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φανταστικο κομματι και η αποδοση τιμης στον Mohamed Ali ειναι τελεια
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IWC Big Pilot’s Watch Edition DFB
Hot on the heels of the one-of-a-kind IWC Big Pilot’s Watch Muhammad Ali Edition comes another re-styled edition of their acclaimed aviation timepiece, the IWC Big Pilot’s Watch Edition DFB which although a limited edition, will be produced in a much more attainable issue of 250 pieces. “DFB” is the German Football Association which means that this piece will be part of the National Team’s kit when they take part in the EURO 2012 Championship.
In tribute to the team’s colours, the piece features black indices, and flashes of red on the small seconds hand and on the power reserve indicator, all of which tones in rather nicely with the rhodium-plated sun-ray finished dial. The stainless steel case measures a conspicuous 46mm across with convex sapphire on the front and a solid caseback with special edition engraving on the back.
Inside is the automatic Calibre 51011, producing a full 7 days of power reserve from its Pellaton Winding System which has been in use since 1946 and is named in honour of its creator, Albert Pellaton.
This is the third timepiece which IWC have developed in partnership with the Deutscher Fußball-Bund and like the previous editions, some of the proceeds from the sale of each piece will help support the Laureus Sport For Good Foundation projects in Germany.
http://www.thewatchpress.com/iwc-big-pi ... ition-dfb/
Hot on the heels of the one-of-a-kind IWC Big Pilot’s Watch Muhammad Ali Edition comes another re-styled edition of their acclaimed aviation timepiece, the IWC Big Pilot’s Watch Edition DFB which although a limited edition, will be produced in a much more attainable issue of 250 pieces. “DFB” is the German Football Association which means that this piece will be part of the National Team’s kit when they take part in the EURO 2012 Championship.
In tribute to the team’s colours, the piece features black indices, and flashes of red on the small seconds hand and on the power reserve indicator, all of which tones in rather nicely with the rhodium-plated sun-ray finished dial. The stainless steel case measures a conspicuous 46mm across with convex sapphire on the front and a solid caseback with special edition engraving on the back.
Inside is the automatic Calibre 51011, producing a full 7 days of power reserve from its Pellaton Winding System which has been in use since 1946 and is named in honour of its creator, Albert Pellaton.
This is the third timepiece which IWC have developed in partnership with the Deutscher Fußball-Bund and like the previous editions, some of the proceeds from the sale of each piece will help support the Laureus Sport For Good Foundation projects in Germany.
http://www.thewatchpress.com/iwc-big-pi ... ition-dfb/
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Οντως πολυ ομορφο και το λουρακι ειναι ολα τα €€ 
Ψάχνω για το τέλειο ρολόι...ελπίζω να μην το βρω ποτέ!
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IWC - Pilot's Watch Chronograph Edition Antoine de Saint Exupéry
The start of a lifelong passion.
Press release
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry was already a legend in his own lifetime. People are fascinated as much by his books, which have been translated into more than 50 languages, as by his adventurous life as a pilot. In 2012, the year of the Pilot’s Watches, IWC Schaffhausen dedicates to this passionate humanist a chronograph that unites the aspirations of those pioneering days of aviation with modern watch technology.
A 100 years ago, a young boy stood on the airfield of Ambérieu-en-Bugey in south-eastern France, looking on in wonder as the aircraft took off and landed. In those early days of modern aviation, the contraptions that took to the sky were as fascinating as the magnificent men who flew them. Eventually, the boy plucked up his courage and asked the pilot Gabriel Salvez to take him for a spin in the cockpit of a Berthaud- Wroblewski. He spun the somewhat sceptical pilot a yarn, claiming that his mother would have no objections. Salvez took him at his word and so, one sunny day in July 1912, 12-year-old Antoine de Saint-Exupéry had his first taste of flying: an experience that was to leave its mark on the future world-renowned poet and pilot for the rest of his life.
