During the SIHH 2010 the renowned Swiss watchmaker Jaeger-LeCoultre has unveiled its new impressive timepiece - the Duometre a Quantieme Lunaire – that will replenish the brand’s Duometre collection. The new watch shows time, date and the age of the moon with the unprecedented precision of the ingenious Dual-Wing-movement concept.

The new Jaeger-LeCoultre watch uses the latest horological achievements of the brand. The Duometre a Quantieme Lunaire has every right to be called a super complicated watch: it indicates time with a jumping seconds hand showing 1/6th of a second increments and additionally providing the date and the age of the moon in a separate sub dial. The watch is especially notable for the Dual-Wing movement concept, which features two independent power supplies: one entirely dedicated to creating a perfect timing foundation – regulated by escapement and balance –, the other solely for the display of time – hour, minute and seconds hands – as well as date and the age of the moon for the Northern as well as the Southern hemisphere.

The new Jaeger-LeCoultre watch is powered by the mechanical manually-wound movement calibre 381. The movement is executed and decorated with distinguishing decors for the corresponding parts of each function of the movement. One can admire the movement through the sapphire case back of the wristwatch. Balance frequency is 21,600 vibrations per hour. Power reserve makes up 50 hours. The movement comprises 369 parts and 40 jewels.

The dial of the new Jaeger-LeCoultre watch is of eggshell colour for yellow gold model and hand-grained, silver-coloured for pink gold model. The hours and minutes indication is on the right hand side, date and moon phase on the left hand side, a central seconds hand and the jumping seconds are in the lower middle of the watch.

The timepiece is housed by a 42-mm 18-carat pink gold or 18-carat yellow gold polished and satin-brushed case with welded lugs. The case is equipped with cambered sapphire crystals coated with anti-reflection treatment on front and back. The watch is 50 meters water resistant. At 10 o’clock there is a push button to set the date, another pusher is placed between the lugs at 12 to adjust the moon phase. The lugs of the case are formed seamlessly into the lines of the matt black or chocolate brown alligator strap with a double folding clasp.

The Duometre a Quantieme Lunaire will be produced in a limited edition of 300 yellow gold watches and in an unlimited pink gold version.

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The legendary watchmaking brand Breguet is proud to present its new watch – Tradition Fusee Tourbillon. The new timepiece is notable for the innovative silicon balance spring, whose regular oscillations give the movement its rhythm and regulate the flow of time.

Traditionally balance springs are made of metal. They are vulnerable to shocks, magnetic fields and even the pull of gravity, which can cause warping. The specialists from Breguet found the solution to this problem with the creation of a silicon balance spring. Silicon is totally impervious to magnetic fields. The manufacturing operations of a silicon balance spring yield a broad variety of shapes, facilitating the highly accurate adaptation of its shape to precisely calculated models. Silicon balance springs are lighter than metal ones and thus less prone to deformation caused by the pull of gravity. They are also less vulnerable to shocks and provide far superior resistance to corrosion.

The new Breguet timepiece is housed by a round case crafted from 950 platinum. The case measures 41 mm in diameter and features a sapphire case back. Rounded horns are welded to the case and the screw pins are securing the strap. The new watch is water resistant to 30 meters.

The dial of the new Breguet Tradition is crafted from silvered 18K gold. It is hand-engraved on a rose engine off-centred at 7 o’clock. The dial shows Roman numerals as well as a 60-second tourbillon placed at 1 o’clock. Open-tipped Breguet hands are made of polished steel.

The heart of the new Breguet watch is a hand-wound mechanical movement calibre 596 clad in an anthracite gray alloy of platinum-group metals. The movement is complicated with a tourbillon regulator. It provides power reserve for 50 hours. Torque regularity throughout the operation of the watch is provided by the fusee-and-chain transmission.

The new Breguet Tradition Fusee Tourbillon is a brilliant example of a classical complicated timepiece that can serve both as an elegant accessory and a precise time-measuring device.

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The most prestigious and glamorous watch and jewellery shown in the world has opened its doors to the guests and visitors – the SIHH 2010 has finally started in Geneva. In comparison with last year the show welcomes two more exhibitors - Greubel Forsey and Richard Mille. The organizers have placed the stands of these brands near to exit adding slight changes to the layout of the business zone. But on the whole the layout of the fair has remained unchanged: the organizers of the SIHH have proved that the event housed by the PalExpo in Geneva is not afraid of any crisis.

This year all the participants managed to impress the visitors with really superb timepiece that have every right to be called the masterpieces of Haute Horlogerie. Practically all exhibitor have presented new interesting and innovative models.

The stand of A.Lange & Sohne welcomed the visitor with the showcase. But it housed not watches but gold bullions weighing 1 kilo each. The company decided to demonstrate its innovative alloy that due to the bright colour has been named Honey Gold. The alloy consists of gold, copper, manganese and silicium. Owing to silicium the alloy is two times more durable than steel. And this means that watches housed by cases made of Honey Gold feature enhanced shock- and scratch-resistance. A.Lange & Sohne have presented several models in cases crafted from Honey Gold: Tourbillograph, Lange 1 Tourbillon and 1815 MoonPhase. The new material is also used for several parts of the movement – the bridges for example.

