Archive for June, 2011

Corum Admiral’s Cup SeafenderCorum second consecutive year sponsoring the race Bol d’Or Mirabaud, passing the 73 year waters of Lake Geneva. In honor of her brand has released Admiral’s Cup Seafender 48 Chrono. Series is limited to 30 copies.

Watch case diameter of 48 mm is made in the form of dodecahedron. Material – Titanium with blue PVD-coated. Water Resistant – 300 meters. Dial with black trim «Clous de Paris», twelve gold marine pendants, the usual time index is not instead of them – minute scale. A model of automatic, certified COSC. Power reserve is 48 hours. Functions: hours, minutes, small seconds dial, date and chronograph.

Girard PerregauxUntil the middle of the XVIII century the sailors did not have precise methods for its location in the ocean. Therefore, they often strayed a long time, and sometimes lost in the depths of the sea. To remedy the situation the British Parliament in 1714, announced a reward of 20 thousand pounds to anyone who would be able to find a way to determine longitude to within half a degree. Among other scientists engaged in this problem the British watchmaker John Harrison. After many successes and failures, he created a marine chronometer H-4, which won the award.

Girard Perregaux manufactory released in honor of engineer hours ww.tc John Harrison. U chronometer round body of 18-karat white gold. On an enamel dial depicts travel route from Portsmouth to the English at Port Royal (Jamaica) and back, which made ​​the son of John Harrison to test the reliability of H-4 hours. Circulation of the series – 50 copies.