0
Chopard has for many years been paying tribute to the world of historical cars. The latest release, the Classic Racing Superfast Chrono Split Second, demonstrates extreme attention to detail. Everything about this timepiece is reminiscent of motor sports. Chronometer-certified by the COSC, its split-second chronograph movement enabling measurement of intermediate or "split" times makes it an indispensable dashboard instrument for all aficionados of fine mechanisms. Everything about the new Chopard Classic Racing Superfast Chrono Split Second evokes the distinctive world of period car races, Rolex watches starting with the famous Dunlop Racing strap featuring a design reflecting the tread of the eponymous 1960s racing tyres. It is made of natural rubber and fitted with a folding clasp. The dial evokes the counters on vintage racing cars, while the minute markers on the flange are reminiscent of the numerals adorning the rev counters and speedometers. Every last detail of this model - including the tiny racing steering-wheel in DLC blackened steel appearing on the rubber-moulded screw-locked crown, the grooves engraved on the sides of the lugs,cartier love ring yellow gold price, as well as the cooling vents and the Allen screws on the bezel inspired by those used on wheel rims - represents yet another reference to venerable competition cars.
The functions of the Classic Racing Superfast Chrono Split Second are equally impressive. Housed in a 45 mm-diameter DLC blackened steel case, the self-winding movement chronometer-certified by the COSC powers the hour and minute hands, small seconds at 9 o'clock, as well as a pointer-type date display in a subdial at 3 o'clock - an increasingly rare but attractive function. But the real star of this watch is the split-second chronograph, A Lange & Sohne Lange 1 Mens Watch 101.032 an entertaining complication that is in fact one of the most technically demanding of them all. It enables measurement of either a split time or of two events that begin at the same time but with different durations. When the mechanism is activated using the pusher at 2 o'clock, the perfectly superimposed red sweep-second hand and the white split-second hand begin running simultaneously. In the first case, the split-second hand may be stopped by means of a pusher at 8 o'clock moulded in red rubber - another new feature. In the second, once the split-second is immobilised, another press on the pusher at 2 o'clock stops the sweep-second hand. Two measurements are thus visible - with the minutes and hours read off on counters at 12 and 6 o'clock - before the mechanism is reset by means of the 5 o'clock pusher. Like a masterpiece signed by the hand of the artist, the case-back is engraved with the inscription "Superfast Split Second".
The Chopard Classic Racing Superfast Chrono Split Second is issued in a limited edition of 1000. Tag Heuer Link Quartz Ladies Watch WJF131G.BA0572 This year, Blancpain is presenting its first Annual Calendar combined with the GMT function - an original association of these two complications enriching the Villeret collection and providing further proof of the innovative spirit cultivated by the Manufacture from Le Brassus. The Villeret Annual Calendar GMT is equipped with the new Calibre 6054F developed by Blancpain's R&D teams. This self-winding movement requires just one date adjustment per year,cartier love ring gold white gold, at the transition from February to March. For all other months, the watch itself moves on from the 30th or the 31st to the first day of the following month. It also has a small 24-hour hand in a subdial at 8 o'clock, which serves as a reference time. The GMT function is provided by the central hour hand of the watch, which is linked to the date.
The generously sized date apertures are arranged in such a way as to ensure optimal readability. The hands and hour-markers on the stamped opaline white dial match the material of the case, which is equipped with Blancpain's under-lug correctors system. The corrector at 1 o'clock serves to modify the day, and the one at 5 o'clock to adjust the month. Fast GMT, date and time-setting adjustments can be made using the crown. The sapphire crystal case-back of the 40 mm-diameter case reveals the ingenious mechanism of the movement and its guilloche-work oscillating weight. Tag Heuer Link Quartz Chronograph Ladies Watch CJF1314.BA0580 The alzavel-lined alligator leather strap is fitted with a triple-blade folding clasp ensuring optimal user friendliness. The Blancpain Villeret Annual Calendar GMT is available in white or red gold versions.
Published at Sooper Articles
No comments:
Post a Comment