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TORSTI LAINE Laine’ s Chronograph combines a modern look and clean façade with a fifty-year-old movement that started life as a Valjoux 72, but has become much more in the hands of Laine’ s craftsman. Fully refurbished and upgraded with no less than thirty-eight new components, the manual-wind chronograph from yesteryear takes on a new visage with substantial upgrades in appearance and performance. The process includes the thorough restoration of original movements and in-house creation of new parts, including five bridges, four springs, a new coupling clutch assembly and a pristine balance wheel made of copper beryllium with four adjustable, white-gold inertia weights. Each Laine Chronograph also features a free-sprung balance spring with a hand-bent Phillips terminal curve. All steel components, bridges, and watch hands are filed and polished by hand.
Both the movements and dials are available in several color options, and the 40mm watch cases are available in stainless steel or rose gold. A limited number of these chronographs are reborn each year. Prices in steel are approximately $ 29,000; $ 36,000 in rose gold. More details can be found at www. torstilaine. com
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WRISTWATCH | 2017