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Quiz: 2025.11.12 Quiz (Crown Control)

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Armin Strom Dual Time GMT Resonance Manufacture Black Edition (2025)

Stainless steel case in 39mm diameter and 9.05mm thickness, sapphire crystal front and display back with anti-reflective treatment, water resistant to 50m. Twin black grenage time dials with snailed chapter rings, polished baton indices, rhodium-plated faceted hands, engraved sun/moon day-night indicators. Patented resonance clutch spring connecting two 3.5Hz balances at 12 o’clock, three-dimensional ratchet wheel at 6 o’clock. Powered by manual-winding calibre ARF22 with 231 components and 40 jewels, 25,200vph, dual barrels, 42-hour power reserve. Each crown sets its own time zone, including offset zones like +5:30 or +8:45. Limited to 50 pieces Priced at CHF 95,000

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Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar – Calibre 7138 (2025)

Case: 41 mm x 9.5 mm, stainless steel, 50 m water-resistant. Movement: New self-winding Cal. 7138, 4 Hz, 55-hour power reserve, 422 components, 41 jewels. Functions: Hours, minutes, day, date, week, month, leap year, and moon phase – all adjusted entirely via the crown, no more pushers. Priced at CHF109, 300

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Bvlgari Serpenti Seduttori Automatic (2025)

A significant evolution within Bvlgari’s renowned Serpenti collection, integrating the first self-winding Caliber BVS 100 Lady Solotempo, specifically developed for its ladies’ lines.This groundbreaking movement, potentially the smallest modern automatic with a 50-hour power reserve, underscores the importance of mechanical innovation in women’s watches at Bvlgari. The Serpenti Seduttori comes in options ranging from full yellow or rose gold with diamond-set bezels to a bi-color steel and rose gold, and stainless steel versions with either black lacquered or white opaline dials. For ultimate luxury, two fully paved models in white or yellow gold dazzle with 875 diamonds, with distinctive crown cabochons of pink rubellite or blue sapphire.

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Chopard L.U.C Flying T Twin Perpetual Forest Green (2025)

Case in 40.5 mm diameter with a 11.63 mm thickness ethical 18k yellow gold case, sapphire crystal with display case back, water-resistant to 30 m. Forest-green guilloché dial with hand-finished snailed counters, twin-aperture big date at 12 o’clock, day and 24-hour indication at 9, month and leap-year at 3, one-minute flying tourbillon with small-seconds indicator at 6. Slim fluted crown and refined separate lugs. Strap is interchangeable green alligator or beige calfskin with matching stitching and an 18k yellow-gold folding clasp. Chopard’s automatic L.U.C Calibre 96.36-L, measuring just 6 mm thick, runs at 3.5 Hz from two stacked barrels. The micro-rotor and COSC-certified perpetual calendar mechanism, accurate through leap years, are beautifully finished with Côtes de Genève, perlage, and bear the Poinçon de Genève hallmark. Power reserve is 65 hrs. Priced at CHF 175,000/198,000

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Hautlence Retrovision ’85 (2025)

Ref : ED31-T100. The case, bezel, and crown are crafted from 3D-printed titanium with a copper-colored PVD coating, measuring 64.0 × 60.0 × 11.8 mm as a wristwatch, and transforming into a 70.0 x 96.0 × 43.0 mm table clock. It features a beveled extra-hard rectangular sapphire crystal with anti-reflective treatment and is water-resistant to 5 ATM. The dial is titanium with a frosted finish, with an intermediate dial of rhodium-plated brass, featuring blue and purple PVD with a sapphire minute disc. The movement is a D31 self-winding mechanical with a tourbillon and double hairspring, displaying wandering hours and minutes, with a power reserve of a minimum of 72 hours. Limited to 8 pieces. Priced at CHF 78,000.

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Konstantin Chaykin ThinKing Final Prototype (2025)

40 mm diameter x 1.65 mm thickness ultra-thin nickel-alloy case, two sapphire crystals (0.35 mm thick) serving as dial windows, weight just 13.3 g without strap, no crown on watch head (time adjusted via PalanKing case). Manual-wind calibre K.23-0 integrated into caseback, 2.5 Hz, 32-hour power reserve, double balance wheel with patented gear clutch (supporting hours and minutes via Joker-style discs). Comes with black alligator strap with elastic inserts and titanium support structure. Original prototype, one-of-a-kind.

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Panerai Luminor Marina Militare PAM05218 (2025)

Case is 44 mm with a thickness of ~13 mm, stainless steel with a matte sandblasted finish and black DLC coating, domed sapphire crystal, screwed solid caseback, water resistant to 300 m with signature crown-protector. Dial is matte black, monolayer (not sandwich), with recessed numerals and baton indices filled with dark beige Super-LumiNova and blackened hands with greenish-white lume; font styling echoes the 1993 original. Movement is in-house Calibre P.6000, hand-wound, 21, 600 vph (3 Hz), 72-hour power reserve, simple hours and minutes. Comes with vintage-tone brown calf strap and black rubber strap, both with DLC buckles. Available by request at boutiques. Priced at €8, 500 (incl. taxes)

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Vacheron Constantin Traditionnelle Moonphase (2025)

Cased in 18k pink gold in 36mm with a thickness of 8.9mm with 80 round-cut diamonds, crown set with 1 round-cut diamond, sapphire crystal with display caseback, water resistant to 30m. Pink mother-of-pearl dial, decorated with the signature anniversary motif with astronomical moon phase display. Powered by calibre 1410 AS/270, manual-winding, manual-winding, power reserve is 38h. Limited to 270 pieces. Price on request

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Tudor Black Bay Chrono Carbon 25 (2025)

Forged carbon fibre case, 42mm diameter, 14.3mm thick; fixed carbon bezel with tachymeter scale; domed sapphire crystal; PVD-coated titanium screw-down crown and pushers; 200m water resistance.”Racing white” dial with carbon fibre subdials, blue accents, and red chronograph seconds hand; date at 6 o’clock. Powered by the automatic Calibre MT5813 (COSC-certified), featuring a column wheel, silicon hair spring, and 70-hour power reserve. Fitted on a hybrid leather-rubber strap with tire tread pattern and blue stitching. Limited to 2,025 pieces. Priced at USD 7,575

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Rolex Perpetual 1908 Settimo (2025)

18k yellow gold case and bracelet, 39mm in diameter, 9.5mm thick, sapphire crystal with display case back, water-resistant to 50m. Matte white dial with satin finish, featuring small seconds subdial at 6 o’clock, applied Arabic numerals at 3, 9, and 12 o’clock, and faceted baton hour markers-all in yellow gold. Powered by the automatic Calibre 7140, featuring Chronergy escapement, Syloxi silicon hairspring, and a 66-hour power reserve. The new Settimo bracelet, crafted entirely from yellow gold, comprises seven contoured links polished on every surface, integrated seamlessly with the case, and secured with a concealed folding Crownclasp. Priced at £36,200.

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