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Sweet treats Richard Mille’s Bonbon watches are, quite literally, wrist candy. The collection, a huge surprise from this high-mech brand, was designed by Cécile Guenat who already made an impression with the RM 71-01 Talisman.

Back in 1961, “Sweets For My Sweet” put The Drifters into the R&B top ten. Richard Mille has taken this message to heart with its latest Bonbon watches in ten limited editions. It’s a collection no-one was expecting from a brand more readily associated with world-class athletes, advanced mechanisms and high-tech materials — and the subject of gentle mockery in certain quarters when it was unveiled at the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie in Geneva last January. How wrong they were. The Bonbon collection is now being hailed for its huge originality, uncompromising mechanical solutions and use of innovative materials to inject some much-needed fun into an often right-thinking industry. Richard Mille’s candy-themed collection is typical of a brand that has never ceased to impress with products at the cutting edge of technology and innovation, thanks to which it maintains a growth rate of 15% per year. The world’s lightest mechani

RICHARD MILLE RM 07-03 BLUEBERRY. LISTENING TO CÉCILE GUENAT, CREATIVE DIRECTOR, THE IDEA FOR THE BONBON COLLECTION CAME ALMOST BY ITSELF. “IT OCCURRED TO ME THAT THE CROWN ON THE RM 07-01 LOOKED LIKE A PIECE OF CANDY. AND THE CASE OF THE RM 016 REMINDED ME OF LIQUORICE. WE ALSO WANTED TO REVISIT THE EXISTING COLLECTIONS, IN A FUN WAY. EACH OF THE 16 BONBON WATCHES HAS ITS OWN THEME AND DECORATION.”

cal watch at 18.83 grams, strap included? That was Richard Mille. The first tourbillon to be put through its paces by a world-class athlete? Richard Mille again. The first watch with a cable-suspended movement for ultimate shock protection? Still Richard Mille. So when a brand with these credentials decides to dip into the candy jar, best take it seriously.

High-tech meets design The Bonbon collection breaks down into ten limited editions of 30 pieces each. “Just saying ’bonbon’ is enough to make you smile,” laughs Cécile Guenat, who imagined the collection. “Sweets are for plea sure, sweets are for sharing. The collection was an opportunity to have fun, to become a child again. It’s disruptive, stylish, humorous and creative. The brand is serious about watchmaking but also dares to go its own way and this collection, which took eighteen months to bring to fruition, is typical of that.” This isn’t the first time Guenat has made her mark as a designer. She is behind last year’s RM 71-01 Talisman, a fantastic blend of Art Deco and African art that positioned Richard Mille firmly in the women’s watch segment. Without going into detail, the RM 07-03 Myrtille (Blueberry) gives an idea of the various technologies and decorative techniques used. Four swirly lollipops, two gummy ribbons and two sugar canes share the dial. Each sweet is painted in acrylic and lacquered by hand. The bezel is made from Carbon TPT ® , a superposition of hundreds of carbon filaments which are compiled on a machine to modify the orientation of the fibres between layers. After firing, this Carbon TPT ® is sliced open to reveal random patterns. The caseback is in Quartz TPT ® whose turquoise shade is a new colour that took a full year to develop. As for the caseband, it uses a gradient of both materials, allowing a gradual colour transition between the bezel and the caseback. Inside is the CRMA2 skeleton movement. A sweet treat, indeed. Christophe Roulet

