Limited to 1,000 watches

Movement
IWC-manufactured calibre 79420
Frequency: 28,800 A/h / 4 Hz
Jewels: 29
Power reserve: 44 h
Winding: automatic
Watch
Materials: stainless-steel case, midnight blue dial, hands and appliqués coated with Super-LumiNova®*, gold-plated star display, matte brown calfskin strap with decorative beige stitching, pin buckle in stainless steel.
Glass
Sapphire, convex, antireflective coating on both sides
Water-resistant: 6 bar
Diameter: 44 mm
Case height: 17 mm
---------------------------------------------
------------------------------
 IWC Schaffhausen
Uwe Liebminger
Department Manager Public Relations
Mobile  +41 (0)79 957 72 52
E-mail  uwe.liebminger@iwc.com
----------------------------------------------
www.facebook.com - IWC Watches
-------------------------------------------------
www.iwc.com