Wednesday, November 30, 2005

Breguet Classique Grande Complication 5327

18K yellow gold. Thin, engraved automatic movement with perpetual calendar, precise moon-phases and power-reserve indicator. Engine-turned dial in silvered, 18K gold. Chapter ring with Roman numerals. Dates, days and leap years on three sub-dials. Central months indication. Power-reserve indicator at 10:30. Moon-phases at 1:30. Secret signature. Engine-turned case back with sapphire crystal. 46 hours power reserve. 3Hz balance frequency. Water-resistant to 30 metres. Also available in 18K white and pink gold. Calibre: 502.3.DRP1, 12 lines, sapphire case back. Case dimension 39mm. 38 jewels. Water-resistant to 30 meters. Power-reserve 46 hours.

http://www.breguet.com

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Tuesday, November 29, 2005

Pequignet Moorea Chronograph


Stainless steel case, rubber strap with folding clasp, water-resistant to 100 meters. Screw crown. Screwed back. ETA quartz movement 251272. Functions: Hours, minutes, seconds, date, 3-counters chronograph. Black dial, sapphire glass.

http://www.pequignet.com

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Sunday, November 27, 2005

Patek Philippe Gondolo Calendario


Ref. 5135 J/G. New caliber 324 S QA LU 24H, Self-winding mechanical movement, Annual Calendar with three apertures, moon phase, and 24-hour display. Tonneau, 18K yellow. Interchangeable sapphire-crystal back and water-resistant screw-down crown. Water resistant to 25 meters. Length: 51 mm. Width: 40.33 mm. Height: 11.70 mm. Width between lugs: 21 mm. Silvery opaline dial. Two Breguet-style Arabic numerals at 3 and 9 o'clock. Applied arrow markers, dauphine hands, recessed 24-hour dial with feuille hands in 18K yellow gold. Hand-stitched alligator strap with 16-mm buckle in 18K yellow gold.

http://www.patekphilippe.com

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Frédérique Constant Moonphase Date


Mechanical hand-wound movement FC 915, 28,800 vph, 17 jewels, bridges decorated with Côtes de Genève. Function: Hours, minutes, moon phase, pointer-type date display, 48-hour power reserve. Case: 750 (18K) pink gold: limited numbered series of 99 pieces. Diameter 41 mm. Convex antiglare sapphire crystal. Screw-down antiglare sapphire back. Water-resistant to 50 meters. Enamelled dial with Arabic numerals, blackened steel hands. “Heart Beat” aperture at 6 o’clock. Alligator leather bracelet.

http://www.frederique-constant.com

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Saturday, November 26, 2005

Panerai Luminor Submersible Chrono 1000m Slytech

PAM00202. Movement: automatic mechanical, Panerai OP XII calibre, 13¼ lignes, 27 jewels. Glucydur® balance making 28,800 alternations/hour. Incabloc® anti-shock device. Power reserve 46 hours. Bridges and oscillating weight with Côtes de Genève decoration. Oscillating weight personalised PANERAI. Chronometer Certificate (C.O.S.C.). Functions: hours, minutes, small seconds, calculation of immersion time, chronograph with three counters. Case: diameter 47 mm, brushed titanium. Helium valve, screw push-pieces for the chronograph functions. Bezel: brushed steel anti-clockwise uni-directional rotating bezel with scale graduated for measuring the duration of immersion and ratchet click at minute intervals. Applied markers in polished steel. Back: screw, titanium. Engraved with the signature of Sylvester Stallone. Device protecting the crown: (registered Trade Mark) brushed steel. Dial: black with applied luminous markers and Arabic numerals. Black counters. Crystal: sapphire, formed of corundum, 5 mm thick. Anti-reflective coating. Water resistance: 1000 metres. Personalised rubber strap and brushed steel buckle.


