Monday, April 14, 2014

HYSEK – IO Skeleton Tourbillon 49mm














HYSEKIO 49mm Skeleton Tourbillon Limited Edition NEW


 Hysek is unveiling its skeletonized timepieces at Baseworld 2014 . Here a detail of one of Hysek's new creation: the mysterious and etheral IO Skeleton Tourbillon.

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Confined in a set of layered sapphire glasses, the manufactured calibre seems to hang above the emptiness and reflects the Manufacture unique creativity.

Characterized by the delicacy of an uncluttered case, transparent case, the new IO Tourbillon Skeleton, unveils proudly an extremely precise skeleton movement from which only the most essential components have been retained.

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Just like a rain of twinkling stars, the flange entirely set with dark diamonds, dominates the unveiled mechanism. Every time the crown is wound up, the flange ingeniously fills with life and gravitates around the mechanism.

Entirely developed within Hysek Manufacture, this extraordinary timepiece in rose gold are brought to life thanks to an automatic tourbillon. Moreover its movement’s pieces were all hand decorated with a Rose Des Vents pattern as well a calibre made up of 183 components.

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Larger and finer than the previous creations IO, the new IO Tourbillon Skeleton, will seduce the connoisseurs by its sober characteristics, uncluttered and fundamentally differentiator. Limited edition of 8 pieces.

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Technical details

Reference: IO4926R01

Model: 49mm Skeleton Tourbillon
Limited Edition: 8 pieces.

Collection: IO
Gender:  Men
Shape: Round
Diamonds: Yes
Movement: Manufacture Self-winding mechanical
Functions: Hours, minutes,Tourbillon
Material: Rose Gold

Product Year: 2014
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Sunday, April 13, 2014

ARMIN STROM – One Week Skeleton Collection
















ARMIN STROMOne Week Skeleton Limited Edition NEW

With the release of the ARMIN STROM One Week Skeleton Collection, the ARMIN STROM manufacture has realised the dream of its founder – to create a skeleton entirely manufactured in-house.

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The ARMIN STROM One Week Skeleton Collection again proudly reflects the distinctive features that led to the credentials and fame of the master watchmaker from Burgdorf. Thus, the going barrel springs are visible through the winding wheels. The blued small seconds hand and the bridge cut outs echo past creations.

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Pursuing the balance between void and matter, this watch ensures that the role of even its smallest wheel combines functionality with aesthetics. It reinterprets tradition with a sparing use of high-tech tools to conceive and skeletonise the movement, combined with highly expert component decorating skills.

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For the collector, the ARMIN STROM One Week Skeleton Collection, available in a yellow, rose or white gold case, represents a bridge between two worlds: The world of secular, aesthetic references and the world of inhibited watchmaking that transforms its ideas into watches.

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Technical Specifications

Ref. RG14-WS.5N   One Week Skeleton

Movement
ARMIN STROM calibre ARM09-S
Manual-winding,
7-day power reserve,
Small seconds,
Off-centre time indications
Distinctions:
Fully skeletonised main plate,
Gear-train bridges and barrel-bridges,
Decorated with classical hand-engravings
Frequency: 18,000 A/h
Jewels: 34
Number of individual components: 146
Case
18ct rose gold
Sapphire crystal and case back with anti-reflective treatment
Diameter: 43.40 mm
Height: 13.00 mm
Water resistant to 50 m
Dial ring
Sapphire with founded appliques
Hands
Rose gold
Straps
Delivered with a genuine black or brown alligator horn-back strap and
18ct rose gold ardillon buckle as well as an additional black or brown rubber strap.
A double-fold clasp in 18ct rose gold is available on option
Edition
Limited to 50 pieces

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Saturday, April 12, 2014

Blancpain – Villeret Carrousel Moon Phase














Blancpain VILLERET Carrousel Moon Phase NEW

BASELWORLD 2014
First-ever encounter between a carrousel and a moon phase 

Blancpain presents a movement uniting two of the brand’s most iconic horological complications. The carrousel and the moon phase. This new model in the Villeret collection once again expresses the tradition of innovation driving the Manufacture

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The new Blancpain 225L movement unites a carrousel, a moon phase and a date for the very first time. Having been consigned to oblivison over a century, the carrousel (karussel) was brought back by Blancpain to the forefront of the watchmaking scene in 2008, with the introduction of the world’s first flying carrousel to perform a one-minute rotation.

