April 2017

Retro-Futurism: Girard-Perregaux Neo-Bridges Titanium

The Neo-Bridges Titan automatic watch presented at the SIHH 2017 is the future-oriented development of a clockwork and its architecture, which dates back to the 19th century and is regarded as the historical epitome of the Girard-Perregaux manufactory.

A word creation perfectly describes the aesthetic appeal of this new "Neo-Bridges" version: "retro-futuristic" and stands for a vision of future watchmaking art that is in complete harmony with the history of the brand founded in 1791.

To shape the future: tomorrow's mechanical watchmaking

At the interface between tradition and innovation, Girard-Perregaux "visionary" timepiece embodies some of the key elements of the new image of the manufactory. The vital new vision of mechanics has its basis in the past and goes straight to the future. The Neo-Bridges Automatic Titan model takes up the codes of mechanics , which Constant Girard has already appreciated - in terms of architecture, design and design. Constant Girard was the creator of the pocket watch Esmeralda, which received a first prize at the Paris World Exposition in 1889. The novelty also reverts to the theatrical style of the creations of Jean-François Bautte, who developed instruments of the time in the late 18th century, Which represented in a playful way the passing of the hours. Thus, the course of time was demystified and clocks became kinetic works of art.

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The dynamics of optical balance

Protagonist of the horological drama is the new automatic caliber GP08400 , a 14 ¼-lined movement with micro-motor. It is turned into a 45 millimeter titan housing, which has a water resistance of 30 meters and is worn on a black alligator leather band. This is closed with a triple folding clasp made of titanium.

The fascinating movement provides perfect symmetry - thanks to the careful positioning of the microrotor , which is located on an axis with the spring house; This gives 50 hours of reserve. The construction of the mechanics should be optically appealing. In fact, the architecture of the factory is striking, especially as it is emphasized by a modern decoration such as sand blasting, NAC treatment of the circuit board and PVD coating of the gently rounded bridges.

The design with its refined graphic design has a fascinating attractiveness - not least due to the very large balance with a variable moment of inertia, placed at 6 o'clock, with a diameter of 10.15 mm. The balance operates at a frequency of 21,600 semitones per hour (3 hertz). The stately size of the unrestrict makes it less susceptible to disturbances and thus contributes to the precision of the work.

Stage with style

The new Neo-Bridges was designed by the firm's design office as a modern continuation of the traditional aesthetic codes of Girard-Perregaux. In order to further strengthen these design principles, the designers and watchmakers have designed the finely crafted titanium housing with alternating polished and satined surfaces , which is 45 millimeters in diameter and 12.17 millimeters high . The concise overall impression is complemented by a domed sapphire crystal, a minimalist dial and a transparent sapphire crystal case back.

There is enough space to read the time, as well as the fascinating 208-component mechanism. For this embodies the art of Haute Horlogerie and shows that the expressiveness of historical watches, which have contributed to the reputation of the Girard-Perregaux manufactory for over 225 years, can be carried into the future.

The technical features of the Girard-Perregaux Neo-Bridges Titanium:

Housing: 45 mm titanium housing, 12.18 mm high, housing bottom made of Sahphir crystal glass

Glass: domed sapphire glass , antireflective

Dial: without dial, ring with suspended indexes

Pointer : skeletonized, coated with luminescent material

Waterproof : 30 meters (3 ATM)

Movement: mechanical movement GP08400-0001 with automatic movement, diameter 32.00 mm (14¼ ''), height: 5.45 mm, frequency: 21,600 vibrations / h - (3 Hz), 208 components, 29 stones, reserve min. 48 hours. Functions: hours, minutes

Bracelet: Dark gray alligator leather strap with titanium folding clasp

Recommended retail price: Ref. 84000-21-001-BB6A, Titanium, Alligator Leather Strap, € 24.200, -

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Clockwork Orange: Mido Oean Star Caliber 80 Titanium

At the Baselworld 2017, Mido presented a new Ocean Star Titanium. A sporty, robust watch with a special comfort: the new Ocean Star Caliber 80 Titanium is extremely lightweight, robust and very comfortable to wear thanks to its titanium hanger.

The new model presented at the Baselworld 2017 has good arguments to impress the lovers of underwater adventures. Its titanium casing and rubber strap provide an amazing lightness. And dive fans can rely on their water-tightness, their unidirectional rotating bezel, and the buckle strap, which is also made of titanium and has a band-extension for diving up to a pressure of 20 bar (200 m / 660 ft).

A few Mido-typical color accents in orange on bracelet, dial and bezel underline the sporty temperament of the watch. The OceanStar Caliber 80 Titanium is equipped with the caliber 80, a state-of-the-art automatic movement that provides you with up to 80 hours of gear reserve.

