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Titoni Master Chronometer

Titoni Master Chronometer 90th Anniversary
Titoni Master Chronometer 90th Anniversary

Titoni is a brand you don’t hear about much. It used to be big in the 60’s and 70’s in the South East Asian Markets. It good to see that the brand has endured through the years. The 90th Anniversary Model ‘Master Chronometer’ has a stainless steel case that measures 40mm. It has a sapphire crystal and is water resistant to 30 meters. The Titoni Master Chronometer has a automatic Swiss ETA caliber 2824-2 movement and is COSC certified as a chronometer.

Richard Mille Aerodyne Dual Timezone

Richard Mille Aerodyne Dual Timezone
Richard Mille Aerodyne Dual Timezone

Richard Mille Aerodyne Dual Timezone comes in an 18kt rose or white gold, or in titanium case and measures 48mm x 40mm x 14mm. Both crystals are sapphire and it comes on an alligator strap with matching buckle. The movement is the manual-wind Tourbillon caliber RM022 with dual time zone, power reserve and torque indicator.

Lange Zeitwerk

Lange Zeitwerk by A. Lange & Sohne
Lange Zeitwerk by A. Lange & Sohne

The case of the Zeitwerk comes in 18kt white, rose and yellow gold or in platinum and measures 42mm. The dial is solid sterling silver and the crystal is sapphire. It has a manual-wind in-house Lange caliber L043.1 movement with 66 jewels, beating at 18,000 bph and with a power reserve of 36 hours. The watch features jumping hours and minutes, with sub-seconds at 6 o’clock and power reserve indication at 12 o’clock.

At the MunichTime fair the Lange Zeitwerk finished first in the category “Complicated Mechanics,” which took place from October 30 – November 1, 2009. It also finished second in the category “Intricate Mechanics.” No word on price yet.

Corum Admiral’s Cup Minute Repeater Tourbillon 45

Corum Admiral's Cup Minute Repeater Tourbillon 45
Corum Admiral's Cup Minute Repeater Tourbillon 45

For fifty years the Admiral’s Cup collection has paid tribute to marine and sea enthusiasts. To celebrate the 50th anniversary, Corum has chosen to combine two complications together: the tourbillon and the minute repeater.

Corum is also celebrating by including a new caliber: the CO-010. It has 29 jewels, beating at 21,600 bph and has a power reserve of 72 hours. Silicium is used for the tourbillon escapement and pallets and it features a special Corum high-end finish and Cotes de Geneva finish on the button bridges. The 18kt rose gold case measures 45mm with 22mm lugs. The crystal is sapphire with AR-coating. It is water resistant up to 30 meters.

This jubilee model has a bezel containing a hidden winding function. For a sporting model, to have the minute repeater’s push-piece extend out was notably risky for it might get caught and potentially damage the mechanism. For this, a specific bezel was constructed the winds the minute repeater function by rotating the bezel 27 degrees clockwise.

Limited Edition of 10 Pieces per year

Baume & Mercier Classima Executives XL Chronograph

Baume & Mercier Classima Executives XL Chronograph
Baume & Mercier Classima Executives XL Chronograph

The Classima Executives XL Chronograph has a stainless steel case measuring 42mm. The dial is finished in Grain d’ Orge. It features double sapphire crystals with a Baume & Mercier signed automatic rotor seen in the back. It is water resistant to 30 meters.

The movement is the Swiss automatic ETA caliber Valjoux 7751 with chronograph and moonphase complications. It features blued screws and Cotes de Geneva finishing. No word on pricing yet.

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