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Like the tourbillon, the carrousel also aims to reduce the effects of gravity on the rate of the movement. The distinction between these two devices lies in their construction. Whereas the tourbillon is linked to the barrel by one gear train, the carrousel has two : the first supplies the energy required to drive the escapement ; while the second controls the rotation speed of the carriage.

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The moon phase is another complication that had experienced an almost total eclipse until it was reintroduced by Blancpain in the early 1980s. This new fully secured movement, comprising 281 parts including 61 for the carrousel carriage alone, is equipped with silicon balance-spring technology and endowed with a five-day power reserve.
This new timepieces bears all the signature codes of the Villeret collection. The double-stepped case frames a cambered grand feu enamel dial ; a blued steel serpentine hand indicates the date, while the delicately hollowed sage leaf-type hour and minute hands sweep gracefully across painted enamel Roman numerals. The white dial features a 12 o’clock opening revealing the carrousel carriage with its complex mechanism, set exacatly opposite the moon-phase indication at 6 o’clock.

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The back of the 42 mm-diameter case carries the two under-lug correctors designed to adjust the date and moon phase. This patented Blancpain innovation enables smooth tool-free handling and also serves to preserve the pure lines of the case. The same concern for detail is devoted to the finishes which are visible through the sapphire crystal case-back providing a view of the movement adorned with Côtes de Genève as well as the openworked and striated oscillating weight distinguished by a design echoing that of the carrousel carriage. An alligator leather strap in chocolate brown for the 18-carat red gold version, or black for the platinum limited

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Friday, April 11, 2014

Manufacture Royale – 1770 FLYING Tourbillon







Manufacture Royale 1770 FLYING Tourbillon NEW

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AN ARRAY OF HAND-FINISHING
Manufacture Royale cultivates the art of haute horlogerie through the care devoted to the finishing and decorating of each individual component by hand. This is expressed in the MR03 by the fine-sandblasted bridges and mainplate, which are also hand-chamfered and black-polished with satin or perlage finish, and by straight-grained flanks on the inside and outside.

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As a tribute to the year Voltaire established his prestigious horology firm in Switzerland, the luxury watch brand Manufacture Royale launches 1770, an exceptional mechanical timepiece integrated with an in house developed flying tourbillon.


An illustrious figure of the Enlightenment as well as an entrepreneur, Voltaire established his Manufacture Royale in 1770, close to Geneva. Several thousand timepieces of high quality were produced here including the work of renowned watchmakers such as the great Jean-Antoine Lépine.

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The new 1770 brings together this visionary spirit with its hallmark of excellence, and modern watchmaking with its respect for tradition. Wholly manufactured in Switzerland, this collector’s piece highlights the traditional expertise of a centuries-old mechanical art.

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Since its creation, Manufacture Royale has devised, produced and decorated all its movements in the finest Swiss watchmaking tradition. The new MR03 calibre which powers 1770 showcases one of watch-making's most refined technical sophistications: the flying tourbillon.

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Technical Specifications
References
Steel, anthracite dial: 177043.01P.A
Steel, open-worked slate-coloured dial: 177043.01P.S
18 ct Rose gold: 177043.08P.O
Movement
Mechanical hand-wound
Calibre: MR03
Dimensions: 30.9 mm diameter
Number of parts: 208
Number of jewels: 19
Power reserve: 108 hours
Frequency: 3Hz, 21,600 vibrations/hour
Plate and bridges: Entirely hand-decorated: straight-grained, black-polished, chamfered and perlage
Mainplate with Côtes de Genève, 5N engraving
Tourbillon: Silicon escape wheel and pallet fork; One rotation/minute
Functions: Hours, minutes, power reserve
Balance spring: Flat
Balance: Screwed
Case
Stainless steel/18k rose gold
Dimensions: 43 mm diameter / 11.72 mm high
Number of parts: 20
Crown: MR logo, sanded, hand-polished
Dials
177043.01P.A: Anthracite
177043.01P.S: Slate, open-worked
177043.08P.O: Opaline silvered
Hour markers, diamond-polished by hand
Aperture at 7 o'clock
Power-reserve indicator at 10 o'clock
Strap
Alligator, alligator lining, hand-rolled edges
Buckle: Pin, hand-polished

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Thursday, April 10, 2014

EDOX – Geoscope Limited Edition


EDOX –  Geoscope Limited Edition 2013

21st Century facelift for Edox Geoscope classic

In 1971, leading Swiss watchmaker Edox introduced the Geoscope, the world’s first genuine WorldTimer wristwatch. It was a big (42mm), bold and beautiful creation and immediately became a collectors’ favourite. Now, to mark the 130th anniversary of Edox, the Geoscope returns to enthral a whole new generation of watch lovers.

