VOUTILAINEN – Current 28S – Only Watch

VOUTILAINEN – Vingt-8 28S Titanium – Unique Piece

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 Project 28S – Unique Piece for Only Watch

Exclusively for the Only Watch Auction 2017, VOUTILAINEN is presenting a timepiece which breaks the boundaries between art and watchmaking.

The movement contains a proprietary sprung-balance system that ensures perfect timing of the watch according to strict tolerance criteria. The balance has four gold inertia-blocks to adjust the daily rate.

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To equip this exceptional timepiece, a unique and very rare balance-spring system has been used. The outside is a typical Breguet overcoil, while the inner terminal follows the less common Grossmann principle.

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The watch’s outstanding feature is its escapement; it is the first watch to present two escape-wheels in such a configuration. The escape-wheels provide a direct impulse to the balance through the roller/jewel. This escapement is extremely efficient and requires less energy than traditional lever escapements, offering gains in terms of longevity and stability in everyday use.

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The sublimely elegant balance-cock offers an unobstructed view of the escapement and balance. It also allows the enthusiast to admire the synchronised movements of the escape-wheels. Finishing of the watch is of the very highest standard. The surfaces of pinions and wheels are totally flat and perfectly polished to exceptionally uniform tolerances. All finishing work on the main plate and bridges is carried out by hand to attain the best possible surface finish.

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Screws and all steel surfaces are finished and polished by hand.

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 Characteristics

Collection: Current – Vingt-8

Model name: 28S – ONLY WATCH

Movement
Mechanical hand-wound, Vingt-8 calibre

Designed, made and finished in the Voutilainen workshops, 33 jewels, 

18,000 vib/h, new escapement with two escape wheels and direct impulse,  
Breguet/Grossmann balance-spring, plate and bridges in German silver, pink gold wheels, 

65-hour power reserve

Balance: Free sprung balance
(with Grossman interior curve and Philips exterior curve, beating at 18,000 vph).
Diameter of balance wheel is 13.60mm.
Jewels: 33
Movement size: ø 30.00 mm x 5.60 mm
Dial
Guilloché silver
Matt, solid silver in black colour.
Sandwich construction with superluminova on hours
Hands: Gold and steel, handmade
Additionals
Titanium.
Case size: ø 39.00 mm  x 11.50 mm
Sapphire glass front and back, with anti-reflection treatment on front.
Case back with metallic coating “ONLY WATCH – Unique Piece”.
All design, construction, fabrication, hand finishing and assembly in the Voutilainen workshop
 and hand sewn crocodile strap.
Bracelet: Hand-stitched alligator strap.
Matching titanium tang buckle,
Additionals
All manufacturing, construction, fabrication, hand finishing and assembly in the Voutilainen workshop.

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

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Year: 2017
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Kari Voutilainen
Voutilainen Horlogerie d’Art
Comblémine 2
2112 Môtiers | Switzerland
Tél +41 32 861 4832
Fax +41 32 861 4833
voutilainen@voutilainen.ch
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IWC – PORTUGIESER Chronographe Rattrapante Edition «Boutique Munich»

IWC Schaffhausen – PORTUGIESER Chronographe Rattrapante Edition «Boutique Munich»

CELEBRATES BOUTIQUE
OPENING IN THE HEART OF MUNICH

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2017 – The Swiss watchmaking company IWC Schaffhausen celebrated the opening of its second German boutique with an exclusive event this evening. Around 200 specially invited guests flocked to the magnificent, recently renovated building at Residenzstraße 13, close to Munich’s­­opera house.­

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Guests­ included­ well-known­ IWC ­brand ­ambassadors and­ celebrities­ such­ as­ actors Elyas M’Barek, Moritz Bleibtreu and Thomas Heinze. To mark the occasion, IWC is unveiling the­special-edition ­Portugieser­ Chronograph­ Rattrapante­ Edition ­“Boutique­Munich”­(Ref.­IW371217).­ Limited to 250 watches, this exclusive timepiece will initially only be available for purchase at the Munich boutique.

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IWC Schaffhausen celebrated the opening of its boutique at Residenzstraße 13, Munich, on 28 June 2017. After a one-year construction phase of meticulously executed renovations, the historic building in the heart of Munich’s city centre is now shining like new. Inside, it features a modern boutique concept spanning two floors and a total area of around 226 square metres. With its soft beige hues and dark wooden accents, the IWC boutique furnishing scheme features a bar, a corner freplace and a seating area, creating a relaxed atmosphere that invites visitors to bask in the stylish surroundings.

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Approximately 200 hand-picked guests from the worlds of business, politics, art, media and Munich’s high society attended the grand opening at the invitation of Christoph Grainger-Herr (CEO of IWC Schaffhausen) and Henrik Ekdahl (IWC Managing Director Richemont Northern Europe). The red carpet was graced by celebrity watch enthusiasts and IWC Friends of the Brand Elyas M’Barek, Moritz Bleibtreu and Thomas Heinze.

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After the ceremonial ribbon had been cut, IWC CEO Christoph Grainger-Herr greeted the guests by saying: “In addition to Neuhausen and Bogenhausen, Munich now also has Schaffhausen. We are delighted that we have now made a small part of the Bavarian capital our own and flled a signifcant gap in our network with this extra-ordinary boutique.”

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The grand opening event centred on the new boutique and its very special location in the heart of Munich. It also focused on the watch Portugieser Chronograph Rattrapante Edition “Boutique Munich”. This special edition, which the Swiss watchmaking company launched exclusively to mark the boutique’s opening, is engraved with Munich’s Frauenkirche church on the back of its case. Its blue dial and red hands inspired the blue and red colour scheme used for the evening event.

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After the welcome speech, the guests had ample opportunity to explore the new boutique and immerse themselves in the world of IWC watches whilst enjoying a cocktail-style reception and attentive service. As well as serving drinks, bartender Rocco Tolomeo performed behind the bar, and the jazz band Monaco Swing Trio entertained guests with live background music.

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Each IWC watch has its own story – one that is deeply rooted in the company’s history that goes back almost 150 years. The product families take their inspiration from various sources, be they the legend of the universal genius Leonardo da Vinci, the history of early seafaring and fying, a fascination for diving or adventurous expeditions.

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This rich storytelling tradition is refected in IWC’s records and continues on the wrists of all those who own an IWC watch.

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Model:  PORTUGIESER Chronographe Rattrapante Edition «Boutique Munich» 

REF. IW371217
Limited to 250 watches

FEATURES
Mechanical double chronograph movement
– Stopwatch function with minutes and seconds
– Small hacking seconds
– Split-seconds hand for intermediate timing
Limited to 250 watches

MOVEMENT
IWC-manufactured calibre 76240
Frequency: 28,800 A/h | 4 Hz
Jewels: 31
Power reserve 44 h
Winding Automatic
Flyback chronograph
WATCH
Materials - Stainless-steel case
Diameter: 40.9 mm
Height: 12.3 mm
DIAL
Midnight Blue dial, with Arabic numeral
Small hacking seconds
Glass: Sapphire, convex, antireflective coating on both sides
Case-back ring, engraved with “IWC - “Special Edition – Munich” - ***/250“
Screw-in crown
Water-resistant: 3 bar
STRAP
Blue alligator leather strap.
Stainless-steel folding clasp

Limited Edition  to only 250 pieces


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 IWC Schaffhausen
Baumgartenstrasse 15 ·
CH-8201 Schaffhausen
Phone +41 (0)52 235 75 65 ·
Fax +41 (0)52 235 75 01 ·
Mobile  +41 (0)79 957 72 52
E-mail  info@iwc.com
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