Wednesday, March 6, 2019

GARRICK – S2 Central Seconds


GARRICKS2 Central Seconds Guilloché Dial Stainless steel 42mm
 
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The British watch brand, Garrick, is pleased to unveil its latest horological creation, the S2 Central Seconds. This timepiece pairs a new movement, the Calibre UT-G03, with a high quotient of hand craftsmanship. It represents the pinnacle of Garrick ownership with its engine turned dial, applied chapter ring and faceted lancine hands, all painstakingly crafted in-house. Furthermore, this is the first Garrick model endowed with a central sweep seconds display.

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Garrick offers prospective clients the opportunity to specify their preferred dial colour and choose from a selection of dial patterns, hands and mainplate finishes. Once again, the Norwich-based firm demonstrates it is the antithesis of mass production, favouring excellence over output. The Garrick S2 Central Seconds represents the latest chapter in the company's history and confers a degree of exclusivity seldom found at this price point.

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At the heart of Garrick's paradigm is an unwavering desire to create new models, utilising in-house expertise and harnessing domestically sourced skills. Over the years, Garrick has released several watches, each crafted in its Norwich workshop and incorporating a high quotient of hand craftsmanship.

At the heart of Garrick's paradigm is an unwavering desire to create new models, utilising in-house expertise and harnessing domestically sourced skills. Over the years, Garrick has released several watches, each crafted in its Norwich workshop and incorporating a high quotient of hand craftsmanship.

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Previously, all of Garrick's movements have incorporated a small seconds indication. However, for the first time, with the advent of the Calibre UT-GO3, the brand unveils its latest model endowed with a central sweep seconds display, the aptly named Garrick S2 Central Seconds.

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This watch is housed in a 42mm 940L stainless steel case, made within the confines of the company's Norwich workshop. The case exhibits a brilliant gleam, courtesy of a linishing machine and expert polishing. A fluted onion crown adds a flurry of style and proves simple to manipulate. Garrick also offer an 18-carat gold case option for those prospective clients seeking the ultimate expression of luxury.

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The engine-turned dial, sometimes termed 'guilloché', is an exemplar of handcraftsmanship. It is available in a choice of rhodium or gold plate finishes. In the case of the rhodium dial, it is treated on three separate occasions in order to achieve an attractive shade of dark grey. Alternatively, would-be wearers can choose from different dial motifs and colours, sating any personal preferences.

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A chapter ring, framing the centrally positioned, engine-turned motif, sits on a higher level and is adorned with a circular grained pattern. The hours are denoted with thermally blued Roman numerals, while a chemin de fer facilitates the read-off of minutes and seconds. The lancine hands, again made in-house, feature faceted edges, augmenting readability. Clients can choose from polished, brushed or thermally blued steel hands.

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It takes around five days to build and finish the dial of the Garrick S2 Central Seconds.

Upholding the design language of the company's popular Portsmouth model, the dial includes a large aperture at 6 o'clock. This opening grants views of the balance wheel oscillating to and fro. The mainplate can specified in frosted gold plate or rhodium plate with perlage decoration.

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The Calibre UT-GO3 can be viewed via the exhibition caseback. The rim of the balance wheel is made of a patented anti-magnetic alloy called Sircumet. The rate of the movement is altered by adjusting the timing screws on the balance. These screws are set inboard, mitigating air turbulence and, in so doing, augmenting precision.

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Whether its the engine-turned dial, the applied chapter ring with thermally blued numerals, the in-house hands or the elevated movement finishing, with this British watch, peerless craftsmanship abounds. The S2 Central Seconds represents the pinnacle of Garrick ownership and confers a degree of exclusivity seldom found with mass produced watches.

Price £11,500 ex VAT (outside the EU) and £13,800 inc VAT (inside the EU).


