More on this watch’s incredible array of functions can be found here. The 46-mm gold case is in Bovet’s emblematic, patented Amadeo configuration, which means that it can convert from wristwatch (one with two distinctive faces) to miniature table clock to pocketwatch without the need for tools. Two additional time zones are represented at 3 o’clock and 9 o’clock by two hemispherical world-map domes that display the name of one of 24 world cities chosen by the wearer as well as the time in that city on a 24-hour scale. This domed indicator rotates counterclockwise to realistically depict the day’s cycle, with the sun rising in the east and setting in the west. The movement, which amasses a lengthy 10-day power reserve despite the array of complications it drives executes those three time zone dsiplays thusly: The local time, indicated by central hour and minute hands, along with a domed day-night disk, occupies the center of the complex dial. Under the stewardship of its globetrotting owner, Pascal Raffy, Bovet commemorated the centennial of namesake Edouard Bovet’s legendary trip to Asia with the Edouard Bovet Tourbillon, a timepiece distinguished primarily by its ability to display three time zones simultaneously. The Armin Strom Masterpiece 1 Dual Time Resonance For much more detail on the Dual Time, including Logan Baker’s interview with Armin Strom co-founder Serge Michel, click here. The two independent time indications, which feature guilloché work by Kari Voutilainen’s atelier, share the oval-shaped case with two power-reserve indicators, each placed within one of the subdials, and a single 24-hour indicator set between these subdials that displays the time for both indicators simultaneously via two small hands. Recently, the boutique watchmaker took its Resonance quest to the next level with the Masterpiece 1 Dual Time, which combines two independent movements displaying two different time zones at the same time - movements balanced courtesy of the brand’s patented coupling spring that allows the two dueling gear trains to remain in sync. Its first timepiece devoted to the concept was 2016’s Mirrored Force Resonance, followed by this year’s Pure Resonance, which boiled down the complicated manufacturing process into its clearest form. Today, we look at 10 watches equipped with GMT and dual-time functions that had watch aficionados buzzing this year.Īrmin Strom has made the pursuit of resonance part of its brand identity. As we approach the end of 2018 and prepare for 2019 - surely destined to be another interesting year in the world of watches - we take a look back at some of the most noteworthy timepieces that came out this year, in various popular categories.
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