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Archive for March 18th, 2009

IWC Aquatimer Watch Collection

18 Mar

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Some of the most outstanding news of SIHH 2009 to come from IWC Schaffhausen are the introduction of a collection of watch entirely revised of Aquatimer. Five distinctive, model the technically impressive ones of share 2009 of collection of IWC Aquatimer in certain common elements; among these elements are the cases of 44mm with a fast system of change of belt of no-tool, and continuous revolving mountings external which diverge from crown-adjusted internal mountings of the current chain of Aquatimer.

The watch deeply two of IWC Aquatimer is the technical flagship of the new collection. Presented out of stainless steel on a belt of piqu of bracelet or out of rubber, the watch deeply two of Aquatimer continues the legacy of the legendary GST deeply one–a stopped watch of IWC which presented a mechanical measurement of depth of world-first. An exceptional instrument for plungers, the IWC Aquatimer deeply two account on a train of wheel which water pressure of converts in a precise movement on the basic indicator. It is resistant of water to 120 meters.

Watches automatic of Aquatimer the 2000 are the king of depth of the collection. The stainless steel case with the back and the crown screw-down of rolling up is resistant of water to 2.000 meters, an ideal of level for the professional conditions most demanding. The markers and the hands squares BOLD of hour with the yellow and white material of Superluminova ensure excellent legibility in low light conditions. This reference on notching central occasion, and a posting of date of rapid-adjustment.

The IWC the ‘introduction of S of a watch of stop watch of Aquatimer in red gold of 18 carats is still a first for the mark. This exclusive model, equipped with a rubber belt, uses the gauge of IWC 89360 of manufacture, which debuted the first time in the stop watch of Da Vinci of 2008. Ordered by a column-wheel, this innovating movement with a mechanism of rolling up of double-pawl and stop watch of rapid return centralize the minutes and the hours of stop watch on a simple legibility and a functionality subdial and optimizing. This luxurious stop watch of piqu is resistant of water to 120 meters.

The work of the IWC with organizations devoted to the protection of the ground of the ‘ecosystems of S is well-known. Association between the IWC and the base of Charles Darwin is accentuated by the new islands of Galapagos of edition of stop watch of Aquatimer. The islands of Galapagos of edition observe devices the basic features of the new stop watch of IWC Aquatimer, but show a coating and out of rubber guards particularly engraved behind which depicts the giant tortoise of Galapagos. Resisting of water 120 meters, this model of IWC Aquatimer of special edition uses a movement with automatic reassembly of stop watch which has postings for the day and the date.

 
 

IWC Portuguese Minute Repeater Watch

18 Mar

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In 2009, the Swiss IWC of clock and watch maker presents a new variation of one of its high watches most classically beautiful of complication–the small Portuguese repeater.Between other changes subtle, revised Portuguese repeater of IWC the small one presents seconds of a subdial subsidiary company which was shifted of the 9 positions of O ‘of clock with 6 O ‘clock, and a case of gold or platinum of 18 carats which measures 44mm–a diameter two millimetres larger than the preceding model.

Unchanged, is the majestic elegance of the design, and the sublime control of its mechanical movement.Obvious by the caseback of sapphire exposure is gauge 98950, a movement of IWC of hand-wound which underwent the subtle evolution since its appearance in the 1920 ’s. consisted of 205 various components, including the bridges and the dishes young person-engraved out of money of nickel, gauge 98950 incorporates devices of signature of the historical IWC that Jones pocket-observe gauges; the chief among these elements are a prolonged index of adjustment, and a balance of screw of large diameter with a hairspringn of overcoil of Breguet and special cams of adjustment.The mechanism of active strongly complex meticulous repetition on request when the lever on the case is actuated; it sounds the hours on a low note, the hours quads on alternating the high-low notes, and the various minutes with various high notes.Way of all the good meticulous movements of repeater, it comprises a mechanism all or nothing which excludes to run up unless the slide is operated correctly.Gauge 98950 of IWC has a traditional frequency of balance of 18.000 vibrations per hour.The reservation of power is 46 hours.

The new Portuguese watch of repeater of small IWC will be produced in an edition of 500 pieces each in gold and platinum reds of the carat 5N 18.Two versions of the elegant silver plated dials of this complicated traditional posting of IWC with Arab numbers applied, polished hands leaf-shaped, and a way of minute of railroad.Leather belts out of hand-sewn of alligator are equipped with the collapsible loops IWC-signed in the gold or the platinum of 18 carats.