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» Paul’s hobby: collecting watches
Paul’s watch website is a true treasure trove for mechanical watch enthusiasts[…] … Here the watch collector can find diverse information on wristwatches, pocket watches, clocks and more[…] … The section “buyer beware“is of special interest to every watch fan[…]
» New watch: Breitling Galactic 36 automatic
Women wishing to fly Breitling will no longer need to resort to choosing a men’s watch or borrowing that of their significant other[…] … The mechanical movement of the sporty, versatile and refined Galactic 36 Automatic is housed within a generous steel case[…] … These watches are available with a choice of leather, crocodile leather or lizard skin straps, or a steel bracelet[…]
» New: WEMPE ZEITMEISTER Glashütte i/SA
The Association of German Jewellery Retailers established this qualification for watchmakers in the 1950s[…] … A desire to familiarize budding connoisseurs with the fascinating art of mechanical watchmaking has now prompted Wempe to re-release the Zeitmeister[…] … The elaborate relief engraving of Glashütte Observatory on the back of each watch recalls the 15-day chronometer test administered in accordance with Germany's industrial standards[…]
» The DE BETHUNE adjustment at the heart of the movement: DBW1
After fascinating devotees of watch making during the year 2008 by unveiling Dream Watch One, a unique piece in pursuit of perfect horological harmony[…] … Now the DE BETHUNE is giving watch aficionados the opportunity to acquire this exceptional timepiece[…] … The display is just as exciting on the dial as it is on the back of the watch[…] … This timepiece allows every owner to adjust their watch personally according to how the watch performs: a fundamental step forward in the art of watch making[…] … Every timepiece has the greatest accuracy as its objective, but the vagaries of life, the way in which the watch is worn and the activities which are part of the daily life of a watch inevitably result in slight inaccuracies[…] … Always seeking to improve the accuracy of their timepieces, Denis Flageollet and David Zanetta have therefore created a watch which enables every owner easily to adjust it to achieve an exceptional degree of accuracy[…] … By simply pressing on one of the two push‐pieces on the back of the watch, the owner of this timepiece can adjust its rate to achieve a pinnacle of accuracy[…] … By applying a simple external pressure, the heart of the watch is reached through a system of reduction arms and levers in a way that conveys the gesture perfectly[…] … For ease of use, the extent of the adjustment is indicated in red through a window in the back of the watch[…] … A few weeks will certainly be needed before perfect adjustment of the watch is achieved, but from then on there will be a complete symbiosis between the owner and the watch[…] … Extremely complex Everything in this watch appears to be simple but it is in fact extremely complex[…] … The simple oscillator of the mechanical calibre DB2016, wholly designed within the Manufacture, is a genuine achievement in the world of watch making[…]
» Evolution of the wonderful world of watchmaking
This tourbillion differs from others in its design, since it has been adapted and calculated for a wristwatch, as opposed to existing tourbillons which are smaller versions of those used in pocket watches[…] … After thinking about these requirements, what emerged from the DE BETHUNE research and development workshops was a tourbillon created in silicon and titanium with a form that is more reminiscent of the exo‐skeleton of an insect than of a escapement from mechanical watch[…] … This tourbillon has been designed and created with the aim of playing a part in the evolution of the wonderful world of watchmaking[…]
» First and second prizes in the Chronometrie 2009 International timing competition
The Master Tourbillon wristwatch, Jaeger-LeCoultre Calibre 978, has won the first timing competition in more than 35 years, taking 909 points out of a perfect timing score of 1,000[…] … The result confirms the Master Tourbillon as the most precise mechanical wristwatch made today[…] … The Chronometrie 2009 International Timing Competition for mechanical wristwatches was held to mark the 50th anniversary of the watch museum in Le Locle[…] … This watchmaking town in Canton Neuchâtel, Switzerland, was known in the pre-quartz-watch era for its chronometers[…] … The Jaeger-LeCoultre Manufacture “Since it was founded in 1833, the Jaeger-LeCoultre watch manufacturing company has been distinguished by the technical and aesthetic excellence of its timepieces,” notes the Manufacture’s CEO, Mr Jérôme Lambert[…] … This has made Jaeger-LeCoultre the reference as a complete and totally integrated watch manufacturer[…]
» Wagner Happy Hour presenting Jaeger-LeCoultre Novelties 2009
