Thursday, August 5, 2021

MAURICE LACROIX – AIKON Automatic Chronograph Titanium

 

MAURICE LACROIXAIKON Automatic Chronograph Titanium 44mm 2021

 AIKON AUTOMATIC TITANIUM CHRONOGRAPH
ARMOURED, WITHOUT WEIGHING YOU DOWN

Strong and sturdy, titanium is like steel, but more resistant. By applying this technical material to the AIKON Automatic Chronograph, Maurice Lacroix has transcended its flagship collection. The result? A timepiece which is exceptionally weightless and comfortable to wear. Its vibrant colour and intense satin finish make the AIKON Automatic Titanium Chronograph ideal for the discreet, yet daring urban adventurer.

Once again, AIKON is radically changing. This time, Maurice Lacroix is not introducing a new function, complication or style into its emblematic collection. Rather, we are transforming the very materials at its core. After multiple versions in steel, even with a bronze case, Maurice Lacroix is launching the AIKON into a new dimension of performance and resistance.

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Rigid and light, dark and scratch- resistant, titanium is entering in the AIKON Automatic collection, with a new version of the AIKON Automatic Chronograph with a grey and blue dial. More than just representing a material evolution, titanium raises the profile of the AIKON Automatic Chronograph. It’s a different kind of style, more technical, more pleasant and exceptionally more seductive.

 RESISTANCE

With its 44 mm diameter and natural thickness, the AIKON Automatic Chronograph has a strong and visible presence on the wrist. Matching that of its automatic chronograph calibre, which is water- resistant to 20 Bar, or 200 metres. This design creates the AIKON’s exceptional personality, which expresses itself through the values of modern masculinity, and in the case of its automatic chronograph, through those of urban dynamism.

TECHNICAL EXCELLENCE

Titanium is 50% lighter than steel, a fact which is reflected in the weightlessness of this new version, and in its entirely new feel on the wrist. Titanium also has a darker grey colour, with a more intense matte finish, which enhance its masculine feel even more.

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It is also extremely resistant to abrasion, which makes the satin finish, that runs through the entire AIKON Automatic Chronograph Titanium, including the case and bracelet, a true and even more complex work of art and precision. Finally, with a water resistance up to 200 m, this timepiece is also rustproof, the perfect invitation to dive in.

CONTRASTS

Its dark grey colour undoubtedly inspired the choice of a dial in the same chromatic style. The surface is embossed with the iconic squared pattern, typical of the AIKON Automatic Chronograph. It features the emblematic Gunmetal grey colour, sunray-brushed to provide infinite reflections.

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In contrast, the minute and chronograph hour counters, together with the small seconds hand, are blue, and enhanced by a polished thread and snailing. Also polished, and in keeping with the AIKON design codes, the six bezel’s arms that punctuate the AIKON dial are a direct reference to the Calypso collection, of which the AIKON represents the contemporary heir.

REASONABLE PRICE

Made of a complex metal with high-performance properties, the AIKON Automatic Titanium Chronograph remains faithful to the brand’s essence and values. While embodying Maurice Lacroix’s ideals and approach to high quality watchmaking, intended for the greatest number of people, the brand still maintains an exceptional price/performance ratio.

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The AIKON Automatic Titanium Chronograph exceeds, indeed, the limits of watchmaking, by enhancing the style, the comfort and durability of this exceptional blue-grey chronograph.

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Model: AIKON Automatic Chronograph Titanium

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 Reference  AI6038-TT032-330-1

Case
Titanium
Diameter 44 mm
Height    15 mm
Case setting    no
Water resistance 20 ATM
Movement
Automatic ML112

Vibrations    28'800 vph / 4 Hz
Power Reserve    48
hours
Number of jewels    25

Decorations   
Circular-graining.
Vertical Côtes de Genève on bridges and rotor.

Functions
Central hours and minutes.
Small second at 9 o'clock.
Chronograph second indicated by central hand.

  • 30-minute chronograph counter at 12 o'clock.
  • 12-hour chronograph counter at 6 o'clock.
  • Day and date at 3 o'clock.
Dial
Embossed and sunray-brushed gun dial, blue snailing and opaline counters with white prints.
Indexes    Rhodium plated
Hands    Rhodium plated or red laquered, white SLN 
Polished rhodium M-logo.
Strap / Bracelet
Titanium bracelet
Buckle    Butterfly buckle in titanium

Warranty : 2 years 

  

Price:   CHF 3,950.00 Incl. VAT

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International PR Manager
Lucie Notari
Phone +41 78 638 70 09
lucie.notari@mauricelacroix.com
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Thurgauerstrasse 40
CH-8050 Zürich
Phone +41 (0)44 209 11 11
Fax +41 (0)44 209 12 52
info@mauricelacroix.com
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Wednesday, August 4, 2021

KUDOKE – 2 Bauhinia Special Edition


KUDOKEHANDwerk KUDOKE – 2 Bauhinia Special Edition curated for A Watch Company 2021

Bauhinia Limited Edition

Bauhinia as symbol of the city of Hong Kong is a flower that blossoms in various different colors. Inspired by this orchid-like plant Stefan Kudoke and his retail partner, A Watch Company, present the KUDOKE 2 Bauhinia Limited Edition, a one-off exclusive 10 pieces limited edition for Hong Kong.