RICHARD MILLE RM 16-01 LIQUORICE. THE SMOOTH APPEARANCE OF THE GIANT ROLL OF LIQUORICE, ACHIEVED BY APPLYING A BLACK CHROME COATING AFTER STAMPING FROM A BLOCK OF TITANIUM, SUGGESTS THE CARNAUBA WAX THAT TRADITIONALLY COVERS THIS DISTINCTIVELY FLAVOURED SWEET. BLACK, IN WATCHMAKING, USUALLY SERVES TO HIGHLIGHT A TECHNICAL COMPLEXITY; HERE, IT MAKES OUR TASTEBUDS TINGLE. RICHARD MILLE RM 16-01 STRAWBERRY. THE LOLLIPOPS, SUGAR CANES AND OTHER CANDIES ON THE BONBON WATCHES ARE MACHINED FROM SHEETS OF TITANIUM THEN HAND-PAINTED IN ACRYLIC TO RECREATE THE BRIGHTNESS AND TEXTURE OF A SUGAR COATING IN MOUTHWATERING COLOUR. EACH MINIATURE IS SET INTO THE OPENWORKED DIAL, FIRMLY SECURED ON SANDBLASTED, HAND-CHAMFERED TITANIUM PLATES.

BLANCPAIN AIR COMMAND. WHILE NO-ONE KNOWS THE EXACT CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING THE CREATION OF THE AIR COMMAND CHRONOGRAPH, DEVELOPED BY BLANCPAIN IN THE 1950S FOR U.S. AIR FORCE PILOTS, ONE THING IS FOR SURE: VERY FEW WERE PRODUCED. THIS YEAR, BLANCPAIN PRESENTS A 500-PIECE LIMITED EDITION THAT LOOKS EVERY INCH THE PART: 42.5 MM STEEL CASE, RATCHETED “COUNTDOWN” ROTATING BEZEL, BOX-TYPE SAPPHIRE CRYSTAL, NUMERALS AND MARKERS COATED WITH ORANGE “OLD RADIUM”-TYPE SUPER-LUMINOVA® AND 30-MINUTE AND 12-HOUR CHRONOGRAPH COUNTERS ON THE BLACK DIAL. BRINGING THIS AIR COMMAND BANG UP TO DATE, BLANCPAIN HAS FITTED IT WITH THE HIGHFREQUENCY (5 HZ) CALIBRE F388B WITH FLYBACK MECHANISM, THAT MEASURES ELAPSED TIMES WITH 1/10TH OF A SECOND PRECISION.

Adventure –o –––-   laurie kahle

“Because it is there.” The English mountain climber George Leigh Mallory uttered those now immortalized words as he embarked on the third British expedition to scale Everest in 1924. His pithy reply came when asked why climbers risked their lives to reach the planet’s highest and most elusive peak. He and his companion Andrew Irvine were last seen forging upward into the clouds about 1,000 feet from the summit. What happened next will remain an eternal mystery. Did they encounter disaster before or after they reached the top of the world? In 1999, Mallory’s mummified remains were finally discovered. In his pocket were a box of wooden matches, a tin of “savoury beef lozenges” and a silver Borgel wristwatch. The timepiece was missing its crystal, and its hands had decayed away, but the enamel dial was relatively unscathed and the movement was, remarkably, in working order. A rugged and reliable watch was essential gear for such extreme exploits, allowing adventurers to keep track of time under dangerous conditions. As technology advanced, such tool watches could boast increased water- and shock-resistance, plus the ability to repel magnetic fields and still perform with high precision. Proprietary steel alloys were developed to resist corrosion from sweat and humidity. By the 1970s, lightweight titanium from the aerospace industry made its way onto our wrists. Today, as in those mid-century glory days, the ideal tool watch “takes a licking and keeps on ticking,” as Timex’s old motto put it.

A golden era of watch design Almost three decades after Mallory’s disappearance, Sir Edmund Hillary and his sherpa Tenzing Norgay became the first to stand atop Everest on May 29, 1953. Hillary reportedly had two watches: one by Smiths, a now-defunct expedition sponsor, and a Rolex Oyster Perpetual. Capitalizing on the mountaineering milestone, the brand sought feedback from those on the Everest expedition and other climbers to develop the Explorer, establishing a legacy model that continues to thrive nearly 70 years later.

