PART TWO SWiSS ExhiBitors’ NEW ProduCTS COLLECTION 1942 “NIGHT & DAy” Intended to accompany every moment in a woman’s life, this creation by Aerowatch distils a vision of time imbued with poetry and refinement. Its dedicated mother-of-pearl day/night disc features a radiant sun in the first part of the day, which gives way to the moon when night falls. The star-studded sky is elegantly depicted on the white mother-of-pearl dial graced with eight diamonds giving a timeless touch. AEROWATCH AEROWATCH MOVEMENT Quartz. FUNCTIONS Hours, minutes, date, 24-hour day/night indication. CASE Steel, 35 mm. Sapphire crystal. Snap-on back. Water-resistant to 50 metres (5 bar/165 ft). DIAL White mother-of-pearl set with 8 diamond hour-markers. Rhodium-plated leaf-type hands. Mother-of-pearl disc for the day/ night indication. Date window at 6 o’clock. STRAP White leather with steel buckle. 22 Hall 2.0 - Booth C37 RENAISSANCE FIR TREE Architectural and resolutely modern, the Renaissance Fir Tree goes against the grain of the classic skeleton watch. A contemporary interpretation of Art Nouveau, its mechanism has been sculpted in the style sapin or “fir tree” style that is particular to Switzerland, with roots in the regional and traditional values of the watchmaker’s art. This graceful composition boasts superlative finishing, with hand-chamfering. A vivacious yellow leather strap completes the look to perfection. MOVEMENT Mechanical hand-wound skeleton Unitas 6498 calibre, 17 jewels, 18,000 vib/h, hand-chamfered, black minute train. FUNCTIONS Hours, minutes, seconds. CASE Steel or steel with black PVD treatment, 45 mm. Domed sapphire crystal. Transparent back. Water-resistant to 50 metres (5 bar/165 ft). DIAL Black hands with Super-LumiNova™. Small seconds at 6 o’clock. STRAP Yellow leather (other colours available) with personalised steel folding clasp. 23 A StartimeR PILoT AUTomatic CHRoNogRAPH “Black Star” Alpina was a renowned supplier of aviation watches to numerous european airforces in the first half of the twentieth century, and the LPIN new Startimer Pilot Automatic Chronograph “Black Star” is set to live A up to its predecessors’ reputation and win a place on professional pilots’ wrists. All in black, it matches style with performance, beginning with the bi-compax layout of its 60-second and 30-minute counters for the instant readability that every pilot demands. MOVEMENT Mechanical automatic AL-860 calibre, 30 jewels, 28,800 vib/h, 46-hour power reserve. FUNCTIONS Hours, minutes, seconds, chronograph. CASE Stainless steel with black PVD treatment, 44 mm. Convex sapphire crystal. Transparent back. Water-resistant to 100 metres (10 bar/330 ft).DIAL grey “sunray”. Luminescent numerals, luminescent hour and minute hands. STRAP Black leather. Reference: AL-860GB4FBS6 24 Hall 1.1 - Booth A91/B79 StartimeR PILoT AUTomatic “Sunstar” Alpina’s long tradition of pilot watches inspires the clean design of the new Startimer Pilot Automatic Sunstar. Large, luminescent numerals, a characteristic feature of flight instruments, stand out on a dial that incorporates numerous elegant touches. A refined sunray finish against sophisticated anthracite grey, an applied minute circle and, of course, Alpina’s signature red triangle on the central seconds hand make this watch the ideal partner in all circumstances. MOVEMENT Mechanical automatic AL-525 calibre, 26 jewels, 28,800 vib/h, 38-hour power reserve. FUNCTIONS Hours, minutes, seconds, date. CASE Stainless steel, 40 mm. Domed sapphire crystal.Transparent back. Water-resistant to 100 metres (10 bar/330 ft). DIAL grey “sunray”. Luminescent applied Arabic numerals and luminescent hands. STRAP Crococalf. Reference: AL-525GB4S6 25 SCULPTURe US th N geneva brand Altanus celebrates its 100 anniversary this year, and commemorates this unique occasion with a limited-edition TA collection of one hundred pieces, which it has named Sculpture. L Its heart beats to a delicately skeleton hand-wound movement, A with contemporary accents introduced into this mechanical lace. Lifted by the transparency played out both on the dial side and by the sapphire back, this architectural composition invites us to contemplate its intricate mechanism, the legacy of one hundred years of watchmaking tradition, by Altanus. Stylish with captivating clean lines, the Sculpture watch comes in three versions: steel, steel with pink gold PVD treatment, or steel with anthracite PVD treatment. MOVEMENT Mechanical hand-wound, Altanus eB1016 skeleton calibre, Incabloc, 17 jewels, steel, pink gold or anthracite colour. FUNCTIONS Hours, minutes, seconds. CASE 316L stainless steel, with or without pink gold or anthracite PVD treatment, satin finish, 43 mm. Sapphire crystal front and back. Water-resistant to 50 metres (5 bar/165 ft). DIAL No dial. Baton hands. Small seconds at 6 o’clock. STRAP Louisiana alligator with large scales, hand-stitched, steel covered buckle with or without PVD treatment. 100 pieces limited series for each version. 