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» The art of fine watchmaking: Chopard L.U.C Engine One Tourbillon

Having already showed extremely strong character with its sleek bodywork and high-performance “engine”, the L.U.C[…] … Engine One Tourbillon now displays a fiery temperament in two new respectively red- and orange-accented versions[…] … Equipped with the L.U.C 1TRM tourbillon movement machined like an engine block and mounted on silent-blocks, both versions pay tribute to the world of motor sports[…] … While the L.U.C Engine One Tourbillon already attracted attention in 2010 by its strong character and peerless lines, the two new versions launched this year are even more eye-catching[…] … Housing a high-precision movement machined like an engine block, the new variations dare to display bright red or orange colours for the hands and hour-markers – a bold livery perfectly suited to these mechanical marvels paying a glowing tribute to the world of motor racing and performances[…] … These touches create a particularly striking contrast with the rhodiumed black components of the mechanical movement, as well as accentuating the sporting mood of this model[…] … The second variation is equally appealing with its white alligator strap designed to be worn by both men and women, along with a luminous polished titanium case matching the silver-toned white appearance of the movement[…] … The latter finish, which is exclusive to the L.U.C collection and to Chopard, is achieved by means of a special new treatment[…] … The automobile world meets Haute Horlogerie These L.U.C Engine One Tourbillon models house a proprietary mechanical hand-wound tourbillon movement, L[…] …   Similar to a car engine, this movement is mounted on silent blocks in order to better absorb shocks and is stabilized by three lever arms inserted into the middle of the case[…] … This L.U.C Calibre 1TRM designed, developed and produced by Chopard Manufacture beats at a cadence of 28,800 vibrations per hour and boasts a 60-hour power reserve[…] … Chronometer-certified by the COSC, a definite token of reliability and precision, this tourbillon movement drives the display of the hours, minutes, seconds and the power reserve[…] … In keeping with automobile traditions, the reamed engine block bears the Chopard signature; while a circular segment directly fixed to the upper face of the movement carries the power-reserve display at 12 o'clock positioned opposite the tourbillon bridge at 6 o'clock[…] … Vividly embodying the encounter between the automobile world and that of fine watchmaking, these two new L.U.C Engine One Tourbillon models are produced in limited series of 100 each[…]

» BASELWORLD 2010: Chopard L.U.C Engine One Tourbillon

To celebrate Chopard's 150th anniversary as well as the decades of passion it has shared with the world of motor sports, the Geneva-based brand is introducing this new L.U.C Engine One Tourbillon model combining the finest elements of the two forms of mechanical expression[…] … From its strong lines to the most subtle details, everything about this powerful timepiece honours the automobile spirit also admirably accentuated by a fine watch movement machined like an engine block[…] … Tourbillon movement, L.U.C Calibre 1TRM This L[…] … C Engine One Tourbillon model houses a proprietary mechanical hand-wound tourbillon movement, L.U.C Calibre 1TRM[…] … In much the same way as a car engine, this movement is mounted on silent blocks – that absorb shocks – and held by three lever arms inserted into the case middle[…] … This L.U.C Calibre 1TRM designed, developed and produced by Chopard Manufacture beats at a cadence of 28,800 vibrations per hour and boasts a 60-hour power reserve[…] … Chronometer-certified by the COSC, a sure token of reliability and precision, this tourbillon movement drives displays of the hours, minutes, seconds and the power reserve[…] … In keeping with automobile traditions, the reamed engine block bears the Chopard signature; while a circular segment directly fixed to the upper face of the movement   carries the power-reserve display at 12 o'clock positioned opposite the tourbillon bridge at 6 o'clock featuring a design that is a first for Chopard[…] … High-end motorisation Representing a magnificent mechanical feat of engineering, the L.U.C Engine One Tourbillon is distinguished not only by its high-end motorisation, but also by its bodywork that endows it with an inimitably sophisticated style[…] … The new Arabic numerals characteristic of the L.U.C collection and the hour-markers are engraved and black-tinted beneath the glare-resistant sapphire crystal[…] … Vividly embodying the strong ties between the automobile world and that of fine watchmaking, the L.U.C Engine One Tourbillon in titanium is produced in a limited series of 150, in honour of Chopard's 150th anniversary[…]

