Watches Click: October 2015

Tuesday 27 October 2015

Epic Tourbillon

Movement: manual-winding tourbillon; 120-hour power reserve; 27 jewels; 21,600 vph.

Functions: hours, minutes; tourbillon; 12- and 24-hour time zones.

Case: black PVD and stainless steel; 0 47mm; ceramic bezel.

Dial: six-layer multi-tirered dial; signature Jacob & Co geometric subdials and hands.

Strap: rubber.

Suggested price: $200,000

Also available: 18K rose gold.

Da Vinci Chronograph Ceramic

Movement: automatic-winding 89360 caliber with chronograph; 68-hour power reserve; 40 jewels; 28,800 vph.

Functions: hours, minutes; small hacking seconds; date; stopwatch: hours, minutes and seconds; hour and minute counter combined in a single totalizer at 12; flyback.

Case: grade 5 titanium; 0 44x52.8mm, thickness: 15.1mm; screw-down crown; domed antireflective sapphire crystal coating on both sides; exhibition sapphire caseback; water resistant to 3atm.

Dial: black, tonneau shaped.

Strap: black calfskin.

Suggested price: $16,600

Portuguese Chronograph

Movement: automatic-winding 79350 caliber with chronograph; 44-hour power reserve; 31 jewels; 28,800 vph.

Functions: hours, minutes; small hacking seconds; stopwatch: minutes and seconds.

Case: 18K red gold; 0 40.9mm, thickness: 12.3mm; screw-down crown; domed antireflective sapphire crystal coating on both sides; water resistant to 3atm.

Dial: silver-plated.

Strap: dark brown alligator leather; 18K red-gold pin buckle.

Suggested price: $14,300

Also available: stainless steel with black and white dials; red gold with black dial; white gold with slate dial.

Monday 26 October 2015

Portuguese Yacht Club Chronograph

Movement: automatic-winding IWC 89360 caliber; 68-hour power reserve; 40 jewels; 28,800 vph.

Functions: hours, minutes; small hacking seconds; date; chronograph: hours, minutes, and seconds; hour and minute counters combined in a single totalizer at 12; flyback.

Case: stainless steel; 0 45.4mm, thickness: 14.5mm; screw-down crown; domed antireflective sapphire crystal coating on both sides; exhibition sapphire caseback; water resistant to 6atm.

Dial: silver-plated.

Strap: black rubber; stainless steel fold-over clasp.

Suggested price: $12,600-$23,100

Also available: red gold on black rubber strap; stainless steel with black dial on black rubber strap.

Portuguese Perpetual Calendar

Movement: IWC 51613 caliber with Pellaton automatic-winding system; 7-day power reserve, 62 jewels; 21,600 vph; Breguet spring; 18K yellow-gold medallion rotor.

Functions: hours, minutes; small hacking seconds; perpetual calendar: date, day, month, four-digit year display: perpetual moonphase.

Case: 18K red gold; 0 44.2mm, thickness: 15.5mm; polished and brushed finish; antireflective sapphire crystal coating on both sides; exhibition sapphire caseback; water resistant to 3atm.

Dial: silver-plated; sub-dial decorated with circular beads; applied gilded Arabic numerals.

Strap: dark-brown alligator leather; 18K red-gold fold-over clasp.

Suggested price: $30,500-$35,000

Also available: 18K white-gold case with slate-colored dial on dark brown crocodile strap.

Portuguese Perpetual Calendar

Movement: IWC 51614 caliber with Pellaton automatic-winding system; 7-day power reserve, 62 jewels; 21,600 vph; Breguet spring; 18K yellow-gold medallion rotor.

Functions: hours, minutes; small hacking seconds; perpetual calendar: date, day, month, four-digit year display: perpetual moonphase.

Case: 18K white gold; 0 44.2mm, thickness: 15.5mm; polished and brushed finish; antireflective sapphire crystal coating on both sides; exhibition sapphire caseback; water resistant to 3atm.

Dial: midnight blue; sub-dial decorated with circular beads; applied gilded Arabic numerals.

Strap: black alligator leather; 18K white-gold fold-over clasp.

Suggested price: $32,500-$39,300

Also available: red gold with black dial on brown crocodile strap.

Sunday 25 October 2015

Movement: manual-winding 98950 caliber; 0 44mm; 46-hour power reserve; 52 jewels; 18,800 vph; Glucydur beryllium alloy balance with high –precision adjustment cam on balance arms; three-quarter bridge; Breguet spring.

Functions: hours, minutes; small hacking seconds; minute repeater: hours, quarter-hours and minutes.

Case: 18K red gold; 0 44mm, thickness: 14mm; antireflective sapphire crystal coating on both sides; exhibition sapphire caseback.

Dial: silver-plated.

Strap: brown alligator leather; 18K red-gold folding clasp.

Suggested price: $86,900

Note: limited edition of 500 pieces each in platinum and 18K red gold.

