Thursday, February 9, 2023

Hermes – CAPE COD Chaîne d'ancre

 

HermèsCAPE COD Chaîne d'ancre Anchor Chain motif Dial 2023

The Cape Cod Chaîne d’ancre watch smoothly and casually transitions from one style to the next. Its iconic links intertwine on a striated dial, coated with Glycine or blue lacquer.

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The distinctive and impertinent Cape Cod watch was born in 1991 from the unbridled pencil strokes of Henri d'Origny. The designer had intended it to be a square watch, but it turned out to be "a square in a rectangle". With its pure lines and bold spirit, the Cape Cod shakes up existing aesthetic codes. Its original case composed of two "anchor chain" half-links plays with the emblematic motif created by Robert Dumas in 1938: a design inspired by a boat chain, which has become a brand style signature.

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Displaying the innate ease of a timeless icon, the Cape Cod watch finds its way through the years with a light-hearted attitude, freely and joyfully undergoing successive transformations. Two new feminine gemset or non-set models interpret the double chain on a graphic dial in shades of Glycine or blue.

The intertwined links stand out against a background of stamped horizontal lines, all coated in tinted lacquer and swept over by fine baton-type hands. Crafted in the Hermès Horloger workshops, an alligator or calfskin strap accentuates the soft dusty shades of these contemporary and elegant creations.

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TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS

Model:  CAPE COD Chaîne d'ancre

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MOVEMENT
Quartz, crafted in Switzerland
Functions : Hours, minutes
CASE
23 x 23mm
“A square within a rectangle” steel
Anti-glare sapphire crystal
DIAL
Stamped and coated with Glycine translucent lacquer ‘Anchor Chain’ motif
STRAP
Glycine Athena calfskin

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MOVEMENT
Quartz, crafted in Switzerland
Functions : Hours, minutes
CASE
23 x 23mm
“A square within a rectangle” steel set with 46 diamonds
Anti-glare sapphire crystal
DIAL
Stamped and coated with blue-tinted translucent lacquer ‘Anchor Chain’ motif
STRAP
Storm blue alligator

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Press Release - 2023
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Hermès Horloger Press Relations
Katy Jolidon

katy.jolidon@montre-hermes.ch
+41 (0)32 366 71 00
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Photos: Claude Joray
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Wednesday, February 8, 2023

Breguet – Classique Phase de Lune 9085 - Valentine’s Day Edition

 

BREGUETCLASSIQUE Phase de Lune 9085 - Valentine’s Day Edition

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Classique Phase de Lune 9085
Valentine’s Day Edition

Breguet pays tribute to love with the new Classique Phase de Lune whose dial, daintily adorned with white mother-of-pearl and is sprinkled with rubies. The watch comes in a presentation box containing both red and an additional pearly white strap that are easily interchangeable as the wearer desires.

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The poetic and elegant Classique Phase de Lune 9085 Valentine's Day Edition gracefully celebrates the feast of lovers. Breguet numerals alternate with six rubies to display the passing of time on the dial, swept over by two traditional open-tipped blued steel hands, a signature of the House.

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The mother-of-pearl dial is adorned with a very fine guilloché pattern, hand-crafted by the artisans of the Manufacture.

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The hand-hammered gold moon phase appears at 6 o'clock, surrounded by a midnight blue lacquered sky dotted with gold stars. The Breguet inscription appears in an oval cartouche at 12 o'clock. Finally, the 30 mm white gold case and lugs are set with 66 brilliant-cut diamonds.

Just as with the recently unveiled Classique 8068 model, this watch comes with an interchangeable strap system. Designed for easy tool- free switching between straps, this mechanism is operated by simply pressing the pusher on the underside of the wristband, enabling the wearer to move seamlessly from one style to another in the blink of an eye.

The movement

The new Classique 9085BB is powered by Calibre 537L with its 231 components. Its gold oscillating weight is hand-engraved on a rose engine with a circular barleycorn pattern. Its balance oscillates at a frequency of 3.5 Hz.

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The rhodium-plated self-winding movement has a 45-hour power reserve. It is equipped with an in-line Swiss lever escapement and a balance spring in silicon, a material endowed with numerous properties. In addition to being resistant to corrosion and wear, it is insensitive to the influence of magnetic fields and improves the accuracy of the timepiece. 

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One of Breguet’s most cherished skills can be admired through the sapphire crystal caseback, with decorations such as chamfering and a Côtes de Genève motif embellishing the various movement components. The case is water-resistant to 3 bar (30 m).

The Classique collection

With its lines featuring a blend of purity and refinement, the Classique collection faithfully illustrates the powerful aestheticism of the brand's origins. Above and beyond his talent as a watchmaker and inventor, Abraham-Louis Breguet was also one of the first designers. 

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   When he founded the brandin Paris in 1775, the baroque style was in fashion. He invented and initiated the neoclassical style in watchmaking – an aesthetic vision that gave the dials an avant-garde look while making it easier to read the indications. He created a range of stylish innovations including open-tipped hands, the guilloché motif and the off-centre dial. 

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The latter was first used on pocket watches in 1812 and established the brand's DNA. Inspired by these creations, the first interpretation of the Classique 8068 wristwatch was introduced in 2003. In 2016, Breguet enriched the collection with the Classique Phase de Lune 9088 model. 

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On the occasion of Valentine's Day, this modern, romantic new variation remains faithful to the strong aesthetic signatures of the Classique line.

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Collection  CLASSIQUE

Model:  Classique Phase de Lune 9085 Valentine’s Day Edition

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Ref. 9085BB/5R/964 DD00

28-piece numbered limited edition


Movement
Self-winding with gold oscillating weight
Calibre: 537L
Escapement: in-line Swiss lever escapement, with escape-wheel and flat balance spring in silicon
Components: 231
Frequency: 3.5 Hz

Power reserve: 45 hours
Functions: hours, minutes, small seconds, moon phase
Case
18K white gold, sapphire caseback, bezel and lugs set with 💎66 diamonds
Dimensions: 30 mm
Thickness:
9.85 mm
Water resistance: 3 bar (30 m)
Dial
White mother-of-pearl dial, hand-engraved on a rose engine
Strap
Red alligator leather as well as an additional strap in pearly white alligator leather.
The two straps are fitted with pin buckles and supplied in the Valentine’s Day boxed set.

Limited edition of 28 timepieces.

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