Baume & Mercier – Capeland Passione Engadina Rally Edition

Baume & Mercier – Capeland Passione Engadina Rally Chronograph Limited Edition

Baume & Mercier celebrates the new generation

 at the "Passione Engadina" rally

This fifth edition of the exceptional vintage car rally, Passione Engadina, has just taken place, from August 19th to 21st, in St. Moritz, Switzerland. This was the third time that Baume & Mercier joined the event, and this time as the principal sponsor. This rally is distinctive for its passion and heritage, since a number of the teams are father/son and father/daughter duos. The nine "juniors" participating in the event all received a model from the Classima collection, specially designed by Baume & Mercier for the up-and-coming young generation.

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The fifth edition of the gentleman's rally of St. Moritz, Passione Engadina, focusing on Alfa Romeo, was held from August 19th to 21st. Only Italian collectors' cars manufactured before 1980 were admitted. The rally teams – of which many were father/son or father/daughter duos or otherwise members of the same family – set off in search of a unique driving experience. The bywords of this event were energy, team spirit, elegance, style, heritage, passion and tradition. Noble notions that matter just as much to Baume & Mercier. "As a traditional luxury company, these values are essential for us, too. For 186 years, we have been perpetuating our founders' convictions," explains Alain Zimmermann, CEO of Baume & Mercier. Loyal to its motto, "Life is about moments", the brand got involved in the event for the third time this year to offer the participants unforgettable experiences.

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The winning teams in each of the five categories (cars manufactured before 1945; from 1946 to 1960; from 1961 to 1970; from 1971 to 1980; and sportscars) were given generous awards. Each driver received a Capeland Flyback Passione Engadina, while each co-driver was awarded an elegant Baume & Mercier desk clock.

As a supporter and avid follower of the young new generation, Baume & Mercier also wished to present each of the nine "juniors" of this rally with a gift as symbolic as it is appropriate: a Classima bearing the engraving "Passione Engadina" followed by the name of the participant.

A special edition of the Capeland reflecting 

the retro charm of the 1950s

In a tribute to this fifth encounter of historic cars, Baume & Mercier designed a limited- edition emblematic watch, the "Capeland Flyback Passione Engadina". "Capeland" is derived from the term "escape", symbolizing the pleasure of embarking on a voyage and the freedom to enjoy the time fully and intensely. Inspired by the vintage 1948 monopush-piece chronograph of the Baume & Mercier museum, the models stands out with its subtle, traditional look, of an elegance that emphasizes the retro charm of the composition.

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The historically- inspired design of this exceptional 44 mm watch features a domed matte white dial in a retro style, Arabic numerals, and elegant, blued steel Breguet hands with hollow moon tips, while the red hands of the chronograph add a sporting touch to the timepiece. The watch case in polished/satin-finished steel is also inspired by the aesthetic of the 1950s, and perfectly coordinates with the elegance, classic beauty and timeless allure of the Italian collectors' cars – both sports and luxury automobiles – presented at this exclusive event. The telemeter and tachymeter of this fully loaded watch enable it to measure not only distance but also speed.

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In keeping with Baume & Mercier's renown as a watchmaker of extremely precise timepieces, this chronograph also features a self-winding mechanical movement made in Switzerland (La Joux-Perret 8147-2). The Flyback function makes it easy to time a rally. With unparalleled elegance, this timepiece is mounted on a black alligator strap lined with rubber-like red calfskin, finished with a pin buckle and engraved with the Passione Engadina logo. Each of these pieces meets with the brand's exacting standards, and collectors' car aficionados will undoubtedly feel driven to have a look!

Inspired by a 1948 mono-pusher chronograph, this watch was created specially to honor the fifth edition of the legendary Passione Engadina rally in Italy.
The case, in stainless steel, measures 44mm. It has double AR-coated sapphire crystals and it is water resistant to 50 meters.

Movement is the Swiss automatic La Joux-Perret caliber 8147-2 with 25 jewels, 28, 800 vph and a power reserve of 42 hours. It features a flyback chronograph complication.