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TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS

Model:   S2 Central Seconds

Movement
    Exclusive Garrick calibre UT-G03
manual wound mechanical movement
    In-house free sprung balance – tested and regulated to ensure a daily variance of +3 seconds
    19 Jewels
    Gold or Silver frosted finish
Functions
    Central running seconds
    Power Reserve: 45 hours
Hands
    Handmade steel, grained, polished or heat blued Hours & Minutes
    Heat blued or polished sub seconds
Case
    904L Stainless Steel or Gold
    42mm Diameter
    10 mm Depth
    Sapphire crystal with AR coating
    22mm Lugs
    Exhibition case back
    Water Resistant to 100m
Dial
    Gold or Rhodium plated silver engine turned dial
    Applied heat blued steel chapter ring
    hours, minutes and central seconds indication
Strap
    Alligator, calf leather, Buffalo and Ostrich.
Buckle
    316L Stainless Steel pin buckle


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Tuesday, March 5, 2019

Frederique Constant – HYBRID Manufacture SmartWatch

















Frederique ConstantHYBRID Manufacture Smart Watch - 2019


Frederique Constant adds new dial animations within its
Hybrid Manufacture collection

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SWISS MADE INNOVATING CONNECTIVITY
At Frederique Constant we have always intended to bring high qualitative watches at a more affordable price.


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Since ▶️ 2018 the brand has created an entirely new watch category in the Swiss watch industry by combining traditional horology with ultra-tech modern smartwatches launching the Frederique Constant Hybrid Manufacture, an unusual mixture of a classical automatic movement and a smartwatch module.

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At first glance, one might think that the Hybrid Manufacture is just another Swiss watch. Quite the opposite! Thanks to a classic and beautiful case and dial, the Hybrid can be worn easily, adding elegance to any wrist. But behind this timeless appearance lies a mechanical calibre with great connected functionalities.

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The Hybrid manufacture watch offers 3 main functions:
  •    A Swiss made manufacture automatic movement with hours, minutes, date and 38-hour power reserve
  •    A connected module allowing different activities such as activity tracking, defining your objective like number of steps per day, quality and quantity of sleep, dynamic coaching (getting suggestions, tips and information tailored to your personal activities and goals) and a worldtimer (second time zone or local time in a 24h format).
  •    A calibre analytics functionality that measures rate, amplitude and beat error of the manufacture automatic movement. All the results are communicated to the Hybrid App via Bluetooth and can be seen in the form of graphics over time.
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A beautiful, classic timepiece that will measure your activity, sleep, offer you dynamic coaching and analyse your mechanical movement. In fact, innovation is part of our key brand values since the birth of Frederique Constant back in 1988. Niels Eggerding, Managing Director of Frederique Constant says: “The Hybrid Manufacture is a prime example of what the watch industry can do to modernize itself while still paying tribute to the traditional swiss watchmaking techniques.”

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THE WATCH

The Frederique Constant Hybrid Manufacture comes with three new models and two dials versions. A silvered dial for the polished stainless steel and rose gold-plated version and a navy blue dial in the steel rose gold-plated watch.

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The Hybrid family is fitted with FC-750V4H6 automatic Manufacture Hybrid caliber and a 38-hours power reserve plus a 7+ days battery life for the connected module that can be linked to its Hybrid's companion application available both on Google Play and Apple Store.

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All collected data is saved each time one opens the app thanks to a dedicated Cloud hosted securely on a Swiss protected server.

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 The movement is finely enhanced with Perlage and circular Côtes de Genève decorations and the dial boasts hours, minutes, seconds, as well as a date and connected counter in a 42 mm unique case size.

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The connection between the watch and the Hybrid App is done by the pusher button located on the left side of the watch case.

2) Smart Watch Functions
The connection between the watch and the Hybrid App is done via the pusher button located on the left side of the watch case with Bluetooth®  technology.

The Smart Functions are visible on the watch on the counter at 12 o’clock as well as in the Hybrid App.
Activity Tracking: define your objective (# of steps per day) and track your step counting

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Sleep Monitoring: was your sleep deep or light? Did you achieve your Sleep hours objective?

Analytics: (Measure mechanical movement: Rate, Amplitude, Beat Error)

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Worldtimer (2nd time zone + local 24h time)

Dynamic coach

Pusher Settings (24h display, Worldtimer, Activity/Sleep, Workouts, Chronometer, Powernap, Battery indicator)

3) Caliber Analytics
Inside the caliber, we integrated our proprietary Caliber Analytics functionality, an Algorithm to measure Rate, Amplitude and Beat error. Results are communicated to the Hybrid App via Bluetooth and can be seen in the form of graphs over time.

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ROTATOR CHARGER BOX

The Hybrid Manufacture is delivered into a luxurious wooden winder box offering a removable charger for the electronical Smartwatch functionality and a winder rotating box that charges the barrel in the mechanical caliber.

