SIHH 2017

[nick10]

Συγχαρητήρια και από μένα Σπύρο, πολύ ωραίες φωτογραφίες

[markosgr28]

Υ.Γ. Στην 1η φώτο δεν φαίνεται με τίποτα ότι το χέρι σου είναι τόσο μεγάλο :p

Ευχαριστώ πολυ φιλε Μάρκο!!!




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Να είσαι καλά φίλε Σπύρο, καλά να περνάς!

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Introducing The Laurent Ferrier Galet Classic Tourbillon With A Sector Dial And A Visible Tourbillon

Laurent Ferrier's watches are some of the most sophisticated and understated around. Until now, if you wanted to admire one of the master's incredible double hairspring tourbillons, you'd have to ask the wearer to take the watch off his or her wrist (or take it off your own wrist, if you're a very lucky person indeed), as the Galet Classic Tourbillon was only available with a closed dial. That ends today. Laurent Ferrier has just unveiled the first Galet Classic Tourbillon with a tourbillon visible on the front – and it's through a sector dial, no less!

The basics of this watch are no different from previous Galet Classic Tourbillon models. The white gold case is 41mm with the namesake pebble shape, with rounded edges and tapering lugs. It's 12.70mm thick, with sapphire crystals front and back. Down to the textured ball-shaped crown, we're very much dealing with a watch we know here.

This is the first time Laurent Ferrier has made a tourbillon that you can see from the dial side of the watch.

But that doesn't mean this watch isn't offering anything new. Quite the contrary, in fact. First, there's the brushed silver colored two-tone sector dial, with the dark slate grey sector and minutes track around the edge. Unusually, there's a Roman numeral "XII" at 12 o'clock, adding a little old-school charm to the otherwise very modern looking design.

The big news with this watch though is that tourbillon down at six o'clock. You can see it! Laurent Ferrier himself didn't want to reverse the direction of the regulator itself for this edition – he believes in the integrity of the caliber's original design – so you're actually seeing the back of the tourbillon from the front of the watch. Ferrier wanted to come up with a bridge structure and a finishing scheme that would make the back side just as beautiful as the front, letting through tons of light and showing off the hand-work that goes into creating the large dial-side bridge and the tourbillon cage itself. Judging from these early images, it certainly looks like he succeeded.

Laurent Ferrier's own caliber LF 619.03, with double hairspring tourbillon.

Looking from the back, you get the view you're used to if you've had much experience with the earlier Galet Classic Tourbillon models. The Caliber LF 619.03 is made of 187 parts – including two hairsprings at the center of the tourbillon – and it is decorated and finished to an extremely high degree. Seriously, if you've never seen one of these watches in the metal, you're really missing out.

This new edition of the Laurent Ferrier Galet Classic Tourbillon is priced at $208,000. We'll have hands-on photos and more details later this week, so stay tuned.

For more, visit Laurent Ferrier online.

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Introducing The Jaeger-LeCoultre Rendez-Vous Night & Day In New 38.5mm 'Large' Size

It is no secret (or surprise) that the new Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Control collection with sector dials was one of the true sleeper hits of SIHH this year. However, JLC had other great watches on offer this year, and one that I found quite impressive in the ladies' collection was the Rendez-Vous Night & Day Large. Here's a first look.

This watch is a new addition to the existing Rendez-Vous collection, which is JLC's main women's line featuring round case shapes, as opposed to the classic rectangular Reverso. Rendez-Vous was first released in 2012, and has been gaining popularity ever since. The Rendez-Vous Night & Day Large features a guilloché silvered dial with exaggerated Arabic numerals. There is a day/night indication in the aperture placed at six o'clock with a rotating disc bearing the sun and the moon. The watch is powered by the caliber JLC 898D/1, which is automatic and has a 40-hour power reserve.

So what is different about this watch to distinguish it from previous models? Not much, except the larger 38.5mm case size. It's available in both steel and yellow gold with diamonds – this is the first yellow gold Rendez-Vous and it's nice to see more manufactures mixing things up with both yellow and rose gold instead of always defaulting to the latter.

However, it's the steel that really gets my attention. While this watch is not revolutionary, it is one example of how brands are starting to offer ladies' watches in steel in larger case sizes (see IWC Da Vinci Moon Phase 36m), which is refreshing.

The Rendez-Vous Night & Day Large retails for $8,800 in steel on a strap, $9,900 in steel with a steel bracelet, and $15,000 for the yellow gold version with a diamond bezel. For more information, visit Jaeger-LeCoultre online.

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Hands-On The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Tourbillon Extra-Thin Openworked In Steel

Heading into the first day of SIHH, there were a handful of watches I was already dying to see. The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Tourbillon Extra-Thin Openworked in stainless steel was certainly one of them. Luckily my very first appointment was with AP and I made quick work of asking to check out this new skeleton. So, how is it? Every bit as awesome as you'd think.

