Pranjal Trivedi

The Rado True Thinline Skeleton is a striking limited edition timepiece for the mechanical watch enthusiast who demands the comfort and beauty of cutting-edge design and materials.

Limited to an exclusive run of 99 individually marked pieces, the True Thinline Skeleton is engineered from polished black high-tech ceramic and boasts a slim silhouette measuring just 7 mm. This is a timepiece that isn’t afraid to show you what it’s made of, with a sapphire crystal front and back giving a clear view of the pulsating mechanics inside.

Under a black dial with stylized semicircle cutouts, the ultra-slim decorated Swiss movement powering the Rado True Thinline Skeleton takes center stage – and rightfully so. A black beauty adorned with 21 crimson jewels, the amazingly thin movement throbs and oscillates, putting on a show in its slim high-tech ceramic case. A piece of wearable technology and craftsmanship, the True Thinline Skeleton has the same appeal as Rado’s other high-tech ceramic timepieces – namely, being both lightweight and incredibly hard, and boasting impressive scratch resistance while offering unparalleled comfort and good looks.

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The Academy Tourbillon Georges Favre-Jacot offers a futuristic take on Haute Horlogerie. Its powerful design and innovative materials reveal an unprecedented ‘engine’ – El Primero Calibre 4805 – combining two iconic complications from the Manufacture: the tourbillon and a fusee and chain transmission system. Issued in a 150-piece limited edition featuring a 45 mm-diameter black ceramic case, this sophisticated watch fully reveals the contemporary architecture of its high-frequency heart and has approximately 50 hours power reserve.

A fascinating compendium of watchmaking technologies, this 807-part handwound
movement is composed of modern, well-structured lines. The dialfree Academy Tourbillon Georges Favre-Jacot with its generously sized 45 mm-diameter black ceramic case turns the spotlight on its tourbillon placed at 6 o’clock and on its fusée and train transmission system between 10.30 and 1.30. Secured to the mainplate by polished screws, three blackened bridges support the fusée and barrel arbors, while the tourbillon carriage performs one rotation per minute. The central hours and minutes functions are shown on a ring swept over by luminescent black facetted hands and hour-markers. The more than 50-hour power reserve is displayed between 4 and 5 o’clock by a red-tipped hand moving between “High” and “Low” indications. Visible both on the display side and through the sapphire crystal case-back.

The mainplate and bridges are coated with a deep anthracite colour adorned with
alternating sandblasted, hand-chamfered and straight-grained finishes. Water-resistant to 50 metres, the Academy Tourbillon Georges Favre-Jacot is fitted with a perforated rubber strap secured by a PVD-coated titanium triple folding clasp and issued in a 150-piece limited edition. Another 150-piece rose gold limited-edition version is also available.

French watchmaker Michel HERBELIN unveild a new interpretation of its automatic chronograph from the Newport collection.

Watchbazar loved the steel coated large 43.5mm case , with grey anthracite PVD which reveals a black well designed sporty dial, vertically hand-brushed. Protected by an anti-reflective sapphire glass, with luminescent bevelled markers, paced by the hour and minute hands, also coated in a white luminescent material, provide optimum visibility, even in low lighting conditions. Orchestrating the ensemble, the “hour”, “second” and “minute” counters, positioned respectively at 6, 9 and 12 o’clock, count the passing of time up to 12 hours, while a tachymeter scale measures speeds ranging from 50 to 400 kmph. Coupled with a date aperture at 3 o’clock and a timer discreetly located on the ring flange, this Michel Herbelin chronograph combines, finely balanced together, a large number of practical functions for everyday use. With contrasting effect, the rose gold PVD, enhancing the steel bezel, covering the buttons and subtly highlighting the dial finishes, provides ease of reading for the information displayed.Distinctive with its central clasp, which is emblematic of the collection, the strap in elastogator  rubber with a crocodile imprint, lined with a synthetic material  which is gentle to wear.