It has the mido colors and is equipped with a housing made of satined and polished titanium. Titanium is a metal that is known for its hypoallergenic properties and is lighter and more resistant than stainless steel. The orange-colored rubber strap has a folding clasp, which is also made of titanium and has a belt extension for dipping. This makes the Oceanstar Caliber 80 Titanium an extremely light model with maximum comfort. In addition, its amazing water tightness up to a pressure of 20 bar (200 m / 660 ft) together with the other characteristics will convince all dive fans unreservedly.

For absolute safety, the grained anthracite dial is complemented by a uni-directional bezel with anthracite-colored, sand-blasted aluminum ring, which is used to measure the dive time. The ring is equipped with a white Super LumiNova® point at 12 o'clock. The white Super-LumiNova® coating is also found on the indexes and hour and minute pointers, thus ensuring optimum readability even under water and at night. The tip of the seconds hand is lined with orange Super-LumiNova®.

Mido Ocean Star Titanium

In the robust 42.5mm housing of the Oceanstar Caliber 80 Titanium, the caliber 80 works: an automatic generation of the latest generation, which has an excellent autonomy with a gear reserve of up to 80 hours.

The dial is protected by anti-reflective sapphire glass on both sides. The watch has a date window that displays the day and date at 3 o'clock. A few Mido-typical color accents in orange on the dial, the bezel and the tip of the seconds hand as well as on the watch strap underline the sporty temperament of the Oceanstar Caliber 80 Titanium. The bottom of the case is decorated with a starfish, the symbol of the Ocean Star collection - an additional detail that will definitely enchant all adventurers with a taste for the great depths of the sea. The model is also available in other versions.

The technical features:

Case : satined and polished titanium, single-sided turnable bezel with anthracite-colored, sandblasted aluminum ring, white super LumiNova® point at 12 o'clock, Ø 42,5 mm, 2-piece, screwed crown, bottom with starfish as polished relief, serial number engraved , Water tight to a pressure of 20 bar (200 m / 660 ft)

Glass: sapphire crystal on both sides

Movement : Automatic Mido caliber 80 (base ETA C07.621), 11½ '', Ø 25,60 mm, height: 5,22 mm, 25 jewels, 21 600 A / H, NIVAFLEX NM tension spring, ELINCHRON II spiral spring. Clockwork quality "Elaboré", high-quality decorated with blued screws, decorated flywheel with Geneva strip and Mido logo. Functions: HMSD + Tag. For high precision regulated to 3 positions. Up to 80 hours of reserve

Bracelet : Orange rubber, Titanium folding clasp with band extension for diving

Dial Anthracite colored, grained, applied polished indexes with white Super-LumiNova®, day and date at 3 o'clock

Hands : Skeleton hour and minute hand, satined and polished, with white Super-LumiNova®, second hand with orange Super-LumiNova® on the tip

The new Mido Oean Star Caliber 80 Titanium will be available in May 2017 and is available for € 1.020 (suggested retail price).

Mido Ocean Star Titanium

Frédérique Constant Flyback Chronograph Manufacture

The Frédérique Constant Flyback Chronograph Manufacture has been developed from scratch in-house for a period of six years. The individual components are manufactured internally and assembled. For watchmakers, however, it would be more important for Frédérique Constant to offer this manufactory-flyback chronograph movement at the Flyback Chronograph Manufacture at a price of 3,695 euros and thus remain below the magical limit of 4,000 euros.

The flyback chronograph function

The caliber FC-760 is inspired by the Flyback chronographs of the 1930s and the desire to go beyond normal chronograph construction. The classic chronograph function serves as a stopwatch, with which a certain time interval can be measured. In the case of a flyback function, the user does not have to reset the chronograph to zero every time he wants to start a new measurement. Instead, the chronograph pointer can be stopped with a single actuation of a pusher, reset to zero, and restarted. This function is of central importance when measuring successive events, such as racing.

Patented star wheel instead of standard column wheel

An unmistakable feature of high-quality chronographs is the column wheel, which is rotatably mounted on bearings and is required for starting, stopping and zeroing the chronograph. In conventional chronograph mechanisms, this component has several columns. The FC-760 caliber does not have a standard column wheel but a star-shaped . Together with the shift lever, which is moved via the start / stop push button, this component is responsible for the exceptionally smooth functioning of the mechanism.

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Ref. FC-760V4H4

Clever development: The watchmaking team at Frédérique Constant has worked tirelessly to raise the watchmaker's striving for ever new innovations with the introduction of one of the most challenging watchmaking complications. The high difficulty level is due to the specific expertise required for the production and the need for qualified watchmakers for assembly. After a long process, which involved the preparation of sketches, the conception, the construction of prototypes and finally the finished timepiece, they overcame all the obstacles which the geometry, the acting forces and the necessary meticulous fine adjustments had made to them.

