Watch Facts
Quiz: 2024.07.03 Quiz (Luxury Houses)
- This is the first flying tourbillon caliber Chanel has made in-house.
- The concept of this watch was to insert the biggest possible solitaire diamond onto the tourbillon carriage, which sets a new heights for tourbillon appreciation.
- Because of technical challenges, a special diamond cut was developed with 65 facets, to ensure that the reflections from the diamond set into the cage were perfectly calibrated to the 60-second rotation, creating the most dazzling effect.
- The frame that surrounds the cage is also set with 26 brilliant-cut diamonds, creating the affect that the solitaire is flying above a circle of diamonds.
- The bezel is paved with 34 baguette-cut diamonds (or, in the second model, 34 black ceramic baguettes).
- Manual winding flying tourbillon movement made in-house Calibre 5.
- This is the 5th Chanel in house movement; the design of the movement also reflect Chanel’s haute couture aesthetic, from the rubies that are rounded and placed in a unique positions to the outer edge of the baseplate that appears to be trimmed, the architecture and composition of the movement are just as elegant as the appearance of the watch itself.
- Power reserve is Limited to 55pcs on each version.
- Two versions are available; matt black ceramic and steel, with a bezel set with ceramic baguettes, or glossy black ceramic and 18K white gold, with baguette-cut diamond-set bezel, both are in 38mm case.
Dior Grand Soir Etoile de Monsieur Dior (2023). Case in yellow & white gold 38mm case with a thickness of 12.80mm, with a Mother of Pearl dial adorned with 3.11-carat diamond display, hand-engravings, water resistance up 30 meters. The watch features a unique mechanical automaton movement, time function is run by a precise quartz mechanism. Limited to 28-piece. Priced at 110,000 CHF. This watch is the winner of the Ladies Complication prize for the 2023 GPHG.
Two models in this very special collection with flexible cushion cases. Case is 39.3mm x 13.60mm. In white gold and set with 1,011 brilliant cut diamonds on the case and dial. Another model is set with brilliant-cut emeralds, sapphires, tsavorites, and tourmalines. Rigid inner case for the movement; the outer case is a flexible mesh of white gold, into which the precious gems are set, the mesh gives a soft touch and yields to the grip. Limited to 20pcs ea model
- Sandblasted titanium case in 40mm with a thickness of 6.9mm, titanium crown and pushers, sapphire display case back, integrated sandblasted titanium bracelet. Matte titanium dial with Buonamassa sketch.
- Automatic in house calibre BVL 318 automatic winding; peripheral winding rotor; column wheel, horizontal clutch, second time zone display.
- Power reserve is 65hrs
- Limited to 200pcs
- Priced at 18,200€
- Collection 2022
- Platinum case in 41mm with DLC titanium, sapphire crystal display caseback. Black dial with home time aperture at noon, lacquered and engraved oceans motif, mobile hour and minute; luminous hands, paired with alligator strap, DLC titanium buckle.
- Automatic H1837 movement developed by Chronode, with patented design in the module.
- Power reserve is 40hrs
- Priced at USD$28,825
- Green mint sapphire crystal case in 40mm, turquoise hour and minutes discs; paired with colour matching rubber strap with GG motif. Jumping hour display with automatic movement.
- Power reserve is 40hrs
- Priced at HK$830,000
A Emerald-set MasterGraff Perpetual Calendar with translucent dial. Automatic Graff Caliber 7 (MHC base) with 50-hour power reserve and one-minute flying tourbillon, perpetual calendar with day, date, month, and leap year indicator. Platinum case in 46mm, set with 73 emeralds totalling 4.65 ct. Price on request
- Inspired by the American jukebox.
- Harry Winston commissioned watchmakers Frank Orny and Johnny Girardin of which were in charged of the Metamorphosis watch at Montblanc.
- Case is in 18k white gold at 54.7mm.
- The dial is a series of stacked subsidiary dials displaying the hour (at 8 o’clock) and the minute display at 4 o’clock.
- The large case is necessary to hold the “jukebox” function – a patented automaton on the watch.
- Activating the selection button at 9 o’clock, a miniature record disc will slide out from underneath exposing one of four displays: local time, GMT time, the date, and the Harry Winston star.
- After choosing which display you want, press the button again to see it in action. Manual winding Caliber HW 4601 with 1,066 components.
- Power reserve is 68hrs Limited to 50pcs.
- Priced at 428,000CHF
- Stainless steel case in 41mm.
- L1 & L2 Hours, minutes, small second, date window, power reserve indicator with gradually closing blades, and on the L2It also features a second time zone GMT 12-hour bezel, day/night indicator.
- The patented “red-dot” push-crown is inspired by the shutter release button of a camera, the Leica watch push-crown is pressed, not pulled.
- Pressing the crown of the L1 and L2 triggers the seconds-hand reset and the status display on the dial switches from white to red.
- This mechanism can also be used to set the date with another date button, while pressing the crown again re-engages the movement.
- The Leica L2 also features a GMT-crown that can display both time zones with a single hand.
- Both L1 & L2 have manually-wound movements, displaying hours, minutes and seconds, a date window, status and power reserve.
- Power reserve at 60 hours The Leica watches are made in Germany” and developed in close cooperation with Lehmann Präzision GmbH.
- Available exclusively at selected Leica boutiques (China, Japan, Singapore, USA, Austria, Russia, UAE) Priced at : L1 US$10,000.00 L2 US$14,000.00
Titanium case in 44mm with 17.1mm thickness, black ceramic bezel insert with luminous point, titanium caseback with laser Everest engraving, titanium pushers and crown. Blue glacial pattern dial. A very unique MB 29.27 automatic movement that utilises a specific lubricants that can perform at minus 50 degree Celsius, the case is assembled in absence of oxygen to prevent fogging or oxidation in extreme coldness environments. This watch will accompany Nimsdai Purja to reach the peak of Everest in May 2022. Power reserve is 46 hours Limited to 290 pcs Priced at US$8600
