Showing posts with label Watchmaking. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Watchmaking. Show all posts

Friday, June 27, 2014

The New Rolex Cellini Collection

Rolex has recently launched a new line of Cellini timepieces. Look at them all in their majestic glory.


The days go by in an infinite cycle: yesterday, today, tomorrow. Each day that passes is different, each day is essential. The Cellini Date model adds another function to the indication of hours, minutes and seconds: a date display imbued with elegance, tradition and poetry.
Hours, minutes and seconds form the essence of everyday timekeeping. The Cellini Time captures the present as if nothing else were of importance; nothing but the magic of the moment.
Its simple, clear dial pays tribute to the timeless codes of classic watchmaking, while reinterpreting them with an elegant modernity. Faceted and shaped like a two-edged sword, the hands count off each second, each minute and each hour wth the full precision of the self-winding chronometer movementi
at the heart of this prestigious timepiece.
There the sun is rising, while here the day is drawing to a close. While on the horizon the sun is setting into the night, on the Cellini Dual Time it gradually appears in the aperture at the bottom of the dial.

The Cellini Dual Time model grants its wearers the gift of temporal ubiquity. With a quick glance at the dial, they are simultaneously aware of the time here and the time elsewhere. To differentiate daytime hours from night-time hours, a sun or moon symbol transits the aperture at 9 o’clock on the sub-dial. The hour hand can be set independently by successive “jumps” to adjust to a new local time zone, without disturbing the functioning of the watch or the chronometric precision of its self-winding movement.


Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Breguet Clasique 3797

Breguet


Another watch that was released at Basel World 2014 was the Breguet Clasique 3797
This timepiece is a diamond in the sand.
It truly stands out from the rest.


The watch is shown in their video below

Oh the wonders that Breguet has done in this timepiece.
The Breguete Clasique 3797 shown in the video has a White Gold Case and Dial in 18-carat gold, silvered and engine-turned in four different patterns. Individually numbered and signed Breguet.
Roman numeral written on a sapphire disk for hours!
This Perpetual Calendar Tourbillion is simply stunning and filled with features.

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Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Harry Winston Withstands Mike Tyson

Sorry I haven't had time to post the last few days.
But I do have something nice to start off today.
I got a chance to visit Swiss Watchmakers & Co. 
I've gone there a few times either to have a timepiece fixed or just to see if they have a nice timepiece for me to review.
I have to admit these are very friendly and professional people, just the fact that they let me bug them while they work is very kind.
Not to mention that they share my posts on Facebook and Linkedin.
When I went they had a Harry Winston that seemed to have gone through a fight with Mike Tyson
I went back a few weeks later and they had already finished the timepiece.
A few weeks to complete a Harry Winston in mist of other repairs, that had to be some kind of record because from what I know Harry Winston takes 2+ months.
Well anyhow they told me that the client wanted full service and a matching strap.
Now the watch needed to be "cleansed" before being sent out and I couldn't touch it after that.
But I did get a shot prior to that and the timepiece looks stunning.

Well anyhow that's the first post for today I'll make a few more as the day progresses.



Thursday, February 13, 2014

Space Invaders are Here!

Yup that's right! The Space Invaders are here.
They could be on your wrist! More specifically you Romain Jerome Watch!
Ladies and gentlemen I present to you the Romain Jerome Space Invaders Reloaded. 
There are only 8 of this timepiece in the world it kicks it old school with
the popular Space Invaders video game.
It decorates the dial and it gives you a rush of nostalgia.
The timepiece is Black PVD-coated steel with an integrated back composed of the spare parts of the Apollo 11. That's right your read right and I wrote right the Apollo 11!
This dial is special as well because it's 3D
Now if only you could actually play it.


Sunday, February 9, 2014

Batman/Bruce Wayne's Time Piece

What Watch Would Batman/Bruce Wayne Wear?!

Fiction Billionaire Bruce Wayne is actually one of the most famous billionaires in reality. But what time piece would this billionaire playboy/dark knight wear?
The answer is a Jaeger Le-Coultre 

More Specifically the Jaeger Le-Coultre Reverso Grande Taille 
Yup this billionaire crime fighter wears this classy timepiece.