The original Geoscope’s unique colourful planisphere dial showed the globe as viewed from the South Pole. An inner bezel, displaying 24 divisions, made one complete revolution every 24 hours and the watch also showed GMT time, plus the sun’s position.

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The new Geoscope Limited Edition (just 300 available worldwide, individually numbered 001 to 300) is an updated version of the original classic, which is still a highly sought-after collector’s piece. The Geoscope Limited Edition retains the inner rotating bezel with its incredible “earth map”, this time as viewed from the North Pole, plus a date display on a sub-dial at 6 o’clock. Powered by an automatic movement with a module for the GMT functions, the Geoscope Limited Edition is water- resistant to 20 ATM (200m).

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Produced in steel with a stunning matching steel-link bracelet, this beautiful wristwatch is presented in a special collector’s box.
The Geoscope Limited Edition is a thoroughly modern re-imagining of a timeless classic, with its orange hour markers and distinctive main hands paying homage to those on the original.

Family-owned independent boutique watchmaker Edox, based in Les Genevez, makes a range of rugged, technically advanced, superbly engineered precision watches that complement everything from the world’s most difficult motorsport event, the Dakar Rally, to the Extreme Sailing Series and the more sedate, but no less intense, sport of curling.

To celebrate its 130th anniversary, Edox is releasing new editions of several of its most influential timepieces; the Geoscope, the amazing 500m water-resistant Hydro Sub andan elegant timepiece for its classic, ultra-slim Les Bémonts range, the Les Bémonts Open Vision Automatic.

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Technical details

GEOSCOPE  
 
Ref. 07002
 
Movement Edox 07
Display Hour, minutes, seconds, GMT
Dial World map , orange indices
Case Stainless steel case 316L
Diameter 46 mm
Water-resistance 200 meters / 20 ATM / 650 feet
Bracelet Stainless steel 316L

Limited Edition 300 pieces worldwide

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Parmigiani Fleurier – TONDA Hémisphères
















Parmigiani FleurierTONDA Hémisphères 


Fleurier presents a new version of the Tonda Hémisphères which uses contrasts to create a futuristic elegance.

The piece owes its aesthetic quality and originality to the use of Super-LumiNova®. Set within the dark dial, two counters leap out, encircled by this luminescent material highlighting the contour of the second time zone at 12 o'clock and of the small second at 6 o'clock.







































Viewed in complete darkness, the Tonda Hémisphères takes on a completely different appearance. The two counters stand out in the form of a figure 8 - a symbol of infinity and harmony. A very fine layer of Super-LumiNova® highlights each index with elegant discretion. Finally, the main time indicating hands are lit, as is customary for Parmigiani Fleurier watches, ensuring that the time dominates the dial unobscured.

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THE TONDA HEMISPHERES COLLECTION

The Tonda Hémisphères is the ultimate traveller's timepiece. With its two time zones, it allows any two locations to be paired, and correct to the nearest minute. It even allows those locations with a half-hour or quarter-hour difference(*) to be paired with full hour times set from the Greenwich meridian.

The Tonda Hémisphères achieves perfect synchronisation with the local time thanks to its ingenious mechanism which incorporates two independent movements, a motor and a follower. This allows the second time zone to be synchronised with the main time, i.e. linked to the full hour time with the desired interval, or indexed to it, with an additional interval of minutes as well as hours, as is necessary.

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Parmigiani Fleurier has taken technical sophistication a step further than conventional GMT watches, whose second time zones only display full hour intervals from the main time. On this model, the calibre PF377 of the Tonda Hémisphères is controlled by two independent crowns: one to wind the movement and adjust the date and the main time; the other, positioned above, to adjust the minutes of the small time zone.

