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Introducing De Bethune Maestri’Art Collection

Nicolas Scatena — Wed, 19 Sep 2018 19:42:44 +0000

Denis Flageollet, the watchmaker and creator behind De Bethune, is known as one of the most brilliant watchmakers of his generation, in particular for his technical developments. The new collection features his love and talent for Asian Art. Inspired by the take on the DB27, paying tribute to Japanese Tsubas, which is the hand guard of a Japanese sword. They are finely decorated with precise details and quality. Measuring 43mm in diameter, the case of the Maestri’Art I is fashioned out of a dark alloy forged by Denis Flageollet himself.

The hours and minutes can be found on the micro-dial in the center of the watch. Inside is the automatic calibre AutoV2, featuring the brand’s titanium balance wheel with gold inserts, a De Bethune balance spring with a flat terminal curve and a steel escape wheel.

The De Bethune Maestri’Art 2 is a version in blued grade 5 titanium, engraved and enhanced with gold particles. The gold on blue details look very surreal and fantastic. This dial symbolizes the carp which is the main picture of this timepiece.

The hours and minutes are indicated on 12 diamond indices. Turning the watch over the exhibition caseback offers an unimpeded view of the superb hand-wound calibre DB205 boasting 6 days of power reserve and the brand’s traditional immaculate finishing.

Both watches are worn on alligator straps with alligator lining and a pin buckle. Price is set at CHF 135,000 and CHF 110,000.

Why Does This Richard Mille Cost £100,000?

Nicolas Scatena — Fri, 14 Sep 2018 19:14:51 +0000

Founded in 1999, Richard Mille rose to success in the past 17 years as their first product was released in 2001. Richard Mille’s most popular watches are those equipped with a tourbillion. These timepieces all have an expensive price tag and Richard Mille watches has been considered as one of the most expensive. Richard Mille also claims to have produced the most advanced watch, The RM 008, priced at $500,000.

In the video below, Watchfinder & Co. will go over a Richard Mille timepiece explaining why it costs so much. The timepiece featured is a RIchard Mille RM011 AK RG Felipe Massa that is priced at £100,000. This watch is a complication, full of different parts and components that make this watch so expensive.

Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Tribute Tourbillon Duoface

Nicolas Scatena — Thu, 16 Aug 2018 17:13:59 +0000

When thinking of Jaeger-LeCoultre, the first thing that comes to mind is thin, elegant, and fancy watches with its iconic reversible case. Today they bring back a slim and elegant tourbillion model, the Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Tribute Tourbillon Duoface. This new timepiece is a celebratory watch to celebrate its 185 year anniversary. This watch has an entirely new design, concept, and movement. This Reverso is equipped with a new manually-wound calibre and is exclusive to very limited pieces.

Many of the complex Reverso watches Jaeger-LeCoultre has released have been rather bulky and thick. On the other hand, this new timepiece is all about elegance and slimness. The 950 platinum case measures at 45.5mm x 27.4mm with Art Deco styles and grooves.

As JLC has always produced fancied double-dialed watches, it is to no surprise that this Reverso tourbillion has two faces. The first dial shows a classic sun-ray brushed blue dial with Dauphine hands and applied indices. The second dial is more technical, with a view of the tourbillion bridge. It displays the movement with on top a silvered grained dial for the independent second time-zone and the night-and-day indicator. The seconds are engraved on the tourbillon cage and pointed by an arrow on the tourbillon bridge as the tourbillion moves counter-clockwise.

To sum up this beautiful tourbillion, the main dial displays hours and minutes and the seconds on the tourbillion. A second time-zone and an indication of the day-and-night on its other dial. This JLC Reverso tourbillion is worn on a well matches blue alligator strap. It will be produced in 50 pieces only and priced at USD 123,000.