Adventure Awaits

PANERAI CELEBRATES BRAND AMBASSADOR JIMMY CHIN WITH TWO WATCH RELEASES AND THE FIRST-EVER US EXPERIENCE WITH THE MOUNTAIN SPORTS ATHLETE.

With his manifold list of audacious pursuits - photographer, alpinist, filmmaker and environmentalist - Jimmy Chin is the model of the modern hero Panerai creates instruments to serve. His intelligence, determination and creativity have guided him to historic accomplishments, including becoming one of the only people to ski off the summit of Mount Everest and receiving an Academy Award for co-directing documentary feature Free Solo. Two watches inspired by his singular story, the Panerai Submersible Chrono Flyback - J. Chin Edition and the Panerai Submersible Chrono Flyback - J. Chin Xperience Edition, are tributes to his indomitable spirit. The Panerai Submersible Chrono Flyback - J. Chin Xperience Edition features a lightweight and remarkably strong 47mm titanium case with matte black DLC coating while the crown, the lever and the bezel are in titanium. Dots, indicies and hands filled with white Super-LumiNova™, a shaded gray dial and blue accents, like the central chronograph seconds hand, compose a high-contrast palette drawn from icy mountain landscapes. The watch will be available in a limited edition of just 14 pieces.

Aptly named, the Xperience Edition includes an opportunity to join an excursion to Jackson Hole, Wyoming, where Chin resides for much of each year. There, participants will be his guests for several days, getting an intimate view of his life through outdoor adventures, including climbing and wakeboarding, his leisure pastimes and favourite dining destinations. It will be the very first time Panerai has offered a US-based experience with Chin.

Photography, an artistic and technical practice that is inseparable from Chin’s sporting life, will be the subject of a hands-on seminar. The trip will be a rare opportunity to forge a personal connection with one of the world’s great adventure athletes in settings both exhilarating and contemplative.

“So much of my work has to do with storytelling that will broaden the understanding of the world around us. I was attracted to collaborating with Panerai because of the brand’s unique story and long heritage of creating tools that enable exploration and I’m honoured that Panerai created two watches that take inspiration from my journey.”, states Jimmy Chin.

The Panerai Submersible Chrono Flyback - J. Chin Edition bears a close resemblance to the Xperience model but has an aesthetic character of its own thanks to a 47mm brushed titanium case that fuses rugged wearability and a refined appearance. This piece is available as limited edition of 100 pieces, but will only be available in the United States.

There are many features the watches share. Engineered with the precision required by elite adventurers, both are powered by the P.9100 movement which features a flyback function, allowing the chronograph to reset and restart with one press of the pusher at eight o’clock, and a power reserve of three days.

The caseback is engraved with imagery that evokes Chin’s diverse and celebrated achievements: a dramatic mountain range, intersecting skis and a United States flag, along with a “Jimmy Chin Edition” inscription.

Water-resistant up to 30 bar (about 300 meters), each watch features a trapezoidal pin buckle and two straps: a dual-material strap composed of rubber and gray technical fabric and another one made mainly of recycled plastic, in gray with light blue stitching. Also included is a tool to allow interchangeability of the straps and a screwdriver for removing the buckle. The watches and their accessories are housed in boxes made from recycled plastic, part of an ongoing commitment by Panerai to be a leader in promoting environmentally responsible watch manufacture.

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Swiss watchmaker Breitling and British motorcycle manufacturer Triumph have announced a dynamic long-term partnership and are gearing up for an exciting limited-edition watch and a customized motorcycle to be revealed in early 2022. Both are innovators in their fields. And both have a cool factor that keeps getting better with age. They know how to celebrate their storied past while embracing the future.

Breitling has played a truly pioneering role in the development of the modern chronograph, and partner Triumph has passionately helped shape the evolution of the motorcycle. The two makers share a bold and original design philosophy and a flair for precision craftsmanship.

To launch this exciting partnership, the two brands will collaborate on two special editions: a watch and a motorcycle, to be revealed in early 2022.

“This is where substance meets original styling. You can expect purposeful engineering paired with modern retro designs,” says Breitling CEO Georges Kern. “But, however you want to describe it, there’ll be a huge sense of adventure and discovery.”

Triumph Motorcycles CEO Nick Bloor welcomes this unique chance to collaborate with another established heritage brand. “Like Breitling, we’re committed to providing the flawless handling and incredible finishes that give our community an incomparable experience.”