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The Tonda Hémisphères also features a day and night indication for each time zone. When the wearer of the Tonda Hémisphères checks the time in the desired part of the world, he gets an immediate impression of what his acquaintance might be doing. The small spherical indication informs him of the time of day or night in the location in question, allowing a mental picture to form immediately.

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The Tonda Hémisphères is a watch that combines functionality and poetry. It measures the time in relation to experience and offers extreme precision while leaving plenty of space for the imagination.

(*) 1/2 hour difference: India, Iran, Afghanistan, Burma, Australia (central time zone), Marquesas Islands, Newfoundland. 3/4 hour difference: Nepal

(*) Super-LumiNova® is a registered trademark by RC Tritec AG


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Technical Specifications

TONDA HEMISPHERES STEEL BLACK SUPER-LUMINOVA®

References : PFC231-0001400-HA4042

MOVEMENT
Minute repeater & large date movement sounding the hours, quarter-hours
and minutes
Calibre : PF337
Power reserve: 50 hours
Winding: Automatic
Dimensions: 15 ¾''' – Ø 35.60 mm
Thickness: 5.1 mm mm
Frequency: 4 Hz – 28’800 A/h
Barrel(s): 2 series-coupled barrels
Jewels: 38
Components: 316
Decoration: "Côtes de Genève", bevelled bridges
FUNCTIONS 
Date indication at 9 o'clock
Central hours and minutes
Small second at 6 o'clock
Day/night at 6 o'clock
Second time zone hour / minute at 12 o'clock
CASE
Dimensions: Ø 42 mm
Thickness: 11.15 mm mm
Material: Steel
Water resistance: 30 m
Glass: Anti-reflective sapphire
Crown: Ø 5.5 mm & Ø 7 mm
Shape: 3-part round case
Finishing: Polished
Back: Sapphire
Back engraving: Individual number
DIAL
Colour: Black
Index: Rhodium plated appliques with luminescent coating
Finishing: Opaline, counters with luminescent coating
Hands: Delta-shaped with luminescent coating
BRACELET
Brand: Hermès
Material: Alligator
Colour: Gold
BUCKLE
Type: Folding

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Hermes – Dressage L'heure masquee

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With the Dressage L’heure masquée watch, time appears in its full immensity, opening up inf inite vistas of individual freedom and affording a permanent opportunity to make the “great escape” and to seize only the moments that truly count.

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The mischievous hour hand remains hidden beneath the constantly moving minute hand, solely deigning to appear at a deliberate press on a crown-integrated pushbutton. This fileeting apparition captures exclusively the moment in hand and vanishes as soon as the pressure is released – as too does the dual-time window display caught up in the same game of hide and seek.

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This playful stage-setting is orchestrated by the ingenious interaction of the rack, pinion and gear trains. When stimulated, the hour cam releases from its hiding place the hand that dutifully appears to perform its role of pointing to the correct hour on the dial. The dual-time indication is directly driven by the base movement and adjustable via the pushbutton opposite the crown.

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In this entirely Manufacture-made composition, self-winding Calibre H1925 is equipped with an exclusive patented mechanism enabling it to play this uniquely personal musical score.

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Technical Specifications
References 
Rose gold model: 040645WW00 DR5.870.221/MHA
Steel Model: 040634WW00 DR5.810.220/MHA

Movement
Hermès mechanical self-winding movement H1925
Power Reserve: 45 hours
Jewelling: 28 jewels
Frequency: 28’800 vibrations per hour / 4Hz
Decoration: Circular-grained and snailed mainplate, satin-brushed bridges and oscillating weight adorned with the special Hermès decoration (H symbols)
Diameter: 26 mm (11 ½’’’)
Thickness: 3.7 mm
Functions 
Hours, minutes, GMT, «time veiled» function,
Push-button integrated to the crown serving to unveil the hour hand and the GMT window, Push-piece at 9 o’clock serving to set the GMT
Mechanism 
"Time veiled" mechanism
Diameter: 32.5 mm
Thickness: 2.7 mm
Jewelling: 18 jewels
Components: 95
Case

