As the sequel to the Ref. 5837, the Ref. 5839 is a diamond encrusted timepiece holing almost 12 carats of diamonds. The marine Breguet Marin watch follows a long line of traditional timepieces with a caliber 554.4 manually wound tourbillon movement.
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On June - 29 - 2011
Chopard is expanding its Happy Sport series; it is adding Chopard Happy Sport XL to the collection. The collection already includes the Happy Sport Chrono Steel and the Chopard Happy Sport Mark II Chronograph. The new addition, Chopard Happy Sport XL is set inside a 42mm stainless steel dial; the case is sapphire crystal and it comes in a variety of dial color options.
The Chopard Happy Sport XL comes in blue, coral and green mother-of-pearl, it has a 30-meter water resistance, Swiss quartz caliber movements and 5 floating diamonds. The Chopard Happy Sport XL prices start from $7,230.
On July - 27 - 2010
In the timepiece industry, Audemars Piguet is still an infant; it has been in existence for five years however the industry is very competitive so to survive five years is something to celebrate and that is exactly what Audemars Piguet has done.
To commemorate its fifth anniversary and being the official timekeeper of Tour Auto for the fifth consecutive year, it has launched Royal Oak Offshore Tour Auto 2010 Chronograph.
Audemars Piguet’s association with Tour Auto doesn’t end there it also supports two teams, the Blanchard/Cloché-Dubois ladies’ team driving an AC Bristol and the Mecenat Chirurgie Cardiaque team at the wheel of a Jaguar MK1
The Royal Oak Offshore Tour Auto 2010 Chronograph is enclosed in stainless steel measuring 42mm, the crystal is sapphire, the caseback is engraved with the Tour Auto logo and bears the legend “Royal Oak Offshore – Serie Limitee.’’ It is water resistant to 100 meters, the movement is the Swiss automatic AP caliber 2326/2840 with a power reserve of 38 hours and all parts are decorated by hand.
On July - 22 - 2010
As a tribute to its very first Le Mans victory in 1970, Porsche Designs have unveiled this limited edition Porsche Le Mans 1970 dashboard watch. The Porsche Le Mans 1970 dashboard watch celebrates the 40th anniversary of the famous win; the watch is inspired by the Porsche 917 winning car and is modeled after the race car’s steering wheel. The Porsche Le Mans 1970 dashboard watch comes with black calf leather, red stitching and features a titanium pin buckle.
Only 917 pieces of the Porsche Le Mans 1970 dashboard watch will be released to retail outlets in September 2010.
On July - 20 - 2010
Maximilian Büsser & Friends (MB&F) have outdone themselves again with the launch of the MB&F HM4 Thunderbolt; the aviation inspired wristwatch took three years to make.
Though the MB&F HM4 Thunderbolt wristwatch has a hand for the hours, another for the minutes and a power reserve indicator, it is no ordinary watch; the chronograph has 50 jewels and 311 components inside. The bezel spots five sapphires and the watch is finished with black hand- sewed calfskin strap that comes with a titanium and white clasp. The MB&F HM4 Thunderbolt wristwatch is priced at $158,000.
Technical Specifications
Engine:
Three-dimensional horological engine developed 100% by MB&F
Manual winding with two mainspring barrels in parallel
Power reserve: 72 hours
Balance frequency: 21,600bph/3Hz
Number of components: 311
Number of jewels: 50
Functions:
Hours, minutes and power reserve indicator
Hours and minutes on right dial, power reserve indicator on left dial
Separate crowns for time setting and winding
Case:
Grade 5 titanium and sapphire
Dimensions: 54mm wide x 52mm long x 24mm high
Number of components: 65
Articulation of lugs: 3°
Sapphire crystals:
Five sapphire crystals: 2 x dials, 1 x central case section, 2 x display panels (top and bottom)
Strap & Buckle:
Black hand-stitched calfskin strap with titanium/white gold custom designed deployment buckle attached to articulated lugs
‘Friends’ responsible for Horological Machine No4 “Thunderbolt”
Concept: Maximilian Büsser/MB&F
Product Design: Eric Giroud – Eric Giroud Design Studio
Technical and Production Management: Serge Kriknoff/MB&F
Production logistics: David Lamy/MB&F
Movement Development: Laurent Besse, Béranger Reynard and Patrick Lété of Les Artisans
Horlogers
Movement manufacturing: Daniel Uhlmann/Azuréa Technologies, Nicolas Broquet/Broquet
Décolletage, Yann Ryser/Tital
Hand-finishing of movement components: Jacques-Adrien Rochat and Denis Garcia of
C-L Rochat
Movement assemblage: Didier Dumas and Georges Veisy/MB&F
Case and buckle construction and production: Jean-Pierre Kohler and Lionel Gavignet of Profusion
Martin Stettler of Stettler
Dominique Mainier and Bertrand Jeunet of G.F.Châtelain
Dials: François Bernhard and Denis Parel of Nateber
Hands: Pierre Chillier, Isabelle Chillier and Félix Celetta of Fiedler
Strap: Olivier Purnot/Camille Fournet
Presentation box: Olivier Berthon/Berthon & Co
On July - 9 - 2010
“Black Cobra,” the latest model in Urwerk’s CC1 series took three years of research and development to perfect the linearly countdown of the hours and minutes without compromising accurate timekeeping.