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Ref. FC-760DG4H6

The result is the new manufactory caliber FC-760, which is characterized by great reliability .

With this new caliber, Frédérique Constant was chosen for a modular design. The powerful movement consists of 233 components (only 96 of which are part of the flyback module) and has a rotor with a double-sided rotor as well as a gear reserve of 38 hours. That Frédérique Constant has built the chronograph mechanism from only 96 parts may illustrate how well thought-out the design is.

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Skeptics may now object that such a small number of components are certainly associated with quality degradation, but this is by no means the case. On the contrary, when the chronograph push button is pressed for the first time, it becomes clear how thoroughly the functional connections have been thought through. When the chronograph is started, a strong resistance can be felt which protects against unintentional operation. Nevertheless, the pusher is easy to operate. This of course also applies to the stop and the zeroing of the chronograph.

Caliber_FC_760 backside

The most important part of all chronographs is the clutch. If necessary, it establishes the connection between the energy source, ie the clockwork, and the gear train or the cadrature. This is done in three different ways: through the classic horizontal wheel coupling, the traditional swinging drive and finally the modern vertical friction clutch. For the imagination of the designers of the FC-760 caliber symbolically symbolizes a novel rotatable component with two toothed drives. If the trigger is actuated, it establishes a connection between the two "floors". It takes up the rotation of the central second on the lower level, that is, the clockwork, and transmits it to the derailleur via the corresponding component on the upper level so as to set the chronograph hands in rotation. At the same time, the lower central second also drives the second hand at 9 o'clock, which turns continuously. The rotations of the chronograph pointer are "recorded" by the 30-minute counter at 3 o'clock.

Re-actuation of the start / stop pusher causes a slight pivoting movement of the clutch lever. The chronograph stops. A small locking lever also ensures that the two chronograph hands stop at the exact location where they were when the measurement was finished. This allows the measured time to be easily read. This stopping operation can be repeated as often as desired using the top pusher. The chronograph is only reset to zero when the trigger is operated at 4 o'clock.

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Ref. FC-760MC4H4

The direct "linear" flyback function: If the trigger is pressed only once, the time measurement starts again from zero. In this case, the push button at 4 o'clock and the associated mechanism ensure that three different operations are started quickly one after the other: First, the clutch is disengaged; Secondly, the chronograph is reset to zero by means of the heart lever, whose inclined surfaces rotate the two zero-setting centers so that the pointers are aligned vertically again; And as a third, the clutch is engaged again as soon as the pusher is released. The highly complex movement sequence runs directly from the trigger to the clutch lever.

Finally, the carefully designed shape and the way of connecting the chronograph module to the base, which is not carried out in a non-positive manner, is no less remarkable. This ensures a reliable and, in addition, energy-saving connection between the two mechanisms produced in-house.

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Ref. FC-760MC4H6

Characteristic Frédérique-Constant design in two model variants

The Frédérique Constant Flyback Chronograph Manufacture has the characteristic features that make a Frédérique Constant so unmistakable. The model appears in two main versions:

One is characterized by a casual appearance with a silver or dark gray simple dial.

The other version is more classical and features a silver dial with elegant "Clou-de-Paris" gold plating, black printed Roman numerals and Breguet hands.

Both versions are available in stainless steel or in rose gold-plated stainless steel. At 3, 6 and 9 o'clock, a 30 minute counter, a pointer date, and a small second are arranged. The new caliber FC-760 is embellished with perlations and Geneva stripes , which are visible through the transparent base of the case and are part of the already unmistakable characteristics of a manufactory.

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Frédérique Constant Flyback Chronograph ManufactureFC-760DG4H4

The Longines Master Collection: classic elegance in new facets

The Longines Master Collection combines classical elegance and excellent quality to the delight of all lovers of fine watchmaking art. At the Baselworld 2017 Longines presented new models, whose colored dials attract all eyes. The gray and blue models complement the diverse model range of The Longines Master Collection with new facets.

In 2005, the Longines brand launched a product line that was to become their bestseller: The Longines Master Collection. Her immediate and unbroken success has made her a symbol of the watch's watchmaking expertise. Over the years the collection has been expanded with new sizes and finesse. However, the classic and timeless style, which is one of the characteristic characteristics of the brand and a decisive share of its worldwide success, has always been preserved.

The Longines Master Collection

This year, Longines is launching two new versions in gray and blue.

These trendy color variations perfectly match the classic, restrained style of the collection. On the blue or gray dial with sun-dial, hours, minutes and seconds of rhodium-plated hands are displayed, which stand discreetly from the background. In the gray models and blue men's watches the alligator leather straps are harmoniously matched to the color of the dial.