» BASELWORLD 2012: Breguet Classique Chronométrie 7727

In 1801, he created the tourbillon, a complex mechanism which as to make a substantial improvement to the accuracy of pocket-watches[…] … Breguet’s pioneering spirit is kept alive today by the brand that bears his name, which is committed to producing innovative and original horological products[…] … The main advantages of silicon components are that they can be manufactured to a high precision and are extremely lightweight[…] … The company’s watchmakers unveiled a new solution based on the use of two endstones incorporating powerful micro-magnets, one for each end of the balance shaft[…] … (This follows in the wake of Abraham-Louis Breguet, who in 1790 developed the pare-chute to prevent shocks breaking the balance shaft, as well as the tourbillon to average out the effects of gravity)[…] … As one of the magnets is stronger than the other, one end of the balance shaft is kept in permanent contact with its ruby endstone[…] … Since the magnetic bond between the shaft and the endstone is stronger than the force of gravity, the shaft continues to pivot on the endstone irrespective of the position of the watch[…] … The dial has been the subject of much attention for it displays six engine-turned patterns[…] … Just as the technical aspects at the heart of this timepiece unfailingly evoke a work by Breguet, its styling also features all the attributes of a Breguet timepiece: the engine-turned dial, the delicate fluting on the caseband, the polished steel Breguet hands, the welded lugs, the unique number as well as the secret signature[…]

» Adagio, the second model from the Christophe Claret brand

Created as an anniversary model – in a range of 68 different and thus unique models – this single-pusher planetary-gear chronograph with striking mechanism and tourbillon was to experience a swift change of destiny[…] … The Adagio features central hour and minute hands, small seconds at 9 o’clock in a window or subdial, depending on the versions; along with a large date at 6 o’clock and a dual time-zone (hours and minutes) display complete with day/night indication in a subdial at 2 o’clock[…] … In tribute to his Manufacture’s first calibre introduced over 20 years ago, Christophe Claret wanted to equip this timepiece with a minute repeater, a particularly intricate fine watchmaking complication that has become one of the great specialities of the Manufacture[…] … It is fitted with two pushers at 2 and 4 o’clock to adjust the large date and dual time-zone displays, as well as a slide-piece controlling the striking mechanism at 9 o’clock[…] … The first highlights the ancestral art of guilloché-work or engine-turning on gold – white gold in this particular case – elegantly enhanced by the blued hour, minute, seconds, and dual time-zone hands[…] … The second is adorned with gemstones such as black onyx, ruby, jade, opal or lapis lazuli[…] … Equipped with a large array of state-of-the-art machinery, the company currently employs 90 people and makes almost all its movement components, as well as many exterior watch parts[…]

» CHOPARD - DLC Titanium L.U.C Engine One Tourbillon

A unique piece designed for Only Watch 2011, the Only Watch L.U.C Engine One Tourbillon is powered by an exceptional “motor”, proprietary L[…] …   Machined like an engine block and mounted on silent-blocks, this mechanical hand-wound tourbillon movement was designed, developed and produced at Chopard Manufacture[…] … In 2010, to celebrate Chopard's 150th anniversary as well as the decades of passion it has shared with the world of motor sports, the Geneva-based brand introduced the L.U.C Engine One Tourbillon model combining the finest elements of the two forms of mechanical expression[…] … In 2011, at the occasion of the annual Only Watch Charity Auction to benefit research on Duchenne muscular dystrophy, Chopard releases a special black and yellow-toned version of the now famous automobile spirited timepiece[…] … The L.U.C Engine One Tourbillon model houses a proprietary mechanical hand-wound tourbillon movement, L[…] … In much the same way as a car engine, this movement is mounted on silent blocks – that absorb shocks – and held by three lever arms inserted into the case middle[…] … This L.U.C Calibre 1TRM designed, developed and produced by Chopard Manufacture beats at a cadence of 28,800 vibrations per hour and boasts a 60-hour power reserve[…] … Chronometer-certified by the COSC, a sure token of reliability and precision, this tourbillon movement drives displays of the hours, minutes, seconds and the power reserve[…] … In keeping with automobile traditions, the reamed engine block bears the Chopard signature; while a circular segment directly fixed to the upper face of the movement   carries the power-reserve display at 12 o'clock positioned opposite the tourbillon bridge at 6 o'clock featuring a design that is a first for Chopard[…] … A DLC titanium case Representing a magnificent mechanical feat of engineering, the L.U.C Engine One Tourbillon Only Watch is distinguished not only by its high-end motorisation, but also by its bodywork that endows it with an inimitably sophisticated style[…] … The new Arabic numerals characteristic of the L.U.C collection and the hour-markers are engraved and yellow-tinted beneath the glare-resistant sapphire crystal[…]