As Jack told you when introducing this watch, openworking has traditionally been about two things: the degree of transparency that can be achieved while keeping a watch's structural integrity intact and how that transparency lends itself to an overall design. The latter point is where the Royal Oak Tourbillon Extra-Thin Openworked really succeeds for me. Yes, there are big open sections and lots of light shines through small openings too, but it's the balance and overall effect that really does it for me. I first saw this watch in platinum at an Audemars Piguet boutique back in 2012 (when it was released for the Royal Oak's 40th anniversary) and I was smitten immediately.

Picking up the new steel edition, your brain and your eyes have a hard time reconciling themselves with what's in your hand. It's extremely light, which is down to the lighter non-precious metal and the openworked movement. I'm still waiting to hear an official weight from Audemars Piguet, but this definitely a watch you could wear all day without worry.


On the wrist, this watch really shines. Sure, I like the 39mm Royal Oak Extra-Thin more than the 41mm version, but if you're a regular reader you probably knew that criticism was coming. In all honesty, a huge part of the appeal of this watch for me is that it wears basically identically to the stock standard 41mm Royal Oak Extra-Thin – until you look at the dial, that is.

The finishing here is really top notch, and the two best places to look are at the large skeletonized section at the left and the tourbillon. The former shows off the contrast that can be achieved between brushed finishes on surfaces and the high polish found on sharp interior angles. And with all the winding surfaces, you can just trace the finishes along the movement over and over. The tourbillon bridge is black polished and goes from looking totally black to being a bright mirror with a tiny flick of the wrist.

The only thing that's less than awesome about this watch? The price. At $204,400, this one does not come easy. Sure, the movement is superlative and the finishing expert, but there is something about spending over $200,000 on a time-only steel watch that is a little tough to stomach. I'm not saying it's not worth it, and I'm certainly not saying that I wouldn't do it if I had the means. All I'm saying is it's enough to give me pause (and not an insignificant amount of it).

It would be easy to forget though, that the steel version of this watch isn't the only new edition. There's also a rose gold version, fully rounding out the collection (which has already been available in yellow gold and platinum). The gold is obviously a little weightier, and if the steel version weren't available I'd probably be writing to you enthusiastically about how amazing it is. But, on the heels of the yellow gold and platinum versions, with the steel sitting by its side, I think it might be my least favorite of the four.

The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Tourbillon Extra-Thin Openworked in steel is a limited edition of 100 pieces, priced at $204,400, while the rose gold version is a limited edition of 50 pieces, priced at 220,500 CHF (approximately $220,000 at time of publishing). These join the 25 pieces in yellow gold and 40 in platinum, for a total edition of 215 watches.

For more, visit Audemars Piguet online.

[captain]

Δυστυχώς ..... Δεν βλέπω τίποτα ενδιαφέρον μέχρι στιγμής .... Εξαιρώ 3-4 ρολόγια που μου άρεσαν ....!!!!!

[Argo98]

Δυστυχώς ..... Δεν βλέπω τίποτα ενδιαφέρον μέχρι στιγμής .... Εξαιρώ 3-4 ρολόγια που μου άρεσαν ....!!!!!

Τα ap ήταν φανταστικά όλα και κυρίως τα ro/roc που είναι να σου τρέχουν τα σάλια!Απίστευτα!
Επίσης πολύ με εντυπωσίασε η gp με τα laureato!Καταπληκτική κίνηση και έφτιαξε μια υπέροχη σειρά!Απο εκεί και πέρα η panerai θεωρώ πως ειχε μια ωραία εκθεση και αξιοπρεπή παρουσία πιστευω πως είχε και η Ulysse Nardin.Επίση η iwc φέτος ανανέωσε τη λιγότερο εμπορική σειρά της οπότε παρότι δεν είναι του στυλ πιστευω πως κατάφερε να τη φέρει στη πιο ωραία της μορφή ever .

[Argo98]

Θα προσθέσω παιδια οτι και η Vacheron Constantin είχε φοβερη παρουσία . Και η A.Lange δεν πήγε πίσω.
Και τα gray dial Jaeger le Coultre με εντυπωσίασαν .

[Argo98]

Θα προσθέσω παιδια οτι και η Vacheron Constantin είχε φοβερη παρουσία . Και η A.Lange δεν πήγε πίσω.
Και τα gray dial Jaeger le Coultre με εντυπωσίασαν .

Πολύ σωστός!!!Και τα τρία που ανέφερες ήταν πολύ εύστοχα!!

[Argo98]

Και φυσικά,πως ξέχασα αυτό το οποίο είναι εξαιρετικό!