CHOPARD – IMPERIALE Joaillerie Baguette-cut Sapphires

CHOPARD – IMPERIALE Joaillerie Baguette-cut Sapphires Rose Gold NEW

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All the colours of the rainbow

Splendid. Daring. Majestic. The Imperiale collection welcomes an exceptional creation reflecting its inherent nature. A stunning watch, a technical feat transformed into an aesthetic treasure. An array of sapphires like the sky after a storm, serving as the backdrop for an extraordinary rainbow.

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A jewellery masterpiece

The mesmerizing, fascinating Imperiale Joaillerie decked out in rainbow colours immediately draws all eyes to it. 581 sapphires, more than 1,000 hours of work to select, cut and set stones totalling 47.98 carats: the figures are mind-blowing. Nonetheless, from the very first glance at this creation, such stats vanish to make way for emotions.

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This jewellery masterpiece is adorned in subtly graded shades covering the entire colour spectrum – from majestic purple (the emblematic colour of the Imperiale collection) to anise green through an entire galaxy of blues, reds and yellows – running through the thousand and one nuances composing this kaleidoscope of colours. These chromatic variations create a firework-like burst, a dazzling and ever-renewed sight that catches and holds the gaze.

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A whole host of patient, expert and inventive hands in the jewellery and watchmaking workshops of the Geneva-based Manufacture have successfully devoted their attention to this exceptional work of art. They have given life to an 18ct rose gold watch entirely set with baguette-cut sapphires, forming a colour scale entirely covering the dial, case and bracelet.

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The crown and lug-covers are adorned with amethysts. The selection, cutting and setting of the stones called for exceptional expertise and herculean efforts on the part of the Chopard artisans who lavished 1,012 hours on these operations alone.

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 Just like in the finest fairy tales, the watch appears to be attired in an haute couture dress reflecting all the colours of the rainbow and forming an exquisitely delicate ‘fabric’. Ticking steadily and secretly beneath this luminous mantle is the heart of a self-winding movement.

A Chopard movement

Entirely developed and produced in the workshops of Fleurier Ebauches, the Chopard Group company which is devoted to industrial-scale movement production, the Chopard 01.03-C calibre powering the Imperiale Joaillerie beats at a frequency of 28,800 vibrations per hour (4 Hertz) and...

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... has a barrel ensuring an excellent 60-hour power reserve – a set of characteristics ensuring the reliability, performance and precision of this mechanical self-winding movement. Chopard Calibre 01.03-C shines in all its luminous, multi-coloured splendour through an exhibition case-back.

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Technical Specifications

Ref: 384240-5003

Model: IMPERIALE Joaillerie Baguette-cut 18-carat Rose Gold

Movement
Mechanical self-winding Chopard 01.03-C
Total diameter: 28.80 mm
Number of jewels: 27
Power reserve: 60 hours
1 barrel
Frequency: 28,800 vph
Case
18ct Rose Gold
Total diameter: 40.00 mm
Thickness: 10.60 mm
  - Fully set with graded shades of baguette-cut sapphires
  - 18ct Rose Gold crown set with graded shades of baguette-cut sapphires and one cabochon-cut amethyst
  - Lugs set with cabochon-cut amethysts
  - Glare-proofed sapphire crystal
  - Exhibition back
Water resistant to: 50 metres
Dial
18ct rose gold dial fully set with graded shades of baguette-cut sapphires
Gold-toned openworked hour and minute hands
Functions
Central hour and minute display
Strap
18ct rose gold bracelet fully set with graded shades of baguette-cut sapphire


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Mühle-Glashütte – Robert Mühle Zeigerdatum Limited Edition

Mühle-Glashütte – Robert Mühle Zeigerdatum Limited Edition NEW

The "R. Mühle & Sohn" manufacturing line welcomes a new family member

Press Release – March 2016

Bring on the Complications: the New 

Robert Mühle Zeigerdatum

Mühle-Glashütte is now honouring the life and work of its founder with its new Robert Mühle special edition, which also breathes fresh life into a classic complication that is now a rare treasure: the date hand. As you would\ expect from a timepiece made in a genuine manufacturing workshop, the mechanism  was  personally designed by Mühle-Glashütte's  expert watchmakers themselves. This exclusive characteristic is even more enhanced by the fact that this special edition watch is limited to a total of just 100 pieces.

