CHOPARD – L.U.C Quattro Spirit 25 Fifth Avenue Edition

 

CHOPARD – L.U.C Quattro Spirit 25 Fifth Avenue Edition Unique Watches 2022 

Click, to see the large size. ▶ BIG FOTO 

A new American home with deep significance 

Click, to see the large size. ▶ BIG FOTO 

To celebrate the opening of its Chopard New York boutique in the Crown Building on Fifth Avenue, the Maison presents a special edition of its jumping-hour timepiece: the L.U.C Quattro Spirit 25 Fifth Avenue Edition. 

Click, to see the large size. ▶ BIG FOTO 

Housed in a 40-millimetre case featuring the L.U.C collection’s characteristically sleek lines and crafted from ethical 18-carat rose gold, its innovative and ultra-sophisticated L.U.C 98.06-L movement is equipped with four barrels based on the exclusive Chopard Quattro technology enabling up to eight days of power reserve. 

Click, to see the large size. ▶ BIG FOTO  

This makes it one of the rare jumping-hour watches with such a degree of autonomy. On the Grand Feu enamel dial, Chopard Manufacture’s enamelling Artisan has reinterpreted the Statue of Liberty through a pop-art-inspired design. From movement to dial, this one-of-a-kind model is entirely produced in-house thanks to the artistic crafts mastered by the artisans of the Manufacture, thus ensuring a high level of finishing duly rewarded by the prestigious Poinçon de Genève.

Click, to see the large size. ▶ BIG FOTO

In 2021, Chopard Manufacture introduced its first-ever jumping-hour watch in the form of a pure interpretation combining an understated design with the technical boldness typical of the L.U.C. collection. The workshops are now offering an exclusive reinterpretation of this model. Combining tradition and modernity, the case of the L.U.C Quattro Spirit 25 Fifth Avenue Edition in ethical 18-carat rose gold features rounded shapes inspired by the hunter-type cases of the pocket watches once designed by Louis-Ulysse Chopard.

Click, to see the large size. ▶ BIG FOTO  

The L.U.C 98.06-L movement with which it is equipped is one of the few in this category of watches – which generally consume a great deal of energy – to offer up to eight days of power reserve. Thanks to the four stacked and series-coupled barrels based on the unique Chopard Quattro technology – which usually allows up to 216 hours of autonomy – the L.U.C Quattro Spirit 25 Fifth Avenue Edition maintains an over 190- hour power reserve despite the amount of energy required for the rotation of the hours disc.

Click, to see the large size. ▶ BIG FOTO

Visible through a transparent arena case-back, this highly complicated mechanical movement with manual winding guarantees reliability and precision within an overall thickness of just 4.85 millimetres. The balance-spring is equipped with a Phillips terminal curve that precisely controls the oscillations of the regulating organ – a feat of which only authentic Fine Watchmaking manufactures are capable. The movement is also fitted with a swan’s neck regulator enabling fine adjustment of this calibre.

Artistic craft: a tribute dial fashioned by the Chopard Manufacture enamelling Artisan

Equally noble both inside and out, the L.U.C Quattro Spirit 25 Fifth Avenue Edition timepiece displays the time on a blue dial adorned with a monument cherished by Americans: the Statue of Liberty, standing proudly at the mouth of the Hudson River. 

Click, to see the large size. ▶ BIG FOTO 

On this occasion, it is reinterpreted with Chopard’s characteristic boldness through a pop-art-inspired design finely crafted by the Manufacture's enamelling Artisan.

Click, to see the large size. ▶ BIG FOTO 

Crafted on a base in ethical 18-carat rose gold, this Grand Feu enamelled dial is fired several times at very high temperatures (820°C). The hours appear through an aperture positioned at 6 o’clock so as to ensure that the minutes hand does not obscure the sight of the hours change, which takes place instantaneously.

Click, to see the large size. ▶ BIG FOTO 

Patience, constancy and meticulousness were essential to the creation of this enamelled dial. The integration of this artistic craft demonstrates Chopard CoPresident Karl-Friedrich Scheufele’s desire to make Chopard Manufacture a centre of excellence dedicated to traditional watchmaking expertise.

Precision: Poinçon de Genève-certified finishing

The high-quality work devoted to the L.U.C Quattro Spirit 25 Fifth Avenue Edition has earned it the Poinçon de Genève. Governed by strict criteria of excellence, this highly coveted label is awarded exclusively to a few watchmaking creations whose beauty provides the perfect setting for a flawlessly functioning mechanism. It guarantees not only the quality, precision and reliability of the movement and the watch as a whole, but also ensures that the assembly was carried out in the canton of Geneva, the historical cradle of Fine Watchmaking.