The Longines Master Collection

These models of the Longines Master Collection are available in various diameters so that every wrist - whether female or male - is the right watch for you. Through the transparent bottom of the steel case the dazzling movements of the automatic calibrator with which the model is equipped can be admired. The elegant timepieces are complemented by a steel bracelet or blue or gray alligator leather, which is always equipped with a safety key.

The technical features of The Longines Master Collection :

Reference numbers (The Longines Master Collection)

L2.257.4.71.x (ladies' model) Ø 29,00 mm

L2.793.4.71.x (men's model) Ø 40.00 mm

Caliber / Women's Model : Mechanical movement with automatic lift, caliber L592.2 (ETA20.L01), 8¾ lines, 22 jewels, 28.800 half-vibrations per hour, 40 hours of gear reserve

Caliber / Men's Model: Mechanical movement with automatic lift, caliber L888.2 (ETA A31.L01), 11½ lines, 21 jewels, 25,200 semi-oscillations per hour, 64 hours of reserve

Functions : hours, minutes, seconds, date

Housing: round stainless steel housing, transparent housing bottom, up to 30 meters (3 bar) waterproof

Glass: sapphire crystal

Dials Ladies' models : gray with sundial, 11 Roman numerals, calendar window at 3 o'clock

Dial : Men's model e: gray with sundial, 12 Roman numerals, calendar window at 3 o'clock

Hands : Rhodium plated and polished

Bracelet : Stainless steel with triple safety fold clasp and opening mechanism with pushers / Gray alligator leather with triple safety folding clasp and opening mechanism with pushers

The new model of the Longines Master Collection is available in the case sizes 29, 40 and 42 mm from 1.590, - (the 42 mm size is € 1.800.-)

The Longines Master Collection 2017

Zenith Chronomaster El Primero OpenTour Auto Edition 2017

Zenith remains faithful to the world of motor sports with the new, limited edition special edition El Primero Open Tour Auto Edition 2017. In particular, the classic racing and sports car: From 24 to 30 April 2017 the Chronomaster El Primero OpenTour Auto Edition will be on the road in the cockpits of the participating teams of the Tour AutoOptic 2ooo. With high-performance movement and an uncompromisingly sporty look, the chronograph is the ideal companion for this great human adventure full of sporting and technical challenges.

For the first time in the history of the legendary vintage car journey, the 230 teams will be heading for Bretagne after the presentation of the vehicles under the glass dome of the Parisian Grand Palais: organizer Peter Auto has worked out an exciting new route for the 26th edition of the rally.

For the third time, the Swiss watchmaking company is partnering with the "TourautoOptic 2000", one of the most prestigious classic car events in Europe .

Zenith pays tribute to the classic cars with an extraordinary timepiece with striking lines, high-caliber technology and accents in the colors of the tricolor: the Chronomaster El Primero Open Tour Auto Edition. The "engine" of this high-precision timepiece, the legendary chronometer caliber El Primero 4061, is a high-performance movement with an unusually high strike rate of 36,000 half oscillations per hour!

El Primero Open Tour Auto Edition 2017

El Primero 4061: Power, Endurance, Speed ​​...

Like an open bonnet, the famous dial opening at the "11" provides deep insights into the spectacular technique of the high-frequency chronograph, whose work, which has been tested by the COSC for its exact course, consists of 282 individual parts. In addition to the time with an hour and minute hand from the center, the watch offers a tachymeter scale as well as comprehensive chronograph functions up to the display of the tenth of a second.

The "engine" is housed in a brushed 42 mm diameter stainless steel case. The narrow bezel surrounds a slate-gray dial with a vertical blue-white-red stripe - a tribute to the French tricolor, which is still visible in further details of the watch. The dial shines with excellent readability even in poor light conditions. The glazed housing floor with the engraved logo of the event reveals the rotor swing mass of the automatic elevator decorated with the Geneva strip cut.

The technical features of the Zenith Chronomaster El Primero OpenTour Auto Edition 2017 (Ref .: 03.2046.4061 / 91.C769, limited edition 500 copies)

Tribute to the partnership of Zenith with the tour car

Movement: Movement El Primero 4061, El Primero automatic chronograph with automatic lift, COSC certified movement, caliber 13 ¼ "(diameter: 30 mm), height of the movement 6.6 mm, 282 components, 31 bearing stones, frequency 36,000 half oscillations per hour 5 Hz), escapement wheel and lever of silicon, gear reserve Over 50 hours

Ornaments : Elevator rotor with Geneva stripe

Functions: hour and minute hands from the center, Small second at 9 o'clock

Chronograph: chronograph pointer from the center, - 12-hour counter at 6 o'clock, - 30-minute counter at 3 o'clock, tachymeter scale

Case, dial and hands: 42 mm brushed stainless steel, dial opening 37.1 mm, height 14.05 mm, water resistance 10 atm, case back Transparent sapphire crystal with Touring car logo. Opening the dial to reveal the beating heart of the legendary caliber El Primero