“After World War II, people were able to breathe a little and they had more time to think about leisure and activities,” says Paul Boutros, Senior Vice President and Head of Watches for the Americas at Phillips in New York. “Things like mountain climbing and diving became more popular, and brands like Rolex, Blancpain and Omega started to make watches to fit the lifestyles of the changing post-war culture. You really have a golden era of watch design after World War II, and it’s amazing to study the early 1950s in terms of what watch brands were doing.” For example, Breitling launched its technical Navitimer to serve as the ultimate pilot’s wrist tool in 1952, while Blancpain focused on underwater exploration, introducing the Fifty Fathoms dive watch the following year. In 1954, Rolex followed suit with the Submariner. By the time Omega introduced the Seamaster, Railmaster and Speedmaster in 1957, the burgeoning sport watch market was in high gear. Even weekend warriors and vicarious adventurers could buy into the image. After all, you needn’t scale the Seven Summits or plunge to murky ocean depths to appreciate a rugged and reliable watch on your wrist. As these watches filtered into the twentieth-century mainstream, some brands followed Rolex’s lead in sponsoring and outfitting expeditions that provided real-world testimonials to their strength and durability. Some even enlisted expert help for R&D. SCUBA pioneer and oceanographer Jacques-Yves Cousteau worked with watch companies to develop cuttingedge dive watches during the 1950s and ’60s. Cousteau and his crew were often spotted wearing Submariners and Fifty Fathoms models. His missions also used other brands including Omega and Doxa, whose 1967 Sub model was imported into the United States by Cousteau’s US Divers company. Doxa maintained a relationship with the Cousteau family and provided watches for his grandson Fabien Cousteau’s Mission 31 expedition in 2014. In the late 1960s, Omega

SEIKO PROSPEX LX. SEIKO’S SPORTING SIDE HAS PRODUCED THREE VERSIONS OF THE PROSPEX, DEDICATED TO LAND, SEA AND SKY. ALL HAVE THE ROBUSTNESS, LEGIBILITY AND RELIABILITY EXPECTED, WITH ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS CORRESPONDING TO EACH FAMILY. FOR EXAMPLE, THE “LAND” WATCHES FEATURE A GMT HAND AND A COMPASS BEZEL.

Up in the Air A decade ago, Louis Vuitton caught the watchmaking world offguard with a completely new means of displaying the time. For the ten-year anniversary of this exclusive calibre, patented in 2009, the Parisian firm has come up with the Tambour Spin Time Air, a totally transparent interpretation of the original concept. The mechanics are the same as on previous versions. Rather than a conventional central hand, the hours are displayed by twelve rotating cubes. Every 60 minutes, two of these cubes spin: one to reveal a “neutral” side and one to display the next hour. It’s fun, it’s new and it’s also highly complex. This new interpretation is again the work of La Fabrique du Temps, Louis Vuitton’s watchmaking arm. Its teams are behind the LV88 calibre with automatic winding and 35 hours of power reserve. The most intriguing aspect, however, is that the signature cubes jut out into empty space, where the dial and movement have been com pletely cut away. For this anniversary edition, Louis Vuitton is presenting a seven-strong collection of three men’s watches and, for women, four models with cylinders instead of cubes. The mechanism sits in the middle of the case, between two sapphire crystals, under the LV monogram (on the men’s versions) or two Monogram flowers, one rounded and one pointed, for the women’s. Turning the watch over reveals the hidden side of the cubes or cylinders, as well as the oscillating weight. Louis Vuitton proves once again that it is always possible to put a new spin on the measuring of time. E.D. consulted with Cousteau and COMEX, a French deep-sea diving company, to develop the Seamaster 1000m and the Ploprof 600, both purpose-built to survive extreme depths.

