AUDI Sailing News from EBERHARD & CO.
IN MALCESINE THERE HAVE BEEN NO RIVALS!
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The three days of racing on Garda lake have been intense for the Audi-Eberhard Melges 32.
The boat skippered by Edoardo and Giovanni Pavesio ranked first in the 4th leg of the Audi Sailing Series circuit. The team has been well-served by tactician Gabriele Benussi and mainsail-trimmer Riccardo Simoneschi, and has been rewarded by their consistency, remaining focused in some of the most demanding phases of the race.
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“The sailing universe is governed by precise timing, skill, coordination and precision like the watchmaking world”, was the satisfied comment of Mario Peserico, CEO of Eberhard Italia.
“Thanks to these expertise and values we have been able to produce measuring instruments for well over a century, since Eberhard & Co. is celebrating this year its 125th anniversary,
a very long history of precision, reliability and technical research that are the strengths of the company and the brand”.The Audi-Eberhard team has moved up from the sixth to fourth place in the general Melges 32 ranking, while ranking second in the Melges 20 category
and remaining one of the main contenders of the Melges 24 class, thanks to victories in the Austria Cup and Kieler Woche.
Following the Malcesine competition, the Melges 32 are now on their way to the finals in Naples, as are the Melges 20, reaching the same port after the leg scheduled in Viareggio.
Meanwhile, the Melges 24 is preparing for the season’s main event, the World Championship that will be contested in Torbole from July 28 through August 4.
The teams that will rank first in the Audi Sailing Series will be awarded two prestigious Eberhard & Co. timepieces.Labels: Audi Sailing, Eberhard
GRAHAM welcomes Steven Liquorish
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Born in 1966 in the UK, Steven Liquorish has achieved a number of accolades in the business world. He also always had a huge passion for motor racing.
He started racing in 2006 participating in the UK BMW Mini John Cooper Works series with a number of podiums and moved up to the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge in 2011, finishing 3rd in the championship.
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He also took part in the Porsche Carrera World Cup at the Nürburgring in July 2011, in front of over 500,000 spectators. Steven is currently competing in the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge for the 2012 UK championship, and won the opening round at Snetterton with further podiums and another win at Croft, and is currently positioned second in the 2012 championship.
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There was no doubt that the determined and skilled asphalt warrior would be a perfect ambassador for our GRAHAM racing wrist machines.
www.graham-london.com
Labels: Graham, Porsche Carrera World Cup, Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge, Steven Liquorish, UK MBW Mini John Cooper Works
BOVET supports the Gstaad Menuhin Festival
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Classical music and fine watchmaking share many values in common. Extraordinary vectors of emotion, both
these arts have a universal ability to unite enthusiasts the world over. It is the attention paid to every detail, invisible or inaudible though it may be, that magnifies watchmaking or musical masterpieces.
Moreover, music is omnipresent in watchmaking. The regular pulse of the regulating organ within a
timepiece, akin to a metronome, creates the precision that characterises Swiss watchmaking. In addition to
their exemplary rhythmical regularity, numerous BOVET timepieces also provide musical accompaniments, as in the case of the minute-repeater. In such timepieces, crafted by virtuoso artisans of BOVET 1822, the
movements strike the hours, quarters and minutes on request, on gongs tuned by watchmakers to the exact
frequency after being shaped to obtain a crystal-clear sonority.
On a more philosophical note, BOVET 1822 is renowned for sustaining its unique heritage and skills
such as engraving, miniature painting and jewel-setting, regardless of fashion, which is by nature ephemeral. The links that unite watchmaking and music also inspired the name of a BOVET collection, called Récital. In view of these facts, it was only natural that the House of BOVET 1822 should support the Gstaad Menuhin Festival (from 20 July to 8 September) and we are delighted to mark time together at this prestigious event.
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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Collection DIMIER Récital 0
CASE
Diameter 41mm
Material 18K white gold
Water-resitance 3 ATM – 30 meter
Bracelet Full skin alligator
Buckle 18K white gold ardillon buckle
Crystals Sapphire with anti-glare treatment
top and bottom
Setting Bezel set with 68 baguette-cut
diamonds for
~ 3,15 cts
MOVEMENT
Type Tourbillon Dimier hand-wound
Tourbillon 1 minute
Diameter cage 14mm
Functions Hours, minutes, seconds on
tourbillon.
