Vulcain Cloisonné Grand Feu Pegasus for Only Watch 2015

For Only Watch 2015, Vulcain has created an inspired, unique example of their 50S Presidents watch featuring a Grand Feu cloisonné enamel dial that depicts the vital winged stallion Pegasus.

One of the best known Greek mythological creatures, Pegasus symbolizes power against evil forces, harnessing the spirit of Only Watch's mission to find a cure for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.

Housed in an 18kt rose gold case measuring 42mm in diameter, the self-winding manufacture Vulcain movement incorporates the brand's famous Cricket alarm complication.

Alexandre Meerson D15 MK-1 GMT

The case, in titanium or 18kt grey gold, measures 44mm x 10mm. It has an AR-coated sapphire crystal, a sapphire display back, and it is water resistant to 100 meters.

Movement is the Swiss automatic Alexandre Meerson caliber AM-4705 (base Vaucher) with 28 jewels, 28,800 vph and a power reserve of 50 hours. Functions are: hours, minutes, seconds, GMT, date, and AM/PM indication. It has a personalized rotor.

Dials can be had in blue, black or white, with luminous hands and numerals.

It is available with various colored straps (Mississippi alligator, Barenia calf leather, Box calf leather, Ray 'galuchat', Nile perch, Salmon or Wolf fish) all with a titanium or grey gold buckle.

MSRP starts at 15,900 Euros.

Manufacture Royale 1770 Voltige

Manufacture Royale presents 1770 Voltige, a new timepiece whose heart beats above the dial. This feat of technique shows how energy is transformed into increments of time.

1770 Voltige unreservedly reveals its heart in its escapement, positioned above the dial like a trapezist twirling beneath a glass big top. Designed and made in Manufacture Royale's workshops in the Swiss Jura, it captures a savoir-faire as well as a new vision of time measurement. By taking the escapement out of the movement and giving it pride of place above the dial, Manufacture Royale highlights its vital importance.

Technical Specifications:
The case, in stainless steel, measures 45mm x 13.8mm. It has an AR-coated sapphire crystal, a sapphire display back, and it is water resistant to 30 meters.

Movement is the Swiss automatic Manufacture Royal in-house caliber MR05 with 28 jewels, 21,600 vph and a power reserve of 40 hours. The plate and bridges are entirely hand-decorated, with Côtes de Genève on the mainplate. The balance wheel measures 14mm.

The dial is anthracite grey, with satin sunray finish, hand-polished hour markers, small seconds at 6 o'clock, "sieve" structure.

It comes on a hand-stitched black alligator leather strap with a steel buckle.

MSRP is $33,000.

Hautlence Vortex

Limited Edition of 88 Pieces

The case, in titanium, measures 52mm x 50mm x 17.8mm. It has six 3D sapphire crystals, scratch-resistant, produced by multi-axis grinding; Alternating finishes: sand-blasting, satin-brushing and polishing. It is water resistant to 30 meters.

Movement is the Swiss automatic Hautlence in-house caliber HLR2.0 with 92 jewels, 21,600 vph and a power reserve of 40 hours. It has an 18kt white gold rotor. Functions are: hours, retrograde minutes and power-reserve indicator. Half-trailing hours displayed by a chain, retrograde minutes, mobile bridge-type calibre.

Calibre description: 2 barrels: one going train barrel (power reserve for the entire watch calibre including power for the second complication barrel) and a complication barrel. Hours displayed by a 12-link chain hinged on a pallet system. The speed regulator ensures that the hour display changes in a controlled and jerk-free manner in 3-4 seconds instead of instantly. It completes 48 revolutions at each hour change.

Hour system activated by a one-revolution mechanism mainly composed of a connecting rod and a rack. Mobile bridge-type calibre comprising the regulating organ and rotating through 60° at each change of hour. Movement kinematics featuring 90° changes of direction by means of special bevelled gears. Manufacturing technology: multi-axis micro-machining, wire EDM, LIGA photolithography.

Finishing: fine-watchmaking type (satin-brushed, hand-drawn, hand-bevelled, ruthenium-anthracite coating and mirror-polished steel elements).

