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PLUS: Stunning timepieces for all occasions: Diving Watches, Black on Black,
Dress Watches, Sport Chronographs • Desk Candy for your den
Museum-worthy pens • Star Watch: What Leonardo DiCaprio wears
El Toro
Patented Perpetual Calendar.
Self-winding movement.
18 ct rose gold case with ceramic bezel.
Water-resistant to 100 m. Also available in platinum.
Limited to 500 pieces.
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EDITOR’S LET TER
Investing in Time and Style
www.timeandstyle.ca
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John McGouran | Publisher
Michael La Fave
Editorial and Creative Director
Carol Besler | Watch Editor
Evan Kaminsky | Art Director
Jeremy Freed | Managing Editor
Leo Petaccia | Associate Editor
Contributing Writer
Matt Currie
Letters to the editor:
[email protected]
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t a recent dinner, I asked a group of watch enthusiasts what advice they
would give to a novice collector. A debate ensued about what to spend,
where to buy and how to decide on the perfect watch, until one sage
reasoned: “The most expensive watch you will ever own is the one you buy to
replace the urge for the one you really want. Don’t settle.”
This is sound advice, from both a financial and an aesthetic point of view. A
good watch can be an investment, but it would be wrong to assume it will
automatically appreciate in value as though it were, say, a new condo in a
transitional neighborhood. If you buy shrewdly or hold on to something long
enough, you might do well in the pre-owned watch market, but buying watches
strictly for investment can end in frustration and saddle you with a collection you
will never enjoy. The idea of owning several watches is to enjoy wearing them and,
above all, to look good in them.
People ask me all the time if watches are outdated because “people can just look
at their phones.” Sure, but wouldn’t you rather glance at (and show off) a beautiful,
prestigious timepiece than drag out your utilitarian phone? Plus, checking your
phone is not particularly subtle; there are times when you don’t want to be caught
checking the time. Ultimately, though, watches are as much about style as they are
about time, and both of those elements will always be worth investing in.
Carol Besler, Watch Editor
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Edouard Heuer founded his workshop in the Swiss Jura.
1916
First mechanical stopwatch accurate to 1/100th of a second.
1969
First automatic chronograph.
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TAG Heuer CARRERA Calibre 16 Day Date.
2010
1.877.444.0824 www.tagheuer.com
N ew s
Dispatches from the World of Timepieces
Time
for
charity
—
Peking to
Paris with
FrÉdÉrique
Constant
—
TAG reinvents time
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Participants in the five-week Pekingto-Paris car rally, sponsored by watch
brand Frédérique Constant, were
happy to finish the race in Place
Vendôme in October, after trekking
over 14,360 kilometres of rough roads
(or no roads) through 11 countries—
particularly one entry, a Lancia Theta,
which broke down five times en route.
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ive years after being introduced as a concept watch, TAG
Heuer’s revolutionary Monaco V4 is now in production. The
V4 is the first watch to function via a system of transmission
belts and pulleys instead of the usual pinions and wheels that
comprise the gear train of a traditional watch movement. TAG
spent years alloying its own rubber compound for the belts to make
them resistant to wear, vibration and extreme temperatures. The V4
is platinum and limited to 150 pieces, priced at $80,000.
Watch enthusiasts
poured into auctioneer
Antiquorum’s New York
showroom in October to
bid on several outstanding,
special-edition timepieces
created to benefit the
National Multiple Sclerosis
Society. Highlights
included a Hublot Big
Bang Aero, a semiskeletonized ceramic and
18k gold chronograph; a
Zenith El Primero
“Striking Tenth”
chronograph; and a
Lange & Söhne Lange 1
Moonphase. The auction
raised US$253,000. CB
The watchmaker’s
watchmaker
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Antiquorum watch expert,
auctioneer and company
director Charles Tearle at
the special auction for MS
in New York. Tearle was in
Toronto recently to talk
watches with collectors
from TimeZone.com.
Francois Paul Journe, considered the best
watchmaker in the world by his peers and collectors
alike, was in Toronto recently to commemorate the
availability (in limited numbers) of his brand, F.P.
