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Replica At Lowest Price An analysis of Citizen’s acquisition of La Joux-Perret and Arnold & Son

The Arnold & Son HM Dual Hemisphere Perpetual Moon’s crystal is anti-reflective sapphire and the case back allows for more precise adjustments to the moon stage by showing a third moon during eight different stages. Once set, the precision should hold for 122 years, after which a simple adjustment will ensure it to get another 122 years. The hand-wound movement is an Arnold & Son fabrication A&S1512 which defeats at 21,600 bph with a 90-hour power reserve. The motion itself is 5.35mm thick and features 27 jewels, while the instance is rated for 30 meters of water resistance. As if the situation back weren’t beautiful enough, the C?tes de Genève revealed during the movement is merely lovely.The Arnold & Son HM Dual Hemisphere Perpetual Moon comes with either a black or brownish hand-stitched alligator strap and is sure to grab the eye of many a watch buff. The Arnold & Son HM Dual Hemisphere Perpetual Moon watch is priced at $30,500. When attempting to fix a problem, the start is always a fantastic place to start. That is precisely the process followed by Arnold & Son in their endeavor to eliminate isochronal error from among their newest bits, the Arnold & Son Constant Force Tourbillon. Arnold & Son’s heritage exists in the legacy of John Arnold and his son, a couple of the most important watchmakers to ever come out of England. Having packed his son off to learn in the back of the Swiss maestro, Arnold turned his attentions to the problem of these times: the pursuit for chronometric precision at sea.

The ebauche of the future?

Hirota Masayuki, the eminent Japanese watch journalist of Chronos Japan magazine, provided an insightful analysis of Citizen’s surprising recent acquisition of Prothor Holding SA, which owns La Joux-Perret (LJP), Arnold & Son and component maker Prototec SA.

Hirota-san has a unique perspective, being intimately familiar with both the Japanese and Swiss watchmaking industries. I thought it is worth reproducing in full here. Many thanks to Hirota-san.

– SJX “These years, Japanese watchmakers are seeking to provide raw movements (ebauche) to Europe. Seiko Instruments Inc (SII) previously supplied cal. 4L movement via Soprod. Officially Seiko denied it, but some in Seiko Corp unofficially admitted that Soprod A10 (“A” indicates “Altanus”, meaning alternative) is based on the Seiko cal. 4L. But acquisition of Soprod by a Chinese maker [the now defunct Peace Mark of Hong Kong] fractured Seiko’s attempt. Swatch and Seiko were not welcome to supply raw movements to Soprod cause of maintenance of confidentiality. That’s the why Richard Mille produced in-house movement this year, instead of Soprod automatic based on ETA automatic. On the contrary, Citizen has good experience in ebauche business. Citizen is one of the largest suppliers of quartz movements. And now, they exports Miyota automatic movements to China and Germany. Fairly speaking, what feeds Citizen now is not watch but ebauche business. Considering their position, it is natural that Citizen wants to expand ebauche business in the luxury field. A person in Citizen explained the acquisition of LJP: “[The] shareholders wanted to sell LJP and offered [the firm to] some companies including Richemont and Citizen, maybe LVMH also. But Citizen won.” We can figure out why Citizen acquired LJP. 1. Yen is very strong. 2. Citizen has Bulova for mid range watches. 3. Citizen has one of the largest hairspring factories in Tokyo. It is not difficult to suppose that Bulova soon will carry interesting movement by LJP. And in the near the future, Citizen will supply Tokyo-made hairsprings via LJP, I suppose. Some in Switzerland may get nervous on hearing the news, but I am personally very optimistic because watch industry of Switzerland has been the biggest customers of micromechanical machines made by Citizen. It is completely inadvisable for Citizen to get Swiss watch industry nervous. HIROTA, Masayuki of Chronos Japan”

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Perfect Clone Online Shopping Up Close with the Bell & Ross BR-X2 Tourbillon Micro-Rotor