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Thursday, November 24, 2005

Ulysse Nardin Acqua Perpetual

Limited edition. Perpetual Calendar, screw-crown, big date display in a double window. All adjustments from the minute hand to the year indicator are synchronised. With a few rotations of the crown, all calendar displays are moved forward some days, a few months or even several years. Diameter 42.7 mm. Stainless steel case with turning bezel. Blue dial. Movement UN-33. Power-reserve of approx. 48 hours. Self-winding. Water-resistant to 300 meters. Crystal Sapphire crystal. Steel bracelet.

http://www.ulysse-nardin.com

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The "Vintage Serie"
Rolex Ref. 2552


Made circa 1940. 18K yellow gold keyless pocket chronometer. Three-body case, “bassine pincée”, polished. Two-tone dial, silvered, with applied yellow gold “bâton” indexes and Arabic quarter-hour numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds. Gold “épée” hands. Movement 16''', Observatory Quality “Class A Certificate 1067”, rhodium plated, polished, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, swan-neck micrometer regulator. Diam. 45 mm.

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Wednesday, November 23, 2005

The "Vintage Serie"
Solvil Watch Co Massonic


Swiss, made by G. Schwab- Loeillet, Geneva, circa 1960. Fine, silver, triangular, keyless Masonic pocket watch, Swiss patent No. 34864.Two-body case, triangular, the bezel cast and chased with the Union Chain, the band with different Masonic symbols, the back with the Masonic Temple and symbols and the letters “G”, “B”, and “J”, set with a cabochon in the pendant, triangular bow. Mother of pearl dial with polychrome painted Masonic symbols in place of numerals and with the inscription: “Love your fellow man, lend him a helping hand”, outer minute track and Arabic twenty minute numerals. Blued steel "alpha" hands. Caliber 27B-9, 12''', rhodium plated, 15 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance with three adjustments, self compensating flat balance spring, shock absorber, index regulator. Dim. 51 x 45 mm.

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Monday, November 21, 2005

Leschot Tourbillion III

Waterproof case with 2 sapphire crystals. Handmade Louisiana crocodile strap with LESCHOT buckle assorted. Silver dial decorated with “Clous de Paris”. LESCHOT-TOURBILLON movement, LM 900, 11 ½”, casing 25.60 mm, thickness 4.10 mm, 23 jewels, Leschot special engraving. The tourbillon frame is situated between the center and 12 o’clock and makes one revolution per minute. Balance wheel with screw, antishock “KIF”, lateral lever, 21600 A/h, Hours and Minutes non-centered at 6 o’clock.

http://www.leschot.com/fr/

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Sunday, November 20, 2005

Breguet Classique 5447

Classique “Grande Complication” minute-repeater wristwatch in platinum. Hand-wound movement, engraved by hand with perpetual calendar showing the day, date, month, leap years, the phases and age of the moon. Silvered gold dial, hand-engraved on a rose-engine. Sapphire case back. Calibre 567RPM, 12 1/2 lines, Case dimension 40mm. 31 Jewels. Power reserve 40 hrs.

http://www.breguet.com

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Vulcain Imperial Gong

First wristwatch with alarm caliber and tourbillion. Alarm tourbillion hand-winding Vulcain caliber V-30. 26 jewels. Power-reserve of 130 hours. Hammer visible at 12o’clock, polished and entirely hand-chamfered. Cathedral type gong. Functions: Hour, minute, seconds, alarm (gong 15 seconds). 21’600 vibrations per hour. 18K rose gold. Domes shape sapphire crystal, glareproofed on both sides. Case diameter 43.30mm. Height 13.43mm. Water-resistance to 30 meters Hand-stitched black Louisiana alligator strap with 18K gold buckle.

http://www.vulcain-watches.ch

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Saturday, November 19, 2005

The "Vintage Serie"
Panerai Mare Nostrum

Ref. OP 6501. Made in the 1990s. Water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman’s wristwatch with round button chronograph, register, tachometer and a stainless steel Officine Panerai buckle. Three-body case, polished and brushed, stepped bezel with tachometer graduation, concave lugs, screwed-down case back, sapphire crystal. Black dial with Arabic numerals and luminous indexes, subsidiary seconds and 30- minute register dials. Luminous steel "bâton" hands. Caliber 11''', rhodium-plated, “fausses côtes” decoration, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 4 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 42 mm. Thickness: 12 mm.