🔵🔴 The Hybrid Manufacture is delivered into a luxurious wooden winder box offering:
1) a removable charger for the electronical Smartwatch functionality and
2) a winder rotating box that charges the mainspring in the mechanical caliber.

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The removable charger can be taken out for traveling. By a simple USB cable, the Hybrid Manufacture watch can be charged anywhere out of its wooden winder box.

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Suggested price: starting at 3’250CHF

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Technical Specifications

Model: Frederique Constant HYBRID Manufacture

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Reference FC-750V4H6        


Case           
Polished stainless steel 2-parts case, diameter of 42 mm
Convex sapphire crystal
See-through case back
Water-resistant to 5 ATM
Movement    FC-750 Manufacture Hybrid caliber,
automatic with date adjustable by crown and connected counter activated by pusher
Perlage & Circular Côtes de Genève decoration on the movement
33 jewels, 38 hours power reserve, 28’800 alt/h
7+ days battery life
Functions     Hours, minutes, seconds, date by hand, connected counter
Connected functions     
  • Activity tracking
  • Sleep monitoring
  • Dynamic coach
  • Worldtimer (2nd time zone + local 24h time)
  • Analytics (Measure mechanical movement : Rate, Amplitude, Beat Error).
  • Pusher settings (24h display | Battery indicator | Chronometer | Worldtimer |
  • Activity/Sleep | Workouts | Nap)
Dial   
Silver color dial with Guilloché decoration and rose gold-plated applied indexes
Hand-polished hour and minute rose gold-plated hands with white luminous
Black oxy counters and central second
  • Date counter at 6 o’clock
  • Connected counter at 12 o’clock
Bracelet        Dark brown  alligator strap

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Reference FC-750V4H4                


Case           
Rose gold-plated polished stainless steel 2-parts case, diameter of 42 mm
Convex sapphire crystal
See-through case back
Water-resistant to 5 ATM
Movement    FC-750 Manufacture Hybrid caliber,
automatic with date adjustable by crown and connected counter activated by pusher
Perlage & Circular Côtes de Genève decoration on the movement
33 jewels, 38 hours power reserve, 28’800 alt/h
7+ days battery life
Functions     Hours, minutes, seconds, date by hand, connected counter
Connected functions     
  • Activity tracking
  • Sleep monitoring
  • Dynamic coach
  • Worldtimer (2nd time zone + local 24h time)
  • Analytics (Measure mechanical movement : Rate, Amplitude, Beat Error).
  • Pusher settings (24h display | Battery indicator | Chronometer | Worldtimer |
  • Activity/Sleep | Workouts | Nap)
Dial   
Silver color dial with Guilloché decoration and rose gold-plated applied indexes
Hand-polished hour and minute rose gold-plated hands with white luminous
Black oxy counters and central second

  • Date counter at 6 o’clock
  • Connected counter at 12 o’clock
Bracelet        Dark brown  alligator strap

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Reference  FC-750N4H4                       


Case           
Rose gold-plated polished stainless steel 2-parts case, diameter of 42 mm
Convex sapphire crystal
See-through case back
Water-resistant to 5 ATM
Movement    FC-750 Manufacture Hybrid caliber,
automatic with date adjustable by crown and connected counter activated by pusher
Perlage & Circular Côtes de Genève decoration on the movement
33 jewels, 38 hours power reserve, 28’800 alt/h
7+ days battery life
Functions     Hours, minutes, seconds, date by hand, connected counter
Connected functions     
  • Activity tracking
  • Sleep monitoring
  • Dynamic coach
  • Worldtimer (2nd time zone + local 24h time)
  • Analytics (Measure mechanical movement : Rate, Amplitude, Beat Error).
  • Pusher settings (24h display | Battery indicator | Chronometer | Worldtimer |
  • Activity/Sleep | Workouts | Nap)
Dial   
Navy blue dial with decoration guillochet and rose gold plated applied indexes
  • Date counter at 6 o’clock
  • Connected counter at 12 o’clock
Bracelet        Navy blue   alligator strap

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Variants:

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For further Press & Public Relations inquiries please contact Mrs. Maria Thalia Terezakis,
Frédérique Constant International PR: mterezakis@frederique-constant.com
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