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Quiz: 2025.08.06 Quiz (Super Rare Finds)

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Cartier Tank à Guichets Jumping Hour (2025)

Released as part of the Cartier Privé collection, this edition reintroduces a distinctive 1928 design feature, blending Cartier’s classic elegance with modern minimalism. The watch is in a platinum PT950 case in 37.6mm by 24.8mm with a thickness of 6mm, featuring a unique digital display for the jumping hour and minutes visible through windows on the dial. Each hour and minute aperture is hand finished. The mechanism is driven by the manually wound 9755MC movement, which provides a 38-hour power reserve and operates at a frequency of 4 Hz (28,800 vibrations/hour). The design is enhanced with a white background and red numerals to replace the traditionally ruby cabochon in a platinum case. Limited to 200 pcs

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Gerald Genta Gentissima Oursin “Flaming Orange” (2025)

This artistic creation captures the essence of what makes a watch intriguing beyond its complications. With a 36mm case in 18k gold, the Gentissima Oursin “Flaming Orange” features a stunning fire opal dial that bursts with a vibrant orange hue. The gold case was first blasted with glasses media (not the traditional sand,as the sand blasting will result in a darker shade of gold and is not aesthetically pleasing). It’s encased under a sapphire crystal with a unique octagonal shape on the underside,in fact if you study closely, you will notice the case is actually also octagonal. Dial is orange carnelian. Inside the watch is a high-precision automatic Zenith Elite movement, with an octagonal yellow gold rotor that was designed especially for this model by La Fabrique du Temps. Power reserve is 50 hrs. Limited to 10pcs

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Hautlence Playground collection, PinBall (2017)

2017 A unique piece in titanium; case, dial and bridges. It’s utilizes the minute repeater mechanism to activate the pinball lever and the wheels. How to tell the time? Look at your mobile phone!

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IWC Big Pilot’s Watch Shock Absorber Tourbillon Skeleton XPL (2025)

Case is in ceratanium 44mm diameter, with a thickness of 13.1mm, sapphire crystal with display case back, water resistant to 100M. Shock Absorber XPL is a breakthrough in mechanical shock protection. After 8 years of development, the patented SPRIN-g PROTECT system uses a cantilever spring made of Bulk Metallic Glass to shield the movement from extreme impacts-up to 10,000 g. The movement “floats” inside the case, cushioned by the spring, while a unique crown system and aerospace-grade materials ensure strength with minimal weight. It’s one of the most advanced shock-resistant systems ever built into a mechanical watch. Movement is automatic Cal 82000, skeletonized classic tourbillon, bi-directional winding, power reserve is 80hrs. Limited 100pcs. Price CHF180,000

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Hublot Big Bang MECA-10 Carbon (2025)

Hublot unveils a pioneering design with the Big Bang MECA-10 housed in a 42mm frosted carbon case, marking a first for the brand. Crafted from advanced carbon fiber combined with epoxy resin, each case is unique due to the random fiber alignments, creating distinctive visual patterns. The case’s cushion shape is achieved through high-pressure and high-temperature molding, ensuring both durability and lightness. The watch is powered by the HUB1205 manual winding skeleton movement, notable for its extended 10-day power reserve. This impressive duration is facilitated by the movement’s twin mainspring barrels and optimized gear train, all visible through the sapphire case back. The movement features a unique linear power reserve indicator, offering a clear and intuitive display of the watch’s remaining energy. Priced at CHF 23,900

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Jacob & Co. Astronomia Spider (2018)
  • Features a monobloc sapphire case that consists of the case (case band and lugs as a solid piece), a dome and a caseback in 50mm.
  • A spider that’s crafted from Titanium then plated in white gold (weighting at 1.02Gram) and detailed by duck feathers.
  • The heart of the watch is a manual winding JCAM16 caliber with triple axis tourbillon.
  • Unique piece.
  • Priced at 940,000.00CHF
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Jaquet Droz Ophidian Hour for the Year of Snake (2025)

18k red gold case in 41mm with a thickness of 13.78mm, sapphire crystal with display case back, water resistant to 30m. The dials feature two distinct materials: one is crafted from mother-of-pearl with a bamboo engraving, and the other from Sonora Sunrise, a mineral chosen for its vibrant green and blood-red hues. Automatic JD caliber 2653, equipped with a 18k red gold oscillating weight, and offering a 68-hour power reserve. The functionality of the watch is uniquely displayed without traditional hands; instead, time is indicated by the head and tail of a snake engraved on the dial. Unique piece (on each dial) Priced at CHF 164,000

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Kari Voutilainen 20th Anniversary Tourbillon (2024)

The case is in 18k white gold, rose gold or platinum, and one unique stainless steel model, in 40mm diameter and a 13mm thickness. It has a solid silver base with hand-guilloché patterns, partially-blued steel hands, and a sapphire crystal. The watch is powered by the hand-wound Tourbillon 22 movement, using a double-barrel with a 72-hour power reserve and a one-minute tourbillon at 18,000 vibrations/hour. Limited to 61 pieces, with prices starting at CHF 275,000 for rose gold and CHF278,000 for white gold or platinum.

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Lang & Heyne [Friedrich III Remontoir](2021)

Created with Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo and Lavish Attic (2021). Stainless steel case in 39mm with a thickness of 10.7mm. Two part black enamel dial utilizing a new technology. Manual winding CAL.VI-I using titanium on the main plate, bridge, balance cock and levers. Watch is to be auctioned by Phillips in Hong Kong on May 27th lot number 933. Unique piece Estimate at US$59,000

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Roger Dubuis Monovortex Split Seconds Chronograph (2023)
•This concept watch has a case that is made of high tech MCF (Mineral Composite Fibre), a unique material by RD, that is 13% lighter than carbon and 2.5 times lighter than ceramic, very resistance and strong at 47mm.
•Tourbillon, split seconds chronograph using an all new in housecalibre RD114 (that is Poincon de Geneve) that features numerous industry first designs, the first Conical tourbillon at 9 o’clock, theTurborotor cylindrical oscillating weight for the automatic winding weight, double column wheel split seconds chronograph, patented RMC (Rotating Minute Counter) at 3 o’clock.
•NOT FOR SALE
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