Richard Mille - RM016

CALIBER RM 005-S: Skeletonized automatic winding movement with hours, minutes, seconds, date and adjustable rotor geometry.

Dimensions: Length 49.80 mm x 38.00 mm (wide) x 8.25 mm (thickest area)

MAIN FEATURES
(MANY OF WHICH ARE MAJOR TECHNICAL INNOVATIONS)

ROTOR WITH VARIABLE GEOMETRY
Arm in grade 2 titanium
Flange in grade 2 titanium
5-positional adjustment via grade 5 titanium screws
Ribs in 18-carat, high palladium content white gold
Weight segment in tungsten/cobalt alloy
Ceramic ball bearings
Unidirectional; anti-clockwise winding direction
This exclusive RICHARD MILLE design allows the rewinding of the mainspring to be adapted most effectively to the user’s activity level whether it be sporting or non-sporting environments. By adjusting the setting of the rib’s placement, the rotor’s inertia is modified to either speed up the winding process in the case of leisurely arm movements, or slow it down when sporting activities are pursued. As a result, this invention allows the movement’s winding mechanism to be optimized and personalized to the owner’s lifestyle.

POWER RESERVE: 55 hours

WATCHCASE
The watchcase represents the first entrance of new shape with its own particular identity into the Richard Mille Watches collection. It is a counterpoint to the existing collection’s themes of motor sport and sailing, reflected in its discreet lines that are the thinnest in the collection, yet with the same wrist fitting curvature and taper as the rest of the ensemble it represents a further transformation of the tonneau shape suitable for all occasions.

It still retains the same characteristics and attention to detail of case design with a vast number of stamping and machining operations required for the three main components (bezel, middle section and case back). More than 18 days of machine adjustment are required and more than 400 hours of technical research and drawing before production even can start. Each case involves 202 separate machining operations. The design and execution of this watchcase typifies the complete conceptual approach to all parts of the movement, case and dial. As a result, everything has been constructed according to an extremely rigorous specification. For example, a casing ring is no longer used and the movement is mounted on chassis mounting rubbers (ISO SW) fixed by 4 titanium screws. Features such as these are evidence of uncompromising workmanship.

The tripartite case is water resistant to 30 meters, ensured by three Nitril O-ring seals. The case is assembled with 8 spline screws in grade 5 titanium and abrasion resistant washers in copper-nickel-zinc alloy.

Richard Mille - RM016

BOTTOM PLATE, BRIDGES AND BALANCE COCK MADE OF TITANIUM
The manufacture of these components in grade 2 titanium with black PVD coating allows the whole assembly to be given great rigidity, as well as precise surface flatness which is essential for the per-fect functioning of the gear train.

DOUBLE BARREL SYSTEM
The double barrel system helps to improve the stability of torque over a longer period. This is achieved by using more turns, thereby reducing pressure and friction on the teeth, the bearings and the pivots, resulting in improved long-term performance. DATE DISPLAY Semi-instantaneous, placed in a vertical aperture in the numeral 7. The calendar disc of sapphire crystal is treated with non-reflective coating on both sides.

SPLINE SCREWS IN GRADE 5 TITANIUM FOR THE BRIDGES AND CASE
This permits better control of the torque applied to the screws during assembly. These screws are therefore unaffected by physical manipulation during assembly or disassembly and age well.

INTERIOR FLANGE (upper and lower)
In carbon fiber, with index points filled with approved luminous material.

CROWN
In grade titanium, with double seal O-ring and detailing in either 18-carat red or white gold.

DIAL In sapphire (thickness: 0.40 mm) with anti-glare treatment (2 sides), protected by 8 silicon braces in-serted in the upper and lower grooves.

CRYSTAL
Bezel side: In sapphire (1800 Vickers) with anti-glare treatment (2 sides).
Thickness: 1.20 mm
Case back: In sapphire with anti-glare treatment (2 sides)
Thickness: at the center 1 mm and outer edges 1.73 mm

OTHER FEATURES
• Dimensions of movement: 30.20 x 28.60 mm
• Thickness: 6.35 mm
• Number of jewels: 31
• Barrel arbor – in AP 20 steel
• Balance: GLUCYDUR, 3 arms, inertia moment 4.8 mg cm2, angle of lift 53º
• Frequency: 28,800 vph (4 Hz)
• Balance spring: ELINVAR NIVAROX
• Index assembly: Triovis N°2
• Shock protection: INCABLOC 908.22.211.100 (transparent)
• Escapement wheel jewels: Rubifix (transparent)
• Stem with three positions: manual winding, time setting, date adjustment

MOVEMENT
• Bottom plate and bridges in hand-ground titanium, wet sandblasted, PVD treated
• Anglage and polishing by hand
• Locking sections hand polished
• Burnished pivots
• Diamond polished sinks on the bridge side
• Pinions with undercuts
• Sandblasted and rhodium-plated, beveled wheels

STEEL PARTS
• Sapphire blasted surfaces
• Anglage and polishing by hand
• Screw slot and screws beveled and polished with rounded and polished tip