To the moon During the Sixties, the quest to go where no man had gone before extended to space and eventually to the moon. Though it was designed for automotive racing, Omega’s Speedmaster received NASA’s blessing for use on piloted missions in 1965. When Buzz Aldrin wore his on the lunar surface in July 1969, Speedmaster became the first watch on the moon, giving the brand an everlasting claim to fame. To mark this year’s golden anniversary of the event, Omega has introduced spe

cial editions, including the Speedmaster Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Limited Edition featuring a laser-engraved image of Aldrin descending to the surface in the sub-dial at 9 o’clock. The case back is embellished with the imprint of an astronaut’s boot and Neil Armstrong’s signature quote: “That’s one small step for a man — one giant leap for mankind.” Speedmasters also played a crucial role in the Apollo 13 mission the following year, when astronauts were forced to rely on the watches to plot trajectories to pilot their crippled ship back to earth. Explorer extraordinaire and Rolex enthusiast Sir Ranulph Fiennes and his partner Charles Burton launched the Trans-Globe expedition in 1979 with the goal of completing the first surface circumnavigation

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LOUIS VUITTON SPIN TIME AIR. THE TAMBOUR SPIN TIME, THE MOST MODERN JUMPING HOURS WATCH, TOOK THE WATCHMAKING WORLD BY SURPRISE A DECADE AGO WHEN IT INTRODUCED A COMPLETELY NEW WAY TO TELL THE TIME. THIS LATEST ITERATION, THE TAMBOUR SPIN TIME AIR, HAS A NEW LOOK BUT STAYS TRUE TO ITS UNIQUE CONCEPT. INSTEAD OF A CONVENTIONAL CENTRAL HAND, THE HOURS ARE SHOWN BY TWELVE ROTATING CUBES. EVERY 60 MINUTES, TWO CUBES INSTANTANEOUSLY SPIN TO SHOW THE NEW HOUR. THE EXCLUSIVE MOVEMENT INSIDE IS THE LV88 WITH AUTOMATIC WINDING AND A 35-HOUR POWER RESERVE.

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I · ROLEX GMT MASTER II. ROLEX IS PRESENTING A NEW VERSION OF THE OYSTER PERPETUAL GMT- MASTER II WITH A BIDIRECTIONAL ROTATABLE BEZEL AND A TWO-COLOR 24-HOUR GRADUATED CERACHROM INSERT IN BLUE AND BLACK CERAMIC. THIS WATCH IS IN OYSTERSTEEL AND FITTED WITH A JUBILEE BRACELET. II · BVLGARI OCTO FINISSIMO CHRONOGRAPH GMT AUTOMATIC. PRESENTING YET ANOTHER EXPLOIT FROM THE OCTO FINISSIMO WHICH CLAIMS A FIFTH WORLD RECORD, THIS TIME FOR THE THINNEST EVER AUTOMATIC CHRONOGRAPH WITH A DUAL TIME ZONE. THE OCTO LINE IS A PERFECT FUSION OF DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY. REFINEMENT AND DARING TO BE DIFFERENT. III · RICHARD MILLE RM 25-01 TOURBILLON ADVENTURE SYLVESTER STALLONE. DESIGNED IN COLLABORATION WITH SYLVESTER STALLONE, THE RM 25-01 ADVENTURE TOURBILLON CHRONOGRAPH IS MADE TO SURVIVE IN THE MOST HOSTILE NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS. RESEMBLING NO OTHER WATCH, IT IS, SAYS THE ACTOR, “READY FOR ACTION”. IIII · PANERAI SUBMERSIBLE CHRONO EDITION GUILLAUME NÉRY. THIS DIVE CHRONOGR APH IS DEDICATED TO PANERAI’S AMBASSADOR FOR THE SEA, GUILLAUME NÉRY: THE SILHOUETTE OF THE TWO-TIMES WORLD FREEDIVING CHAMPION IS ENGRAVED ON THE CASEBACK. POWERED BY THE P.9100 FLYBACK CHRONO MOVEMENT WITH PUSHERS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CASE.

