Tuesday, August 16, 2022

Dominique Renaud – TEMPUS FUGIT Secular Perpetual Calender Edition

Dominique Renaud TEMPUS FUGIT Secular Perpetual Calender Titanium Edition - Unique Piece by Fondation in Artist 2022

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 Tempus Fugit is an ode to the passing of time and an incentive to materialise one's ambitions and dreams.

The fruit of an exceptional encounter between representatives of the medical, scientific and watchmaking worlds - Dr. Benoît Dubuis, President of the Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences, Dominique Renaud, a renowned designer, and Julien Tixier, an independent watch prototypist.

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Are we not all surprised by the passing of time? And when we realise this, is it not too late to undertake our most intimate projects? Tempus Fugit is here to remind us of this by integrating a unique complication, a power reserve of one's own life, allowing us to visualise our own personal life expectancy, not the population's, but the personal one. The mechanism visualising the life reserve is based on personal indications provided to an algorithm which integrates the latest scientific advances on risk, notably from the environment, physiology and genomics.

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This remarkable timepiece is the result of the exceptional expertise of the watchmakers who designed and integrated the most complex Secular Perpetual Calender taking into account 4, 100 and 400 years, with a counter displaying the years up to 9999.

It is also the most compact Secular Perpetual Calender designed to date. The entire multi-millennial calculator is housed in a suspended mobile.

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The watchmaking know-how is expressed both in the finishing applied to each element and in this module, which is only 8.3 mm in diameter and 1.85 mm high, and comprises no fewer than 51 components.

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This system provides a perpetual dimension. In addition to the finishing touches and watch complications, the movement houses a chip that contains the holder's DNA but also a secret message that is only revealed at the end of the life reserve.

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There is no fatalism in this complication that calls us to account for the reserve of life, but rather a call to action and an intimate conviction that the awareness of the passage of time is an encouragement to self-realisation, to the affirmation of the meaning of our life and to the call of our commitment to change the world.

Sustainability

The piece was entirely designed and crafted in the heart of the Vallée de Joux.

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Collection  =/=      Prototype
 
Model: TEMPUS FUGIT Secular Perpetual Calender 

 
Reference  IN-X DRT-001  

Case
Material Titanium
Water resistance  30 m
Size  ø 39 mm
Thickness  10.6 mm
Movement
Manual-winding mechanical  
Diameter 8.3 mm in high 1.85 mm
51 components.
Power reserve: 80 h, 18.000 variations / hours
Skeleton movement
Functions
Hours, Minutes, Date, Day, Month, Year, Perpetual calendar, Special escapement
Secular calendar, life reserve indicator
Dial Skeletonised
Bracelet  
Leather strap
Buckle Pin buckle


Price incl. VAT   376'000 CHF


For more information, please email at info@dominiquerenaud.ch

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Monday, August 15, 2022

IWC – PORTUGIESER Automatic the PORTUGIESER Chronograph 2022

 

IWC SchaffhausenPORTUGIESER IW500715 Power Reserve 7 days Automatic and PORTUGIESER Chronograph IW371620 White and Blue Dials 2022

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IWC PRESENTS TWO ICONIC PORTUGIESER MODELS WITH CONTRASTING WHITE AND BLUE DIALS

Schaffhausen, 15th August 2022: IWC Schaffhausen introduces new versions of the Portugieser Automatic and the Portugieser Chronograph, two of the most popular models in the brand’s Portugieser collection. 

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Both watches feature stainless steel cases, contrasting white and blue dials with the characteristic railway-track style chapter ring, blue Arabic numerals, and blued feuille hands. The Portugieser Automatic is powered by the IWC-manufactured 52010 calibre with a power reserve of 7 days and fitted with a blue alligator leather strap. The Portugieser Chronograph features the IWC-manufactured 69355 calibre chronograph movement and a blue rubber strap.

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The Portugieser Automatic (Ref. IW500715) features a stainless steel case with a diameter of 42.3 millimetres, a white and blue dial, and blued feuille hands. The balanced dial layout places the small seconds at 9 o’clock and the power reserve display at 3 o’clock. 
 