Pilot’s Watch Chronograph from IWC as a sixth tribute
Famed for its 70-year tradition in the manufacture of Pilot’s Watches, IWC Schaffhausen is using the anniversary of Antoine de Saint- Exupéry’s memorable first flight as an occasion to dedicate its sixth special edition to his memory: the Pilot’s Watch Chronograph Edition Antoine de Saint Exupéry in 18-carat red gold (Ref. 387805) in a limited edition of 500 watches. For connoisseurs, the tobacco-coloured dial and calfskin strap with its cream-coloured quilted stitching immediately identify the chronograph as a typical “Saint Ex”. The elaborate surface finish featuring polished, silky-matte and structured elements enhances the overall quality of the watch’s appearance. This impression is underscored by the sun-pattern finish on the dial. The sapphire glass has antireflective coating on both sides and is secured against drops in air pressure. Developed and manufactured exclusively by IWC, the 89361-calibre movement is a technical masterpiece. It displays long periods of times on a single subdial. A special engraving embellishes the back of the watch. It depicts the last aircraft Antoine de Saint-Exupéry ever flew, a Lightning P-38. It was on 31 July 1944 that “Saint-Ex” took off in a machine like this to carry out a reconnaissance mission over occupied France and never returned. In 2003, wreckage from his Lightning was salvaged from the Mediterranean Sea near Marseille.
Successful cooperation
In 2006, fragments of the aircraft, together with other exhibits, were displayed for the first time as part of a project organized jointly by IWC Schaffhausen and the Succession Antoine de Saint-Exupéry – d’Agay at the musée de l’Air et de l’Espace in Le Bourget, near Paris. The acclaimed exhibition marked the beginning of a relationship, which was based on mutual trust, between Saint-Exupéry’s heirs and the Swiss watch manufacturer that has lasted to this day. “With our long tradition of manufacturing Pilot’s Watches, we feel that there are strong bonds that bind us to Antoine de Saint-Exupéry,” explains Georges Kern, CEO of IWC. “We were inspired by a man who was also a passionate designer and who obtained his first aeronautical patent in 1936, the very year that IWC, with the same obsession for engineering, built its first Special Pilot’s Watch and unveiled it to the public. We have enormous admiration for a pilot who was prepared to risk his life in the name of technological progress. And we are honouring Saint-Exupéry, the great writer and humanist, with whose works many of us grew up. Mankind and its pursuit of happiness are themes that are prevalent throughout his work.” IWC Schaffhausen is a partner of the Succession Antoine de Saint-Exupéry – d’Agay society. The descendants of the passionate pilot ensure that the adventurer’s spiritual legacy lives on. IWC’s commitment also extends to the society’s charitable arm in the form of support for the Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Youth Foundation. True to his credo, “For human beings, there is only one truth: the truth that turns them into human beings” (from his novel “Wind, Sand and Stars”), the Foundation has dedicated itself to the famous Frenchman’s humanitarian legacy. Working with its partners, it helps young people worldwide who are growing up in difficult and often hostile circumstances. These young people are encouraged to build their own futures and to play an active role in society.
A tribute to Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Since it started working with the Succession Antoine de Saint-Exupéry – d’Agay, IWC has used special editions of its Pilot’s Watches to commemorate the French author’s works that are closely linked to the pioneering days of aviation. The Pilot’s Watch Chronograph launched in 2006 was a tribute to the novel “Night Flight”. This was followed in 2007 by the Pilot’s Watch Automatic, which paid homage to his gripping work “Southern Mail”, and in 2008 by the Pilot’s Watch UTC, to mark his poetic novel “Wind, Sand and Stars”. In 2009 and 2010, the Big Pilot’s Watch Edition Antoine de Saint Exupéry honoured his outstanding life’s work. The special edition selected for 2011 was the rarely made Big Pilot’s Watch Perpetual Calendar, and in 2012 the Pilot’s Watch Chronograph Edition Antoine de Saint Exupéry is a reminder of how the aviator, poet and humanist discovered his great passion.
The adventurous life of a flying pioneer
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s biography reads like a chronicle of modern aviation. Born in Lyon in 1900, he was taking flying lessons by the age of 21 and by 1922 already had his licence. In 1927, he flew on the Toulouse–Casablanca– Dakar route. That same year, he was appointed manager of a remote airfield in Morocco. This was the period that inspired his first novel, “Southern Mail”. In 1929, Saint-Exupéry was appointed director of an airline in Buenos Aires. Although the introduction of regular night flights expedited postal deliveries, night-time flying, with the technology that existed at that time, was fraught with risk. His novel “Night Flight” is a tale of the challenges facing pilots and their heroism in surmounting them. In 1931, Saint- Exupéry was back in Northern Africa, working as an airmail pilot. After flying seaplanes for a brief period and piloting mail flights across Africa, his memorable time as an airmail pilot came to an end in 1932. During his attempt to break the long-distance record from Paris to Saigon in 1935, he crash-landed in the Egyptian desert and was saved virtually at the last minute from dying of thirst. A second attempt to break a flying record was likewise doomed to failure: in 1938, Saint-Exupéry left New York in the direction of Tierra del Fuego. After a brief stopover, the aircraft made a crash landing and, once again, Saint-Exupéry survived, as if by a miracle. Following the outbreak of the Second World War, and by now a celebrated author and pilot, he was attached to a reconnaissance squadron. Demobilized after the ceasefire of 1940, he obtained permission to return to active military service in 1943. On 31 July 1944, “Saint- Ex”, as his admirers fondly referred to him, climbed into the cockpit of his Lightning P-38 to carry out a reconnaissance mission over occupied France. He never returned.