Journe, in Canada. He was the guest of Louis
Kostopoulos, a long-time watch connoisseur and
collector turned retailer—now president of Louis
Black Jewellers, which will carry the watches.
Kostopoulos held a dinner for Journe, attended by
60 watch enthusiasts anxious to gape at some of the
creations Journe brought along, including a $600,000
Grand Sonnerie Minute Repeater, a watch that took
six years to create and holds 10 patents. Journe is the
winner of six Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève
awards, the most prestigious award in watchmaking
(another four of his inventions are nominated this
year). Only the lucky few can indulge in an F.P. Journe.
The workshop makes fewer than 900 watches per
year, at a core price range of $16,000 to $130,000.
The Hublot Big Bang Aero
was created especially for
the Antiquorum auction for
MS. The case is black
ceramic with a rose gold
bezel, and the dial is
open-worked. It sold for
$23,000.
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aCCESSORIES
Office Style
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decadence
Five pieces of sumptuous desk candy.
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1. Dior iPad Case
The iPad is an undeniably impressive feat of
technological engineering. Should you feel the need
to protect yours from wobbling coffee mugs and other
desktop hazards, you’ll need a protective case that’s
just as impressive. Look no further than Dior
Homme. Available in Black Tie Leather or Classic
Coated Canvas, this product functions as a standard
notepad case on one side and an iPad case on the
other. Elegant and refined, it’s a fitting home for a
device of the iPad’s sophistication. From $470
2. Purisme Letter Opener
Like most people, you no doubt open most of your
mail with the click of a mouse and therefore have little
practical need of a letter opener. But until letter mail
becomes officially obsolete, you’ll need something
sharp to open those envelopes, and there’s nothing
more stylish than this offering from Purisme. Crafted
entirely from carbon fibre and weighing just seven
grams, its ultra-sleek aesthetics will beautify your
desktop, regardless of how much mail you end up
opening. $215
3. Roland Iten Card Dispenser RCD 81
There are undoubtedly much simpler, more practical
options for housing your business or credit cards than
Roland Iten’s intricately mechanized dispenser. But you’d
be hard-pressed to introduce yourself with more style. It
comes in your choice of gold or titanium body, sporting
a trigger mechanism that causes the stored cards to pop
out and retract at the push of a button. Moreover, the
surface of the aluminum inner case is primed for
engraving your initials, adding even more uniqueness to
an already singular accessory. From $7,275
4. ID Titanium Mouse
In all likelihood, the mouse currently sitting on your
desk can be accurately described as a piece of fairly
cheap-looking plastic. However, as Dutch
manufacturer Intelligent Design shows us, it could be
so much more. Hand-crafted from Grade 1 Titanium
and high-quality plastic resin into a unique eyecatching form, it’s a cutting edge Bluetooth wireless
navigation tool that takes the form of an elegantly
wrought work of art. $560
5. Herman Miller Ardea Desk Lamp
A light source is one thing where functionality should
not be compromised for appearance’s sake, and the
Herman Miller Ardea combines the best of both
worlds. Designer Yves Béhar was inspired by the
necks of herons, to create an infinitely adjustable lamp
that’s sleek and modern, but with a distinct natural
influence. $400 By Matt Currie
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aCCESSORIES
Writing Instruments
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genTleman’s Pen
3. Dunhill’s Sentryman Meteorite Rollerball
A limited edition entry in London-based Dunhill’s Sentryman line, the
Meteorite pen derives its name and hefty price tag from a lacquer finish
comprised of crushed black diamonds as well as actual meteorite rocks
collected from Argentina. A distinctly masculine tool, the meteorite
finish on this rollerball is complemented by a black PVD finish on the
brass clip and detailing. To call it “out of this world” would be a touch
hyperbolic but nonetheless accurate. $1,800
Take note: When it comes making a statement of
style in your office or study, there’s no better
ornament than a finely crafted pen.
