BASELWORLD 2019 NOTABLES
PORSCHE DESIGN
1919 Globetimer UTC
This sleek update of the company’s earlier world timer is
both visually simpler and easier to use. When traveling,
and after setting to the new location time, the user need
only press the reset button to see the twelve-hour hand,
showing original local time. To make it foolproof, a day/
night disc serves as an a.m./p.m. indicator, helping the
wearer set the time for the correct half of the day in
the new time zone. The date, linked to the local time,
automatically shifts forward or backward when necessary.
The minute and home time displays remain unaffected
by the reset. The 42mm titanium case is the epitome of
modern. Inside, Porsche Design places a Dubois-Dépraz
module on a Sellita automatic caliber base, certifying
it all as COSC-chronometer rated. Price: 5,950 Euros
(approximately $6,700.)
FERDINAND BERTHOUD
Chronomètre FB 1L
Available in two ten-piece Two Faces of the Moon
limited editions, this set of deeply technical 44mm
watches indicates the age of the Moon and its phases as
determined by an extremely precise movement regulated
using a tourbillon with fusee-and-chain (constant-force)
transmission.
One model, showing the near side of the Moon, is
made with a white gold case with black ceramic lugs;
the other, indicating far side moon phases, is darker,
made using grey ceramic titanium and sandblasted
white gold. The displays show hours and minutes on a
dedicated subdial at 12 o’clock, seconds in the center
(driven directly from the tourbillon) and the fifty-three-
hour power reserve on the back of the movement. A
large hand at the lower left side of the dial indicates the
age and phases of the moon in a continuous back and
forth movement on an unusual plate marking the orb’s
fourteen-day monthly full moon to new moon session.
Combined here, for the first time, are a chronometer and
an indicator of the age (waxing or waning) and phases of
the moon, all within the same watch.
This tour-de-force features four patents. Prices:
$278,500 (white gold) and $262,500 (grey titanium)
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