Thursday, December 16, 2021

CUERVO Y SOBRINOS – PIRATA Tourbillon Edition

 

CUERVO Y SOBRINOSPIRATA Tourbillon 45mm Limited Edition 

Recently, Cuervo y Sobrinos held an event in Bratislava. Guests were indulged with a Cuban-themed evening and also had the opportunity to view the company’s products at close quarters. 


 However, the climax of the evening was the unveiling of the new Pirata Tourbillon, a limited edition model featuring a ‘high complication’. Cuervo y Sobrinos recently held an event in Bratislava where guests were invited to discover the company’s collection of watches.

The highlight of the evening was when Massimo Rossi, the CEO of Cuervo y Sobrinos, opened a vintage-themed safe and removed the new Pirata Tourbillon, a watch equipped with a much-coveted complication. This timepiece is limited to 10 pieces, hence exclusivity is assured.

The tourbillon, patented in 1801, mitigates the adverse influence of gravity on the watch’s movement. The mechanism involves placing the escapement and the regulating organ within a rotating cage. As the cage rotates, any positional influences acting on the movement are negated, thereby augmenting precision. Such is the complexity of a tourbillon that it is often termed a ‘high complication’.

The assembly of the movement and its subsequent regulation requires the expertise of a Master watchmaker. The Pirata Tourbillon is housed in a bronze and titanium case measuring 45mm in diameter. The bronze components will acquire a patinated appearance with the onset of age. Moreover, by blending said metals, the case looks understated, providing the perfect foil for the dial to shine. 

The dial celebrates Cuba’s rich maritime history with its distinctive ship’s wheel design. Openworked hour and minute hands impart meaning, while at the same time affording better views of the movement.


The dial area is encircled by a grey-hued maritime rope. A track is positioned on the flange and uses silver-toned spherical markings to denote the minutes. Thermally blued screws adorn the tourbillon bridge and cage, upholding fine watchmaking practise.

The Maison’s emblem is positioned at the top of the dial, a sign of excellence familiar to legions of clients. At the heart of the Pirata Tourbillon is the calibre CYS 6000, a hand-wound movement with a prodigious power reserve of 105 hours.

Unlike most movements which feature an index regulator, this movement is equipped with a variable-inertia balance, a feature that provides superior rate stability and, once again, makes the watch less prone to positional errors.

The sumptuous feel of the watch also extends to its black alligator strap which is paired with a titanium pin buckle, adorned with an engraved CyS emblem. The Pirata Tourbillon is the ultimate expression of Cuervo y Sobrinos ownership. It is rich in horological virtue, encompassing precision and refined finishing, all endowed with notable Latin style. Cuervo y Sobrinos: Swiss manufacture, Latin heritage.

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Technical features

Name: PIRATA Tourbillon 45mm Edition

Reference 3052.5NT

Movement
Caliber CYS 6000
fFrequency: 21.600 A/h, gun colour plated with vertical satin finishing and polished chamfersHeight: 6,50 mm
Diameter: 30 mm
19 jewels
Power reserve 105 hours
Functions    
Hours, minutes
Case
Bronze and titanium case, stainless steel inner container
Sapphire crystal with antireflective coating on both sides
Water resistant to 3 atm
Diameter: 45 mm
Height: 13.5 mm
Screwed see-through case back with a "Pirata" logo engraving    
Bezel: Bronze  
Dial
Silver with a bronze depiction of ship’s wheel encircled by grey-hued maritime rope.
A CyS emblem is positioned at noon
Tourbillon at 6 o'clock
Hands
Openworked stainless steel hour and minute hands with Superluminova
Strap    
Black louisiana Alligator strap
Titanium pin buckle, engraved CyS emblem


Limited edition of 10 pieces

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Wednesday, December 15, 2021

EDOX – Hydro-Sub Automatic Chronometer Edition

 

EDOXHYDRO-SUB Automatic Chronometer Limited Edition 2021

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Six decades after wowing the watch industry, the Edox Hydro-Sub makes a spectacular return. The Edox Hydro-Sub Automatic Chronometer Limited Edition is new, improved and with 21st-century smarts – but still infused with the timelessly cool DNA of the original 1960s Hydro-Sub, the timepiece that helped make Edox the ‘Water Champion’ of the watch industry.  

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Presented in a limited edition (500 pieces, engraved with “one out of 500” on the case back, available worldwide), the Hydro-Sub Automatic Chronometer Limited Edition is, like the rugged original, water-resistant to an amazing 300m. The innovations that made the original Hydro-Sub so impressive, such as the screw-down crown with double O-ring seal, have been retained – and perfected.

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This time though the unidirectional bezel with a 60-minute diving scale surrounding the dial is made out of scratch-resistant ceramic. A 2.5mm-thick crystal sapphire with anti-reflective coating on BOTH sides ensures a crystal-clear view of the dial – essential, of course, when under the waves.

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The unmistakable lines of the original 1965 timepiece are carried through to the Edox Hydro-Sub Automatic Chronometer Limited Edition, from the ‘blocky’ lugs to the vintage-inspired central handset, which includes a long triangular seconds pointer. The dial indices and minute and hour hands are coated with Super-LumiNova, a Swiss-made luminescent material that ensures ultimate visibility when underwater or in low light.

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The Edox Hydro- Sub Automatic Chronometer Limited Edition’s design is clean and practical, focusing on the essentials and discarding unnecessary ‘clutter’. The solid steel bracelet echoes the original Hydro-Sub’s bracelet. Even this has been improved, the matt satin-finish links more precisely aligned and with a smoother finish, ensuring a perfect fit on the wrist. Two pushers easily release the buckle.

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And, like diving itself, it’s what is UNDER surface that is most important. Housed in the new Hydro-Sub tough, hand-polished 42mm steel case beats the Edox Calibre 80 ‘engine’, made by Swiss movement manufacturer Sellita, and providing a 38-hour power reserve.

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Edox
has ensured this automatic movement has been chronometer-rated to meet exacting standards of accuracy and precision; every Calibre 80 meets the strict conditions set by Swiss chronometer testing body COSC, a non-profit body dedicated to Swiss watchmaking. 
 
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Each certified chronometer movement is identified by a number engraved on the movement. The hand-assembled Edox Hydro-Sub Special Edition combines practical functionality, technical excellence and a no-nonsense, refined vintage design with panache.

It’s a cool tool for the stylish man for every occasion – on land or the water.

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The Edox Hydro-Sub became world-famous for its first crown system with tension ring and shock-absorbing gasket for guaranteed water resistance. This watch was water-resistant down to 500 meters, which was a very remarkable technical achievement in the 1960s. Edox became world-famous for highly water-resistant watches.

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The new Hydro-Sub is improved and with 21st-century smarts – but still infused with the timelessly cool DNA of the original 1960s Hydro-Sub .

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TECHNICAL FEATURES

Model:  Hydro-Sub Automatic Chronometer Edition

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REF. 80128 3BUM BUIO  

Movement
Calibre EDOX 806 (SW 200 COSC certified)
Diameter 42 mm
Case  
Stainless steel 316L
Water resistance 300 meters / 30 ATM
Functions display of hours, minutes, seconds and date
Dial
Dial Blue
Glass Scratch-resistant and anti-reflective sapphire crystal on both side of the glass
Strap 
Metal bracelet
Features  Rotating Ceramic Bezel, Super-LumiNova on hands an indices, screw-down crown, double O’ring

Limited Edition of 500 pieces worldwide.
Sold with its exclusive watch box, numbered certificate and replacement rubber strap

RECOMMENDED RETAIL PRICE : € 1’790
AVAILABILITY : DECEMBER 2021


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