Janek Deleskiewicz, Jaeger-LeCoultre’s chief designer, and David Candaux, master watch-maker in grand complications, presented the unique set of three watches in the specially created strong-room on the first floor to 150 enthusiastic invited guests[…] … The exhibition was open from 6 to 10 November during business hours for all Jaeger-LeCoultre enthusiasts and lovers of exquisite micromechanical timepieces[…] … It was dedicated to the manufacture’s watch-making knowledge and expertise, from the smallest mechanical movement in the world, the Calibre 101, to the most sophisticated grand complications such as the tourbillon and minute repeater[…]
» Alain Silberstein springs a surprise with his new case for Horological Machine No2
It takes a lot to surprise followers of MB&F, but the latest version of Horological Machine No2, with a case created by French artist watch designer Alain Silberstein, may well do it[…] … MB&F (which stands for Maximilian Büsser and Friends) is a company dedicated solely to designing and crafting small series of radical concept watches in collaboration with talented professionals[…] … The Büsser/Silberstein model is based on Horological Machine No2, introduced in 2008, and featuring the world’s first mechanical movement combining an instantaneous jumping hour, concentric retrograde minutes, retrograde date, bi-hemisphere moon phase and automatic winding[…] … The original case, crafted by MB&F, is the most complex in watchmaking history[…] … Alain Silberstein is the second Friend invited to come up with a case, and his concept will be produced as a limited series of just EIGHT watches, engraved with the name Horological Machine No2[…] … The first Friend was the American artist, Sage Vaughn, whose model was created for Only Watch, the charity auction held this year to benefit research into Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy[…] … Explaining the project, Maximilian Büsser says, “I simply gave Alain the watch and said: “Enjoy yourself[…] … I decided to construct a new personality for the watch, combining the user-friendliness of those cameras and the discipline of the Bauhaus movement[…] … This multi-layered construction is what gives the watch its powerful, richly engineered profile[…] … “They are the face of the watch”, he says, “and I spend an enormous amount of time thinking about their scale and shape[…] … In the best Bauhaus tradition, this watch is easy to read[…] … For me, seeing someone’s face light up when they place this watch on their wrist is the greatest satisfaction of all[…]
» LANGE ZEITWERK awarded with most prestigious Prize of Swiss Watch Industry in Geneva
The "Grand Prix de Genève", which was organized for the ninth time, is said to be the leading award of the Swiss watch industry[…] … It was the first time that a non-Swiss watch brand was honoured in this category[…] … LANGE ZEITWERK is the first mechanical wristwatch with a truly eloquent jumping numeral display[…] … This completely innovative watch concept was presented in May this year and marks a milestone in the history of A[…]
» Vacheron Constantin Patrimony Contemporaine pocket watch
Preserving the best from each era and consistently capturing the signs of the times: such is the infinitely delicate responsibility of the designers, master-watchmakers, engineers and artisans of Vacheron Constantin, as they shape creations destined to generate emotions as enduring as those aroused by the discovery of the first pocket watch made by Jean-Marc Vacheron and dated circa 1755[…] … Throughout its exceptional history characterised by the exploration of countless different paths, in step with current trends and fashions but also guided by its own creative instinct, Vacheron Constantin has consistently distinguished itself – as its historical heritage vividly illustrates – by the extraordinary production of pocket watches that are exceptional in terms of their complications, decorations, shapes… All of which means that today’s creations from Vacheron Constantin – worthy heirs to a proud legacy and tradition – continue to offer devotees of fine watches a deliberately classical style of contemporary elegance[…] … The pocket watch was originally created to facilitate people’s daily lives[…] … For the very first time, a powerful symbol of prestige as well as freedom, a watch followed its owner every where and became a source of inspiration for watchmakers who were able to use their know-how in making ever smaller movements designed to facilitate their use[…] … In the same way, while initially considered as vulnerable, pocket watches only remained so until technological breakthroughs enhanced their protection[…] … Today, they can be made as watertight, accurate and user-friendly as wristwatches[…] … Today, a fine object of contemporary dandyism Vacheron Constantin is revisiting its past and the golden age of the pocket watch by presenting a model featuring a pure, classic and timeless design, belonging to the