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1. Waterman’s The Marks of Time
Among the elite in Waterman’s innovative Exception line are The Marks
of Time. Sporting a highly distinctive quadrangular body decorated
by swirling lines that emulate flowing water, The Marks of Time
fountain pens are crafted from a bar of sterling silver, which is honed
and polished before being dipped in either nickel palladium or 24-carat
gold (creating vermeil); it’s topped off by an engraved 18 carat gold nib.
Limited edition production runs mean that only 1000 Vermeil copies
and 1500 Sterling Silver copies have been produced. From $1,650
2. Faber-Castell’s Pen of the Year 2010
The design of Faber-Castell’s Pen of the Year 2010 is based on highquality handcrafted rifles owned by an ancestor of the pen maker. The
barrel consists of seasoned Caucasian walnut wood juxtaposed against
engraved case-hardened metal parts with 24 carat gold inlay; the most
intriguing element of construction is the case-hardening, a rarely used
process that was also widely employed in the 1800s in high-quality rifle
construction, creating a unique “shimmering” effect on the surface of
the metal. A fountain pen built like a 19th century rifle—need we
say more? $2,510
4. Montblanc’s Meisterstuck Solitaire Platinum-Plated Facet
The appeal of this singular entry in the German penmaker’s
Meisterstück line isn’t difficult to pin down. Platinum plated from
barrel to cap, the surface is defined by a matte of unique rectangular
facets, creating a grenade-like texture with a uniform metallic shine.
An unmistakably masculine totem that’s equal parts power and
elegance. Available in fountain, rollerball and ballpoint, it’s the
weapon of choice for the high-powered businessman. From $955
5. Cartier’s Roadster
A single glance at this distinctly masculine utensil from Cartier’s
latest line should be enough to convince you that “Roadster” is the
only name that would do. The all-black composite barrel and cap,
mixed with the palladium finished clip and details, unmistakably
channel the bulbous steel bodies and chrome fenders of classic
mid-20th century autos. Available in fountain, rollerball and
ballpoint. From $390 By Matt Currie
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INTRODUCING BULOVA PRECISIONIST
THE WORLD’S MOST ACCURATE WATCH
WITH A CONTINUOUSLY SWEEPING SECOND HAND
Most quartz watches are accurate to 15 seconds a
month - Bulova Precisionist is accurate to 10 seconds
a year.
The key is Precisionist’s unique three-prong quartz crystal,
which produces a vibration frequency of 262.144 kilohertz
(kHz), eight times greater than the usual two-prong crystal
and the highest of any watch available today. And, the
innovative design of the Precisionist movement reduces
the effects of temperature variation without using a high
maintenance thermo-regulating integrated circuit.
The result is a watch that is extraordinarily precise,
yet so easy to operate.
CLAREMONT
COLLECTION
www.bulova.com
DESIGN
Dress Watches
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The perfect companion to a welltailored suit and a pair of fine cufflinks.
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here are times when bells and whistles—
helium valves, jumbo bezels, tritiumcovered markers and cluttered subdials—
should be eschewed in favor of something more
understated. A black tie dinner, say, or any dinner
short of an athletic victory, requires a watch that is
as blithely in repose as you are; off the clock, so to
speak. If you must wear a sports watch, let it be
something subtle and subdued, like the TAG Heuer
Vintage Monaco because, depending on how long
dinner lasts, a proper dress watch should be the
most sober thing in the room. CB
1. Perfect for a grey suit, the TAG Heuer
Vintage Monaco Heuer chronograph
with date window is stainless steel,
with a punched black calfskin strap
and a sapphire caseback showing the
automatic movement. $5,200
2. Rolex, better known for its
Submariner and Datejust models, is
also the inventor of the classic Cellini
Prince collection, inspired by a 1920s
design, with hours on one side of the
winding stem and minutes on the
other. It contains a manually wound
mechanical movement. $17,950
3. The classic Jaquet Droz Grande
Heure Minute Onyx, with a central
hour and minute track and a seconds
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subdial, both without numerals. The
dial is onyx and the case is stainless
steel. It contains a proprietary
automatic movement with 68-hour
power reserve. $13,900
4. The Memovox is a classic JaegerLeCoultre model, first introduced in
the 1950s. The case is stainless steel
and the movement is an automatic
with an alarm function, set by a crown
at 2 o’clock, and a date window. $9,600
5. A subtle seconds subdial adorns the
dial of the Patek Philippe Ref. 5124,
from the deco-styled Gondolo
collection. It is cased in yellow gold,
with a manually-wound mechanical
movement. $20,800
Chronographs
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TECHNOLOGY
good Timing
The most popular complication in the world of
horology is the chronograph, the ubiquitous
stopwatch. Here are a few that perform as well as
they look.
