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The new Versace Lady Acron watch has the difference of temperament, citing Versace committed to creating luxurious charm. Graceful fashion watch design, highlight the noble and elegant manner. Round polished stainless steel or rose gold case choice, match folding buckle crocodile leather strap, perfect. Lady Acron another gem with expansive and attractive style, spray the surface of the pink diamond set sparkles.

Relying on medical specialists and researchers’ unremitting effort, their researched result has improved a few duchenne muscular dystrophy patients’ life quality. URWERK is good at developing the watch mechanism and precision parts. Its passion for developing and expanding the traditional craft, excelsior attitude, personal persistence and spirit is coordinated with the medical research specialist staff’s concept.
  
Of course, enthusiasm and technology alone without the help of government resources may not be done, so URWERK founder and chief watchmakers decided to join the Prince of Monaco Albert II, (HSH Prince Albert II) sponsor. September 22 at Monaco’s “Only Watch charity auction” to support the fight against Duchenne muscular dystrophy research, so that more patients to benefit.

The URWERK will donate a unique watch auction UR-103 Phoenix, this type of case platinum sculpture by today’s leading artists Jean-Vincent Huguenin surgeon, who in Greek mythology and ancient traditional culture of China and Japan is extremely Phoenix Bird respected title of the dexterity of the hand crafted for URWERK UR-103 watch put on the myth of world-respected image, brilliant phoenix a symbol of perseverance, the dedication of medical researchers to pay tribute .

Leading sculpture artists Jean-Vincent Huguenin surgeon to dexterous hand crafted Bird Phoenix

URWERK founder and designer Martin Frei, said: “daily life, we always auspicious objects near the body, and give it the meaning of goodness and good luck; as oriented, we designed this one point mascot UR-103, was the successful bidder of the benefactors to bring good luck. ”

URWERK UR-103 Phoenix watch technical features

Dial: UR-103 series satellite-hour system over the scale of minutes to show time and minutes, every hour turnwatch beveled, the main watch without turning the wrist can also clearly see the present time, with luminous coating SuperLumiNova, regardless of day and night are shown clearly. 103 watch the soul by the central cross of the four satellites rotating turnwatch, each with three numbers, dial the Geneva Cross from the inside parts control; Geneva Cross low friction parts, but the production size is extremely accurate, must no not bad. When the satellite-hour walk to the crown wheel position, which will be part of the Geneva Cross connection gear shaft, so that wheel turn 120 degrees, turn out the latest number of hours. The central rotating satellite hours and Geneva Cross and other parts of parts, from very light and hard two titanium casting system, to reduce inertia, and to make the parts with the more harmonious and smooth rotation; hour wheel made of aluminum metal production; watch ears and belt one go, regardless of the wrist thick paste baby clothes are comforwatch to wear.

Watch back panel:

UR-103 series of the back panel of the watch 15 minutes and seconds display, facilitate more accurate when the other equipment 36 hours power reserve display and fine-tuning screw head, which is easy to fine-tune the accuracy of travel time, fine-tuning the range of daily + / – 30 seconds

Movement:
No. UR3.03 movement manual winding movement

Single-balance wheel balance wheel

Put frequency of 21,600 times per hour (3Hz)

Power reserve 36 hours; single winding drum

Rhodium-plated bottom surface modification, fish-scale pattern grinding, polishing chamfered screw head

Display:

Four-arm Caruso satellite hour display

Titanium case back panel with power reserve, 15 minutes, and seconds, accurate to the time display side

Surface modified abrasive blasting, satin polished Caruso, fish-scale pattern polished

PEVCD (Plasma-Enhanced Chemical Vapour Deposition) coating luminous hour and minute scale

Setting and fine-tuning

Two-stage winding crown

Watch back fast / slow tuning screws

Case:

Case Material Platinum, Titanium case back

Size 50 x 36 x 13.5 mm

Anti-glare crystal glass watch mirror

Waterproof to 30 meters

Surface modification polished case, manual carving patterns

PECVD coating the back watch

Although there are countless people’s life dream diverse mixed, but the children have a common dream, the older, the farther away from this dream: that is, the ability to fly! Why no one can say for after such a dream from adolescence rarely appear on, perhaps because the adult imagination is the pressure to clamp down on real-life lived. Suffering from Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy; DMD children will gradually lose its activity, the worst case may lead to paralysis; While these unfortunate child’s body may be limited, but their spirit was able to dream and imagination in be released. Involved in charity auction HM4 Only Watch gives children the dream of flying, smiling reasons, and the endless desire to travel through time itself!