You can see Bruce Wayne wear this timepiece in Christopher Nolan's Batman Begins
But lets go a bit further in time and you can see the Batman wearing this timepiece in Batman Forever by 

The Jaeger Le-Coultre Reverso Grande Taille is very affordable compared to many other timepieces I've written about it is actually under the 10k range in most occasions. It has a Jaeger Le-Coultre caliber 822that has 134 parts 21 jewels with a power reserve of 45 hours.
This timepiece has a 3 bar about 90 meters of water proof 
Measuring 42.2 mm long and 26 mm wide
width is 9.3 mm.
So for any Batman fan this is the watch to get!

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Your Century, Your Millenia

The Urwerk UR-1001 Zeit Device 
  
This is the first pocket watch that I've written about.
I find this watch to be spectacular. It looks to me like a modern World War device.
  
  
It holds seconds, minutes, and hours like a standard watch; the Ur-1001 Zeit Device displays the day/night, the date, month, years. 
  
There is a power reserve indicator, the power lasts for 39 hours in which it will have to be wound with the three-position winding crown.
  
  
On the back it displays the century and millennium! The UR-1001 also has an oil indicator on the back that lets you know when it needs servicing!

Components & Specifications

  
Now let's head into the components and specifications. It is 23mm thick and, when holding it in the face up upright position, it is 106mm tall and 62mm wide.
  
  
The glass in the case is sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating so nothing gets in the way of that marvelous display. The case itself is AlTiN treated steel with titanium elements.
  
It is water resistant to 3 ATM. It has a total of 51 jewels.
  
  
The UR-1001 includes a hand-made, heat-blackened steel linked chain with a bespoke Urwerk clasp with carbineer closure. Which I believe is replaceable but what is better than the original, right? 

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Thursday, January 30, 2014

Jaeger-LeCoultre Takes A Unique Travel

So I promised 2 Jaeger-LeCoultre watches today and I'm delivering the second one to you now.
This next watch is the Jaeger-LeCoultre Duometre Unique Travel.

Lets start of with what Jaeger-LeCoultre had to say about their time piece.
The first watch to combine user-friendly access to the world's time zones with flexible setting of the time in the destination zone to the nearest minute. This timepiece capitalises on the "Dual Wing" concept, thus avoiding any loss of precision. It displays the reference time together with the time in a second time zone, indicated digitally thanks to a jumping hour disc with the minutes indicated by a hand. A globe at 6 o'clock shows the time zones of the planet with a subtle day/night indicator. Its sapphire crystal case-back reveals the exceptional decoration on the movement.
That's right this is another Dual-Wing concept watch if you haven't read my previous blog where I explain it heres the link Dual Wing Concept

The watch carries a 383 movement with 498 parts to it.
 28800 vibrations an hour a power reserve of 50 hours
With 54 jewels decorating it.
Of course this watch provides Hour-minutes, Seconds, Second time-zone, Jumping Hour, Map of the world, Day/Night indicator and if that wasn't enough it has World time.
The Watch is a nice 42 mm by 13.7 mm
It comes in both White Gold and Rose Gold
with a Alligator Leather strap
The Dial is Silver-Grained
the numerals are Polished Black Nickel
and the hands are Feuille.

The World Map was beautifully done and in such an appealing fashion.

In the back of the watch you can see the movement and the world time feature as well which is written in a very visible manner.
In the front you can see your current time on the right hand side and then your second "Dual Time" time on your left side with a digital display in vibrant red showing you your jumping hour.
 The World Map it is also a Day/Night indicator.


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JLC Counters Gravity Affects, SIHH Jaeger-LeCoultre

JLC Counters Gravity Affects, SIHH Jaeger-LeCoultre 


SIHH is one of my favorite watch events.
My last few post have been about watches released at the SIHH 
This next post will be about.. yes.. another.. watch released at the SIHH
Don't worry guys I'll review watches that come in to us later.
But come on SIHH releases some of the most magnificent watches one can lay their eyes on.

