Monthly Archives: November 2016

Chopard L.U.C Full Strike: Strikingly clear as crystal

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Chopard L.U.C Full Strike in 18K rose gold. Commemorating the 20th anniversary of Chopard Manufacture (2006 to 2016), it features the brand’s in-house Manufacture Calibre L.U.C 08.01-L manual-winding movement that is chronometer-certified and bears the Poinçon de Genève hallmark. Its steel hammers strike on sapphire gongs. Limited to 20 pieces. Photo: © Chopard

Chopard is no stranger to mechanical striking mechanisms, having introduced the L.U.C “Strike One” in 2006 and the L.U.C Tech “Strike One” in 2008, both of which chime the passing (or the welcoming, depending on how the owner wants to interpret it) of every hour with a hammer strike to the gong. It isn’t as easy as it sounds to … More →

Rolex Air-King: Still flying

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Rolex Air-King in 40mm stainless steel. Introduced in 2016. Reference (case – bracelet): 116900 – 71200. Powered by the Manufacture Rolex Calibre 3131 automatic movement, COSC-certified. Superlative Chronometer (COSC and Rolex certification after casing). Water-resistant to 100m (330 ft). Photo: © TANG Portfolio / TimeWerke.

The Rolex Air-King, introduced at the 2016 BaselWorld watch fair, has prominent features such as the 3, 6 and 9 Arabic hour numerals, combined with the smaller numerals for the minutes (in five-minute intervals, that is 5, 10, 20, 25, etc). What is probably more appealing for collectors is the “Air-King” lettering; these are the same fonts used for the … More →