» Atelier Cabinotiers: Watchmaking expertise meets artistic crafts

Royalty such as King Fouad of Egypt or his son King Farouk were also ferevent collectors of one-of-a-kind models created by the Manufacture[…] … A Vacheron Constantin tradition Right from its origins, Vacheron Constantin encouraged its watchmakers to make custom-built watches, lavishing countless hours on determining the exact appearance of a model and on choosing its functions and its components[…] … was for example a keen devotee of the one-of-a-kind models signed Vacheron Constantin[…] … King Fouad of Egypt and his son King Farouk, to mention just two other eminent examples, were also keen collectors of one-of-a-kind Vacheron Constantin models[…] … One particular story vividly illustrates these lasting ties: in 1937, when the adolescent Prince Farouk was visiting Geneva with his mother, Queen Nazli, he was eager to visit the Manufacture Vacheron Constantin[…] … On the occasion of an official visit to Geneva, the municipal authorities presented him with a fabulous one of-a-kind watch created by Vacheron Constantin[…] … One, a history buff, asks for a reproduction of a painting by one of the masters in grand feu enamel on the dial; another, a poetic lover, wants a grand strike that chimes only once a year, on his true love’s birthday; yet another, a grand complications enthusiast, dreams of a mechanical masterpiece such as has never yet been tried[…] … Each new project that requires any technical development is supported by a team that includes an engineer, a mechanic and a watchmaker[…] … Based on a model from the Patrimony collection, it has only one hand in the centre, the hour hand, with a 24-hour display, allowing the approximate hour to be read without worrying about the minutes[…] … Another sophisticated touch in the Philosophia* is an opening in the dial at 6 o’clock that reveals a tourbillon rotating once every 60 seconds[…] … The commissioner of the piece, who also likes astronomy, asked for a customised precision moon phase; the moon is shown with its craters, and a single star – the pole star—shines near it[…] … Highly customised, the entire Philosophia* - a one-of-a-kind model – was made piece by piece at Vacheron Constantin by Atelier Cabinotiers[…] … One/One] instead of the usual “1/1” marked on one-of-a-kind pieces[…] … This attention to detail was the rule for all 522 components of the hand-wound mechanical movement that makes the Philosophia* tick[…] … The movement that drives a minute repeater, a 60-second tourbillon and the moon-phase display[…] … Careful attention was paid to the finishes of all components; even the surfaces that will never be seen are hand decorated[…] … This is true, for example, of the plate and its hand matt-effect file-stroke treatment, which gives it a very beautiful granulated sandy effect but which no one –except the watchmaker who takes the watch apart for maintenance – will ever see[…] … It goes without saying that the presentation box as well as all the accessories and related documents – including the instructions – were also custom-made, one of each[…] … ” This superlative watch is none other than one of the world’s most complicated timepieces[…] … This exceptional movement, bearing the prestigious Hallmark of Geneva, has some 891 components, all hand-finished or hand-decorated at Vacheron Constantin[…] … Just one look at the Vladimir*’s main dial, which was hand-engraved on a rose engine at Atelier Cabinotiers, gives an indication of the complexity of this horological masterpiece and reveals an impressive array of complications, in addition to the usual display of hours and minutes[…] … To begin with the supreme example, the very refined 60-second tourbillon mechanism stands out at 6 o’clock, while next to it at 3 o’clock appears the moon phase on a blue sky with a precision moon in gold, smiling or serious depending on the phase and hand-engraved by Atelier Cabinotiers craftsmen[…] … In addition to the hour and minute hands – one-of-a-kind pieces made especially for this watch –that travel around the slightly off-centre minute markers, the front side of the main dial provides a second time zone with day/night indicator at 11 o’clock[…] … The list of functions ends in a blaze of glory with a precision sky chart of the northern hemisphere, as one rarely sees it[…] … The motifs and the bas-relief technique (which is extremely rare in watchmaking) used here were both done by request of the owner[…] … It was a colossal task for the engravers – the twelve figures alone took more than six months – and required that a very special case first had to be made with extra-thick sides, from which the superfluous material was removed, carving roughly at first and then in very fine detail[…] … * Vladimir is the name given by the owner The timeless spirit of the Cabinotiers Since its founding, Vacheron Constantin has always encouraged its master watchmakers to custom-make watches, never begrudging the time needed to determine the exact aesthetics of a piece and select its functions and components[…] … In their wake, watchmakers and diamond-cutters, as well as carvers and chain-makers, came to occupy Saint-Gervais, the city’s oldest neighbourhood, on the right bank of the Rhone[…] … Geneva’s famous jet d’eau, a by-product of La Fabrique From its beginnings as master watchmakers creating their watches alone from beginning to end, Geneva’s watchmaking industry was to grow and change[…] … To provide La Fabrique and the city’s craftsmen with power, in 1886 the authorities had a hydropower plant built on the Rhone, near Saint-Gervais[…] … The high-pressure system enabled local industry to acquire small piston engines, which were less bulky and power-hungry than steam engines[…] … That was when someone had the idea of installing a safety valve that would let the water under excess pressure escape into the sky[…]