Watch glass : Domed sapphire crystal, anti-reflective coated on both sides

Dial: Slate gray satin, hour markers Rhodium plated, faceted and coated with SuperLuminova SLN C1, hands Rhodium plated, faceted and coated with SuperLuminova SLN C1

Bracelets and Closures: Bracelet reference: 27.00.2118.769, designation: Slate gray bracelet with blue, white and red trim lines, abbreviation: FB clasp 27.03.0208.940 Triple folding clasp made of stainless steel

Recommended retail price: € 9.700, -

El Primero Open Tour Auto Edition 2017

Baume & Mercier Clifton Hand Lift 1830

The new Clifton Handaufzug 1830 from 18 karat red gold presents itself with a new innovative technology. The Baume & Mercier Manufaktur movement (BM12-1975M) incorporates the exclusive TwinSpir ™ technology, which allows higher precision.

Baume & Mercier annually presents a new, exclusive model of the Clifton collection, expanding the range of legendary timepieces in this collection. The new Clifton 1830 hand-lift with the TwinSpir ™ technology is the latest addition to the Clifton range, a collection that is already distinguished by numerous remarkable watches with complications such as a flying tourbillon, a 5-minute repetition or a perpetual calendar. With its 18-carat red gold case, this timepiece combines various special design elements with a completely new movement.

New Manufakturkaliber Baume & Mercier BM12-1975M

According to the motto: "Only satisfied with perfection. Only watches of the highest quality can be produced. "Baume & Mercier has developed his own manufactory caliber in close collaboration with the Manufacture Horlogère ValFleurier, the company's workmaker.

The new mechanical manufac- ture caliber with manual lift (ref. BM12-1975M) has been specifically designed to meet the product requirements of Baume & Mercier. These include the following technical features and typical design elements from Baume & Mercier:

Exclusive TwinSpir ™ technology as well as a balance with fine control over the moment of inertia

High-quality finishes of the caliber components such as bridges with Geneva strip decor, pearl-plated circuit board, blued steel screws as well as special Baume & Mercier engraving

Height: 3,5 mm, diameter: 12 ½ '' ', regulated in five layers, stones: 18

Power reserve: 90 hours, frequency: 4 Hz (28,800 half-oscillations / hour)

Baume & Mercier Clifton Hand Lift 1830

Caliber BM12-1975M with innovative core

The Baume & Mercier BM12-1975M caliber features advanced technologies developed by Richemont's Research and Innovation Department. This is why the TwinSpir ™ technology is used in a new spiral spring. Their composite structure consists of two mutually offset silicon layers, which are held together by means of a silicon dioxide layer. This intermediate layer also has a thermocompensating effect.

The TwinSpir ™ technology is combined with a fine control over the moment of inertia and

Improves the long-term precision of the movement in different positions,

Reduces magnetization susceptibility,

Increases the resistance to smaller shocks and repeated vibrations.

Twinspir technology graphic

The non-magnetic, light and corrosion-resistant monocrystalline silicon is characterized by different elastic and thermoelastic properties along the various crystalline arrangements. This is related to the elastic anisotropy of the material. If, in a watch, the spiral spring, which is responsible for the gait accuracy, expands and contracts in the course of its oscillation, the elastic anisotropy can influence the uniformity of the oscillation and thus the chronometric performance of the watch.

This disadvantage is now successfully balanced by the TwinSpir ™ technology. Here, two silicon layers with differently oriented crystalline arrangements (see Figure 1 ) are combined so that the deviations of the elastic moduli overall reduce the effects of the natural property of the material.

The silicon dioxide layer connects the two silicon cores of the TwinSpir ™ coil spring (see Figure 3 ) and also acts as a thermocompensation element for this coil spring. Together with the all-surrounding layer of silicon dioxide (see Figure 4 ), this leads to stable values ​​within a broad temperature range.

Baume & Mercier Clifton Hand Lift 1830

In the newly developed turbulence of the caliber of Baume & Mercier, fine regulation takes place over the moment of inertia and not over the length of the spiral spring. In the case of the latter, the effective spiral spring length is changed by means of a feedback mechanism. The design used here offers the advantage of a more vibration-resistant gait adjustment since the adjustment weights, which regulate the moment of inertia and thus ensure the exact adjustment of the gait, are securely held between the arms and rests on the riot.