MB & F well-being put to a unique HM4 Only Watch is a shuttle to shuttle the universe, from gas friendly panda captain took us into the fantasy dream world. MB & F a few years ago during a visit to gallery founder Maximilian Büsser, noted that boosted the spirit of a people’s paintings, Panda Cross is sitting inside the rocket, he did not hesitate to buy the painting. Creation of this piece is a resident artist in Paris, with Chinese artist Huang Kang. This time, HM4 a yellow canvas with health, the complete liberation of all the children the freedom to far-reaching imagination.

A few years ago Maximilian Büsser noticed when visiting the gallery of people to lift your spirits and paintings, as in the future HM4 Only Watch watches the origin

When asked whether health yellow with MB & F is willing to cooperate with, participate in charity auction Only Watch watch the creation of plans, he was the first time I agreed to this invitation because HM4 Thunderbolt that he had not considered the creation of the media – he never even realize that the watch can also be a creative performance art – including health in terms of yellow, something that makes him exciting challenge. In the idea, he plotted a carefree panda look across the sitting HM4, MB & F will then print the image into a piece of the history of watchmaking masterpiece, yellow with priceless works of art will be health as HM4 Only Watch would like to help with the children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy are the lucky bidder to save.

Artist yellow with Kang MB & F HM4 Only Watch particularly original watercolor drawing, along with watch collection by the lucky bidder

Yellow with Kang that: “MB & F’s work has entered the category of art, it is no ordinary watch works only, it bears no non-custodial beam imagination, and my paintings have the same creative source.”

HM4 Only Watch overflowing with fantasy-world scenarios, K gold to create the panda made of gold took the reins, riding HM4 fly. First hand-engraved model Panda, then dewaxing techniques for the casting of 18K white gold of the body. Although HM4 Only Watch to dream and to build, but must live in the real world to make people feel it in the care of the real world, the panda through the sophisticated design, it can be removed at any time, so HM4 only dream of wings, but also a can be used to grasp the real time clock, precision machine.

HM4 Only Watch a scene overflowing with fantasy world

Only Watch 2009 charity auction where, MB & F and American artists Sage Vaughn together, revealing the strong emotions flowing; HM4 Only Watch 2011 continues his creative spirit and relentless determination to combine art and watchmaking.

Only Watch 2011 charity auction

HM4 Only Watch 2011 models in the charity auction Only Watch in raising money, the proceeds of this charity auction will be donated to Duchenne muscular dystrophy research funding, the auction will be held September 22, 2011 in Monaco by His Royal Highness Prince of Monaco Albert II to visit guidance. The charity auction held every two years, but also to top Swiss watch works gathered.

Horological Machine No4 Thunderbolt watch

Inspiration and realization: Maximilian Büsser assembly of aircraft since childhood love of model has long been making a variety of small aircraft accounted for walls, cabinets and ceiling, so every night before bed to see the plane, each eye to see up early and broke away is also the aircraft. Now the boy grew up into men, but the enthusiasm is still on the plane quietly buried in the heart, until …… HM4 Thunderbolt watch finally broke out!

Many boys will draw super fast sports cars and airplanes, but few people have power to make dreams come true with determination. MB & F founder and Büsser aim is to make a dream come true. Childhood fantasy for adult’s insistence, finally gave birth to HM4 Thunderbolt watch.

Movement: the movement there are 311 components, are designed for R & D Thunderbolt watch components, due to the structure with the extreme, so did not use any ready-made units or parts.

Parallel dual mainspring barrel to provide 72-hour power, through the vertical power transmission gear train to the imitation of aircraft jet engines double pods indicator (one shown after midnight, a power reserve display).

Through the front sapphire crystal case manufacturing window glass, can watch the unique streamlined plywood supporting wheel, the central hollow plywood to balance and enjoy the show automatically MB & F “rhythm of art” rhythm conditions. Art withstand a variety of angles of view, Thunderbolt watch is no exception. Flip watch, sapphire crystal glass mosaic, through a part of, really enjoy the well-polished micro-mechanical picture. Here’s a taste of realistic camouflage (trompe d’oeil), at first glance like the MB & F signs Tomahawk shape mini automatic disk, actually board.

Flip watch, sapphire crystal glass on the back cover has the signature designer, like MB & F signs Tomahawk style mini-auto plate, is board

Pointer: HM4, though not developed specifically for timekeeping and timepieces, the timekeeping function is very good. In fact, two-sided with a high degree of recognition of the plate and perpendicular to the wearer’s arm, so perhaps describe the Horological Machine No4 dedicated to pilot or drive the perfect watch. The left side pods to MB & F Tomahawk pattern hollow pointer, clear fuel tank and the remaining (ie, power reserve); right side pods filled with long-lasting luminous paint places, the rough end of the arrow pointer to show hours. The shape of double-sided disc aviation instrument pods by the end of the direct control of the crown, a crown used on the chain (like the fuel tank), the other to adjust the time, double-sided disc provides direct and immediate action feedback.