Dial: upper sapphire dial face: minutes in white SuperLuminova; Applied plates for the hours and minutes zones; openings onto the hours and the power reserve; Lower sapphire dial face: semi-opaque metallization; Hour-markers: metal plate with black rhodium-plated galvanic coating and hour numerals in white SuperLuminova Minutes hand: rhodium-plated galvanic coating with white SuperLuminova tip; Power-reserve hand: steel with red-varnished indicator

It comes on a black hand-sewn rolled-edge, rubberised padded Louisiana alligator leather, with large square scales; or a black hand-sewn hornback crocodile leather strap with red topstitching or a black rubber strap; Interchangeability spring bar and screwdriver; Folding clasp: grade 2 titanium with palladium plate.

MSRP is 160,000 Swiss Francs.

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Corum Admiral's Cup AC-One Red Tides

The case, in titanium, measures 45mm x 14.3mm. It has red PVD-treated titanium inserts, an AR-coated sapphire crystal, a sapphire display back, and it is water resistant to 300 meters.

Movement is the Swiss automatic Corum in-house caliber 277 with 21 jewels, 28,800 vph and a power reserve of 42 hours. Functions are: hours and minutes, seconds, date, moonphase, timing of the next two high and low tides, current strength and tidal process indicator. It features a skeletonized shaped rotor. Three years of development, conducted in collaboration with the Astronomic Observatory of Geneva and the SHOM (Hydrographic and Oceanographic Services of the French National Navy) based in Brest, were required to create this highly exclusive "tides movement".

The brass dial is done in red, with hourly nautical pennants transferred on the flange, minute-circle indeces transferred on the flange, applied rhodium-coated minute indeces with white SuperLuminova, a Corum logo applied on the dial with Grenadier fendu finishing and rhodium-plated dauphine hands with white SuperLuminova.

It comes on a 23mm red vulcanized rubber strap with titanium buckle.

Oris Big Crown ProPilot Calibre 111

The launch of Calibre 111 is a significant moment in Oris history. Last year, they began rebuilding their industrial in-house movement programme with Calibre 110. The unveiling of Calibre 111 in 2015 signals the next chapter in Oris's long watchmaking tradition, which began in 1904.
 
The case, in stainless steel, measures 44mm. It has an AR-coated sapphire crystal, a sapphire display back, and it is water resistant to 100 meters.
 
Movement is the Swiss manual-wind Oris in-house caliber 111 with 40 jewels, 21,600 vph and a power reserve of 10 days. It features a patented non-linear power reserve indication at 3 o'clock and small seconds and date at 9 o'clock.

The dial is anthracite with applied Arabic numerals with SuperLuminova and white hands with SuperLuminova. The non-linear power reserve indicator on the dial has been designed to look like an airplane fuel gauge.

It comes on a stainless steel bracelet, or a dark brown Louisiana crocodile strap with steel folding clasp, or a green textile strap with steel claps.
 
MSRP starts at 5,200 Swiss Francs.

IWC Ingenieur Automatic Boron Carbide for Only Watch 2015

IWC's unique Ingenieur Automatic Edition "Tribute to Nico Rosberg" made for Only Watch 2015, sets another milestone in watchmaking history. Reference IW324603 is made of solid boron carbide - the first use of this material in the watch industry and one of the hardest and most scratch-resistant materials available. Almost as hard as diamond and as light as aluminum, its boron carbide case, measures 46mm and it is the only one of its kind.

Housed inside is the IWC caliber 80110 mechanical movement with Pellaton automatic winding system, fitted with a blackened rotor. Enabling high-performance usage, the watch integrates a shock-absorption system with one of IWC's most robust movements. Secured to the wrist a rubber strap with Dinamica inlay accented and green quilted stitching - the same innovative microfibre used in the Mercedes Benz AMG GT interior.

Technos Acqua 800 ATM

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The case, in titanium, measures 47mm x 28mm.

It features Air Filled technology to ensure water resistance to 8,000 meters.

It has a curved AR-coated sapphire crystal and a helium release valve.

Movement is a Japanese automatic Citizen caliber.

Technos is now based in Brazil.