With new technology a step into the future

Baume & Mercier is the first Maison of the group to use the technology developed by the Research and Innovation Department of Richemont. It fits perfectly with the manufactory caliber BM12-1975M from the workshops of the Manufacture Horlogère ValFleurier of the group. The inclusion of the exclusive TwinSpir ™ technology in the new Clifton hand lift 1830 is entirely in line with the motto of Baume & Mercier: "Only satisfied with perfection. Only make watches of the highest quality. "

The technical features of Clifton Handaufzug 1830 (Ref. M0A10359):

Movement: Manufakturwerk with manual hoist (BM12-1975M), TwinSpir ™ -technology as well as a balance with fine regulation over the moment of inertia, adjusted in 5 positions. Bridges with "Côtes de Genève" decor, pearl-plated circuit board, 18 bearings, frequency: 4 Hz. Power reserve: 90 hours

Functions: hour / minute, central seconds, date

Case: 42 mm Polished and frosted 18K rose gold, height: 8.9 mm, bolted bottom with sapphire glass, water resistance 5 bar (approx. 50m)

Glass : anti-reflective, scratch-resistant, domed sapphire crystal

Dial: opal silver-colored, domed, riveted Arabic 18K red gold digits and indices, gilded hands

Bracelet: Black alligator leather

Clasp: 18 K rose gold pin buckle)

The recommended retail price (Ref.10359) is € 13.500, -

Baume & Mercier Clifton Hand Lift 1830

Colors of Lucerne: the new Manero Power Reserve from Carl F.Bucherer

Carl F. Bucher brings color into play: the classic Manero PowerReserve receives two glowing reinforcements in a limited edition. The manufactory model with integrated gear reserve display is refined by elaborate dials in radiant night-blue and bright fir green.

In addition, the Manero PowerReserve is a genuine manufactory product. The heartpiece is the automatic movement caliber CFB A1011. It belongs to the family family CFB A1000, designed and developed entirely by Carl F. Bucherer in his own house and presented in 2008. Among its peculiarities is the centrifugal mass, which is drawn up in both directions, which gives the movement at full throttle a minimum of 55 hours - more than two full days. The remaining power reserve is displayed in a semicircular display at 3 o'clock.

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Unique dials

This analogue gear reserve display receives an optical counterweight through the digital weekday display at 9 o'clock and is completed by a big date as well as a small second. This constellation gives the Manero PowerReserve its own unmistakable face. This appeared so far in silver or discreet black. Carl F. Bucherer is now launching two special colored dials - a blue and a green one. Instead of a uniform hue, the color changes continuously - from a strong deep-dark tone at the edge to a bright bright in the center. This gentle degradation of the color on the dials is achieved by a highly complex process, the result are color highlights in the assortment of Carl F.Bucherer.

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Typical for Carl F. Bucherer

Two very special clock models have emerged, one in mystical night blue, the other in chirping fir green - both supplemented by calf leather tapes, which resume the rich color at the dial edge. The color of the Manero PowerReserve is limited to 188 copies worldwide. The suggested retail price is € 8.800, -

Automatic movement caliber CFB A1011

The technical features of Manero PowerReserve

Reference 00.10912.08.53.01: blue dial, reference 00.10912.08.93.01: green dial

Movement: automatic, factory caliber CFB A1011, diameter 32 mm, height 6,3 mm, 33 jewels, gear reserve 55 h

Functions: gear reserve, big date, weekday, hour, minute, small second

Case: Stainless steel, sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating on both sides, case back with sapphire glass, water-resistant to 30 m (3 atm), diameter 42.5 mm, height 12.54 mm

Band: calf leather, pin buckle stainless steel

Dial: blue

Limit: per color variant 188 pieces

Zenith Chronomaster El Primero Range Rover Velar Special Edition

On the occasion of the premiere of the Range Rover Velar at the International Geneva Motor Show 2017, Zenith and Land Rover celebrate their partnership with the new Chronomaster El Primero Range Rover Velar Special Edition.

A dark gray, brushed dial with copper-colored details gives this chronograph an elegant appearance, which is underlined by the new black rubber strap, which is covered with perforated black calfskin. This new model was designed by the design and construction departments of the two companies.

In 1969 Zenith presented the famous chronograph caliber El Primero. In the same year, the British car manufacturer Land Rover introduced the prototype of the first luxury off-road vehicle: the Range Rover, which came onto the market in 1970. What unites the two originals is the pioneeringist of their creators and the deserved status of a legend.

Zenith El-Primero-Velar-Special Edition

The Chronomaster El Primero Range Rover Velar Special Edition comes in an attractive casing made of ceramic aluminum with 42 mm diameter. Copper details shine on the brushed surface of the gray dial. The chronograph is worn on a rubber band with a perforated calf leather padding, which also graces the interior of the Range Rover. The belt is securely closed by a triple folding clasp made of PVD-coated titanium.

