Autumn "Face" Love: Handed Down

not only records the flow of time, but also eternal in the flow of time, this is the handed down famous watch brand. Even centuries-old brands such as Coca-Cola and General Electric are only small brothers in the brand in front of classic names like Vacheron Constantin and Baobo with a history of more than 200 years.

If longevity is your ideal for your business and brand, then what watch could be more suitable than the anniversary watch launched by such a classic watch? A Leman of the 270th anniversary edition of Baoplatin on the wrist, or the 137-year-old IWC Portuguese Jones watch commemorating the founder of the brand, Jones, in addition to giving you the joy of owning a famous watch and appreciation of the classics, it can also be used as a watch. The motto of the business, the ideal compass.

Historical History
Representative styles: Blancpain 270th Anniversary Edition Leman and Vacheron Constantin 250th Anniversary Watch Metiers d'Art

Blancpain, an ancient watch brand, is stubborn about its two Xiang insists: First, since its establishment in 1735, it has always used the old farmhouse in the Jura Mountains as its own factory. This is the natural border in the west of Switzerland, far away from the mundane, peaceful and quiet. Second, stick to his 270-year-old promise: resolutely not to produce quartz watches. Therefore, since 1735, no one has seen a Blancpain quartz watch, and it will never be in the future. Founder Jehan-Jacques Blancpain prides himself on his persistence. As he used to say, "We are leaving a bright page for tomorrow." On his 270th birthday, Blancpain can proudly say, "We did it!"

Blancpain Taking Leman as a special dedication to its 270th anniversary, in addition to maintaining the traditional concept of watchmaking in the past, the Leman series anniversary edition has added two complications: a second time zone display and a mechanical alarm function.

At the heart of the watch is the self-winding Blancpain Calibre 1241, which was developed over four years and first launched in 2003, with two mainsprings that drive the watch and the alarm. In the history of watchmaking, the Leman was the first wristwatch to be able to wind the alarm at the same time by means of an automatic winding mechanism. Another practical creation is that the alarm hand is connected to the time display of the second time zone (that is, the temporary residence overseas) displayed by the large hour and minute hands, and the calendar also operates according to the second time zone. This is relatively rare among watches of its kind and is limited to 270 pieces by number.

This watch features the anniversary reference "1735-2005 Blancpain" at 6 o'clock. Through the sapphire crystal surface, you can see that the black dial is full of various practical functions, showing the extraordinary complex structure of Leman.

After 250 years of baptism, Vacheron Constantin has always adhered to the marketing strategy of "minimum batch, best quality, highest price", and has now become an irreplaceable wrist treasure in the eyes of watch lovers. What watch lovers cannot forget is the Kallista custom-made for King Khalid of Saudi Arabia, which once became the most expensive watch in the world. It is a pity that during the manufacture of the watch, King Khalid passed away, and the marriage with Kallista was not repaired in this life. It is said that Kallista was later acquired by an unnamed buyer for a high price.

Metiers d'Art is Vacheron Constantin's 250th anniversary commemorative watch, limited to 12 sets of 4 pieces each. This classic masterpiece recreates its motto "Perfection is everything". Obviously, Metiers d'Art also expresses Vacheron Constantin's artistic achievements beyond watchmaking skills. On the 18K gold dial, there is a beautiful gold miniature portrait, which combines a variety of advanced craftsmanship such as engraving, gold engraving, professional jewelry setting and excellent enamel technology, and the relief pattern in the center of the dial is 18K gold. The engraved Apollo chariot and four horses have a golden sun below the pattern and a moon above it, forming an obvious change of day and night.

Metiers d'Art presents a set of four styles, showing the four seasons, made of white gold in spring; gold for summer, symbolizing the golden light of the sun; pink gold, the color of sunset, to represent autumn; and Platinum represents winter, and round diamonds are reminiscent of crystal clear snowflakes. Metiers d'Art adopts a non-traditional time display method. On the four corners of the dial, four small windows are opened to display the hours, minutes, day and date respectively, and the first two are sliding, and the latter two are jumping characters. Mode.

