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HUBLOT Hublot Square Bang “All Black” (2022)
  • Black ceramic case in 42mm with a 14.5mm thickness.
  • Automatic chronograph HUB1280 Unico manufacture movement.
  • Power reserve is 72 hours
  • Limited to 250pcs
  • Priced at 26,200USD
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Laurent Ferrier Square Micro-Rotor Evergreen (2023)
•Stainless steel case in 41mm x 41mm with a thickness of 11.1mm
•18k white gold indexes and hands.
•Automatic in house calibre FBN 229.01 using micro rotor, using a silicon escapement with a double impulse to the balance wheel.
•Power reserve is 72 hrs
•Priced at CHF47,500
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Ressence (2017) Type 1 Square

41mm in Stainless steel, caseback with a lever for winding and setting, quick change strap system, water resistance to 1ATm, price 16,000CHF

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Jaeger LeCoultre Master Grande Tradition Repetition Minutes Perpetuelle (2019)
  • 18k white gold case in 43mm.
  • Automatic calibre 950 with winding rotor positioned between the perpetual calendar and minute repeater mechanisms.
  • The gongs are extra long and travels between the dial side to the movement side; maximizing the space that boosts its capacity for the sound transmission.
  • Signature chime innovations of Jaeger-LeCoultre are the square gong cross sections and the articulated “trebuchet” hammers, ensuring the gongs are struck with the greatest impact and the least interference from hammer recoil.
  • 50m water resistance Power reserve is at 38hrs Limited to 30pcs.
  • Priced at 250,000.00€
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Rado True Square Tej Chauhan (2021)

High tech ceramic case in 38mm, with a thickness of 10.6mm. Automatic movement, with 80 hrs power reserve. Rado’s design collaboration with award-winning British industrial designer Tej Chauhan brings us back to the future in style. Priced at US$1,800.00

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Heuer Monaco 1133B 1969
  • Worn by Steve McQueen in the racing film, Le Mans.
  • In 1971, Steven McQueen starred in the racing “documentary styled” movie Le Mans; directed by Lee Katzin.
  • This is before the trend of brand using movies to build their presences; and the production team went out to purchase these watches at retail price.
  • McQueen took one Monaco and gave it to his chief mechanic; thanking him for keeping him alive for the past few months.
  • At first, Haig Alltounian didn’t want the watch but McQueen told him he had already done the engraving on the case back, he couldn’t give it to someone else.
  • The Monaco watch was first introduced in 1969, bearing a few significant details, first and foremost is the case shape, being square isn’t the easiest to make it water resistant; but they’ve managed to get the Monaco to withstand water to 100m.
  • 39mm stainless steel case.
  • The movement was the legendary cal 11. In 1967 a group of companies; Breitilng, Hamilton-Buren, Heuer, and Dubois-Depraz— joint effort to develop a new automatic chronograph movement.
  • In 1969, they unveiled the Cal. 11. The Heuer Caliber 11 was the company’s first and arguably most famous automatic chronograph movement.
  • This watch is up for auction on December 12th at Phillips auction (New York).
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BULGARI Octo Finissimo Minute Repeater (2022)
  • Sandblasted titanium case in 40mm with a thickness of 6.61mm, sapphire display caseback, blue dial with hour indexes skeletonized, paired with blue rubber strap, titanium buckle.
  • Manual winding calibre BVL362 at 3.12mm thickness. Minute repeater pusher at 9 o’clock.
  • Power reserve is 42 hrs
  • Priced at 195,000€
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Cartier Santos Dumont XL Stone index (2023)
•There are 3 versions, Platinum, Rose Gold and Yellow Gold, featuring Roman numerals in stones (jasper, jade or dumortierite) with matching cabochon crown, size is 46.6mm x 33.9mm.
•Manual winding in house calibre 430MC, 21600VPH.
•Power reserve is 43 hours
•Limited to 200pcs
•Priced at €21300 (PT), €16100 (RG or YG)
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MB&F Horological Machine No.10 – aka HM10 ‘Bulldog’ (2020)

Case is in titanium or red gold combination with sapphire crystal. 45mm across, 54mm from nose to tail and height of 24mm. Left crown at 11 o’clock for winding; right crown at 1 o’clock for setting the time. Manual winding movement with a frequency at 2.5Hz (18,000vph). Bespoke flying 14mm balance wheel. Movement is composed of 301 components. Single barrel with a power reserve of 45hrs. Priced at CHF 98,000 (Ti). CHF 112,000 (Ti/18k)

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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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