The Lip T18 Original - All the Details!

So back on Friday we had a little amuse-bouche from Besançon -

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And now it's time for the plat principal (that's main dish, to you)!

As previously mentioned, this is a reintroduction of the Lip T18. It is a very exciting step for Lip, as it brings forth the idea of a watch not only designed and assembled in Besançon, but one with a movement conceived and assembled there as well. 

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Per Lip - 

"The components of its movement are machined in Switzerland by the La Joux-Perret factory and assembled in Besançon by the Humbert-Droz company. The casing and inspection are carried out in the LIP workshops in Besançon."

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This is a very, very limited release of 180 pieces. So if it's in your wheelhouse, I suggest you move with a purpose before they are all gone!

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Here are the pertinents -

Watch reference
676000

Movement
Exclusive mechanical movement from the Lip brand, entirely finished and assembled in Besançon with 118 parts from the Jura watchmaking arc, it has dimensions and specifications identical to the very first T18 from 1933. Barrel shape - Size 18 x 28.5 mm - Thickness 4.05 mm - frequency: 3 Hertz or 21,600 vibrations per hour – 21 ruby - 40 hour power reserve – precision –12 seconds to +12 seconds/24h

Case
10 micron gold plated steel (1st layer of 5 microns 18 carat gold, 2nd layer of 5 micron 24 carat gold). 

24 mm wide x 34.5 mm long. 

10 mm thick 

41.5 mm from lug to lug

20 mm lug width

Case back -
Display back fixed by 4 screws

Water Resistance -
30 meters

Dial
A reproduction of the T18 model offered to Winston Churchill in 1948. Gunmetal colored hands, with an off-center second hand at 6 o'clock, gunmetal colored applied indexes, with Arabic numerals

Crystal
Domed sapphire with anti-reflective treatment, thickness of 2.35 mm

Strap
Black, genuine alligator leather, 20 mm lug width, produced by the Sibra company in Besançon

Buckle
Gold-plated steel deployant

Warranty 

2 years

Made in France - Besançon

€2,490.00

Tax included