Handed down characters
Representative style: Commemorating the Portuguese FA Jones, the founder of IWC

137 years ago, the American watchmaker Florentine F. Jones (Florentine A.Jones) came to Switzerland alone with his first pocket watch movement design and founded the IWC (IWC) on the beautiful Rhine River. At the beginning of its creation, the six basic movements introduced were named "Jones Movement", and they were famous in the history of watchmaking. Today, the fine lineage of the "Jones Movement" is reproduced through the Portuguese Jones watch.

The Jones watch launched in 2005 did not use the alloy balance wheel of the past, but was equipped with a Glucydur screw-type balance wheel. The balance arm has gravity compensation screws and adjustment cams for precise calibration. Nivarox 1 hairspring. And has stop seconds function. Among them, the unique onion-shaped crown of the watch is a famous design derived from the pocket watch at that time. In addition, the dial also has the Jones signature (FA Jones) that was only seen in early pocket watches. What makes many IWC fans fresh in the memory is the scene of the limited edition Portuguese watch with pocket watch movement launched in 1993 to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the brand’s founding, which was sold out when it was just launched. Collectors are optimistic about its market. This time, IWC specially increased the global circulation of the Jones Portugal limited edition, launching 3,000 stainless steel models, 1,000 rose gold models and 500 platinum models.

Handed down events
Representative style: OMEGA Speedmaster Professional series (OMEGA Speedmaster Professional) spacewalk 40th anniversary watch

It should be said that in the history of Omega (Omega), forever Two important turning points that cannot be ignored are: the official launch of the "Ω" logo in 18_94 and the space journey of the Speedmaster in 1965. In 1965, Omega was confirmed by NASA as the designated chronograph for all astronauts. Behind this glorious crown, it has proved to everyone an incomparable fact: in those days, only this watch successfully passed the strict test in extreme environment. That same month, the Omega Speedmaster was officially used for the first time on the Gemini 3 space mission. This exciting news brings a slight change to Omega's Speedmaster series: the "OMEGA Speedmaster" on the surface has been changed to the legendary "OMEGA Speedmaster Professional".

The Omega Speedmaster Gemini 4 Limited Edition watch is unique, with a blue dial with silver sub-dial for 12 hours, 30 minutes and continuous seconds. The "OMEGA Speedmaster Professional" on the surface at 12 o'clock is engraved with the commemorative "1965-2005" red lettering and 12 three-dimensional rhodium-plated hour markers.

At the same time, this watch has the classic features of the Speedmaster series: the same case, strap and carbon fiber crystal for traditional moon watches, and the bottom of the watch is engraved with the logo of the Gemini 4 space mission, and has The names of fellow astronauts are also engraved with the words "First Space Walk 40th Anniversary" on the sapphire crystal chassis. This model is limited to 2005 pieces.

The Pursuit of Heritage
Representative Style: Patek Philippe Annual Calendar Ref.5250

The reason why we introduce Patek Philippe here is because heritage is Patek Philippe's brand proposition.

When the famous perfectionist, Antoine Norbert de Patek, met the talented designer Jean Adrien Philippe in 1844 and worked together, it was already heralded that Patek Philippe would Will be outstanding. After obtaining the first patent for "winding the handle" in 1851, this great brand has many patents, the most among the famous watches. As the only existing independent watch manufacturer, Patek Philippe has been focusing on polishing since 1900, while adhering to the belief that what we want is a famous product that can be handed down!

In 2005, Patek Philippe continued to innovate the quality of polishing - silicon escapement gear and bearing balls made of zirconium elements. The weight of the silicon escapement gear is 1/3 of the original gear of the same size. The lower the weight of the escapement gear, the less energy is required for acceleration, that is, the higher the energy transmitted to the balance wheel. In short, its greatness: the contact surfaces of the silicon escapement never need lubrication, solving a problem as old as watchmaking itself. This function is exactly Patek Philippe's patented annual calendar. It only needs to adjust the calendar once a year in February. Compared with the first annual calendar Ref.5035, it has more moon phase and power display functions. Limited to 100 pieces worldwide.