IWC Schaffhausen
With a clear focus on technology and development, the Swiss watch manufacturer IWC Schaffhausen has been producing watches of lasting value since 1868. The company has gained an international reputation based on a passion for innovative solutions and technical ingenuity. One of the world’s leading brands in the luxury watch segment, IWC crafts masterpieces of Haute Horlogerie at its finest, combining supreme precision with exclusive design.
Discover the world of IWC and the fascinating life story of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry at www.iwc.com
Features
Ref. IW387805
Sixth tribute to the French aviator and poet Antoine de Saint-Exupéry in the form of a Pilot’s Watch Chronograph, mechanical chronograph movement, date display, stopwatch function with hours, minutes and seconds, hour and minute counters combined in a totalizer at 12 o’clock, flyback function, small hacking seconds, screw-in crown, glass secured against displacement by drop in air pressure, limited edition of 500 watches in 18-carat red gold
Movement
Calibre 89361
Frequency 28,800 A/h / 4 Hz
Jewels 38
Power reserve 68 h
Winding automatic
Watch
Materials case and folding clasp in 18-carat red gold,
tobacco-coloured dial, brown calfskin strap
with quilted stitching
Glass sapphire, convex, antireflective coating
on both sides
Water-resistant 6 bar
Diameter 43 mm
Case height 15.5 mm
http://www.worldtempus.com/en/news/top- ... t-exupery/
The start of a lifelong passion.
Press release
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry was already a legend in his own lifetime. People are fascinated as much by his books, which have been translated into more than 50 languages, as by his adventurous life as a pilot. In 2012, the year of the Pilot’s Watches, IWC Schaffhausen dedicates to this passionate humanist a chronograph that unites the aspirations of those pioneering days of aviation with modern watch technology.
A 100 years ago, a young boy stood on the airfield of Ambérieu-en-Bugey in south-eastern France, looking on in wonder as the aircraft took off and landed. In those early days of modern aviation, the contraptions that took to the sky were as fascinating as the magnificent men who flew them. Eventually, the boy plucked up his courage and asked the pilot Gabriel Salvez to take him for a spin in the cockpit of a Berthaud- Wroblewski. He spun the somewhat sceptical pilot a yarn, claiming that his mother would have no objections. Salvez took him at his word and so, one sunny day in July 1912, 12-year-old Antoine de Saint-Exupéry had his first taste of flying: an experience that was to leave its mark on the future world-renowned poet and pilot for the rest of his life.
Pilot’s Watch Chronograph from IWC as a sixth tribute
Famed for its 70-year tradition in the manufacture of Pilot’s Watches, IWC Schaffhausen is using the anniversary of Antoine de Saint- Exupéry’s memorable first flight as an occasion to dedicate its sixth special edition to his memory: the Pilot’s Watch Chronograph Edition Antoine de Saint Exupéry in 18-carat red gold (Ref. 387805) in a limited edition of 500 watches. For connoisseurs, the tobacco-coloured dial and calfskin strap with its cream-coloured quilted stitching immediately identify the chronograph as a typical “Saint Ex”. The elaborate surface finish featuring polished, silky-matte and structured elements enhances the overall quality of the watch’s appearance. This impression is underscored by the sun-pattern finish on the dial. The sapphire glass has antireflective coating on both sides and is secured against drops in air pressure. Developed and manufactured exclusively by IWC, the 89361-calibre movement is a technical masterpiece. It displays long periods of times on a single subdial. A special engraving embellishes the back of the watch. It depicts the last aircraft Antoine de Saint-Exupéry ever flew, a Lightning P-38. It was on 31 July 1944 that “Saint-Ex” took off in a machine like this to carry out a reconnaissance mission over occupied France and never returned. In 2003, wreckage from his Lightning was salvaged from the Mediterranean Sea near Marseille.