Collection Excellence Platine and thus necessarily rare because issued in an extremely limited edition[…] … While not succumbing to the current vintage craze, this pocket watch sets the tone for authentic contemporary dandyism[…] … This sensual timepiece with its gentle curves is equipped with the new mechanical proprietary Calibre 4400, bearing the prestigious Hallmark of Geneva[…] … 21st century elegance is no longer all about wearing time on your sleeve… In a decidedly modern twist, the pocket watch is promoted to the status of a beautiful and iconic object in its own right[…] … Holding a precious pocket watch in the palm of your hand, in order to take time to look at the time on its dial, has once again become an infinitely elegant gesture[…] … A keen awareness of passing time… A pocket watch is also a means of gaining another grip on time: it is held in the hand and thus offers another perception of time, involving a genuine feeling of reappropriating the moment in hand[…] … A multi-sensorial object…Released at last from the wrist and presented in a playful form thanks to its pouch and its leather cord or platinum chain, the pocket watch appeals to a variety of senses through its tactile, visual and auditory qualities[…] … For this first pocket watch in the Patrimony line, Vacheron Constantin once again offers devotees of fine watches the simplicity and elegance of a naturally classical style[…] … The Patrimony Contemporaine pocket watch created by Vacheron Constantin – issued in a limited edition of 50 individually numbered watches available exclusively in the Collection Excellence Platine – reflects a desire guided by the excellence of time-honoured expertise[…] … Inside this elegant exterior beats Calibre 4400, the new mechanical hand-wound mechanism representing the latest generation of proprietary movements and entirely designed, developed and crafted by Vacheron Constantin according to the highest standards of Geneva’s Grand watchmaking tradition[…] … The Patrimony Contemporaine pocket watch Collection Excellence Platine thus embodies a philosophy that has remained unchanged through 250 years of history, experience and expertise: an obsession for perfection at each stage in the conception of a watch, and in each and every second of the life of the person it so faithfully accompanies[…] … Vacheron Constantin watchmakers first began using platinum in 1820, and the Geneva-based manufacture has since employed this precious metal in many of its most complex and original creations[…]
» Certina's famous two letters celebrate an important jubilee
These two emblematic letters, visible on every Certina timepiece, bear witness to the unique protection system developed by company engineers at the Swiss watchmaking brand in 1959[…] … The acronym speaks for the extensive history and experience of the Swiss watchmaker, and the rich years of scientific expeditions, extreme sport and adventure, which testify to its outstanding precision and reliability[…] … Their primary aim was to find a way of protecting the watch movement against all negative external influences, such as pressure, temperature, humidity, dust and impact[…] … Research experiments held with the support of mechanical engineers and technicians evolved, in 1959, into a protection system with double security[…] … Additionally, all Certina DS watches carry specially-reinforced case and back structures[…]
» A. LANGE & SÖHNE receives awards in Singapore and Mexico
Not only “Watch of the Year” but also “Best Men’s Watch” have been the titles that have been bestowed upon the watch on the occasion of the “Grand Prix d'Horlogerie Asia” by a jury of watch connoisseurs and experts from all over Asia[…] … The LANGE ZEITWERK, another new model of the renowned manufactory, has been honoured as “Watch of the Year” in Mexico on 1 October 2009 at the third “Salón International Alta Relojería (SIAR)”[…] … The jury, consisting of twelve international magazine publishers, collectors of high end watches and experts, have chosen this Lange timepiece because of its “great artistic originality”[…] … The LANGE ZEITWERK was said to stand out due to an „ideal balance of mechanical complication and aesthetic clarity “[…]
» Mechanical movement of the third millennium: The TAG Heuer MONACO V4
