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JAQUET DROZ – Grande Seconde SW Red Gold

In unveiling the new Grande Seconde SW Red Gold, Jaquet Droz adds a noble touch of distinction to its sports line in a model combining technical performance and ultimate elegance in a fascinating dialogue between red and black. Red gold is featured first and foremost on the case, as well as on the three-dimensional ring surrounding the two counters of this model with its superbly masculine lines. It also enhances the fluted bezel with its resolutely distinctive design, together with the applied plaques, the openworked horns, the hands and the folding clasp. Its glowing radiance makes a powerful contrast with the dark matt shade of the rubber strap, dial and crown. This stunning model represents an exclusive response to the expectations and demands of devotees of fine horological mechanisms.

Movement
Automatic, ruthenium-treated, Jaquet Droz Calibre 2663A-S, 28,800 vph, 30 jewels, twin barrels, PVD-treated 18K white gold oscillating weight, 68-hour power reserve

Functions
Hours, minutes and seconds

Case
18K red gold, 45 mm
Rubber-moulded crown
Individual series number engraved on the caseback
Water-resistant to 50 m / 5 bar

Dial
Black, rubber-coated
18K red gold applied ring and plaques
18K red gold hands, tips enhanced with Super-LumiNova

Strap
Black rubber with 18K red gold folding clasp, black PVD-treated steel folding blade

BREGUET – Classique 7337

Building on the success enjoyed at its launch in 2009, the Manufacture Breguet is offering a re-edition of its Classique 7337 this year, perfectly embodying the values of the House: elegance, refinement, timelessness and technical innovations. The brand’s distinctive off-centred chapter ring and small seconds at 5 o’clock lend the customary asymmetrical touch. Exactly like on the historical watch N° 3833, the day and date indication appear on either side of the phases and age of the moon indications appearing at the top of the off-centred chapter ring. This creation with its hand-guiloché dial bears eloquent testimony to the constant quest for excellence and exclusivity characteristic of all Breguet creations.

Movement
Ultra-thin automatic, Calibre 502.3 QSE1, 12 lignes, 35 jewels, 45-hour power reserve; silicon balance-spring, hand-guilloché 18K gold oscillating weight

Functions
Hours, minutes, seconds, day, date, age and phases of the moon

Case
18K pink, yellow or white gold, 39 mm
Finely fluted caseband
Sapphire crystal, front and back
Water-resistant to 3 bar/ 30 m

Dial
Hand-guilloché silvered gold
Off-centred chapter ring with Roman numerals at 6 o’clock
Day and date windows at 10 and 2 o’clock respectively
Phases and age of the moon indicator at 12 o’clock
Small seconds at 5 o’clock

Strap
Brown crocodile leather

TECHNOTIME – TT 791

Equipped with twin barrels like all mechanical movements by Technotime, this tourbillon provides an over 120-hour power reserve. This extremely flexible calibre is capable of housing other complications, including a power reserve indication, retrograde date or any other specific modules developed by clients. This movement equipped with Technotime balance-springs may be personalised in accordance with customers’ wishes and boasts excellent chronometric performances that mean it may be configured to earn COSC certification.

Description :
Mechanical movement 13 1/4″
Twin barrels
60-second tourbillon at 9 o’clock
Manual winding
4 Hz (28,800 vph), 27 jewels
Over 120-hour power reserve
Total diameter: 30.40 mm
Casing diameter: 30.00 mm
Thickness: 4.85 mm
Time display: hours, minutes

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TECHNOTIME – TT 738
A producer of modules, mechanical movements, tourbillons and balance-springs, Technotime presents the TT 738. This movement associating design with performance is intended to accommodate all kinds of complication modules as well as to respond to brands’ need for differentiation. The versions available include a retrograde date and/power-reserve indicator module. Equipped with Technotime balance-springs, this movement also comes in a hand-wound version and may be optionally chronometer-certified by the COSC.

Description:
Mechanical 13 1/4″ movement
Twin barrels
Automatic winding
4 Hz (28,800 vph), 35 jewels
Over 120-hour power reserve
Total diameter: 30.40 mm
Casing diameter: 30.00 mm
Thickness: 4.35 mm
Time display: hours, minutes, seconds
Date window at 3 o’clock

BADOLLET – La Stellaire

The Stellaire by Badollet has its head in the stars. Imbued with a dreamlike sense of mystery, it is distinguished by its mainplate entirely crafted in meteorite and by the upper bridge of the tourbillon carriage set with extra-terrestrial olivines, representing an unprecedented technical feat. The movement bridges appear to be floating weightlessly, forming galactic circles reminiscent of the path traced by stars spinning around the same centre of gravity. Nature itself plays a part in making each of these watches truly unique, since the high proportion of iron in the meteorite, exposed to cosmic rays for around 93 million years, may modify the colour of the movement without altering its functionality. 30-piece limited series.

Movement
Mechanical hand-wound, Calibre BAD1630 with flying tourbillon, 13¼ lignes, 21,600 vph, 120’-hour power reserve; meteorite mainplate and upper bridge of the tourbillon carriage set with olivines.

Functions
Hours, minutes, and power-reserve indicator

Case
Caseback, bezel and crown in 150 palladium-coated white gold, 44 mm
Colourless anti-glare sapphire crystal and caseback with extra-hard treatment
Power-reserve indicated on the caseback
Water-resistant to 30 m

Dial
Openworked gold base, opaline-coloured
Rhodiumed hands
72 baguette-cut diamonds and 12 sapphires (2.67 cts)
Flying tourbillon at 6 o’clock

Strap
Entirely hand-stitched black alligator leather with folding clasp in 150 palladium-coated white gold

Just snagged a Breitling Avenger Seawolf, and should have it by Saturday! I’m pretty stoked!!! Its on Bracelet, not Rubber as shown in the photo.