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As the name suggests, complications are a very complicated type of watch. A special watch with complex technology, with complex functions that challenge the limits of imagination and micro-engineering, turning a simple timing instrument into a work of mechanical art.
In addition to displaying the time, complication also comes with additional features and functions, such as automatic programming to maintain an accurate calendar for hundreds of years, or an adjustment mechanism that rotates in a dramatic way to help improve timing accuracy.
Of course, these complications are also extremely difficult to construct, coveted, and usually very rare-which is why it is always a pleasure to appreciate them up close.
Franck Muller's preference for showing off is always backed by a high level of technical knowledge and artistry.
Vanguard Rose Skeleton itself may not be a complicated mechanical device, but it is an extraordinary work of art that requires the watchmakers and craftsmen of Franck Muller to have a high level of technical ability.
The dazzling brilliant cut diamonds and rose pattern on the 18K rose gold watch conceal the rigorous work behind the creation.
The hand-wound movement of Vanguard Rose Skeleton is powerful and can provide up to four days of power reserve with a single wind. But the gorgeous decoration technique of this watch is eye-catching, and its cleverly hollow dial is decorated with rose and leaf patterns carefully hand-painted by the master enamel, which is eye-catching.
Connoisseurs who like its complex functions and rich charm can be familiar with the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Concept Flying Tourbillon. In addition to the visually dramatic rotation on the dial, the tourbillon here is a "ying" variant, which gives the mechanical device the illusion of floating and rotating in space.
But this is not all. This watch strives to display a dazzling display of impressive colored gemstones.
There are six models in the series, each inlaid with a variety of brilliant or baguette-cut gems. Four of them used various executions of graded blue sapphires, and two used a palette of iridescent gemstones.
Our choice? This version is completely paved with colored stones. After all, why should you be shy if you want to show off?
A. Lange & Sohne is famous for its classic style timepieces with first-class mechanical engineering and aesthetic skills.
The Cabaret Tourbillon Handwerkskunst watch is made of 18K white gold, showing both vividly and vividly.
The watch features an elaborate tourbillon on the dial at six o'clock. The tourbillon houses the most important adjustment parts of the watch in a tiny frame and rotates against gravity to optimize timing accuracy.
The user can even start and stop the rotating tourbillon by pulling the crown to set the time more accurately.
The frame of the tourbillon is intricately hand-carved and decorated with handmade enamel, which alludes to the "Handwerkskunst" suffix of the watch, which means "handmade" in German.
Richard Mille (Richard Mille) is a behemoth in contemporary watchmaking, using the most advanced materials and technology to create high-performance complex functions that are both ostentatious and powerful.
The new RM 74-02 is equipped with a new engine developed and manufactured entirely in-house. It is the latest product in the brand's iconic ultra-light and robust tourbillon series, and has an iconic gorgeous appearance.
On the RM 74-02, Richard Mille’s iconic ultra-thin tonneau-shaped case with exposed screws is made of 18K red gold in the middle and a layer of gold carbon TPT on the top. Carbon TPT is a unique material with a wood-like texture and is known for being ultra-lightweight, shock-proof and corrosion-resistant. The slightly gold-plated version here is made by compressing hundreds of layers of carbon TPT and gold foil.
At the same time, the hollow dial of the RM 74-02 automatic tourbillon complements the polished red gold bridge, and of course the tourbillon that rotates at six o'clock.
The three-question complex function that can tell the time as needed is one of the most difficult complex functions to make.
In addition to complex mechanisms, watchmakers must also strike a delicate balance between pitch and clarity, volume and resonance of the carefully choreographed chimes. Patek Philippe is the best in the industry in Minute Repeater.
Designed for women, Ref. Platinum 7040/250G-001 is an exquisite interpretation of complex functions.
Inside the watch is an automatic minute repeater movement with two hammers and gongs, praised for its original chime.
Just as fascinating as the appearance, the bezel of this watch is decorated with rich brilliant-cut diamonds, using patented technology inlay to give the gems the greatest luster, and the hand-decorated transparent blue enamel dial with sunburst patterns. People have endless aftertastes.
This is indeed a multi-sensory masterpiece.
Famulin, who calls himself the "Master of Complications", is praised for his promotion of modern tourbillon watches. The tourbillon was originally designed for pocket watches 220 years ago.
In the early 1980s, Franck Muller's eponymous founder reinvigorated complications by displaying the tourbillon on the watch surface. This wonderful design not only allowed collectors to understand the charm of the tourbillon, but also ignited the demand for this complicated function, which continues to this day.
Franck Muller's Grand Central Tourbillon has created a version from a multi-axis tourbillon to a world record for the fastest rotation, and has now become the focus of attention.
Placed in the brand’s iconic tonneau-shaped "Cintree Curvex" case, the tourbillon occupies the center of the dial, slightly elevated for maximum visual effect, framed by Art Deco figures and decorated with beautiful Paris Nail pattern guilloche dial.
If you want to show off, this watch won the highest award-the Aiguille d'Or (Golden Hand) Award at the Geneva Grand Prix of Watches (GPHG) in November.
As a well-deserved champion, it showcases Bulgari's best watchmaking capabilities, as well as long-standing watchmaking principles such as ultra-thinness, function and style.
In fact, the sandblasted titanium case of this watch is only 5.8 mm high-with an automatic movement that is only 2.75 mm thick-making it the thinnest automatic perpetual calendar watch in the world.
A conventional perpetual calendar with a full set of calendar indicators, plus mechanical memory, can be automatically corrected at the end of 30-day and 31-day months, February, and leap years, and is usually heavy.
Octo Finissimo Perpetual Calendar's forward-looking engineering technology avoids technical challenges, such as the use of micro-rotors and the assembly of all calendar indicators on the same plane. It does so while staying stylish and slim.
The moon phases depicting the moon's orbit around the earth are full of mystery and romanticism. In the case of Little Lange 1 Moon Phase, it is enhanced with mechanical advantages and evocative decoration.
This watch uses a 36.8 mm 18K white gold case with a choice of brilliant-cut diamonds, sparkling with rainbow-like light.
Its gorgeous midnight blue dial uses Lange 1’s famous off-center time and oversized date display, and is painted with dark blue gold flux, reminiscent of the starry sky.
The moon phase display is also evocative-made of white gold and decorated with 628 laser-cut "stars".
What completes the packaging is a rigorously structured manual winding movement to ensure that the moon phase display for the next 122.6 years is accurate.
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