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Within the KUDOKE 2 Bauhinia Edition each timepiece features an iridescent Tahiti Mother of Pearl dial. This natural treasure combined with Kudoke handcraft & artistry make each watch unique in its details.


Depending on lighting conditions and intensity the different layers of the dark Mother of Pearl either reflect or transmit white light resulting in a shimmering canvas of green, purple, blue and bronze as mesmerizing frame for the  rotating domed Sky-disk at 12 o’clock indicating the hour of day or night.


The dark theme is continued at the hand finished caseback, where the floral relief engraving of the movement bridge as well as the balance cock with its infinity symbol are wrapped in a layer of black rhodium. 


Not to be missed is the small detail, this Edition owes its name to: the hand-engraving of the Bauhinia blossom just underneath the logo plate. 

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This special timepiece comes with a black shell cordovan as well as stone grey suede leather strap with pin buckle and is available at A Watch Company exclusively.

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Stefan Kudoke

„More than 15 years ago, I said to my wife, 'I have a crazy idea: I will manufacture my own wat-ches!'“ At that time, Stefan Kudoke was a student who already had finished his master-watchmaker's degree and had worked at renowned brands like Glashütte Original, Breguet, and Blancpain be-fore.

With the founding of his eponymous brand in 2008, Stefan pursued his dream full-time and made a name for himself as a creator of exceptionally artistic hand-skeletonized and hand-engraved timepieces among his KUNSTwerk collection. Of the emergence of his second collection, the HANDwerk line, Stefan explained, "After more than 10 years, I refined my skeletonizing skills to their utmost, and I found myself in a position where I wanted to develop my watchmaking skills further. To use old techniques and keep the practical know-how of traditional watchmaking alive has always been very important to me." And he brought this to fruition with the first two models of his new collection: KUDOKE 1 & 2.


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With his first own movement, Stefan has fulfilled his dream. Valuable lessons were drawn from the old masters, specifically those of the German-English traditional handcraft of precision watchma-king. "During the development of the Kaliber 1, I was inspired by the design of historical English pocket watches whose use of forms I incorporated into my movement. Ages ago I bought an old English pocket watch movement that lay unused in a drawer for a long time. One day it fell into my hands again, just as the idea of Kaliber 1 began to take shape."

As with his skeleton models, Stefan Kudoke sets great value upon the refinement of the watch components by hand. Be it the polishing of edges at bridges or steel parts, the engravings or the surface treatment of the wheel bridge using a special grinding technology – all steps during the finishing process are carried out by hand exclusively. This is how handcrafted pieces of art are created - in small volumes and with great care and attention to detail.


[Stefan Kudoke, master watchmaker]
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Technical Specifications

Collection: HANDwerk

Model: KUDOKE 2 Bauhinia  Exclusive Edition

Case
Stainless steel, 39 mm diameter, height: 10.7 mm
Sapphire glass on top and caseback
Water-resistant up to 5 atm
Onion crown
Movement
Kaliber 1-24H
, manual winding
Indication of hours, minutes and 24 hours at 12 o‘clock
Diameter 30 mm; height 5.05 mm
46 hours power reserve; 18 jewels
28,800 semi-oscillations per hour
White rhodium plated bridges traditionally finished by hand
Hand-grinding method to finish the movement bridge
Balance cock hand-hammered and engraved with infinity symbol
Polishing the edges by hand
Hand-applied snail-finish on the wheel
Hand-engraved yellow gold plated nameplate
Dial
Tahiti Mother of Pearl dial, frosted dial with two rhodinized chapter rings and logo plaque applied
24h-indication at 12 o‘clock with hand-engraved day & night disc
Hands: Polished infinity shaped hands
Strap
Graphite grey Alligator leather strap with signed stainless steel pin buckle

Limited Edition of only 10 pieces Exclusively curated for A Watch Company

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Kontakt: Ev Kudoke
☎️ +49 35951 347261 
📭 ev@kudoke.eu
KUDOKE UHREN,
Inhaber Stefan Kudoke,
Wilthener Weg 17a, 01904 Weifa,
Germany
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