26 Hall 2.0 - Booth B61 gRANDe JoUR & NUIT eDITIoN 2014 ÈVE Andersen genève returns to an exceptional watch, imagined in N 2000, in response to demand from collectors and admirers of rare mechanisms that bring to life equally rare displays. For this new GE grande Jour & Nuit, indications have been transferred, highly legibly, on the dial with daytime hours (6am to 6pm) and night-time hours N (6pm to 6am), in addition to a small minutes dial. The long tip of the central hand points to daytime hours while the shorter end indicates night-time hours. It jumps when the small minutes hand has made one complete revolution of the dial. Production of the Frédéric Piguet DERSE movement having ceased, Andersen genève proposes a limited series of 50 watches – 30 in red gold and 20 in white gold – each AN equipped with this now rare mechanism. MOVEMENT Mechanical hand-wound Piguet 15’’ calibre with Andersen 573 complication. FUNCTIONS Hours, minutes. CASE 18k red gold or white gold, 44 mm diameter, 7.5 mm thick. Sapphire crystal front and back. DIAL Blue gold or natural stone: Jade, Aventurine, grossular, etc. Transferred Arabic numerals. STRAP Black crocodile with gold buckle. 28 Hall 2.0 - Booth C15 Militare Dual TIMe MO MO Designed for inveterate travellers, the Miltare Dual Time NI simultaneously displays local and home times, as well as the corresponding date. To keep track of these different times, it is O equipped with two separate mechanical automatic movements setting N the pace for a uniquely sophisticated, masculine and stylish watch. A MOVEMENT Two mechanical automatic eTA 2678 movements. FUNCTIONS Hours, minutes, second time zone, day, date. CASE Deep-black DLC-treated steel, 43 mm. Mobile hinges. Two crowns, respectively positioned at 12 and 6 o’clock. Anti-reflective sapphire crystal. Water-resistant to 120 metres (12 bar/400 ft). DIAL Black. Home time, day and date at 12 o’clock. Local time and date display at 6 o’clock. STRAP Black calfskin. 30 Hall 2.0 - Booth B11 Militare MILLéSIMe ALPINI CHRoNo Paying tribute to its Tuscan origins, Anonimo enlivens the staid world of watchmaking with bronze – a material largely featured on various statues adorning the squares of Italian cities. Florence-based artisans carved the watch case from a solid block of particularly hard and scratch-resistant bronze. Celebrating both Italian Alpine troops and the legendary Matterhorn peak which, like Anonimo, has one foot in Italy and another in Switzerland, this new chronograph beats to the rhythm of a Swiss mechanical movement. MOVEMENT Mechanical automatic Sellita SW300 calibre special 2035T Dubois-Dépraz chronograph module, 42-hour power reserve. FUNCTIONS Hours, minutes, seconds, chronograph. CASE Bronze, 43 mm. Steel back with Cervin engraving. Mobile lugs. Water-resistant to 120 metres (12 bar/400 ft). DIAL khaki or bronze. White hour-markers, numerals and hands. 30-minute and small seconds counters at 9 and 3 o’clock respectively. STRAP khaki or white with bronze-toned topstitching, bronze buckle. 31 C kINg ToNNeAU 3H I epitomising the inimitable Aquanautic design, the Tonneau watch returns in a new and more stylish than ever variation. Its laser-sculpted AUT dial features four luminescent Arabic numerals, while the day and N date appearing through openings between 4 and 5 o’clock. The iconic propeller-shaped sweep-seconds hand serves as a reminder of the brand’s maritime origins. The powerful lines of the case are topped by a bezel that is interchangeable like the strap and gives AQUA the watch a variety of faces, while the sporty crown is protected by an ingenious patented safety clasp inspired by submarine hatches. MOVEMENT Mechanical automatic eTA 2834-2 calibre, 38-hour power reserve. FUNCTIONS Hours, minutes, seconds, day, date. CASE Steel and titanium with black PVD treatment, 47 mm. Interchangeable bezel. Crown with patented safety clasp. Sapphire crystal with anti-reflective treatment in both sides. Water-resistant to 50 metres (5 bar /165 ft). DIAL Black, laser-sculpted. LumiNova®- enhanced hands and hour-markers. Patented central propeller- shaped sweep-seconds hand. BRACELET/STRAP Steel, titanium and/or rubber, steel folding clasp. 32 Hall 2.2 - Booth e35 L14 ET L The o.H.M collection invites you on a journey through time, to the heart of the Armand Nicolet workshops, where the original CO movements beating at its heart sprang to life during the 1950s and 1960s. As custodians of a long-established artisan-style tradition NI inherited from their forefathers, today’s master-watchmakers have D patiently restored and reassembled these historical mechanisms by hand, while showing profound respect for ancient skills. The latest N addition to this collection, the L14 model, features an authentic 1957 calibre housed in a series that is limited to the number of movements found, namely 499. ARMA MOVEMENT Mechanical hand-wound AN 0711C calibre on a 1957 UT 600 base, 18 jewels, 18,000 vib/h, 36-hour power reserve.