Harry Winston - Glissiere

Movement	:	Self-winding, openwork movement, Cal. CC-CHW97A
Balance	:	21,600 v/h, one-minute tourbillon
Power reserve	:	120 hours (five days), single barrel
Manual winding and setting	:	Vertically through the caseback
Jewel bearings	:	37 rubies, diamond endstone
Indications	:	Hours and minutes hands, power-reserve gauge
Case	:	Pink or white gold and sapphire crystal, 49mm x 47mm
Strap	:	Black alligator leather
Water resistance	:	30m (3ATM)
Production	:	25 in white gold, Ref. 350/MATWL 25 in rose gold, Ref. 350/MATRL Unique piece in white gold set with 216 brilliant-cut diamonds (4cts) and 180 baguette diamonds (13cts) Ref. 350/MATWL/BD

The steam-age power-reserve indicator along the bottom underlines the linear configuration of the movement. The flying tourbillon animates the endless locomotion through time in precise jumps of six degrees of arc. Its diamond endstone (Harry Winston oblige) proclaims a D-flawless finish throughout: the rails for the sliding weights are so smooth that oil would create friction.

This mechanical installation can be viewed from unusual angles — through lateral windows in the upper and lower caseband.

Also unconventional is the manual winding and time-setting system — direct drive through the back of the watch to the barrel arbor and under-dial work respectively.

Following this year’s sixth Opus watch and a Westminster-chime repeater, the “locomotive” sets Harry Winston’s new watchmaking on an artistic railroad of colour, that combines motion and form.

Harry Winston - Glissiere

Black alligator leather strap
with folding buckle

Harry Winston - Glissiere

A rectangular case frames a tableau
of precision mechanics.

Harry Winston - Glissiere

The most apparent difference is the winding system: on one side, two sliding blocks of platinum with toothed racks that directly engage the winding ratchet; on the other side, stylized wings that crank up the ratchet via pinions.

Harry Winston - Glissiere

“Whether it’s with diamonds or mechanisms, Harry Winston’s purpose is to create a work of art,” explains Mr Chatti. “That means we always do it differently, because there is no art without originality.”

Harry Winston - Glissiere

Manual winding and trime-setting system, direct drive through the back of the watch to the barrel arbor and under-dial work respectively.

Harry Winston - Glissiere

Harry Winston redefines the luxury wristwatch as a mechanical artwork in its third superwatch of 2006/2007.

A rectangular case frames a tableau of precision mechanics, recalling the wheels, sliding pistons and rails of a steam locomotive.

This kinetic sculpture is another astonishing timepiece, after Opus 6, conceived by the team of Hamdi Chatti since he took over as managing director of Harry Winston Rare Timepieces in Geneva in October 2005.

Audemars Piguet - de Millenary MC12 Tourbillon

Maserati and Audemars Piguet, are creating a limited edition watch to commemorate the success of the Maserati MC12 in the 2005 FIA GT Manufacturers’ Cup with the new and exclusive Millenary MC12 Tourbillon and Chronograph. This watch carries the signature color themes from the of the MC12 (white and blue), and will be produced in a limited series of 150 in platinum only. This should be a great addition to anyone who gets the MC12 Corsa.

Audemars Piguet - de Millenary MC12 Tourbillon

Maserati - MC12

Audemars Piguet - de Millenary MC12 Tourbillon

Audemars Piguet - de Millenary MC12 Tourbillon

Audemars Piguet - de Millenary MC12 Tourbillon

Brequet - LA TRADITION

The Breguet Tradition watch (ref. 7027) was voted "Watch of the Year 2005" by a jury of industry professionals from the Montres Passion and Uhrenwelt trade publications, and later the design of this great watch won the Jury's Prize of the Grand Prix de l'Horlogerie de Genève.

The Breguet Tradition watch is a water-resistant wristwatch in 18-carat yellow gold with hand-wound 507DR movement (24 jewels) with power-reserve (50 hours) indicated above and underneath.

The watch features 18-carat yellow gold case, off-centred silvered-gold dial, hand engraved on a rose-engine and sapphire caseback.

Zenith star tourbillon El primero

Zenith star tourbillon El primero

Star to outshine all stars, the first ever Haute Couture watch by Zenith is elegance, extreme grace and ultimate luxury: a Tourbillon set with 230 pure diamonds top Wesselton quality, totalling 9.8 carats.

This watchmaking masterpiece combines two technical feats. The El Primero movement which heart beats at 36,000 vibrations per hour, enabling tenth of a second precision and the chance to wear a Tourbillon which, by enclosing the escapement within a carriage, releases the watch from the laws of gravity.

A. Lange & Sohne - Tourbograph

Platinum watch (41.2 mm diameter x 14.3 mm height) equipped with a Lange manufacture Calibre L903.0 movement, manually wound, hand assembled and decorated, plates and bridges of untreated German silver, precision-adjusted in 5 positions. 465 parts plus more than 600 chain parts, shock-proof glucydur-alloy screw balance, Nivarox 1 hairspring, 21,600 semi-oscillations per hour, 36-hour power reserve, sapphire crystal front and back, silver dial. Functions: hours, minutes, power reserve, one-minute tourbillon with fusée-and-chain transmission, chronograph with rattrapante function. Chrono push-button at 2 o’clock, reset button at 4 o’clock, rattrapante push-button at 10 o’clock, crown for winding and setting time.

