Watches for foodie parents: this is how the most evolved and precise time machines are

For its new Classique Tourbillon Extra-Plat Squelette 5395, Breguet has opted for an extra-thin skeleton design three millimeters thick for its tourbillon movement.

Oliver Thansan
Oliver Thansan
11 March 2023 Saturday 22:52
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Watches for foodie parents: this is how the most evolved and precise time machines are

For its new Classique Tourbillon Extra-Plat Squelette 5395, Breguet has opted for an extra-thin skeleton design three millimeters thick for its tourbillon movement. Quite a technical and artistic feat that emphasizes craftsmanship and the search for precision and excellence.

The result is a new Breguet Classique Tourbillon Extra-Plat Squelette 5395 that amazes with its extreme delicacy and inside which beats the caliber 581 that has already propelled Breguet to daring technical feats in previous creations. The tourbillon design in particular had to be completely rethought, leading to the creation of a unique architecture. Now, the Breguet house goes even further, eliminating almost 50 percent of the material from this movement, without compromising the construction and skeletonizing the piece as much as possible.

Housed in an 18-carat gold caliber that literally pushes the limits of the possible, this skeleton design highlights the true craftsmanship of Breguet watchmakers. Engraving, engine turning and angle all add to the staging to create a truly exceptional piece.

With a 47-millimeter case that shines with more than 372 tsavorite baguettes. So is the Jacob

Inside this unique watch (valued at more than 700,000 euros) beats the JCAA43 caliber, an automatic mechanism. The watch, with a power reserve of approximately 42 hours and water resistant to 30 metres, has a transparent caseback from which an oscillating weight can be seen which, like the movement, is set with 338 cut white diamonds. bright.

Founded ten years ago, Akrivia is a manufacture with unprecedented strength. The firm, which has already positioned itself as a collector's item and desired among true connoisseurs, began with the association of two professionals with the same vision of watchmaking.

Just as Antoni Patek and Jean-Adrien Philippe and Jules Louis Audemars and Edward Auguste Piguet were associated in their day, in Akrivia the duo is made up of Rexhep Rexhepi and Etienne Deschamps who present an impeccable tourbillon.

Launched late last year in celebration of the 60th anniversary of the James Bond films, the most exclusive 42mm Seamaster Diver 300M is constructed of Canopus gold, features a natural gray silicon dial (referring to the sand of the Caribbean hideaway of 007) and around its dial shines the unidirectional rotating bezel set with green and yellow treated diamonds, with two diamonds located at 12 o'clock.

The iconic film's opening sequence, with Bond's silhouette framed by a rotating cannon, is depicted on the caseback, under a sapphire decorated with microstructured metallization, and the moiré effect animation is linked to the rotation of the lollipop second hand. . Equipped with the OMEGA Co-Axial Master Chronometer caliber 8807, it is the luxury version of the 8806, which is housed in the classic Seamaster Diver 300M models.

The Dual Flying Tourbillon with differential, a technical milestone and the most emblematic piece of Cvstos arrives with an unprecedented collaboration. The one that the person in charge of the manufacture, Antonio Terranova, has signed with Label Noir. The firm, born in 2005 with the aim of creating hyper-complicated watches for everyday use, produced its first impact-resistant flying tourbillon in 2006, which was combined with a waterproof (100-meter) minute repeater, which was could listen on the wrist, and then, already in 2010, with a split-second chronograph.

The Dual Flying Tourbillon with Differential is the next step in his obsession with precision and regulating tourbillon fluctuations that has been solved with a design developed in collaboration with motor manufacturer Télôs (in La Chaux-de-Fonds), consisting of in connecting two calibers, each with its own flying tourbillon, and then averaging the two.

Seeking inspiration in the most unexpected places is in the DNA of Roger Dubuis. This includes coming together with those who share your values ​​to break the rules, obsessing daily with designing the future, and celebrating contemporary culture in all its forms and dimensions.

Resuming a journey of creating hyper-expressive, contemporary masterpieces, Roger Dubuis wows once again with his Excalibur Hypebeast Monobalancier.

The main values ​​of Greubel Forsey are precision and reliability, with unique designs for their excellence, assembled and finished by hand; original by nature, based on the principles of exclusivity, creativity and innovation; technical and aesthetic, forming a coherent whole; and made from savoir-faire.

The main novelty of the firm is the Balancier S2 created with the aim of optimizing the Balancier S and making it even more elegant and modern. The new Balancier Convexe S2 is characterized by strong contrasts and a striking appearance in a matte finish that allows the bridge and indices to stand out clearly. Only 152 pieces of this new model will be produced, which will be distributed in 38 pieces until 2025.

And, even more evolved, it presents the new Double Balancier Convexe (for Rabat), an architectural marvel with a hand-crafted finish and contemporary design. This model, after fifteen years of work and improvements, seeks to define a new identity with great firmness. A total of 66 pieces will be produced, 22 watches per year until 2024.

Classic Fusion Gold Crystal is one of Hublot's most special watches since its dial shows the rarest form of gold that exists on Earth: gold crystal.

Unique, delicate and resplendent, the dial is a true delicate work of art set in the black ceramic case of the Classic Fusion Gold Crystal, available with a diameter of 38 or 45 millimeters. The watch is powered by the HUB1112 caliber, a self-winding mechanical movement offering a 42-hour power reserve and encased in a black alligator-skin stitched-over-rubber strap.

Singer Reimagined is a watch brand, but its parent company is Singer Vehicle Design, with which Rob Dickinson (the British singer of alternative rock band Catherine Wheel and a fan of custom vintage Porsches and watchmaking) indulged his interest. for fine watchmaking.

Its flagship watch is the Flytrack Prime Edition, made up of three models: The Pulsometer, The Tachymeter and The Telemeter. All three models are inspired by three iconic chronograph scales, reinvented by Singer to provide one of the most instantaneous ways to measure short times, allowing you to measure repetitive and sequential events.