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Certina DS-3 1000


Movement: ETA 2824-2, 25 Jewels Automatic. Case diameter 44mm x 14 mm. Scratch-resistant sapphire glass. Safety helium valve. Screw-down case back and screw-in crown. Stainless steel bracelet with safety clasp and diving extension. Rubber watchband with safety clasp and diving extension. Power reserve of 48 hours. Water-resistant to 1000 m

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Thursday, November 17, 2005

The "Vintage Serie"
Girard-Perregaux Tourbillon sous un Pont d'Or


Ref. 9985. Made circa 2000. Large, rectangular curved, self-winding, 18K white gold gentleman's wristwatch with visible one-minute tourbillon regulator under one 18K pink gold bridge and an 18K white gold Girard-Perregaux deployant clasp.
Case: Two-body, solid, polished, stepped bezel, triangular lugs, "bombé” sapphire crystal. Dial: Off-white with applied white gold Roman numerals, at 6 a polished 18K pink gold bridge over the visible one-minute tourbillon regulator with its "A"-shaped carriage and the blued steel second hand. White gold "dauphine " hands. Caliber 9610 C, rhodiumplated, “fausses côtes” decoration, 32 jewels, lateral lever escapement with one-minute tourbillon regulator, tourbillon carriage of the type designed by Ernest Guinand, monometallic balance adjusted to 6 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 34 x 47 mm. Thickness 13 mm. This model of wristwatch having a visible one-minute tourbillon regulator and a single gold bridge of the famous Girard-Perregaux design is a progression of the iconic “Three-Bridge” movement. Combining the requirements of the modern wristwatch wearer for a clean dial with the haute horology of Girard-Perregaux.

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Tag Heuer Monaco V4


Having pushed quartz movement technology to the extreme edge of performance, TAG Heuer has turned its engineering and design prowess to the mechanical movement. Despite the many revolutions that have occurred at the heart of timekeeping, little has changed in the heart of the mechanical movement. The traditional contrivance of a kinetic chain of pinions still rules the day. What type of horological innovations will the 21st century bring? None of consequence, say most connoisseurs of the watchmaking scene; they have all been invented already. Wrong: TAG Heuer designers and developers have once again shaken the foundations of watch movement design and broken with tradition in several key areas. TAG Heuer’s best engineers and watchmakers, working with the inventor and designer Jean-François Ruchonnet, began delving into the fundamental concepts of mechanical watch movement two years ago, under the strictest terms of confidentiality. What began as an idea and a blank piece of paper is now the Monaco V4 Concept Watch, which can be admired for the first time at Basel Fair 2004. The components and bottomplate of the V4 were engineered and machined at the TAG Heuer workshop in La-Chaux-de-Fonds, then assembled and finished by a famous Swiss master watchmaker. The name V4 derives from the movement's four barrels, which are mounted on a V-shaped main plate angled at 15 degrees, like cylinders in a high-end motor racing engine. It also pays tribute to the movement's inspiration: while the V4 draws from the newest concepts in industrial technology, its true muse is the world of high-tech, high-performance racecar engines. Like a car engine, the fundamental mechanical dynamics operating upon a watch are: transmission, friction, torque and power. Working from this parallel, TAG Heuer's team of designers, watchmakers and engineers hit upon three paradigm-shifting responses to the traditional dictates of watchmaking. These traditions dictate, for example, that a movement’s power must be transmitted by wheels; that rotating axes need to have synthetic rubies as bearings; and that an oscillating weight rotating on its own axis provides a movement’s spring barrels with energy. None of these hold true in the new V4 watch movement. Transmission: 13 notched belts of 0.5 x 0.45 mm.39 ball races of 2.2 mm diameter and 0.5 thick. Energy: 4 barrels storing 375 g of energy each: 1.5 kg total strength. Automatic winding system:Linear oscillating weight: 4.25 g platinum ingot. Movement features: 18 000 vibrations per hour, Small second at 4’30. Stainless steel case. Beveled edge sapphire glass. Alligator strap with folding buckle.


