Friday, September 29, 2017

IWC Schaffhausen – PORTUGIESER Blue Dial Automatic


IWC SchaffhausenPORTUGIESER Blue Dial Automatic

CLASSIC PORTUGIESER
TIMEPIECES – NOW ALSO IN BLUE

Schaffhausen, 8 September 2017 – IWC Schaffhausen presents two of its most popular Portugieser­ models in fashionable blue: for the first time, the Swiss watchmaking company is launching the Portugieser Automatic and the Portugieser Chronograph with a stainless-steel case and blue dial.

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IWC produced its first watches with blue dials 50 years ago, setting a design trend that has now spread through-out the entire watch industry. For its latest blue highlights, the Swiss watchmaking company is now unveiling two versions of particularly popular Portugieser models:

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The Portugieser Automatic (Ref. IW500710) is driven by the IWC-manufactured 52010 calibre. The Pellaton auto-matic winding system is adorned with ceramic compo-nents and generates a 7-day power reserve in two barrels.

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A display at “3 o’clock” indicates the energy remaining at any given time. The small seconds subdial is positioned at “9 o’clock”. The stainless-steel case and the rhodium­-plated hands provide a winning contrast to the deep blue of the dial.

The Portugieser Chronograph (Ref. IW371491) is one of the most famous IWC watches ever and is now available with a blue dial for the first time. With a look based on the timeless design of the Portugieser watches from the 1930s, this timepiece with a diameter of just 40.9 milli­ metres will flatter any wrist.

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The stainless-steel case and the rhodium-plated hands also harmonize perfectly with the blue dial on this watch.

The new models will be available in IWC boutiques and from authorised IWC retailers from September.

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Model: PORTUGIESER Blue Dial Automatic

Ref. IW500710

FEATURES
– Mechanical movement – Pellaton automatic winding
– Power reserve display – Date display – Small hacking seconds at 9 o’clock
– Glucydur ® * beryllium alloy indexless balance with high-precision adjustment screws on balance rim
– Breguet spring – See-through sapphire-glass back
– Rotor with 18-carat gold medallion
– See-through sapphire ­ glass back

MOVEMENT
IWC-manufactured calibre 52010
Mechanical movement
    Frequency: 28,800 A/h | 4 Hz
    Jewels: 31
    Power reserve: 7 days (168 h)
Rotor with 18-carat gold medallion
Winding: Automatic

WATCH
Materials: Stainless-steel case.
Diameter: 42.3 mm
Case height: 14.5 mm
Case-back: See-through sapphire ­ glass
Water-resistant: 3 bar
DIAL
Blue dial
Rhodium-plated hands and appliqués
Glass: Sapphire glass, convex, antireflective coating on both sides
STRAP
Black alligator Santoni leather strap.
Folding clasp in stainless steel
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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Model: PORTUGIESER Chronograph

REF. IW371491

FEATURES
Mechanical chronograph movement
– Stopwatch function with minutes and seconds
– Small hack - ing seconds

MOVEMENT
IWC-manufactured calibre 79350
Frequency:    28,800 A/h | 4 Hz
Jewels:    31
Power reserve:    44 h
Winding:    Automatic

WATCH
Materials: Stainless-steel case  
Diameter:    40.9 mm
Height:    12.5 mm
Water-resistant:    3 bar 
DIAL
Blue dial
Rhodium-plated hands and appliqués,
Glass:    Sapphire, convex, antireflective coating on both sides
STRAP
Black alligator Santoni leather strap.
Folding clasp in stainless steel


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Further Information
Clemens von Walzel
Department Manager Public Relations
Tel. +41 (0)79 173 27 58
E-mail clemens.vonwalzel@iwc.com

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Thursday, September 28, 2017

Hermes – Slim d’Hermes L’heure Impatiente Gold


















Hermès Slim d’Hermès L’heure IMPATIⴺNTⴺ Rose Gold


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TIME, A HERMÈS OBJECT

Hermès time cultivates the ‘extravagant’ idea of reconciling rigorous discipline with whimsical fancy. It takes a deft ability for handling paradoxes to imagine that the calling of a watch should be to kindle our emotions. Such is however the purpose of Slim d’Hermès L’heure impatiente endowed with a complication that invites us to look forward to an upcoming moment.

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The jubilant ritual consists of setting the counter of the watch to the time of the eagerly awaited event that will take place in less than 12 hours. An hour before it occurs, the mechanical hourglass is set in motion and its progress can be followed at 6 o’clock on the dial.

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This complication that stirs our feelings and heightens our sense of pleasurable expectation is an exquisite torture that culminates when the note rings out.

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The striking mechanism has been designed to ensure a lasting, velvety-smooth sound that is also delightfully modulated for the wearer’s ears only. The playful and quirky ‘Impatient Hour’ complication is based on this companionable rapport.

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The effervescence of the wait is entirely summed up in a module measuring just 2.2 mm thick, powered by the Manufacture Hermès H1912 movement.

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This compact calibre housed in a spacious case, the use of thinner than usual crystals, and finally the 1 mm dial that resonates with the vibration of the striking mechanism: everything contributes to optimising the volume of air within this watch distinguished by its blend of aesthetic and technical finesse.

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Hermès creates objects. Objects shaped by the hands of artisans to make them true companions for those who wear them. Practical, functional and stemming from uncompromising expertise, they radiate the lightness of the unexpected. They make everyday life their playground, and each instant a uniquely special moment.

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For Hermès, time is also an object. Its inherent tension is translated by the house into a singular characteristic. Rather than measuring, ordering, and seeking to control it, Hermès dares to explore another time, designed to arouse emotions, open up interludes and create spaces for spontaneity and recreation.

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TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS

Model: Slim d’Hermès L’heure Impatiente

MOVEMENT
Mechanical self-winding,
Swiss made Manufacture Hermès H1912 movement
23.9 mm in diameter, 3.7 mm thick
193 components, 28 jewels
28,800 vibrations per hour (4 Hz)
Power reserve of 42 hours
Circular-grained and snailed mainplate,
bridges and oscillating weight satin-brushed and adorned with the signature H pattern
MODULE
“Impatient Hour” module
31.96 mm in diameter, 2.2 mm thick
131 components, 8 jewels
Mainplate and bridges adorned with “Côtes de Genève
FUNCTIONS
Hours, minutes, “Impatient Hour” function
DIAL
Opaline silvered
Black transferred Arabic numerals and minute circle
Sunburst chapter ring, snailed centre and counter
4N-gilded sandblasted or blue lacquered baton-type hands
CASE
Round, 40.5 mm in diameter
5N 750 rose gold (≈ 38.1 g)
Sapphire crystal and case-back with anti-glare treatment
Water-resistant to 3 bar
20 mm interhorn width
STRAP
Abyss blue matt alligator
  • Black 
  • Blue
Pin buckle in 5N 750 rose gold (≈ 4.89 g), 17 mm



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