The dial is white with black Arabics, a blue telemetric scale, a red tachymetric scale and blued Breguet hands. Red hands for the chronograph functions.
It comes on a black alligator leather strap with red rubber lining, red contrast stitching and a steel Ardillon buckle.

Reference: 10260

Limited Edition of 199 Pieces

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Carl F. Bucherer – MANERO Peripheral Blue Special Edition

Carl F. Bucherer – MANERO Peripheral Blue Special Edition NEW

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BLUE ELEGANCE 
WITH A NEW MOVEMENT

At Carl F. Bucherer, Manero stands for the authentic art of watchmaking. It is precisely for this reason that the new caliber CFB A2050, developed in-house, is also making its debut in the Manero line. The new Manero Peripheral Blue combines sophisticated modern engineering with classic watchmaking.

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With the presentation of the new Manero Peripheral Blue timepiece, Carl F. Bucherer is consolidating its reputation as an innovative Manufacture brand. It also marks the launch—after several years of innovation work—of the CFB A2000 caliber series, designed and produced entirely in the watchmaker’s own development workshops.

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The CFB A2050 movement was specially developed on the basis of the CFB A2000 for the new Manero Peripheral Blue.

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In addition to its central hours and minutes hands, the new Manero displays the small seconds at 6 o’clock and the date at 3 o’clock.

Classic Manero

This new watch movement is housed in a classically designed, multifaceted round case. Visual intensity is created by clear edges, soft curves, and contrasting polished and matte surfaces. The Blue dial is a Manero classic: elaborately finished with raised wedge hour-markers. And, as is usual for the Manero series, the time is indicated by faceted lance hands.

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Classic Carl F. Bucherer

The classic look is complemented by modern engineering. The automatic movement draws its energy from a double-sided self-winding mechanism with peripheral rotor. A design principle that Carl F. Bucherer was the first to bring into series production with its CFB A1000 movement has thus been adapted for the new CFB A2050 Manufacture caliber, which, with its linear design, is both technically and visually characteristic of the brand.

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The Geneva Stripes adorning the movement’s bridges and balance-cocks are a tribute to Swiss watchmaking tradition. An impressive rotation momentum and a power reserve of 55 hours make the new member of the Manero family a reliable and enduring companion for elegant gentlemen.

Available in six versions

The new Manero Peripheral is being launched in six versions: The 40 mm case is offered in rose gold or stainless steel, each with exquisite dials in deep matte blue, black or elegant porcelain white. The fine strap crafted from alligator leather perfectly complements each variant.

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The stainless steel models are also available with a steel bracelet and refined double folding clasp.

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Technical specifications

Facts & Figures  – MANERO Peripheral Blue Special Edition

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Reference number: 00.10917.08.53.99 Stainless steel 40.6 mm

Movement:
Automatic caliber CFB A2050, chronometer
Diameter 30.6 mm, thickness of 5.28 mm,
33 jewels, 55 hours of power reserve
Functions:
Date, hours, minutes, small seconds 
Dial: Blue
Case:
Stainless steel
Diameter Dial 40.6 mm, height 11.20 mm
Domed sapphire crystal with antireflective coating on both sides.
Sapphire crystal case back.
Water-resistant to 30 m (3 ATM),
Strap:
Hand-stitched Blue Louisiana alligator leather.
Stainless steel pin buckle.

Variants:
00.10917.08.23.21 with stainless steel bracelet
00.10917.08.33.01 with black dial
00.10917.08.33.21 with black dial and stainless steel bracelet


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VACHERON CONSTANTIN – Historiques Cornes de vache 1955 Gold

VACHERON CONSTANTIN – Historiques Cornes de vache 1955 Gold Chronograph

Historiques
Three heritage models appear in new versions

The Historiques collection, dedicated to Vacheron Constantin’s creative archetypes, highlights the wealth of the technical and aesthetic heritage of the Manufacture through contemporary reinterpretations. New models are now reviving three icons much sought-after among collectors. 