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Tuesday, November 15, 2005

Porsche Design PTC 911

Like the cockpit instruments of the 911 Carrera, the dial shows the time with perfect clarity. The color of the seconds-hand contrasts sharply with that of the basalt black dial. At 12 o’clock, the silhouette of the 911 Carrera below the Porsche Design logo signifies the special edition. A detail which is noticed immediately and underlines the unique character of this watch. The engraved numbering can be seen on the back of the case. The case is made of grade 5 titanium, so the utmost strength of manufacture is allied to a particularly light specific weight. Working with titanium is an unusually exacting task, which makes the perfect polish of the case all the more impressive. The optical quality of the metal also has a technical character and makes a perfect match for the overall effect of the chronograph and the aesthetic vision of Porsche Design. The outcome is a strong chronograph: as bright as stainless steel but absolutely corrosion-resistant and also anti-allergenic because of the use of titanium. The watch has a tough titanium bracelet with double folding clasp in titanium. Automatic caliber ETA 2894-2 automatic clockwork system with a Porsche Design rotor system. The winding mechanism is energy-optimized. Sapphire glass with anti-glare treatment. Water-resistance to 100 m. The Limited Edition 911 has stopwatch functions and a date display. The display for the stopwatch functions is by means of a centrally located seconds hand.

http://www.porsche-design.com

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Monday, November 14, 2005

Panerai Luminor 1950 8 Days Angelus

PAM00203. Hand-wound mechanical movement Angelus SF 240. 16 lignes, 15 jewels. 18,000 alternations/hour. Incabloc® anti-shock device. Power reserve 192 hours. Functions: hours, minutes, seconds. Case: diameter 47 mm, brushed steel. Bezel: polished steel. Back: see-through sapphire crystal. Device protecting the crown: (registered Trade Mark) polished steel.Dial: brown, with luminous hour markers and Arabic numerals. It consists of two superimposed discs: the top one is perforated with the numerals and hour markers while the lower one is covered with a thin layer of Super Luminova . Small seconds at 9 o'clock. Crystal: sapphire, made from corundum, 2 mm thick. Anti-reflective coating. Water resistance: 100 metres.Personalised leather strap and large size steel buckle.

http://www.panerai.com

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Sunday, November 13, 2005

Harry Winston Opus two Tourbillion


Antoine Preziuso mechanical movement with remontage mystérieux, 21’600 A.h., 21 sapphires,110 hours power reserve. Skeleton movement with hand-made angled and polished bridges. Functions: hours, minutes and one-minute tourbillon. 38mm round case made of 950PT platinum. Sapphire crystal with double anti-reflection treatment.Limited edition of 11 pieces.

http://www.harry-winston.com

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The "Vintage Serie"
Patek Philippe & Co Ref. 1526

Made in the 1940s. 18K yellow gold gentleman’s wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases, small Arabic numerals, and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Case: Three-body, solid, polished, concave bezel. Dial: Matte silver with applied yellow gold small Arabic numerals and dot indexes, subsidiary seconds dial, concentric graduation for the days of the month, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. Yellow gold “feuille” hands. Caliber 12’’’-120 QP, rhodium-plated, “fausses côtes” decoration, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, Breguet balance-spring, “swan-neck” micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 34 mm. Thickness 12 mm. Ref. 1526 Produced in 210 examples from 1941 to 1952, with the Caliber 12’’’-120 QP, the majority in yellow gold, rarely in pink gold, with only one example known to date in stainless steel.- First series with indirect center-seconds produced in very few examples. Second series with concentric subsidiary dials for the seconds and the days of the month. The dials for the second series of this reference are known to date with 3 different designs: - the seconds division scale on the outside of the subsidiary date dial are quite rare - the seconds division on the inside of the subsidiary dial - the seconds division only on the bottom portion of the subsidiary dial, below the moon phase aperture. The applied gold upright Arabic numbers are of two kinds: - the larger type, more common - the smaller type, as the present watch, much rare.