Power reserve indicator
Diameter (lines) 13 ¾’’’ (31.00mm)
Frequency 21,600 V/h
Power reserve 7 days
Labels: Bovet, Dimier, Gstaad Menuhin Festival
Fine Arabian Stallions Timed by GRIEB & BENZINGER
It’s gotten around in the world of watches: GRIEB & BENZINGER fulfills horological dreams. In order to realize the wish of a watch collector and horse enthusiast from the Arabian region, GRIEB & BENZINGER created the POLARIS from 2011’s BOUTIQUE Collection in solid white gold and palladium alloy. Thanks to the passion for his noble Arabian stallions, the watch for this collector needed to have an unostentatious color scheme to harmonize with a special saddle especially made for him as well as made-to-measure riding boots and the steel parts of a riding harness. A white-gold-and-honey-brown combination allowed GRIEB & BENZINGER to fulfill the wishes of the client. This watch crafted in the subtle white gold and palladium alloy displays an impressively restrained hand-guilloché bezel and a solid case that simultaneously testifies to the substantial value of this watch.
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Like hardly another, GRIEB & BENZINGER knows how to fulfill the wishes of its clients with traditional technology and exceptional design, creating a handmade unique piece with high exclusivity. The mechanical movement with in-house modifications was, like all GRIEB & BENZINGER watches, created in traditional craftsmanship using historical machines and tools: skeletonization, guilloché and engraving are all completed by hand to achieve one impressive movement with a great deal of character.
The multiple-part dial is a work of art: the hand-guilloché and semi-skeletonized base dial allows a view of the technical movement modification of the hour and minute indications. It is crafted in solid Sterling silver and glows with a white Breguet frosted finish, a technique that is currently only applied by GRIEB & BENZINGER. The applied red gold skeletonized dial elements hover gracefully over the base dial.
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www.Grieb-Benzinger.com Labels: Grieb and Benzinger Arabian Stallions
Linde Werdelin’s Oktopus II is just 3 weeks away from you!
Previewed at BaselWorld 2012 in March, now Oktopus II is just 3 weeks away from you.
Linde Werdelin’s interpretation of an ideal timepiece for modern diving.
The Oktopus II is designed to carry the Reef, our very own dive instrument and offer the most sophisticated dive tool for the way we dive today.
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The Oktopus II boasts a brand
new case construction. Individually crafted in titanium, rose gold, and ceramic to offer excellent
anti-corrosive performance against the impact of lengthy submersion into sea water, the Oktopus II
houses an upscale custom-made movement that powers a big-date display in double wheels in an
air-sealed cylinder that forms the heart of the timepiece.
Drawn upon in-house expertise of
developing dive computers, the case is meticulously and robustly constructed based on the structure of
an air-tight pressure chamber to offer absolute water resistance, using the most innovative case construction
technology and precision that would not be possible 10 years ago.
Labels: Chronograph, dive watch, linde werdelin, Oktopus II
Alpina's Racing Collection
Alpina's Racing Collection available in both Time Only - Automatic, or Chronograph
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RACING COLLECTION - Automatic
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Reference AL-535AB5AR26 / AL-535B5AR26
Movement Automatic calibre with Date, AL-535
Power reserve 42 hours
Black Alpina rotor decorated with “Côtes de Genève”
Functions Hours, minutes, seconds, date.
Case New round Racing stainless steel case, 47 mm diameter
3-part case, fixed bezel with hand applied indexes
Sapphire crystal, see-through case back
10 ATM Water-resistant
Dial: Matte Black dial with red elements, decorated Alpina triangle pattern in the centre.
White luminous Arabic numerals on AL-535AB5AR26, white painted luminous hands.
Date at 3 o’clock
Seconds counter at 6 o’clock
Strap: Black strap with red stitching with black PVD Alpina folding buckle.
RACING COLLECTION –Automatic Chrono with Date
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Reference AL-725AB5AR26 / AL-725B5AR26
Movement Automatic Chronograph with Date, caliber AL-725
Power reserve 42 hours
Black Alpina rotor decorated with “Côtes de Genève”
Functions Hours, minutes, seconds, chronograph and date.
