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Ulysse Nardin Royal Blue Mystery Tourbillon 43mm Midsize Watch

Ulysse Nardin Royal Blue Mystery Tourbillon 43mm Midsize Watch
Ulysse Nardin
Royal Blue Mystery
Tourbillon 43mm Watch

This watch features:

• Solid 950 Platinum case with high polished finish.
• Unique & recognizable Ulysse Nardin design polished white gold skeleton hour & minute hands.
• Inner bezel set with 48 baguette diamond minute markers & 12 baguette sapphire 5 minute markers.
• Bezel & lugs set with 80 baguette shaped diamonds weighing approximately 5.07 carats. Case edge & lug edges set with 45 baguette sapphires weighing approximately 9.20 carats.
• Solid platinum bracelet set with 432 baguette cut diamonds weighing approximately 27.75 carats & 176 baguette sapphires set on the edge weighing approximately 6.99 carats.
• Ulysse Nardin caliber UN-79, beats at 18,000 vph, contains 16 jewels & has an amazing Power Reserve of more than 100 hours

Breguet Classique Grande Complications Double Tourbillon Mens Watch

Breguet Classique
Grande Complications
Double Tourbillon
Mens Watch

From the Grande Complications collection, Breguet has introduced a truly amazing timepiece with great attention to each & every detail.:

The mechanics:

• Double Tourbillon: Each Tourbillon is an independent mechanism which rotates on it own axial every 60 seconds. The 2 Tourbillons are connected by a series of differential gears. The differential then transmits the combined mean (average) time of the two Tourbillons – allowing for an even more accurate/precise method of time-telling.
• The double Tourbillons are mounted on a plate – which couples as the dial. The plate itself rotates once every 12 hours allowing for simultaneous rewinding of the twin-barrels.
• The current hour is displayed by a hand mounted on the bridge which connects the two Tourbillons which makes 1 revolution every 12 hours.
• Breguet Caliber 588, contains 69 jewels & has an approximate Power Reserve of 50 hours.

The Finish:

• Polished solid Platinum case with Breguet’s signature coined edge.
• Silvered Guilloche textured Tourbillon plate center of dial.
• Hour & Minute chapter ring flange is made of 18kt Gold with a silvered finish. Black painter Roman Numeral hour markers & got minute markers.
• Blued “Breguet” Style Hands.
• The back of the movement – visible through the sapphire crystal case back – bears a spectacular hand-engraved diagram of the solar system, inspired by the 60 second rotation of the 2 Tourbillon cages and the 12 hour rotation of the center dial bearing the Tourbillons.

Jaquet Droz Les Ateliers d’Art Automata The Charming Bird Mens Watch

Jaquet Droz
Les Ateliers d’Art Automata
The Charming Bird Mens Watch

A. Lange & Sohne Tourbograph Pour le Merite Mens Watch

A. Lange & Sohne Tourbograph Pour le Merite Mens Watch
A. Lange & Sohne
Tourbograph Pour le Merite
Mens Watch

Some characteristics of this watch:

1. The case material used is 18kt “HONEY” colored gold, exclusively developed for Lange & Sohne. The honey gold has a subtle warm hue to it & has a color somewhere between white gold & yellow gold. With a Vickers hardness of over 300, this gold is about twice as hard as other gold alloys, making it more scratch resistant.
2. “Fusee-and-chain transmission”: In the Lange & Sohne fusee-and-chain mechanism, the flow of power between the mainspring barrel and the going train is established indirectly by a 636-part chain. One end of the chain is attached to the barrel drum and the other to the fusee. As the mainspring barrel unwinds, the chain wraps around it and reels off the fusee. When the mainspring is fully wound and thus exerts great force, the chain pulls at the smaller radius of the fusee where the leverage is smaller. As the springs tension diminishes, the chain pulls at the larger radius with the higher leverage. Thus, regardless of the state of wind of the mainspring, the same amount of torque is delivered to the escapement, resulting in improved rate accuracy. In the fusee-and-chain transmission mechanism, there is one situation when the cone rotates backwards: as the mainspring is being wound. To prevent the watch from stopping while it is being wound, Lange’s master watchmakers integrated a marvel of miniaturization inside the fusee. It is a tiny planetary gear train that assures uninterrupted delivery of power to the movement. Additionally, it is endowed with a pretensioning mechanism that allows the characteristics of the mainspring and of the fusee to be perfectly harmonized. Finally, the elaborate construction includes a device that blocks the winding mechanism just before the mainspring is fully wound and stops the movement just before it is fully unwound. Overall, the fusee-and-chain transmission comprises more than 700 parts.
3. 60 Seconds Tourbillon: The Tourbillon was developed to offset the disruptive effects of gravity on the balance wheel. It consists of a cage containing the balance, the pallet lever and the escape wheel. The balance & escapement rotate around their common axis going through all positions once a minute to average out the errors & thus resulting in a more accurate & consistent timekeeping. The construction of the Tourbillon mechanism in the Tourbograph is a true work of art, it consists of 84 parts yet weighs a mere 0.5 grams.
4. There are only very few companies in the world that possess the technology and the know-how to produce balance springs, The Lange & Sohne factory in Glashutte is one of them. The production of top-quality balance springs is one of the most complex processes known in horology. It imposes extremely strict requirements on precision, both in the mechanical shaping operations and in the thermal treatment phases. One example: springs must be rolled to an accuracy of 100 nanometers. This corresponds roughly to one-hundredth of the diameter of a human hair.

This watch features: 

• Solid 18kt “HONEY” gold case. Bezel, lugs & corners all finished with a polished finish. Case edges, button tips & case back finished with a fine satin/brushed finish.
• Solid silver dial with a fine sunburst guilloche texture in the center of the dial.
• Painted black Arabic Numeral hour markers, minute track & Chronograph indicators.
• Blued hands.
• Rattrapante(Split Second) Chronograph:
  • Large central blued seconds counter with a silvered “split seconds” directly beneath.
  • Silvered outer flange with black painted 5 seconds, one seconds & 1/3rd of a second indicators.
  • 30 minute counter sub-dial located at the 9 o’clock position.
• Power Reserve sub-dial indicator located at the 3 o’clock position,
• Tourbillon cage located at the 6 o’clock position.
• Lange & Sohne Caliber L930.0, beats at 21,600 vph, composed out of 465 parts (not including Fusee-and-chain) of which 84 are for the Tourbillon cage, contains 41 ruby jewels & 2 diamond endstones jewels – total of 43 jewels & has an approximate power reserve of 36 hours. This watch has a total of over 1000 components!
• All components (even those buried deep inside the movement which are hidden from the eye) have been meticulously finished and have polished beveled edges. The chronograph bridge is hand engraved making each watch unique.

Patek Philippe

Patek Philippe is one of the world’s top luxury watch brands, so be prepared to see the name many times on this list. First up, this ultra-rare Patek Philippe world timer—one of only four in existence. In fact, only two versions of the timepiece have ever appeared at auction.

This one is crafted in rose gold with an elegant and highly distinctive guilloché patterned dial. One of the first Patek Philippe creations to incorporate the brand’s dual-crown system, you use one crown to wind the watch and the other to control the city disk for the 24-city timer. The combination of polished and brushed surfaces adds to the sophisticated aura of this one-of-a-kind timekeeper.