Also available: platinum case on black crocodile strap.

Portuguese Tourbillon Hand-Wound

Movement: manual-winding 98900 caliber; pocket watch; 54-hour power reserve; 21 jewels; 28,800 vph; three-quarter bridge.

Functions: hours, minutes; small seconds at 6; flying minute tourbillon at 9.

Case: 18K red gold; 0 43.1mm, thickness: 11mm; domed antireflective sapphire crystal coating on both sides; exhibitions sapphire caseback; water resistant to 3atm.

Dial: black.

Strap: black alligator leather; 18K red-gold folding clasp.

Suggested price: $53,500

Note: limited edition of 500 pieces in 18K red gold.

Portuguese Tourbillon Mystere Retrograde

Movement: 51900 caliber with Pellaton automatic-winding system; 7-day power reserve; 81 parts; 44 jewels 19,800 vph; Breguet spring; 18K yellow-gold medallion rotor.

Functions: hours, minutes; retrograde date; flying one-minute tourbillon.

Case: 18K red gold; 0 44.2mm, thickness: 15.5mm; domed sapphire crystal with antireflective coating on both sides; exhibition sapphire crystal caseback; water resistant to 3atm.

Dial: silver-plated.

Strap: dark brown alligator leather; 18K red-gold folding clasp.

Suggested price:$102,000

Note: limited edition of 250 in platinum and 500 in 18K red gold.

Also available: platinum case with black crocodile strap.

Friday 23 October 2015

IWC Portuguese Grande Complication

Movement: automatic-winding 79091 caliber with chronograph; 44-hour power reserve; 657 components; 75 jewels; 28,800 vph; Breguet spring.

Functions: perpetual calendar: day, date, month, complete year in four digits; perpetual moonphase; minute repeater: hours, quarter-hours, minutes, small hacking seconds; stopwatch: hours, minute, seconds.

Case: 18K red gold; 0 45mm, thickness: 16.5mm; antireflective sapphire crystal coating on both sides; special back engraving; water resistant to 3atm.

Dial: silver-plated.

Strap: dark brown alligator leather; 18K red-gold folding clasp.

Note: limited edition of 50 pieces per year.

Suggested price: $217,000

IWC Portuguese Hand-Wound Vintage Collection

Movement: manual-winding 98295 caliber; 46-hour power reserve; 18 jewels; 18,000 vph; Breguet spring.

Functions: hours, minutes, small seconds at 6.

Case: stainless steel; 0 44mm, thickness: 10mm; crossed out antireflective sapphire crystal; sapphire crystal caseback; water resistant to 3atm.

Dial: rhodium-plated black; silvered indexes; railway-style minute chapter ring; applied gilded Arabic numerals.

Strap: black leather.

Suggested price: $9,900-$41,500

Also available: platinum (limited to 500 pieces); rose gold; white gold.

Pilot's Watch Mark XVI

Movement: automatic-winding IWC 30110 caliber; 42-hour power reserve; 21 jewels; 28,800 vph.

Functions: hours, minutes, seconds; date at 3.

Case: stainless steel; three-piece; 0 39mm, thickness: 11.5mm; soft iron for protection against magnetic fields; domed antireflective sapphire crystal resistant against pressure drop.

Dial: black: Arabic numerals; propeller-like hands.

Strap: black crocodile leather, hand-stitched; stainless steel fold-over clasp.

Suggested price: $3,500-$4,900

Also available: stainless steel bracelet with special IWC system enabling quick adjustment.

Thursday 22 October 2015

IWC Da Vinci Automatic Vintage Collection

Movement: 80111 caliber with Pellaton automatic-winding system; 44-hour power reserve, 28 jewels; 28,800 vph.

Functions: hours, minutes, seconds; date at 3.

Case: stainless steel; 0 41mm, thickness: 13.5mm; screw-down crown; antireflective sapphire crystal; sapphire crystal caseback; water resistant to 3atm.

Dial: black dial with extra-long markers and simple baton hands.

Strap: black crocodile leather; stainless steel clasp.

Also available: platinum (limited to 500 pieces); rose gold; white gold.

Suggested price: $7,300-$3,8000

Pilot's Watch Double Chronograph Edition Top Gun

Movement: automatic-winding IWC 79230 caliber (integral chronograph modified for the split-second feature) with a seconds-stopping system; 44-hour power reserve; 29 jewels; 28,800 vph.

Functions: hours, minutes, seconds; day and oversized date at 3; split second chronograph with three counters: hours at 6, small seconds at 9, minutes at 12.

Case: black ceramic and natural titanium; 0 46mm, thickness: 17.8mm; matte finish; screw-down crown and pushers with case protection (the one for the split-second chronograph at 10 in titanium); additional ductile iron inside for the deviation of magnetic fields; very thick curved sapphire crystal, antireflective coating on both sides; highly depressurization-resistant; titanium screw-on caseback in titanium with Top Gun logo; water resistant to 6atm.