Ulysse Nardin – Classic SONATA Limited Edition

Ulysse Nardin – Classic SONATA Dual Time Blue Dial Limited Edition NEW

Combining classical beauty with stunningly functional complications, the Classic Sonata makes its entrance.

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Mechanical complications that have been pared down to their most essential form are celebrated by the classical lines of this covetable piece in titanium and steel. The alarm function with its pleasant chime, and the Dual Time system with instant time zone adjustor, are both exclusive to Ulysse Nardin. And both deliver precision performance in a graceful boutique edition that has been limited to 99 pieces.

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A complex mechanical instrument, the Classic Sonata is powered by the caliber UN-67 – a patented self-winding manufacture caliber, with its silicium hairspring and patented inertial oscillator. The movement enables the stunning complications for which Ulysse Nardin is known, like the exclusive alarm setting, which wakes the user with a melodic cathedral gong.

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Positioned between 12 and 2 o'clock, it boasts a 12h or 24h alarm setting, which means the alarm can be set for a.m. or p.m. The hand at 10 o’clock denotes whether or not the alarm is activated. And in another achievement for this mechanical watch, the alarm is synchronized with the Dual Time system when traveling.

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Ulysse Nardin's prized Dual Time with instant timezone adjustor is featured on the blued dial, at 6 o'clock. The Dual Time function simplifies time zone adjustments, which can be done both forwards and backwards just by using the pushers to change the position of the hour hand. The date is easily read in a double window at 4 o'clock.

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The Classic collection DNA is apparent in the elegance of the design: an approach that highlights the essential beauty of the functions, while the dial, lugs, pushers and steel mid-case are in perfect harmony, as are the "Glaive" hands. The Classic Sonata combines its 44mm steel mid-case with a titanium bezel and sapphire crystal case back. It is water resistant to 30 meters, and has a leather strap with folding buckle clasp.

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Technical specifications

Model: Classico SONATA 

Reference: 673-05/93-BQ Titanium / Stainless steel Alligator strap

Limited Edition: to 99 pieces

Movement:
Caliber 11½" UN-67,  
Chronometer COSC Certificate 
Front side/back side etched anchor with integrated safety pin in Silicium
Front side/back side etched roller with integrated impulse finger in Silicium
Silicium cut hairspring
Patented inertial oscillator
109 jewels 
22-karat gold rotor
Frequency:     28.800 A/h
Power reserve: Approximately 42 hours
Winding: Self-winding
Functions:
Hours, minutes, seconds
Alarm with cathedral gong
Dual Time system with instant timezone adjustor
Big date in a double window, forward and backward date corrector
Case:
Titanium / stainless steel
Diameter: 44 mm
Crown: Water-resistant. 
Screw-down security crown.
Water-resistance: 50 m 
Crystal: Anti-reflective sapphire crystal
Case-back: Open case back with sapphire crystal fixed with screws
Dial: Blue with hours indexes
Strap/Bracelet: 
Blue Alligator strap with folding buckle

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VACHERON CONSTANTIN – Patrimony Moon Phase and Retrograde Date

VACHERON CONSTANTIN – Patrimony Moon Phase and Retrograde Date NEW

Hallmark of Geneva certified timepieces 
New self-winding Manufacture Vacheron Constantin Caliber 2460 R31L  
User-friendliness (adjustments via the crown)

Unveiled ahead of the SIHH 2017, the Patrimony moon phase and retrograde date is an invitation to raise our gaze skywards. This new timepiece, with its pure lines typical of the Patrimony collection, features a dial on which the cycle and age of the moon are reproduced on a display that will require no corrections for 122 years. Vacheron Constantin is combining this elegant complication with a retrograde date indication, graduated from 1 to 31 across the upper dial arc. Equipped with a Manufacture movement, the Patrimony moon phase and retrograde date is certified by the prestigious Hallmark of Geneva, a sure token of excellence.

