Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Speake-Marin - Triad Limited Edition

Speake-Marin - TRIAD Limited Edition NEW
















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Presenting Triad – celebrating the symphony of life

Triad is the first piece in Speake-Marin’s Mechanical Art collection and features triple hour-minuteindications over a superb open dial, all set in a steel case crowned with aregal red gold bezel


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Once might be lucky, twice a coincidence, but threetimes is a pattern. Three is a number heavy with symbolism and meaning; threeencompasses beginning,middle and end; birth, life, and death; past, present and future.

Triad by Speake-Marin − the first piece in a new MechanicalArt collection − celebratesthe number three with triple hour-minute indications over an open dialrevealing the mechanical art within. Eye-catching, heat-blued Foundation-stylehands pirouette in formation over gilded topping-tool-shaped wheels forming thepoints of an equilateral triangle around a smaller central topping-tool-shapedseconds wheel.


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The golden wheelsstand out in stunning contrast against the hand-finished movement plate, which hasbeen rhodium plated to provide a distinguished lustre. Indications and their mechanicsare harmoniously framed by gold text around the perimeter of the dial and the18k gold bezel.

Striking white,three-dimensional applied numbers mark the hours at the four Cardinal points ofthe dial: 3,6, 9 and 12.

In music, a Triad isa three-note chord. Three notes played simultaneously to provide a single soundrich in emotion, depth and meaning and this is exemplified by '3 NOTES 1MEANING' written around the bottom right of the dial ring.


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Turning Triad over,the opulent, esoteric symbolism of the dial side is balanced by the restrained monochrometechnicality of the Eros 2 automatic winding movement. The silver and grey ofthe movement is punctuated in an explosion of colour by the bright blue mysteryrotor in the form of Speake-Marin's iconic topping-tool motif.

Naturally for awatch called Triad, the automatic winding rotor has three arms. Bold textaround the perimeter of the case back is in three sections: Speake-Marin − ThePiccadilly − Limited Edition of 88.







 


It is impossible to overstate thesignificance of the number 3 throughout history: All of the major religionsplace importance on 3; the Chinese believe 3 to be a perfect number; there are3 primary colours (red, green and blue); in numerology 3 symbolises growth; inmathematics 3 is both the first Fermat prime and the first Mersenne prime; andthe totality of human capability canbe summarised by the triumvirate of Thought, Word or Deed.

Triad is a limited edition of 88 pieces instainless steel with 18k red gold bezel.


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Technical Specifications

Hands anddial
Hands: 3 x hour and minute Foundation-style handsin heat-blued steel
Central red gold topping-tool wheel rotates in 60seconds
Outer black dial with white Roman numerals inrelief, all hand finished
Text in red gold lacquer
Central dial: Circular-grained, rhodium-plated
Movement
Calibre Eros 2 automatic-winding mechanicalmovement
Dimensions: 30.40mm x 4.35mm
Power reserve: 120 hours
Jewels: 35
Twin barrels
Frequency: 28,800vph / 4Hz
Blued Speake-Marin signature ‘topping tool’ mystery winding rotor
3 black ‘Triad’ wheels and 3 gilded ‘Triad’ wheels
6 pillars in copper beryllium (Cu Bu 2)
‘Triad’ top plate circular-grained, rhodium-plated
Case
Iconic Piccadilly stainless steel case and 18Kred gold bezel
Three-piece case construction
Dimensions: 42mm x 13mm
Water resistance: 3atm/30m/100’
Front and display-back sapphire crystals treated withanti-reflective coating
Case-backcircumference engraving: “Speake-Marin – The Piccadilly”, “Limited
edition of 88”
Speake-Marin pleated crown
Natural alligator leather strap with ecru stitching,featuring red gold tang buckle

Triadis a limited edition of 88 pieces in stainless steel with 18k red gold bezel.

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ARNOLD & SON - HMS1 Royal Blue

















ARNOLD & SON - HMS1 Royal Blue NEW


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                    An outstanding timepiece in a grand tradition:
                    the
HMS1 Royal Blue from Arnold & Son


Inspired by the timepieces made during the earlier part of John Arnold’s life for King George III and the royal court, the latest addition to the Arnold & Son Royal Collection is an eloquent expression of elegance and sophistication in the inimitable English style and demonstrates the brand’s traditional prowess in the classical decorative arts.

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                                                      HMS1 Royal Blue
                      Exclusive Arnold & Son mechanical movement A&S1001, hand-wound,
             guilloché dial with translucent blue lacquer, 18-carat rose gold case, diameter 40 mm
                                                    © Arnold & Son



The HMS1 Royal Blue from Arnold & Son is an object of beauty and a worthy new member of the Royal Collection. Our designers and watchmakers took much of their inspiration for the new timepiece from a gold- and enamel-cased half-quarter repeating watch made by John Arnold in 1775, at a time when he had already established his reputation as an outstanding watchmaker with two miniature watches made for King George III. The outer case reflects the changeover from rococo to more classical design taking place at the time and was made by Mary Reasey, whose mark “MR” was registered at Goldsmith’s Hall in 1773 and appears on the case.

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                          John Arnold, half-quarter repeater, gold and enamel cased cylinder pocket-watch,
                                                                 No. 253, London, 1775
                                                   © The Trustees of the British Museum



The workmanship and ornamentation of this historical timepiece by John Arnold is echoed on the dial of the HMS1 Royal Blue. Finished with intricate guilloché pattern overlaid by sumptuous, translucent deep blue lacquer, it creates a spectacular illusion of depth that contrasts with and is underscored by the ultra-slim case in elegant rose gold.

 ARNOLD & SON - A&S1001 calibre
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The A&S1001 calibre, with its gorgeous Côtes de Genève rayonnantes decoration was an inspired choice and takes up the iridescent play of light that creates depth and dynamism in the dial. The movement is made of rhodium-treated nickel silver with haute horlogerie finishing. Apart from the Geneva stripes, this includes hand-chamfered bridges with exquisitely polished edges, fine circular graining and blued screws.
The HMS1 Royal Blue is also available in an 18-carat rose gold model featuring a bezel exquisitely set with 80 diamonds.

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Press release
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Technical Specifications

Calibre:  
A&S1001
Exclusive Arnold & Son mechanical movement, hand-wound, 
21 jewels, diameter 30 mm, thickness 2.7 mm, 
power reserve 80 h, two barrels, 21'600 vibrations/h
Functions: 
hours, minutes, small seconds at 6 o’clock 
Movement decoration: nickel-silver movement, 
rhodium treated with Haute Horlogerie finishing: manually chamfered bridges with polished edges, 
fine circular graining and Côtes de Genève rayonnantes, blued screws
Dial colour:  
guilloché, with translucent blue lacquer
Case:  
18-carat rose gold, diameter 40 mm, 
cambered sapphire with anti-reflective coating on both sides, 
case back see-through sapphire, water-resistant to 30 m
Strap: 
hand-stitched brown alligator leather

References : 1LCAP.U02A.C110A
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