Jean-Claude Biver, Zenith's CEO and President of the LVMH watch group said: "Zenith is the absolute reference in terms of precision timing with 2333 awards at Chronometer competitions. The genuine watch manufactory is one of the greats of the Swiss watch industry. Zenith stands for art, tradition and culture. Above all, Zenith produces genuine and authentic 'museum quality', at affordable prices. It is essential that we preserve these qualities because they have been part of our inheritance for over 150 years. We do not run a company here. We also maintain a brand's history and DNA - just as Range Rover does. Our common task is to preserve our traditions while at the same time finding the right path,

Gerry McGovern, Head of Land Rover, adds, " The Range Rover Velar brings a new dimension of modernity, elegance and glamor to the Range Rover family. With the Chronomaster El Primero Range Rover Velar Special Edition 2017 is the same. The watch is of noble origin and makes a good figure everywhere. It will inspire the emotions. "

The new Chronomaster El Primero Range Rover Velar Special Edition 2017 stands for the strength and importance of a partnership in which both sides are well prepared for a long, joint journey.

Zenith El-Primero-Velar-Special Edition

The technical features of the Chronomaster El Primero range Rover Velar Special Edition - 42 mm

Reference : 24.2042.400 / 27.R799

Movement: Movement El Primero 400B, automatic lift caliber 13¼ "` (diameter: 30 mm), height: 6,6 mm, 326 components, 31 bearing blocks, frequency: 36,000 A / h (5 Hz).

Finissage: Elevator rotor with helical cut decor

Functions: hours and minutes from the center, small seconds at the "9", chronograph: chronograph second hand from the center, 30 minutes counter at the "3", date window at the "6", tachymeter scale at the dial edge

Case, dial and hands:

Case: 42 mm ceramized aluminum, dial opening: 37.1 mm, height: 12.75 mm, case back made of transparent sapphire glass, water tightness: 10 atm

Glass: domed sapphire crystal, anti-reflective on both sides

Dial: gray, brushed, with copper-colored details

Hour markers: copper-colored, facetted and coated with SuperLuminova SLN C1

Hands: copper-coated, faceted and coated with SuperLuminova SLN C1

Bracelets and Closures: black rubber with black, perforated calfskin => 27.00.2118.799 (R799) Triple-folding clasp made of titanium with black DLC coating

The Rado DiaMaster Grande Seconde: Aesthetics Classic timepiece

Rado expands its characteristic watch line DiaMaster Grande Seconde to Baselworld by two new timepieces for watch lovers with a sense of elegant men's watches. The Rado DiaMaster Grande Seconde is distinguished by its asymmetrical dial, which has two superimposed sub-dials, one for the hours and minutes, the second for the seconds. New details encourage you to never lose sight of the time.

Thus, Roman numbers were added, and a sun-patch pattern in gray-brown or a strong blue framed the sub-numbers. The housing with a diameter of 43 mm is in each case color-matched with a leather bracelet in brown or black.

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Time for carrying comfort: The housings of the DiaMaster Grande Seconde are made of plasma high-tech ceramics, one of the characteristic materials of Rado. For the production of this extraordinary material, finished white ceramic components are heated in a plasma furnace where gases activated at 20,000 ° C give the piece a unique metallic luster, without the use of metal. This gives the DiaMaster Grande Seconde the look of a classic metal watch while offering the benefits of a high-tech ceramic design.

High-tech ceramics are 25 percent lighter than steel . As a result, the timepiece not only flatters the eye, but is also hardly noticeable on the wrist. In addition, high-tech ceramics combine this impressive light weight with an equally impressive strength strength: the material is up to five times harder than steel . Rados timepieces made of ceramic are also hypoallergenic and adapt quickly to the body temperature, so they offer an incredible wearing comfort and pleasant to the skin.

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The DiaMaster Grande Seconde is reminiscent of nostalgic pocket watches and fits as well with coarse linen as well as hand-spun cashmere. Noble and reliable, this timepiece is ideal for men and women looking for a watch with a gentle masculine look.

The technical features of the Rado DiaMaster Grande Seconde

Movement: 11 ½ ETA 2899, automatic movement, 21 jewels, 3 hands, date at 9 o'clock, 42 ​​hours of gear reserve, (time setting: clockwise)

Case: polished high-tech ceramic, monobloc construction, pressed titanium case back with sapphire crystal, crown of polished high-tech ceramic, water-resistant to 10 bar (100m)

Glass: domed sapphire crystal with antireflection coating on both sides,

Ref. 657.0129.3.420:

Dial : blue with sunburst pattern, silver-colored Roman numerals, silver colored graduation, blue dial ring, movable anchoring symbol, silver-colored Rado logo and silver-colored automatic logo, rhodium-colored hands

Bracelet: black leather, expandable stainless steel folding clasp, cover of hardened stainless steel

Ref. 657.0129.3.431

Dial: gray-brown with sunburst pattern , white Roman numerals on arched dial, white minute graduation, gray-brown dial ring, movable anchor symbol, rado- and automatic-logos in white, hands rhodium-colored

Bracelet: light brown leather, expandable stainless steel folding clasp, cover made of hardened stainless steel

The suggested retail price is: € 2.880, -

Arnold & Son DBG Skeleton: GMT display reinterpreted

With the 'DBG Skeleton', Arnold & Son presents a new version of the unique 'DBG' watch with two-zone display. The model features a new caliber A & S1309, developed and manufactured by Arnold & Son's in-house manufacturer.

