thin – Swiss Watch Makers https://swisswatchland.com Professional Watch Repair Wed, 20 Jun 2018 14:54:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.7 https://swisswatchland.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/cropped-New-Swiss-Watchmakers-Logo-Watch-Repair-32x32.jpg thin – Swiss Watch Makers https://swisswatchland.com 32 32 Vacheron Constantin Shows Us The Beauty Of Skeleton Movements https://swisswatchland.com/2014/02/06/vacheron-constantin-shows-us-the-beauty-of-skeleton-movements/ Thu, 06 Feb 2014 16:06:08 +0000 https://swisswatchland.com/?p=3258 Another SIHH watch this one is from Vacheron Constantin
Before I go on I must admit I am very fond of skeleton movements.
But this one is truly eye catching.

                 Vacheron Constantin MÉTIERS D’ART

This skeleton movement features Roman Numerals in a very extravagant fashion.
It comes with an external ring which can be either Black,Grey, or Blue; Which are made of Grand Feu opaque enameled
The Movement has been detailed by hand it is a caliber 4400 SQ and is only 2.8 mm thick and
consist of 127 parts with 21 jewels.
It produces 28,800 Vibrations per hour and has a power reserve of about 65 hours.
The casing is only 7.5 mm thick and has a diameter of 40 mm and is made of 18k white gold
It comes with an alligator Mississippiensis strap with an 18k white gold buckle.
The watch is water resistant up to about 30 meters.
If viewing the front of the movement wasn’t enough for you no worries, it has a see-through sapphire crystal.
The detail that went to this timepiece is exceptional.
It was hand engraved with such detail its hard to imagine how much time and how delicate it must have been.
 All 3 colors of this model are spectacular and very flashy.
This timepiece tells hours and minutes and you can see every part in the movement bring those actions to live.
Vacheron Constantin truly did great work with this skeleton movement and have made into a piece of art that you can wear and admire on your wrist.
]]> Thinnest Mechanical Watch by Piaget https://swisswatchland.com/2014/01/29/thinnest-mechanical-watch-by-piaget/ Wed, 29 Jan 2014 14:48:48 +0000 https://swisswatchland.com/?p=3291
Piaguet have revealed the thinnest mechanical movement today at the SIHH 2014
How thin you ask? 3.65 mm thin! How thin is that? Well grab 2 Quarters and stack them you have about 3.65 mm. That is outrageously thin.
The Altiplano 38 mm  900P now holds the title of thinnest mechanical watch taking it away from Jaeger-LeCoultre that made a watch 4.05 mm thin
The Altiplano 38 mm 900P features 145 parts. What makes this timepiece really interesting is that the case and movement are one, the movement can’t be removed from the casing the case-back itself is the baseplate. The Watch will cost you about 30k USD, 18k white gold case and a black alligator strap. The watch has a power reserve of 48 hours.
I do love the visibility of the movement in this timepiece.
The fact that it’s also only 38 mm is outstanding for its thinnest and in my opinion its a perfect wrist size. The white gold casing goes perfectly with the dial as well as the black alligator strap.
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