of the globe vertically from the North Pole to the South Pole. Their mission was accomplished in 1982. Though Fiennes appeared in Rolex advertisements touting the GMT Master II and Explorer II models, decades later he switched his allegiances to Kobold Watch Company, which he worked with to design the Polar Surveyor, an automatic mechanical chronograph outfitted with a 24-hour hand and day/night indicator. Given today’s enhanced media visibility and the marketing potential of these inspiring modern-day quests, some watch brands are eager to get on board and lend support. In 2012, Zenith’s El Primero Stratos Flyback Striking 10th was strapped to skydiver Felix Baumgartner’s wrist when he dove into the stratosphere from a space capsule emblazoned with Zenith’s logo. Upon leaving

his perch suspended from a giant helium balloon 120,000 feet above the earth, Baumgartner become the first man to break the speed of sound in a free fall. Millions of awestruck viewers watched the surreal sight live on televisions around the world.

Potential lifesavers The independent British brand Bremont has signed a full roster of adventurers to act as brand ambassadors. Among them is the British polar explorer Ben Saunders who, in 2013 with partner Tarka l’Herpeniere, retraced the steps of Robert Falcon Scott’s ill-fated Terra Nova Expedition, which launched from Wales in 1910 on a quest to be the first to reach the South Pole. When they arrived in 1912, the Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen had beaten them. The return journey for the surviving Terra Nova explorers, including Scott, proved fatal. Thankfully, Saunders and l’Herpeniere had far better fortunes. The pair went into the record books for achieving the longest polar journey on foot. In early 2014, they completed the 1,795-mile trek from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole and back in 105 days. Bremont provided the duo with a pair of souped-up titanium Supermarine GMTs with a specially lubricated mechanical movement built to withstand temperatures of -40°C — conditions that render electronic equipment useless. By using the chronometer to measure longitude, the watch could also help guide the way with the GMT hand and the sun. Adventurer Mike Horn became a Panerai brand ambassador more than 15 years ago. Panerai has supported his last four

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V · TAG HEUER CARRERA HEUER 02 GMT. TAG HEUER CELEBRATED THE CARRERA’S 55TH ANNIVERSARY IN 2018 WITH THIS GMT CHRONOGRAPH. THE SECOND TIME ZONE, WHICH IS SET BY THE CROWN, IS READ BY A RED LACQUERED HAND FROM THE 24-HOUR SCALE ON THE BLACK AND BLUE CERAMIC BEZEL. VI · ULYSSE NARDIN DIVER DEEP DIVE. WITH THIS DIVER DEEP DIVE, ULYSSE NARDIN GIVES US A PROFESSIONAL DIVING INSTRUMENT COMPLETE WITH TITANIUM CROWNGUARD, HELIUM ESCAPE VALVE AND WATER-RESISTANCE TO 1,000 METRES. ANOTHER NEW FEATURE, THE RUBBER STRAP HAS AN EXPANDABLE ELEMENT THAT ADJUSTS TO A NEOPRENE DIVING SUIT.

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VII · JAEGER-LECOULTRE POLARIS GEOGRAPHIC WT. THIS WATCH IS AN INVITATION TO EXPLORE THE WORLD AND ITS 24 TIME ZONES, REPRESENTED BY THE CITIES INSCRIBED AROUND THE FLANGE WHICH IS ADJUSTED BY THE CROWN AT 10 O’CLOCK. VIII · LONGINES LEGEND DIVER WATCH. LONGINES IS ALWAYS HAPPY TO REVISIT THE WATCHES THAT HAVE HELPED FORGE ITS RENOWN. THIS LONGINES LEGEND DIVER WATCH REIMAGINES A 1960S MODEL. ALL THE WHILE CONSERVING THE ERA’S TYPICAL STYLE CODES AND DESIGN ELEMENTS, THIS CONTEMPORARY EDITION BENEFITS FROM LONGINE’S EXPERTISE TO GUARANTEE LEGIBILITY, WATER-RESISTANCE AND PRACTICALITY.

