Blancpain 500 Fathoms Watch

Blancpain 500 Fathoms Watch
Case: Brushed Titanium
Movement is the in house made automatic Blancpain Caliber 1315 movement with a 5 day power reserve.
Born in 1953 from Blancpain’s encounter with two French naval officers – Captain Robert “Bob” Maloubier and Lieutenant Claude Riffaud, who were entrusted by the French Ministry of Defense with creating an elite “Combat Divers” unit – the Fifty Fathoms proved its worth by displaying an ability to withstand the extreme conditions characteristic of underwater military operations. Named after the water resistance of the original model, guaranteed to a depth of 50 fathoms (91.45 meters), this mechanical masterpiece soon earned a reputation for reliability and sturdiness, thereby asserting itself as the archetypal modern diver’s watch.
Price ~ $12,000

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Itay Noy Watches - exclusive handmade timepeices.

Itay Noy is a contemporary timepiece artist.
He makes each watch by hand in his studio, and machines each part himself. His watches are limited to 99 pieces per model and takes about 3 weeks to make it. Watch movement is Swiss ETA(used by Tag Hauer, Omega and other Swiss brands).




















































Internationally-acclaimed Israeli artist Itay Noy transforms telling time into a true art form. Each of his hand crafted, limited edition timepieces is made exclusively in Israel and appeals to those seeking unusual, high-quality watches. The recipient of eight prizes, including the prestigious Andrea M. Bronfman Prize in 2007, Noy lectures on timepiece design at Bezalel in Jerusalem. His work has been exhibited in museums all over the world and acquired by the Charles Bronfman Collection in New York, The Droog Design in Amsterdam, The Israel Museum in Jerusalem and The Tel Aviv Museum of Art. Each timepiece tells a story in time - from broken dimensions in the Fractal collection to simultaneous dichotomy in Duality and elusive cityscapes in City Squares. Noy's timepieces satisfy the desire for a sublime mixture of unique design and functional perfection.
Price Range: $1750-$5800
USA - Shtrom Luxury Group
Europe - Ace Jewelers
About Itay Noy - website

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Speake-Marin Marine 1 PT4MA1

Case Size: 42mm, thickness 14.5mm
Case Material: Titanium
Functions: Hours, minutes, center seconds
Movement: Inhouse SM2 (learn more)
Dial: two-piece enamel
Hands: blued-steel hands with SuperLumiNova inserts
Price:
other models: Piccadilly, Serpent, Quantieme Perpetuel, Vintage Tourbillon
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Armin Strom Regulator "Water" Watch

Armin Strom who is famous for his skeletonized and engraved watches introducing a new line called Elements: Air,Earth, Fire, Water.
The element water/BLUE symbolizes ideas, dreams, the memory, tranquility and can be found here again in the dial.
Movement
ARMIN STROM calibre ASR07
hand-winding movement with out of centre indications and retrograde date
Jewels: 24
Power Reserve: 46 hours

Case
Brushed titanium
Sapphire crystal and case back with anti-reflective treatment
Diameter: 43.60mm
Total height: 14.70mm
Water-resistance: 50m
Dial: White
Hands: Stainless Steel

Bracelet :Genuine alligator strap in dark blue with safety clasp in titanium

Other models by Armin Strom: BlueChip, Skeleton
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Perrelet Turbine Watch

Perrelet unveiled their new Turbine collection. It features a Perrelet P-181 Double Rotor movement, connected to a unique 12 blade Turbine - visible through the dial.

The double rotor, transformed for the occasion into a turbine fitted with 12 blades made of titanium, covers the whole of the dial and slips beneath an interior black raised area, showing luminous numbers. On the under dial, luminous markers accentuate the optical effect and make the impact of this model all the more sensational.

Movement
Automatic P-181 Open-worked, black Perrelet rotor

Power reserve
42 hours 28,800 (4Hz)

Case
44mm, Titanium Anti-glare sapphire crystal (front & back)

Water-resistance
5 ATM

Dial
A5006/1- Black, white luminous numerals and indexes, Titanium turbine, Silver luminous stripes on under dial

A1047/2- Black, with black luminous numerals and indexes, Titanium turbine, Black luminous stripes on under dial

A1047/1- Black, with black luminous numerals and indexes, Titanium turbine, Red luminous stripes on under dial

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Ulysse Nardin Chairman - luxury cell phone

The Chairman will be launched at Baselworld 2009 at Ulysse Nardin’s booth.
It will incorporate a Ulysse Nardin designed kinetic rotor system which is blended into the mechanical and aesthetical design of the smart phone. This smart-phone is hand-assembled under the strictest guidelines mandated by Ulysse Nardin.

More information during its launch at Baselworld 2009.



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Greubel Forsey Quadruple Tourbillon

Greubel Forsey Quadruple Tourbillon
The spherical differential connecting the four rotating carriages of the Quadruple Tourbillon is a prime example of Greubel Forsey's inventive approach as it exhibits an unprecedented degree of complexity, refinement and timekeeping performance.

The four asynchronous tourbillons independently contribute to its extremely high accuracy.
Complete Movement: 531 parts
Power Reserve: 50 hours
Jewels: 63
Case: 43.5mm
Calibre: GF03












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Linde Werdelin SpidoLite Watch LE 2009

Linde Werdelin SpidoLite Watch LE - Basel 2009 Sneak Preview























The limited edition of 44 SpidoLite watch in DLC (diamond like carbon) covered titanium. The dial is partially skeletonized with a view into the newly decorated vintage NOS automatic mechanical movement from the 1970s.

The Spidolite series will be available in three variations of all titanium, titanium with black DLC coating and yellow coated sapphire crystal and titanium with skeleton dial and will be limited worldwide to 222, 44 and 44 pieces respectively. Linde Werdelin is constantly at the forefront of innovation releasing six new models in limited series every year.
Price: $10,000
Via LeindeWerdelin.com

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Erwin Sattler Rotalis WatchWinder

Rotalis by Sattler

The ultimate precision watch winder. A separate motor for every watch, individual selection of turns per day and winding direction. The watch collector can select from a data base the winding rates. With Rotalis winders the owner make the final decisiion whats best for their watch. Then transmit the information via USB cable to the watch winder. Want to change the last settings? But did not write down the TPD information? Not a problem. After connecting the USB cable just press the READ button and your PC retrieves the last settings form the winder so you can make fine adustments to protect your watch from being unnecessary overwound. Last but not least, after winding, the watches are positioned in their starting position at 12 o`clock. An integrated rechargable battery lasts up to one year depending on the model.
Price: $12,900

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