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Quiz: 2025.01.05 Quiz (Star Trackers)
possibly the most complicated IWC watch. 18-carat red gold case at 46mm. Mechanical Hand-wound movement with 2 barrels, Breguet spring, 96-hour power reserve. Constant-force tourbillon and small seconds at 9 o’clock. Sidereal time at 12 o’clock. On the BACK SIDE- Perpetual calendar with leap year display and absolute day of the year, Celestial chart showing horizon, ecliptic and celestial equator. Indication for day, night and twilight. Display for sunrise and sunset. Made to order configuration, limitless combinations. Price at approximately CHF750,000.00
- 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
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.
- The winner of the GPHG Aiguille d’Or prize in 2020, the watch celebrates its creation and birth with this unique piece. The dial features the celestial settings on the moment the AUC is conceived – February 7th 2017 at La Côte-aux-Fées. This horology special moment was also inscripted at 2:30 position. To make is even more special, the celestial sky is created throughout the dial of the watch using superluminova, so when the room is dark, you can see the exact skies on that day. Of course, the case is still using the 41mm cobalt ally with dark slate blue PVD plate.
- Unique Piece
- Collection 2022
MIH Musée international d’horlogerie Gaïa III Series (2024). Stainless steel case in 39mm, 9.74mm thick, sapphire crystal and a case back engraved with details about its Swiss origin and individual serial number, water-resistant up to 30 meters. The celestial blue dial is laser-engraved and ALD-coated, patterns inspired by the concrete walls of the MIH with a Brutalist influence. Movement by the Sellita SW400-1 automatic, power reserve at 38 hours. This watch is paired with an apple vegan leather strap. Limited to 100pc Priced at CHF 3,400
The watch is a tourbillon; a GMT; a moonphase and a equation of time, all encased in a 50mm titanium case. P.2005GLS manual winding movement that gives a 4 days of power reserve thru 3 barrels. This is a made to order piece. Price begins at US$230,000.00 depending on final configuration.
BOVET 1822 RÉCITAL 20 ASTÉRIUM (2023). White Gold and Red Gold case, 46mm diameter, 18.3mm thickness, leather strap with pin buckle, water resistance up to 30 meters. Manual-winding mechanical movement with a 240-hour power reserve. Functions include hours, minutes, seconds, date, day, month, power reserve indicator, retrograde minutes, tourbillon, equation of time, and a special escapement. Annual calendar tracking summer and winter equinox. Reference: R20N005/1/PU. Launched in October 2022, part of the Dimier collection, limited to 1 piece. Priced at 532,432 CHF. This watch is the winner of the Calendar & Astronomy prize at the 2023 GPHG
Three complications in this piece : equation of time, perpetual calendar and tourbillon. In house automatic Cal. 581DPE, 80 hours power reserve. 18K rose gold case at 43.9mm. Priced at USD 215,000.00
One of the very few watches on the market that is certified by both Geneva Seal and COSC. This new version of All in One has two dials and 14 indications. Top dial has central time indication, date indication at 12 o’clock, under the L.U. Chopard logo; month and leap year at 3 o’clock, classic tourbillon with small seconds hand at 6 o’clock; and the perpetual calendar’s day-of-the-week display with a 24-hour display, at 9 o’clock; while on the back dial side; an equation-of-time calculator; an indicator for the watch’s 7 days power reserve; a day-night indication; and displays for the sunrise and sunset, surrounding the orbital moon-phase. The watch also has 14 patents pending. All these indications are housed in a 18k rose gold case at 46mm. The movement is the manual wind L.U.C 05.01-L, composed of 516 parts, 42 jewels and four mainspring barrels. Only 10pcs will be made in rose gold (10 pcs will be made in Platinum; total of 20pcs). Priced at US$407,000.00 (18K RG), US$423,000.00 (PT)
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