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The previews of new luxury watches debuting at the SIHH watch salon in Geneva this January continue to roll in. Our “Watch Insider” Alexander Linz has already shown you one of the new Cartier watches for men premiering at SIHH, the Cartier Calibre de Cartier Diver. Now we reveal three more new men’s Cartier watches. 1.Rotonde de Cartier Astrocalendaire The Astrocalendaire is one of Cartier’s “headliner” pieces for SIHH 2014. It features a flying tourbillon surrounded by a unique perpetual calendar. The calendar is presented in three concentric circular displays, with the date on the outermost ring, the month in the center, and the day of the week on the inside. A flying tourbillon lies at the center of these displays. Each ring is part of a bridge, and each is on a different level. The rings are stationary, and the day, date and month are indicated by blue PVD rectangles that move around the rings. All displays are set with the crown, except the date, which is corrected via a pusher. Thanks to a complex program wheel with retractable teeth, the calendar can be set forward and back. An innovative use of wheels rather than traditional springs in the calendar mechanism removes the possibility of breaking the display through improper setting. Of all the new IWC replica uk that have been announced ahead of their official debut at January’s SIHH watch fair in Geneva, perhaps the one I least expected to see was a new divers’ watch from Cartier. And it turns out it’s one of the coolest new SIHH watches so far. This new Cartier men’s watch, the Calibre de Cartier Diver, is an unmistakably masculine watch for both everyday wear and extreme conditions; it meets the challenge of combining the classical Cartier style with the technical requirements necessary to be considered a true divers’ watch under the international standard ISO 6425. To meet this standard, the watch must meet eight criteria for reliability and pass a series of extremely rigorous tests. Unidirectional turning bezel To prevent any accidental rotation or alteration of the dive-time indication, the bezel turns in only one direction. It has been designed with 120 notches (40 teeth and 3 points) to enable adjustment to a half-minute, with a clear sound signal during its rotation. For greater visibility, the markers signaling each five-minute period are clearly indicated. Display in the dark The Calibre de Cartier Diver can be clearly read deep below the surface due to the Super-LumiNova applied to its dive-time indicators, hour and minute hands, pre-selection device and small seconds counter. When underwater, diving watches can be subjected to very high pressures and extreme conditions (saltwater, thermal shocks, etc.). For protection, the Calibre de Cartier Diver is fitted with a thick crystal, a screwed caseback, oversized seals and a screw-down crown that ensure water-resistance to 300 meters. The watch has demonstrated its resistance to saltwater after immersion in a solution of sodium chloride (30 g/l) at 18° C – 25° C for 24 hours. Furthermore, after spending 50 hours at a depth of 30 centimeters at 18° C – 25° C, it continues to function perfectly underwater. Despite its sportiness, the Alain Silberstein replica uk is still a Cartier. Cartier would never release a watch that was overly massive or heavy, so reducing the thickness of the case was a technical and aesthetic challenge. The manufacture’s watchmakers, as always, took care to maintain a balance of dimensions. They have produced an authentic divers’ watch, without sacrificing everyday comfort on the wrist, in a balanced case measuring just 11 mm in thickness. It features a contrast of satin and polished finishes, a turning bezel coated with ADLC and bordered with fluting that recalls the interior of the bezel of the original Calibre de Cartier watch, launched in 2010. This is a clear sign of its pedigree, just like the oversized, luminescent Roman numeral “XII” at the 12 o’clock position. The cartier replica watches uk is available in an all-steel or rose-gold case, both on a sporty, black rubber strap. Like its predecessor, the original Calibre de Cartier, the watch contains the Cartier in-house movement 1904 MC. Specs for the steel-case version of the watch are below the photos.

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IWC Schaffhausen invited around 1,000 guests, including a number of celebrities, to the launch of the new Pilot’s Watch collection in Geneva this January, as part of the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH). Under the motto “Top Gun,” guests entered a backdrop simulation of the replica aircraft carrier IWC 12, which virtually set the tone for the event’s theme. About 1,000 guests came out to join IWC in the launching of its most recent Pilot’s Jacob Co replica uk collection. Among the invitees were celebrities Cate Blanchett, Luis Figo, Rosamund Pike, Aloe Blacc, film director Marc Forster, sporting legends Boris Becker, Luis Figo, Zinedine Zidane and top model Adriana Lima. Bryan Ferry, English singer, musician and songwriter, provided entertainment for the event. “Our aim this evening was to create an emotional experience for our guests, based on the story of our Pilot’s Watches: a story that started in 1936 with the Special Pilot’s Longines replica uk and has been part of IWC Schaffhausen’s DNA ever since,” said IWC CEO and host of the evening Georges Kern. The entire atmosphere of the evening was dedicated to IWC’s Pilot theme. Coordinating personnel geared up in flight-deck wear for the event, dinner was served from high-rise trolleys and a full-scale cockpit section of a modern naval jet containing a flight simulator took center stage, allowing guests to experience an artificial aircraft flight. Displayed in a walk-in control tower was the evening’s most prominent feature: the new collection of Pilot’s Watches from IWC. The Top Gun formations, consisting of five models within the Pilot’s Watch family, were the primary focus of the evening. IWC presented a film committed to the engineering and craftsmanship of the Top Gun watches, laying inspiration of the making of the collection from the Top Gun elite flying school. The Pilot’s Watch Chronograph Top Gun Miramar and Big Pilot’s Watch Perpetual Calendar Top Gun are among the family of timepieces.The Pilot’s Watch Chronograph Top Gun Miramar features a military-style design with metallic tones and traditional military colors and an external chapter ring and inner hour circle that symbolize deck watches of the 1930s and 40s. A flyback function, 68-hour power reserve and protection against magnetic fields are also integrated in the timepiece. Known as one of the most complex of Pilot’s Watches ever built, the Big Pilot’s Watch Perpetual Calendar Top Gun model features Pellaton automatic winding, 7-day power reserve, a perpetual calendar with four-digit year display and moon phase display in the northern and southern hemispheres, ceramic case and titanium crown. As a leading brand in the world of luxury watches, IWC replica uk Schaffhausen continually creates timepieces inspired by technology and innovation.

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