RADO – HyperChrome Chronograph BRONZE & Black Ceramic Edition

RADO – HyperChrome Chronograph BRONZE & Black Ceramic 45mm Limited Edition

Ancient meets avant-garde

The new Rado HyperChrome Chronograph 

in bronze and high-tech ceramic

Lengnau, Switzerland – 2018) In a seamless union of ancient and modern elements, the Rado HyperChrome Chronograph Automatic is now available in a beautifully contrasting bronze and high-tech ceramic construction. Limited to 999 pieces, this exclusive timepiece joins two materials that are perfectly suited for use in watchmaking: Bronze, which marks the passage of time by developing a rich patina, and high-tech ceramic, which boasts lightness and superior scratch resistance.

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The sporty-chic HyperChrome Chronograph is Rado's signature all day, every occasion timepiece for gents. In this new model, the 45 mm automatic chronograph retains its scratch resistant high-tech ceramic case – here in matt midnight black – but swaps out the ceramic bracelet for a supple brown vintage look leather strap.

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Adding to this harmonious contrast are side inserts and chronograph pushers crafted in bronze – humanity’s oldest alloy. Rose gold coloured hands and indexes echo the subtle metallic sheen of the bronze, while a bezel engraved with a tachometric scale provides additional functionality.

A bronze beauty for the wrist

The initial pale gold colour of the HyperChrome's bronze elements deepens with time, developing a matt vintage-look patina that is unique to each watch and wearer. As the bronze ages, darkening and taking on more character, it forms a handsome contrast to the flawless high-tech ceramic surfaces of the case. The ceramic case retains the benefits of the material by being lightweight, scratch resistant and hypoallergenic.

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"A need for true matter is driving designers to reach out for unusual directions, wilder ideas and primitive ingredients such as lava, metal and bronze," observes renowned trend forecaster  

Lidewij Edelkoort.

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As the Swiss watchmaker known for its pioneering use of materials, Rado worked in the same vein, combining the ancient beauty of bronze with the modern technical achievement of high-tech ceramic.

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The result is the bronze edition of the HyperChrome Chronograph: a striking combination of old and new, and a watch that honours the passage of time both inside and out.

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TECHNICAL DATA

Model: HyperChrome Chronograph

Ref. 650.0168.3.115

Movement
12 ½ ETA 2894-2, automatic chronograph,
37 jewels, 6 hands, date at 4.30 o‘clock
42 hour power reserve, black oscillating rotor, decorated movement
Case
Matt black high-tech ceramic case,
monobloc construction polished black high-tech ceramic bezel with
engraved tachymeter filled with white lacquer bronze (CuSn8) side inserts,
engraved polished black high-tech ceramic case back with sapphire crystal bronze (CuSn8) crown and pushers curved sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating on both sides
Dimensions: 45.0 x 50.3 x 13.0 (WxLxH in mm)
Water-resistant to 10 bar (100m)
Special engraving on case back: LIMITED EDITION ONE OUT OF 999
Dial
Black,    rose gold coloured applied indexes with white Super-LumiNova®
rose gold coloured applied Arabic numbers
rose gold coloured moving anchor symbol
silver coloured printed Rado and Automatic logos
Hands
rose gold coloured with black veneer and white Super-LumiNova®
rose gold coloured second hand
rose gold coloured small second hand with black veneer
rose gold coloured hour and minute counters
Strap
Brown vintage look leather
stainless steel extendable folding clasp
polished black high-tech ceramic cover

Limited Edition to 999 watches

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VACHERON CONSTANTIN – TRADITIONNELLE Complete Calendar Platinum Edition

VACHERON CONSTANTIN – TRADITIONNELLE Complete Calendar Platinum 41mm Limited Edition

Pre-SIHH 2018

Collection Excellence Platine

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•  Precision moon phase
•  Case, dial and folding clasp in 950 platinum
•  100-piece individually numbered limited edition

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The Collection Excellence Platine from Vacheron Constantin highlights an ageless star of the mechanical watchmaking scene: the complete calendar. Equipped with an in-house calibre, this classically elegant new Traditionnelle watch is crafted in platinum right the way through to the stitching of its strap. An exclusive series of 100 individually numbered pieces.