Case New round Racing stainless steel case, 47 mm diameter
3-part case, fixed bezel with hand applied indexes
Sapphire crystal, see-through case back
10 ATM Water-resistant
Dial: Matte Black dial with red elements, decorated Alpina triangle pattern in the centre.
Black & red elements subdials for chrono counters
White luminous Arabic numerals on AL-725ABR5AR26, white painted luminous hands.
Date at 3 o’clock
Strap: Black with red stitching with black PVD Alpina folding buckle.
Labels: Alpina, Chronograph, Racing Collection
The Launch of Bremont's Victory!
On Thursday 12th July, Bremont held the Victory Limited Edition Launch event at HMS Victory in Portsmouth (UK) and despite the pouring rain the event was a great success, this was the first time anyone had seen the Victory watches in the metal and the response from press, retailers and their clients was overwhelming.
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Nick and Giles English with Admiral Sir Jonthan Band, GCB, DL, Chairman of the Trustees of the National Museum of the Royal Navy.
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The Royal Armouries fire an 1805 canon to mark the occasion
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The Limited Edition Victory watches in Rose Gold and Stainless Steel
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Guests viewing the stunning timepieces
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After the event guests tucked into “Bremont” fish & chips!
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www.bremont.com
Labels: Bremont, Giles English, Nick English, Victory
An Evening with Herbie Hancock
Prior to his 32nd appearance at the legendary Montreaux Jazz Festival, Herbie Hancock was presented with the "Vulcain for Herbie Hancock" 50's Presidents' Limited Edition.
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Vulcain's CEO Bernard Fleury was on hand to make the presentation - Number 1 of a very limited edition of 50 pieces.
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CASE: 18K 5N pink gold - Diameter 42.00 mm -
Length 50.00 mm - Height 12.40 mm - sapphire
case-back revealing the stylised "V" for Vulcain and
engraved with the name of the celebrated musician.
DIAL : Blue sunray dial with 5N pink gold indexes
and Herbie Hancock signature – Limited Edition of
50 pieces.
CRYSTAL: Domed shape sapphire.
WATER-RESISTANCE: 50 meters/160 feet.
STRAP: Louisiana Alligator – Dimensions: 22/18 mm.
BUCKLE: 18K 5N pink gold pin buckle.
CALIBRE VULCAIN CRICKET MANUFACTURE
V-16: 12-lignes mechanical hand-wound alarm calibre
with date, 17 rubies, 191 parts, double barrel,
equipped with the Exactomatic system, lift angle 48°.
FUNCTIONS: hour, minute, centre seconds, alarm,
date window.
FREQUENCY: 18’000 vibrations per hour.
POWER RESERVE: 42 hours.
ALARM DURATION: 20 seconds.
www.vulcain-watches.ch
Labels: Bernard Fleury, Herbie Hancock, Montreaux Jazz Festival, Vulcain
Perrelet's Turbine Toxic Special Edition
Perrelet Rocks With the New Release of the Eye-Catching
Turbine Toxic Special Edition
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The slightly provocative Turbine Toxic model plays with danger by displaying an eye-catching trendy skull symbol, appearing in precious form at the heart of this Special Edition timepiece featuring an automatic P-331 Double Rotor movement, exclusive to Perrelet.
A universally adopted aesthetic intended to signal the presence of toxic substances, the skull appeared in classical art as a symbol of the past, before coming to symbolize piracy in the 18th century, and then certain well-known motorbike fans in the 1950s... It has now lost its taboo connotations to become a symbol of freedom that has spread throughout all echelons of the fashion world.
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Beneath the optical effect created by the 12-blade wheel rotating across the Turbine Toxic models, the human skull appears in a truly luxurious interpretation. The men's version is set with 210 diamonds (0.82 cts) and the ladies' variation with 155 diamonds (0.59 cts). The resulting effects are all the more luminous in that they are set against an all-black background spread across the cases, dials and straps.
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The line offers a choice of two sizes - the bold Turbine Toxic XL model measuring 50 millimeters (mm) in diameter; a DLC-treated steel watch on a rubber strap, and the more demure 41 mm-diameter Turbine Toxic XS in DLC-treated steel on a rubber or satin strap.