Designed, conceived, assembled, regulated and checked in the workshops of the Michel Herbelin brand, the Newport automatic chronograph inherits a legacy of French watch-making expertise, with its roots established in the Jura massif in Franche-Comté since 1947. Water resistant to 100 metres, it contains an automatic self-winding mechanical movement of Swiss manufacture (Sellita SW500), the guarantee of quality and precision. Oscillating at 28,800 vibrations an hour, and with 25 rubies, it can be admired through a transparent case back revealing a “Geneva waves” decorated oscillation weight. With a comfortable power reserve of 42 hours.

Square Watch Dials are always interesting to look at and as soon as Watchbazar saw the new NOMOS Glashütte Tetra we loved it. Equipped with DUW 3001; the caliber of the next generation.This  square bestseller has joined  the neomatik series, which the watchmaking companybrought onto the market in fall last year.
DUW 3001, the caliber in these watches, measures only 3.2 millimeters in height, and isthereby thinner than almost anything else in the watchmaking world that self-winds and isproduced in series. Tolerances were halved, efficiency and precision were significantly improved thanks to cutting edge research and production methods. And thanks to DUW 3001, Tetra neomatik is also elegantly slender and highly precise. Furthermore, withits 33-millimeter edges and an updated dial, this classic timepiece is sportier, more modern as well as more masculine than the hand-wound versions in the model family.

Tetra neomatik comes in two versions at once: one with cyan blue accents on a white silver-plated dial, the other with matching green details on a deep blue dial. In contrast to the watches in the 1st edition, the neomatik logo on both models’ dials is gold, ratherthan neon-colored.What has been retained, however, is the beautiful and incredibly long-lasting strap crafted from Horween Genuine Shell Cordovan; remborde and fitted with NOMOS’ own wingedclasp, a piece of jewelry in itself.

Tissot is a multi-layered brand with many different facets as multi specialist. That is something it has in common with its long-term partnerMotoGP^TM. MotoGP is a whole identity which is not only about the races, but alsothe bikes, the athletes the fans and the show. Those are all elements on which both partners work together to improve experiences of everyone involved. They use the latest technology and an innovative spirit to achieve their goals. The Tissot T-Race MotoGP^TM Automatic Limited Edition 2016 is a great example of that and goes as far as portraying the depth of the partnership. It features a carbon effect dial, on top of which various anthracite details give it its rich design.This watch has the precision of the Timekeeper and the illustrations of the bikes with the counters that resemble the bike dashboard, a brake-disk bezel, tyre tread on the back of the bracelet all the way to a rear suspension rode in the bracelet’s attachment to the case.

A see-through caseback with the wheel shape means the inner workings of the well-crafted Swiss timing can be easily admired. The indices and Super-LumiNova® on the hands keep the sporting theme strong, while the flashes of red in the stripes and on the chronograph hands hint at the passion that goes into every single Tissot watch and the racers on the circuits.

Girard-Perregaux Place Girardet. This exceptional series of 225 unique watches celebrates the history of the Brand and its emblematic gold bridge. On each dial, a gold plaque connected to the movement gives a year between 1791 and 2016, also evoked by a phrase highlighting a noteworthy historical event. The series offers multiple combinations with different styles of hour markers and dial decorations. A specially-developed self-winding mechanical movement is housed in a pink gold case.

Girard-Perregaux Place Girardet, an exceptional and unprecedented collection. Each dial is notable for its original combination of decorations. And, for the very first time, the Manufacture’s emblematic Pont d’or, soars above a Microvar balance wheel.

Beginning with this 225^th anniversary, this collection, as well as all future Girard-Perregaux’s creations, will display a new logo, which is labeled with the year 1791. On each of these unique dials,  leaf-shaped  hands, covered with luminescent material, indicate the passing of time.