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IX · SANTOS DE CARTIER CHRONOGRAPH WATCH. MADE TO MEASURE RECORDS, THE NEW CARTIER CHRONOGRAPH TAKES THIS HERITAGE INTO THE 21ST CENTURY. ALWAYS ATTENTIVE TO ELEGANCE AND ERGONOMICS, CARTIER GAVE IT A SINGLE START/STOP PUSH BUTTON, VISIBLE AT 9 O’CLOCK, WITH THE RESET FUNCTION BEING DIRECTLY INTEGRATED INTO THE CROWN. X · HUBLOT CLASSIC FUSION BERLUTI CHRONOGRAPH. THE POSSIBILITIES OPEN TO BERLUTI’S BESPOKE EXPERTISE IN LEATHER AND HUBLOT’S MASTERY OF METALS ARE ENDLESS. THESE TWO BOLD BRANDS, BOTH OF WHICH DEFINE TRENDS WITHOUT BETRAYING THE RULES OF ELEGANCE, ASSERT THEIR INFLUENCE ON MEN’S FASHION.

In pursuit of the dragon China is an endless source of inspiration for the country’s watchmakers. Thus Chopard has devoted its considerable talent and expertise to the L.U.C Perpetual T Spirit of the Dragon and the Pearl, a refer ence to the emperor’s five-clawed dragon as it chases the sacred pearl that leads to wisdom and knowledge. So as to symbolise this quest, Chopard has entrusted its master engravers with depicting this fantastical creature on the 18k pink gold case. This refined figurative work has been crafted using the fine line engraving technique to portray two dragons on the case middle and in the space between the lugs. They chase after the sacred pearl depicted on the crown. This allegory in fact represents two Tian Long dragons, creatures of the sky and symbols of the soul’s elevation to a state of pure conscious ness. This stunning exterior is matched by the superlative mechanism inside, namely the L.U.C 02.15-L calibre, whose precision is certified by the Swiss Official Chronometer Testing Institute (COSC). Assembled from 353 parts, this movement has a tourbillon regulator whose carriage carries the small seconds. Furthermore, a perpetual calendar displays its indications on two dials, complemented by a twin-aperture for the date. Chopard’s Quattro technology, with four series-coupled barrels, provides this one-of-a-kind creation with nine days of power reserve, shown on the back of the case. One of the most demanding quality standards for watches, the Poinçon de Genève hallmark tes tifies to the origin and quality of this superb timepiece. For Chopard, the pursuit of the dragon is also the pursuit of excellence. C.R. expeditions and built special watches for extreme conditions to accompany him on the Arktos mission in 2002, when he circumnavigated the Arctic Circle, and 2006’s North Pole By Night. Horn and his partner Borge Ousland walked 1,000 kilometers from Russia to the North Pole for just over 60 days in the total darkness of the Arctic winter. This year, the brand launched a pair of 47mm Luminor Sub mersible GMTs bearing Horn’s signature. The novel case material, called EcoTita nium, is derived from recycled titanium, while the strap is made from recycled plastic. The 19-piece limited edition run is distinguished by its bright blue lume rather than green, and includes the opportunity to join Horn on a polar expedition.

For those who relish the chance to put themselves in dangerous situations, Breitling’s Emergency II is a potential lifesaver and perhaps the ultimate tool watch for extreme explorers and adventurers. Launched in 1995, the first Emergency was equipped with an SOS transmitter and homing beacon that has saved some 20 lives. In 2013, Breitling upgraded the model with the Emergency II, incorporating a more advanced transmitter system with a dual personal locator beacon (PLB) that operates on two frequencies for homing in on distress calls. Emergency II’s beacon is one watch function you hope to never have to use, but it sure would have come in handy for Mallory and Irvine atop Everest almost a century ago.

