Tuesday, January 30, 2018

BREITLING – Navitimer 8 B01 Chronograph


BREITLING NAVITIMER 8 B01 Chronograph 43 mm Collection 2018

NAVITIMER 8 B01

As the highlight of our new watch line, the Navitimer 8 B01 is presented in stainless steel as well as in 18 k red gold, each with the exclusive Breitling Manufacture Caliber 01. With those two versions, the manufactory meets all the demands of discerning watch bearers.

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The first completely self-developed and -manufactured chronograph movement made its debut at Breitling just in time for the company’s 125th anniversary in 2009. Its tension spring supports a ball-bearing rotor highly efficiently in both directions of rotation. When the tension spring is fully wound, more than 70 hours of power reserve are available.
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This guarantees that the new Navitimer 8 B01 accurately displays hours, minutes, seconds, and date, even after a weekend tucked away in the vault. As befits a sophisticated mechanism of this kind, a classic control wheel operates the three chronograph functions start, stop, and reset. At the push of a button, an energy-saving friction coupling connects the stopwatch mechanism smoothly to the wheel mechanism.

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Other pioneering features include a patented self-centering system with an innovative heart-shaped lever to reset the chronograph to zero. The deliberate restriction to just 346 components ensures longevity and high serviceability. All components are finely finished and assembled according to Breitling’s strict specifications. Balance and balance spring oscillate at four hertz. This means that time intervals can be precisely timed to within one fourth of a second.

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Before the ticking microcosm finds its resting place in one of the eye-catching new cases with bidirectional pointer bezel, it has to prove itself for 15 days in the official Swiss chronometer test. After successfully returning from the rigorous testing laboratories of the COSC, the watchmakers assemble the exquisitely designed dial with the hands, whose length and shape are exactly aligned with the dial.

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On the wrist, the precise manufacture caliber can be identified by the arrangement of the permanent second, the positioning of the 30-minute and 12-hour totalizers, as well as the clearly readable window date positioned between 4 and 5 o’clock.

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The distinctive design element are the three contrasting subdials that add to the unmistakable statement of top-class chronograph performance with the Navitimer 8 B01. The three circular counters are distinctly offset in color.

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There is a choice between a black or blue dial in the steel models. A bronze-colored version harmonizes perfectly with the precious red gold case. Double anti-reflective sapphire glass gently curves over the front in each version. On the back, the exclusive inner workings are displayed through a transparent sapphire case back.

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The steel Navitimer 8 B01 features either a leather strap with a pin buckle or a stainless steel bracelet with a folding clasp to give a secure and comfortable grip on the wrist. The solid gold version is only available with an alligator leather strap and pin buckle. Regardless of the case material, the Navitimer 8 B01 is water-resistant up to ten bar and is sure to catch the eye.

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Technical Specifications

Model : NAVITIMER 8 B01 Chronograph


Reference: AB011713 in stainless steel
Reference: RB011713 in 18 k red gold

MOVEMENT
Caliber: Breitling Manufacture Caliber 01
Diameter: 30 millimeters
Depth: 7.2 millimeters
Winder: automatic with dual-acting ball-bearing rotor
Power reserve: at least 70 hours
Number of components: 346
Balance frequency: 28,800 a/h or 4 hertz

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Chronograph: ratchet wheel control, vertical coupling,
30-minute and 12-hour counter
Display: hour, minute, second, window date
Certification: COSC-certified
CASE
Material: 
  • Stainless steel
  • 18 k Red gold
Diameter:  43 millimeters
Height:  13.97 millimeters
Water resistance:  up to 10 bar (100 meters)
Glass:  sapphire, convex, double anti-reflective
Case back:  screwed steel, sapphire glass
Crown:  screw-locked
Bezel:  with pointer, bidirectional
DIAL
Stainless steel models: Black or blue with contrasting fields for permanent seconds and totalizers
Gold model: Bronze-colored
STRAP
Stainless steel models: Leather strap with pin buckle or stainless steel bracelet with folding clasp
Gold model: Brown alligator leather strap with pin buckle


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Monday, January 29, 2018

BOVET – Amadeo® Fleurier VIRTUOSO V Gold


BOVETAmadeo® Fleurier Complications VIRTUOSO V White Gold 43.5mm

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VIRTUOSO V
Jumping hours, retrograde minutes, reversed hand-fitting

Introduced to the BOVET collections in 2015, Virtuoso V was the first timepiece powered by the Virtuoso II caliber to feature additional complications. These were a jumping hour paired with retrograde minutes. Three years later, the Maison’s artisan watchmakers and dial-makers have joined forces to give it a new face.

The dial occupies the entire surface of the movement, giving the piece a new identity. While the watchmakers worked on displaying all the information on the same level, the dial-makers designed a completely original guilloché motif for the dial. The original stepped arrangement has given way to greater classicism, which enhances the artistic crafts and exemplary finishes of all the components.

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The dial-makers drew on their considerable talent to create this new face. After decorating the metal base with a guilloché motif, they applied a dozen layers of translucent blue lacquer, before finally polishing it to give a perfectly flat surface. This created depth and enchanting reflections that give the timepiece its magic. In addition to the concentrated technical skill and artistry emanating from the timepiece, its design has become purer and its readability even greater.

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In terms of technology, the Virtuoso V integrates two complications that are difficult to combine: jumping hours and retrograde minutes. The jump of the hour disk must be perfectly synchronized with the jump of the minute hand. This timepiece belongs to the Fleurier Complications Collection and is fitted with the patented Amadeo convertible case, allowing it to be transformed into a reversible wristwatch, a table clock, or a pocket watch, without the need for a single tool.


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As a result, hours and minutes can be found on both sides of the movement. A power reserve indicator completes the indications by displaying a remarkable autonomy of five days, ensured by the use of a single barrel. Finally, to add to the timepiece’s functions, the watchmakers developed a corrector independent of the hour disk that can display a different time zone on each side of the timepiece.

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With this latest interpretation of an already renowned timepiece, the owner of the Maison BOVET, Pascal Raffy, and his artisans have revealed references that will delight collectors attentive to technical skill and appreciative of the noblest expression of the decorative arts.

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Collection: Amadeo®
Model: Amadeo® Fleurier VIRTUOSO V Gold

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Ref. ACHS016 White Gold
Ref. ACHS025 18K Red Gold

MOVEMENT
Caliber    
Calibre Virtuoso II à spécialités
horlogères DIMIER 1738
 13BM11AIHSMR
Type    Hand-wound
Diameter    13 ¾’’’
Frequency    21’600 vph
Power reserve    5 days
CASE
Type    Amadeo® convertible
Diameter    43.5mm
Thickness    15.70mm (With Glasses)   
Thickness    11.80mm (Without Glasses)   
Gold Weight    83.06gr (red gold) / 86.05gr (white gold)
Case Material    18K red or white gold
Water Resistance    30m
DIALS
Blue guilloché   
Functions
Jumping hours, retrograde minutes.
Reversed hand-fitting (hours, minutes and seconds), power reserve indicator.
PATENT
Amadeo® convertible case

STRAP
Bracelet    Full skin alligator
Buckle    18K red or white gold ardillon
Chain    Gold-plated or rhodium-plated silver


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