» With a 950 platinum case: Breguet Marine Tourbillon 5837

When it was introduced in 2007, the Marine Tourbillon was the first watch to have a calibre with a silicon escapement[…] … The tourbillon carriage was made of titanium[…] … The reason for using these ultra-innovative materials was because they made it possible to obtain a tourbillon that was light, and therefore highly shock resistant; non-magnetic; and easier to regulate since it did not require lubrication[…] … Launched as an 18-carat red-gold version in 2007, it is now being introduced with a 950 platinum case[…] … The dial is still solid gold, entirely covered with hand engraving done on a rose engine in the finest Breguet tradition[…]

» Exceptional timepiece: Breguet Marine Tourbillon Haute Joallerie 5839

The Marine 5837 was introduced in 2007 as the first tourbillon watch with a silicon escapement[…] … The use of this highly innovative material for the balance-spring, escapement wheel and lever made it possible to create a tourbillon that was light, and therefore highly shock resistant; non-magnetic; and require no lubricants[…] … The use of titanium for the tourbillon carriage also made the entire watch lighter[…] … The silvered solid gold dial is hand engraved on a rose engine in the Breguet tradition, in this case with a “wave” pattern, a motif that also rims the chapter ring[…] … The Marine Tourbillon High Jewellery watch marks yet another exceptional achievement by Breguet[…]

» Cabestan creates an exclusive limited edition timepiece to celebrate Ferrari’s racing history

 The Scuderia Ferrari One by Cabestan is deeply inspired by Ferrari race car technology and design[…] … A magical collaboration: Ruchonnet & the Ferrari design team Starting with the revolutionary motor he developed to power the Cabestan Winch Tourbillon Vertical, Ruchonnet created a high performance timepiece with an elegantly sleek and racy design coupled with the high tech materials found in Ferrari's Formula 1 race cars[…] …   The two worked together to identify elements in Ferrari's Formula 1 race cars that would become the basic design components of the new Scuderia Ferrari One by Cabestan[…] … The case of the Scuderia Ferrari One by Cabestan embodies speed, power and aerodynamic perfection, and is made of a titanium alloy created for components of Ferrari Formula 1 cars[…] … A high performance motor inside The nucleus of the motor, engineered by renowned master watchmaker Eric Coudray, is its vertical tourbillon, an exceptional technology designed to compensate for variations in the amplitude of the balance due the effects of the Earth's gravity[…] …   To take the precision of this timepiece to a higher plane, the energy delivered to the movement is transmitted by a miniature chain and fusée that perfectly compensates the torque curve of the mainspring, using a 6-speed automatic transmission to deliver a constant force to the tourbillon[…] …   The result is a mechanical watch engine that is amazingly accurate: ± 1 second per day[…] … The Scuderia Ferrari One by Cabestan, is an exceptional timepiece, perfectly embodying the Scudiera Ferrari DNA[…] … Jean-François Ruchonnet, "Of all the timepieces I have created over the years, this one has a truly special meaning[…] … " The Scuderia Ferrari One by Cabestan will only be made available to Ferrari clients[…]