Mühle-Glashütte is now honouring the life and work of its founder with its new Robert Mühle special edition, which also breathes fresh life into a classic complication that is now a rare treasure: the date hand. As you would expect from a timepiece made in a genuine manufacturing workshop, the mechanism  was  personally  designed  by  Mühle-Glashütte's expert watchmakers themselves. This exclusive characteristic is even more enhanced by the fact that this special edition watch is limited to a total of just 100 pieces.

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After founding his family company in 1869, Robert Mühle played a significant role in establishing the excellent reputation of the German town of Glashütte as a top watchmaking location thanks to his high-precision measuring instruments. This year, he would have celebrated his 175th birthday. This is reason enough for Mühle-Glashütte to celebrate its namesake by launching a traditionally manufactured classic timepiece that reflects the values practised by Robert Mühle in the most stunning way possible. The new Robert Mühle Zeigerdatum not only boasts the combination of maximum precision and excellent readability that characterises every Mühle watch, but also stands out due to not one, but two additional functions in its mechanical movement, the so-called "complication". These functions are clear for all to see thanks to the watch's large transparent case back.

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The "RMK 03" movement, which was designed by the manufacturer's very own watchmakers, forms the heart of the timepiece and is based on the Robert Mühle RMK 01 calibre with an up/down display that has already been given a new design. In the RMK 03, it welcomes an additional complication in the form of the date hand, which is located in the second third of the module plate.

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With the small-second display at the 6 o'clock position acting as the perfect finishing touch, the movement contains an impressive tally of 180 components with a total of 33 jewels and therefore features nearly 35 more components than the RMK 01. In keeping with the spirit of Glashütte's classic watchmaking tradition, the new movement is additionally adorned with screwed gold chatons and a finely engraved balance cock.

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When it comes to its fine regulation and cover plate, the calibre is yet again a prime example of outstanding craftsmanship because, as is only right for a top-quality Mühle watch, it contains the company's patented woodpecker neck regulation, which is particularly shockproof. In addition, the cover plate was designed as a three-fifth plate with a separate balance cock for the escape wheel.

This time measuring instrument is not only beautifully engineered on the inside, but also stunning on the outside. With their clear silver accents, its three totalisators shine out elegantly against the anthracite-coloured background of its face, while the hour numerals and indices, which are painstakingly applied manually, perfectly complement the watch's polished stainless steel hands. To top it off, the watch's 44-millimetre-wide case made of brushed and polished stainless steel and its crocodile leather strap with a stainless steel folding clasp provide a suitably glorious setting for the Zeigerdatum's exclusive complication. After first being used in a pocket watch back in 1793, this complication became somewhat of a thing of the past after the introduction of the date window. To put it simply, this complication is the ideal historic treasure for a timepiece like the R. Mühle & Sohn special edition, which above all represents a precise time measuring instrument that will take pride of place on every wrist.
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Technical Details

Model: Robert Mühle Zeigerdatum

Movement: 
RMK 03, hand-wound. Ø 36.60 mm; H 8.35 mm.
180 components. 33 jewels, three of which are set in screwed gold chatons.
Glucydur balance with a Nivarox spring, 21,600 A/h. Stop-second.
Hand date with fast correction. 56-hour power reserve with up/down display.
Engraved balance cock with patented woodpecker neck regulation.
Three-fifth plate with Glashütte long-slot click.
Case: 
Brushed/polished stainless steel.
Ø 44.00 mm; H 12.56 mm.
Anti-glare sapphire crystal.
Transparent case back made of sapphire crystal.
Water-resistant to 10 bars.
Dial: 
Anthracite.
Applied hour numerals and hour indices.
Hands: Polished тstainless steel.
Strap: 
Crocodile leather strap with a stainless steel folding clasp.
Price: Upon request.
Limited edition: 100 units

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Press Release – March 2016
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Tel. +49 711/ 36 53 37 78
Fax +49 711 / 36 53 37 89
E-Mail: PRmuehle-glashuette@convensis.com
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