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Quiz: 2026.02.01 Quiz (Movement Beauties)
Cased in 18k yellow gold 3N, measuring 38.6mm x 35.5mm with a thickness of 9.2mm. Water resistance is rated at 30 meters. The exquisite dial combines 18k yellow gold 3N and Silver 925, finished with Clou de Paris guilloché. Developed in collaboration with La Fabrique du Temps Louis Vuitton and the ateliers of Kari Voutilainen, this timepiece features a manual-winding Caliber DR001, which includes a 1-minute tourbillon complication, containing 206 components and 19 jewels.Operates at a frequency of 3Hz and power reserve of approximately 80 hours. Limited to 20 pieces. Winner of GPHG 2024 “Tourbillon” prize watch. Price CHF 140,000 excluding VAT.
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.
This exquisite piece is housed in a 38mm platinum case with a thickness of 8.75mm, sapphire crystal with display case back, water resistant to 3ATM. Grand feu enamel in black with markings in ivory enamel; seconds register in translucent grey enamel over a hand-engraved gratté pattern. It is powered by the hand-wound caliber RRCC II, a Subsidiary dead-beat seconds with hacking and zero-reset, sweep central hours and minutes. Power reserve is 82-hour.
Introduced in 2012. Only 30pcs made. The granular texture is hand-engraved called “tremblage”. The A. Lange & Söhne logo and the power reserve indication are hand cut in relief. Lange Caliber L043.1 manual movement, platinum case in 41.9mm
Case is in 18k YG, 42mm, with a thickness of 11.55mm, sapphire crystal with display case back. Manual winding LUC 08.01L, minute repeater featuring the patented monobloc sapphire crystal and gongs, nickel silver mainplate and bridges, Geneva seal & COSC, 533 components, power reserve is 60 hrs. Limited to 20pcs. Priced at 289,500CHF
Case is 47mm with a thickness of 14.5mm, in red or white gold, sapphire crystal front and back, water resistant to 10m. Dial side architecture in 5N gold with openworked bridges, sunray black-rhodium elements and polished blackened gold indexes. Movement is in-house manual-winding caliber 15GSQ beating at 4Hz with 67 jewels and 1, 053 components, combining grande and petite sonnerie with two selectable four-note melodies (Westminster and “Blancpain”), minute repeater, flying tourbillon with silicon balance spring and a fully integrated retrograde perpetual calendar with twin power-reserve indicators. Power reserve is 96hrs for timekeeping with around 12hrs of striking autonomy in grande sonnerie mode. Limited to roughly 2 pieces per year, built to order and highly customizable. Priced at approx 1.7m CHF
Case is 43.5mm with a thickness of 13. 30mm, in 18K Breguet gold with double-stepped fluted caseband, hollowed lugs with blue ALD-treated inlays, box-type sapphire crystal and sapphire caseback, water resistant to 100m. Sapphire regulator dial with hours at 6 o’clock, offset minutes and seconds on the tourbillon at 12, gold chapter rings and open-tipped hands enhanced with Super-LumiNova, plus a blue ALD-treated titanium seconds hand with Marine-anchor counterweight. Movement is in-house manual-winding caliber 7250 in 18K Breguet gold, 10Hz (72, 000vph) tourbillon with constant-force magnetic escapement, twin series-coupled barrels with four blue springs, 266 components and 37 jewels, Breguet Hallmark certified in the Scientific class to ±1 second per day and resistant to magnetic fields up to 600 gauss. Power reserve is 72hrs. Limited to 75 pcs. Priced at CHF 320, 000
Stainless steel case in 42mm. Very finely finished movement based on the 6497, notice the distinctively shaped regulator index similar to the Longines 19.70. White lacquer dial with the option of red Arabics at 12 o’clock and 60 on the sub-dial, and Breguet or spade hands. The Chronometer is available in three frosted movement finishes : yellow gold gilt, rose gold or rhodium. Each are limited to 20 pieces. Priced at €4,125.00
Raúl Pagès was the restorer at Parmigiani whom worked on the original Breguet Symphatique clock, he also worked on numerous restoration projects on automatons. Not long ago, he started his own workshop, continuing restoration projects for museums and private collectors. He also created his own automaton; the mechanical tortoise (will show this later). This year (2016), he released his first wrist watch – . The watch features a robust vintage 1950’s Cyma 586k caliber. All the bridges and balance have Raúl’s personal touch. Soberly Onyx, obviously has a black onyx dial, with handmade 18ct white gold indexes; hardened steel hands all done by hand work. I was told that the design of the watch was heavily influenced by the Art Deco style. Art Deco style started in the 1920s, the term was first used by the Swiss architect Le Corbusier. 18k grey gold case in 40mm. 42 hours power reserve The Soberly Onyx is priced at 48,000CHF – only 10pcs will be made
Cased in platinum, this exquisite timepiece features a diameter of 39mm and a height of 12mm, topped with a 3mm raised sapphire crystal for a panoramic view of the tourbillon and off-centered small hours and minutes dial. The dial plate is available in rose gold or yellow gold, showcasing a finely grained finish, complemented by handcrafted silver dials and polished convex steel hands. The centerpiece tourbillon is supported by a single beveled bridge, with a carriage measuring 13.2mm and a hairspring featuring a Breguet overcoil. Oscillating at 2.5Hz (18,000 vibrations per hour), the movement is finely tuned for optimal performance. Comprising 235 hand-decorated components, the hand-wound movement reflects Rémy Cools’ philosophy that decoration enhances rather than defines the piece. Limited to 36 pieces, produces 12 annually, tailored to customer preferences for dial color. Winner of GPHG 2024 “HOROLOGICAL REVELATION” Prize watch. Price CHF 159,000 excluding VAT.
