Oris Big Crown X1 Calculator Watch

With its Big Crown collection, Oris demonstrates expertise in the field of tribute watches to historical aircraft. Inspired by the Bell X-1, the first plane to break the sound barrier, the Big Crown X1 Calculator refers to this era when flight plans were still made using slide rules, and accentuates this unique mechanism. Its rotating bezel serves to adjust the slide rule and to calculate fuel consumption for a given flight time, while the caseback displays a m/ft conversion table for international use. The chronograph push-pieces bear the X and 1, like a last nod to the date of the historical feat accomplished at 10:18 on October 14th 1947

Movement: Automatic, ETA Valjoux 7750

Functions: Hours, minutes, seconds, day, date, chronograph and slide rule

Case: PVD-coated gunmetal grey stainless steel, 46 mm

Crystal: Sapphire crystal cambered on both sides with anti-glare treatment on both sides

Caseback: Screw-in caseback with mineral crystal and m/ft scale

Bezel: Rotating bezel with circular slide rule

Water-resistant: 30 m

Dial: Metallized black/gray, superluminova-enhanced minute-circle, hour-markers and hands, 12-hour, 30-minute and small seconds counters at 6, 12 and 9 o’clock respectivelyDate window between 4 and 5 o’clock and day window at 9 o’clock

Bracelet/Strap: Black calfskin leather

Pricing will come in below 5,000 CHF

Hublot Big Bang 44mm Greengo Bang Limited Edition

Roger Moore, Elizabeth Taylor, Princess Diana, Michael Jackson, Prince Rainier and Grace Kelly, David Niven, Peter Sellers, King Juan Carlos, George Soros, Jeanne Moreau, Julie Andrews, Margaret Thatcher, Johnny Hallyday, Bernie Ecclestone… This list could go on and on, so intimately tied is the history of the Greengo, the Gstaad Palace's legendary night club, to the worldwide renown of the Swiss resort.

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Greengo, the Gstaad Palace and Hublot have teamed up to create a Big Bang in the colours of the club – with a Black Magic base featuring the two famous green and orange colours - in an edition of just 40 pieces (for 40 years), available only from the Gstaad Palace. Our nod to history: the Greengo logo takes its place on the dial instead of the index at 8 o'clock… or at 40 mins, representing 40 years of legendary parties. The presentation will be on 7 January 2011; at the Greengo, naturally! It promises to be accompanied an epic, glorious celebration …

Technical Details

Reference: 301.CI.1170.GR.GGG10

Limited to 40 pieces

Movement: Hublot HUB4100, mechanical chronograph with automatic winding, 252 components

Bridges: Satin-finished, bevelled & polished

Screws: Black PVD

Date: Trapezoid window at 4.30

Oscillating Weight: Tungsten with black PVD treated dimpled surface

Main plate: Sandblasted & rhodium-plated

Barrel: With reinforced spring

Escapement: Glucydur hairspring

Power Reserve: Approximately 42 hours

Case: “Big Bang” 44.5 mm diameter in microblasted black ceramic

Bezel: Microblasted black ceramic 6 titanium H-shaped countersunk, polished & locked screws

Crystal: Sapphire with interior/exterior multilayer anti-reflective treatment

Bezel Lug: Black composite resin

Lateral Inserts: Black composite resin

Case-back: Open microblasted black ceramic

Crown: Steel with black rubber insert

Push-pieces: Satin-finished steel, rectangular with green rubber insert

Screws: Titanium

Water resistance: Approximately 100 m or 10 ATM

Dial: Black with satin-finished ruthenium colour and green SuperLuminova™ appliques, 30-minute chrono counter at 3 o'clock, 12-hour chrono counter at 6 o'clock, seconds counter at 9 o'clock and orange Greengo logo transfer at 8 o'clock

Hands: Satin-finished ruthenium colour with green SuperLuminova™, chronograph hand with H-shaped counterweight

Straps:

Supplied with two adjustable straps: Black gummy alligator with green stitching and rubber; Big Bang deployant buckle in black PVD steel, decorated cover and plate in black PVD steel, black PVD steel deployant buckle and buttons, titanium screws

40 watches to celebrate 40 years of exceptional parties

Only available at the Gstaad Palace

Richard Mille RM 010 Black Night Limited Edition

The new RM 010 Black Night Limited Edition will be soon available at all authorized RM retailers in Europe, CIS, Middle East and Africa.

An adaptation of the original RM 010, the RM 10 Black Night features a unique "All Black" DLC treatment of the case thus creating a striking new contrast with the red dial ring. This limited edition RM 010 comes on a black rubber strap complete with a black DLC-treated buckle yet again confirming Richard Mille's devotion to the use of innovative materials.

Under its case the RM 010 Black Night boasts a skeletonized caliber RM 005 automatic-winding movement with an integrated variable-geometry rotor, an exclusive Richard Mille concept which allows the automatic winding to adapt to the wearer's activity.

Each watch is assembled and finished entirely by hand: the barrel-shaped casing alone requires 202 distinct factory operations. The watch's design and construction are the result of an overall approach encompassing movement, casing and face.

Richard Mille will produce just 20 pieces of the RM 010 Black Night limited edition.

Technical Specifications:

Skeletonized RM 005 automatic winding movement

Dimensions: 48mm x 39.30mm

Functions: Hours, minutes, date display at 7 o’clock

Rotor with variable geometry

Power reserve: 55 hours

Water resistant to 50 meters

Black DLC treated case and red dial ring

Sapphire crystal on dial, bezel side and case back

Limited edition of 20 pieces