Ateliers deMonaco – ADMIRAL Chrono Flyback Gold – PRATO Edition

Ateliers deMonaco – ADMIRAL Chronographe Flyback Gold 42mm – PRATO Limited Edition

A new Prato model joins the Admiral 

Chronographe Flyback collection in partnership 

with Prato Automobiles

This year, Ateliers deMonaco has introduced a new model to its prestigious Admiral Chronographe Flyback collection; the Prato. The pieces – launched in March of this year – were presented as the fruit of the brand’s new partnership with Prato Automobiles.

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Further completing the collection, is a new timepiece in rose gold. A standout piece that asserts the brand’s luxurious standards and passion for mechanics.

An ideal partnership

If two worlds were made to collide, watchmaking and automobiles were the ideal candidates.

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The two industries definitely echo each other on many levels – precision, a care for detail and a smart design are just a few mere examples. It is therefore no surprise that Ateliers deMonaco and Prato Automobiles came together in an effort to bring their ideals into a series of fine timepieces.

A rose gold marvel of mechanics and aesthetics

An addition to the chronographs released earlier this year, Ateliers deMonaco’s rose gold newcomer needn’t envy its predecessors.

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Its shiny 18K rose gold polished case houses the brand’s automatic hand-decorated dMc-760 caliber – the heart of the patented Flyback complication which offers its wearer, a single gesture to go from one measurement of time to another.

Protecting this complex mechanical core, a delicate carbon fiber and 18K rose gold dial. Thanks to a specific technique often used in the automotive industry, each dial is meticulously finished and, more importantly, unique.

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A face further enhanced by black PVD treated applied roman numerals and the Prato logo.

Finally, the counters and Dauphine hands complete the timepieceoffering a powerful and playful contrast with the rich, textured dial.

Savoir-faire

Because beauty should come from within, Ateliers deMonaco takes pride and patience in preparing its components and assembling its movements. The dMc-760 makes no exception to the rule.

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The in-house caliber is composed of 226 components split in two essential parts. The first is the base movement, intended to bring to life the hours, minutes and seconds of the watch. The second is the module carrying the flyback chronograph mechanism, which relies on 96 components.

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The movement is assembled by hand by the brand’s skilful watchmakers, a long and delicate process which requires both experience and finesse.

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Technical Specifications

Model:  ADMIRAL Chronographe Flyback Gold – PRATO Carbon/Gold dial 

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Reference: DMC-CHR-CRG-RG

Movement
Automatic dMc-760 caliber
Patented, Flyback Chronograph with ‘’Direct return to zero’’ mechanism
Alternances 28.800 beats/hour (4 Hrz)
38 hours power reserve
32 jewels
Caliber distinction:  

• Hand decoration on bridges:
• Perlage, satinage circulaire on automatic bridge.
• 22K gold hand engraved rotor

Functions
Hour, minutes, small seconds (9 o’clock),
chronograph seconds counter (center),
chronograph minutes counter (3 o’clock), Flyback
Case   
18K rose gold
3 parts gold case with Armure treatment
Diameter 42 MM
Height 13.3 MM
Full polished and assembled by hand
Front and back sapphire crystal
Multi-layered anti-reflection coating on sapphire crystal
Case back, secured with 6 screws
Water resistant up to 3 ATM
Dial
Carbon fiber and 18K rose gold
Polished, curved and applied roman numerals, black PVD treated
Prato logo
Hands: Dauphine shaped
Strap       
Hand stitched alligator leather
Stainless steel folding buckle with black DLC treatment
Stainless steel folding buckle
Edition
Limited Edition to 88 pieces



Available versions:
Reference: dMc-DMC-CHR-CRG-SB - Black DLC steel
Reference: dMc-DMC-CHR-CWG-S   - Steel

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For more information, please visit our website or feel free to contact us directly.
You can e-mail Ms Manon Bussod: mbussod@ateliers-demonaco.com
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Palais de la Scala 1, Avenue Henry Dunant
98000 Monaco
Telephone : +377 97975747

Elisabeth van Pappelendam, PR & Operations Manager
betty@ateliers-demonaco.com mbussod@ateliers-demonaco.com
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Ulysse Nardin – Executive Tourbillon Skeleton Free Wheel Rose Gold

Ulysse Nardin – Executive Tourbillon Skeleton “Free Wheel” Rose Gold 44 mm


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Time Flies!

August 29th, 2018 – Le Locle - Free-floating components under space-age crystal: Ulysse Nardin’s most spectacular innovation to date literally turns watchmaking upside down.

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In sumptuous white or rose gold, with a brand-new movement that seems to defy gravity and a startlingly innovative box-domed sapphire that took months to research and develop, the Executive Tourbillon “Free Wheel” soars high above all expectations of what contemporary watchmaking craft and technology can achieve.

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The modern-sized 44mm dial for the 18ct rose gold version is in dark stone, carved from a slab of slate. The 18ct white gold version is built on a sleek black honeycomb grid.

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The most astonishing features are the dial’s tourbillon bridges and the 7-day power reserve indicator at four o’clock, which are shaped like boomerangs and look like they are miraculously floating in the air. So too do the other ‘skeletonized’ components, the hour and minute indicators and the gorgeous gear trains.

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The sapphire glass box housing these ‘flying’ elements is another standout achievement. The structure’s complexity and finish — especially the polishing of the box angles — were extremely difficult to achieve, requiring lengthy and painstaking experimentation.

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The caseback too, is in sapphire, except there’s nothing to see inside, as, in a complete reversal of watchmaking convention, all the exquisite components are visible on the dial side.

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The mechanical movement powering all this beauty is the brand-new UN-176, entirely developed in-house in La Chaux-de-Fonds. Its flying tourbillon is the “Ulysse Anchor Escapement”, a pioneering technology that replaces the traditional Swiss lever escapement system and uses Ulysse Nardin’s signature low-friction silicium instead of metal or synthetic rubies.

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The strap is “carbon leather“ in matte alligator, exceptionally soft and silky to the touch.

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Unlike other Ulysse Nardin tourbillons, the Executive Tourbillon “Free Wheel” is not a limited edition, but a full-run production launch.

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Visually stunning, it is a true technological marvel, destined for those who take delight in the leading-edge of engineering and aesthetics.

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TECHNICAL DATA

Collection:  – Executive 

Model: Tourbillon “Free Wheel” 

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References 1766-176

Movement
Manual-winding mechanical   
Manufacture Skeleton Caliber UN-176
Entirely developed in-house in La Chaux-de-Fonds
18.000 variations / hours 
Power reserve: 170 h,
Hairspring: Silicium escapement, exclusive Ulysse Nardin design

Functions

Hours, Minutes, Power reserve, Tourbillon,
Special escapement Floating Wheels above the dial without bridges
Dial
Skeleton, dial flying components
Grey, motif: Skeleton, dial without bridgesCase
Flying components on a grid or slate dialCrown    screw down security crown
Diameter    44 mm

Thickness   13.50 mm

Crystal    Ultra box-domed sapphire glass
Case-back    Sapphire crystal 
Water-resistance    30 m
Strap
Alligator leather strap, black/blue



Price *Suggested Retail Price CHF 96,000.

Available versions:
   ▶ 18ct White Gold 


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Switzerland
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