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Inspired by a legendary 1955 chronograph, the Cornes de vache 1955 model is interpreted in pink gold, while the emblematic cushion-shaped American 1921 and the remarkable Ultra-fine 1955 with its 1.64 mm-thin gold caliber appears clothed in platinum. These models bearing the Hallmark of Geneva and issued in highly exclusive production runs are enriching an exceptional collection dedicated to connoisseurs and devotees of vintage watches.

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Embodying a singular blend of creative boldness and rigorous technical standards, this classic watch fitted with its distinctive ‘cow horn’ lugs is inspired by the first water-resistant chronograph designed by Vacheron Constantin in 1955. As one of the three references most sought-after by collectors, the vintage icon born amid the effervescence of the post- war period is reinterpreted here in pink gold, in keeping with the spirit of the era that sparked its creation. Combining tradition, disruptive design and absolute technical sophistication, the Historiques Cornes de vache 1955 chronograph – named after its evocatively shaped lugs – embodies a stylistic originality typical of Vacheron Constantin.

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On the one hand, it expresses the unconventional creativity of the Manufacture in the 1950s through its stylised lugs creating an aesthetic tension with the traditional chronograph construction with two round pushbuttons. On the other, it also conveys Vacheron Constantin’s ancestral expertise in the measurement of short times.

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Equipped with a column wheel shaped like a Maltese cross, the emblem of the Manufacture, Caliber 1142 powering the Historiques Cornes de vache 1955 drives the hours, minutes, small seconds and chronograph functions while ensuring a 48-hour power reserve. This entirely hand-decorated manual-winding movement is revealed through the transparent back of the 38.5 mm-diameter case that is water-resistant to 30 metres.

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The model’s silvered opaline dial is punctuated by applied numerals and hour-markers swept over by slender gold hands. The deep blue direct-drive seconds hand, 30-minute counter hand and tachymetric scale enhance the optimal legibility of this complex yet airy display.

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TECHNICAL DATA

Historiques Cornes de vache 1955

Reference 5000H/000R-B059
Hallmark of Geneva certified timepiece

Movement
Manufacture Caliber 1142
Developed and manufactured by Vacheron Constantin
Mechanical, manual-winding
Reference: 1142 
Calibre 12``` (Diameter : 27.50 mm)
Movement thickness: 5.57 mm
Approximately 48 hours of power reserve
3Hz (21,600 vibrations/hour)
164 components
21 jewels
Certification Hallmark of Geneva
Indications

• Hours, minutes
• Small seconds at 9h
• Column-wheel chronograph (30-minute counter)

Case
18K 4N pink gold
Diameter 38.50 mm, thick 10.90 mm
Transparent sapphire crystal caseback
Water-resistance tested at a pressure of 3 bar (approx. 30 metres)
Dial
Silvered opaline center with sun-brushed external zone
(minute-track and tachometer scale)
18K 4N gold applied hour-markers
18K gold hour, minutes and small seconds hands
Blued steel chronograph and 30-minute counter hands
Straps
Brown Mississippiensis alligator leather with alligator
leather inner shell, hand-stitched, saddle-finish, large square scales
Buckle    18k 4N pink gold buckle
Polished half Maltese cross-shaped

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Press Department
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A. Lange & Sohne – LANGE 1 MOON PHASE Exclusive Edition

A. Lange & Sohne – LANGE 1 MOON PHASE Exclusive Edition NEW

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A moon for days and nights

In 2002, the LANGE 1 MOON PHASE enriched A. Lange & Söhne's most successful watch family with a model featuring the popular astronomical complication. Following the LANGE 1, it has now been endowed with a new movement as well. It takes a new and particularly realistic approach by combining the moon-phase display with a day/night indicator.

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More than 50 years after the first spacecraft landed on the moon's surface, we have still not yet unlocked all of the secrets of our planet's companion. Thus, even in 2016, scientists cannot conclusively answer questions about the origins of the moon.

