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<![CDATA[ As for the elegant, masculine Calibre event.... it finished past midnight with a toast to Cartier's new watchmaking direction. This is a brief report about my first day at the Cartier manufacture, live from a chilly La Chaux-de-Fonds. Located in La Chaux-de-Fonds, the Cartier manufacture is expansive and extremely capable. Literally an entire watch, save for sapphire crystals, can be made here. Typically components used are a mixture of outsourced and in-house production. For instance two thirds of hands come from Universo and Aiguilla while one third is made at <strong><a href="http://www.asmallheaven.net/replica-cartier-santos-disocunt-uk.html">replica cartier santos</a></strong>. Beginning with where nearly all Cartier's technical geniuses reside, a department known as the Think Tank (yes, there is a pun on Tank). Headed by Carole Forestier, this occupies a floor on one wing. The Think Tank creates concepts from proposals put forward by the marketing team like: "We can a skeleton that is different from the rest. " The concept from the Think Tank is then sent a committee for approval. Once a watch design is approved, several steps follow, one of which is the creation of plastic models printed by a three-dimensional printer.<br><br>A fully fledged prototyping department, which has CNC milling and stamping machines and everything else, exists to create prototypes of watches. Watch movements are also made in La Chaux-de-Fonds naturally in the movement component fabrication department. But beyond the production of parts for current movements, components for vintage Cartier watches are also produced for restoration work. Cartier can and will remake any part for a vintage Cartier timepiece – this is a remarkable commitment to customer service. At the time of my visit a balance wheel was being milled. Another enormous room at the manufacture contains 18 CNC machines dedicated to making bracelets and <strong><a href="http://www.asmallheaven.net/">discount Replica Watches UK</a></strong>. Besides the immense, dangerous looking machinery the smell of oil and slick floor is evidence that serious work is taking place.<br><br>These bracelet and clasp components are made by machine, but then finished by hand in several steps. The first step is shown below to remove the rough edges. Finer polishing is done later. The same applies for cases, machines first and then careful hand finishing. Cartier makes a third of its hands in-house. Stamping, polishing, bluing and application of Luminova are all done in a modest sized room. Below is a shot of the initial polishing of the raw hands after they are punched from a sheet of steel. Mineral crystals are also made in-house. Most interesting is a gentleman who shapes the cut crystal by hand over a flame; the process <strong><a href="http://www.asmallheaven.net/replica-breilting-aeromarine-disocunt-uk.html">replica breitling Aeromarine</a></strong> the crystal so that it’s soft enough to be moulded into the required shape. The tortue perpetual calendar uses a curved mineral crystal for example.<br><br>One of the many steps in quality control at the manufacture is the use of high-speed cameras to record the motion of chronograph hands. These take several hundred frames per second and record the flexing of the chronograph hand as it resets. Also done at La Chaux-de-Fonds is the manufacture of jewellery watches, including the incredible multi-million Euro sort, as well as enamelling. The photo below shows the high jewellery workshop on the right and the enamelling workshop, with three enamellers, at left. This particular vintage Santos is in platinum with a yellow gold snap back; all Santos of that vintage had gold backs, regardless of case material. It measures a mere 34. 4 x 24. 7 mm. Inside ticks a small, round LeCoultre cal. 126. The Santos 100 XL is a massive 51 x 41 mm while the medium sized Santos 100 is 44 x 36 mm. Both use the Cartier cal. 076, which is actually an ETA 2671, a reliable and steadfast movement.