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he chronograph was invented in 1821 to
time horse races, but has since evolved to
track much faster animals, such as Olympic
swimmers and Formula 1 racers. The importance of
tracking kamikaze drivers notwithstandng, the
chronograph’s real currency is its function as an
element of style. No other category of watches
incorporates as many options in terms of design
or technology. Aficionados can choose between
split-seconds, flyback, two-dial, three-dial, retrograde, column-wheel, chronometer-certified and
even digital chronographs that can track time
to 1/10th, 1/100th and even 1/1,000th of a second.
The chrono can be anything: cased in 18k gold or
two-tone gold and steel, it becomes a dress watch;
for a tougher look, opt for a titanium chrono with
a crown protector and pushers big enough to
necessitate letting out your cuffs. There is no better
horological venue in which to express your
individual style. CB
1. The Montblanc Star Nicolas Rieussic
is named for the watchmaker who
invented the chronograph in 1821. It
contains the brand’s first in-house,
proprietary movement, a hand-wound
mechanical calibre. It also has a second
time zone, a day/night indicator, and a
“smiling bridge” between totalizers.
Steel case with anthracite dial. $10,120
2. The Ralph Lauren Sporting Chrono
contains an automatic movement made
by Jaeger-LeCoultre, a fellow Richemont
brand. The case is stainless steel and the
white dial is applied with elegant
Roman numerals. A tachymeter scale
circles the bezel. $7,300
3. The Tudor Heritage Chrono is
inspired by the Tudor Oysterdate
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chrono from the ’70s. It is a two-dial
chrono with minutes totalizer and small
seconds, featuring stylized curved
shoulders protecting the crown, knurled
bezel and shield-motif markers. $4,245
4. The curved case band and arched
bezel of the Longines Flagship Heritage
was inspired by a 1954 vintage model.
It’s a three-hand chrono with detailed
chapter ring and an automatic movement in a steel case. $8,500
5. The Concord Tech is PVD steel and
18k rose gold, with eight black rubber
protectors on the bezel. A ribbed
guilloché dial is overlapped by a metal
grid for a multi-level look. It contains an
automatic movement and is waterresistant to 200 metres. $16,900
TECHNOLOGY
Diving Watches
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sTaTemenTs
You can’t do anything about the lumpy
wetsuit or face-distorting scuba mask, but
these dive watches will not only time your
dive, but help you shine underwater, too.
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ost of us think of a chronograph function
as the defining characteristic of the sports
watch, but according to Swiss authorities,
a watch cannot officially be defined as a sports watch
unless it has at least 100-metre water-resistance. If
you’re a stickler for rules and you want to pass the
sports watch test, then any of these watches, all rated
at depths well below 100 metres, will qualify. Most
also perform one or more of the additional standard
functions of a diving watch, including a unidirectional rotating bezel, adjustable strap to fit over a
wetsuit, screwdown locking crown and caseback,
heavily luminated hands and markers or a helium
valve for diving daredevils. CB
1. Audemars Piguet Royal Oak
Offshore Diver, with unidirectional
inner bezel with locked-crown
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function, luminescent hands (on both
top and sides), shock and magnetic
resistance construction (in case of
approaching submarines), and an
adjustable pin buckle strap to fit over
wetsuits. Water-resistant to 300 metres.