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This mystery keeps humankind interested in our closest celestial neighbour and underpins the fascination of one of the most coveted astronomical complications: the moon-phase display. It tracks the lunar cycle – with an average duration of 29 days, 12 hours, 44 minutes and 3 seconds – so accurately that it takes 122.6 years for the display to deviate from the true synodic period by just one day.

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The arrangement of the display is based on a new, particularly realistic concept. A separate solid-gold moon pursues its orbit in the foreground. Behind it, a celestial disc – also made of solid gold – performs exactly one revolution every 24 hours.

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On the disc, the different times of day are represented by varying blue hues caused by interference effects. During the day, it shows a bright sky without stars, while at night it depicts a dark sky with prominently contrasting laser-cut stars. Thus, the moon always orbits against a realistic background that doubles as a day/night indicator when setting the watch.

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The now 20th Lange calibre with a moon-phase display is based on the LANGE 1 movement introduced two years ago, and it has the same performance attributes. This includes the characteristic twin mainspring barrel with a maximum power reserve of 72 hours and the precisely jumping outsize date display.

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The LANGE 1 MOON PHASE also features an escapement with a cam-poised balance and a free-sprung Lange hairspring. Suspended beneath the hand-engraved balance cock, it beats with a frequency of 21,600 semi-oscillations per hour.

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The 70 parts for the moon-phase display were so cleverly integrated in the L121.3 manufacture calibre that it is only marginally larger than the calibre L121.1 inside the LANGE 1.

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The asymmetric solid-silver dial sets a remarkably harmonious stage for the luminous time and power-reserve indications complemented with an outsize date, the moon-phase display, and the day/night indicator.

The LANGE 1 MOON PHASE is available in white gold/black, pink gold/argenté, and platinum/rhodié case/dial combinations.

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Technical Specifications

Model: LANGE 1  MOON PHASE Edition

Reference: № 192.025  - Platinum

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Reference: № 192.029  - White Gold

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Reference: № 192.032 - Pink Gold

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Movement
Lange manufacture calibre L121.3 . manually wound,
Crafted to the most exacting Lange quality standards, decorated and assembled by hand;
precision-adjusted in five positions; plates and bridges made of untreated German silver;
balance cock engraved by hand
Movement measures:
Diameter: 30.6 millimetres; height: 6.3 millimetres
Movement parts: 438
Bearing jewels: 47
Screwed gold chatons: 8
Escapement: Lever escapement 
Oscillator:
Shock-resistant balance wheel with eccentric poising weights;
balance spring manufactured in-house with a frequency of 21,600 semi-oscillations per hour, precision beat-adjustment system with lateral setscrew and whiplash spring
Power reserve: 72 hours when fully wound
Functions
Off-centre time indication with hours and minutes;
subsidiary seconds dial with stop seconds;
UP/DOWN power-reserve indicator; outsize date;
continuously driven moon-phase display with integrated day/night indicator 
Operating elements:
Crown for winding the watch and setting the time; button for quick outsize date corrections;
recessed push piece for correcting the moon-phase display
Case

• Platinum 950
• 18K White Gold
• 18K Pink Gold

Diameter: 38.5 millimetres; height: 10.5 millimetres
Crystal and back: Sapphire crystal (Mohs hardness 9)
Dial
Solid silver:

• Rhodié - Hands: Rhodiumed gold, luminous
• Black  - Hands: Rhodiumed gold, luminous
• Argenté - Hands: Pink gold, luminous

Hands: Hours and minutes in rhodiumed gold, blued-steel seconds hand
Strap
Hand-stitched alligator leather strap.

