One of the most amazing and unique brands in the last years is MB&F, not only because their bold and special pieces and movements, also because this brand has achieved something that not many brand had, to produce an hexcentric watch, a unique way of telling time and succeed in this process.
MB&F has taken the mechanical complication into another lever, inviting the customer to experience time in a different fashion, making from a complicated watch, a unique masterpiece that reflects attitude and the true soul of the founder after an impressive career in brands as Jaeger-LeCoultre and Harry Winston.
MB&F has a simple way of doing things witch can be defined in this piece as follows: a the traditional wristwatch has a relatively straightforward role: to tell the time. All that is needed is a hand for the hours, another for the minutes and perhaps a power reserve indicator to keep track of running time. Horological Machine No4 Thunderbolt has a hand for the hours, another for the minutes and a power reserve indicator. HM4 Thunderbolt tells the time.
But HM4 Thunderbolt is not a traditional wristwatch.
The aviation-inspired case and engine of the Thunderbolt are one. Neither would, nor could, exist without the other, yet each is so transcendental as to be able to stand alone as a work of art in its own right.
The Thunderbolt's engine is the culmination of three long years of development. Each of the 300-plus components – including the regulator and even the screws – was developed specifically for this anarchistic calibre.
The sleek aerodynamic form of the Thunderbolt's titanium and sapphire envelope has its roots in Maximilian Büsser's childhood passion for assembling model plane kits. Every component and form has a technical purpose; nothing is superfluous and every line and curve is in poetic harmony. Articulated lugs ensure supreme comfort. Highly legible time is a fringe benefit.
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Just a couple of day ago Montres DeWitt was invited to participate in the Only Watch 2011 Charity Auction in favour of research programmes on the Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), to be held in Monaco under the high patronage and in presence of S.A.S. Le Prince Albert II of Monaco. After a first participation in 2005 and, in 2007, the presentation of the WX-1 (concept watch no 1), an exceptionally complicated horological piece of art, DeWitt is presenting this year yet another masterpiece: the X-Watch.
Reversible is not enough !
For its third concept watch, DeWitt is continuing its exploration of reversible watches. The mechanism, initially inspired from a concrete mixer, was already masterfully executed in The Antipode (concept watch no 2) and confers both a spectacular liveliness and a playful twist to the watch. But for the X-Watch, reversible was not enough! DeWitt therefore imagined a spectacular articulated “bonnet” in the shape of an “X” that partly covers the face of the watch. A typical DeWitt approach that intends to arouse curiosity by hiding some parts of the mechanism in a subtle game of layers. The “X”-shaped bonnet is activated by four push-pieces positioned in the upper and lower part of the case. By pressing the push-pieces, the “X” separates in its middle and smoothly opens up to disclose the face of the watch. A special mechanism was integrated to control the speed of its opening. The rotation of the 49 mm Grade 5 Titanium case is only liberated when the “X” is in the open position. The case can then be flipped over and locked again by closing the “X”. Quite naturally, the “X” is designed in such a way that all the features of the watch remain perfectly readable even when the bonnet is in its closed position.
In house is beautiful!
The X-Watch houses DeWitt’s third 100% in-house manufactured movements, Calibre DW 8046. One single reversible movement displaying bi-retrograde hours and minutes on each side and featuring an automatic Tourbillon, a Chronograph and a patented Automatic Sequential Winding (A.S.W.) device driven by a peripheral oscillating rotor. Built out of some 544 components, the calibre DW 8046 is the perfect illustration of the inventive audacity of DeWitt’s master watchmakers.
A.S.W. or the art of mastering energy distribution!
The peripheral oscillating rotor is attached to a ring with a sinusoidal profile on its inner edge. This particular shape will, in turn, activate the patented A.S.W system, which enables the movement to always operate in an ideal functioning range, between 92 and 96% of the main-spring torque. The main gear-train is therefore guaranteed to always receive a constant and stable flow of energy thanks to the sequenced winding of the barrel.
Indeed, two little arms, rocking up and down the sinusoidal profile, ensure the winding of the barrel until it reaches 96% of the movement’s full winding. At that moment, a lever disengages the pawl from winding the barrel and forces it to continue its movement in the air, without hooking on to the wheel. The movement then runs on its reserves of energy, until it reaches 92%, and the pawl hooks back on. Such a technical prowess enables to obtain an ideal functioning range with the usage of a single, manual-type barrel. Moreover, it avoids all the running defects observed when slip-springs are used on conventional automatic calibres.
Unidentified flying object!