Labels: Perrelet, Turbine Toxic
BREMONT’S MAYFAIR BOUTIQUE
Grand Shar DBT in Titanium from Dubey & Schaldenbrand
WORLD PREMIERE - GRAND SHAR DBT Ti TOURBILLON – Limited Edition
Dubey & Schaldenbrand celebrate the tradition of watchmaking with their new high-performance Grand Shar DBT Tourbillon model that beats at 21,600 vib/h. This tourbillon movement is housed in an exclusive lightweight case formed from titanium grade 5 and treated by a patented oxidation process that increases the hardness of the material and its mechanical resistance. The unique color of the titanium case is due to in house electro-plasma treatment. This technique is used only in the most innovative of environments, such as the aerospace and medical industries. This process has been improved and optimized for the high quality standards of Dubey & Schaldenbrand, and encompassed into a timepiece with a tourbillon for the first time.
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TECHNICAL DATA
movement
Tourbillon base 8001
oscillations
21'600 vibrations per hour
jewels
12 / incabloc
power reserve
100 hours
functions
hours and minutes
dial
anthracite and silver dial
hands
skeleton DS hands, coated with SuperLuminova
case
titanium grade 5 treated by oxidation; crown with DS engraving
dimensions // water resistance
44 mm // to 50 meters
watch crystal
convex spherical inside and outside upper sapphire crystal; anti-reflective on both sides; sapphire case-back
strap and buckle
black alligator with buckle in titanium grade 5 treated by oxidation
Labels: Dubey and Schaldenbrand, Grand Shar DBT Ti, Tourbillon
PRIMUS Desert Pilot – for the modern adventurer The
The models featured in the Primus collection offer a contemporary take on the legendary chronographs produced by Hanhart. In 2012, the Swiss-German watch brand is launching the Primus Desert Pilot pilot’s chronograph, which sports a trendy outdoor look with a sand-blasted case and a sand-colored dial and fabric strap.
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The Swiss-German watch
brand Hanhart, which is celebrating its 130th
anniversary in 2012, is known for its
precision-perfect and absolutely reliable instrument watches designed for use
in the air, on the land and on the sea. The pilot’s chronographs it started
producing in its manufactory in the southern German town of Gütenbach back in
1939 were instrumental in shaping the iconic design of this type of timepiece.
Hanhart has produced a contemporary version of these legendary chronographs in
the form of the Primus Pilot, which cleverly combines historical details with
progressive design.
The perfect outdoor look
Inspired by the
desire for freedom and adventure, Hanhart is now introducing the Primus Desert
Pilot, a watch with a cool outdoor look that highlights the independence of the
wearer. Its solid stainless steel case with flexible lugs has a matt
sand-blasted finish, giving it a technical and sporty appearance. Another new
feature is the sand-colored dial, which presents a striking contrast to the large
Arabic numeral 12, clearly readable index marks and distinctive hands – all of
which are finished with a black Super-LumiNova® coating. It is
encased by a convex, internally anti-reflective sapphire glass, while a
screwed-down sapphire glass case back allows the wearer to see the fascinating
interplay of the movement and the rotor. The Primus Desert Pilot is finished
off with a coarsely woven fabric strap – also sand-colored – along with a
practical, easily adjustable folding clasp made from sand-blasted stainless
steel with an inlaid red marking.
Committed to tradition
However, like all the
models in the Primus collection, the Desert Pilot also bears the recognizable
hallmarks which hark back to Hanhart’s watch manufacturing tradition: one of
the brand’s distinctive features, the red reset button, underlines the
relationship between Hanhart’s first pilot’s chronographs, its mechanical
stopwatches and the current collection. It has been a distinguishing
characteristic of Hanhart watches since 1939 and was previously intended to
prevent pilots from unintentionally resetting the stop time. For the models
featured in the Primus collection it has been finished with anodized aluminum.
The thin, distinctive fluted bezel with inlaid red marking is also reminiscent
of the design of the legendary chronographs from Gütenbach.