But today I'll be covering 2 Jaeger-LeCoultre
We'll start with the Jaeger-LeCoultre Duomètre à Sphérotourbillon
The Spherotourbillon is part of the Duometre line, a line in which all watches use the Dual Wing concept this concept to put simply uses two power sources one for your time keeping and the other for your regulation and complication needs.
This watch will be sold in very limited quantities, 75 in platinum and an unknown amount of rose gold but it'll be limited as well as stated by Jaeger-LeCoultre CEO. 
Ok so lets explain why there is a Dual Wing concept.
In a watch when you use its features a certain amount of power is used to support them, this can affect your normal features.
Let me show another world example imagine you're on your computer it has say 8 GB and you have your platform and start up programs that use up say 3 GB (That's a lot for just a platform and startup programs I know) then you open a video editing program that uses 4.5 GB you'll notice that your operation on your basic platform might slow down, this is essentially the same for watches.
To resolve this they gave the complication and regulation its own power source so it won't affect the normal time keeping of the timepiece.
Seeing the image above of the Jaeger-LeCoultre Duomètre à Sphérotourbillon
You can see there are two mainspring sections one labeled Hours/Minutes the other labeled Regulator.
Separating the power source assures high accuracy 
But just to take it a step further in accuracy they used a dual-axis, dual cage tourbillon on a 20° incline.
The fact that it uses two axis means the tourbillon can counteract gravity in a large magnitude of positions.
To make this watch even more exact they've added a flyback seconds button at 2 o'clock which resets your seconds without stopping the watch.
 The Watch has a 382 movement which consist of 460 parts with a 50 hour power reserve.
Jaeger-LeCoultre says the following about their timepiece
"An authentic revolution in the field of Grande Complication models, the Duomètre Sphérotourbillon, stemming from almost 180 years of history and invention unique to Jaeger-LeCoultre, is equipped withan unprecedented multi-axis tourbillon. In addition to the axis of its carriage, the Sphérotourbillon has a second axis inclined at 20° and thereby freeing it from the effects of gravity in all positions. The revolutionary `Dual-Wing` concept featured in Calibre 382 once again paves the way for an original function and makes this exceptional model the first tourbillon watch that is precisely adjustable thanks to the small seconds flyback system."
The watch is beautiful and unique.
on the dial you will find two power reserve indicators.
A Date feature around the hour and minute indicator
A second indicator as well as a dual time feature.
Of course your able to see the beautiful tourbillon on the face of the watch.
Look below to see the The Rose Gold Model and White Gold Model as well as a special model that seems to have a night sky dial which I loved.




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Wednesday, January 29, 2014

You can now carry a miniature planetarium on your wrist

You can now carry a miniature planetarium on your wrist


As the title suggest you can no carry a miniature planerarium on your wrist
thanks to Van Cleef & Arpels

This watch is so beautiful so mesmerizing so majestic.

The Van Cleef & Arpels Midnight Planétarium Poetic Complication
This SIHH realese features the representation of movement of 6 planets around the sun 
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn are all beautifully displayed on the dial.
The movement is self winding and contains 396 components
The shooting star circulates the watch every 24 hours and is used as an hour marker.
The bezel allows you to select your own lucky day (If you can wear this beauty you're already lucky)
Using the position of the you can find out the day and month as well.
The case back is decorated with such grace its hard to imagine how much detail and time this timepiece took to make, the oscillating weight itself is decorated with a night sky.
The Watch case is 44 mm and made of rose gold and has a leather strap with a folding buckle.
The planets have the following movements and are made of the following materials.
Mercury: Rotates around the dial every approximately 88 days and is made of serpentine
Venus: Rotates around the dial every approximately 224 days and is made of chloromelanite
Earth: Rotates around the dial every approximately 365 days and is made of turquoise
Mars: Rotates around the dial every approximately 687 days and is made of red jasper
Jupiter: Rotates around the dial in almost 12 years  and is made of blue agate
Saturn:n Rotates around the dial in over 29 years and is made of sugilite

It is true to the actual planets revolution around the sun which is truly extraordinaire.
The Blue star dial goes perfectly with the rose gold casing of the watch.
The selected gems are perfect for their corresponding planets and are easy on the eyes.
The day, month and year can be set using two push buttons and viewed through two apertures on the dial.
Truly a magnificent timepiece that can be admired by everyone not only watch lovers.

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Monday, January 27, 2014

A. Lange & Söhne Release a new watch, its cost? about 2.6 million USD

A. Lange & Söhne 

The watchmaking company A. Lange & Söhne has launched a new timepiece, one that cost about $2.6 million. Only six of them will be made. This timepiece was unveiled at the SIHH show in Geneva.
This was one of the 7 timepieces revealed by A. Lange & Söhne.


