The Breitling Watch Blog

De Grisogono is always pushing the envelope of creativity with their watches, ones that I know I’ll never be able to afford, but what the hey – They look awesome.

DE GRISOGONO – Meccanico dG

Following its worldwide success, the Meccanico dG is now being offered in a new exclusive version. A veritable technical masterpiece designed by Fawaz Gruosi and a treasure-house of virtuosity, this exceptional piece displays the time for two time zones on a double analogue and mechanical digital display. For the first time, these are in white rather than green or gold. The timepiece, which won the Grand Prix de l’Horlogerie in 2009, is a veritable interplay of contrasts with hourmarkers and micro-segments decked out in white to offset the watch’s dominant matt black appearance to greater effect. The dark alligator strap sets off a design that is both understated and impulsive. An exclusive foretaste of a special collection to be unveiled in its entirety at Baselworld.

Movement
Hand-wound, 28,800 vib/h, DF 22-93 calibre, 111 jewels, 36-hour power reserve

Functions
Hour and minute analogue display on the upper dial
Mechanical digital display of second time zone on lower dial

Case
Curved rectangular in matt black titanium, 55 x 51.40 mm
Sapphire crystal, front and back
Black rubber correctors and crown-cover
Water-resistant to 30 m / 3 ATM

Dial
Matt black brass with white hourmarkers
Two time-zone displays, analogue and mechanical digital, de GRISOGONO patent
White dauphine hands

Strap
Matt black alligator leather, matt blackened triple folding clasp

FREDERIC JOUVENOT – Solar Deity Collection

Here for the first time is a watch that tells the time without conventional hands, numbers or discs! Frédéric Jouvenot has achieved a real tour de force with its Solar Deity collection, named after the sunbeam design of its hour display. The path of the sun and the alternating day/night cycle are shown by means of 12 radio-concentric, three-dimensional rays. At midday, when the sun is at its zenith, all the sunbeams are golden to represent full daylight. As time passes, the sunbeams turn black one by one as day moves towards night. All the models are named after a god, like the Helios, which won the GTE 2011 Superwatch Award, or the Inti. A revolutionary, avant-garde timepiece offered in a limited edition.

Movement
Hand-wound, 42 jewels, 21,600 vib/h, 45-hour power reserve; balance with bi-metallic screws, rhodium-plated, Côtes de Genève bridges; ratchet-wheel with polished ridge

Functions
24 hours, minutes, and day/night indicator

Case
Black DLC-treated titanium, 44 mm
Anti-reflective sapphire crystal, front and back
Water-resistant to 50 m / 5 ATM

Dial
Patented hour display without discs or hands – 12 sunbeams for day/night indication
Central rotating disc minute indicator

Strap
Black alligator leather with titanium folding clasp

Other version
Inti: 18K pink gold case, Inca engraving on bezel and three-dimensional pyramids on dial, limited edition

Two new products from Clerc, one in their Hydroscaph diver style and one very unique model called the Odyssey Silicium, featuring some out-of-this-world materials!

CLERC – Hydroscaph Steel GMT

Clerc begins the year with the Hydroscaph Steel GMT, one of the world’s most sophisticated diver’s watches. Water-resistant to 1,000 metres, it revisits the underwater world in confident and dynamic style, resolutely geared up for adventure. Sporting a new material, colour and dial, the collection is optimised while maintaining its characteristic design features: the 103-part octagonal case, extreme readability, and the automatic helium valve.

