The BR-05 Blue Diamond Eagle

From Bell & Ross -

Courtesy of Bell & Ross

This is the latest addition to the BR-05 family, the BR-05 Blue Diamond Eagle.

Courtesy of Bell & Ross

This is a pre-order item. Price is 4900€

Here are the pertinents, straight from Bell & Ross -

Movement: Automatic mechanical. 54-hour power reserve.

Functions: Hours, minutes and seconds.

Case: Width 36 mm. Thickness 8.7 mm. Polished and satin-finished steel. Screw-down crown. Crown guard. Case back with laser-engraved representation of the constellation Aquila.

Dial: Blue aventurine plaque representing space. The hour markers are replaced by diamonds. The constellation Aquila is reproduced by seven diamonds.

Glass: Sapphire with anti-reflective coating.

Waterproof rating: 100 meters.

Bracelet: Polished and satin-finished steel.

Buckle: Folding. Polished and satin-finished steel.

Holthenrichs Deconstructed in Meterorite and Aventurine

These are the latest two offerings from Michiel Holthinrichs's eponymous brand - Holthinrichs Watches

Based on his new Deconstructed concept, he has taken it a few steps further with these two striking new models. One with a meteorite dial (above), and the other in a lovely blue aventurine (below).

Courtesy of Hothenrichs

These are not your ordinary mass produced watches, but rather special, beguiling time machines that must be commissioned with the watch maker himself.

Here are the basics, straight from the source in Delft -

Specifications AVENTURINE & METEORITE Case: 3D printed titanium grade 5 with brushed finish. Semi-integrated DECON crown with embossed and brushed ‘H’. AR-coated domed sapphire crystal in front and flat sapphire crystal in the case back. Case diameter: 38.5mm. Case thickness: 9.8mm including domed crystal. Lug to lug: 47mm. Dial: AVENTURINE deep blue with applied hand-finished baton numerals.  METEORITE with openworked subseconds counter and applied hand-finished baton numerals. Hands: Stainless steel laser-cut DECON shape brushed top surface and large handmade anglage. Movement: In-house HW-M01 and 50% Dutch made DECON manual movement, based on an improved Peseux 7001 architecture. Constructed for higher stiffness and improved timekeeping through inertia balance wheel. Hand-finished with anglage, cerclage on the gears, and polished click and click spring, screw-heads and countersinks. AVENTURINE features classic circular Côtes de Genève. / METEORITE features handmade scraping pattern and openworked mainplate including handmade anglage. Strap: AVENTURINE features handmade curved alligator strap with patina finish. / METEORITE features integrated rubber DECON design (available in anthracite, orange, blue and green). AVENTURINE 20 numbered pieces available for reservation for €16.900 (ex. VAT) METEORITE 20 numbered pieces available for reservation for €18.800 (ex. VAT) DECONSTRUCTED 3-piece box set at €60.000 (ex. VAT) 50% deposit payment required, lead time 8 - 12 months.

Arceau The Three Graces

From Hermès Horloger -

Courtesy of Hermès

Here are the pertinents -

TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS

Numbered limited edition of 24

MOVEMENT

Manufacture Hermès H1912 movement
Mechanical self-winding, crafted in Switzerland
Diameter: 23.30 mm
Thickness: 3.9 mm
Diameter: 50 hours
Frequency: 28,800 vibrations per hour / 4 Hz
Functions: Hours, minutes
Decoration: Circular-grained and snailed baseplate,
oscillating weight and bridges adorned with a sprinkling of Hs

CASE

Shape / size: round, 38 mm in diameter
Material: white gold, bezel set with 82 diamonds Glasses: Anti-reflective sapphire crystal and case-back Water resistance: 3 bar

DIAL

Miniature painting on aventurine and wood marquetry

STRAP

Sapphire blue alligator

The Tanoura 44 Aventurine

From MUSE 

Courtesy of MUSE

MUSE had a successful Kickstarter a while back, and now have expanded to offer two model families and several dial variations.  Typically made of titanium cases, featuring dials made of unusual materials such as Aventurine, the MUSE collection is clearly not for everyone, but having said that they do offer some truly beguiling pieces.

Courtesy of MUSE

Here are the pertinents -

TANOURA 44 AVENTURINE – TITANIUM

Suggested Retail Price: 3,450 CHF

Case : Case and bezel 44mm, titanium, vertical satin-finished. Water resistance 50m / 5ATM.

Dial and flange: Polished Aventurine dial. Rhodium plated flange with satin finishes and polished black PVD appliques.

Hours disc : Rhodium plated, sandblasted

Minutes disc : Rhodium plated, sandblasted

Seconds disc : Rhodium plated, polished

Front and back Crystal : Sapphire Crystal with anti-reflective Treatment

Movement : Swiss mechanical movement MU 01, self-winding, Frequency 3Hz, 25 jewels, PR 48H min. circular graining and “côtes circulaires” finishes, black rhodium plated.

Strap : 22mm hand-stitched calf leather with “Muse”engraved pin buckle

An Aventurine Dial

From Lundis Bleus -

Courtesy of Lundis Bleus

This is a bit of an amuse bouche as it is not on the Lundis Bleus website yet, but the folks behind the brand were kind enough to share some images and details with me.

Here are some basics from Lundis Bleus HQ:

- This model with a plain (no indices)/full aventurine dial is available with either a Japanese or a Swiss movement.  The overall look of the watch is the same, but the Swiss movement model will be more expensive.

- The aventurine glass that is used is from a stock of old Italian aventurine glass. Some brands just say "aventurine" dial, but "aventurine" is a natural stone named after the man-made aventurine glass, so it's always better to add "glass". The dial is made by our friend Daniel Haas in Pieterlen.

So there you have it.  When a more detailed press release is available, I promise to flesh this out a bit more.  But if the images are anything to go by, this one is pretty special!

The Cat's Eye Aventurine

From Girard-Perregauxx -

Courtesy of Girard-Perregaux

Here are the pertinents -

Case
Material: pink gold
Dimensions: 35.44 x 30.44 mm Height: 11.29 mm high
Glass: sapphire anti-re ective Case-back: sapphire crystal
Dial: aventurine
Hands: leaf-shaped
Water resistance: 30 metres (3 ATM)

Setting
Case set with 62 brilliant-cut diamonds ~0.80 ct Dial set with 18 brilliant-cut diamonds ~0.06 ct 

Movement
Reference: GP03300-0090, mechanical
with automatic winding Diameter: 25.60 mm (111/2’’’) Height: 4.80 mm
Frequency: 28,800 Vib/h – (4 Hz) Number of components: 218 Jewels: 32
Power reserve: min. 46 hours
Functions: hour, minute, small second, day and night indicator

Strap
Material: blue alligator
Buckle: pink gold folding buckle