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The Patrimony collection reflects the watchmaking expertise of Vacheron Constantin. Its harmonious proportions, inspired by the models created by the Maison in the 1950s, testify to a minimalist approach to watch design that is echoed on the pure face of the Patrimony moon phase and retrograde date. In this model, the timelessly understated round case houses an original self-winding caliber powering a high-precision moon indication combined with a retrograde date display. To ensure optimal user-friendliness, all adjustments of these functions are performed via the crown. Vacheron Constantin is presenting this new timepiece in two precious pink gold and white gold versions.

A twin ballet gracing the dial

Appearing on a pink or white gold disc depending on the version, the moon gleams brightly against a star-studded backdrop, visible through an opening in the lower half of the dial. The age of the moon – meaning the number of days that have elapsed since the last new moon – can be read off on a graduated scale around this opening. This lyrical complication is displayed with extreme accuracy in accordance with the real lunar cycle around the Earth, which lasts exactly 29 days, 12 hours and 45 minutes. This sophisticated mechanism requires a one-day correction just once every 122 years.

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The second horological complication, the retrograde date display, is a useful and elegant function that appears in the upper half of the dial. A central hand – whose colour is achieved by a black oxide process – tipped with an openworked arrow moves forward in one-day increments. Once the month is completed, a retrograde system returns it instantly to its initial position on the 1 numeral by means of a retrograde system and begins running along the same path.

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The silvered opaline dial, subtly raised around the rim, features tapered applied hour-markers in pink or white gold depending on the versions, as well as a circular “pearl” minute-track. The emblematic Maltese cross on the dial, the slim hands, as well as the pin buckle of the alligator strap, are all crafted in pink or white gold according to the model.

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Remarkable user-friendliness

The new 275-part Manufacture Vacheron Constantin Caliber 2460 R31L with its 40-hour power reserve drives the hours and minutes hands, the precision moon-phase display as well as the retrograde date. With this unprecedented movement, the Maison has succeeded in offering an easily adjustable mechanism. Its crown offers simple and smooth access to all three functions of the timepiece. In its first position, it serves to wind the watch.

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Once pulled out to the second notch, it can be turned clockwise to set the date or counter-clockwise to adjust the moon phase, while the third and last position controls time-setting. A transparent sapphire crystal reveals the 2460 R31L movement and its 22K gold oscillating weight, adorned with Vacheron Constantin’s signature Maltese cross motif. The hand- crafted finishing of the caliber reflects absolute mastery of the watchmaking art and traditional skills.


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With the Patrimony moon phase and retrograde date timepiece, Vacheron Constantin associates the pure lines of the Patrimony collection with two masterful complications epitomising the art of watchmaking.

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TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS

Patrimony Patrimony moon phase and retrograde date

Reference:   4010U/000G-B330 White Gold 

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Reference:   4010U/000R-B329 Pink Gold

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Hallmark of Geneva certified timepiece

Movement
Calibre 2460 R31L
Developed and manufactured by Vacheron Constantin
Mechanical, self-winding
27.2 mm (11’’’½) diameter, 5.4 mm thick
Approximately 40 hours of power reserve
4 Hz (28,800 vibrations/hour)
275 components
27 jewels 
Indications 
Hours, minutes, retrograde date, precision moon phase, age of the moon 
Case 

• 18K 5N Pink Gold
• 18K White Gold

42.5 mm diameter, 9.7 mm thick
Transparent sapphire crystal casebackWater resistance: 3 bar (approx. 30 meters)
Dial
Silvered opaline
Convex external zone

• 18K White Gold moon disc
• 18K 5N Pink Gold moon disc

Gold applied hour-markers and 18K circular “pearl” minute-track

Clasp
18K 5N pink gold triple blade folding clasp, polished half Maltese cross

Strap

Black Mississippiensis alligator leather with alligator inner shell,
hand-stitched, saddle-finish, large square scales
Buckle:    18K white gold
Polished half Maltese cross-shaped

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Press Department
10, Chemin du Tourbillon
P.O. Box 95
CH-1228
Plan-les-Ouates/Geneva
Tel. +41 22 930 20 05
Fax +41 22 930 20 06
press@vacheron-constantin.com

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