“Black Cobra,” uses a world first animated dial by a rotating disk displaying the seconds, both digitally and linearly.
The dials of the watch show the hours, minutes and seconds; flip the watch over and you see a more naked version of the hours and minutes laid out like two computer program progress gauges.
The new ‘Black Cobra’ is in a black PVD coated case made from black AlTiN – a complex aluminium titanium alloy, better known as Aluminium Titane Nitride. Inside the watch is an Urwerk made calibre UR-8.02 manually wound mechanical movement.
The Urwerk UR-CC1 Black Cobra watch will be limited to just 25 pieces; see http://www.urwerk.com for more information.
Technical Specifications
Model: UR-CC1
Case: available in either grey gold with titanium base plate (limited edition of 25 pieces) or black gold with titanium base plate (limited edition of 25 pieces); brushed-satin finish
Movement: calibre UR-CC1; automatic winding regulated by “fly brake turbine” pneumatic shock absorber
Indications: linear display retrograde for hours and minutes with jumping hours; second display both digital and linear
Dimensions: 45.7mm x 43.5mm x 15mm
Dial and Bridges: ARCAP P40. SuperLumiNova treatment on hours, minutes and seconds displays
On June - 24 - 2010
As Tag Heuer marks its 150th anniversary, the Swiss luxury watchmaker has launched a limited-edition chest containing a limited-edition Tag Heuer watch, the Grand Carrera Calibre 17 RS2 Chronograph and the company’s first branded phone the Meridiist.
Unveiled at the just ended Baselworld 2010 in Switzerland, the celebratory gift box was designed by French master craftsman Fred Pinel and will be limited to just 150 units, each for the number of years the company has existed.
Priced at $20,000; the celebratory “coffret” will be available for fans in the UAE as early as the first week of April.
On March - 30 - 2010
This Ladyhawke Tourbillion timepiece is the brainchild of Boucheron and Girard-Perregaux who joined forces in 2007. The Ladyhawke Tourbillion’s design is a falcon clutching a watch powered by the Tourbillon which comes with three gold Bridges. The Tourbillon itself consists of 72 components for a diameter of one centimeter and a total weight of 0.3 gram, and is entirely hand-decorated and assembled. Boasting of a 72 hour power reserve, this exquisite creation features an articulated bracelet with an invisible clasp mechanism.
The stunning timepiece is made from gold and is adorned with yellow, pink, white diamonds and rubies totaling 25carats and is described by it’s creators as “the embodiment of High Jewellery and High Watchmaking”.
The Ladyhawke Tourbillion timepiece is bound to become a collectors’ edition.
Technical features:
(JBT00202): Ladyhawke Tourbillon High Jewelry in white gold set with 833 multicolored diamonds and rubies, Girard-Perregaux Tourbillon with three gold Bridges.
Movement: Girard-Perregaux Tourbillon with three gold Bridges, manual winding.
Base plate of the movement set with 178 pink, yellow and white diamonds, bridges angled by hand and skeleton barrel. Power reserve: approx 72 hours Bracelet: articulated bracelet wit invisible clasp mechanism
Setting: 25.3 carats of yellow, pink and white diamonds and rubies.
On March - 30 - 2010
Say hello to ‘Ether’ the watch that defies the current financial climate. ‘Ether’ is the first to be introduced under the Cephee collection by Christophe Golay. Made of 150 precision set baguette diamonds, ‘Ether’ is a combination of Swiss craftsmanship and hi-tech engineering.
Ether features a unique engineering technique with its sapphire cradle that houses the movement; manufactured exclusively for the Ether watch it has two perfectly adjusted lids so the precious face and side diamonds are completely encased. The straps are entirely made of soft supple leather with hand-crafted diamond buckle.
Ether watch costs $350,000 and is for those looking for quality and durability.
On November - 9 - 2009
Avanti 8 by Orbita is something watch lovers worldwide will embrace; based on the Avanti 12 line the Avanti 8 is a new watch winder line which gives an easy and convenient way to store your mechanical watches.
Available in two types of wood Macassar and Madrona Burl, the units are powered by an AC/DC adapter; the Avanti 8 also stands 20 inches tall, 23 inches wide and 9 inches deep. Unlike its processors the Avanti 8 offers ample storage space as Orbita has removed the bottom third row of watch winder from the cabinet. This extra space can be used by watch collectors to store additional watch items or accessories.
At $10,000 each, the Avanti 8 uses other materials like carbon fiber, steel, brass and chrome or gold plated steel hinges to make sure your mechanical watches are comfortable and have ample storage space.
On October - 7 - 2009