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CHOPARD L.U.C PERPETUAL T SPIRIT OF THE DRAGON AND THE PEARL. THE 353-PART MOVEMENT OF THE L.U.C PERPETUAL T SPIRIT OF THE DRAGON AND THE PEARL IS EQUIPPED WITH A TOURBILLON REGULATOR WHOSE CARRIAGE, CARRYING THE SMALL SECONDS INDICATOR, ROTATES ONCE A MINUTE BENEATH ITS POLISHED STEEL BRIDGE AT 6 O’CLOCK. COMPLEMENTING THE DISPLAY IS A PERPETUAL CALENDAR REQUIRING NO CORRECTION UNTIL THE YEAR 2100, SINCE ONLY CENTURY YEARS DIVISIBLE BY 400 ARE LEAP YEARS, MAKING 2100 A COMMON YEAR. TO ENSURE PERFECT READABILITY OF THE CALENDAR INDICATIONS, THEY ARE SPREAD OVER TWO DIALS — ONE AT 3 O’CLOCK FOR THE MONTH AND LEAP YEARS AND ANOTHER AT 9 O’CLOCK FOR THE DAY AND THE 24-HOUR INDICATION — ALONG WITH A LARGE TWIN-APERTURE DATE ROUNDING OFF THE SYMMETRY OF THE DIAL AT 12 O’CLOCK.

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I · BREGUET TYPE XXI 3817. BREGUET PRESENTS THE TYPE XXI 3817 CHRONOGRAPH. ITS VINTAGE LOOK REFLECTS THE HISTORY AND ORIGINS OF THE TYPE XX LINE, WHILE ITS TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS PLACE IT FIRMLY IN THE 21ST CENTURY. THIS CHRONO FEATURES A RETRO-STYLE DIAL FRAMED BY A SMOOTHLY PROPORTIONED STEEL CASE. II · CHOPARD MIGLIA 2019 RACE EDITION. IN 2018, CHOPARD CELEBRATED THREE DECADES OF PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MILLE MIGLIA RACE. THIS PARTNERSHIP CONTINUES THIS YEAR WITH THE MILLE MIGLIA 2019 RACE EDITION. THIS DISTINCTIVE, STURDY AND ACCURATE CHRONOGRAPH REFLECTS A TRADITION OF WATCHES MADE FOR CONTEMPORARY GENTLEMEN DRIVERS. III · HUBLOT CLASSIC FUSION FERRARI GT. PROUDLY SPORTING FERRARI COLORS AND DESIGN CUES, THIS CLASSIC FUSION IS A POWERFUL HOMAGE TO HUBLOT’S AUTOMOTIVE PARTNER SINCE 2011 AND ITS GRAN TURISMO CARS. IT HOUSES THE NEXT-GENERATION UNICO HUB1280 FLYBACK CHRONOGR APH CALIBER WHICH DELIVERS THREE DAYS OF POWER RESERVE. IIII · TISSOT SEASTAR CHRONO. THE TISSOT SEASTAR 1000 QUARTZ IS NOW AVAILABLE AS A CHRONOGRAPH, ADDING A PLETHORA OF USEFUL FUNCTIONS TO WHAT HAS QUICKLY BECOME A POPULAR WATCH. WITH A HOST OF USEFUL FEATURES, IT IS ALREADY AN ESSENTIAL IN THE WATER, THANKS TO ITS ABILITY TO HANDLE PRESSURE UP TO 30 BAR (1000FT).

Already a favourite among adrenalin-seekers, the Diver has adopted a completely new, contemporary appearance both outside and in, and redefines functional elegance with its audacious design. A dive watch built to withstand up to 300 meters of potentially deadly water pressure, its inverted, concave bezel combines with a domed sapphire crystal. The dial hints at the mechanical marvel of the UN-118 movement with silicon technology, a specialty of the Manufacture, that is visible through the open back of the 44mm case. SuperLumiNova® on the indexes and hands makes the hours and minutes visible not only in the dark of night but also at great depths. The dial also displays a power-reserve indicator at 12 o’clock and a date and small seconds at 6 o’clock, all within the unidirectional rotating bezel. The numerals have been redrawn to read 0-15-30-45. Even the rubber and titanium strap has been cleverly reworked: the clasp is replaced by a pin buckle and streamlined with just one easily identifiable Ulysse Nardin signature element. Sturdy blue rubber guards protect the crown. E.D.