The first advanced integrated mechanical movement of the third millennium — and probably the 21st century’s first major contribution to watchmaking innovation — the TAG Heuer Monaco V4 represents a complete break with tradition and the audacious next step in mechanical movement engineering[…] … This belt-driven wonderment, first unveiled as a Concept Watch at BaselWorld in 2004, is now industrialized and entirely hand manufactured in TAG Heuer La Chaux-de-Fonds workshop in an exclusive luxury edition of only 150 pieces in platinum[…] … TAG Heuer in History: Pioneer of Swiss watchmaking since 1860 For 150 years, TAG Heuer has challenged traditions, defied rules, and set major Swiss watchmaking milestones[…] … The world leader in luxury sports watches and chronographs since 1860, it maintains this preeminence by ceaselessly reinventing itself, and, in the process, changing the world of watchmaking — revolutionizing what watches and chronographs can do, how they work, and the way they look[…] … In 2004, the company unveiled the Monaco V4 Concept Watch, the world’s first watch with belt drives, linear mass and ball bearings[…] … A bold technical masterwork unlike any watch ever seen or imagined, it both exemplifies luxury Swiss watchmaking tradition at its finest, and completely turns that heritage upside down and inside out[…] … ” TAG Heuer and the MONACO V4: Revolutionizing the fundamental principles of mechanical watchmaking Transmission Until the V4, all modern mechanical movements, regardless of their complications, were generally based on “classic” watchmaking components, most of which date back to the 18th and 19th century[…] … The result is a complete paradigm-shift, 2 worldwide patents, and a completely new generation of mechanical movements[…] … In a world first, TAG Heuer award-winning team of watch masters and engineers replaced the pinions and wheels of the traditional mechanical movement with a belt-driven transmission: a high-yield relay of 5 notched micro drive-belts whose tension is controlled by 2 turnbuckles[…] … The Monaco V4 is the world’s first wristwatch with a linear mass, which is mounted on the world’s smallest ball bearings (2[…] … The MONACO V4: An avant-garde design for an avant-garde movement Winner in its concept stage of many design prizes and awards, the Monaco V4 is the revolutionary new incarnation of the iconic Monaco — the audacious, square-faced watch first seen on Steve McQueen’s wrist in the 1970 race classic film Le Mans[…] … The original Monaco's big, squared-off case captured the imagination of a generation and signaled a complete break with conventional watchmaking aesthetics[…] … TAG Heuer and the MONACO V4: Pioneering new forms of human and technological innovation Above all, creating an entirely new paradigm for mechanical movement dynamics requires men and women of vision and passion, committed to pushing beyond limits[…] … TAG Heuer’s best engineers and watchmakers, working with the inventor Jean-François Ruchonnet, begun delving into the fundamental concepts of mechanical watch movement, under the strictest terms of confidentiality[…] … Then the Monaco V4 story became a real human saga involving an extraordinary team of dedicated thinkers, watch masters, engineers and craftsmen working in Switzerland but also collaborating with a unique international network drawn from renowned high-tech companies, universities and research institutes[…] … Tools, techniques and expertise were drawn from an eclectic fusion of disciplines, such as the automobile and IT industries, applied mathematics, chemistry, climatology, computer engineering and micro-mechanical sciences[…] … Today, the Monaco V4 are hand-assembled at TAG Heuer by “Meilleur Ouvrier de France” watch master Denis Badin, thus bringing the timepiece full circle: from the most cutting-edge techniques of the present era to the most time-honored traditions of artisanal craftsmanship[…]
» Breakthrough innovation : The TAG Heuer MONACO V4
As a Concept Watch[…] … Wallpaper Magazine's "Watch of the Year"[…] … What is the role of the Monaco V4 in the TAG Heuer universe, what were the sources of its inspiration, and where does the name V4 come from? We have enjoyed a privileged position in the avant-garde sports watches and chronographs market since 1860, mainly because we innovate more than any other watch brand[…] … We are the only brand that can offer electronic and mechanical chronograph accuracy to 1/10th, 1/100th and 1/1,000th of a second[…] … Technology, design and innovation are the three major components of our brand’s DNA, and it is through these that we push Swiss watchmaking traditions ever forward[…] … The inspiration for the Monaco V4 is the high-end super sports car — a territory that TAG Heuer has historically occupied since 1911, when it created the "Time of Trip," the world’s first dashboard chronograph, followed by the "Autavia" dashboard stopwatch in 1933, and carrying on right through to today, with our official partnership with Mercedes-Benz in GT with the SLR and with McLaren in Formula 1[…] … With its century and a half history at the avant-garde of Swiss watch design and engineering, the brand TAG Heuer is also in itself a source of inspiration[…] … The principle of a 5 notched micro-belt transmission has its roots in automotive design, where for example, in the combustion cycle, the distributor belt synchronizes the movement of the engine’s valves and pistons Why did you choose the Monaco series for the V4? Does it fit? It seemed quite logical to follow the Monaco’s resolutely innovative heritage, which