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A mechanical skeleton under the spotlight
This year, two new timepieces have joined the world of mechanical jewelry. Driven by movements designed and developed in-house, the Masterpiece Chronographe Squelette and the Masterpiece Lune Retrograde capture time within a prominent high-tech case. Water-resistant to 100 meters, they boast shaped push-pieces and a ¼-turn screw-down crown. The decoration [...]
One cannot express a better appreciation of time than by creating a fine watch to measure its passage
BaselWorld 2009 – Turn the clock back for just a moment. Travel with MILUS to the year 1919.
It was in the year 1919 at the Route de Reuchenette in Bienne when Paul William Junod, a watchmaker trained and [...]
The first watch in the world with a dual analogue and mechanical digital display
In fine watchmaking, you can decide to reinterpret existing concepts or choose to steer a pioneering course. Founder and CEO of de Grisogono, Fawaz Gruosi has deliberately chosen the second approach. With the Meccanico dG, the Geneva based manufacturer’s most [...]
Exclusive Limited Edition
Technical specifications
BNB Caliber 1000RJ Tourbillon
Mechanical movement with manual winding-mechanism
A one-minute tourbillon suspended without ball bearing is arranged at 6 O’clock
Frequency: 21,600 vph
Jewels: 19
Power reserve: 120 hours
Function: hours, minutes, tourbillon
Dial: mineral structure containing Moon dust*
Case: 46 mm
Bezel: Carbon fibres evoke solar panels of spacecraft – titanium and steel comprising fragments from the Apollo XI [...]