Stainless steel case with in-house
movement. $15,100
2. Baume & Mercier Riviera XXL
diver’s watch, with a 43mm steel case,
and silver dial, and a unidirectional
rotating bezel. It also includes a
chronograph function, with hour and
minute totalizers and small seconds
subdial, as well as date and tachymeter.
The steel bracelet has a triple folding
clasp. Water-resistant to 200 metres.
$4,290
3. Ulysse Nardin’s Hammerhead Shark
diver’s watch is a salute to the brand’s
background in marine chronometers.
The titanium case is engraved with the
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form of the hammerhead shark. It
features a unidirectional rotating bezel,
luminous indexes, a small seconds and
date at 6 o’clock and a power-reserve
indicator at 12 o’clock. It is waterresistant to 200 metres. $8,900
4. The Bulova Precisionist, part of the
brand’s high-performance Champlain
Collection, features a screw-back case,
double screw-down crown and
continuously sweeping second hand
that’s accurate to 10 seconds a year. The
dial is carbon fibre and includes a date
function, and the hands are luminous.
Water-resistant to 300 metres. $650
5. The Longines HydroConquest diving
watch is a large, 47.5mm watch, with
stainless-steel case and black rubber
strap, with adjustable diving buckle.
Hands and markers are treated with
superluminova, case and crown are
screwed down and the rotating bezel is
unidirectional. With chronograph and
date functions. Water-resistant to 300
metres. $3,100
Black Watches
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FaSHION
arT of darkness
Black on black has never looked
better than on these
high-performance timepieces.
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he blacked-out chrono is the ultimate
fashion statement, a sign that, secure in
the knowledge that your powerful watch
is capable of split-seconds timing, you don’t care
that you can’t see where the subdials end and the
markers begin. The important thing is that it looks
great with everything. (The index, hands and markers
on these timers are treated with a glow-in-the-dark
luminescent coating, in case you really do, on
occasion, need to read the time.) CB
1. The Hublot King Power is high
complication with a flying tourbillon
movement and chronograph function.
The case is black ceramic and rubber
with H-shaped, PVD-coated titanium
screws. The bracelet is ceramic and
PVD steel. $160,000
2. The TX 600 Pilot Flyback is a
six-hand movement, including
retrograde flyback chronograph
function, a second time zone, date
window and tachymeter scale. The case
is steel with a screw-down crown, for
water-resistance to 100 metres. $695
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3. The case of the Franc Vila Fva8 Dark
Side is black PVD, with black motherof-pearl and guilloché dial, with black
hands. It contains an automatic
chronograph movement with date
function. $23,000
4. The Bell & Ross Instrument BR03
Phantom is a two-dial chronograph
with minute totalizer and small seconds.
The case is steel with a vacuum carbon
finish. It is water-resistant to 100
metres and contains an automatic
movement. The strap is rubber and
synthetic canvas. $4,400
FOR HER
Women’s Watches
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The righT
waTch for The
righT woman
Does the woman on your arm have
something decent on her wrist? Six new
watches she’ll love.
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adies’ watches started out as petite versions of
men’s watches, until some wag in the watch
industry observed that if there is one thing we
know about women, it is that they are not petite versions of men. Then all hell broke loose. A barrage of
flowered dials, hot pink straps and confusing bracelet
attachments ensued, making it embarrassing to buy
a watch for your wife or sister, or especially your
mother, not to mention having to be seen with her
wearing it. Fortunately things have come full circle
and it is now possible for a woman to wear a great
watch that is as dignified, powerful and sensible as a
man’s—only slightly more petite. CB
1. The Rolex two-tone red gold and
steel Ladies Datejust contains an
automatic proprietary movement, with
the brand’s classic logo crown, cyclops
date window and distinctive bracelet.
The bezel is set with 24 diamonds and
the Roman numeral at six o’clock is set
with 11 diamonds. $8,970
2. The Ebel Classic is a two-tone 18k
pink gold and steel watch, with
diamond accents (42 on the bezel and
11 diamond markers) and a mother-ofpearl dial. It contains a mechanical
automatic movement with date
function. $6,950
3. The TAG Heuer Formula 1 for ladies
is the perfect example of a dress/sport
watch. In ceramic and stainless steel,
with a mother-of-pearl dial and a bezel
set with a row of diamonds. The
movement is quartz. $1,700
4. The 29 mm Chanel J12 for ladies has
become a modern classic. The case and
bracelet are black ceramic over steel.