Cushion-shaped, 40.5 x 38.4 mm, 5N 750 rose gold (≈85 g) or 316L steel
Crystal: Glare proof sapphire crystal and case-back
Inter-horn width: 21 mm
Water-resistance: To 5 atm
Dial
  • Rose gold model: Opaline silvered dial with vertical central guilloché motif, 4N-gilded stamped Arabic numerals, 4N-gilded diamond-polished hour-marker at 6 o’clock, 4N-gilded hands coated with Superluminova
  • Steel Model: Opaline silvered dial with vertical central guilloché motif,black-gold stamped Arabic numerals, diamond-polished black-gold hour-marker at 6 o'colck,black-gold hands coated with  Superluminova
Strap
  • Rose gold model: Matt havana alligator, 17 mm safety folding clasp in 5N 750 rose gold (≈24.87 g)
  • Steel model: Matt havana alligator, 17 mm safety folding clasp in steel
Edition 
  • Rose gold model: Limited to 500 pieces
  • Steel model: Limited to 1'000 pieces

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Wednesday, April 9, 2014

HAMILTON – Flintridge Lady & Gent Edition


HAMILTON Flintridge Lady & Gent Limited Edition NEW

Endless “Me time”
The Hamilton Flintridge is bound to secrecy

“Me time” is a given with the new Flintridge, inspired by a 1930s Hamilton sports watch with a protective cover. Today’s wearers safeguard their own time with an intricately decorated folding flap ensuring the dial is for their eyes only. Strategically placed small openings suggest that a peek inside could be worthwhile but never reveal the full picture. The original watch was the exclusive property of sportsmen destined for the great, dusty and damp outdoors. In the twenty-first century the Hamilton Flintridge is available as a male or a female limited edition piece. It remains to be seen which one is best at keeping secrets…

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Hamilton Flintridge Gent
 
At first glance the closed Flintridge Gent reminds of an intricate 1930s radio microphone – the lasting message is clearly about exquisite contemporary watchmaking. The cover hosts a Clous de Paris pattern, interrupted only by two peepholes for the day and date, plus an embossed logo. Raising the “lid” reveals a silver-colored dial, also with a stamped Clous de Paris centerpiece, and dauphine-shaped, polished hands.

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A further hidden treasure is the H-40 movement with 80 hours of typical power reserve, visible through the case back. Giving today’s Flintridge an unmistakably modern air is the layered architecture of the case with the distinctive finishes of its various surfaces. Its soave signature is a grey leather strap. Only 999 savvy gents will have access to this exclusive “me time” since the new watch is a limited edition.

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Hamilton Flintridge Gent
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Technical Specifications
 
Reference H15515851
 
Movement :  H-40 with 80 hours of typical power reserve     
Size :   37.20 mm x 40 mm      
Case :  Stainless steel      
Dial :   Silver-colored dial
            Nickel-plated applied indexes with Superluminova      
Attachments :   Grey leather strap with folding clasp        
Crystal :   Sapphire with antireflective coating      
Water resistance :   5 bar (50m)       

Limited Edition :   999 pieces       

Suggested Retail Price :    CHF 1’250.00 / USD 1’395.00 / EURO 995.00   

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 Hamilton Flintridge Lady
 
The secret of the 2014 Flintridge Lady is pure feminine charm.  A polished cover appears to emit sunrays from a round opening just above the 6 o’clock position. Shining through this opening is a cluster of seven diamonds, a tempting invitation to raise the protective covering and discover the apparently hidden charm of precision timekeeping live in action.

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The silver-colored dial, with finely shaped hands and applied indexes, along with the case’s smooth surfaces, bring more elegant touches combined with an astute eye for detail. A burgundy strap secures the owner’s exclusive time to her wrist. Just 999 ladies will own one of these limited edition watches and be able to take time into their own hands.

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Technical Specifications
 
Reference H15415851
 
Movement :   Automatic ETA 2681    
Size :   31.6 mm x 36.2 mm      
Case :   Stainless steel      
Dial :    Silver-colored dial with 7x 0.9 mm diamonds –
             Nickel-plated applied indexes with Superluminova      
Attachments :   Burgundy leather strap with pin buckle        
Crystal :   Sapphire with antireflective coating      
Water resistance :   5 bar (50m) 
   
Limited Edition :   999 pieces       

Suggested Retail Price :    CHF 1’250.00 / USD 1’395.00 / EURO 995.00   
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