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Quiz: 2023.10.18 Quiz (Easy)

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Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Tourbillon Extra-Thin (2017)

41mm case in titanium, platinum bezel and bracelet links. Smoked blue dial with “Petite Tapisserie” pattern white gold applied hour-markers. Manual winding caliber 2924 movement with 70 hours power reserve. Limited edition 50 pieces. Priced at US$160,200.00

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Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Bathyscape Day Date 70s (2018)
  • Stainless steel case in 43mm, bezel feature a ceramic insert which the indexes are Liquidmetal filled.
  • Automatic Caliber 1315DD with 120hours power reserve.
  • Grey dial with gradation; day and date display.
  • Limited to 500 pieces
  • Priced at 12,000€ (strap), 14,500€ (bracelet)
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Breitling Navitimer 1 Automatic 38 (2018)
  • Stainless steel case in 38mm. Automatic winding movement COSC-certified, calibre 17 – with 40hrs power reserve.
  • Priced at CHF 4,000 for the steel versions CHF 5,400 for the steel-and-gold
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Bvlgari Octo Finissimo Silvered dial (2021)
  • Stainless steel case in 40mm.
  • Automatic winding in house calibre BVL138.
  • Movement is 2.23mm thick.
  • The overall watch case is 6.4mm.
  • Platinum micro-rotor Power reserve is at 60hrs.
  • Priced at 12,300.00€
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Cartier Pasha de Cartier Grille (2022)
  • 18k yellow gold case in 41mm.
  • Silver guilloche scallop dial, removable grille with spring loaded locking system.
  • Automatic Valfleurier manufacturer calibre 1847MC movement.
  • QuickSwitch strap changing system.
  • Power reserve is 42 hours.
  • Priced at 16,600€
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Chanel J12 (2022)
  • Ceramic case in 33mm in black or white with sapphire bezel insert.
  • Screw down crown with color matching ceramic cabochon.
  • Since Chanel’s major renewal of the J12 model in 2019, which included the development of the Calibre 12.1 (for the 38mm case) by Kenissi, the watch this year has added the addition of a newer movement for the smaller 33mm case size.
  • This is a very clear indication of Chanel taking their watch making segment to a very high level.
  • New calibre 12.2 is automatic winding, it is COSC certified which means the average daily rate is within -4/+6 sec.
  • Display caseback shows off this beautiful movement, with a Chanel signed winding rotor.
  • Power reserve is 50 hours Priced at 6,800€
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Heuer Monaco 1133B 1969
  • Worn by Steve McQueen in the racing film, Le Mans.
  • In 1971, Steven McQueen starred in the racing “documentary styled” movie Le Mans; directed by Lee Katzin.
  • This is before the trend of brand using movies to build their presences; and the production team went out to purchase these watches at retail price.
  • McQueen took one Monaco and gave it to his chief mechanic; thanking him for keeping him alive for the past few months.
  • At first, Haig Alltounian didn’t want the watch but McQueen told him he had already done the engraving on the case back, he couldn’t give it to someone else.
  • The Monaco watch was first introduced in 1969, bearing a few significant details, first and foremost is the case shape, being square isn’t the easiest to make it water resistant; but they’ve managed to get the Monaco to withstand water to 100m.
  • 39mm stainless steel case.
  • The movement was the legendary cal 11. In 1967 a group of companies; Breitilng, Hamilton-Buren, Heuer, and Dubois-Depraz— joint effort to develop a new automatic chronograph movement.
  • In 1969, they unveiled the Cal. 11. The Heuer Caliber 11 was the company’s first and arguably most famous automatic chronograph movement.
  • This watch is up for auction on December 12th at Phillips auction (New York).
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IWC Pilot’s Watch Chronograph Edition AMG (2021)
  • Grade 5 titanium case in 43mm.
  • Automatic in house calibre IWC69385 chronograph movement with pawl-winding mechanism and column wheel.
  • Power reserve is 46 hours.
  • Priced at €10,000
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Jaeger LeCoultre Reverso Tribute Small Seconds Green (2021)
  • Stainless steel case in 45.6mm x 27.4mm.
  • Manual winding in house caliber 822/2.
  • Power reserve at 42hrs.
  • Green dial with steel indexes.
  • Argentinian boot maker Casafagiliano is back for this edition strap; this watch featuring a strap made in calf.
  • Price at 8,400.00€
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Longines Legend Diver (2021)
  • Stainless steel case in 42mm with the all new Gradient Brown dial.
  • The two crowns, (the lower) one for setting time (and date) and (the upper) one for rotating the inner diving bezel.
  • Water resistance to 300m.
  • Automatic Longines caliber L888.5 with silicon hairspring.
  • Power reserve is 64hrs.
  • Priced at 2,240€
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