iW Magazine rounds up this week’s new releases
1. Arnold & Son TE8 Métiers d’ Art I
Limited to eight pieces, the TE8 Métiers d’ Art I was inspired by the pocket watches John Arnold created for King George III and the royal court. The watch harnesses the brand’s English style and prowess in the classical decorative arts. The rose gold 44mm case houses the exclusive Arnold & Son mechanical tourbillon movement that features a power reserve of 80 hours. The watch is delivered on a hand-stitched black or brown alligator strap.
2. Blancpain Women, Only Watch 2013
Blancpain’s offering for Only Watch 2013 features a dial adorned with mother-of-pearl marquetry set with diamonds. The automatic movement features an entirely hand-decorated oscillating weight and benefits from a 100-hour power reserve. The white gold case is 34mm in diameter.
3. Dubey & Schaldenbrand R92 Column Wheel Chronograph
The modern design of the Grand Dome case is paired with the heritage of vintage movements and the artisan craftsmanship of hand engraving. A stainless steel signature tonneau-shaped case houses the hand engraved anthracite gray dial and blued steel hands. Production will be limited to 16 pieces.
4. Girard-Perregaux Cat’s Eye Jewellery, Tourbillon with Gold Bridge
The white gold case measuring 38.4mm is covered in more than 1,000 snow set diamonds, a process that takes approximately three weeks to complete. The natural mother of pearl dial is home to a tourbillon situated at six o’clock, powered by the manufacture GP09700 movement. The back of the case is designed to accommodate a personalized engraving.
5. Perrelet Turbine Black & Gold Limited Edition
Perrelet has unveiled the Turbine Black & Gold, limited in production to 77 pieces in tribute to the year 1777 in which Abraham-Louis Perrelet founded the brand. Measuring 44mm in diameter, the rose gold middle case with stainless steel bezel and DLC coated back is water resistant to 5 ATM. Inside is the automatic P-331 movement with 42-hour power reserve, developed on the manufacture A10 base caliber using an exclusive hollowed and personalized Perrelet oscillating weight. Its Cotes de Geneve finishing is visible through the anti-glare sapphire crystal caseback. Hours, minutes and seconds are displayed over Arabic numerals and hour markers with luminous accents. Solid gold lugs anchor the black alligator leather strap with DLC-coated stainless steel folding clasp. Perrelet’s characteristic upper rotor sweeps over a rose gold-coated subsidiary wheel. 12 blades rotate freely around the entire dial in synch with the wearer’s wrist movements, creating intriguing optical effects.
6. Zenith Pilot Montre D’Aeronef Type 20 “40mm Lady”
Zenith’s Pilot collection was inspired by the watches and on-board instruments that the brand produced in the early days of aviation. Recently announced is the first feminine model in the series, featuring a 40mm case in rose of white gold. Zenith’s hallmark ratcheted crown is present at three o’clock.