Archiv für den Monat: September 2017

Breitling: Bentley GT „Dark Sapphire“ Edition

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Breitling has introduced a new, limited wristwatch, a homage to the new Bentley Continental GT. With its ultra-light chassis made of Breitlight enhanced by bluish „Dark Sapphire“ tints, this watch is a vibrant tribute to a magnificent car. Accordingly is this timepiece equipped with an efficient engine, a 30-second chronograph.
Bentley presented the third generation of the Continental GT at the Frankfurt Motor Show 2017, redefining the quintessence of Grand Touring. The car is a new interpretation of the classic Bentley design that is long and sharp-edged, with a new optimised 6-litre W12 TSI engine, state-of-the-art onboard equipment, a refined and beautifully hand-crafted interior.

The limited edition by „Breitling for Bentley“ marks the occasion by launching a limited edition reflecting the entire spirit of the new Continental GT. The ultra-light, ultra-sturdy case is made in Breitlight, a Breitling-exclusive high-tech material distinguished by its qualities. It resists to scratching, traction and corrosion, is non-magnetic, non-allergenic and is thermal stable. is subtly black streaked effect takes on a bluish shimmer echoing the colour of the Bentley „Dark Sapphire“. The dial features a diamond motif picking up the pattern appearing in several areas of the Continental GT interior and dashboard controls.
The case measures 48 mm in diameter and is water-resistant up to 100 metres.

The motorisation of the Bentley GT „Dark Sapphire“ takes the form of a Manufacture Breitling B06 calibre officially chronometer-certified by the COSC. This movement was entirely developed and produced in the Breitling Chronométrie workshops. It is distinguished by its ingenious 30-second chronograph system, inspired by a 1926 Breitling patent, with a central hand completing a full sweep of the dial in half a minute – thus ensuring extremely accurate readings of times to the nearest eight of a second. This feature is highlighted on the black dial by a blue measuring scale, picking up the subtle shades of the case. The calibre is working with a frequency of 28.800 vibrations per hour and guarantees a 70-hour power reserve.

The watch is fitted with a specially created rubber strap, bearing the same diamond motif as the dial.
The Bentley GT Dark Sapphire Edition is a 500-piece limited edition.

Extraordinary: The MB&F Horlogical Machine N°6 Alien Nation

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Today we want to introduce a really exceptional watch – one of MB&F’s horological machines. The Alien Nation N°6 Alien Nation is an intergalactic vessel piloted by a silvery-skinned captain and his quintet crew, enigmatic explorers ready to brave a new world. Some are convinced that visitors from outer space are already here, that they landed in 1947 in Roswell/New Mexico. The nuclear age was giving way to the space age, and science fiction was becoming modern myth. Hence, the crew of HM6 Alien Nation are not unfamiliar to us, even if they may have come from a different solar system. tales of little gray men with oversized craniums and shiny black eyes populate the realm of extraterrestrial science fiction and our imagination.

The first two series of HM6, the MB&F Space Pirate and Sapphire Vision, were unmanned vehicles. Now, the manufacturer decided it was time to put someone in the captain’s seat. MB&F founder Maximilian Büsser says, „I first came to love watches because I saw them as these machines that were imbued with life.“ And the HM6 Alien Nation is the literal expression of this metaphor.

The alien inhabitants are not just passive passengers; they scurry around the HM6 engine, fixing the turbines in the aft, adjusting the gears, hand on throttle, scanning the space ahead. Even when frozen into mico-sculptures of white gold, they are bursting with energy – except for one fellow, loafing in a corner just out of sight of his captain.
Each of the six aliens is individually modelled and hand-sculptured in white gold. The arms and necks of the aliens are finer than grains of sand, each alien requiring up to 34 hours to complete.

As would befit spacecraft coming from an alien civilisation with highly sophisticated technology, the HM6 Alien Nation is completely transparent, being formed entirely of sapphire crystal with reinforcing elements in titanium. The crystal-clear skin reveals the radical HM6 engine, the result of 3 years of intense development: a highly complex and unconventional construction of 496 components. It is topped by a 60-second flying tourbillon with retractable shield. This mechanism drives twin hour and minute domes rotating perpendicularly to the movement. Regulating turbines are coupled to the winding rotor. the interior of this horological machine is shot through with thick brands of high-performance luminous material called AGT Ultra.

MB&F will only produce four unique pieces of the HM6 Alien Nation, differentiated by their accent colours: green, blue, purple and turquoise. Each one is on a mission to seek out a new home on this planet.