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Alchemists Mechanical Healing CU29 (2019)

Case is 44mm made in Cuprum 479 alloy, it’s a world premiere because it preserves the positive qualities of copper and its ancestral benefits without any oxidation throughout time. Manual winding caliber with cylindrical spiral. Lapis dial. Power reserve is at 72hrs Priced at 214,107CHF

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Akrivia Chronometre Contemporain II for ONLY WATCH (2021)
  • Platinum case in 38mm.
  • Dial is layered enamel finished in opaque, grand feu enamel, and then in champagne-hued, translucent flinque enamel.
  • All new manual caliber RRCC II, certified by the Besançon observatory.
  • Power reserve is 100hrs Unique piece To be offered at Only Watch 2021 auctions conducted by Christie’s on Nov 6, 2021.
  • Estimate 70,000-100,000CHF SOLD for 800,000CHF
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A. Lange & Sohne Triple Split seconds Chronograph (2018)

18K white gold case at 43.2mm diameter and 15.6mm thickness. It’s important to note that it is only 0.3mm thicker than the Double Split watch. Manual winding manufacture caliber L132.1 with a power reserve of 55 hours. Limited to 100pcs. Priced at US$147,000.00

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Tudor Pelagos FXD (2021)

Case is 42mm in titanium. The model named after the extra robust FiXeD strap bars of its case , has been developed to unique specifications created in collaboration with a specialist unit of the French Navy. Automatic Manufacture Calibre MT5602, waterproof to 200m. Case back engraved with the Marine nationale logo and the inscription ” M.N.21 ” Power reserve is 70hrs Priced at CHF 3,700

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Oris Carl Brashear Chronograph Limited Edition (2018)

Oris introduces its second limited edition bronze watch to commemorate the legacy of US Navy Master Diver, Carl Brashear (2018). Multi-piece bronze case, bronze minute scale top ring in 43mm. Automatic chronograph movement using the Oris 771, base SW 510. Power reserve at 48 hours. Limited to 2000pcs Priced at US$4,950.00

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Longines Heritage Military (2018)

A re-edition made based on a pilot watch supplied to the British RAF during WW2. Unlike the original 6B/159; this watch features the Caliber L.888 with is an automatic movement with 65 hours power reserve. Stainless steel case in 38.5mm. Priced at 2,000.00CHF

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Hamilton Khaki Pilot Pioneer Mechanical (2019)
  • Hamilton have been supplying the U.S. Armed Forces in the 1940s, they’ve provided thousands of watches to the British Army during the late ‘60s and early ‘70s.
  • One of their most iconic watches was the W10, which was produced between 1973 and 1976.
  • Hamilton have just relaunched the new Khaki Pilot Pioneer collection, which is an exact remake of the W10.
  • Stainless steel case in 33mm x 36mm.
  • Manual winding H50 movement.
  • Power reserve is at 80 hours.
  • Priced at 745€
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DOXA ARMY WATCHES OF SWITZERLAND EDITION (2022)
  • CASE: Matt ceramic, container in titanium
  • Diameter 42.50 mm x 44.50 mm
  • Height 11.95 mm
  • Screw-down crown
  • Water resistance 30 ATM / 300 meters / 984 feet
  • Stainless steel, screw down case back
  • MOVEMENT: Swiss mechanical automatic, self-winding, COSC certified Chronometer Power reserve 42 hours Frequency 28,800 vph (4.0 Hz)
  • 25 Jewels
  • CHF 4,200 / Limited to 100 pieces
  • It was one of the very first watches to use a coating process for cases that was relatively new to the watchmaking industry: the stainless-steel case was blackened by oxidation, giving it a matte black finish that prevented any glare, a key criterion for military equipment. This visual effect, quite original at the time, is maintained in today’s reissue through the choice of matte black ceramic for the case
  • Collection 2022
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Bremont U-2/51-Jet (2018)
  • Bremont watches is one of the very few brands that has been creating special versions of its watches for various international military regiments, squadrons, and special operations units.
  • Rigorous tests were performed on these time pieces including; salt exposure; high/low extreme temperatures, vibrations, G-force test and including an ejection test with the watch on a crash test dummy.
  • Further, the watch was tested at 80,000 feet in an unpressurized cockpit.
  • 100 meters of water resistance.
  • Case is hardened Stainless Steel with DLC treatement in 43mm.
  • Bi-directional rotating inner timing ring actuated by the crown at 4. Automatic movement BE-36AE with 38 hours of power reserve.
  • Priced at 4,600.00€
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Blancpain Tribute to Fifty Fathoms Mil-Spec (2017)

This watch is a faithful re-created on the Blancpain Tribute to Fifty Fathoms Mil-Spec, and it has a fully-functional humidity indicator at 6:00. This indicator is very important, in the event of moisture entering into the case, the upper half-circle of the indicator changes from white to orange letting the diver know the waterproofness had been compromised. Automatic Caliber 1150, ultra-slim, two-barrels, four-day power reserve. Silicon hairspring, anti-shock and anti-magnetic. Stainless steel case in 40mm. Limited to 500pcs. Priced at US$14,100.00

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