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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

ANTOINE PREZIUSO – “Power Inside” Unlimited

This year, Antoine Preziuso is presenting a resolutely pumped-up model named “Power Inside”. Running in tandem with its owner, this timepiece indicates the level of vitality drawn from a spring wound by the wearer’s activities and transmitted to a circular rotor. This extremely environment-friendly form of energy derived from human movement is more up to date than ever. The “Energy” segment in the bottom left-hand side of the dial bears permanent testimony to the level of power in its mechanism. A sophisticated and dynamic design with a resolutely masculine look and a light, sturdy structure contribute to making this timepiece truly exceptional.

Movement
Automatic, Calibre APG 297, 21 jewels, 42-hour power reserve

Functions
Hours, minutes, and Energy indicator

Case
Stainless steel, 48 mm
Upper and lower bezel secured to the middle by 12 lateral pillars and 24 screws
Scratch-resistant sapphire crystal with anti-glare treatment
Engraved and satin-brushed caseback
Water-resistant to 50 m / 5 ATM

Dial
“Côtes de Genève” motif
Energy indicator at 8 o’clock with sunburst motif
Openworked hands

Strap
Porosus crocodile leather and carbon fibre with overstitching and personalised folding clasp