Successful cooperation
In 2006, fragments of the aircraft, together with other exhibits, were displayed for the first time as part of a project organized jointly by IWC Schaffhausen and the Succession Antoine de Saint-Exupéry – d’Agay at the musée de l’Air et de l’Espace in Le Bourget, near Paris. The acclaimed exhibition marked the beginning of a relationship, which was based on mutual trust, between Saint-Exupéry’s heirs and the Swiss watch manufacturer that has lasted to this day. “With our long tradition of manufacturing Pilot’s Watches, we feel that there are strong bonds that bind us to Antoine de Saint-Exupéry,” explains Georges Kern, CEO of IWC. “We were inspired by a man who was also a passionate designer and who obtained his first aeronautical patent in 1936, the very year that IWC, with the same obsession for engineering, built its first Special Pilot’s Watch and unveiled it to the public. We have enormous admiration for a pilot who was prepared to risk his life in the name of technological progress. And we are honouring Saint-Exupéry, the great writer and humanist, with whose works many of us grew up. Mankind and its pursuit of happiness are themes that are prevalent throughout his work.” IWC Schaffhausen is a partner of the Succession Antoine de Saint-Exupéry – d’Agay society. The descendants of the passionate pilot ensure that the adventurer’s spiritual legacy lives on. IWC’s commitment also extends to the society’s charitable arm in the form of support for the Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Youth Foundation. True to his credo, “For human beings, there is only one truth: the truth that turns them into human beings” (from his novel “Wind, Sand and Stars”), the Foundation has dedicated itself to the famous Frenchman’s humanitarian legacy. Working with its partners, it helps young people worldwide who are growing up in difficult and often hostile circumstances. These young people are encouraged to build their own futures and to play an active role in society.
A tribute to Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Since it started working with the Succession Antoine de Saint-Exupéry – d’Agay, IWC has used special editions of its Pilot’s Watches to commemorate the French author’s works that are closely linked to the pioneering days of aviation. The Pilot’s Watch Chronograph launched in 2006 was a tribute to the novel “Night Flight”. This was followed in 2007 by the Pilot’s Watch Automatic, which paid homage to his gripping work “Southern Mail”, and in 2008 by the Pilot’s Watch UTC, to mark his poetic novel “Wind, Sand and Stars”. In 2009 and 2010, the Big Pilot’s Watch Edition Antoine de Saint Exupéry honoured his outstanding life’s work. The special edition selected for 2011 was the rarely made Big Pilot’s Watch Perpetual Calendar, and in 2012 the Pilot’s Watch Chronograph Edition Antoine de Saint Exupéry is a reminder of how the aviator, poet and humanist discovered his great passion.
The adventurous life of a flying pioneer
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s biography reads like a chronicle of modern aviation. Born in Lyon in 1900, he was taking flying lessons by the age of 21 and by 1922 already had his licence. In 1927, he flew on the Toulouse–Casablanca– Dakar route. That same year, he was appointed manager of a remote airfield in Morocco. This was the period that inspired his first novel, “Southern Mail”. In 1929, Saint-Exupéry was appointed director of an airline in Buenos Aires. Although the introduction of regular night flights expedited postal deliveries, night-time flying, with the technology that existed at that time, was fraught with risk. His novel “Night Flight” is a tale of the challenges facing pilots and their heroism in surmounting them. In 1931, Saint- Exupéry was back in Northern Africa, working as an airmail pilot. After flying seaplanes for a brief period and piloting mail flights across Africa, his memorable time as an airmail pilot came to an end in 1932. During his attempt to break the long-distance record from Paris to Saigon in 1935, he crash-landed in the Egyptian desert and was saved virtually at the last minute from dying of thirst. A second attempt to break a flying record was likewise doomed to failure: in 1938, Saint-Exupéry left New York in the direction of Tierra del Fuego. After a brief stopover, the aircraft made a crash landing and, once again, Saint-Exupéry survived, as if by a miracle. Following the outbreak of the Second World War, and by now a celebrated author and pilot, he was attached to a reconnaissance squadron. Demobilized after the ceasefire of 1940, he obtained permission to return to active military service in 1943. On 31 July 1944, “Saint- Ex”, as his admirers fondly referred to him, climbed into the cockpit of his Lightning P-38 to carry out a reconnaissance mission over occupied France. He never returned.
