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C1 QuantumGravity

April 15th, 2010 8:40 AM - Categorized under Editor's Picks, Timepieces


An aerial bi-axial tourbillon mechanism. A vertical power reserve. Individualist
seconds. A stripped-down dial and spectacular volumes: the latest specimen
from the C Lab Series defies all theories. Even better, it creates its own rules:
emptiness is its core material, engineering its constancy; chemistry a dare and
transparency a must.

Designed and developed by the C Lab Series, the C1 QuantumGravity symbolizes
unrestricted and unconstrained time, where only impulse and intuition prevail. A
special unit dedicated to extreme watchmaking, the C Lab Series has a mission: to
push the boundaries of mechanical watch making by introducing it to new modes
of expression. Last year, the C1 Tourbillon Gravity timepiece inaugurated a new
watchmaking era, where time liberates itself without reserve.

In 2009, the C Lab Series is expanding this watchmaking metamorphosis to
embrace new horizons. Initially devised in the fall of 2008, the C1
QuantumGravity was born after a 5-month incubation period, nurtured by the
will and tireless energy of a team that works on instinct alone. BNB Concept was
entrusted with the creation of the movement, while Studio Bellon finalized the
design.

The result: a new species of watch that lives time as if it were an experiment and
space, a source of stimulation. The creation of the C1 QuantumGravity
constitutes a provocative act in itself, while its construction is an exploration
carried out at the brink of excess and defiance.

Technical Features:

Movement

  • Mechanical manually wound movement
  • Caliber Concord C104
  • 21,600 vibrations per hour
  • 3-day power reserve
  • 42 Jewels

Functions

  • Hours, minutes
  • Roll of seconds external to the case
  • Vertical power-reserve indicator
  • Bi-axial tourbillon

Case

  • Titanium case with white gold elements
  • Dimensions: 48.5 mm in diameter – 22 mm in depth
  • 5 sapphire crystals
  • See through officer-style hinged case back

Dial

  • Aerial skeletonized dial

Strap

  • Black vulcanized rubber fixed to the case with 4 screws

HD3 Black Pearl – Fabrice Gonet

April 15th, 2010 8:09 AM - Categorized under Editor's Picks, Timepieces

Inspired by pirates, bi-axial tourbillon, 80 hour PR, limited edition, only 11 made.

Hublot One Million $ Black Caviar Bang

March 16th, 2010 8:57 AM - Categorized under Editor's Picks, Timepieces

SIZE: h30mm
DIAL: 18K White Gold set with 179 Black Diamond Baguette
BEZEL: 322 Black Diamond Baguette (25.11 cts)
CASE: 18K White Gold set with 322 Black Diamond Baguette (25.11 cts)
RUBBER: Black Rubber Strap
MOVEMENT: HUB Solo T Manual-winding Tourbillon Movement, Flying Tourbillon

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