By Brendan Hansen on February 12, 2011
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AUDEMARS PIGUET JULES AUDEMARS JUMPING HOUR MINUTE REPEATER - REF. 26151OR.OO.D002CR.01
Housed in an 18K rose-gold case, this Jules Audemars model marries two great horological specialties: the minute repeater and the jumping hour. This marvel of precision and harmony extends Audemars Piguet's savoir-faire in the realm of complicated watches. With its classically reinvented case and dial, the Replica Rolex Daytona watch is a fresh addition to the Jules Audemars collection. It is also available in 950 platinum on a black crocodile strap.
BOVET FLEURIER COMPLICATIONS:
JUMPING HOURS BOVET's most unusual timepiece features a central jumping digital hour set in a rock crystal glass revealing the poetry of its original movement. The white luminova triangle shows the minutes against the black enamel dial ring. Now, the art of the fleurisanne hand-engraving shows its magnificence on this version via the power-reserve plate, the bow and the strap-bolt. Amazingly for their size, the Replica Rolex Submariner 12 central hours are all on one disc, offset so that its rim is leveled with the movement's. The hours jump instantaneously as the white triangle reaches the 60th minute at 12:00. A sapphire crystal caseback reveals the movement and its gold winding rotor, beautifully decorated with openwork in fleurisanne style.
BOVET FLEURIER COMPLICATIONS: JUMPING HOURS WITH MINIATURE PAINTING
BOVET's most unusual timepiece, the jumping hour model, is also one of the complicated timepieces that is most suitable for miniature painting. Thanks to this specific and original hour display, the dial still offers a generous space for creativity. BOVET has access to the Replica Omega Seamaster most accomplished artists in miniature painting. They will create the spectacular effect of a unique miniature on mother-of-pearl. In this unique piece,cartier love charity bracelet, the artist's talent brings to life a graceful orthodox icon representing "Vladimirskaya," Virgin and her child. Both holy figures are crowned and dressed with gold leaf, conferring to the painting a sacred symbol.
BVLGARI ASSIOMA - REF. AAP48GLHR
The Assioma features an in-house manufactured, mechanical automatic-winding Caliber BVL 261. Consisting of 261 pieces, this movement offers a 45-hour power reserve, 44 jewels and a vibration rate of 28,800 vph, and is finished and decorated by hand, including its stippled anthracite back and a skeletonized rotor with engraved ring. Assioma's functions include off-centered retrograde hour (240°), minutes, AM/PM indication and small seconds at 6:00. The curved, 48mm, polished 18K pink-, yellow- or white-gold case, fitted with a curved, antireflective,cartier love bracelet yellow gold, scratch-resistant, sapphire crystal, an 18K pink-gold crown, and a snap-on back displaying the movement through a sapphire crystal, bears its limited-edition number engraved on its side and is water resistant to 30 meters. The Replica Rolex Datejust in-house manufactured dial has hand-applied indexes, opaline silver central and external decorations, circular satin-finished anthracite hour and minute areas and an opaline small second circle. The pre-curved, rolled-edge, brown alligator strap has a matching 18K gold triple-fold-over buckle. Limited edition of 99 pieces.
DANIEL ROTH ELLIPSOCURVEX PAPILLON - REF. 318.Y.70.351.CM.BD
Available in white gold, 5N red gold or platinum, this Ellipsocurvex Papillon features a unique system with two retractable hands that are positioned at 180-degree angles to one another and that always turn in the same direction on a single axis. The minute track is a U shape that runs from 00 to 60 between 3:00 and 9:00. On reaching the 60 position, one of the hands pivots 90 degrees on its own axis and disappears behind the hidden part of the dial, while the other hand appears at the same time on the dial at 00 minutes-activated by the same pivoting mech-anism. This Replica Omega Speedmaster exclusive patented movement is hand-beveled with Cotes de Geneve finishing.
GERALD GENTA OCTO BIRETRO - REF. OBR.Y.50.510.CN.BD
The Octo Biretro features the exclusive Gerald Genta biretro hand-decorated automatic movement with a jumping hour and retrograde minutes and date, offering a 45-hour power reserve. It is housed in a Ø 42.5mm or Ø 39mm (X size) octagonal 5N red-gold or white-gold case, enhanced by a black and red or ivory and black lacquered dial. This model is presented on a black alligator strap with folding clasp and is water resistant to 10atm.
GERALD GENTA ARENA BIRETRO GOLD - REF. BSP.Y.66.269.CN.BD
The Arena Biretro Gold offers the exclusive Gerald Genta biretro self-winding movement, entirely hand-decorated, "Potter" finishing, equipped with jumping hours through an aperture at 12:00, a 210° retrograde minutes segment in the upper part of the dial between 8:00 and 4:00, and a 180° degree retrograde date segment on the Replica Audemars Piguet Royal Oak lower part of the dial between 4:00 and 8:00. It is housed in a polished white-gold case with fluted middle, brushed white-gold crown guard and circular satin-brushed tantalum bezel. It is enhanced by a multi-layer tantalum colored metallic dial with circular satin-brushed finish, polished applied minute numerals, and retrograde date segment with a sunray guilloche motif. This model is water resistant to 10atm.
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