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This timepiece is powered by the IWC-manufactured 52010 calibre. Its automatic Pellaton winding system has been reinforced with components made of virtually wear-free ceramic. It uses even the slightest movements of the rotor in both directions to build up a power reserve of 7 days in two barrels.

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The movement can be admired through the sapphire glass case back. This timeless and elegant Portugieser is fitted with a blue alligator leather strap with a folding clasp.

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The Portugieser Chronograph (Ref. IW371620) features a 41-millimetre case made of stainless steel, a white and blue dial, and blued feuille hands. The chronograph minutes counter is located at 12 o’clock, the small seconds at 6 o’clock. 

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The IWC-manufactured 69355 calibre with automatic winding and a power reserve of 46 hours is at work inside the case. The chronograph movement in a classic column-wheel design is visible through the sapphire glass case back. 

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In addition, this elegant sports watch is fitted with a durable and flexible blue rubber strap, providing excellent wearing comfort during the summer.

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The Portugieser Automatic and Portugieser Chronograph are available immediately through IWC boutiques, authorised retail partners or online at IWC.com. Both models are eligible for registration under the My IWC care program, benefitting from a 6-year extension to the standard 2-year International Limited Warranty.
 

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Model: PORTUGIESER Power Reserve 7 days Automatic

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 Ref. IW500715

FEATURES
– Mechanical movement – Pellaton automatic winding
– Power reserve display – Date display – Small hacking seconds at 9 o’clock
Glucydur ® * beryllium alloy indexless balance with high-precision adjustment screws on balance rim
Breguet spring – See-through sapphire-glass back
– Rotor with 18-carat gold medallion
– See-through sapphire ­ glass back

MOVEMENT
IWC-manufactured calibre 52010
Mechanical movement
    Frequency: 28,800 A/h | 4 Hz
    Jewels: 31
    Power reserve: 7 days (168 h)
Rotor with 18-carat gold medallion
Winding: Automatic
WATCH
Materials: Stainless-steel case.
Diameter: 42.3 mm
Case height: 14.2 mm
Case-back: See-through sapphire ­ glass
Water-resistant: 3 bar
DIAL
White and blue dial
Blued hands and appliqués
Glass: Sapphire glass, convex, antireflective coating on both sides
STRAP
Blue alligator Santoni leather strap.  
Strap width 22.0 mm.
Folding clasp in stainless steel
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🔴 Price : incl. VAT 13’100 USD💰
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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Model: PORTUGIESER Chronograph

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Ref. IW371620

FEATURES
Mechanical chronograph movement
– Stopwatch function with minutes and seconds
– Small hack - ing seconds – See-through sapphire glass back

MOVEMENT
IWC-manufactured calibre 69355
Frequency:    28,800 A/h | 4 Hz
Jewels:    27
Power reserve:    46 h
Winding:    Automatic
WATCH
Materials: Stainless-steel case  
Diameter:    41 mm
Height:    13.1 mm
Water-resistant:    3 bar 
DIAL
White and blue dial
Blued hands and appliqués
Glass:    Sapphire, convex, antireflective coating on both sides
STRAP
Blue rubber strap.
Strap width 20.0 mm.
Folding clasp in stainless steel

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🔴 Price : incl. VAT 8’400 USD💰
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 WARRANTY  6-year extension to the standard 2-year International Limited Warranty.

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Further Information
IWC Schaffhausen Baumgartenstrasse 15 · CH-8201 Schaffhausen
Phone +41 (0)52 235 75 65 · Fax +41 (0)52 235 75 01 · press@iwc.com ·

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IWC Schaffhausen
Baumgartenstrasse 15 ·
CH-8201 Schaffhausen
Phone +41 (0)52 235 75 65 ·
Fax +41 (0)52 235 75 01 ·
Mobile  +41 (0)79 957 72 52
E-mail  info@iwc.com
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