The face of the series models takes up the Manufacture’s emblematic Golden Bridge. Situated at 6 o’clock, it stretches above the oscillations of the Microvar balance for the first time. On this edition, Girard-Perregaux alternates the colors, finishes, decorations of the dial and types of indexes. Depending on the period, the index also adopt different styles.At 9 o’clock, the small golden plaque, mounted directly on the movement, appears on the face through a window. At the center, a quote emphasizes a relevant event of the year displayed: be it in Girard-Perregaux’s history or in horology’s, but also cultural, scientific or politically significant milestones. Thus, the year 1808

The Girard-Perregaux Place Girardet case, in pink gold, boasts a 41 mm diameter, and a height slightly under eleven millimeters. The case and lugs extend into a black alligator strap, with a deployment buckle, also in pink gold. The watch is guaranteed water resistant to 30 meters.

The 2016 Cosmograph Daytona is in line with the 2015 Daytona. The dial of the Daytona remains unchanged apart from the sub dial registers. On the white lacquered dial version they are now a black colour with white markings, which makes them more legible. It is also reminiscent of the previous 16520 model which had coloured sub dials for the white dial. Watchbazar likes the scratch resistant Cerachrom bezel, replacing the previous stainless steel bezel.

The new Cosmograph Daytona is available on a solid-link Oyster bracelet in 904L steel, with an Oysterlock safety clasp that prevents accidental opening. It features the ingenious Rolex‑patented Easylink rapid extension system that allows the wearer to easily increase the bracelet length by approximately 5 mm, for additional comfort in any circumstance.

The fluted case back is hermetically screwed down with a special tool that allows only Rolex watchmakers to access the movement. The winding crown – fitted with the Triplock triple waterproofness system – as well as the chronograph pushers screw down securely against the case. Its crown guard is an integral part of the middle case. The crystal is made of virtually scratchproof sapphire.

It has been 40 years since CITIZEN invented the world’s first analog quartz watch that uses light asa power source.For this milestone they introduced their latest flagship model, Eco-Drive One which is the world’s thinnest light-powered analog quartz watch with a 2.98mm case and 1.00 mm movement.Capturing the rank of ‘world’s thinnest’ required redesigning almost every part of the movement, thestructure of parts by using CITIZEN’s most advanced processing techniques. , Eco-Drive One runs 10 months on a single full charge by successfully reducing energy consumption.To create a watch with a case thickness of 2.98mm required the use of new materials. Materials that are both thin and strong.Materials that are malleable to form a beautiful silhouette that would hug the wrist but a material that would be strong enough to resist flexing.

The case of the Eco-Drive One Limited Model (AR5014-04E) and the bezel for AR5000-50E/AR5000-68A/AR5004-59H models all use a cermet*3 to achieve the mutually exclusive requirements of “beautiful thinness” and “durable hardness.” It also helps to keep the watch’s beautiful finish and metallic luster. The bezel on the Limited Model (AR5014-04E) is made from a binderless cemented carbide*4 that is hard and resistant to both corrosion and oxidation.

Citizen will make only 800 of them, and they will retail for $6,000.CITIZEN

Watchbazar loved their well arranged booth at Basel World 2016.here are a few pictures …enjoy em.

Montblanc is celebrating 110 years of fine craftsmanship with a limited edition of three timepieces. The Montblanc Collection Villeret Tourbillon Bi-Cylindrique  includes an in-house tourbillon, double cylindrical balance spring and “mysterious hours” floating hands, all encircled by that the slithering anthracite snake. To accommodate this, the 18kt red gold case measures a hefty 52mm.

Developed in-house, the Calibre MB M65.63’s double cylindrical balance springs are wound around a vertical axis and positioned one inside the other; moving in opposite directions with equal torque, they provide increased protection against friction, shocks and magnetism.

The most notable feature is the mystery time display,the hour and minute hands are metal arrows deposited onto clear sapphire discs, leaving them floating in midair, suspending over the mirrored base of the dial. Like all mysterious time displays, the sapphire discs have toothed rims which are connected to gears that drive them. Because the Tourbillon Bi-Cylindrique has an open-worked dial, the mystery display mechanism is visible, taking away the mystery but offering a clear view of the novel mechanism. And like all other movements made by Minerva, the calibre is finished by hand in a traditional manner to a high standard, some exemplified by the slim, polished and rounded tourbillon bridge.

 Price is 280,000 EUR MONTBLANC