I will be talking about the A. Lange & Söhne Perpetual Calendar Terraluna

This is another timepiece that is a true beauty, a diamond in the sand.

This Watch Features a beautiful orbital moon-phase display, but what makes is so special is that it also displays the moons location relative to earth and sun.
It's orbital moon-phase is accurate for about 1,058 years.

The Terraluna comes in a dazzling rose gold or impeccable white gold.
The case is  44.5 mm by 16.5 mm
The dial features 3 separate time indicators each one containing the perpetual calendar.
The Minute display contains the date indicator , the hour display contains the day indicator, and the seconds display contains the day indicator.
If you look at the 15 on the minute indicator you will find the leap year indicator to its right.
It also features a power reserve indicator at the bottom of the dial, this watch has a power reserve of 14 days.
The Dial itself is made  of solid silver.
The movement itself is a beautiful masterpiece.
A Lange & Söhne says the following about their timepiece.
Richard Lange Perpetual Calendar “Terraluna”

"OVERVIEW DETAILS
Apart from the hours, minutes, and seconds, the regulator dial of the RICHARD LANGE PERPETUAL CALENDAR “Terraluna” also accommodates the four precisely jumping perpetual calendar displays: date, day of week, month, and leap year. The patent-pending orbital moon-phase display can be admired through the sapphire-crystal caseback of the watch. It shows the current moon phase as well as the positions of the moon and sun as an observer in the northern hemisphere would see them. The day and night halves of this hemisphere are also discernible."
A truly beautiful timepiece.
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Friday, January 24, 2014

Retonde de Cartier

Retonde de Cartier

When I saw the following image I was left breathless.


Cartier have created a jaw dropping timepiece that makes jaws drop to the floor. They names it Rotonde de Cartier Astrocalendaire. Designed like a stadium in rows and with the center stage being the (Ask Watchmaker).
This piece is truly admirable.
The "Cartier Stadium" is set up as follows.
Upper Level: Date display
Mid Level: Month Display
Ground Level: Day Display
Now I've seen a good amount of perpetual calendars but none like this. Cartier has redesigned the perpetual calendar into something new. Something that you look at and become lost in because you scan the watch in and out, out and in. But even with this marvelous designed they've made it easy to read.
The display windows is what I like to call a "Cartier Blue"  that is easy to spot.
But it goes much further than that, Cartier have redesigned the manual adjustments of this timepiece.
Changing the Date/Day/Month on a perpetual calendar can be hard as well as risky since you can over-wound the watch. But Cartier has changed that, just like how you would change your hour/minute on your normal watch using the crown you can do so with the Date/Day/Month features on this timepiece.
Cartier has essentially taken the perpetual calendar to the next level.

On the back of this timepiece you can see a leap year indicator.
With a a sapphire crystal back case you can see the amazing movement working.

Cartier states the following "The Rotonde de Cartier Astrocalendar watch revolutionizes the perpetual calendar in terms of function and appearance. Its innovative design has produced a three-dimensional concentric display of the day, date and month. A flying tourbillon, rotating once every minute, occupies center-stage. Fine watchmaking connoisseurs will be sure to appreciate the ease of correcting the settings with the crown and admire the fine finishing of this “Poinçon de Genève” certified watch which is fitted with a 9459 MC mechanical self-winding movement."


The case is Platinum and measures 45 mm 15.1 mm thick and the watch is Automatic of course. The crown is Platinum and has a Sapphire Cabochon to decorate it.A silver galvanized guilloche dial with a silvered grid and black Roman numeral and of course the sword shape in a "Cartier Blue". It comes standard with a black alligator strap double folding buckle that is made of 18k white gold. The "stadium" (Perpetual Calendar) with of course the tourbillon complicatio. The watch is also certified "Poincon de Geneve". The movement consist of 382 parts inclduing 51 jewels, the movement itself it 32 mm and 8.1 mm thick. There is 21,600 vibrations occuring every hour and has a power reserve of about 50 hours, water resistant up to 30 m.

This is truly a magnificent timepiece and my respect goes out to Cartier for being innovative, yet maintaining the essence of watchmaking.