• Black
• Red brown

Buckle: Lange prong buckle
Platinum/White-gold/Pink-gold

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VICTORINOX – AIRBOSS Black Edition

VICTORINOX – Pilot AIRBOSS Black Limited Edition NEW

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THE VICTORINOX AIRBOSS MECHANICAL 

BLACK EDITIONS 

HAVE EVERYDAY ADVENTURES ON 

THE RADAR SCREEN 24/7

With aviation inspiration on board, three new timepieces from Victorinox Swiss Army command authority. Awakening the inner pilot in the wearer, they bring topnotch functionality, day and night. Their refined appearance lands trust due to easily legible white and red detail against a tarmac black background. Named after an aircraft carrier’s flight deck controller, the Swiss made Airboss Mechanical timepieces keep time and operations on the move with pinpoint accuracy.

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Modern, sandblasted PVD in dark matt, making a collection debut, is the trio’s fil rouge. This marks a double family first by combining a metal case with a bracelet in exactly the same material and finish. A three-hand model and two chronographs make up the series. Their common language is clarity. The first wristwatches for pilots in the early twentieth century had to fulfill their functions at all times, in all weathers and even when operated by a gloved hand.

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Reliability and readability shape the design of today’s Airboss Mechanical Black Editions via touches ranging from a Victorinox red second hand and printed military time under the glass, to luminescent hands and numerals for nightime performance. Functionality is easily and quickly accessed via strategically placed buttons and pushers.

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The Airboss Mach 9 Black Edition fuses aviation history with everday calculation needs by means of a practical circular slide rule. Converting liters into gallons or kilometers into miles becomes a walk in the park. This model also integrates convenient stop-thumb operation thanks to 180° movement rotation.

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The timelessly technical statement made by the Victorinox Airboss Mechanical Black Editions gains visual volume via meticulous attention to detail. The dial’s diamond-cut surface brings depth to the front; an exhibition case back offers a window on precision. Hand signals always have the last word on the flight deck. Power to the wrist.

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TECHNICAL FEATURES

Model: AIRBOSS  Mach 9 Mechanical Chronograph BLACK EDITION

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Ref: 241742

MOVEMENT
Valjoux 7750 automatic mechanical movement SWISS MADE
FUNCTIONS
Chronograph: hours, minutes, seconds, date 30-minute counter at 6 o’clock,
12-hour counter at 12 o’clock and small-seconds indicator at 3 o’clock Slide rule
CASE
45 mm sandblasted stainless steel case, black PVD finish
Scratch-resistant sapphire crystal with triple anti-reflection treatment
Water-resistant to 100 meters (10 ATM / 330 feet)
Movement visible through screw-in case back
DIAL
Black dial, luminescent numerals, hours and minutes hands
Military time printed in red beneath the crystal
Date aperture at 6 o’clock
BRACELET
Sandblasted stainless steel, black PVD finish

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TECHNICAL FEATURES

Model: Pilot AIRBOSS  Mechanical Chronograph BLACK EDITION

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Ref: 241741

MOVEMENT
Valjoux 7750 automatic mechanical movement SWISS MADE
FUNCTIONS
Chronograph: hours, minutes, seconds, date
30-minute counter at 12 o’clock, 12-hour counter at
6 o’clock and small-seconds indicator at 9 o’clock
CASE
42 mm sandblasted stainless steel case, black PVD finish
Scratch-resistant sapphire crystal with triple anti-reflection treatment
Water-resistant to 100 meters (10 ATM / 330 feet)
Movement visible through screw-in case back
DIAL
Black dial, luminescent numerals, hours and minutes hands
Military time printed in red beneath the crystal
Date aperture at 3 o’clock
BRACELET
Sandblasted stainless steel, black PVD finish

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Model: Pilot AIRBOSS  Mechanical BLACK EDITION

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Ref: 241740

MOVEMENT
ETA 2824-2 automatic mechanical movement
CASE
42 mm sandblasted stainless steel case,
42 mm sandblasted stainless steel case, black PVD finish
Scratch-resistant sapphire crystal with triple anti-reflection treatment
Water-resistant to 100 meters (10 ATM / 330 feet)
Movement visible through screw-in case back
DIAL
Black dial, luminescent numerals, hours and minutes hands
Military time printed in red beneath the crystal
Date aperture at 6 o’clock
BRACELET
Sandblasted stainless steel, black PVD finish

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