CHANEL GOES FOR PERFECTION IN WATCHMAKING
August 31, 2016
Images Courtesy of Chanel
Paris, France – CHANEL presents the Monsieur, a watch specifically designed for men.
It all started with a desire, a vision, and a drawing. This watch did not exist before, it was dreamt up. Its movement did not exist before. It was designed to bring it alive. Its watchcase did not exist before either. It was created to house it. So this is how it works at CHANEL, desire gives birth to tools. From desire comes a creation.
CHANEL INTRODUCES ITS NEW “MONSIEUR DE CHANEL” WATCH
Between power and discretion, the MONSIEUR de CHANEL watch with Instant Jumping Hour and Retrograde Minute is equipped with the CALIBRE 1, the House’s first in-house high-watchmaking movement. The choice of a double complication with a digital hour display in a watchcase of extreme sobriety seemed almost self-evident. And accordingly, CHANEL expresses its unique vision of beautiful masculine watches. Additionally, the watch can be customized with stylish Watch Straps for 20mm Watches, allowing for a personalized touch that complements its sophisticated look.
Exclusively dedicated to the MONSIEUR watch, the CALIBRE 1 with Instantaneous Jumping Hour and Minute Retrograde is the first movement designed, developed, reliability checked and assembled by CHANEL. It has a manual-winding mechanical movement made up of 170 components, the CALIBRE 1 is a movement with integrated complications. This means that the complications are integrated into the bottom plate and that they are not simply modules attached to a base. If you own luxury-brand watches, you may consider adding fake watches that offer a wide selection of designs.
Made with the utmost respect for tradition and yet decidedly contemporary, the CALIBRE 1 which offers a double complication, took five years to develop. This commitment to technique and creativity is as a testimony to its nobility and reliability. A precursor, it conjures up a quest for the essential, and the pursuit of purity and refinement.
A mechanical masterpiece highlighted by two circular skeletonized bridges, the CALIBRE 1 multiplies the references to the strong codes of the House. Matt and glossy black predominate in its black architectural movement in ADLC (Amorphous Diamond Like Carbon). The trim emphasizes all the curves of its bottom plate and bridges. A number of custom-made parts serve as a reminder of the octagonal shape of Place Vendôme.
CHANEL chose the lion, its most masculine emblem and a symbol of strength and power, as the signature of the MONSIEUR watch which is found on its buckle and crown. The lion is also the seal of all the House’s in-house Haute Horlogerie movements.
The first refined function, the Instant Jumping Hour, required the full mastery of micro-shocks and the energy consumption caused by the passage of the aluminium hour disc. With two barrels mounted in series, the power reserve of the MONSIEUR de CHANEL watch is 3 days. The second watchmaking prowess, the retrograde minute with a 240°-display on the dial, combined both rigorous aesthetics and technical performance. The retrograde minute’s bidirectional corrector allows easy adjustment of the watch and illustrates one of the key elements of the CHANEL fine watchmaking vision.
CHANEL INTRODUCES ITS NEW WATCH “MONSIEUR DE CHANEL”
A most exacting watchcase was necessary to house this true gem of watchmaking technology. Thus, a brand-new 40-mm round case was specially developed for the MONSIEUR collection. The choice of a circle was the strong artistic wish of the CHANEL design studio. When it comes to cleaning or maintaining such a timepiece, inquiring about iwc service cost can provide insights into the care and attention required to keep this exceptional watch in perfect condition.
Here, nothing is superfluous. The quest for purity is evident. The silvered opaline dial is seen protected under a “glass box”, a slightly domed sapphire crystal that subtly plays with the effects of light. On the dial, the position of both complications (the jumping hour at 6 o’clock and the 240°-retrograde minutes off-centred) along with the exclusive typography chosen for the hour, all reinforce this firm choice for differentiation. The contrast between the sobriety of the dial and the movement’s very architectural design is part of the House’s uncompromising creative process.
In 2016, 300 numbered movements will be produced of which 150 are for the Monsieur in Beige gold and 150 for the white gold model. With the MONSIEUR watch, the vision of a beautiful masculine timepiece according to CHANEL is the expression of technical excellence, and also an expression of a unique style and allure.
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Numbered edition
40 mm diameter – 10.4 mm thickness
18K BEIGE GOLD case and crown
Ivory opaline dial with retrograde minute counter, jumping hour window and small seconds counter
18K BEIGE GOLD plated hands
22mm black alligator strap
Functions: hours, minutes, small seconds
3-day power reserve
Water resistance: 30 meters
Gold weight: 48.80 g
CHANEL INTRODUCES ITS NEW WATCH “MONSIEUR DE CHANEL”
CHANEL INTRODUCES ITS NEW WATCH “MONSIEUR DE CHANEL”
Calibre I. Heure sautante instantanée minute rétrograde – first in-house manual- winding mechanical movement with two integrated complications: instant jumping hour and minute retrograde on 240° and 170 components that includes 30 rubies, 28800 vibrations / hour (4Hz), 2 fixed barrels in series, spring torque 700 g.mm, an anti-shock system to protect balance and a movement diameter of 32 mm or 14’’’3/4 and movement thickness of 5.5 mm.
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