Click, to see the large size. ▶ BIG FOTO  

Precise adjustments, wearer comfort and readability, movement bridges entirely adorned with the Côtes de Genève motif and finely bevelled components: these are the characteristics that make the L.U.C Quattro Spirit 25 Fifth Avenue Edition a refined timepiece from both aesthetic and technical standpoints.

===================

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Collection : L.U.C

Model:  L.U.C Quattro Spirit 25 Fifth Avenue Edition

Click, to see the large size. ▶ BIG FOTO  

Reference: 161977-5004   

Case
    Material: Ethical 18-carat rose gold
    Diameter: 40.00 mm
    Thickness 10.30 mm
    Crown in 18-carat rose gold with L.U.C logo: 7.00 mm
    Vertical satin-brushed case-middle and interhorn space
    Polished bezel and case-back
    Glare-proofed sapphire crystal
    Exhibition back fitted with a glare-proofed sapphire crystal
    Water resistance 50 metres
Dial and hands
    Dial in ethical 18-carat white gold – blue Grand Feu enamel dial with pop-art-inspired Statue of Liberty motif crafted by the enamelling Artisan of Chopard Manufacture
    Gilded Dauphine fusée minutes hand
    Gilded power-reserve indicator hand on the back
Movement
    Calibre L.U.C 98.06-L
    Mechanical movement with manual winding
    Diameter: 31.80 mm
    Thickness: 4.85 mm
    Number of jewels: 42
    Number of parts: 240
    Frequency: 28,800 vph (4 Hz)
    Power reserve of 192 hours (8 days)

Click, to see the large size. ▶ BIG FOTO  

    Jumping hours
    Four barrels – exclusive Chopard Quattro® technology
    Bridges with Côtes de Genève motif and gilded engravings
    Swan’s neck fine adjustment
    Balance-spring with Phillips terminal curve
    Poinçon de Genève quality hallmark
Functions/Indications
    Instantaneous hours display in a 6 o’clock aperture
    Central display of the minutes
    Power-reserve indicator on the back of the watch
    Balance-stop function enabling accurate adjustments
Strap and buckle
    Hand-sewn matt blue alligator leather strap with brown alligator leather lining and blue saddle stitching
    Polished and satin-brushed pin buckle in ethical 18-carat rose gold

🔴 Price:  MSRP: 58'000 USD 

Availability: limited to 1 pieces

Piece Unique 1/1. Available exclusively in the Chopard New York boutique in the Crown Building on👉 Fifth Avenue

Click, to see the large size. ▶ BIG FOTO  

Click, to see the large size. ▶ BIG FOTO  

===================================
---------------------------------
Press Release - 2022
----------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------
www.facebook.com - Chopard
-------------------------------------------------------------
www.Сhopard.com

Oscillon – Handmade Fundamentum Edition

OSCILLON Watch – Handmade Fundamentum Unique Concept Watch Edition  2022

Click, to see the large size. ▶ BIG FOTO 

With the Fundamentum model, the name says it all. What makes the Fundamentum of Swiss Made? It lies in the precision, the finishing and the Hand Made. 

Click, to see the large size. ▶ BIG FOTO 

What this really means can only be understood by those who tackle these goals with the old machines and tools.  

Click, to see the large size. ▶ BIG FOTO 

The unique concept of the Fundamentum timepiece is, that in the manufacturing process of the timepiece only involves manually operated machines and all components are manufactured inhouse in our own workshop (exceptions are crystal, jewels, and gaskets)

Click, to see the large size. ▶ BIG FOTO 

Classic materials such as nickel silver, brass and steel take countless hours to achieve their functional form and aesthetic perfection. The watchmaker's hand and eye act as conductor, leading the orchestra of manually operated machines and tools. What emerges is a concert of bevelled and polished nickel silver bridges, polished steel parts, curved wheels, and an oscillating balance. The technical plan and tradition set the direction. 

Click, to see the large size. ▶ BIG FOTO 

The savoir faire and the passion of Oscillon's watchmakers determine the result. Oscillon and the Fundamentum model represent our ambition to continue the craft and tradition. We do not count the hours of manufacture; we focus on the years that the watch will tell the time to the future owner.

 Dial

The very purpose of a watch is to tell the time. So something as precious as time deserves an appropriate stage on which to perform, meaning the dial and hands. 

Click, to see the large size. ▶ BIG FOTO 

Our dials only reveal their full splendour when closely examined. Relief structures emerge on machines that should have retired aeons ago, giving depth to the dial and endowing it with a special lustre.

Circular satin finish

High-quality work must be both functional and appealing, which is why the creation of decorated surfaces and polished bevels are an important stage of the work. Circular or sunray shaped brushings are created on wheels. 

