ARMIN STROM – COGNAC Limited Edition

ARMIN STROM – COGNAC Limited Edition NEW

A Spirited Design: Armin Strom's Cognac Watch Contains
Drops of Prized 1762 Cognac

Celebrates Announcement of Wealth Solutions as New Polish Partner

Private ownership allows Swiss watch manufacturer Armin Strom the freedom to explore novel concepts and unusual projects.

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To commemorate its new partnership with Wealth Solutions in Poland, Armin Strom created a highly unusual wristwatch. The movement of the mechanical timepiece features a small capsule containing a 1762 Gautier Cognac, which was owned by Wealth Solutions.

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Armin Strom chief horologist Claude Greisler devised a concept that protects the movement while incorporating the rare spirit. A sealed sapphire crystal disc positioned at 5 o'clock captures the rare Cognac. Manual wind with a five-day power reserve, the watch will be produced in stainless steel, 18k rose gold and titanium cases. On the backside, a hand- engraved design of a bunch of grapes decorates the base plate.

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Founded in 2007, Wealth Solutions curates and sells exceptional products, such as art, fine wine and spirits, and watches, to Polish collectors and other clients. In April 2014 Wealth Solutions purchased the oldest authenticated bottle of Cognac - a 1762 Gaultier Cognac bottled in 1840 — ever sold at a public auction.

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In a ceremony on November 4, 2015, announcing Wealth Solutions as the new Armin Strom distributor in Poland, the rare bottle was opened, decanted and sealed in flacons.

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The manual-wind Cognac Watch, with the capsule at 5 o'clock and the hand engraving on the base plate, exemplifies Armin Strom's philosophy of innovation while maintaining the traditions of Swiss watchmaking.
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Technical Specifications

Ref. ST15-MW.05  MANUAL COGNAC
 
Movement
ARMIN STROM Manufacture calibre AMW11
Manual winding, 5-days power reserve, small seconds, off-centre time indications
Distinctions: sealed sapphire crystal disk captures 1762 cognac, 
Hand-engraved bunch of grapes on base plate
Frequency: 18,000 A/h
Jewels: 20
Number of components: 117
Impulse:   Single going barrel
Plates and bridges:  Hand-engraved bunch of grapes on base plate
Escapement:
Escape wheel and pallets made of solid gold with hardened functional areas
Regulating system:  Screwed balance with Breguet overcoil
Diameter:  36.60mm
Height:  6.00mm 
Functions: Hour, minute, small second.
Power reserve: 5 days 
Case

Stainless steel
Sapphire crystal and case back with anti-reflective treatment
Diameter: 43.40mm
Height: 13.00mm
Water-resistance: 50m 
Distinctions: 
Fully skeletonised, main plate with dark brown PVD coating  
Dial ring:  White with founded appliqués  
Hands: Mirror polished

Straps
Delivered with a genuine dark blue alligator horn-back strap and stainless steel ardillon buckle as well as an additional dark blue rubber strap
A double-fold clasp in stainless steel is available on option

Limited to 40 pieces

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For more information relating to this press release or to Armin Strom:
Bettina Fleury, Armin Strom AG,
Tel. +41 32 343 33 44, b.fleury@arminstrom.com
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Greubel Forsey – Signature 1 Tourbillon

GREUBEL FORSEY – Signature 1 Tourbillon Silvered dial White Gold Unique Edition NEW

Equation solved

Greubel Forsey continues in its quest for new chal-lenges. How does one combine simplicity and extreme sophistication? It took six years of study tosolve this delicate equation! The Signature 1, a Time-piece featuring pure lines, is the solution. It will alsobroaden our circle of enthusiastic collectors.

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For each of these new Signature creations, one tal-ented watchmaker will elaborate his or her Time-piece within Greubel Forsey’s universe. Drawing onour resources such as components, the watchmakerwill operate following Greubel Forsey’s philosophy,and benefit from the skills and expertise specific toour watchmaking Atelier.

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This framework will guar-antee our characteristic standards of excellence,both in terms of technical craftsmanship and aes-thetics. The watchmaker will therefore express himor herself within this structure, while enjoying a con-siderable amount of freedom, particularly regardingtechnical, architectural and decorative aspects of theTimepiece. This watchmaker will co-sign the creationwith Robert Greubel and Stephen Forsey.

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This new adventure once again testifies to Robert Greubel and Stephen Forsey’s commitment to in-scribe their approach of contemporary watchmakingwith a project aimed at preserving the heritage ofwatchmaking excellence by passing on knowledge.The “Naissance d’une Montre” project is also aimedat perpetuating expertise that has been passed downthrough generations.