Case: HM4 case of design inspiration from the air, more specifically, from childhood on Maximilian Büsser aircraft model, balanced demonstration of speed, power, technology and refinement. In appearance, the case can be divided into three parts: the imitation of aircraft jet engines, streamlined double pods, support is coated engine block (ie movement) of the level of the body (from the sapphire crystal glass window can clearly see the movement ), and the middle part of the case.

Technically, the case can be divided into three parts: pods front of titanium, including double-sided disc and a series of front-end lugs; folder cabin section inlaid sapphire crystal glass, were able to unprecedented appreciation to 360 ° watch crafted movement; pods back and install double-tapered crown, double pods embedded in the middle of the dynamic balance, the aerodynamic plywood supports. Mounting screws from the outside the way, it shows to learn from Aeronautical Engineering Department, not only has the hardness and resistance can be strong, elegant combination of the three parts of the case.

Takes more than 100 hours of complex machining and fine grinding can be opaque solid sapphire crystal carved into the middle of the case clear, light space, connoisseur to appreciate the Thunderbolt to watch part of the movement and mechanical details. Case of metal parts using high-tech five titanium block, you must first spend hundreds of hours flatteners, then mechanical processing, polishing, sanding mask and the final processing procedure, the results prove it all worthwhile.

The matte surface and high polished titanium with a sapphire crystal glass, straight lines and attractive curves, and type a series of rigid appearance and contrast and other arms, to give Horological Machine No4 watch life and vitality, then produce unparalleled uniqueness.

HM4 Thunderbolt watch as the rhythm of three-dimensional art, is a classic watch machine.

18K gold panda rides to build on the HM4, Panda and the reins can be removed are

2011 HM4 Only Watch – technical information

Features: Panda riding on the HM4, built by the 18K gold Panda and the reins are can be removed. HM4 sapphire crystal mirror, yellow with health autograph.

Case: 5 Titanium with sapphire crystal glass. 18K Gold Panda and to create the reins.

Dimensions (excluding Panda): 54 mm wide x 52 mm long x 24 mm high

Case number of parts: 65

Lugs connection: 3 °

Functions: hours, minutes and power reserve indicator

Right side of the face plate of hours indicator, left side plate for the power reserve indicator

Two crown respectively to adjust the time and the chain of functions

Movement: Fully developed by the MB & F watch movement dimensional

Parallel manual winding two-main barrel

Power reserve: 72 hours

Oscillation frequency: 21,600 bph/3Hz

Number of parts: 311

Number of stones: 50

Sapphire Crystal: Sapphire crystal glass mosaic five: 2 x side panel, 1 x double cabin in the middle part of the clip, 2 x case windows (front and back)

Strap with clasp: black hand-stitched calfskin strap with specially designed titanium or white gold folding clasp, attached to the connection type on the lugs.

Artist yellow with Kang MB & F HM4 Only Watch particularly original watercolor drawing, together with HM4 Only Watch by the lucky bidder collection.

Instruments to measure the watch battery performance

Vast majority of quartz watches use a silver oxide battery, it has a small size, large capacity and output voltage swatch characteristics, so it is suitable for use in quartz watches. Quartz watch battery size and type are also very much, in addition to silver oxide battery, there are lithium batteries, alkaline batteries. Generally, the battery capacity and the volume on, the greater the capacity the greater the volume, size also determines the battery capacity battery life.

And different from ordinary batteries, silver oxide battery discharge curve is very flat, it is not as dry as with the use of the voltage is gradually reduced (see photo), the travel time for maintaining the accuracy of the watch is of course very good. But it also brings a problem that can not be judged by measuring the voltage how much battery capacity left, the basic silver oxide battery nominal voltage is 1.55V, and the voltage will be maintained until the end of battery life is about before. Once the battery voltage starts to drop immediately to their life, so in order to avoid affecting the normal wear watches, quartz watches are set with a lot of battery voltage warning function, is the second hand stopped by four seconds, and then a rapid jump down 4 that , once this phenomenon, but also move around the watch about 10 days, to remind you to immediately replace the battery. This feature is also called “EOL”, but there is no central second hand quartz watches, they do not have this feature.

In fact, with all batteries, new battery capacity is not exactly the same battery capacity unit is mAh (maH) to represent. So far, none had heard of an instrument, can be fast, nondestructive and accurate detection of silver oxide battery capacity, as early as 20 years ago, I heard, has been used heavily abroad to reward such equipment invention, and still no one can give to do it.

