Sunday, February 2, 2014

Restraint - Welcome Restraint

We all have dreams.  Mine is nothing as extravagant as a highly complicated concoction, or of a watch capable of timing Davy Jones's descents and ascents.
Courtesy of Audemars Piguet
This is from the Jules Audemars collection from Audemars Piguet.
And for me, I dream of something simple - not stupid -but simple.  Something elegant.  Something timeless.

39 mm - a wonderful size!  And for those of you with an interest, here are the details -


SPECIFICATIONS

CASE
Glareproofed sapphire crystal and caseback
DIAL
Pink gold applied hour-markers, pink gold hands
BRACELET
Hand-stitched "large square scale" alligator strap with 18-carat gold pin buckle or 18-carat pink gold bracelet with AP folding clasp
REFERENCE
15170OR.OO.A809CR.01
Functions
hours, minutes, center seconds, date
Movement thickness with module
4.26 mm
Total diameter
26.6 mm
Total diameter
11¾ lines
Type of balance
With Variable inertia blocks
Frequency of balance wheel
3,00 (=21'600 alternances/hour) Hz
Type of balance-spring stud-holder
Screwed mobile stud
Balance-spring type
Flat
Direction of automatic winding
Bidirectional
Type of oscillating weight
Monobloc in 22-carat gold
Number of jewels
40
Power reserve
60 h
Number of parts
280

SPECIFICITIES

  • Stop balance when setting time
  • Oscillating weight with ceramic ball bearings
  • Bevels of the bridges are diamond graved
  • Inverted snailing on bridges
  • Date / Date in Dial aperture

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