HARRY WINSTON The Premier Feathers Collection creates a statement with its exciting colours and interesting details, which embody aesthetics and art. Nelly Saunier, a gifted master feather artist, created the models with feathers of a bird belonging to an authorised species and specifically bred for this purpose. Each dial composes a nocturnal motif in shades of sky blue, turquoise or sapphire blue, and all with a touch of white or deep purple. The pieces are framed with a 36mm 18-karat white gold case set with 66 brilliant-cut diamonds.
ULYSEE NARDIN A little unorthodox but equally interesting, Ulysse Nardin, together with The Hour Glass presents a unique anniversary timepiece commemorating one of horology’s most significant icons – the Freak. The Freak indicates the time by the rotation of the movement, with the arrow decorating the main spring barrel indicating the hour, while the upper bridge, fitted with the balance wheel assembly and its Dual Ulysse Escapement, revolves once every hour indicating the minutes. The Dual Ulysse Escapement has two wheels, allowing natural force transmission. During its 60-minute rotation, the upper bridge lays bare the mechanics of time. The centre axis pivots in the sapphire crystal of the watchcase. In other Tourbillons, the balance wheel assembly moves once every minute in a cage. In the Freak the whole movement, including the balance wheel assembly rotates once an hour inside the watchcase.
IWC SCHAFFHAUSEN The Portuguese Tourbillon Hand-Wound collection features a tourbillon revolving beautifully on the axis at 9 o’clock of the dial, and once every 60 seconds to counteract the pull of gravity on any disequilibrium in the balance wheel. The watch’s slatecoloured dial complements the white gold version, while silver-plating is made for the model in 18-karat red gold. Powered by IWC-manufactured 98900-calibre movement decorated with nickel-silver three-quarter bridge, it beats at a balance frequency of 28,800 beats per hour.
BREGUET Breguet Classique Chronometrie 7727 in rose or white gold is fitted with the new hand-wound calibre 574DR, which delivers impressive rating results. It has a power reserve of 60 hours and uses a magnetic pivot to improve the pivoting, rotation and stability of the balance staff. The dial shows an off-centre chapter of hours and minutes, small seconds at 12 o’clock, a power reserve indicator at 5 o’clock and tenthof-a-second indicator at 1 o’clock. *2/) $6,$ 95