Top functionality, ease of use and maximum
readability
In order to ensure
safety and ease of use for the measurement of time intervals or for air and
water navigation, or when using a stopwatch to measure interval times and end
times or distances on dry land, the first priority was to ensure maximum
functionality, ease of use and outstanding reading precision. There was no need
for unnecessary gimmicks or design features on the case and dial, and Hanhart
continues, as always, to stand by this maxim. To ensure an accurate
time display and
precision chronometry, the models in the Primus collection are equipped with an
automatic calibre modified to a bicompax display, featuring a rotor with a
skeletonized Hanhart logo. This allows the small seconds to be clearly
positioned at 9 o’clock and the 30-minute counter to be arranged at 3 o’clock –
a configuration which Hanhart has customarily used from the very beginning.
Perfect readability is guaranteed not least by the clear design of the
dial and the black
Super-LumiNova® coated hands.
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Movement: HAN3809 modified automatic chronograph
movement (bicompax), based on the Valjoux 7750
calibre; 28,800 vibrations per hour, 4 Hz; 28 jewels; rotor with a skeletonized
Hanhart logo; power reserve of min. 42 hours
Functions: Small seconds at 9 o’clock, 30-minute counter
at 3 o’clock, date display at 6 o’clock
Case: Sand-blasted stainless steel; anodised
aluminium red reset button; fluted bezel with inlaid red
marking; convex, internally anti-reflective sapphire glass; screwed-down, internally
anti-reflective sapphire glass case back; large screw-in crown; flexible lugs;
diameter 44 mm, height 15 mm; water-resistant to 10 bar/100 m
Dial: Sand-colored; with black Super-LumiNova®-coated,
luminous Arabic numeral, index marks and
hands
Strap: Fabric strap; folding clasp with inlaid red
marking (anodised aluminum) made from sand-blasted
stainless steel
Labels: Hanhart, Primus Desert Pilot, Valjoux
RICHARD MILLE – New RM 011 Felipe Massa Flyback Chronograph “RED KITE”
30-PIECE LIMITED EDITION PAIRS RED GOLD WITH BLACK DLC TITANIUM
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With its chestnut red body and slender black wingtips, the Red Kite is one of the most elegant birds of prey patrolling the skies. This graceful hunter’s striking plumage echoes the surprising combination of materials in the new Richard Mille RM 011 Felipe Massa Flyback Chronograph RED KITE limited edition.
The tripartite case—emblematic of all Richard Mille watches—features the luster of a 5N red gold bezel, crown and pusher casings, in stark contrast with the matte black texture of its DLC titanium case band, case back, pushers and deployant buckle. The red gold hue carries through to the watch’s numerals, hands and lacquered rotor, while black reappears on the crown protector and rubber strap.
Some of the RM 011’s main features, which include major technical innovations, are its skeletonized automatic winding movement with adjustable rotor geometry; 60-minute countdown timer; 12-hour totalizer; annual calendar; and oversize date and month.
Only 30 pieces of the new RM 011 Felipe Massa Flyback Chronograph RED KITE will be made. The limited edition will be sold exclusively at authorized Richard Mille retailers in North and South America.
Technical Specifications of the RM 011 Felipe Massa Flyback Chronograph RED KITE
- Skeletonized automatic winding movement
- Dimensions: 50.00 mm X 40.00 mm X 16.15 mm
- Functions: hours, minutes, seconds, month display between 4 and 5 o’clock, oversize date display at 12 o’clock, flyback chronograph, annual calendar, 60-minute countdown timer, 12-hour totalizer
- Rotor with variable geometry and red gold lacquer detail
- Power reserve: 55 hours (without chronograph running)
- Water resistant to 50 meters
- Limited edition of 30 pieces
- Presented on a black rubber strap
Labels: Red Kite, Richard Mille, RM 011 Massa Flyback Chronograph
Sea God Black & White
From our partner site - Tempus Fugit
Watches are fun - at least they should be. Writing about this stuff, sometimes several times a day, 365 days a year - it's easy to get bogged down in LUXURY, EXCLUSIVITY, etc. It can actually get a bit tiresome. I think it is easy to forget that a watch is something that is not necessarily needed, but rather something that is WANTED. Hopefully, something that is fun. To that end, if you are not already familiar with them, allow me to introduce you to Sea God. This is their Sea God Black & White.
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46 mm, black DLC, self-winding movement.
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Labels: Black and White, Sea God
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