{"id":36808,"date":"2023-11-23T21:03:01","date_gmt":"2023-11-23T21:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microloannexus.com\/investing\/four-standout-watches-that-just-debuted-in-dubai\/"},"modified":"2023-11-23T21:03:02","modified_gmt":"2023-11-23T21:03:02","slug":"four-standout-watches-that-just-debuted-in-dubai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microloannexus.com\/?p=36808","title":{"rendered":"Four Standout Watches That Just Debuted in Dubai"},"content":{"rendered":"
Every November, the watch cognoscenti turns its attention to Dubai for Dubai Watch Week, an annual event that was founded and organized by the region\u2019s most prestigious watch retailer, Ahmed Seddiqi & Sons.\u00a0<\/p>\n
This year\u2019s fair, which ended Monday, grew to more than 60 brands covering the gamut from powerhouses like Rolex to small independent artisans crafting limited editions.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Additionally, Perp\u00e9tual, a local watch gallery specializing in vintage pieces and exclusive limited editions, got in on the action, unveiling some intriguing rarities outside of the main event.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Among a number of Dubai debuts, many exclusive to Seddiqi and specifically designed to appeal to the Middle East\u2019s watch fanbase, these four new models caught our eye:\u00a0<\/p>\n
MB&F HM11 Architect<\/strong><\/p>\n
As we\u2019ve come to expect, Maximilian B\u00fcsser once again upends conventional notions of watchmaking with MB&F\u2019s radical HM11, dubbed \u201cArchitect,\u201d powered by the iconoclastic brand\u2019s 21st caliber in 18 years.<\/p>\n
Pivoting from fantastical creations inspired by sci-fi, aircraft, and supercars, B\u00fcsser found inspiration in the world of architecture, particularly\u00a0<\/strong>postmodern designs of the 1960s that explored innovative, organic forms.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Driven by a vertically stacked 60-second flying tourbillon movement with a system of conical gears, the Architect concept takes the form of four \u201crooms,\u201d each with its own purpose. The first three rooms respectively display hours and minutes, power reserve, and a thermometer, while the fourth room is designated for time setting via a world-first sapphire crystal crown.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
In another unprecedented design idiosyncrasy, the watch is wound by rotating the entire 42mm titanium case on its base to generate up to four days of power reserve.\u00a0<\/p>\n
MB&F will produce 25 pieces priced at US$230,000 of each version\u2014one with a blue dial plate and one with a red gold dial plate.<\/p>\n
Chopard L.U.C Strike One<\/strong><\/p>\n
Chopard has added a new 25-piece limited edition of its L.U.C Strike One from last year, expanding its chiming watch collection, which has been evolving for more than 15 years.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Like its predecessors, the L.U.C Strike One (US$66,000) is endowed with a uniquely pure crystalline sound produced by using a sapphire-crystal gong attached to the crystal that covers the dial.<\/p>\n
The slender 40mm case is crafted from ethically sourced 18-karat white gold, while the dial takes its aesthetic cues from the classically refined\u00a0<\/strong>L.U.C XPS 1860 model. At the center, a hand-guilloch\u00e9<\/em> engraved honeycomb pattern pays homage to the beehive emblem chosen by the maison\u2019s founder, Louis-Ulysse Chopard.<\/p>\n
The new edition\u2019s solid gold gray-green dial is cut away at 1 o\u2019clock to reveal the mirror-polished steel hammer that automatically strikes the monobloc sapphire gong once at the start of each hour, unless set to silent mode via the integrated pusher in the crown.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The automatic L.U.C 96.32-L movement features Chopard Twin technology, with a double barrel generating a 65-hour power reserve, even when the chiming mode is activated.\u00a0<\/p>\n
H. Moser & Cie.\u00a0 Streamliner Small Seconds Blue Enamel<\/strong><\/p>\n
H. Moser & Cie\u2019s new Streamliner Small Seconds Blue Enamel (CHF29,900, about US$33,700) downsizes the cushion-shaped Streamliner,\u00a0<\/strong>inspired by the curvaceous high-speed trains of the 1920s and 30s, for which it was named.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Paring the stainless-steel case down to 39mm, and thus endowing it with more unisex appeal, required the development of a new movement. The automatic caliber HMC 500 with a 74-hour power reserve is the brand\u2019s smallest and the first to incorporate a platinum micro-rotor.\u00a0<\/p>\n
For the occasion, H. Moser flaunted its exceptional dial skills with a stunning blue Grand Feu enamel dial dubbed \u201cAqua Blue\u201d that expresses the brand\u2019s signature fum\u00e9 finish. The painstaking production process involves applying three different shades of pigment that oxidize and meld together when fired 12 times in a high-temperature furnace to achieve the translucent ombr\u00e9 effect.<\/p>\n
Fracture \u2013 Fiona Kr\u00fcger x Perp\u00e9tuel<\/strong><\/p>\n
Working with some of Switzerland\u2019s top independent artisans and manufacturers, the Scottish-born artist Fiona Kr\u00fcger applies her training in fine art and design to create limited-edition timepieces that express her avant-garde spirit.<\/p>\n
Limited to just seven pieces, Fracture (about US$37,500) expands Kr\u00fcger\u2019s Chaos collection with a collaborative edition produced in conjunction with Dubai\u2019s Perp\u00e9tuel gallery.\u00a0<\/p>\n
As Kr\u00fcger put it in an Instagram post, Fracture\u00a0<\/strong>brings \u201ca bit of a punk spirit to traditional fine watchmaking.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Framed by a hand-finished recycled titanium case, the copper-colored sun-brushed dial is distinguished by a jarring, jagged crack, inspired by Swiss rock formations that Kr\u00fcger interprets as \u201ca visual representation of time\u2014a moment of chaos etched onto our landscape.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
The hand-polished fissure reveals a glimpse of the FK Chaos movement, designed by Kr\u00fcger and engineered by the renowned Swiss movement specialist Agenhor. For this special edition, the movement is embellished with a special two-tone finish in Perp\u00e9tual\u2019s signature colors of copper and green.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n