Movements – Swiss Watch Makers

Three Stunning New Fall Releases By Panerai

Nicolas Scatena — Tue, 11 Sep 2018 13:38:08 +0000

As the year comes to end soon, Panerai is producing more and more watches. Now they have released 5 watches coming to release this fall. Below I listed the top three that are the most important timepieces of Panerai releasing soon.

The first watch in the list is the Panerai PAM00795. It features a black sandwich dial with beige Super-LumiNova and are water resistant up to 30 bar/ 300 meters. The major difference between the new timepieces being released are the materials and movements used. The P.5002 is the manual wind caliber that powers both PAM00797 and PAM00795. The caliber can be well enjoyed through the sapphire crystal in the caseback. The PAM00795 is made from stainless steel while the PAM00797 from Grade 5 titanium, making it 40% heavier than the titanium case. The stainless steel Luminor 8 Days (PAM00795) has a retail price of $6.700,-, while the left-hand version (PAM00796) costs an additional $200,-. The titanium version (PAM00797) will set you back $7.100.

The PAM00796 is the third watch added to the Luminor 8 Days Panerai collection. The case is made from stainless steel, with the crown placed on the left side of the watch. The manual wound caliber is the P.5001, which is no different from the P.5002, only difference is the lack of the power reserve indicator on the dial. All three the watches come on a leather strap, with an additional rubber strap included as well as a screwdriver to swap them out.

The Luminor 8 Days Collection isn’t the only watches being released by Panerai. The new watch is the Radiomir 1940 3 Days Acciaio. The 47-mm timepiece was inspired from a clock on display at Orologeria Svizzera, the original store of Panerai in Florence, Italy. The design is alike to the clock and serves as a simple and elegant watch.

History in the Making

Nicolas Scatena — Tue, 11 Feb 2014 17:54:27 +0000

Today I’ll be going over the history of Vacheron Constantin.

Vacheron Constantin is one of the oldest watch manufacturers being founded in 1755 by Jean-Marc Vacheron.

Today Vecheron Constanting is part of the Richmont Group.

Vacheron Constantin has a small employee scale compared to that of Rolex, it only employs about 400 people world wide.

Vacheron Constantin made their first complication in 1770, 9 years after the first engine turned dial was invented by this marvelous company.

The name Vacheron Constantin came to be in around 1819 when then owner Jaques-Barthèlemy realized he needed help running the growing company. François Constantin became his assosiate and tats how Vacheron & Constantin came to have its name.

The watchmaking company has a motto and it states “Do better if possible and that is always possible”.

In 2003 Vacheron Constantin introduced a new sports line called Overseas, and a collection called Egérie, the first to include watches for women.

In 2004 Vacheron Constantin opened its new headquarters and manufacture in Plab-les-Ouates, Geneva.

The Richmont Group named Juan Carlos Torres as the CEO of the company in October 2005. Vacheron Constantin is considered to be company that was able to create one of the most complicated wristwatches in the world entitled Tour de I’lle. It was created in 2005 to mark the anniversary of 250 years of Vacheron Constantin. The watch includes 834 parts and 16 horological complications. It was only available through the Vacheron Constantin shop in Geneva, Switzerland and sold for more than $1 million.

In 2007 Vacheron Constantin introduced the Metiers d’Art ‘Les Masques’ collection of timepieces featuring miniature reproductions of primitive art masks. The company selected twelve masks from a private museum collection and reproduced the masks on a small scale. The miniaturized masks are featured in the dial center of every watch from the ‘Les Masques’ collection.

See More of the Metiers d’Art ‘Les Masques More of Metier d’Art collection

Vacheron Consantin sells about 20,000 timepieces a year today.

The Celestial

Nicolas Scatena — Sat, 08 Feb 2014 15:54:00 +0000

Today will be the first Saturday blog I’ve ever done, to start off I would like to recommend WatchFacts.com

Watch Facts is the carfax of the watch industry they certify that a timepiece you have bought has not been stolen and of course if its all original.

Ok so lets start this off my beloved watch lovers.

Today I will be speaking about another timepiece I dream to have.

It is a Patek Philippe Grand complication

Quick fact Patek Philippe made the first wrist watch in 1868

The grand complication was the celestial particularly ref 6102

A dream upon the stars, yes indeed this timepiece is.

This timepiece is a start gazer to say it can be looked at just like the beautiful night sky.

Patek Philippe uses their 240 mechanical movement on this timepiece.

Illustrating the hours and minutes of solar time

a beautiful sky chart with the phases as well as the orbit of the moon.

It gives you the time of the meridian passage of Sirius and moon.

And a hand for your date.

Composed of 315 components 45 jewels

with a diameter of 44 mm

It has power reserve of 38-48 hours and produces 21,600 vph

Of course the name Patek Philippe is respecting in the watch industry but they always seem to take simplicity and complication one step closer.

This timepiece is truly something that shines but without all the aesthetics other watchmakers use

Patek Philippe instead uses a beautiful dial with outstanding functions to capture the attention of anyone just how the full moon catches your eye in the night sky.

Truly exceptional.

I truly admire Patek Philippes work and especially this timepiece.

I truly do believe they try to simplify the complicated and make it into something magnificent.

They use a shiny navy alligator strap with square scales that goes perfectly with the color scheme of the timepiece.

I’m short on time today since it is my birthday so I’ll had to make this one short.

Remember I will gladly accept any of my dream watches as a gift.