IWC Schaffhausen
With a clear focus on technology and development, the Swiss watch manufacturer IWC Schaffhausen has been producing watches of lasting value since 1868. The company has gained an international reputation based on a passion for innovative solutions and technical ingenuity. One of the world’s leading brands in the luxury watch segment, IWC crafts masterpieces of Haute Horlogerie at its finest, combining supreme precision with exclusive design.
Discover the world of IWC and the fascinating life story of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry at www.iwc.com
Features
Ref. IW387805
Sixth tribute to the French aviator and poet Antoine de Saint-Exupéry in the form of a Pilot’s Watch Chronograph, mechanical chronograph movement, date display, stopwatch function with hours, minutes and seconds, hour and minute counters combined in a totalizer at 12 o’clock, flyback function, small hacking seconds, screw-in crown, glass secured against displacement by drop in air pressure, limited edition of 500 watches in 18-carat red gold
Movement
Calibre 89361
Frequency 28,800 A/h / 4 Hz
Jewels 38
Power reserve 68 h
Winding automatic
Watch
Materials case and folding clasp in 18-carat red gold,
tobacco-coloured dial, brown calfskin strap
with quilted stitching
Glass sapphire, convex, antireflective coating
on both sides
Water-resistant 6 bar
Diameter 43 mm
Case height 15.5 mm
http://www.worldtempus.com/en/news/top- ... t-exupery/
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ομορφο κομματι ..ωραιος χρονογραφος με καντραν ιδιαιτερο και περιορισμενη εκδοση
που το ανεβαζει συλλεκτικα ... pilot που αξιζει να το εχει κανεις
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The IWC Pilot’s Watch WorldTimer
Forming part of the Scaffhausen-based watch brand’s 2012 Pilot’s watch collection is the IWC Pilot’s Watch WorldTimer.
The WorldTimer complication is one which you either loathe or love. You may be disinclined to appreciate its usefulness. You may be scornful of the advantages to be gained from the ability to tell the time in 24 of the world’s locations instantly, at a glance. You may be opposed to the clutter which a “city ring” brings to the perimeter of the dial. Or just maybe those with a quest for new horizons and an adventuresome nature will find inspiration in a WorldTimer in ways which a Tourbillon or a Moonphase complication would fail to achieve.
The most important elements of a WorldTimer watch are readability, clarity and ease of use and without these it’s functionality will flounder. The IWC Pilot’s WorldTimer fulfills all the criteria, white numbers and markings on a matt black dial, a black and white day and night ring and foolproof operation via the crown which can be turned back or advanced safely in one hour increments as required. Globe trotters may appreciate the addition of an international date line, aviation buffs will enjoy the cockpit instrument-inspired triple date display.
Inside is the IWC automatic calibre 30750 with 42 hours of power reserve. With such a wealth of dial information, IWC wisely do not scrimp on the size, this one measures a wrist-worthy 45mm across.
The legible, functional IWC Pilot’s WorldTimer is constructed from stainless steel and comes presented on a black alligator strap.
http://www.thewatchpress.com/the-iwc-pi ... orldtimer/
Forming part of the Scaffhausen-based watch brand’s 2012 Pilot’s watch collection is the IWC Pilot’s Watch WorldTimer.
The WorldTimer complication is one which you either loathe or love. You may be disinclined to appreciate its usefulness. You may be scornful of the advantages to be gained from the ability to tell the time in 24 of the world’s locations instantly, at a glance. You may be opposed to the clutter which a “city ring” brings to the perimeter of the dial. Or just maybe those with a quest for new horizons and an adventuresome nature will find inspiration in a WorldTimer in ways which a Tourbillon or a Moonphase complication would fail to achieve.
The most important elements of a WorldTimer watch are readability, clarity and ease of use and without these it’s functionality will flounder. The IWC Pilot’s WorldTimer fulfills all the criteria, white numbers and markings on a matt black dial, a black and white day and night ring and foolproof operation via the crown which can be turned back or advanced safely in one hour increments as required. Globe trotters may appreciate the addition of an international date line, aviation buffs will enjoy the cockpit instrument-inspired triple date display.
Inside is the IWC automatic calibre 30750 with 42 hours of power reserve. With such a wealth of dial information, IWC wisely do not scrimp on the size, this one measures a wrist-worthy 45mm across.
The legible, functional IWC Pilot’s WorldTimer is constructed from stainless steel and comes presented on a black alligator strap.
http://www.thewatchpress.com/the-iwc-pi ... orldtimer/