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Quiz: 2024.03.13 Quiz (Quartz)

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Andy Warhol’s Piaget Beta 21 ref 15102 (1973)

18k gold case 38x45mm. This watch was Andy Warhol’s Collection. Beta 21 quartz movement. The Beta 21 quartz movement is an electronic movement used in wristwatches. Developed in the late 1960s by the Swiss consortium CEH, it features a high-frequency quartz crystal oscillator (8192 Hz) for enhanced accuracy. While it had a limited production run, the Beta 21 movement played a crucial role in the advancement of quartz watch technology, marking the start of the industry’s quartz revolution.

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BVLGARI Serpenti Spiga Ceramic REF 103199 (2022)
  • Movement: Quartz
  • Functions: Hours, minutes
  • Case: 35 mm black ceramic case, rose gold bezel set with 38 diamonds
  • Dial: Black
  • Strap: Double-spiral black ceramic bracelet partially set with rose gold and 152 diamonds
  • Collection 2022
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Breitling Colt Skyracer (2017)

Model from 2017,  breitlight case 45mm. Removable strap. Quartz movement ca.74. Battery life 8 years. Priced at HK$17470.00 (US$2300)

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Cartier Clash [Un]limited (2023)
•18k gold case with spinels, tsavorites, coral and chrysoprase, 18.4mm x 32.8mm with a thickness of 8.1mm.
•Quartz movement.
•Limited to 30pcs
•Priced at €100,000
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Chanel Mademoiselle Privé Pique-Aiguilles (2023)
•Inspired by Chanel’s haute couture; using an indispensable tool of any seamstress, a pincushion, Arnaud Chastaingt Director of the CHANEL Watchmaking Creation Studio has created this amazing (five editions) collection of watches.
•Each dial is consist of multiple types of Métiers d’Art – enameling, lacquer, miniature pearls, gem setting, engraving and painting.
•18k gold case in 55mm.
•Movement is high precision quartz.
•Each version is limited to 20pcs
•Priced from 155 to 210k €
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Frederique Constant Classics Art Deco Carree (2022)
  • Stainless steel case 28mm x 20.7mm
  • Another model in leather strap available
  • Quartz movement
  • Priced approx. USD900
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Hamilton PSR MTX for The Matrix Resurrections (2021)

40.8mm x 34.7mm – 13.30mm case in PVD stainless steel with PVD bracelet. Digital quartz movement – LCD & OLED hybrid display. Limited to 1,999 pcs Priced at 995CHF

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Klokers KLOK-08 (2017)
  • The Klokers KLOK-08 inspired by the circular slide rule, a once ubiquitous calculating instrument.
  • A slide rule is a mechanical analog computer usually comprising three scales, one of which slides between the other two.
  • The color schemes of the KLOK-08 respresent this 1960’s style.
  • In a similar way, the dial is composed of three circular disks — one each for the hours, minutes and seconds — which rotate at different speeds to slide past each other.
  • And it has interchangeable heads.
  • Quartz movement.
  • Priced at 379€
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Grand Seiko Caliber 9F 25th anniversary edition ref SBGT241 (2018)
  • Featuring the 9F quartz movement (2018).
  • This year marks the 25th anniversary of the 9F quartz movement (released in 1993).
  • The case of this watch is in stainless steel at 39.1mm.
  • This 9F movement is far superior to the norm of quartz, it is calibrated to run at a +/- 5 seconds per YEAR. (The average mechanical movement is at +/- 15 seconds per day).
  • Hand assembled and decorated.
  • Limited to 1500pcs Priced at 3,700€
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Longines Conquest V.H.P. GMT Flash Setting (2018)

Stainless steel case available in 41 or 43mm. Quartz 4 hands L288.2 movement with perpetual calendar, accuracy is +/- 5 seconds per year. Light pulsation to set local and home time thru smart phone. Over 15 patents on this watch, including auto correct setting / long battery life / magnetic fields resistance / smart crown, etc. Priced from 1250CHF 1550CHF

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