A. Lange & Sohne - Tourbograph

A. Lange & Sohne - Tourbograph (mouvement)

The manually wound L903.0 calibre is one of the most extraordinary masterpieces ever crafted by the Lange manufactory. It is composed of over 1000 individual components, has 41 synthetic ruby jewels, and is precision-adjusted in five positions. Six gold chatons are secured with screws to the untreated German silver plates and bridges. The sapphire-crystal back showcases the tourbillon, the chronograph/rattrapante mechanism, and - below it - the fusée-and-chain transmission.

Technical data:
Diameter: 30mm
Height: 8.9mm
Power reserve: 36hours
Frequency: 41
Diamond endstones: 2
Number of parts: 465(chain = 1 part)
Number of chain parts: 633

A. Lange & Sohne - Tourbograph (tourbillon)

The tourbillon carriage comprising 84 parts and weighing less than half a gram.
Fusée and chain optimizes the rate accuracy of the Tourbograph.

A. Lange & Sohne - Tourbograph (fusee)

Omega - De Ville Rattrapante

Jaeger-LeCoultre - Sincere Haute Horlogerie (SHH) 06 MASTER WORLD GEOGRAPHIC TITANIUM

Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Geographic World, Anthracite Dial, Titanium, could be used as a 3 timezone watch, 150 pieces only.

Jaeger-LeCoultre - SINCERE HAUTE HORLOGERIE (SHH) MASTER MINUTE REPEATER PLATINUM

Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Minute Repeater, Open Dial, Platinum case, 15 days power reserve, 10 pieces only.

Parmigiani - Toric Quantieme Perpetuel Retrograde Luna Blu

deLaCour -The Bichrono Hommage

Paul Picot - Technograph

The Technograph was developed on the basis of the automatic ETA caliber 7750. A clever system of two superimposed dials makes for a perfectly clear display of the hours and minutes in the center of the reading zone, to the exclusion of all other indications, while the small seconds hand, the chronometer minute counter, the calendar and 300 division minute-circle are located in a peripheral zone on the lower dial.

Paul Picot - Technograph

Paul Picot - Technograph

The principle is as follows: the top dial in the centre of the watch (hours and minutes) is fitted on the bottom dial. The small seconds hand is displayed on a dial added at 9 o’clock, in a half-moon shape. The 30 minutes chronometer counter at 3 o’clock works on the same principle, the only difference being that the 15 first minutes are shown in the outer area starting at noon, and the next 15 in the inner area.

Paul Picot - Technograph

The oversized date aperture is located on the bottom dial at 6 o’clock. A flange with 300 divisions, applied to the outside diameter of the basic dial, enables the chronograph seconds and fifths of a second to be indicated by the centre seconds-hand. The dial assembly is made up of 5 separate components.

Paul Picot - Technograph

The case, in stainless steel, 18kt rose or white gold, measures 44mm. It has a domed sapphire crystal with AR coating and a sapphire display back secured with screws, guaranteeing water resistance to 100 meters.

Paul Picot - Technograph

The dial can be had in rhodium, anthracite or brown.

Paul Picot - Technograph

Paul Picot - Technograph

Paul Picot - Technograph

Vacheron Constantin - Only Watch 05 Malte Tourbillon

Vacheron Constantin - Tour de l’Ile (250th Anniversary)

Vacheron’s Tour de l’Ile is a limited edition of 7 watches, crafted in 18kt pink gold, individually numbered and each featuring a one-of-a-kind hand-guilloched motif on the back dial.

Movement is the hand-wound Vacheron caliber 2750 with 834 parts (necessitating 10,000 hours of Research & Development by VC). The movement beats at a leisurely 18'000 bph, with a power reserve of 58 hours. It has 38 jewels.

Indications & functions are: hours and minutes, seconds at 6 o’clock, repetition of the hours, quarters and minutes on request. A Tourbillon, power reserve indicator, second time zone indicator, phases and age of the moon and striking-mechanism torque indicator.

The perpetual calendar shows the day of the week, date, month, leap years and perpetual equation of time with sunset and sky chart indicators. It is branded with the Geneva Hallmark of quality.

The case, in 18kt pink gold measures 47mm X 18mm, with a lug width of 23mm. The crystal is sapphire as is the display back.

Tour de l’Ile, Vacheron Constantin $1,500,000 US dollars

Vacheron Constantin - Tour de l’Ile (250th Anniversary)

Vacheron Constantin - Tour de l’Ile (250th Anniversary)

Vacheron Constantin - Tour de l’Ile (250th Anniversary)

Vacheron Constantin - Tour de l’Ile (250th Anniversary)

Vacheron Constantin - Tour de l’Ile (250th Anniversary)

DeWitt - Tourbillon Differentiel Academia Espoir 2005

Zenith - Grande Chronomaster XXT Tourbillon

Paul Picot - Gentleman 42 Chrono GMT

Paul Picot - Firshire 3000 Regulator Limited Edition

Paul Picot - Firshire 3000 Regulator Limited Edition