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Watch Review – Da Vindice Vindex Tourbillon Barometer

March 16th, 2011

The horological house of Da Vindice fascinates the public with its new creation, the Vindex Tourbillon Barometer. It is a powerful timepiece that combines the functions of a tourbillon and that of an aneroid barometer.

Founded in 2009, the young watch brand Da Vindice got its inspiration from the world’s great invention from the middle age. The essence of the brand is the innovative spirit and most of the Da Vindice watches feature unique and creative watch design. The new Vindex Tourbillon Barometer watch, embracing the brand’s spirit, features new innovative design.
Da Vindice Vindex Tourbillon Barometer
As a barometer watch, the new Da Vindice Vindex Tourbillon Barometer could measure the atmospheric pressure and forecast weather. The type of barometer in the watch is an aneroid barometer. It manages the atmospheric pressure in a capsule which will expand or contract according to the changes of atmospheric pressure. The movements of the capsule are amplified with a mechanical system to make them visible through the dial.

There are four versions of the watch case available, the white gold, pink gold, white gold with white diamonds and pink gold with black diamond. The case features a water tight crown with raised Da Vindice crest and one automatic lock push-button for the depressurization of the watch.

The dial of the watch is a unique skeleton one with large Roman numerals. The functions of hour, minute, date and power reserve are all displayed within the dial. The hands are distinctive in the flame-blued cathedral style while the barometer also features the flame-blued hands. The date display is located at 1 o’clock while the power reserve is at 10 o’clock. At 6 o’clock, a barometer is displayed. With such distinctive designs, the dial demonstrates the innovative spirit of the watch.

The movement of the new Da Vindice Vindex Tourbillon Barometer is a mechanical self-winding central tourbillon. It is able to reserve power to 42 hours.

Finishing the innovative beauty of the watch is a crocodile leather strap. Only 50 pieces of this Da Vindice Vindex Tourbillon Barometer are launched.

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Baselworld 2011 Preview – Pierre Deroche GrandCliff Milady Royal Retro

February 23rd, 2011

Pierre Deroche has previewed its GrandCliff Milady Royal Retro ahead of the Baselworld 2011. It is an intricate and gorgeous masterpiece for the elegant ladies.

Measured at 42.5mm, the case is made of 316L steel and has 64 diamonds (1.28 cts) setting on it. The bezel is also set with jewels, which make the timepiece look gorgeous. Different from the common three hands dial, the GrandCliff Milady Royal Retro features two arrow-shaped hands, pointing to the hour and the minute respectively. Besides those two hands, there are six retrograde seconds hand with red ends and white bodies indicating the passing of seconds. Those hands, when moving, creates a fascinating mechanical ballet and makes every minute look like an eternal moment. The hour markers are subtly showed by the even number and no minute index is showed in the dial.

Through the anti-reflective sapphire crystal watch face, the intricate dial is seen clearly, so is the movement through the sapphire case back. The movement is the unique automatic Dubois Depraz caliber, which is set with 58 jewels as decorations to add a sense of preciousness to the watch. There are one 12-pivot central bridge and six chamfered and diamond-set seconds bridges. Those elegantly-shaped bridges, which could be seen from the front, are adorned with beautiful motifs giving the watch a floral touch.

The functions of the watch include the hours, minutes, retrograde seconds in 6 ten-second sectors, and the date. The date aperture is showed at 6 o’clock, subtly replacing the 6 o’clock hour index. The crown is a screw-down one and the pushpieces double-sealed so that the watch could resist water to 100m.

Rounding off the elegancy of the piece is the white alligator strap with red stitches and a folding clasp.

To sum up, this is a watch that a woman will like, love and fascinate about.

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