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<![CDATA[ Of course Cartier recently offered an 8 days Tortue in the discontinued CPCP collection, but there is no similar model in its current collection. Given the long history of this model, Cartier should revive this in its high watchmaking collection. The Cartier Santos Triple 100 was first launched in 2008 in a limited edition of 20 pieces, cased in palladium. It featured three dials – in white, diamond pave and a hand-engraved tiger – made possible by a patented louvre system operated by the crown. Three-faced louvres made of solid white gold with a triangular profile are rotated to show each of the dials. The simplicity of the concept belies its complexity. A year later Cartier unveiled a second jewelled Santos Triple 100 with an eagle on one of the dial faces, also in a limited edition of 20 pieces. Like the tiger of the year <strong><a href="http://www.asmallheaven.net/replica-cartier-roadster-disocunt-uk.html">replica cartier roadster</a></strong>, the eagle is hand-engraved and requires about 50 hours of work.<br><br>That year Cartier also presented a Santos Triple 100 skeleton, informally known within Cartier as the “Double 100”, in a limited edition of 100 pieces. Unlike the Triple 100 that has three-faced louvres, the Double 100 uses slats with a rectangular profile, much like those of a window. Each face of the slats has one dial – white and black – hence the name Double 100. But the louvres can be also set such that the skeleton movement is visible, giving it three distinct looks. The calibre used is the in-house, twin barrel 9611 MC with Roman numerals incorporated into the bridges and base plate to striking effect. First seen in the Santos 100 Skeleton, the 9611 MC was designed from the ground up as a skeleton movement, rather than being a skeletonised version of existing calibre. Thus it is remarkably transparent and totally different in feel from traditional skeletons, which were the intentions of <strong><a href="http://www.asmallheaven.net/replica-breilting-navitimer-disocunt-uk.html">replica breitling navitimer</a></strong>, head of technical development at Cartier and creation of the movement.<br><br>Shutter or louvre mechanisms on watches are not new. Such wristwatches were first available in the 1920s, notably from Vacheron Constantin, and were designed to protect the crystal from damage during sports, much like the Cartier. And in the mid nineties VC created the Les Historiques Jalousie which was inspired by the originals of the twenties. <strong><a href="http://www.asmallheaven.net/replica-breilting-bentley-6-75-disocunt-uk.html">replica breitling bentley 6. 75</a></strong> currently offers the Reverso a Eclipse that features a roller shutter above an enamel dial. But the Cartier Santos Triple 100 is notable for several reasons.<br><br>Simple as the idea is, it took nearly three years to realise. The challenge was in creating a mechanism that would be easy to operate but remain firm when jolted. Carole Forestier and her team devised a solution of star-shaped wheels with tensioning springs to secure the louvres. Each star-shaped wheel is held in place by a tensioning spring; the springs are actually part of a single strip of steel that runs the length of the dial. It is fabricated from a Durnico, a steel alloy with “high spring property” according to the manufacturer. Each spring measures only 0. 6 mm wide – a human hair is about 0. 1 mm wide. Yet the levers provide just enough tension to keep the louvres in place while being flexible enough to allow rotation via the crown. The tensioning springs also give the Triple 100 the right feel – definite and reassuring, not mushy or stiff.
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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2015 15:05:32 +0900</pubDate>
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<![CDATA[ While many established brands recognise the importance of having a watch that tracks multiple time zones in their portfolio of models, fledgling brands, such as Breitling, have also noted the increasing popularity of travel-friendly pieces. “A dual time zone watch is a vital addition to a brand’s portfolio of executions, ” confirms <strong><a href="http://www.asmallheaven.net/replica-breilting-bentley-6-75-disocunt-uk.html">replica breitling bentley 6. 75</a></strong>, founder and owner of Axion. “It tends only to be the established brands who offer such pieces due to the complications of the movement but at Axion we think it is a benefit that will be attractive to people who would not be interested in the haute horology brands. Providing the feature in the low price mark opens up the feature to a wider audience. Consumers are far more knowledgeable now about brands, styles and functions so offering these executions within a range is very important for brand reinforcement. ”<br><br>Barker also points out that consumers have huge choice when it comes to GMT models. “I think being able to choose your choice of not only brand but range of watch, and then find a GMT version in that specific range, is a testament to the technical advances by manufacturers over the last few years and highlights the importance of travel <strong><a href="http://www.asmallheaven.net/replica-cartier-roadster-disocunt-uk.html">replica cartier roadster</a></strong> to the manufacturers, ” he says.