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Quiz: 2026.04.13 Quiz (Hand Wound Only)

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A. Lange & Söhne 1815 34mm (2025) 

Cased in 18k white gold in 34mm diameter with 6.4mm thickness. Sapphire crystal front and back. No mention of the water-resistance. The dial is blue solid silver, galvanized dial, 18k white lancet hands. The movement is powered by Lange manufacture calibre L152.1, ultra-thin manual-winding, German silver plates and bridges, balance cock engraved by hand. Power reserve is 72 hours. Priced at €27,000

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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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Breguet Classigue Grande Sonnerie Metiers d’Art 1905 (2025)

Case is 56.5mm with a thickness of 23.5mm in 18k “Brequet Gold”, sapphire crystal, dust and moisture resistant only. Case band, bow and rear cover are decorated with Quai de I’Horloge guilloché inspired by the Turgot map of Paris, the back covered with Bleu de France grand feu enamel and a raised Breguet “B”, while the front lid is hand-engraved with the River Seine and Brequet’s historic Quai de I’Horloge workshop, the river itself picked out in Bleu de France enamel. Regulator-style dial in Breguet Gold with Quai de I’Horloge guilloché and a white enamel hours insert with pantograph-engraved secret signature, plus blued (PVD) tourbillon bridge and hammers and two prominent chiming gongs visible on the dial side.Movement is manual-winding caliber 508 GS running at 18, 000bph with around 539 components and 43 jewels, combining tourbillon, grande and petite sonnerie, minute repeater and a magnetic strike governor; the going train winds clockwise and the strike train counterclockwise, with the movement inverted so the strike works are on full display behind a sapphire cuvette. Power reserve is 56hrs for timekeeping with around 36hrs of striking in grande sonnerie mode, using white gold gongs fixed directly to the extensively hollowed Brequet Gold case, which still contains about 400g of gold to act as a resonant body. Delivered on an 18k Brequet Gold chain with matching guilloché clasps, in a presentation box made from “Marie-Antoinette oak” with a spruce resonance tray from the Risoud forest.Made to order in extremely low numbers. Price on request.

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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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Hublot Big Bang Integrated Tourbillon Cathedral Minute Repeater (2025)

Cased in carbon fibre with a protective Texalium coating. the deep blue Texalium makes the case, the bezel and the integrated bracelet, case diameter is 43mm in a thickness of 14.15mm, sapphire crystal with display caseback, water resistant to 30m. Open worked dial. Powered by HUB8100, manual winding tourbillon with minute repeater, power reserve is 72h. Piece unique. sold as part of the five-piece set

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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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Moritz Grossmann Benu Power Reserve (2025)

Case is 41 mm diameter with a thickness of 11.65 mm, in polished 18 k white gold, with anti-reflective sapphire crystal front and display sapphire back, featuring the brand’s patented pull-out crown and pusher system. Dial in argenté “sector-style” layout: smooth dark-grey peripheral minute track, azurée-grooved chapter ring in silver-tone with applied blue Arabic numerals and markers, grained central area, recessed small seconds at 6 o’clock, and a blue-and-white linear power reserve indicator between 12 and the centre. Movement is in-house calibre 100.2, manual winding, 18, 000 vph (2.5 Hz), 42-hour power reserve, 227 components, 26 jewels, visible through the case-back. Paired with a grey kudu leather strap with blue stitching. Priced at €53,300

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Zenith G.F.J. Calibre 135 (2025)

Zenith G.F.J. Calibre 135, 2025. Case is Platinum PT 950, size is 39 mm, thickness is 10.5 mm, water resistant to 50 m. Sapphire crystal (front and back). Lapis Lazuli dial. Calibre 135, manual-winding mechanical; it runs at 18,000 vph (2.5 Hz), with hours and minutes plus small seconds. Power reserve is 72-hour. Limited to 160pcs. Priced at CHF48,900. This watch is the winner of the 2025 GPHG – Chronometry Prize

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Voutilainen 28GML SOUYOU (2025)

Voutilainen 28GML SOUYOU, 2025. Platinum Case size is ø 39 mm, thickness is 11.20 mm, water resistant to 30 m, and sapphire crystal (front and back). Calibre 28GML, manual-winding mechanical; it runs at 18,000 vph and displays hours and minutes with a central second time zone via a 24-hour rotating disc, and the power reserve is 65 hours. Limited to a 1-piece limited series. Priced at CHF 290,000 (incl. VAT). This watch is the winner of the 2025 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève Artistic Crafts Watch Prize.

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Urban Jürgensen UJ-2: Double wheel natural escapement (2025)

Urban Jürgensen UJ-2: Double wheel natural escapement, 2025. Case is red gold, size is ø 39 mm, thickness is 10.9 mm, water resistant to 30 m; sapphire crystal is not stated on the GPHG listing. Solid silver, hand-guilloché dial. Calibre number is not stated on the GPHG listing; movement is manual-winding mechanical, running at 18,000 vph, with hours, minutes, seconds, a power reserve indicator, and a special escapement described as a double wheel natural escapement, and the power reserve is 52 hours. Limited quantity is not stated on the GPHG listing. Priced at CHF 113,500 (incl. VAT). This watch is the winner of the 2025 GPHG Men’s Watch Prize.

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