Instead of the power from the mainspring flowing directly into the escapement, it must first pass through Arnold & Son’s constant force mechanism. The controlled power supply costs a little hairspring, which releases a constant quantity of power to the tourbillon once a second. With this mechanism, there’ll nevertheless come a point once the energy released by the double barrels and the constant force mechanism falls below a point that is enough to keep up a normal output. While this happens, the watch stops instead of letting an isochronal error to creep into the timekeeping.In addition to this interesting solution, the Arnold & Son Continuous Force Tourbillon features a deadbeat moments complication, which causes the seconds hand to “tick” instead of sweep as one may expect in a mechanical timepiece. Exceptional consistency is attained as a result of the symmetry of this motion’s structure, in addition to the fact that the constant force escapement remains stationary through operation, whereas the tourbillon cage moves once a minute. This is in an attempt to decrease the effect of gravity to the escapement’s functioning. Assuming, though, that this view is not likely to be worn in the presence of strong magnetic fields (it is barely suitable for use on a construction site or while flying a helicopter, for instance), the complication perfectly suits the planned application.The Arnold & Son Constant Force Tourbillon watch is a limited edition of that only 28 will be produced. It’s a 46mm 18ct rose gold case fitted using an anti-reflective sapphire crystal and a sapphire display back. The A&S5119 movement has 39 stones, a depth of 6mm, a 90-hour power reserve, and operates at 21,600vph. The NAC grey mainplate and the palladium-coated bridges are made of nickel-silver and hand-finished with polished edges and brushed surfaces, gold screw-down chatons, and bevelled and polished screw heads. The motion is almost perfectly symmetrical, and each of the technical components are observable on the dial-side. The three-dimensional motion structure is designed to echo the English tradition of marine chronometer structure.

Bell & Ross typically makes affordable, military-inspired wristwatches, which it does well. When the French watchmaker made complicated watches in the past, they tended to look, well, complicated. Taking a different tack is the BR-X2 Tourbillon Micro-Rotor.

Thin and conceived to have minimal case and maximum movement, it’s fitted with panoramic sapphire crystals front and back. The thick, bevelled sapphire crystals on both faces comprise more than half of the case height, offering a free and clear view of the movement.

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The sloping sides of both crystals are mirror-polished, enhancing their transparency and letting more light into the movement. Clear gaskets on both side sit invisibly under the crystals, giving the case a respectable 50m water-resistance without obstructing the view.

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Rather than enclose the movement, the steel case frames it, with the movement having been constructed to fit within like a painting in a frame.  In fact, the movement and case appear almost seamless, with the narrowest of space between them.

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Sleekly constructed

The BR-X2 is a large watch, measuring 42.5mm both ways, but thin at just 8.9mm high. Though it is made of steel, the case feels like titanium, since there is little of it. The short lugs allow it to sit well on the wrist, while also accentuating its size.

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The watch is one of the thinnest tourbillon watches on the market; there are only about a half dozen tourbillon wristwatches with cases below 10mm. Most of that height, however, is sapphire crystal.

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The only fancy detailing on the watch is the tourbillon cage six o’clock that takes the form of the ampersand from the Bell & Ross logo. While that’s found on all of the brand’s tourbillons, a simpler cage design would have been more congruent with the clean lines of the watch.

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Extra-thin mechanics

Like the other tourbillon movements used by Bell & Ross, the BR-CAL.380 was developed by MHC Manufacture Haute Complication, a Geneva-based complications specialist formed by watchmakers from BNB Concept, a movement maker that was acquired by Hublot after going bust. Amongst other things, MHC helped build the Girard-Perregaux Tri-Axial Tourbillon.

The base plate and bridges of the BR-CAL.380 inside give it a square footprint with rounded cut-outs at each corner to accommodate the screws on the case. This allows the movement to slide neatly into the frame of the case, secured in place by four small clips on the back.

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Measuring 36mm by 36mm, the movement is large but just 4.05mm in height. It’s self-winding with a micro-rotor made of a dense tungsten alloy on the back and a 50-hour power reserve.

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The movement layout is intuitive, with the base of the winding mechanism visible on the dial at nine o’clock, while part of the gear train is visible on the back.

Fuss-free finishing

Though the watch is almost monochromatic, being almost entirely in different tones of silver, the varied surface finishing gives the colour palette nuance. Most of the movement is rhodium-plated and finished with a vertical brushed finish, though a handful of parts are sandblasted to leave a coarse, grained surface.

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The contrast is obvious on the front, with the brushed base plate against the sandblasted bridge for the keyless works. And just above the base plate sits a sloping flange finished with circular brushing that holds the baton hour markers, which gently float above the dial. They are matched with frosted hour and minute hands, all of which are strongly legible.

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On the back the aesthetic is identical, with vertical brushing on all flat surfaces, while bevels and recessed areas are sandblasted.

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The look is crisp and functional, though smaller components are finished more decoratively. Gears, for instance, have their faces circular grained and spokes bevelled, while the tourbillon cage is brushed on top and polished on its edges. By no means artisanal, the finishing is eminently suited to the look (and price) of the watch.

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Price and availability 

The BR-X2 Tourbillon Micro-Rotor (ref. BRX2-MRTB-ST) is a limited edition of 99 watches, priced at US$64,900 or S$95,000. While that’s many multiples the cost of the average Bell & Ross wristwatch, it places the BR-X2 in the mid-price tier for tourbillons, mostly alongside watches from smaller brands like Manufacture Royale and Arnold & Son.

For more on the BR-X2 Tourbillon, visit bellross.com.

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