<br><br>The consumer awareness of travel-friendly functionality in watches has encouraged a wide range of brands and watchmakers to invest their skills in creating travel-friendly watches, even those that have not naturally previously taken that direction.<br><br>Rado has recognised the popularity of watches that track more than one time zone and has chosen the useful function as its complication of choice. At this year’s BaselWorld it launched the Breitling. Breitling is the revised term for GMT and the watch has a second-hour hand to display a second time zone. “A second time zone on a <strong><a href="http://www.asmallheaven.net/replica-cartier-santos-disocunt-uk.html">replica cartier santos</a></strong> watch is a rare feature, ” says Breitling. “It is a complication that has only appeared on some multifunction watches and on one watch from the 1960s. The Breitling movement used in the newest models of the Rado HyperChrome marks a rare foray into complications for us. ”<br><br>For other brands, the popularity of world timers has encouraged them to extend their collections from featuring GMT models to welcoming world timers. “World timers added a new level to the genre of travel watches, enriching the watch tradition as a whole, ” says Breitling, which includes the Breitling in its dual-time zone line up. He adds: “Still today, world timers are fascinating instruments of time. Therefore, we are planning to launch this type of watch ourselves in the next years. Unlike our sporty watches with a second time zone, the world timer will come in one of our families of classical timepieces. ” Tracking more than one time zone has long been a sought after watch function and as global travel becomes increasingly prolific, the presence of Breitling watches, dual time zone watches and world timers on the market is likely to grow.
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2015 14:58:07 +0900</pubDate>
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<![CDATA[ Retailers are appreciating the developments in this genre and confirming the appeal to their customers. “The demand for timepieces with these functions can be split into two noticeable trends, ” explains Adrian Marroneau, director of buying and merchandising at Breitling. “Firstly, the world timer, such as those brought out by Breitling, is perfect for those who want more of a statement piece and these designs often feature a busy dial modelled on historical pilot instruments. Furthermore, brands like Breitling have produced watches with a sportier aesthetic such as their Breitling automatic, which combines this extra time functionality with a cool contemporary design. In contrast, but as equally popular, are the more classic models, such as the watch range from <strong><a href="http://www.asmallheaven.net/replica-breilting-navitimer-disocunt-uk.html">replica breitling navitimer</a></strong>, which demonstrates perfectly how these desirable complications have also been appropriated within a more traditional design. ”<br><br>With their popularity showing no sign of waning, travel-friendly watches continue to be launched onto the market, bringing with them innovative designs and user elements so that there is something to suit every consumer’s different style and needs.<br><br>For instance, Breitling has developed a world timer with the brand’s own retro adjustable date, operated with a mere click. The watchmaker has plans to continue innovating within the genre. “Our dream would be to create a <strong><a href="http://www.asmallheaven.net/">discount Replica Watches UK</a></strong> with a second time zone and alarm capability, ” says Studer.<br><br>Developments in the genre are also something that Breitling Watch Company, with its new Chronograph, has high expectations for. The company founder Breitling was the first watchmaker to standardise the time for American railroad companies in the late 19th century. “A major development would be the possibility of fine adjustment of the world time function according to the use of daylight saving time applied by each time zone, ” says Mathieu Schmidhauser, market executive at Breitling.<br><br>At Breitling has been designed to show a second local time of the wearer’s choice. The dial displays the current local time and this can be advanced or moved back in one-hour steps. While the white-tipped seconds hand relentlessly circuits the dial, the white triangle in the outer 24-hour ring shows a second time and ensures that the wearer’s home <strong><a href="http://www.asmallheaven.net/replica-breilting-aeromarine-disocunt-uk.html">replica breitling Aeromarine</a></strong> is always visible. To make it easier to differentiate between day and night, the upper half, from 6pm to 6am, is darker than the lower half. A recent launch from Breitling, the Diplomat can be set to a second time zone through its Swiss-made Breitling movement. “At Nixon we believe in functional products with timeless style, ” says Adi Kipping, European product coordinator. “Watches that are designed for travel and perform an activity are the heart of our travel segment. At Nixon, our team perform unconventional sports like skateboarding, snowboarding and surfing so the performance demands of our watches are custom made to our lifestyle needs. ”.
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