exemplifies TAG Heuer’s desire to always push beyond the limits of traditional watchmaking[…] … The original Monaco of 1969 had a unique shape that completely broke with conventional watchmaking aesthetics[…] … With the Monaco V4, TAG Heuer seeks to rethink, redesign and reinvent the mechanical movement[…] … Why did it take so long? The Monaco V4 in 2004 was presented as a Concept Watch, which means that, as in the automotive industry, it was designed to outline the future development of TAG Heuer[…] … In the world of watchmaking, the average time needed to develop a new movement from first draft to final product is 3 to 5 years, so with the V4 – which represents a genuine revolution in terms of mechanical watch movement — we are in the same timeframe[…] … At a time when all other companies are investing in the mass production of their own movements, why adopt a different strategy by launching a movement such as V4, which will only be produced at low volumes? Will you use this new movement in other watches in the future? We never intended to make a mass-produced movement[…] … This is a very complicated watch — an innovative and prestigious movement that showcases our expertise in high-end watchmaking and engineering[…] … The V4 movement is not intended to replace other movements we use in "commercial" watches[…] … The names and location of our sub-contractors are confidential, but what I will tell you is that the belts are not made by anyone in the watch industry[…] … Our master watchmaker was awarded the prestigious title of Meilleur Ouvrier de France in 2004[…] … It’s more a collector’s piece that a watch for keeping time — in fact, when you look at it, you sometimes even forget to pay attention to what the time is[…] … This world premiere will draw collectors and watch enthusiasts who enjoy strong and innovative designs as well as watches with major complications[…] … TAG Heuer is turning towards more demanding customers, those accustomed to the quality of finish only found at the most prestigious levels of Swiss watchmaking[…] … These customers are primarily attracted to TAG Heuer because of its breakthrough innovations in mechanical movement design and engineering[…]
» Watches from IWC Schaffhausen for Good Foundation
This is now the fourth time that a "Laureus Sport for Good Foundation" special edition watch from IWC Schaffhausen has set off in aid of a good cause[…] … The outstanding work of the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation in helping children from socially disadvantaged backgrounds inspired the Schaffhausen company once again to put one of its classic watches at the service of a good cause[…] … Following on from the Portuguese Chrono-Automatic in 2006, the Pilot's Watch Chrono-Automatic in 2007 and the Da Vinci Chronograph in 2008, the model that carries on the range's support for sport in 2009 is the Portuguese Automatic, made of stainless steel with a dial in unmistakable Laureus blue and limited to 1,000 watches[…] … The engraving is a reminder that part of the proceeds from sales of the watch will go towards projects for underprivileged children in troubled areas of the world[…] … As well as the watch, IWC Schaffhausen has also brought out a unique illustrated book, "Let the Children Play", in order to attract more attention to the considerable social involvement of the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation[…] … Part of the proceeds from sales of the watch will go to the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation to help the National Laureus Foundations in Argentina, Germany, Italy, France, the Netherlands, Spain, South Africa, the USA and Switzerland[…] … For its fourth watch in aid of a good cause, IWC has chosen an absolute winner from among it functional and distinctive timepieces: the Portuguese Automatic with a mechanical IWC-manufactured 51011-calibre movement and a Pellaton winding mechanism that provides a power reserve of seven days[…] … The beautifully balanced dial is a model of the clarity and simplicity of design which marked the first Portuguese watches exactly 70 years ago[…]
» Vacheron Constantin timepiece owned by Marlon Brando sells at important collector's watch auction
Its case back engraved “To Marlon Love Zsa Zsa June 24, 1954,” the timepiece sold at The Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, Pocket Watches & Clocks auction held by Antiquorum on September 17th in New York for six times its estimated value[…] … The 18K yellow gold wristwatch sold for a final price of $18,000 to an unknown buyer[…] … Vacheron Constantin timepieces are hand-crafted works of mechanical wizardry that can take months – even years - to realize[…] … As the world’s oldest watch manufacture, Vacheron Constantin and its timepieces have proven to be among the most sought-after items on the market, both as genuine masterpieces of horology and as value-generating investments[…]