Instead of the traditional Mask collection Vacheron Constantin has presented a new collection of watches made with the help of a Japanese technique – Makie: the artist prepares the lacquered surface creating the image with the help of a sticky treatment and then covers the surface with the smallest golden filings. So a unique and beautiful image is created. Together with Makie Vacheron Constantin has presented several more timepieces that pay tribute to the precise mechanics. The two super flat calibres 10003/3 (manually wound, 1.64 mm) and 1120/3 (self-winding, 2.45 mm) allowed creating two unique and elegant watches.

The “laboratory of ideas� Panerai has presented several interesting timepiece that seem to be different from the traditional Gamma Force. Surely the company don’t forgets about its origins and paying tribute to it has created a historic Mare Nostrum watch which is a copy of a 1943 model. Even the movement is the same – Minerva. One more interesting model presented by Panerai is Radiomir Composite Marina Militare 8 Giorni. The case of this timepiece is made of an innovative material that was given the name of Panerai Composite. This is aluminum oxide Al3O2, that is produced with the help of a special electrochemical process. Composite is a very light material similar to ceramics. Panerai has also revealed a new version of a vertical tourbillon - Radiomir Tourbillon GMT Ceramica. The watch is notable for a very interesting design.

The newcomer to the SIHH, Greubel Forsey, has presented its new Invetion Piece #3 in platinum. This watch combines an original 30 degrees inclined tourbillon with the unique architecture of the case. The platinum version of the watch is a piece unique.

This year IWC celebrates the 70th anniversary of one of its most famous collection – Portuguese. So it’s not surprising the timepieces from this collection have been in the centre of everybody’s attention. The Portugese collection has been replenished with several novelties and particularly with the Yacht Club chronograph whose style clearly reflects the spirit of sea adventures. Another new watch is the Tourbillon Mystere Retrograde – the first watch in the collection equipped with a retrograde date indicator. Re-released anniversary Grand Complication watch has also been subject to some changes: the timepiece is now housed by a 45-mm case crafted from rose gold. But it preserved its traditional features and a repeater movement. Streamlined shapes, clear style and colour accents – these are the basic elements of the new IWC watches this year.

Among the novelties presented by Cartier the most of attention was given to the new classical line of watches equipped with the first in-house movement – self-winding calibre 1904МС. The 42-mm case fits the wrist perfectly and the treatment and decoration of the case give very good impressions. Among the complicated models the Astrotourbillon makes one that deserves closer examination. In comparison with classical tourbillons where the balance is placed inside the carriage and rotates round one axis, in the astrotourbillon the balance is fixed at the tip of the carriage that performs the function of a seconds hand. In one minute the balance “flies� round the watch at the same time rotating round its own axis.

Montblanc has become a real sensation of the fair. For example the unique Nicolas Rieussec chronograph is really impressive: the 2008 models has been slightly changed – now it is equipped with an escapement where the release wheel and fork are made of silicium dioxide. This material is 60% more durable than steel and 70% lighter. Nicolas Rieussec is the world’s first chronograph with the silicium escapement. Another chronograph by Montblanc is as impressive: Villeret ExoTourbillon Chronographe is notable for the balance whose size is bigger than that of the carriage.

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The legendary Swiss watchmaking brand Omega presents a new version of its iconic Constellation watch - the Constellation Baguette. The new watch was created specially for ladies and sparkles with 459 finest Top Wesselton diamonds. Elegant and feminine, the new Constellation watch makes a strong impression on everyone who sees it. The new watch makes one of the gems of Constellation collection by Omega.

The new Omega watch is notable for the dial decorated with 146 baguette and trapeze diamonds that are set with the help of a sophisticated “invisible” mounting technique owing to which it s practically impossible to see the 18k white gold used for the case. The mother-of-pearl aperture at 6 o’clock shows a diamond star.

The new Omega Constellation Baguette watch impresses not only with its dazzling looks but also with its technical features. The heart of the timepiece is an in-house co-axial escapement automatic movement Calibre 8421. The movement also boasts a Si14 silicon balance spring that enhances shock-resistance and resistance to the effects of outside disturbances.

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The renowned watchmaking company Jaeger-LeCoultre has recently presented two novelties to replenish its line of stylish interior timepieces. The first is a transparent Atmos 566 clock created by an Austrian designer Marc Newson. The clock is powered by a new movement designed by the craftsmen from Jaeger-LeCoultre - calibre 566 – that is seen trough the transparent minimalist case made of Baccara crystal. The clock can make any interior unique due to the fact that it is produced in a limited series of 48 copies. The clock is also available in the case in blue crystal: this version is limited to 28 pieces.

The other novelty by Jaeger-LeCoultre also belongs to the Atmos collection. The clock is a new variant of the historic Jaeger-LeCoultre 1930 clock: this fact is reflected in the name of the timepiece - Atmos Réédition 1930. The retro-clock is dedicated to its creator Jean-Leon Reutter and boasts amazing harmony of lines and combination of air and steel. The clock is produced in a limited edition of 300 pieces.

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