Movement
Automatic, exclusive Calibre C606, 28,800 vph, 28 jewels, bevelled bridges adorned with “Côtes de Genève” motif and blued screws, 45-hour power reserve

Functions
Hours, minutes, seconds, date, dual time-zone display and power-reserve indicator

Steel
316L steel, 44.6 mm
Exclusive crown-activated rotating bezel mechanism
Automatic helium valve
Sapphire crystal with anti-glare treatment, front and back
Water-resistant to 1,000 m

Dial
Second time zone at 12 o’clock
Power-reserve indicator disc at 6 o’clock
Date window at 3 o’clock

Strap
Crocodile-patterned rubber with folding clasp

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CLERC – Odyssey Silicium

The Odyssey S is made from materials derived from aerospace industry research, such as its silicon regulating organ. The Manufacture-made calibre is equipped with twin barrels ensuring a six-day power reserve. A dial opening at 10 o’clock provides a view of the balance-spring and balance, protected by a blue-tinted sapphire crystal, while the countdown is read off on the inner rotating bezel, and the three-dimensional dial provides an admirable stage-setting for the various displays.

Movement
Automatic, Manufacture-made, twin-barrel Calibre C201, 45 jewels, 28,800 vph, black gold-plated bevelled bridges, six-day power reserve

Functions
Hours, minutes, seconds, retrograde date and power-reserve indicator

Case
Stainless steel and grade 5 polished titanium, 44 mm
Inner rotating bezel
Exclusive sliding protective mechanism for the pushers and crown
Sapphire crystal with anti-glare treatment, front and back
Water-resistant to 100 m

Dial
Openworked with balance visible through a blue-tinted sapphire crystal
Retrograde date between 1 and 4 o’clock
Power-reserve indicator at 6 o’clock

Strap
Black alligator leather with folding clasp

Pilot watch collectors can rejoice as another reputable Swiss manufacturer of watches creates a new Pilot watch for enthusiasts. The Alpina Startimer Pilot is a beautiful Pilot watch with a twist.

ALPINA – Startimer Pilot Collection

Alpina, former supplier of army pilot watches, has returned to its century-old heritage with the Startimer Pilot Collection. Comprising four models, two with three hands and a date, an in-house regulator and a chronograph, these re-interpretations meet the same requirements as in the past: precision, reliability, resistance and instant legibility. The 44 mm polished steel case, the matt black dial with its oversized white luminescent hourmarkers, and the red triangle at the base of the direct-drive seconds hand are hallmarks of every Alpina timepiece, now as in the past. For the launching of this latest model, limited to 8,888 watches, the brand has joined forces with two choice partners, Cessna Aviation and PrivatAir.

Movement
Automatic, AL-860 chronograph calibre

Functions
Hours, minutes, seconds and chronograph

Case
Polished stainless steel, 44 mm
Anti-reflective sapphire crystal and transparent back
Water-resistant to 100 m / 10 ATM

Dial
Matt black
Oversized white luminescent hourmarkers
Minute and seconds counters at 9 and 3 o’clock

Bracelet/Strap
Stainless steel or black leather with folding clasp

Other versions
AL-525 movement: 3 hands and date; in-house AL-710 movement and AL-950 regulator: 3 hands with date hand

LUMINOX – Deep Dive

The new automatic Deep Dive is the latest addition to the Luminox collection of certified watches designed for diving professionals. These instruments, which have been used for over 20 years by the Navy Seals, the U.S. Coast Guard, and Stan Waterman, a pioneer in the field, are the pride of Luminox, a brand which continually strives to push back the limits of the ocean depths while fulfilling the most demanding specifications. Water-resistant to 500 metres, the Deep Dive features an automatic helium valve, a bezel locking system (patent pending), and the unique Luminox Light Technology system. This ensures optimum visibility thanks to the micro-tubes which emit a blue glow, the last colour a diver can discern as he decends. Numbered limited edition.

Movement
Automatic ETA

Functions
Hours, minutes, seconds and date

Case
Reinforced steel, 45 mm
Automatic helium valve
Bezel with locking system (BLS, patent pending)
BLS crown protection
3 mm sapphire crystal front and back
Water-resistant to 500 m / 50 ATM

Dial
Black
Hourmarkers, hands and bezel numbers with LLT blue luminescent underwater system
Wide minute hand with double LLT tubes

Strap
Black polyurethane with wetsuit extension system