» 2 for 1: Advertisement for golden watches in the ADAC magazine
This means, the offer includes two quartz watches and a mechanical watch with Chinese clockwork, and if you order two watches, you only have to pay for one for 98 Euros[…] … The advertisement awakens the impression that the offered watches watches each costs up to 199 Euros and one thus has a massive saving of more than 50 percent[…] … A great offer, or not? But what kind of watches are they, and how are they advertised[…] … Even if the watches are gold-plated and the quartz watches carry the quality label „SWISS-MADE“, is it clear that the gold-plated watches are – in our opinion – absolute starter price categories also regarding the quality[…] … Only because a watch is gold-plated it does not mean it is valuable or expensive[…] … It also does not help much then if the brand „Eden“ is displayed on the quartz watches, and the automatic watch carries the label „ASTRON“[…] … That the automatic watch is called „Daydateuhr Aristo“ is however more than only curious[…] … The German watch producer with his registered watch brand ARISTO has been around for years[…] … Who would not think of famous bands like Cartier, Oris or the special model President of the renowned Swiss watch manufacturer Montres Charmex[…]
» SINN Rallye-Cronograph Modell 917 GR
In addition to technological sophistication, both models offer the robust reliability of a mechanical watch: shockproof and anti-magnetic, with a solid stainless steel case and the freedom from fogging that only the special Ar dehumidifying technology from SINN can ensure[…] … All in all, this new watch is perfectly suited for use in road rallies as well as any other situation[…]
» The watches with the probably longest stay in weightlessness
Some watches are more than only timepieces[…] … FORTIS without doubt is one of the Swiss watch brands whose watches are admired not only because of their mechanical inner values[…] … With the probably longest time in weightlessness these space proven watches have a fixed position on the wrist of pilots space travellers in their in the hard daily life and on board the international space station ISS orbiting the Earth[…]
» FORTIS "IQ Watch" by Rolf Sachs
Originally the concept for the Rolf Sachs artist edition “IQ Watch” emerged from a surrealism shop window design for Selfridges, a department store in London, on the occasion of a DADA exhibition in the Victoria and Albert Museum[…] … This inventive FORTIS edition, created in the spirit of the Dadaism unites playful and ease with the perfection of its mechanical inner life[…]
» Do watches by Fortis fly to Mars?
To commemorate this first European - Russian MARS mission aiming at the simulation of a real flight to the red planet this limited watch edition MARS 500 was issued[…] … Inside the titanium watch case adorned with the official mission logo a precise Swiss automatic movement is working[…] … The adapted caoutchouc strap with a titanium folding clasp carries the FORTIS trademark and every watch is individually numbered[…] … As the official watch of the Russian Cosmonauts Program, the mechanical FORTIS timepieces have just accomplished a very special mission: MARS 500, the first joint experiment of ESA, DLR and FSA aiming at the simulation of a real flight to Mars at Moscow’s Institute for Biomedical Problems, which will be continued starting in spring 2010 with a 520-day mission[…] … FORTIS was founded in 1912 and is one of the oldest-established independent watch manufacturers in Switzerland[…] … Already in 1924, the brand went down in history with the world's first automatic wristwatch in serial production[…] … Pilots all over the world opt for the functional timepieces with the FORTIS crown and in July 2009, the manufacturer from Grenchen was voted second in the category "Aviation Watches”[…] … When the ISS (international space station) can be seen orbiting in the clear night sky, the automatic FORTIS watches accompany the astronauts because since the 1990’s, the FORTIS timepieces are part of the official equipment on space missions[…]
» KALLANIA best High Jewellery watch in Vogue Jewels Awards 2009
The impressive model Kallania won the prize in the category “Best Jewel Watch”[…] … The perfectly integrated case and bracelet give this distinctive cuff-watch a contemporary air[…] … This house collectors’ piece shows its true worth, the thinnest mechanical movement in the world, the 1003 caliber[…]
» The brilliant renaissance of the IWC Da Vinci
