Watchmaking

Jaeger-LeCoultre with Cosmotourbillon is making the constellations chime

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The magnificence of the constellations is reproduced on the wrist with two new artistic interpretations of the extraordinary Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Calibre 945. The secrets of constellations Once referred to as “daisy chains of the gods”, the stars have always fascinated mankind. And because it is innately human to recognise patterns, early civilisations identified and named groups … Read more

With the new Tonda PF watches, you own something rare

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Subtle nuances and technical intricacies take the Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda PF Micro-Rotor watch to the height of watchmaking excellence. At the crossroads of heritage, craftsmanship, art and innovation.

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A collection made for connoisseurs who value a sartorial approach to watchmaking.

Luxury is apparent in the details, in every carefully designed element that has benefitted from a wealth of watchmaking knowledge.

The Tonda PF is an entirely new collection of timepieces within the Tonda family, featuring Parmigiani Fleurier’s most distinctive complications from the outset. This includes the Tonda PF Micro-Rotor, a slim, pared-down, high-end two-hander with platinum micro-rotor. The Tonda PF Chronograph features an almost flush dial and an integrated high frequency chronograph movement.

The Tonda PF Annual Calendar with retrograde date demonstrates how discretely and astutely advanced indications can be integrated into a pared-down design. All three models are available in steel with platinum knurled bezel or entirely crafted in 18ct rose gold.

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“What I love most about Parmigiani is the understated refinement, the constant attention to detail and the almost maniacal level of finishing. What’s astonishing is that the brand is celebrating its 25th anniversary and it will undoubtedly evolve quickly under the leadership of Guido Terreni and the team. With the new Tonda PF Chronograph, you own something rare; a timepiece for purists and not a social status object. And that’s paramount for me.” – Watch collector and luxury consultant Alexander Friedman

Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda PF Micro-Rotor Components
In an unusual and exclusive combination, it features hours, minutes and date. The date disc is the exact same color as the minute track’s, creating a consistent colorway. Combined with its slimness and sleekness, this makes the Tonda PF Micro-Rotor a refined everyday timepiece that can literally be worn on any occasion.

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Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda PF Micro-Rotor Movement PF703
The Tonda PF Micro-Rotor measures 40 mm in diameter and owes its pure aesthetic to the uncluttered warm grey, matte guilloché dial. It inaugurates a new version of Parmigiani Fleurier’s fundamental movement, the PF703. This ultra-slim, 3 mm thick engine is selfwinding thanks to a full platinum micro-rotor. This diminutive oscillating weight is integrated inside the movement’s structure rather than lying on top of it. The gain in height is considerable. This in turn allows the Tonda PF Micro-Rotor to measure a mere 7.8 mm on the wrist, ensuring comfort and elegance.

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@Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda PF Micro-Rotor watch
@Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda PF Micro-Rotor watch

Meet the world’s first watch with four faces and the most complicated Reverso ever made

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Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Reverso Hybris Mechanica Calibre 185 is the first watch with four functioning display faces. The most complicated Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso watch is also one of the easiest to wear, says the manufacturer.

Jaeger-LeCoultre’s skilled artisans reproduce the beauty of Earth in only 4mm.

The Hybris Mechanica collection represents the summit of Jaeger-LeCoultre art: the complexity of watchmaking at its absolute best. It motivates the craftsmen to maintain what lies at the heart of the Maison: the creative spirit of Antoine LeCoultre. To create these limited-edition pieces, they have been given carte blanche. Each one requires years of research and development to use high-caliber watchmaking complications in radical new ways.

A grand oeuvre six years in the making — the Reverso Hybris Mechanica Calibre 185, is combining key areas of watchmaking expertise at Jaeger-LeCoultre with innovative new astronomical indications. As complex as it is meticulous, the Reverso Hybris Mechanica Calibre 185 is the ultimate expression of the luxury brand’s Manufacture’s key areas of watchmaking expertise: precision mechanisms, chiming watches and celestial complications, combined with extraordinary finishing from our Métiers Rares workshops, offering an exceptional timepiece.

Having a multitude of complications in a watch is pointless unless they can be legibly and comprehensibly displayed, and the watch can be reasonably worn.

If executed through conventional mechanical means, the 11 complications of the Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Hybris Mechanica Calibre 185 Quadriptyque would result in a timepiece far more suited for a desk than a wrist. Thanks to nearly two centuries of expertise and a thoroughly modern approach to innovation, Jaeger-LeCoultre tells the story of cosmic and terrestrial time within the confines of a 51mm by 31mm by 15mm case, a story told in four chapters of horological virtuosity.

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The world’s first wristwatch to provide a deep reading of the cosmos

By incorporating three displays of lunar information on the interior face of the iconic Reverso cradle (the synodic cycle, the draconic cycle and the anomalistic cycle), the Hybris Mechanica Quadriptyque watch can predict the next global incidence of astronomical events such as supermoons and eclipses.

The Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Hybris Mechanica Calibre 185 comes in an exceptional presentation box with a built-in mechanism that allows the wearer to quickly and intuitively set all the calendar and astronomical displays of the watch after a period of being unworn.

A two-position crown on the side of the box is used to first set the number of days that have elapsed since the watch was last worn. With the Quadriptyque set within the correction support frame, the box corrector crown can then be extended to its second position and wound to rapidly bring the watch to the current date for all calendar and astronomical indications. There is no risk of overcorrecting the watch or damaging the movement, since the entire process is controlled by the box corrector mechanism.

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@Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Reverso Hybris Mechanica Calibre 185 watch

Kering’s Girard-Perregaux and Ulysse Nardin have new owners

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Kering announces the sale of Girard-Perregaux and Ulysse Nardin to their management. Kering is selling its entire stake (100%) in Sowind Group SA, which owns the Swiss watch manufacturers Girard-Perregaux and Ulysse Nardin, to its current management. A global Luxury group, Kering manages the development of a series of renowned luxury Houses in Fashion, Leather … Read more

Astronomy and mythology meet and mingle in the Vacheron Constantin Les Cabinotiers Grand Complication Bacchus

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  Through this timepiece, Vacheron Constantin perpetuates the grand watchmaking tradition of pocket watches that are both mechanically complex and richly decorated. Inspired by Mythology, sublimated by Astronomy: Les Cabinotiers Grande Complication Bacchus one-of-a-kind timepiece. Remarkable mastery of the art of craftsmanship, along with watchmaking expertise: 16 complications on a double-sided wristwatch, beating to the … Read more

Why Armin Strom’s Resonance watches are more resistant to shocks or vibrations

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  Armin Strom’s ingenious technology is dramatically showcased in the Zeitgeist by exposing the entire mechanism. Zeitgeist shines the spotlight on Armin Strom’s patented Resonance Clutch Spring and its ability to create the most consistent timekeeping. Precision and consistency are, of course, the ultimate goals of mechanical watchmaking and resonance plays a crucial role in … Read more