» BREGUET: Marine Royale Alarm Watch

In 2004 Breguet launched a new interpretation of this product line, featuring a markedly more contemporary and sporty but ever elegant design[…] … Following the launch in 2007 of the first tourbillon-equipped chronograph with silicon escapement, this year brings a groundbreaking new design: the Marine Royale alarm watch, water-resistant to 300 m[…] … Furthermore, as the underwater milieu is generally far less noisy than the aerial one, the alarm’s sound is perceived with greater clarity underwater[…] … The watch naturally possesses the usual diver’s-watch features, not least a one-way rotating bezel inscribed with a graduated 20-minute sector[…] … Both are manually engine-turned with the collection’s dedicated wave pattern[…]

» Time in its most beautiful form - Portuguese Tourbillon Mystère Squelette

The new Portuguese Tourbillon Mystère Squelette from IWC Schaffhausen is a generously dimensioned, precision mechanical masterpiece, whose origins can be traced back to centuries past[…] … The movement combines the pinnacle of watchmaking, the tourbillon, with the traditional craftsman’s arts of skeletonising, engine- turning and engraving[…] … With this in mind, the latest Portuguese Tourbillon Mystère Squelette can be perceived entirely as a contemporary interpretation of the original Portuguese watch[…] … It combines the old craft skills of skeletonising, engraving and engine-turning with the tradition of watchmaking, all in perfect refinement[…] … An impressive example of the successful combination of the art of the watchmaker and the art of the finisher is the tourbillon, which rotates in a hand-engraved window in the dial of the new Portuguese watch[…] … Making it true to its classic role model, IWC engineers have designed a cage that rotates about its own axis once every minute and accommodates the entire escapement with its Breguet balance spring and screw balance[…] … This whirlwind, for that is the precise literal translation of the word tourbillon, sets the rhythm[…] … And in a quite eye-catching position: the tourbillon functions as an “animated twelve”[…] … This filigree assembly leaves the observer in no doubt as to why the tourbillon is still regarded as the pinnacle of watchmaking[…] … The master engraver and engine-turner Jochen Benzinger has held almost every part of the movement individually in his hand, not only to carve it out, but also to engrave it by hand[…] … He also worked individual components on his engine-turning machines, which date from the 18th and 19th Centuries[…] … In the masterly Tourbillon Mystère Squelette, watch enthusiasts can appreciate the full skill of the engineers, watchmakers and engravers, experience the long tradition of IWC as a manufactory and breathe in the history of a great seafaring nation[…] … One thing is certain: Rodrigues and Teixeira would also have bought it[…]

» DOUBLE TOURBILLON DE BREGUET

Dials made of manually engine-turned gold, open-tipped blued steel hands, fluted caseband, unique production number – the Breguet personality comes to the fore at first glance[…] … The spectacular outcome of years of diligent development, the Breguet Double Tourbillon includes a hand-wound movement fitted with a pair of tourbillon regulators rotating on the hour axis[…] … An aesthetic as well as a technical masterpiece, the watch features today a pink gold case 44 mm in diameter housing over 570 components, all painstakingly assembled by Breguet’s master watchmakers[…] … Working independently from one another, two tourbillons are coupled by means of differential gears and mounted on a rotating centre plate effecting a complete revolution in twelve hours[…] … The differential device conveys the two tourbillons’ mean rate to the rotating centre plate and to the time-display mechanism[…] … The rate of the watch is thus the mean rate of the two tourbillons, making its movement twice as precise as a normal one[…] … The hour is shown by the bridge connecting the tourbillon regulators doubling as a watch hand, while the minutes are indicated by a standard hand at centre[…] … A manually engine-turned mainplate, a chapter ring inscribed with Roman numerals, pink gilt Breguet hands, a movement with decorated bridges and bars and other parts beveled and polished further testify to an exceptionally handsome design of unrivalled beauty and refinement[…] … First introduced at the 2006 Basle Fair but initially available in insufficient numbers, this grande complication design with double tourbillon was in 2008 delivered to Breguet clients who had ordered the watch, often paying in advance[…] … The hour hand is an extension of the bridge supporting the two tourbillon carriages[…] … Manually engine-turned center plate featuring apertures for the two tourbillons and rotating in step with the hours[…] … Movement hand-wound mechanical movement with twin tourbillon regulators mounted on the manually engine-turned rotating center plate[…] … The tourbillons effect a complete revolution in 12 hours[…] … The back of the movement bears a hand-engraved representation of the solar system, inspired by the 60-second rotation of the tourbillons on themselves and their rotation in tandem around a center axis over a 12-hour period[…]