Click, to see the large size. ▶ BIG FOTO 

Creating the necessary custom made holders and tools, as well as setting up the machine takes more time than the decoration itself. A perfect result can only be ensured with the greatest care and the most accurate preliminary work. 

Boring out holes

The main plate is the base of the movement, to which all the ruby bearings and screws are fixed. The wheels and pinions may be perfect but if the axial distances are wrong, it’s all in vain. The distance between the holes of the bearings must therefore be correct to a thousandth of a millimeter and absolutely perpendicular to the surface. One hole after another is produced on a jig boring machine. 

Click, to see the large size. ▶ BIG FOTO 

With the escapement and regulator, holes are additionally bored out on a centering lathe so that upper and lower bearings end up exactly on an axle. The machine does nothing by itself. Only the hand of the watchmaker is responsible for a perfect result. This stage of the work requires great concentration and perseverance.

Turning the pinion

The hardened rough pinions can now be given their final shape. The shoulder to which the wheel is to be fixed emerges on a hand-driven lathe along with the pivots that later turn in ruby bearings. In this process, quality resides entirely in the hands of the watchmaker, who gives the hand graver its shape and guides it by turning. 

Click, to see the large size. ▶ BIG FOTO 

If a required dimension is undershot, the pinion is unusable. This work is the most time-consuming and hardest stage on the way to achieving a ready pinion.

Milling the pinion

For the tensioned spring to get its energy to the regulator – the watch’s actual clock – the movement needs to transfer this energy. The movement consists of steel pinions to which filigree wheels made of brass are fixed. 

Click, to see the large size. ▶ BIG FOTO 

The wheels and pinions are toothed on a century-old machine whose use demands substantial expertise and experience. If both are present, the emerging tooth profiles are absolutely on a par with those produced using the latest techniques.

Balancer

The balance wheel is the heart of the watch. It’s where the precision that the watch keeps is determined. Integrating the balance spring and shaping the Breguet terminal curve require the greatest possible concentration and enormous skill. Incorrectly balancing the balancing wheel will adversely affect the clock’s precision. 

Click, to see the large size. ▶ BIG FOTO 

Because only the simplest tools are used, the difference between good and very good resides at all times in the watchmaker’s hands.

Crossing out wheels

The pinion has to be turned and the wheel has to have spokes fitted. The wheels should have the smallest possible moment of inertia so that they can be accelerated quickly and not hit the pinion leaves when decelerating. The basic shape comes into being on a pantograph. A lot of filing is needed and a huge amount of patience required to achieve the final shape. 

Click, to see the large size. ▶ BIG FOTO 

The technically necessary elements are then followed by the finishing touches in the form of esthetical decorations. The spokes are provided with fine, polished chamfers. It is with this stage of the work that we pay tribute to all the watchmakers who have brought this beautiful craft to perfection over the past few centuries.

==============
Pure unadulterated watchmaking tradition

We make Swiss watches the way they did a century ago. Each of our machines represents a piece of Swiss watchmaking history, making the manufacture of every watch a journey back in time. We consciously adopt this long and painstaking approach since quality cannot be hurried. 

Click, to see the large size. ▶ BIG FOTO 

Dominique Buser

We believe that this investment of time results in something of lasting value. We manufacture our watches on-site, in our workshop – from A to Z. We take the time needed to make our passion and skill perceptible in the smallest detail of every component.

Lasting value

We work with patience and all our work is lovingly handcrafted, with just five watches leaving our workshop every year. As all the parts of our watches are made on old manually operated machines and finished by skilled watchmakers, no two watches are exactly alike. 

Click, to see the large size. ▶ BIG FOTO  

Cyrano Devanthey

 

Each creator puts a bit of himself into each timepiece. This passion and the professional pride of a handful of specialists are apparent in every watch and results in an object of lasting value.

----------------------------
TECHNICAL DATA  

Collection:  Handmade

Model:  Fundamentum

Click, to see the large size. ▶ BIG FOTO 

Movement
Manual-winding mechanical
Frequency: 18.000 variations / hours
Power reserve: 45 h
Functions
Hours, Minutes, Seconds
Case
Material Steel
Size:   ø 38 mm
Thickness:   9.7 mm
Water resistance: 50 m
Dial  
Ruthenium coated handmade dial with silver pad printed numerals. 
Relief structures finish with pattern
Bracelet
Leather
Buckle  Pin buckle

 🔴 Price incl. VAT  161'550 CHF 💰

 --------------------------------
Contact Information
Oscillon
Heinrich Wehrli-Strasse 7
5033 Buchs AG
SWITZERLAND
info@oscillon.swiss
+41 56 282 22 30

----------------------------------- 
www.instagram.com/oscillon_watch
=================================
www.oscillon.swiss