The upper side of the dial is adorned in its centre with a rhodium plated and polished applique in the shape of an hourglass. In its upper part, a window displays a 120-degree power reserve indicator, an indispensable feature to observe the short back and forth movement of the hand when the watch is operating in its ideal functioning range and the A.S.W. is in action. In the lower part, the actual motor of this unidentified flying object is revealed through a nicely proportioned opening. A small seconds hand is attached to the Tourbillon cage and gently glides round. The hourglass applique is also decorated with the “DeWitt” logo, and elegant vertical lines remind us of the finishing given to the peripheral rotor (visible on the other side). In the background, a nice atmosphere is given by a sunray guilloche pattern that radiates right out to the two retrograde counters. The hours and minutes hands are rhodium plated and positioned on the same axis. Both hours and minutes are read from bottom to top, with the hours West and the minutes East. When the “X”-shaped bonnet is closed, everything remains, except the mere symbol of passage of time, the hourglass.
A sporty skeleton … in a punchy “Monaco-red”!
On the lower side of the dial, the hidden face of the X-Watch! Operating on the same movement, a skeleton chronograph with disk seconds indication and a 3-arm minutes hand covering a 30-minute time span on 3 different levels. The peripheral oscillating rotor, streamlined and with elegant rose gold finishings, travels freely around the dial and is a marvel to observe. Since the crown and the two chronograph push-pieces must remain on the right hand side, the watch itself is turned by 180 degrees. The disk seconds indication, placed underneath the Tourbillon, is therefore now positioned in the upper part of the dial. A polished and rhodium plated cover is placed over the disk, leaving only a small window opening to display the passing seconds. The cover is also decorated with the “DeWitt” logo. The minutes, in the lower part of the dial and printed on the sapphire glass, are positioned on 3 different levels. A 3-arm rose gold hand with small disks on each tip covers the three 10-minute levels in a single rotation.
In order to best valorise this skeleton side of the movement and give it a sporty twist, a very punchy “Monaco-red” separation plate (1,0 mm thick) with no less than 58 holes had to be placed in the middle of the movement to isolate both sides. On this side of the watch, the positioning of the two retrograde hours and minutes hands on one single axis is also revealed. However, hours and minutes are now read from top to bottom.
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Hoy vamos a compartir con vosotros una marca con más de 120 años de historia fabricando relojes accesibles para todo el mundo, bajo los esténdares de la fabricación suiza. Roamer produce una gran variedad de dieños combinando relojes automáticos y de quartz con movimiento suizo, ofreciendo al consumidor una increíble relación calidad/precio.
Su historia se remonta a 1888 en un pequeño taller en Solothurn, Suiza. Después de tantos años en la industria relojera, Roamer se posiciona hoy en día como uno de los más grandes y prestigiosos grupos en la industria.
Entre la gran variedad de modelos existen relojes clásicos realmente bonitos, pero en esta ocasión queremos mostrarles el último lanzamiento de esta marca, el Trekk Master. Equipado con altímetro, compás digital, barómetro y termómetro este resistente y singular modelo es un must-have para deportistas, aventureros y amantes de actividades al aire libre.
Hemos tenido la oportunidad de estar con el distribuidor de Roamer en España. Leonardo Rodriguez, de Bestime Europe director general, representa la marca desde hace 5 años “Tenemos más de 100 puntos de venta con una gran aceptación por parte del público. En nuestro mercado la calidad y variedad son imprescindibles , y Roamer, con más de 120 años de experiencia cubre las expectativas con creces”
Esta pieza suiza tiene cristal de zafiro y está disponible por 550€ en 6 modelos diferentes. Para nuestra opinión, es una excelente opción dada las cualidades y precio de Trekk Master de Roamer.
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Today we decided write about a brand with more tan120 years of history producing watches for every kind of people, pieces that can be reachable for almost every person, fabricated under the Swiss made standards. Roamer produces a variety of models and designs, combining Quartz and automatic all Swiss movements that given to the customer and amazing price/performance option.
The history of the traditional brand started back in 1888 in a small workshop in Solothurn in Switzerland and has taken all this years to become one of the biggest and most prestigious groups in the watch industry.
Today we where invited by the Spain distributor to know more about this brand, Bestime Europe has being representing this brand for more than 5 years in Spain with great results as his general manager Leonardo Rodriguez shared with us “we have more than 100 POS already with very good acceptance by the customers since in our market is very important the quality and the variety that only a brand as Roamer can provide with more than 120 years in watchmaking background”
Some of the models of the brand are truly beautiful and classic, but in this occasion we want to share with you the last release that is a breakthrough in the brand, the Trekk Master, equipped with an altimeter, a digital compass, a barometer and a thermometer, this rugged outdoor watch is definitely a must have for passionate sportsmen and outdoors enthusiasts.
The watch is Swiss Made with sapphire glass and you can have it for 550€ in 6 different models, in our opinion, an excellent buy for the price.
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