Tuesday, July 25, 2017

SPEAKE-MARIN – Brown Spirit Calendar Edition


















SPEAKE-MARINJ-Class Brown Spirit Calendar Titanium 42 Limited Edition

New Brown Serpent Calendar

Two years ago, Speake-Marin brought a touch of colour to its dials. This year, the Swiss brand unveils the new Brown Serpent Calendar featuring a curved gold guilded-steel date hand and multi-layered, satin-finished dial with enlarged calendar chapter ring. The new Brown Serpent Calendar is a limited edition of 28 pieces.

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Several years ago, Speake-Marin revisited one of their most successful and iconic models, the Serpent Calendar, and redesign it from the ground up. While retaining the distinctive identity of the original Serpent, Speake-Marin worked on the design of the dial, of the case and of the hands. This year, the Swiss brand continues to work on the design of this watch by adding to its dial a brown snailing hours chapter ring and oversized calendar indication.

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The original Serpent was the first calendar watch I made and it quickly became one of the most popular Speake-Marin timepieces,” says Peter Speake-Marin. “The idea is simple and goes back over a century to early pocket watches that used a curved hand to differentiate the date from the time indications. The Serpent Calendar now brings a fresh look to this classic design.

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All the major elements of the Speake-Marin universe are present: the multi-layered, bright white dial finds its place in a Piccadilly case, 42mm, in titanium. The Serpent Calendar indicates central hours and minutes with Speake-Marin style blued hands and the date with a bright golden sculptured Speake-Marin calendar hand. On this watch, Speake-Marin brought a touch of originality on its dial by off-setting the ring of the date at 1.30. A simple swing to rock the rhythm of the time! Also adding greater equilibrium to the graphic aspect of the dial.

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Finally, as with the other models of this collection, the new Brown Serpent calendar is equipped with a Vaucher 3002 automatic movement and signs the bottom of its dials of “Swiss made” to remind its Swiss origins, whilst retaining the English name and design of its creator.

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The new Brown Serpent Calendar is a limited edition of 28 watches.

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Collection: J-Class

Model: — Serpent Calendar

REFERENCE: PIC.10006-05

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MOVEMENT:
Hand-assembled mechanical self-winding movement
Calibre Vaucher 3002,
JEWELS: 28
FREQUENCY: 28,800vph / 4Hz
POWER RESERVE: ~ 50 hours
INDICATIONS: Central hour, minutes, seconds and date

CASE:
Iconic Piccadilly case in titanium (Grade 5)
Front and back sapphire crystals treated with anti-reflective coating
DIAMETER: 42mm
Thickness 12mm
WATER RESISTANCE: 3 bar (30 meters)
DIAL:
Multi-layered, white-lacquered dial with a brown snailing date circle.
Off-set date
HANDS:
Hours, minutes and seconds Speake-Marin style blued Serpent Calendar hands.
Speake-Marin style golden hand

STRAP:
Hand-made, natural alligator leather strap.
Pin buckle in titanium

LIMITED EDITION: 28 watches

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Monday, July 24, 2017

Chronoswiss – Flying Regulator Red Passion – Only Watch 2017



CHRONOSWISS Flying Regulator Red Passion – Only Watch 2017


FLYING REGULATOR RED PASSION

Chronoswiss presents an extravagant and unique version of its new icon Flying Regulator. This one-off creation in stainless steel with its ultra-hard DLC coating is equipped with a spectacular guilloche dial in flaming red, against which the hands and numerals stand out in bright coral red.

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This special color combination of different shades of red was inspired by the eternal power of love and passion which is key to almost everything in our lives. These emotions are our most important driving forces and therefore, the red colors seem to be predestined for a timepiece aiming to support such a heartfelt charity as the Only Watch, which also involves a lot of passion and love.

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Externally, the Flying Regulator Red Passion shines with its classic DLC coated case, as well as with its elaborate dial construction on several levels, which lends the timepiece a stunning 3-D effect.

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The powerful character of this unique timepiece is complemented by a very special strap, perfectly matching the colors of the dial and case. Hand-crafted in elegant alligator leather it completes the Flying Regulator’s extravagant look.

Apart from the box accompanying this passionate wristwatch,  it also comes with a special travel case. It was completely lined with bright red leather in order to match the color theme.

Estimate:
CHF 9,000 - 16,000
8,000 - 15,000
10,000 - 17,000 $

Only Watch Partnership

Now presenting its 7th Edition, Only Watch is a biennale auction of unique timepieces that has raised over 25 million Euros to date. Under the patronage of HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco and following the initiative of Luc Pettavino, President of the Association Monégasque contre les Myopathies, Only Watch is an international watchmaking charity event.


All of the funds collected from the sale of the watches are donated in their entirety to scientific and medical research. The exclusive watches will embark on a world tour starting in the charity’s hometown of Monaco, and then continuing to Asia, the Gulf, the United States and Europe, before the final auction in Geneva on November 11th 2017.

WHERE CAN I SEE
THE
ONLY WATCH COLLECTION
BEFORE THE
AUCTION?


  • HONG KONG: 23-24 OCTOBER
Christie’s Hong Kong
22nd Floor Alexandra House
18 Chater Road Central, Hong Kong
Opening hours: 10:30 am - 5:30 pm
Contact: Cissy Ngan
cngan@christies.com
(+852) 2978 6711
  • TAIPEI: 26-27 OCTOBER
Christie’s Taiwan
13f, Suite 1302, No. 207, Sec. 2,
Tun Hua South Road, Taipei 106
Opening Hours: 11 am - 6 pm
Contact: Teresa Hsu
thsu@christies.com
(+886) 223 220 008
  • NEW YORK: 29-30 OCTOBER
Christie’s New York
20 Rockefeller Plaza,
New York, NY 10020
Opening hours: 10 am - 6 pm
Contact: Elisa Catenazzi
ecatenazzi@christies.com
(1)212 636 2329
  • LOS ANGELES: 1-2 NOVEMBER
Westime Sunset
8569 Sunset Boulevard
West Hollywood, CA 90069, USA
Opening hours: 10 am - 6 pm
Contact: Laura Q. Hughes
laura@westime.com
(+1) 310.205.5555
  • GENEVA: 9-11 NOVEMBER
Four Seasons Hôtel des Bergues
Quai des Bergues 33
1201 Geneva Switzerland
Opening hours: 10 am - 6 pm
Contact: Charles-Henri Gounod
cgounod@christies.com
+41 (0)22 319 17 26



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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Reference:  CH-1245.3-BKRE/ONLYWATCH    

Model name: 
Flying Regulator Red Passion

Calibre
Chronoswiss manufacture caliber C.122, automatic. 

Rhodium-plated, skeletonised rotor in red with Geneva Stripes, ball bearing mounted; circular-grained plate; bridges with Geneva Stripes and circular-grained offsets; gold-plated engraving and jewel settings; polished lever, escape wheel and screws
Case
Stainless steel with DLC-coating (diamond-like-carbon: ultra-hard, scratch-restistant) 
Dimensions:
Diameter 40 mm, height of case 12 mm
Dial
Elaborate construction on two levels: Guilloche base in red with “flying” sub-dials in galvanic black, floating above screwed plinths.
Bracelet:
Unique Louisiana alligator leather strap in red matching the dial color,
with special glossy finish (handcrafted) and black accents massaged in by hand)
Specificites:
Flying Regulator with elaborate 3D dial construction and guilloche decoration featuring a unique color of dial in “Red Passion”, matching the color of the rotor and also of the watch strap being individually manufactured by hand for this unique timepiece.

  • Limited Edition: Exclusively Unique Piece for – Only Watch 2017

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