Thursday, May 26, 2016

BREITLING – CHRONOLINER Red Gold 46 Chronograph Limited Edition




















BREITLING CHRONOLINER Red Gold 46 Chronograph Limited Edition NEW

An instrument in gold

With its timeless look and its triple timezone chronograph, the Chronoliner has asserted itself as the authentic flight captain’s watch. It offers a blend of luxury and performance in a red gold limited series that will appeal to aviation aficionados, whether in aircraft cockpits or cabins.

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An 18K red gold case, a bezel in ultra-hard, scratch-resistant high-tech black ceramic: this Chronoliner special model combines materials and colors in an original way. An appealing means of accentuating its technical and powerful styling distinguished by a star-shaped cut-out that facilitates handling. The touch of originality is reinforced by an exclusive rubber strap picking up the design of the steel mesh Breitling Aero Classic bracelet. The gold and black contrast may also be extended by opting for a leather or crocodile leather strap.

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Chronoliner is an ideal travel companion that combines the two functions most useful to aviation professionals as well as globetrotters: a chronograph to measure flight times; and a triple timezone display to juggle with the time around the planet. The second timezone indication in 24-hour mode (useful for distinguishing between day and night) is indicated by a red-tipped central hand, while the rotating bezel serves to read off a third timezone, also in 24-hour mode.

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The selfwinding chronograph movement, chronometer-certified by the COSC (Swiss Official Chronometer Testing Institute), ensures maximum precision and reliability. Its functions are clearly displayed on a dial worthy of the finest flight instruments, with counters at 12, 9 and 6 o’clock.

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Issued in a 250-piece limited series, the gold Chronoliner (water-resistant to 100 m) features a caseback bearing the stylized planes that were a longtime Breitling signature. The entire spirit of aviation conveyed through an original and timeless style.

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Technical Specifications 

Reference: R2431212/BE83/256S/R20D.3

Movement: 
Breitling Caliber 24, (Base movement: ETA Valjoux 7754)
Officially chronometer-certified by the COSC,
Self winding, high-frequency, 2nd timezone (24 hr)
(28,800 vibrations)
Over 42-hour power reserve.
25jewels
Functions
1/4th second chronograph
30-minute and 12-hour totalizers
2nd time-zone in 24-hour mode on the dial
3rd time-zone on the bezel
Calendar: Dial aperture 
Case: 
18K red gold with ceramic bezel (250-piece limited series).
Crown: Non screw-locked, two gaskets.
Bidirectional rotating bezel.
Cambered sapphire crystal, glare-proofed on both sides
Diameter: 46 mm
Thickness: 15.95 mm
Crystal: Cambered sapphire, glareproofed both sides
Water-resistant to 100 m (330 ft).
Dials: Black
Straps/bracelet:
Strap: Rubber Aero Classic (Black)
Leather, crocodile leather
Buckle: Folding clasp
Ocean Classic (steel mesh) or Navitimer
Interhorn width: 24/20 mm
Weight (without strap): 118.57 gr.

Limited editions 250 pieces

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Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Hermes – ARCEAU Tigre White Gold Edition


HermèsARCEAU Tigre White Gold Limited Edition NEW

Hermès Watchmaker introduces the first timepiece crafted using the original Email Ombrant (shaded enamel) technique. This method that took two full years to adapt to a watch uses light to reveal a three-dimensional motif on the dial.

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Echoing the Hermès theme for 2016 “Nature at full gallop”, the great cat featured on the dial of the Arceau Tigre is drawn from an illustration by artist Robert Dallet, who worked with the Maison during the 1980s.

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The technique chosen to showcase the sheer strength of the feline depicted is called Email Ombrant (shaded enamel) and associates the art of engraving with that of enamelling. Derived from lithophanes and originally practiced in the Limoges region of France, this technique serves to create pictures that are revealed only when light passes through them. The motif is negative-carved in a mould into which the biscuit porcelain is then poured to form the work itself.

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In creating the mould, the artisans’ talent is expressed through their ability to imagine variations in the thickness of the porcelain that will create the sought-after nuances.

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Patented by Paul Bourgoin in Tremblay in 1841, Email Ombrant is based on the same basic principle. But in this instance, the artisan fashions the motif in relief before coating it with a slightly tinted translucent enamel.

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By accumulating in the most sunken areas, the material becomes denser and darker, while the most highly raised zones are barely covered and thus remain very light in colour. The technique calls for an entirely different approach from that of traditional relief engraving. The cavities and raised areas are fashioned exclusively according to the light they will catch or reflect, which is why an Email Ombrant engraving is revealed only once captured in enamel.

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Email Ombrant involves perfect interaction between the engraver and the enameller in order to master the complex set of nuances and create the aura of mystery surrounding each work. Together, they analyse the initial design, its degree of transparency and the personality of the piece so as to determine halos, zones of light and shade.

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Created on a white gold base, the dial of the Arceau Tigre goes even further. According to the final desired degree of transparency, the engraver has even reproduced the very shape of the individual hairs composing the coat of the tiger so as to maintain the appearance of the initial sketch. The noble beast’s head thus springs to life by the way in which the light penetrates to create depth effects. Email Ombrant plays with optical illusions to open up a whole new creative territory by unleashing an incredible range of finely graded shades.

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The asymmetrical Arceau case is a Hermès watch signature, featuring a stirrup-inspired upper attachment evokes a horseshoe. Its generous lines are crafted from white gold in the Hermès workshops and its transparent back reveals the inner workings of the watch, while the strap highlights the leather working skills of the Maison.

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Issued in a 12-piece limited edition, the Arceau Tigre is powered by the in-house mechanical self-winding H1837 movement driving the hours and minutes hands. The calibre baseplate is adorned with snailing and circular graining, while the oscillating weight and balance-cock are enhanced by the distinctive Hermès ‘sprinkling of Hs’ pattern.

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TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS
 
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MOVEMENT
Type:  Mechanical self-winding, made in
Switzerland. Manufacture Hermès
H1837 movement
Diameter:  26 mm (11 ½’’’)
Thickness  3.7 mm
Power reserve:  50 hours
Frequency:  28,800 vibrations per hour / 4 Hz
Jewelling:  28 jewels
Decoration  
Circular-grained and snailed baseplate,
bridges and oscillating weight satin-brushed and adorned with a ‘sprinkling of Hs’, Hermès Paris engraving 
Functions 
Hours, minutes.
CASE
Round, 41 mm in diameter
Material: White gold
Glass: Anti-reflective sapphire crystal and case-back
Water resistance:  3 bar
DIAL
Tiger in Email Ombrant
(Gold plate coated with translucentblack enamel revealing the motif only after firing)
BUCKLE
17 mm white gold pin buckle 
LEATHER
Matt havana alligator strap and cord-strap

Limited Edition: 12-piece

Price: 90,000 Swiss francs

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