LONGINES – Longines Twenty-Four Hours

In the 1950’s, Longines supplied watches to Switzerland’s national airline, Swissair. The company is now re-issuing its aviator watch, the Longines Twenty-Four Hours, with its distinctive 24-hour dial. This feature met the needs of navigators who, at the time, had to determine the position of the aircraft and set up a flight plan. Both historical and functional, it has preserved the original’s strong aesthetic character.

Movement
Automatic, L704.2 calibre, 16 ½ lignes, 24 jewels, 28,800 vib/h, 48-hour power reserve

Functions
Hours, minutes, seconds, date and 24-hour scale

Case
Round, stainless steel, 47.50 mm
Anti-reflective sapphire crystal
Engraved and numbered back cover protecting a sapphire crystal
Date window to 30 m

Dial
Matt black
Hour and minute hands and 24 Arabic numerals coated in Superluminova
Watch date at 3 o’clock

Strap
Black alligator with buckle

DEWITT – Twenty-8-Eight Regulator A.S.W. Horizons

The background for DeWitt’s new creation is the majestic New York of the 1930’s, stimulating, prosperous, and characterized by the Art Deco movement and its innovative, modern, aerodynamic lines. Comprising 320 components, the DW8014 calibre expresses the same inventive audacity. The 100% Manufacture DeWitt movement introduces a patented Automatic Sequential Winding (A.S.W.) device driven by a peripheral oscillation rotor. The dial is dominated by an impressive construction whose four columns tower majestically over the tourbillon. The balanced structure of the sunray-decorated dial and the chocolate-brown tones of the sapphire crystal reinforce the exclusive character of this exceptional timepiece. Limited edition of 250.

Movement
Patented Automatic Sequential Winding (A.S.W.), DW8014 calibre, tourbillon, 320 components, 18,000 vib/h, 34 jewels, Côtes de Genève decoration, 72-hour power reserve

Functions
Hours, minutes, dead-beat seconds and power reserve

Case18K pink gold, 46 mm
48 imperial columns on the flanks
18K pink gold crown with blackened titanium ring bearing the “W” signature
Tinted chocolate-brown sapphire crystal on the front and sapphire back
Water-resistant to 30 metres

Dial
Chocolate coloured
Opening over tourbillon cage at 6 o’clock
Power reserve indicator at 9 o’clock

Strap
Semi-matt, dark brown alligator with polished 18K pink gold triple folding clasp

PIERRE DEROCHE – TNT RendezVous

Subtlety is the result when a mechanical watch comes together with musical poetry. So it is with the TNT RendezVous, which displays a double gong under the sapphire crystal, a unique feature in this kind of watch. When the alarm is released, the hammers strike the gongs, one of which is a cathedral gong, emitting a few clear, limpid notes worthy of the best horological craftsmen. Series limited to 201.

Movement
Automatic, exclusive Dubois-Dépraz calibre, 32 jewels, decorated and engraved circular rotor, bridges with sunray decoration.

Functions
Hours, minutes, seconds, date, day/night indicator, RendezVous function with striking-mechanism on 2 gongs, winding indicators and On/Off

Case
Black PVD titanium container, 45.5 mm
Steel bezel, horns, crown guard and pushpieces
Sapphire crystal front and back
Water-resistant to 100 m

Strap
Alligator with folding clasp

Other version
Limited series of 21 in 18K pink gold, steel and titanium

Revue Thommen reveals the GT 72 Movement, featuring a nice in-house very thing hand-wound movement. The watch reminds me a bit of the Nomos stuff.

REVUE THOMMEN – Classical 82 Round

Revue Thommen can pride itself on having produced over one hundred movements since 1853. In keeping with this proud tradition, its latest model, the Classical 82 Round, houses the brand’s GT 82 movement. Inspired by legendary pilot watches, this timepiece has a round case, though the dial is presented in a more contemporary fashion, with shades of pink gold delicately highlighting the hour-markers and hands. One of Switzerland’s oldest watch manufacturers offers here a neo-classical model that exalts simplicity, elegance and refinement in the purest tradition of horological savoir-faire.

Movement
Hand-wound mechanical GT 82, 17 jewels, 40-hour power reserve

Functions
Hours, minutes and seconds

Case
Stainless steel or 18K pink gold, 36 mm
Sapphire crystal front and back
Water-resistant to 30 m

Dial
Silvered or black
Hour-markers and Arabic numerals plated with pink gold
Small seconds at 6 o’clock

Strap
Alligator

Porsche Design released yet another Porsche-style watch with another 7750 Movement for SIHH 2011. Cool looking watches with great Porsche style, but they are all starting to blend into each other now.

PORSCHE DESIGN – P’6930 Chronograph

It’s not trying to hide it. In fact, it’s very proud of it! The P’6930 chronograph draws its inspiration from the legendary P’6910 and offers a variant with a consciously technical appeal. Its precision is enhanced by the use of titanium, the brand’s signature. An intersect between the automobile industry and watchmaking, it boasts many elements that evoke the Carrera GT: the pedal-shaped pushpieces, the grooved strap with its tyre-tread design, and the 7750 calibre “steering-wheel” rotor. A powerful, discreet and functional timekeeper, with well-oiled engineering.

Movement
Automatic, Valjoux 7750 calibre, COSC-certified, 28,800 vib/h, 25 jewels, 131/4 lignes, 48-hour power reserve

Functions
Hours, minutes, seconds, day, date and chronograph

Case
Titanium or black PVD-coated titanium, 47 mm
Anti-reflective, scratch-resistant convex sapphire crystal with minute-circle printed on the underside
Sapphire crystal back
Water-resistant to 50 m / 5 ATM

Dial
Black honeycomb
White skeleton hands, Arabic numerals and baton hourmarkers rhodium-plated or coated with green Superluminova
Black hour, minute and small seconds counters at 6, 12 and 9 o’clock respectively
Black, red-tipped direct-drive centre seconds hand
Date at 3 o’clock

Strap
Grooved black natural rubber, matching folding clasp in titanium