Battery manufacturers are doing the battery factory quality inspection, are still in use into the bulk battery discharge test is to test the battery connected to a load, a certain current closed loop until the battery voltage drops to a certain number of times, with multiplied by the discharge current to the battery discharge time is the actual capacity. When the end of the experiment, the battery also scrapped.

Now watch battery rapid test methods are heavy-duty discharge, see the battery under different discharge current, voltage drop, because with the use of the battery’s internal resistance (also called internal resistance) will be even greater; this Once the discharge current increases, the closed-circuit voltage will suddenly drop.

Swiss quartz as some instrument calibration, are additional heavy duty battery discharge test function, the load resistance 2,000 ohms, 50 ohms and 5 ohms of several files (see photo). In fact silver oxide watch batteries have different uses, such as high current output and low current output, which is different from the electrolyte, usually in trouble for illuminated with a quartz watch on the LCD, which is used for pointer Quartz watch.

When the button is pressed, the load resistance is connected, the battery voltage drops immediately observe the extent of the different battery should have different targets, but in general that the voltage can not be less than 1.35V.

Cross-sectional area the size of the battery, test the temperature and the test results are related to the larger battery, the ambient temperature is relatively high when the voltage drop of less.

Battery heavy-duty test, probably only the estimated capacity of the battery, but can not achieve the value of accurate measurement, but this experiment can not be long, because the more battery power consumption.

Various types of battery discharge curve

Ordering contract of Swiss watch 20 years ago

Evaluate a watch, especially the mechanical watch movement is not just look at numbers, especially for use the same type of movement of the watch, its grade, price, travel time accuracy, performance indicators are quite different. This situation is like the same computer, the computer also set out the motherboard, CPU, memory, hard drives, monitors and other major parts manufacturers, technical specifications and configuration, the watch movement is also true.

In the early years of the planned economy period, China’s foreign trade departments in each of the manufacturers from imports of watches, Swiss watches, will sign a business contract, which will have a detailed description of which, should the main components of the watch movement process, material, grade and price are express them, and also includes case, dial and other exterior parts. It can be seen, even using the same movement number, parts are not the same level, such as card clubs and the United States, although both use ETA2750 movement, in fact, movement between the two processes are different levels and grades.

The most important parts of the watch movement, including: spring, springs, balance wheel, shock absorber, escapement and escapement wheel fork, the main difference in material and workmanship, the well-known brand is winding NIVAFLEX, and gossamer is NIVAROX, level sub-grade, one, two, three, level will be directly related to the performance of the watch, especially the temperature coefficient. Remember ENICAR watch is super NIVAROX gossamer, and it gives the temperature coefficient of 0.6 sec / degrees / day, and usually watch only a 1 sec / degrees / day; winding watches, etc. related to the quality of performance, swing of the gap, is also critical, inferior winding torque will drop big time to go watch the performance and stability will not be good.

The main difference in the escape wheel technology, good surface finish must be, looks like a mirror-like and red in tooth surface is also polished, so good in this live from time to dry.

Escapement and balance wheel fork has a material issue, low escapement fork will use copper, polished surface, with a mat on the contract letter (rough) that must use high-grade steel, and many polishing (polish). Escapement and escapement wheel fork of the polishing is not simply aesthetic issue, but also watch to improve the reliability of travel time and work performance, such as escapement fork, fork in the fork of the two inside nails, nail the two, and insurance side, in such a small area, but also to do the polishing.

Again, the steel material is smaller than the proportion of copper, the quality to be lighter, but also strong and durable, the bad side, it is easy to rust, FHF371 why do you always take the watch movement is not good, just as it used to send fork and escapement of not unrelated, it is what escapement fork design and large, but also copper.

Well as the most important part: the balance wheel, balance wheel with low-grade nickel alloy, a little better in the surface of the gold-plated, high-level watch balance wheel movement will use beryllium Glucinium), and certainly the surface of gold-plated, beryllium is relatively light , is also very hard, the impact of its small temperature changes, so do high-end watch movement balance wheel of the best materials.

In calculating the rest of the plywood surface polishing and finishing, even including the screws, the general overall movement gold-plated, not gold-plated expensive than the same point, non-movement is more polished work, and pay attention to the movement must go through fine polished, looks very nice, beautiful, especially the famous large watch, without exception, are polished up and down to make energy, so that each piece of the watch movement are works of art. The movement is not polished rough grade, and crafted a drastic movement, although they may have the same movement number.

Polished perfect watch movement