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Quiz: 2023.11.23 Quiz (GPHG)

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Longines Avigation BigEye Titanium (2021)
  • Longines has an important role in making chronographe for aviation since the early 20th century.
  • The Charles Lindbergh or WWII pilot watches; or from the first monopusher to the first flyback; these are all significant achievements by Longines.
  • The Avigation BigEye has been modelled after an early-1970s watch made for military aviators.
  • The oversized minute counter, explaining its name “BigEye”.
  • 2021 the BigEye received an update with a grade 5 titanium case at 41mm.
  • Movement is the Longines Calibre L688 which is based on the 7750 with heavy modifications.
  • Automatic winding with column wheel and silicon hairspring Power reserve is 54hours.
  • Priced at 3,230.00€
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M.A.D. Editions M.A.D. 1 Red (2022)
  • Stainless steel case in 42mm
  • Thickness 18.8mm
  • Automatic movement (Miyota)
  • Power reserve 60hrs
  • Priced at CHF 3125
  • Collection 2022
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Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Ultra-Thin Perpetual Calendar (2019)

The case is in Platinum / Titanium 41mm. Movement is automatic Caliber 5133, the thickness of this movement is at 2.89mm which is a world record of the thickness. Two patents are new to this watch – No: 1 the end of the month cam is integrated to the day of the month wheel, standing now at the same level as the wheel. No2: the end of the month cam is integrated to the month wheel, standing now at the same level as the wheel, this allows to have the movement with less thickness. Power reserve at 40hours. This watch is the winner of the GPHG2019 “AIGUILLE D’OR” GRAND PRIX Priced at 150,800CHF

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Voutilainen Starry Night Vine (2019)

18k white gold case in 39mm. Manual wind movement with direct impulse escapement and two escape wheels; German silver and titanium base plate and bridges with decoration by Unryuan studio; gold wheels. Mr Tatsuo Kitamura lacquer artists created the dial lacquer works, another half of the landscape is created by Anita Porchet, one of the greatest enamel artist. Vineyard with rich colors is made with email cloisonne techniques. It shows vineyard on his full beauty, grapes fulfilled in enjoyable colors. Power reserve is at 65hrs This watch is the winner of the GPHG 2019 in the Artistic Crafts Watch Prize category Unique piece Priced at 248,000CHF

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Van Cleef & Arpels Lady Arpels Heures Florales Cerisier Watch (2022)

Case is in 38mm in 18k rose gold. The hour is displayed by the 3 dimensional dial which comprised of 12 flowers, at each hour; on the hour, the flowers will blossom and close, and you must count the opened flowers to tell the time. Minutes is shown on the side of the case.  There are 166 components set in motion just on the dial by the automatic movement with a module that was fully developed by the maison’s craftsmen. The butterflies, the petals all adorn the expertise in miniature painting, the branches sculpted in gold and the clouds are done in MOP. The display case back shows the movement with a winding rotor that is decorated with enamelling and guilloche. The whole movement is comprise of 533 components Limited Production Priced at 243,000CHF

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Vacheron Constantin Les Cabinotiers Celestia Astronomical Grand Complication (2017)

This project took 5 years to develop from scratch, the movement has 514 components at JUST 8.7mm! More impressive is that it has a 3 weeks power reserve (6 barrels). Perpetual calendar, age of moon, sun rise sun set, running equation of time, tide level, sun earth moon conjunction, celestial chart, Tourbillon just to name a few. This is a jaw dropping piece and I was totally impressed by its size 45mm in 18k white gold. Unique Piece. Besides all that advanced technical achievements, this watch has won the GPHG2017 Mechanical Exception Watch Prize.

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Tudor Pelagos FXD (2022)
  • Titanium Case in 42mm
  • Thickness is 12.75mm
  • Automatic movement
  • Power reserve 70hrs
  • Priced at CHF 3,700
  • Collection 2022
  • Winner of the 2022 GPHG Divers Prize
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Sylvain Pinaud Origine (2022)
  • Stainless steel case in 40mm
  • Manual winding movement with
  • Power reserve 55hrs
  • Priced at CHF 73,200
  • Collection 2022
  • This watch is the winner of the 2022 GPHG “Horological Revelation” Prize
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Romain Gauthier Logical One (2015)

Romain Gauthier Logical One was launched in 2013, this one is a 18k white gold (2015) with a 43mm diameter. Movement is wound by a push-button with innovative chain-and-fusee style constant force system, 46hrs power reserve. The movement is in 4.5N rose gold treated. The Logical One was the winner for the Best Men’s Complication of 2013 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève. Priced at 125,000CHF

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MB&F Legacy Machine Sequential EVO (2022)
  • Movement: Manual-winding with double mainspring; 3Hz (21,600 vph); 72 hours of power reserve
  • Functions: Hours, minutes, seconds, double chronographs, Twinverter, power reserve indication
  • Case: 44mm x 18.2mm; zirconium; water resistant to 80m
  • Strap: Integrated rubber strap with titanium folding buckle
  • Price: CHF 160,000, or USD 180,000
  • It houses two vertically coupled, column-wheel chronographs and features a groundbreaking ‘Twinverter’ binary switch, allowing multiple timing options including split-seconds and lap timer modes. Impressively, they all run on a single escapement and balance, rather than two independent trains, which speaks volumes of its complexity and holistic design.
  • Collection 2022
  • This watch is the winner of the 2022 GPHG “Aiguille d’or” Grand Prix
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