Tuesday, December 21, 2021

Franck Muller – VANGUARD Skeleton Color Dreams Black Carbon

 

Franck MullerVANGUARD™ V45 Skeleton Color Dreams Black Carbon - 2021

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Franck Muller launches a new collection that will put colors on your wrists !
Bright, colorful and fun, the collection shows eight colors of the famous Franck Muller Color Dreams in three different versions.

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This collection is being launched for the first time in your boutiques in the USA and Canada.

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The Vanguard™ Skeleton Color Dreams is highlighted in a black carbon Vanguard case, brush titanium or stainless steel case.

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Wholly designed and manufactured in-house, the openwork bridges reveal a manually wound mechanical movement with 7 days power reserve.

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To allow a rainbow of colors, the satin bridges have been made in anodized aluminum. They have been designed to accentuate the architecture of the piece, which is very strong. The balanced design of the Vanguard Skeleton Color Dreams illustrates the passion for crafts and art of details, characteristic of the Franck Muller manufacture.
 


Put colors on your wrist!

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Collection  VANGUARD

Model:  VANGUARD™ V45 Skeleton Color Dreams Black Carbon 

Ref. V 45 S6 SQT  COLORDREAM

Case
Vanguard Highlighted in a black carbon case, brush titanium or stainless steel case.
Width: 44 mm x Length: 53.7 mm x Height: 12.7 mm
Sapphire crystal
Water resistant up to 30 meters
Dial
Skeleton dial.
Functions Hours, minutes, seconds and date at 6 o’clock
Movement 
Calibre FM 1740-VS
Manual winding movement
Power reserve
of 7 days
175 components
21 jewels
Width:
37.05 mm. Length: 40.20 mm.
Thickness:
6.00mm
Balance wheel frequency
set at 18,000 alternations per hour Two barrels Skeleton movement
Movement decoration
  • Color anodized aluminum bridges
  • Hand chamfering on the flanks of the main plate and on the bridges
  • Microblasting and satin finishing on the bridges and on the main plate
  • Circular brushing on the wheels

Bracelet
Hand sewn black Alcantara® strap with red stiches
Buckle: Brushed grade-2 titanium folding buckle; Hand polished

Public  Price : 59’700  CHF excluding taxes
First delivery : 2021


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Monday, December 20, 2021

BREGUET – CLASSIQUE 7145 CNY 2022 Edition

 

BREGUETCLASSIQUE 7145 CNY 2022 Rose Gold 40mm Edition

 7145 - Classique
2022, a tribute to the power
of the
Tiger

On the occasion of the Chinese New Year, Breguet is celebrating the Year of the Tiger with an eight-piece limited edition. The dial of this watch from the Classique collection showcases the in-house guilloché and engraving expertise. The result is a timepiece adorned with a Tiger whose beauty is equalled only by its strength – the Breguet Classique 7145 CNY 2022.

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A symbol of bravery, intelligence as well as energy, the Tiger is considered a sacred animal in China, and has been since antiquity. Its ferocity is feared as much as it is admired. These are all inspiring qualities for the Breguet brand, which is unveiling an interpretation of this great feline with its confident gait and gaze. To craft this watch from the Classique collection, the Manufacture’s artisans have combined the art of guilloché with that of engraving.

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Using a play on perspectives, the dial motif is created in three stages. Firstly, the work begins with engraving the separation contours, part of the decoration and the Tiger on the gold using the bas relief technique, which consists of carving motifs in extremely small dimensions. These sculpted sections then need to be coloured in black to provide the desired depth and contrast. Finally, the rest of the motif is created using guilloché work. This artisanal method, which requires great dexterity, consists of working with a burin on the areas to be hollowed out according to an extremely precise motif. A week’s work is required to craft each dial. The result is a design in relief on which the great cat is depicted as approaching.

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The watch face also features the distinctive characteristics of the House, such as the engraved logo between 7 and 8 o’clock and the blued steel open-tipped Breguet hands that accompany the hours and minutes. The chapter ring is punctuated by discreet round gold hour-markers and the 40 mm case is crafted in 18-carat rose gold.

Ultra-thin performance

The Breguet Classique 7145 model combines traditional Haute Horlogerie refinement and aesthetic elegance. At its heart beats the hand-decorated ultra-thin self-winding 502.3 calibre. Developed in the 1960s, it remains one of the thinnest self-winding movements in production at just 2.4 mm – a modest thickness made possible by the design featuring an open-worked barrel and an off-centred oscillating weight. This unusual design makes it possible to perceive the mainspring which would otherwise be hidden. The movement is equipped with an inverted straight-line lever escapement with silicon horns and balance spring.

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This 162-component movement beats at a frequency of 3 Hz and has a 45-hour power reserve. The sapphire crystal caseback reveals the gold oscillating weight, which is hand-guilloché with a circular barleycorn pattern.

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This timepiece, produced in an eight-piece limited series numbered from 1/8 to 8/8, is fitted with an alligator leather strap secured by a pink gold pin buckle.

Artistic crafts according to Breguet

At Breguet, artistic crafts are not merely a means of enhancing watchmaking mechanics. They are part of the DNA of the House, which has since 1775 consistently devoted equal importance to aesthetics, technique and innovation on the same level. Engraving, for example, has survived through the ages to become one of its defining features. The highly experienced engraving artisans have acquired the ability to respect an “artistic grammar” specific to the manufacture, while preserving their distinctive aesthetic vocabulary. Whereas line engraving (volute or scroll motifs) accounts for most of the work produced, other techniques such as relief and intaglio engraving are also part of Breguet‘s expertise. As too is the hand-engraving of letters and numbers on the back of watches, a detail that remain extremely rare within the watch industry.

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Guilloché work (also known as hand-engraving on a rose engine) is a heritage that Breguet has done more than merely preserve: some 30 guilloché lathes have been rebuilt within the Manufacture itself. While similar to the antique machines, they are endowed with the latest ergonomic, lighting, optical and precision equipment. The workshop thus equipped is one of the most important in the entire watchmaking industry and its artisans are capable of executing a wide variety of geometric patterns. With a view to perpetual renewal, a research and creative department, notably responsible for developing new motifs, has been specially dedicated to this art form.

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Collection  CLASSIQUE


Model:  CLASSIQUE 7145 CNY 22022

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 Ref . 7145BR/15/9WU 03

 Limited numbered edition of Only 8

Movement
    Calibre: 502.3, 12 lignes
    Self-winding, extra-thin (2.4 mm)
    Escapement: with inverted straight-line lever. Pallet-lever horns and flat balance spring in silicon.
    Frequency: 3.0 Hz
    Power reserve: 45 hours
    Components: 162

Case
    18-carat rose gold, fluted caseband
    Diameter: 40 mm
    Water-resistance: 3 bar (30 m)
Dial
    Hand-engraved and guilloché gold, hand-engraved separation contours coated with black galvanic treatment
    Hands: Breguet blued steel.
Strap
   Leather with rose gold pin buckle

 

Limited edition of 8 timepieces, numbered from 1/8 to 8/8.

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