Their journey has already begun. Triumph Thruxton RS motorcycles - the original modern café racer - are now on display in top Breitling boutiques around the world including London of course, so why not drop by and find inspiration while waiting for next year’s unveilings...

QUICK CUSTOMISATION

ICONIC MANUFACTURE ROGER DUBUIS EXTEND THE REALMS OF CUSTOMISING POSSIBILITY WITH PARTNERS PIRELLI

Bringing a revolutionary ‘One-Click’ system to the adrenaline fuelled Excalibur Spider Pirelli, Roger Dubuis are once again pushing the boundaries of watchmaking. The new Excalibur Spider Pirelli harks the first fully versatile timepiece from the manufacture, while continuing to be crafted with winning motorsport tyre rubber. The latest innovation to emerge from this exclusive collaboration with Pirelli, the new timepiece shows what happens when the finest minds from different industries come together to share their unrivalled know-how, breakthrough research and boundless creativity. Driven by a desire to create adrenalinecharged masterpieces for a fearless tribe, serial innovator Roger Dubuis and motorsport performance pioneer Pirelli present the newest interpretation, which sees iconic calibres heightened by interchangeable straps that features rubber inlays from certified race winning Pirelli tyres.

Inspired by the pit stops in motorsport, each element of the new Excalibur Spider Pirelli is interchangeable, from strap to crown and bezel - all with a simple click. The Quick Release System on the strap and crown is now taken to the next level at the bezel, with a precise position alignment that fixes the clock with one click.

Not only is this an extremely customisable timepiece, it also features innovative lock technology - a Roger Dubuis worldpremiere.

The Excalibur Spider Pirelli is a mechanical masterpiece. With a calibre that includes Roger Dubuis’ first automatic skeleton, the transparent view of its self-winding movement is held directly on the inimitable Roger Dubuis star. It also features a micro-rotor, one reduced to its strict essence at 11 o’clock, turning seamlessly with that of the wrist. The perfect balance of weight to wind the RD820SQ is further achieved through the use of innovative materials, such as DLC Titanium, both lighter and more luxurious than stainless steel. As notorious for avant-garde aesthetics as for traditional craftsmanship, Roger Dubuis’ Excalibur Automatic Skeleton is a signature of the Maison.

Of the hundreds of hours of manufacturing time for this 45mm timepiece, as much of a third of this time is devoted specifically to the prestigious Poinçon de Genève, with each and every component carefully finished by hand at the Roger Dubuis Manufacture in Geneva. Equipped with a 60-hour power reserve, this impressive feat of mechanical engineering is just a further example of the horological boldness of the Maison.

Limited to 88 pieces per colour, the watch features a 45mm allblack DLC titanium case, 60-hour power reserve and the Poinçon de Genève.

The Excalibur Spider Pirelli is available from the Roger Dubuis boutique on Old Bond Street where customers can choose between Pirelli’s iconic colours of red, white and blue. Prices start from £68,000.

THE POWER OF INSTINCT

PERFECTION IN PINK

A. Lange & Söhne introduce three stunning new limited edition pieces including two in beautifully crafted pink gold.

When the Langematik Perpetual was introduced in March 2001, it was the first and only self-winding watch with a perpetual calendar, Lange’s iconic outsize-date display, a Zero-Reset function and a main corrector for simultaneously advancing all calendar displays. This is still true today. Now, on the occasion of its 20th birthday, it comes in white gold or pink gold, both combined with a blue dial and each confined to a 50 piece limited edition.

The development and ongoing success of this exceptional watch is credited to a highly motivated team of experts, and specifically to one gifted individual, Günter Blümlein. The co-founder and first CEO of the manufactory spared no effort to meld horological beauty and artisanal perfection. This was accomplished in a particularly impressive manner with the Langematik Perpetual, which was launched a few months prior to his untimely death.

The blue dials of both new versions of the Langematik Perpetual are crafted from solid silver. The applied Roman numerals, underlaid with an embossed groove structure, prominently stand out against the dark background. On the white-gold model, they are made of rhodiumed gold - just like the hands, appliques and lunar disc - and of pink gold on the pink-gold version. The hands for the hours, minutes, days of the week and month are luminous, as are the hour markers along the minute scale. A dark-blue leather strap with a prong buckle in white gold or pink gold complements the harmony of the timepiece.