Black lacquered dial is set with eight
diamond indexes. The movement is
quartz. $5,600
5. The Longines Prima Luna is 18k
rose gold and steel, with classic Roman
numerals and blued-steel hands, 44
diamonds on the bezel and flinqué
(guilloched) dial. The movement is a
mechanical automatic. $5,650
6. Thomas Sabo designs watches
with fashion in mind, including the
Sport Chronograph, an oversized (44
mm) ladies’ watch. The case is highgloss black ceramic and steel, with a
steel bezel. A two-layer dial with cross
pattern adds dimension. The watch is a
quartz chronograph, with small seconds,
minute and hour totalizers. $1,340
Diamonds not your girl’s best friend? Several options and price points are available
for most of these, including all-steel, all gold, fully set or without diamonds.
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EBEL BRASILIA
COvER STORY
HIGH TIMERS
Ultimate pieces for the serious collector
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very collector has a Grail watch, the one special piece for which he would happily consider trading all
other treasures in his collection. Although criteria vary widely at this level of collecting, qualifying
elements include proprietary movements, multiple complications, aesthetic bravado (kick-ass design)
and employment of one or more of watchmaking’s métiers d’art—micro-engraving, enameling, gemsetting and
other forms of careful extravagance. Here is a taste of watchmaking’s most elite. By Carol Besler
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MB&F hM4 Thunderbolt
The case of the fourth Horological Machine
from the master watchmaker “Friends” of
independent watchmaking impresario Max
Büsser (MB&F stands for Max Büsser &
Friends) is composed of 65 components
arranged in an egregiously imaginative
jet-engine twin-pod configuration. Five crystals
offer multiple views of the 311-component
movement, including two mainspring barrels
and two separate gear trains.
$158,000
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COvER STORY
High Timers
Urwerk UR-CC1 Black Cobra
In this idiosyncratic masterpiece, retrograde minutes
and hours are tracked on a pair of cylinders, while a
seconds index stretches out in a linear display by
means of a rotating disk. The Black Cobra is the
latest example of Urwerk’s always-eccentric interpretation of timekeeping. The luminescent-treated
yellow numerals and indicators stand out against
a black anthracite background. The case is
brushed white gold, with a titanium baseplate.
$288,000
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Ulysse Nardin Freak Diavolo
The Ulysse Nardin Freak Diavolo flying tourbillon has
no hands and no crown, but lots of teeth. The openworked movement’s technical claim to fame is the
hairspring and escapement wheels made of silicium,
a temperature- and pressure-resistant silicon that
eliminates the need for lubrication and improves
accuracy. The pivoting escapement does a complete
rotation on its axis every 60 seconds, hence the
attached arrow, harnessed to indicate seconds. The
case is uniquely crown-free, so to wind it, turn the
lower bezel; to adjust the time, turn the upper bezel.
The case is 18k white gold. $140,000
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High Timers
Cartier Rotonde Tourbillon Squelette
This is a flying tourbillon, which means the rotating escapement is
cantilevered from a base instead of sandwiched between two bridges.
The result is the impression that the tourbillon cage is suspended in
air, an effect heightened by the skeletonized movement and main plate,
carved in the shape of Roman numerals. Even the barrel at 12 o’clock
is skeletonized, exposing the mainspring. The case is 18k white gold.
$139,000
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Christophe Claret Dual Tow Night Eagle
The movement of this patented monopoussoir planetary-gear chronograph and
tourbillon is open-worked, revealing bridges and a mainplate made of blacktinted synthetic sapphire and unique, mechanical-digital minute and hour belts.
The components, including the levers driving the chronograph mechanism, are
unique to Claret’s workshop, as are the tools used to machine them.
$540,000
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