The name 'DBG' stands for the English abbreviation for the two major complications of the clock: ' Double Balance ' and ' GMT ' (Greenwich Mean Time) displayed by this model at the same time as any time in a different time zone Can).

Skeletized watches have been popular for centuries. The elaborate art of making skeletal watches requires the utmost care and great technical know-how. In doing so, the frame elements, such as the dial and the circuit boards, bridges and brackets of the factory, as well as the mechanical parts such as the gear train, are reduced to a minimum, so that only the material is present which can not be dispensed with for functional and structural reasons. The result is an unobstructed view of the inner life of the watch and its many items. The "DBG Skeleton" can be used to admire decorative details such as blued screws, the Geneva strip cut on the printed circuit board and the glazed bridges and edges on the dial page.

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As a masterpiece of perfect symmetry, the "DBG Skeleton" model has two separate time displays, each of which has its own spring house, gear with its own balance and escapement, which can now be wonderfully viewed through the open dial.

This highly exceptional technical feature allows the two time displays to be set independently of each other. For clocks that display two or more time zones, normally only the hour hands can be set separately from each other. Just like the DBG Skeleton, it is also possible to set the minute hands independently from each other, opens up new possibilities such as the setting of time zones, which are set by the Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) half an hour (eg India with a time offset GMT +5: 30) A quarter hour (eg Nepal with a time shift GMT of +5: 45).

In addition, a sub-dial to 12 o'clock displays the time difference between the two set time zones on a 24-hour basis. This gives information about the time difference and also indicates whether in the second time zone is just day or night. A large central pointer indicates the seconds for both time zones.

Arnold & Son Caliber A & S1309

Clocks with a double balance and a double feather house have historically been traced back to so-called "captain's watches" and have a long tradition, but are not often found these days. The principle fits perfectly to the Arnold & Son instrument collection, because separate spring housings / wheel mechanisms as well as balance / inhibitions of the watch make it possible to have various complications without affecting the other in precision or taking energy. It is the optimal solution for displaying a second time zone as in the "DBG Skeleton".

No less impressive is the aesthetic realization of the clock: its perfect symmetry, determines the positioning of the elements in the dual work, which can be viewed from the front and back . During the design of the new movement, particular attention was paid to the fact that the overall impression of the new skeleton was enhanced.

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The back opens the view of a balanced arrangement of skeletal bridges, spring houses and wheel arches. On the front, in the lower third, the two unrest are visible, which are enclosed in a plate fined with a vertical strip of Geneva strip. The two balance blocks look at each other and form a circle together.

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The skeletal dial for displaying the time of the first time zone has Arabic numerals, which for displaying the second time zone has Roman numerals.

Both dials are made of "smoky", metal-coated sapphire crystal. They are transparent but allow for good readability. The two crowns of the watch are arranged in perfect symmetry: one on the conventional 3 o'clock position, the second on 9 o'clock. The crowns on the right side can be used to draw up both works. For the setting of the time, however, each of the two time displays has its own crown. This minimizes the risk of accidentally adjusting one of the two displays. The time of the time display on the left side is set over the crown at 9 o'clock. The time of the time display on the right side is placed over the crown at three o'clock.

The new edition of DBG Skeleton is limited to 30 copies.

The technical features of the Arnold & Son DBG Skeleton (reference 1DGAP.S10A.C120P

Caliber: A & S1309, exclusive mechanical Arnold & Son movement with hand wheel, skeleton and symmetrical, 42 rubies, diameter: 35 mm, height: 3.90 mm, reserve: 40 hours,

21.600 vibrations per hour.

Features: Local hours, minutes, seconds, GMT-hours, minutes, 24-hour local time indicator, GMT 24-hour indicator

Decoration of the work : Neusilber, rhodium-plated bridges and globes, main platinum with gray NAC coating and with Haute Horlogerie finishing: anglized bridges and globes with polished edges and satined surfaces, fine circular beading and Geneva strip cut, satined wheels with three spokes -Design, blued screws.

Dials: Metallic coated sapphire glasses

Case : rose gold, diameter: 44 mm, height: 9.89 mm, double-sided domed, antireflective sapphire crystal, transparent sapphire glass window in the bottom of the case, water-resistant to 30 meters.

Bracelet: Hand-sewn black or brown alligator leather bracelet.

Limited edition: 30 copies

Recommended retail price (as of March 2017): € 39.200