“Innovation and differentiating design elements are key parameters for us,” Günter Blümlein once said in an interview. “Our watches must be classic and understated in looks, sleek, useful, and essentially German in nature.” At A. Lange & Söhne, this ambition steadily evolved into a cultural statement that emphasises subtle differences and manifests itself in many details. The Langematik Perpetual lives up to these lofty expectations in every respect.

The design of the dial complies with the principle of information hierarchy, assuring the best and most intuitive legibility of the calendar displays. As the most important information element, the outsize date is prominently positioned. The subsidiary dial on the left shows the day of the week; the one on the right displays the month. The perpetual calendar takes into account the different durations of the months in a four-year cycle, including those of the leap years. Once the watch is correctly set, a manual adjustment of the date is not needed until the year 2100. The moon-phase display at 6 o’clock, paired with the subsidiary seconds dial, is also a long-term indication; it only requires a correction of one day every 122.6 years. All calendar displays can be advanced collectively with a (recessed) main corrector at 10 o’clock. They can also be set separately.

The self-winding L922.1 Sax-0-Mat calibre features the Zero-Reset mechanism developed by Lange. When the crown is pulled, the balance wheel stops and the seconds hand jumps to the zero position. This simplifies and speeds up time setting. The bidirectionally winding rotor ensures that the maximum power reserve of 46 hours is attained within just a short time on the wrist. Integrated in the three-quarter plate, it consists of 21-carat gold with a centrifugal mass in platinum. This makes the escapement with hand-engraved balance cock and classic whiplash precision index adjuster readily visible.

Thanks to a movement height of merely 5.7 millimetres, the watch has a very slender silhouette. The case has a diameter of 38.5 millimetres and a height of just 10.2 millimetres. Artisanal perfection down to the smallest detail makes the Langematik Perpetual an horological work of art for perpetuity. Not visible but tangible is the uncompromising benchmark of quality expressed by the two-fold assembly of all Lange manufacture calibres.

A. Lange & Söhne have unveiled a beautiful Saxonia Thin in pink gold that comes as a limited edition of just 50 watches. On the solidsilver dial coated with blue gold flux, tiny copper-coloured particles create sparkling highlights.

The fascinating interplay of reflections on the blue copper-glittered face of this piece evokes images of a star-studded nocturnal sky. The solid-silver dial of the slender two-hand watch is coated with a thin layer of blue gold flux. Thousands of copper oxide crystals embedded in the material animate the deep blue hue with copper-coloured speckles that reflect light causing the surface to sparkle like a starry sky.

The elaborate artisanal process of producing gold flux has its roots in 17th-century Venice. Molten glass is infused with copper particles that form microscopically small crystals when heated over a waning flame. To use this material for crafting a dial, it has to be applied to the solidsilver dial with extreme care. The elegant design of the Saxonia Thin follows the principle of

“less is more”. Its 6.2-millimetre-high case in 18-carat pink gold has a diameter of 40 millimetres. Thanks to the characteristic camber of the strap lugs, the elegant watch ensures a perfectly snug fit on the wrist. The slender hour and minute hands as well as the applied hour markers are in pink gold to match the case material. The narrow bezel of the case puts the focus on the dial. The optical effect of the gold flux can be displayed to full advantage on its perfectly flat surface, similar to the view through a telescope. A shiny, dark-blue leather strap with a solid-pink-gold prong buckle rounds out the elegant appearance of the watch.

Inside, the Saxonia Thin stands out with the manually wound calibre L093.1, a movement developed and crafted in-house. With a height of merely 2.9 millimetres, it is the manufactory’s thinnest calibre but nonetheless provides a power reserve of 72 hours. Its twofold assembly and the artisanal finissage of the parts reflect the high standards upheld by A. Lange & Söhne.

Brand-typical quality hallmarks include the three-quarter plate with Glashütte ribbing as well as polished chamfers and bevels. A noteworthy detail: the elaborately flat-polished end piece in which the escape wheel is secured. It is visibly integrated into the three-quarter plate as has often been the case in historic pocket watches. Here, aesthetic perfection is taken to extremes as the chamfer of this flat steel part is matched to the chamfer of the three-quarter plate after it has been fitted by hand. As in pocket watches of old, the ratchet and crown wheels are decorated with solarisation and visibly integrated into the plate. The freely oscillating screw balance beats at a frequency of 21,600 semi-oscillations an hour. It is located beneath the hand-engraved balance cock. Three screwed, manually polished gold chatons hold the going train, reflecting the brand’s tradition in craftsmanship.