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Quiz: 2023.11.26 Quiz (Striking)

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CHOPARD L.U.C Strike One (2022)
  • 18k ethical rose gold case in 40mm with a thickness of 9.86mm, sapphire crystal display caseback.
  • Passing strike function, meaning it will strike on the hour, every hour. The activation pusher is integrated into the crown, where the user can switch the passing strike on/off.
  • Automatic, 22k micro rotor LUC 96.32-L movement, dual barrel, Chopard patented monobloc sapphire crystal gong, COSC chronometer certified.
    Power reserve is 65hrs
  • Limited to 25pcs
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A. Lange & Sohne Zeitwerk Minute Repeater (2020)
  • 18k white gold case in 44mm.
  • This repeater is different from the usual minute repeater, this is a decimal repeater, it chimes hours, 10 minutes, and minutes.
  • In-house caliber L043.5 manually wound movement, composed of over 770 components.
  • A pusher to activate the minute repeater versus a slider, the benefit of a pusher is that it reduces the potential to damage the movement which can exist if you don’t fully engage on the slider design.
  • Another unusual feature on this watch is that this is one of the very rare repeater that is water resistance.
  • Power reserve is at 36hrs Limited to 30pcs.
  • Priced at 449,000.00€
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Bulgari il Giocatore Veneziano (2010)

The 2010 watch features a minute repeater but also features a mechanical dice player. The finely painted automaton with moving arms, rolls two dice, providing the closet gambler endearing entertainment. Solid gold dial with hand painted enamel. The Calibre DR 7300 movement has 501 components including 49 jewels. It has a frequency of 18,000 vph and a 48-hour power reserve. The pusher at 1 o’clock is to lift the hands of the automaton to reveal the dice, the pusher at 5 o’clock is a two position lever which initiates the automaton’s playful trickery with the dice. The flame on the candle also changes colour. 46 mm x 43 mm case in 18k pink gold.  Priced at approximately 3.7 million Hong Kong dollars

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FP Journe Astronomic Blue/AST for ONLY WATCH (2019)

Tantalum case in 44mm. Manual winding prototype calibre 1619 in 18K rose gold. Double barrel, minute repeater, tourbillon with <<Remontoir d’egalite>> rotation in 60 seconds. Front dial display time and 2nd time zone. Hours and minutes of sidereal time. Sunrise/sunset. Day and night indication. Moon phases. Power reserve. Case back indications: Annual calendar. Equation of time. 758 components. Unique piece Available for auction; estimate US$300,000 to 600,000.00

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Jaquet Droz Tropical Bird Repeater (2018)

18k red gold case in 47mm. When the minute repeater function is activated, there are 7 animated areas on the dial: * Waterfall in the background will flow. * The hummingbird flap its wings at 40 times per second. * The peacock opens and closes its tail feathers. * Three dragonflies with super luminous wings moves near 9 o’clock * The toucan at 2 o’clock moves its beak. Jaquet Droz RMA89 manual winding minute repeater movement. Power reserve is at 60hours. Limited to 8pcs. Priced at US$661,500.00

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JCBIVER watches Carillon Tourbillon Biver (2023)

Titanium case in 42mm with a thickness of 13.7mm, sapphire crystal and caseback, water resistant to 50m. Sodalite dial with titanium bracelet. Automatic movement calibre JCB001 (Le Cercle des Horlogers), platinum micro rotor, carillon minute repeater and tourbillon. Power reserve is 72hrs Limited to 18pcs Priced at CHF520,000

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JAEGER-LECOULTRE Master Hybris Artistica Calibre 945 Galaxia (2022)
  • Case is in 18k pink gold at 45mm with a thickness of 16.05mm, celestial dial with grisaille enamel, sapphire display caseback. There are three rings on the dial that shows the solar time, the most inside ring shows 24 hours, the outer ring shows the minute and the middle ring is the hour ring. The watch is a flying tourbillon that also display sidereal time, the celestial dial with star chart shows the constellations in the northern hemisphere, also a zodiac calendar and a minute repeater. The movement is a manual winding in-house calibre 945, many patented innovations in this movement including the trebuchet hammer and the governor.
  • Power reserve is 40hrs
  • Limited to 5pcs – Priced 450k€
  • Collection 2022
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Vacheron Constantin Patrimony Ultra-Thin Minute Repeater (2013)

The manual winding movement Calibre 1731 measures just 3.90mm and the watch is only 8.09mm! It is a Geneva seal movement with 65 hours of power reserve. Platinum case, 41mm, priced at approx US$450,000.00

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Piaget Grande Sonnerie (1996)
  • Piaget’s executives commissioned François-Paul Journe to design and produce a prototype of this watch.
  • 18k gold case is 37 x 12 mm, considering its housing a magnificent Grande Sonnerie, a petite Sonnerie, a minute repeater, a power reserve indicator and an auxiliary seconds hand at 6 o’clock.
  • Movement is the Calibre 1996P manual winding with 33 jewels, 350 components , two barrels and a 36-hour power reserve.
  • The watch also features a function selector to set it to chime or silent mode.
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Roger Dubuis Diabolus in Machina (2021)

Case is in Titanium Black DLC at 45mm. Automatic RD107 movement with double micro rotor, minute repeater & flying tourbillon. Geneva Seal certified. Water resistance to 10 BAR Power reserve : 72 hours Unique piece Priced at HKD 4,865,000 (Ref RDDBEX0841)

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