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Saturday, November 12, 2005

Baume et Mercier Hampton Spirit XL


Steel case, XL size, automatic chronograph movement with fly-back function, brown alligator strap, pin buckle, decorated silvered dial, appliqué indexes and Phi, date at 6 o’clock, sapphire crystal aperture on case back. Water-resistant to 50 meters.

http://www.baume-et-mercier.com

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Thursday, November 10, 2005

Breguet Classique 7027 BA/11/9V6


Watch of the year 2005. Tradition wristwatch in 18-carat yellow gold. Hand-wound movement with power-reserve indicated above and underneath. Off-centred silvered-gold dial, hand engraved on a rose-engine. Sapphire case back. Water-resistant. Calibre: 507DR , 14 1/2 lines, sapphire case back. Case dimension 37mm. 24 jewels. Water-resistant to 30 meters. Power-reserve 50 hours.

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Wednesday, November 09, 2005

Hublot Big Bang

Mechanical Chronograph movement with automatic winding. Calibre Jaquet 8144. 256 components. Polished satin-finished bridge with chamfered edges. Reinforced spring barrel. Glucydur balance spring escapement. Tungsten oscillating weight with dimpled surface treated in black PVD. Stamped Carbon dial with steel applique indices with vertical satin-finish. Faceted, sand-blasted and rhodium-plated hands with luminescent feature. Ceramic bezel with knurled edge fixed by 6 titanium H-shaped screws, sunken, polished and blocked. Sapphire crystal with anti-reflection treatment, double face. Crown and push-pieces with natural black rubber insert. New adjustable natural black rubber strap and new Hublot deployant clasp in 18 K Red Gold.Case diameter 44.5 mm. in 18K Red Gold. Back: 18K Red Gold or 316L Steel back with sapphire crystal. Power Reserve: 42 hours. Water-resistance to 100 m or 10 ATM

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Tuesday, November 08, 2005

Oris TT1 Divers Titan Chronograph

Mechanical automatic movement with chronograph function, display of hours, minutes from the centre, small second at 9 o’clock, minute stop at 12 o’clock, hour stop at 6 o’clock, date window at 3 o’clock, black dial with raised indices with Superluminova inlay, bold hands with Superluminova inlay, massive titanium case, unidirectional rotating divers top ring, sapphire crystal with inside anti-reflex coating, screwed titanium crown at 3 o’clock, screwed-down titanium helium valve at 10 o’clock, water resistant to 300 m, massive screwed titanium back with mineral crystal, black rubber strap with vertical grooves and extensible folding clasp or massive titanium strap with progressive thickness and extensible solid folding clasp.

http://www.oris.ch

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The "Vintage Serie"
Panerai Ref. 3646


So-called "Rolex Panerai" Ref. 3646, first generation. Made in 1940. Cushion-shaped, water-resistant, stainless steel military diver's wristwatch with Panerai buckle. Case signed Oyster Watch Co, three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, wire lugs. Black dial with radium-coated mixed Arabic, Roman, bâton and triangular indexes. Radium-coated blued steel "bâton" hands. Caliber 15 3/4''', signed Rolex, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, Breguet balance-spring. Dim. 47 x 47 mm. Thickness: 15 mm.

