Monthly Archives: February 2014

Corum Admiral’s Cup AC-One 45 Double Tourbillon

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— Corum’s Replica Watches UK new Admiral’s Cup AC-One 45 Double Tourbillon welcomes an eminently complicated new movement: hand-wound Caliber CO 1008.


Dial of Corum's Admiral’s Cup AC-One 45 Double Tourbillon

The tourbillon is a symbol of chronometric precision. Designed to compensate for gravity-induced rate variations in vertical positions, it remains one of the complications that is the most difficult to produce. Corum Swiss Replica Watches has achieved an authentic tour de force in equipping its new Caliber CO 1008 with not just one but two parallel-mounted tourbillons, dedicated to ensuring remarkable reliability backed by a generous 72-hour power reserve. This masterfully orchestrated mechanism is fitted with a retrograde date and a particularly innovative time adjustment device. Simply by pressing the crown pushbutton, the wearer can bring the minutes hand instantly to the 12th index so as to set the exact time – and this can be done up to five minutes before or after a full hour.

Caliber CO 1008 finds the perfect stagesetting in the iconic twelve-sided case of the Admiral’s Cup – born in 1960 and redesigned in 2013, while remaining staunchly true to the signature codes that have earned it legendary status. Based on a contemporary architecture featuring alternating polished and satin-brushed finishes, its layered construction comprises black PVD-coated titanium inserts appearing in turn between the case back and middle and then between the bezel and the case middle.

 

Corum's Admiral’s Cup AC-One 45 Double Tourbillon

Admiral’s Cup AC-One 45 Double Tourbillon
© Corum Fake Watches UK

Available in 18K red gold or grade 5 titanium, the case of the Admiral’s Cup AC-One Double Tourbillon displays a generous 45 mm diameter. It is water-resistant to a depth of 300 meters.

The dial swept over by luminescent hands and hour-markers is adorned with an exclusive design specially developed for Corum: the split pomegranate motif. Forming small diagonally-incised squares, this composition creates an depth effect accentuated by the inner bezel ring stamped with the emblematic nautical pennants of the Admiral’s Cup collection.

While the two tourbillons spin on the lower part of the dial, a dynamic red arrow points to the retrograde date segment appearing on the upper part like an extension of the two carriages.

The Admiral’s Cup AC-One 45 Double Tourbillon’s transparent back reveals the mechanical caliber oscillating at a frequency of 21,600 vibrations per hour (3 Hz). The movement’s modern execution features a horizontal satin-brushed finish and anthracite grey engravings. Mounted on a mainplate made of cupro-beryllium, a particularly wear-resistant copperbased alloy, it testifies to a determination to endow exceptional horological complications with remarkable long-term reliability.

Secret watches The Secrets of Time

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— A century or so ago, it was thought women did not necessarily need to know the time. Hence, the concept of secret or hidden Rolex Replica watches came to light. Today, these secret Replica Watches UK are bejeweled statements of individuality and character.

Femme secret © Piaget

Ea0sily one of the most beautiful segments of women’s Replica Watches — secret watches have roots that are centuries old. Essentially, a secret watch is one with a cover over the dial that can be flipped open or moved aside to reveal the dial and the time. While early pendant, brooch and wrist Fake Watches UK utilized covers or lids to offer a discreet way for a woman to tell time, today’s secret watch covers are predominantly decorative.

Indeed, secret watches have a mysterious allure to them. Additionally, most are so highly decorated that they hold special places of honor in the world of haute horlogerie and joaillerie. Often, secret Omega Replica watches are created with covers that mimic nature, animals, birds, flowers, or sometimes just beautiful, ultra-feminine ribbons.

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Lady Kalla Haute Couture à Pampilles Watch, closed and open.
© Vacheron Constantin Replica Watches

Vacheron Constantin has been making secret watches since its inception. The newest introduction is the Lady Kalla Haute Couture à Pampilles Watch, which is crafted using more than 34 carats of diamonds, including flame-cut diamonds that are unique to Vacheron Constantin in the watch world. Just one of these watches will be made per year because of the enormous amount of time that goes into collecting, cutting and setting the diamonds.

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Limelight Secret Watch Ribbon Motif ref. G0A34130
© Piaget

 

Piaget has also long been a master at creating secret watches, and offers many with nature-inspired themes, feminine ribbon and bow themes and animals.  One of its more beautiful pieces is the Limelight Ribbon Motif secret watch in 18-carat rose gold and set with a total of 301 brilliant-cut diamonds. The beauty opens to reveal a dial in white mother-of-pearl marquetry on a brown satin strap.

 

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Rosebud, wristwatch and pendant.
© Harry Winston

 

Similarly, the jewelry brand that creates stunning works of haute joaillerie and horology, Harry Winston has regularly released stunning secret timepieces. One of the most famed – and perhaps more versatile – is the Rosebud watch. First unveiled to the world a couple of years ago, this watch continues to enjoy the spotlight thanks to the fact that it confers from wristwatch to brooch to pendant. The Rosebud Secret watch is set with 69 carats of brilliant-, pear- and baguette-cut diamonds in magnificent Harry Winston style.

 

Cartier Tortue secret Watch

The Cartier Tortue Secret Watch is offered in several renditions.
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Easily a true master at Secret Replica Watches UK, Cartier has created so many breathtaking secrets over the years that it is difficult to land on just one that could outshine others. The Cartier Tortue Secret watch – in the form of a turtle beneath a shell of diamonds or gems – may be a discreet and beautiful winner. The watch features a dial surrounded by a turtle’s head and tiny feet – ensconced in diamonds. The secret cover that hides the dial is a three-dimensional orb that resembles the turtle’s shell. The watch is offered in several renditions, including one with a shell consisting of hundreds of brilliant-cut diamonds and eyes set with emeralds, and another with a solid, faceted gemstone as the shell. Either rendition makes one immediate cognizant of the fact that it is better to be the turtle than the hare.