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Jul 23
The latest creation from Blancpain is absolutely stuffed with diamonds. The Tourbillon Diamants has 480 diamonds for a total of 58 carats. The dial sparkles with a brick-like arrangement of baguette diamonds. The watch uses the Blancpain Calibre 25A movement, a mechanical self-winding movement made of 239 parts with a seven-day power reserve. The 40mm white gold case is water resistant. The white gold bracelet is set with 42 carats of diamonds.
Jul 23
The Zenith Class New Vintage 1955 Chronometer is an elegant, limited edition timepiece which recalls a glorious age of classic design. Produced in a limited series of 250 pieces, this Zenith watch features a 40mm 18K rose gold case and a domed opaline dial with dauphine hands and triangular, faceted hour indices. The strap is made from alligator leather, and the buckle is in rose gold.
The Zenith Elite 689 movement animates the New Vintage 1955 Chronometer watch. This slim, self-winding manufacture caliber features a central rotor in 22K gold, and has a power reserve of approximately 50 hours. The caliber is a COSC-certified chronometer.
Jul 23
Eberhard & Co. reinterprets one of its most famous classics and introduces the model 8JOURS in a precious new GRANDE TAILLE (BIG SIZE) version.
Ten years have passed since Eberhard &Co. revolutionised the world of the hands in only… 8 days.
In fact, 8JOURS by Eberhard & Co., was the first wristwatch to have an 8-day operating autonomy, thanks to a special winding element patented by Eberhard & Co., comprising two overlapping springs, whose combined length is over 1½ metres. By comparison, it is worth noting that a standard wrist watch has only one spring around 30 centimetres long.
Today, this unique, prestigious watch has become “large-sized” and is at last displaying its extraordinary mechanism! 8JOURS GRANDE TAILLE, in fact, offers not only a steel case of considerable size (Ø 41mm) compared to that of its predecessor, but, for the benefit of its many admirers, reveals part of its precious, hand-winding, mechanical movement.
From the porthole on the case back, protected by a sapphire crystal, it is, in fact, possible to admire the bridge of the large going barrel with its skeleton figure “8” silhouetted by the colour treatment, which shows off the underlying “œil de perdrix” finish on the underside of the 8, producing a three dimensional visual impact.
But that’s not all: through the 8, it is also possible to see 8JOURS GRANDE TAILLE’s second spring in action, with its exceptional length of 1 metre 25 centimetres.
8JOURS GRANDE TAILLE is waterproof to 3 atmospheres, has a sapphire crystal and is available with a silver dial and painted Roman numerals, or with a white dial and applied Arabic numerals. A white or black version with applied Roman numerals is also available.
Equipped with a crocodile wristband, 8JOURS GRANDE TAILLE is more a watch to admire rather than to read … and 8 days are hardly enough to do it justice…
8DAYS
GRANDE TAILLE
Reference: 21027
Movement: calibre E & Co. 896 10 ½ ” – Basis Peseux 7001. Mechanical watch with hand-winding, with 8 DAYS modulus, an exclusive Eberhard & Co. device, patented. Power-reserve indicator at 9 o’clock, small second hand at 6 o’clock, two overlapping springs, (0,30 m. + 1,25 m.), for a total length of 1,55 m.
Case: in steel
Diameter of the case: 41,00 mm.
Thickness of the case: 10,85 mm.
Case-back: polished, secured by 6 screws, with engravings.
A small window protected by a sapphire glass allows to see the skeleton bridge of the main barrel, with silhouette “8″
Strap attachment: 19,00 mm.
Water-resistance: 3 atm.
Crown: water-resistant, personalised “E”
Bezel: polished
Glass: sapphire
Dials: - white with painted Roman numerals and a circular snailed zone
- white or black with applied Roman numerals.
- white with painted Arabic numerals.
Power-reserve indicator graduated in days
Strap: in crocodile, buckle personalised “E&C”
Jul 23
The playful yet functional Academia Night Chronographe radiates luminous splendour and is embellished with rose gold.
Well accustomed to asserting its originality within the elite circle of contemporary fine watchmaking brands, DeWitt has opted this year to interpret the measurement of short times in a diurnal/ nocturnal mode with one of its new releases: the Academia Night Chronographe.
This new product is a playful, yet highly functional spin-off from the Academia Chronograph Sequentiel line. Standing out from the range of existing chronographs thanks to its extremely powerful formal signature and its sequential seconds counter, this model is continued in the Night Chronographe series.
Although the aesthetic principle and the sequential read-off remain, the Night Chronographe features the additional asset of night-time readability of its information.
This watch dial, offered in two versions, is coated with white Superluminova and more surprisingly, dark, nearly-black Superluminova. The Night Chronographe is further embellished with precious metals, whereas the Chronograph Sequentiel features a blend of rose gold, titanium and rubber.
The first style in the series is housed in a case crafted from alternating white and rose gold combining rubber inserts for the version with black luminescent matter printed on the minute track and the minute and seconds counters. The dial background is black. This model comes with a rubber strap secured by an 18-carat rose gold folding clasp.
The case of the second variation is made entirely of 18-carat rose gold. The dial is printed with white luminescent matter on the minute track and the minute and seconds counters. This version comes with an alligator strap with an 18-carat rose gold folding clasp.
The Night Chronographe beats to the rhythum of a self-winding mechanical movement and has a power reserve of approximately 48 hours. It is water resistant to 50 metres.
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