A limited edition pays tribute to IWC chief constructing engineer Kurt Klaus, and the Da Vinci Automatic represents the practically elegant three-hand watch in a smaller format[…] … Time machines bearing the prominent name da Vinci have almost become a synonym for the Schaffhausen watch manufactory, which, not for the first time, today identifies with the intellectual tradition of the universal genius of the Renaissance[…] … This spirit of Leonardo was the source of inspiration in 1985, when IWC gave the incomparable Da Vinci with an autonomous perpetual calendar its debut, and in so doing created one of the most successful watches ever[…] … The mechanical internal workings of the watch correspond to those of the previous Da Vinci, however, which takes its leave with this final appearance[…] … This elegant three-hand watch is a jewel which, with its large date, places the most useful of all the supplementary displays at the centre of attention[…] … Its mechanical internal workings are identical with those of the previous Da Vinci: perpetual calendar with a complete year display in four digits, perpetual moon phase display, chronograph and automatic movement[…] … This proven mechanical combination of around 400 perfectly matched individual parts also finds room inside the tonneaushaped case of the new generation[…] … Klaus” opposite the year display makes reference to the exceptional watchmaker to whom this honour is extended[…] … He has practised his skills for 50 years in the service of IWC Schaffhausen and, hence, in the service of the mechanical watch[…] … His portrait decorates the back of the watch as a relief engraving[…] … The Da Vinci Perpetual Calendar Edition Kurt Klaus will be limited to 600 rare examples: 50 watches in platinum, 50 in white gold and 500 in rose gold[…] … All good things come in threes The new era of the Da Vinci makes an attractive offer to lovers of smaller, yet beautiful watches[…] … The striking new case design The surprising case design of the new Da Vinci is inspired by the interdisciplinary talents of Leonardo da Vinci, who was used to thinking innovatively and imaginatively as an architect, mechanical engineer, artist and inventor[…] … The one side of Leonardo da Vinci that is perhaps less well known is that of the ambitious watchmaker, who produced countless sketches of increasingly accurate movements, which also incorporated complications such as striking mechanisms[…] … This is a watch that is even able to put modern chip technology in the shadows[…] … Never before had anything of this kind been seen in a wristwatch[…] … Of the most successful complicated watch of all time, Kurt Klaus said then: “What is truly ingenious is simple to use[…]
» Portuguese Regulateur Tourbillon - A regal symbiosis
The Portuguese Regulateur from IWC, which, with the distinctive arrangement of its hands, evokes the mother of all precision watches, is enhanced with a tourbillon[…] … By being mounted in bearings on one side only, the mechanical fascination of the escapement in its rotating carriage can delight the observer undisturbed in its full beauty[…] … In 2004, the watchmakers at IWC then positioned the whirlwind of the Portuguese Tourbillon Mystère directly in the display window, where the escapement rotating carriage appears to float freely in space in the midst of a decorated plate segment and forms an “animated twelve”[…] … The best things come in fours: the Portuguese Regulateur with manual winding, which, with the spatially separate indicators for the hours, minutes and seconds, evokes the mother of mechanical precision timepieces, is now taking a step up into the regal class, likewise in a limited series[…] … Two horological developments, both previously in the service of accurate time recording, are now combined in a single watch[…] … This assumes that the watch was always worn in the same position, which was indeed the case for pocket watches at the time[…] … Yet this in no way detracts from this most beautiful of the complications, which can only be accomplished by master watchmakers[…] … This special clock, which could be found in observatories and physical laboratories, but also in watch manufactories, banished the “slow” hour hand to an inner dial of its own – usually at “12[…] … The Portuguese Regulateur from IWC has now been a beautiful reminder of this Golden Age of the mechanical timepiece for two years[…] … The tourbillon escapement was redesigned for this watch and adapted to the dimensions of the two counters for the hours and seconds: its diameter measures exactly 9[…] … The basis of the drive mechanism for this manually wound watch with a power reserve of 52 hours is provided by the famous IWC pocket watch calibre 98 in its special 98845 version[…] … This is the fastestrunning pocket watch movement ever produced by IWC[…] … We are not concerned here with the struggle of Good against Evil, however, but only with the finest possible setting for mechanical time recording[…]
» Crazy: World Record holding divers watch 20'000 Feet blown up in an explosion
No doubt, the 20’000 FEET by CX Swiss Military Watch™ is truly unique – not only does the 20’000 FEET hold the World Record for mechanical diving watches but the tests this timepiece is undergoing are highly exceptional, too[…] … Nothing too demanding to prove that this watch is indeed indestructible[…]