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Since 2006, through its Collection Excellence Platine concept, Vacheron Constantin has been offering collectors exceptional watches, ranging from the simplest to the most complex and issued in limited editions.

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The aesthetic signature of this prestigious range is the 950 platinum attiring the case, the sand-blasted dial bearing the secret “Pt950” inscription between 4 and 5 o’clock, the folding clasp and even the topstitching on the dark blue alligator leather strap. For the pre-SIHH 2018, an eminently useful and refined horological complication – the complete calendar – adopts the understated elegance of the Traditionnelle range, magnified by the precious metal.

Purity and legibility

This new Traditionnelle complete calendar watch features all the attributes of its proud lineage. A contemporary expression of the grand Geneva watchmaking tradition, conveyed through a palette of horological complications in a classical design. An “Etagé” case and lugs, a fluted case-back, a railway-type minute track, Dauphine-type hours and minutes hands, as well as “bâtons de Genève” hour-markers: the aesthetic codes of the Traditionnelle collection are all clearly present, complemented by the aura of exclusivity conveyed by the Excellence Platine signature.

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Punctuated by gold bi-facetted hands and hour-markers, the pure display makes a perfect match with the blue Arabic numerals gracing the date and other calendar indications, while the platinum moon disc sets the seal on the unique nature of this model. The visual equilibrium and legibility of the dial are accentuated by the unusual arrangement of the day and month apertures, placed around the dial periphery, while the date is indicated by a slender blue central hand.

Rarity and precision

Water-resistant to 30 metres, the 41 mm-diameter case of the Traditionnelle complete calendar Collection Excellence Platine houses the 308 components of Calibre 2460 QCL, a mechanical self-winding movement entirely developed and manufactured by Vacheron Constantin.

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Equipped with a 22 carats gold oscillating weight, it beats at the frequency of 4 Hz and ensures a 40-hour power reserve while driving the central hours, minutes and seconds, complete calendar (day, date and month), precision moon phase and age of the moon. The remarkably accurate moon-phase indication requires just one adjustment every 122 years (compared with three years for a simple moon phase).

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Finally, this exceptional watch crafted in a 100-piece limited edition, is fitted with a dark blue alligator leather strap, hand-stitched with 950 platinum and silk thread and secured by a polished half Maltese cross-shaped folding clasp in 950 platinum.

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TECHNICAL DATA

TRADITIONNELLE Complete Calendar

Collection Excellence Platine

Reference 4010T/000P-B345
Hallmark of Geneva certified timepiece

Movement

Calibre 2460 QCL
Developed and manufactured by Vacheron Constantin
Mechanical, self-winding
29 mm (11¼’’’) diameter
5.4 mm thick
Approximately 40 hours of power reserve
4 Hz (28,800 vibrations/hour)
308 components
27 jewels
Indications

• Heures, minutes
• Central seconds
• Complete calendar (day, date, month)
• Precision moon phase
• Age of the moon

Case
950 platinum
41 mm diameter, 10.72 mm thick
Transparent sapphire crystal caseback
Water-resistance tested at a pressure of 3 bar (approx.
30 meters)
Dial
950 platinum
Sand-blasted
“Pt950” hallmark between 4 and 5 o’clock
18K white gold applied hour-markers and Maltese cross
Platinum moon phase disc
Strap
Dark blue Mississippiensis alligator leather with alligator leather inner shell,
hand-stitched with platinum 950 and silk, saddle-finish, large square scales
Buckle
Platinum 950 folding clasp
Polished half Maltese cross-shaped

Limited edition of 100 individually numbered pieces “N°X/100” engraved on caseback

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Press Department
10, Chemin du Tourbillon
P.O. Box 95
CH-1228
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Tel. +41 22 930 20 05
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