In the dynamic world of watch lovers and enthusiasts there is always a lot of chattering about size and dimensions. The diameter, the size and length of a watch say a lot about how it feels on the wrist. And although it may not be the only indicative factor, there is no doubt about the importance of proportions. Against this background, some watches hit the proverbial nail on the head when it comes to this important element, even if they bring in an additional complexity for a good measure. In this purchase manual this week we put five mechanically complex watches in the spotlight that keep things under 10 mm!
Nomos Club Sport Neomatik Night Navigation
Nomos joined the park with the Club Sport Neomatik Worldtimer at the beginning of this year and just released three new and exciting night navigation versions. With regard to the size, it is a joy to wear with a shell that is 40 mm wide and 9.8 mm high. In addition, add a price of EUR 3,940An internal automatic Worldtimer movement and devilish look good, and you have a real winner in your hands! The new series captures the nightly view of city life when flying, which appears very suitable for such a watch!
You can find more information at nomos-glashuette.com.
Quick facts -40mm x 9.9mm-48mm Lug-to-Lug-Stainless Steel Case, Polished-Screw-Down Crown, Worldtimer Pusher-Sapphire Crystal Front & Back-100m Water-Resistant-Sunray-Brushed Dial, Black-Grid, Orange Or Yellow Details & Numerals-Calibre Duw 3202, In -house automatic – 21.600VPH – 42h Power Reserve – WorldTimmer Function – Stainless Steel Bracelet, brushed and polished – limited to 175 pieces each – each EUR 3,940
Gérald Genta Minute Repetition
One of the stars of this year's Geneva Watch Days must be the Gérald Genta Minute Repeater. This excellently elegant and stylish clothing ends a nice minute repeater movement with a surprisingly crispy sound! The shaped yellow gold housing is 40 mm in width and only 9.6 mm high and has a black Onyx dial and yellow gold hands and markings. One of the most beautiful cuts is the profile of the minute route. The inner edge is a perfect circle, while the outer is followed by the housing shape. Only 10 per year are produced at one price of each year CHF 320,000, Without VAT.
You can find more information at Geraldgenta.com.
Quick facts -40 mm x 9.6 mm yellow gold cover, polished sapphire crystal front and back polished black onyx-dial-yellow gold-hands & marking-white minute track caliber GG-002, inner chief manual winding-21.600 VPH-80-minute repeater function black Sheep leather leather-leather trade with yellow golden bargain-10 pieces produced. CHF 320,000 (excl. VAT)
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Jumbo Chronograph RD#5
Next, APS is brilliant new RD# Watch, The Royal Oak Jumbo Chronograph RD# 5. It is not only completely new to the construction of the chronograph mechanism, but also beautiful and compact on the wrist. The 39 mm-X 8.1 mm titanium housing has a functional selection voter in the crown and a few almost flush pushes for the chronograph. The movement is extremely impressive. So take a look at our detailed story with video here to learn more. For the rest, it is typical AP and Royal OAK things. The price is CHF 260,000, And only 150 are made. However, the technology will surely appear in future publications!
For more information, see Audemars-piguet.com.
Quick facts – 39mm x 8.1mm – Titanium & BMG Case, Brushed & Polished – Sapphire Crystal Front & Back – Crown with Function Selector – Recessed Pushers – Bleu Nuit 50 Nuage Petit Tapisserie dial – White Gold Markers & Hands – Calibre AP 8100, Automatic – 21.600VPH – 72h Power Reserve – Flying Tourbillon – Column -Wheel Flyback Chronograph – Jumping Chronograph Hours & Minutes – Integrated Titan Arm Band – Limited to 150 pieces – CHF 260,000
Bulgari very fine octo perpetual calendar rose gold
The modern miracle of architectural watchmaking, which calls the name Bulgari Octo Finisimo, comes in many Guises. One of the most beautiful and complex is the Octo Finisimu -Perpetual Calendar Roségold. The unusual for gold, at least for gold, is exceptionally a matt finishing of the housing and is matched with a matt rose gold dial. Thanks to their black tone, the markings and hands are on and around the back, they get a full view of the micro-red-automatic automatic. With an incredible amount of 5.8 mm for the housing, it is still the thinnest mechanical QP clock in the world. The price is determined 98,000 EUR.
For more information, see Bulgari.com.
Quick facts -40mm x 5.8mm-18k rose gold case, Brushed & Polished-Sapphire Crystal Front & Back-Matte Rose Gold-Black Markings & Numerals-Skeleton Hands-Calibre BVL 305, in-house-micro-red Automatic-21.600VPH-60H Power Reserve-Integrated Rose Bracelet With Concealed Folding Clasp – Perpetual Calendar Display – 98,000 EUR
Piaget Polo Flying Tourbillon Moonphase
Humanity has rely on the moon for centuries to navigate, time measurement, etc. However, it is not easy to portray the moon's trajectory as an earth satellite. Piaget has beautifully integrated it into the Polo Flying Tourbillon Monphase, which is available in a width of 44 mm and a height of 9.8 mm. And as the name suggests, it also grabs a tourbillon captive that is only mounted on one side and is visible from both sides. It is presented as a limited edition of 88 pieces and retail for 113,000 EUR.
For more information, see Piaget.com.
Quick facts -44 mm x 9.8 mm titan, brushed and polished-blue PVD gadro-sapphire crystal front and back blue dial with horizontal gadroons applied indices & hands with SLN-moon phase & tourbillon 'Figure eight'-caliber P, In-house-ultra-wound-wound-water-wound-600VPH-40H-power astronomical astromical-wound-600VPH-power reserve astronik-astromik-astromik-astromik-600VPH-BREARENCH. Rubber belt with folding lock – limited to 88 pieces – 113,000 EUR
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