Watch Facts

SIMON BRETTE CHRONOMÈTRE ARTISANS (2023). Zirconium case, 39mm diameter, 10.5mm thickness, leather strap with pin buckle. Hand-engraved “Dragon scales” dial finish. Water-resistant up to 30m. Manual-winding mechanical movement, 72-hour power reserve, operates at 18,000 variations per hour. Functions: Hours, Minutes, Seconds, Hacking seconds. Reference: SBCA Edition Souscription. Launched in April 2023. Limited series of 12 pieces. Priced at 53,850 CHF.  This watch is the winner of the Horological Revelation prize at the 2023 GPHG

PETERMANN BÉDAT CHRONOGRAPHE RATTRAPANTE (2023). Platinum case, 38.6mm diameter, 13.7mm thickness, leather strap, pin buckle. Manual-winding mechanical movement, 42-hour power reserve, 18,000 variations/hour. Functions: hours, minutes, seconds, chronograph, split-seconds chronograph, instant minute counter. Reference: 2941. Launched March 2023, 10-piece limited series. Price: 243,000 CHF. This watch is the winner of the Chronograph prize at the 2023 GPHG

• The young brand’s second model since its birth, also its first mechanical Swiss made piece.
• Stainless steel case in 37.5mm with a thickness of 10.5mm, solid case back, cow horn lugs, assembled to a multi part case.
• Sapphire crystal.
• Automatic winding movement produced by La Joux-Perret in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland.
• The movement is finished to a high-end degree with an advanced inspection process.
• They are decorated with Côtes de Genève and snailing, and the oscillating weight is engraved with the words “Furlan Marri, crafted with care, designed for details”.
• Power reserved is 68hrs.
• Priced at CHF1250.00

• Released in 2017 with the heavy emphasis on the original DNA
• This year the Monobloc Actuator received an update and upgrade; it is now a flyback chronograph.
• Case is in titanium with black carbide coating at 45.5mm.
• The movement is a Porsche Design PD WERK01.200 automatic chronograph.
• Power reserve at 48 hours.
• Limited to 251 pieces
• Priced at 7,950.00€

Stainless Steel case in 42mm. Dial with red / white checkered minute marker. Solid case back with red inscription. Manual winding chronograph movement featuring the iconic caliber 1861. Power reserve at 42 hours. Priced at 5,250.00 USD (in 2013) (Reference 311.30.42.30.01.004)

The large aperture at 3 o’clock is the date. The up/down at 9 o’clock is a power reserve. The small arrow hand pointing to an hour is the month. To keep the dial clean, the watch doesn’t tell you the day of the week. However, being a perpetual calendar, it must be able to see the the leap year indicator on the watch and to maintain the spirit of keeping the watch clean and elegant, the leap year indication is hidden away on movement side of the watch. The watch is adjusted via simply only thru the crown, and it can be adjusted forward or backward (unlike many other perpetual on the market which can only be adjusted forward), leap year is adjusted by the corrector on the side of the case at 9 o’clock. The date indicator is a large date display with two discs overlapping each other; and it is an instantaneous jumping display. (Currently showing October 4th) This Concept is limited to only 10pc, platinum case and priced at 69,000CHF

Rolex Daytona 16520, prior to 2000, all Daytona movements were from outside suppliers. The 16520 uses the movement from the El Primero by Zenith with modifications.

It has a flyback chronograph function and is equipped with the 89361 calibre, automatic winding with 68 hours of power reserve. Titanium case in 44mm. The protection against magnetic fields on the case back is inspired by the carbon brake discs that feature on Mercedes-AMG cars. Limited to 250pcs. Priced at US$11,800.00

The Gangreserve was issued in 2005 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the founding of Chronometerwerke Hamburg. Chronometerwerke Hamburg GmbH was founded in 1905 by seven prominent Hamburg shipbuilding firms to design and manufacture high precision nautical chronometers. The company was purchased in 1938 by Herbert Wempe and the name was changed to Wempe Chronometerwerke. During the second World War, Wempe Chronometerwerke collaborated with A. Lange & Söhne to produce standard chronometers for the German navy. In 2005, eleven watch companies issued limited editions to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the original company, with all the LEs being sold exclusively through Wempe. This particular model was produced; 100pcs in yellow gold, 100pcs in Platinum and 25 pcs in rose gold. Automatic Lange Cal. L921.6, the superlative Sax-0-Mat movement with zero seconds reset. 343 parts, 42 jewels, and a gold rotor with platinum edge. The Sax-0-Mat beats at 21,600 vph, with a power reserve of 48 hours. The Platinum 950 is in 40.6mm, price at the time was US$39,700.00