Archive for February, 2010
Linde Werdelin Introduces Oktopus Moonphase
Linde Werdelin’s new Oktopus Moonphase is powered by a Frédéric Piguet movement (caliber 1150) and with a moonphase complication built by renowned Danish-born independent watchmaker Svend Andersen. The complication depicts seven phases of the moon with photorealistic Super Luminova discs. The moonphase complication is built on the date function to also provide a countdown to the next full moon, read on the moonphase dial.
Panerai Luminor 1950 10 Days GMT Ceramica
The case on the new Luminor 1950 10 Days GMT Ceramica is made of zirconium oxide ceramic, a very hard material that is resistant to corrosion and scratching. The case is formed using an isostatic pressure process that produces a single block ready for milling. The 44mm case requires over 60 operations to complete. The screw-down back is titanium with a sapphire window opening onto the P.2003 automatic movement.
Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Compressor Extreme LAB 2
Jaeger-LeCoultre’s new Master Compressor Extreme LAB 2 is a mechanical chronograph with GMT function, especially developed for use in the most extreme environments, and it is viewed at the heir to one of JLC’s iconic watches, the 1958 Chronomètre Geophysic. The Extreme LAB 2 chronograph incorporates a patented digital jumping minutes counter, an easy to use function selector, and innovative magnetic shielding, making it the watch of choice when the going gets tough.
Patek, Cartier Highlight Patrizzi & Co. Auction March 9 in NYC
Patrizzi & Co. will open their 2010 season in New York City on March 9 with a sale titled “Timeless Emotions—Collecting Pocket Watches, Wristwatches and Clocks”. The sale includes more than 150 collector pieces. Highlights include a 1929 gold and nephrite Cartier table clock featuring grande sonnerie chimes—one of two clocks with the most complicated mechanism ever made by the company.
New Richard Lange Zero Restart “Referenzuhr”
Lange’s Richard Lange family of timepieces is dedicated to the scientific aspects of horology with a focus on precise timekeeping. With resettable subsidiary seconds, the Richard Lange “Referenzuhr” carries on a tradition dating to the early 19th century. Actuating the push piece at 2 o’clock instantly resets the seconds hand to zero, where it remains so long as the push piece is depressed, while the movement keeps running.
Geneva Unconventionals
Every year, Richemont Group’s luxury watch brands, plus a handful of large, independent brands, exhibit their new watches at SIHH in Geneva’s labyrinthine Palexpo Center. This year, 38 small, independent watch brands put on their own show called the Geneva Time Exhibition (GTE) at the International Geneva Conference Center, in the heart of downtown, near the famed Place des Nations.
A Cartier First: the Tortue Perpetual Calendar
At first glance, the word “legible” may not spring to mind, but take a closer look. The new Tortue Perpetual Calendar achieves a design coup: several elements, including an openwork dial, combine to create a rich, complex mechanical tapestry, yet each of the indications is easily read. As the first automatic perpetual calendar from Cartier, this watch melds the brand’s long-established design flair with its more recent strength in movement manufacturing. The 45.6 x 51 mm case is available in white or pink gold.
Parmigiani’s New Bugatti: the Atalante Flyback Chronograph
Parmigiani’s Bugatti Type 370 collection captured collectors’ imaginations with its unique design and technical virtuosity. At SIHH 2010, Parmigiani launched its latest Bugatti-inspired timepiece, the Atalante Flyback Chronograph. Available in red and white gold, with a limited number in platinum, the Atalante is Parmigiani’s first flyback. Unlike the highly unconventional Type 370, the Atalante is a more traditional round, 43 mm timepiece, though the overall aesthetic is far from staid.
IWC Da Vinci Chronograph Ceramic
The first ceramic watch case debuted in an IWC Da Vinci in 1986. In 2007, IWC presented its newly developed manufacture flyback chronograph movement in the redesigned Da Vinci family. For 2010, the circle is complete as the movement gets a new, elegant, high-tech home in the form of a ceramic and titanium case in – you guessed it – the Da Vinci Chronograph Ceramic.
Alpina Celebrates Sebring Partnership With 12 Hours of Sebring Automatic Chrono GMT
After a successful cooperation in 2009, Alpina Genève and Sebring International Raceway will unite again this year for the 58th edition of the legendary 12 Hours of Sebring race with Alpina serving as Official Timekeeper for the event, scheduled for March 17-20 at Sebring International Raceway in Florida. To celebrate the partnership, Alpina will introduce a new limited edition: the Alpina 12 Hours of Sebring Automatic Chrono GMT.
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