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Thursday, October 31, 2013

Thank you all let the Holidays begin early

As the the final Quarter and holiday season Swiss Watchmakers is sought out by many people to revive their timepieces. 
In the past few years Swiss Watchmakers took the business to an online level.
We thought there are many people who are unsatisfied with amateur watch makers so lets offer them the top of the line work.
The idea came to fruition slowly as we were a bit privatized only serving dealers, jewelers, and collectors.
Many people didn't know about us.
But now we are known throughout the United States not to mention in Switzerland (We were already known in Switzerland prior to our online launch).
Normal everyday people could now get the best possible service.
This would save the time and money.
You can get the same Service from Rolex and Omega as us but they're turnaround time isn't the greatest.
Rolex and Omega also exchanged everything on your timepiece. Everything.
So if you have a new looking crystal they would still change it and charge you.
So we decided we'll offer Full Service plus parts needed to make the timepiece function perfectly,
but we decided that we would offer aesthetic parts and let the client decide if they want them or not.
Now back to the reason as to why I'm writing this.
As our online business has grown in the past years we have a very high demand on repairs.
So I'm going to make an offer to have a bit more space to breath.
Most people send in their time piece 3-4 weeks before the New Year.
This causes us to have an over abundant amount of repairs.
So I am offering a 10% Discount (Promotion Code: Holiday10) for all Holiday repairs that are sent in early November.
This is to help us serve you better and is also a Thank you for choosing Swiss Watchmakers.
It has truly been a pleasure to grow with new clients and have many heart warming experiences with many of you.
From returning a 60 year old to a grand father who thought the timepiece was irreparable, which we actually had the opportunity to skype his son while he returned the watch  to his grandfather.
A truly touching moment.
To birthday gifts, anniversary gifts, or many other special occasions.

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Thursday, October 17, 2013

Watches for sale

I am very proud to announce that Swiss Watchmakers not only services fine timepieces but also sells them now.
Check out our new page http://swisswatchland.com/watch-sales/

We will be adding new time pieces as time goes on. We will also be accepting what I would like to call "hunts".

What is a "hunt"?

Well if you want a certain time piece you tell us and we hunt it down for you and give you a price on the desired time piece. (We may not always be able to find the time piece and holy high-end time pieces will be available for "hunt").

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Thursday, September 12, 2013

Apple and Watches?


Today at the workshop it was all about Apple's and watches.
Not edible apples but the new Apple Iphones
Questions flew around about the new Iphones and watches were being repaired.

Apple and watches, watches and Apple.

Soon we'll be repairing Apple watches the iWatch (which actually might end up being a tv)
But no seriously Apple might be a luxury brand but it isn't quite the same as the art that luxury watch brands can bring to the table.

Just take a look at this beautiful timepiece.

"It is the most impressive watch in the industry the craftsmanship quality the design is very simple they've been making the watch for 30 years as far as the quality of the parts there is nothing better it's always a privileged to work on these watches, they are truly beautiful pieces"- Patrick Desbiolles

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 Patek-Philippe. iPhone 5s is currently Apple's highest end phone. Patek-Philippe is the same in the watch world. You can't go higher than this.

This is Patek's Reference 3970.


Rolex & Omega Watch Repair starting at $369  Luxury quartz starting at $200
The prices shown are for full service
 and refinishing of the time piece



Lets take a moment to admire the dial. I personally love Patek Philippe Dials, Classy and simple nothing too crazy.
A perpetual chronograph that is perfected in every single part.

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Just like the new iPhone this time piece is in a league of its own it brings simplicity of art to a new level. It can do everything you need it to do in a simple design.
Apple and Patek-Philippe are at the top in their own perspective. Both making amazing pieces.

Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Patek Philippe 315

Today I got a chance to see Fabio service a Patek Philippe with a 315 movement.
I took a few snaps and I got some of him putting on the balance.
The watch was completely serviced including refinishing of all the screws.

 Swiss Watchmakers is based in Miami Florida in the historic Dupont Building.
169 E Flagler Street Suite 1032 Miami FL 33131




All Watchmakers in our facility are certified licensed
 and are perfectionist  
They take great care to detail.

In these Pictures we can see Fabio putting the balance on the Patek Philippe.

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