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Monday, November 07, 2005

The "Vintage Serie"
Rolex Oyster Perpetual GMT Master

Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified, Ref. 1675. Made in the late 1950s. Two-time zone, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with date and a special 24-hour bezel and hand. Case:. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, back with monogram, Twinlock winding-crown, graduated 24-hour revolving bronze bezel for the second time-zone, crystal with "Cyclops" lens. Dial: Brown with applied yellow gold tritium-coated round, bâton and triangular indexes, aperture for the date. Tritium-coated yellow gold "skeleton" hands. Caliber: 1560, rhodium-plated, 26 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to tempeatures and 5 positions, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance-spring, Microstella regulating screws. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness: 12 mm.

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Sunday, November 06, 2005

Bulgari Bvlgari-Bvlgari Complication Annual Calendar

18kt white gold case (38mm diameter) engraved "Bulgari" "Bulgari" on the bezel, crocodile leather strap with 18kt white gold buckle, dark-grey anthracite dial with Arabic numeral at 12 and third hand with date display, self-winding mechanical movement with annual calendar function, subdial at 6 o'clock with month display, scratch-resistant sapphire crystal, water-resistant to 30m.

http://www.bulgari.com

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Breguet Classique Tourbillon et quantième perpétuel squelette

Created in platinum, the stunning skeleton watch features a tourbillion and a perpetual calendar. The fruit of much labour, the timepiece features an off-centre chapter ring, an arc displaying the date of the moon with a jumping retrograde mechanism, and two sub- dials for the days and months. The perpetual calendar mechanism, with leap-year indicator, is at 3 o'clock and the tourbillion cage with seconds on its shaft is positioned at 6 o'clock. The hand-wound movement houses 21 jewels and is engraved entirely by hand.

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Saturday, November 05, 2005

Armin Storm Référence No. 118


Chronograph with hand-winding movement skeletized and engraved by hand. Chronometer certificate. Case in white gold with two sapphire crystals (transparent back). «Louisiana» alligator leather strap with gold buckle.


http://www.arminstrom.ch

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Thursday, November 03, 2005

Franc Vila Esprit Unique Tourbillion Minute Repeater


Exclusive Contemporary Mechanical Hand Wound Movement Caliber FRANC VILA Nº3 RM TV, Manufactured, Assembled and Hand Decorated by FRANC VILA in collaboration with BNB concept “The first 21st Century Minute Repeater” Frequency 21600 vph, 24 Rubies, 80 Hours Power Reserve. Tourbillon with “Inertial Moment Control”. “Balancier à Masselottes” in Gold. - Manufactured Lever Escapement and Escape Wheel. Repetition Minutes with “Absolut Isolated Sound” System. “Inertials Wings” Wheel. Repetition Minutes with Cathedral Chime Striking Mechanism. Carbon Fiber Sport Dial. Crocodile Strap with White or Red Gold 750 Deployment Buckle. Sapphire Crystal With Double-Sided Anti-Glare Treatment. Sapphire Caseback.

http://www.francvila.com

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Wednesday, November 02, 2005

Stifani Farfalla


From the tribal serie. Metal quartz Technotime 11 1/2. Stainless steel case. Leather strap. Stainless steel folding clasp. Water-resistant to 50 meters. Numbered series.

http://www.stifanisa.com

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Quinting Chronograph

This extraordinary extravagant chronograph escapes from the classical criteria of appreciation and is looked as the reference for the new generations. The Mysterious Quinting wristwatch is a masterpiece of precision, made of noble and precious materials. All pieces are manufactured entirely and exclusively for this unique chronograph entirely made up at the Manufacturer in Saint-Blaise, Neuchâtel, and whose metallic pieces have all been substituted by sapphires which requires an extreme precision and exactness. Indeed the sapphire as opposed to the metal is not extensible. The 11 thin and toothed sapphires have been treated by a special treatment of plating and antireflection which allow them to preserve an extreme transparency. The patented Quinting movement makes the Manufacturer belong to the closed circle of watch-makers who have their own movement.

http://www.quinting-watches.com

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