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The Signature project intendsto further extend this desire to convey our particularvision of fine watchmaking to future generations: thatof Timepieces primarily produced by visionary menand women, served by excellent technology and expertise, which must be preserved.

The creation – Signature 1

Didier J.G. Cretin – a brilliant watchmaker and long-time team member at Greubel Forsey – is introducing this new line with a unique and original Timepiece, the Signature 1. For the first time in the history of Greubel Forsey, he has created a manually wound watch with three hands, featuring an exclusively designed Greubel Forsey balance wheel and a gold dial.

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The hands are finished and countersunk by hand. This Timepiece will be released in a unique edition of 33 pieces in gold and platinum. In addition to this, 33 steel-cased pieces are available by advance order, thereby maintaining and reaffirming the rarity of our Timepieces.


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Technical Specifications

Collection: Signature 1 Tourbillon / Unique Edition to 11 exemplaires

11 pieces in white gold, 11 pieces in 5N red gold,
11 pieces in platinum and 33 pieces in steel

Hand-wound Calibre GFS1 movement Greubel Forsey timepiece with 3 hands (hour, minute and small second) co-created with Didier J. G. Cretin • GREUBEL FORSEY balance wheel system

Ref: GFS1
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Movement
Movement dimensions
• Diameter : 34.40 mm
• Thickness : 7.40 mm
Number of parts
• Complete movement : 190 parts
• Escapement platform : 61 parts
Number of jewels
• 21
• Olived-domed jewels in gold chatons
Power reserve • 54 hours
Barrel • Barrel equipped with a fixed mainspring-bridle
Winding system with sliding click
• Black polished click incorporated into the barrel bridge
• Snailed click wheel and ratchet, polished and bevelled ratchet teeth
Balance
• In-house variable-inertia with 6 gold mean-time screws (12.60 mm diameter)
Frequency • 18’000 vibrations/hour
Balance spring
• Phillips terminal curve
• Geneva-style stud
Main plates
• Nickel silver, frosted and spotted, with straight-grained flanks, polished bevelling and countersinks, large polished inclined facets, black PVD treatment
Bridges
• Nickel silver, Côtes de Genève, frosted and spotted, with straight-grained flanks, polished bevelling
and countersinks, large polished inclined facets, nickel-palladium treatment
• Circular-grained steel barrel bridge, hand-polished bevelling and countersinks
• Gold plate engraved with the individual number
Escapement platform
• Straight graining steel escapement platform,
hand-polished bevelling and countersinks
• Polished steel pillars
• Flat black polished steel balance wheel bridge,
hand-polished bevelling and countersinks
Gearing • Involute circle profile
Displays
• Hours and minutes
• Small seconds
Exterior
Case
• In 18k gold, platinum 950 or steel with convex synthetic sapphire crystal
• Transparent back with synthetic sapphire crystal
• Raised engraving “Signature 1” and “Greubel Forsey”
• Gold security screws
• Polished and straight-grained bezel
• Polished and straight-grained caseband
• Hand-engraved individual number
(for the 18k gold and platinum 950 versions)
Case dimensions
• Diameter : 41.40 mm
• Thickness : 11.70 mm
Water resistance of the case
• Water-resistant 3 atm - 30 m - 100 ft
(standard NIHS 92-20/SN ISO 22810:2010)
Crown • In 18k gold, platinum 950 or steel with engraved and black lacquered GF logo
Dial
• 18k gold and steel versions : white silvered gold, GREUBEL FORSEY, hours and minutes in black, diamond finished bevel
• Platinum 950 version : black-anthracite gold dial, GREUBEL FORSEY, hours and minutes in white,
diamond finished bevel
• Small second in white silvered gold, diamond finished bevel
Hands
• 18k gold and steel versions : hour and minute hands in polished blued steel, hand-polished
countersinks
• Platinum 950 version : hour and minute hands in polished gold, hand-polished countersinks
• Small second in polished blued steel, hand-polished countersink
Strap and clasp
• Hand-sewn, alligator and leather
• 18k gold, platinum 950 or steel pin buckle, hand-engraved Greubel Forsey logo
(for the 18k gold and platinum 950 versions)


Year: 2016

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For further information: 
Communication Department 
press@greubelforsey.com – +41 79 194 2884
Eplatures-Grise -16 P.O. Box 670 2301
La Chaux-de-Fonds- Switzerland
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