Posts Tagged design
Porsche Design Creates the P 6920 Rattrapante Chronograph
Posted by admin in Cool Watches on March 3rd, 2009

The P´6920 Rattrapante Chronograph is a new sporty timepiece from Porsche Design. The highly masculine watch, equipped with a mechanical movement, will be unveiled at Baselworld 2009.
The P´6920 Rattrapante can measure intermediate times due to the split-second mechanism. First, the watch wearer has to start the chronograph by pressing the push-piece found at 2 o’clock and the two superimposed central seconds hands start to move.
When the watch wearer presses the push-piece on the left, the lower seconds hand stops, indicating the first intermediate time. When the push-piece on the left is pressed again, the first hand catches up with the second hand and continues moving in synchrony. The precision of the Rattrapante Chronograph is crowned with a COSC-certificate.

The dial of the Porsche Design watch is characterized by remarkable clarity and typography to guarantee perfect legibility. The black dial is embellished with honeycomb pattern. The dial is completed with rhodanised bar indices and Arabic numerals as well as white or gold skeleton triangular-tipped hour and minute hands coated with grey luminous material.
The 30-minute-counter is positioned at 12 o’clock, the 12-hour-counter at 6 o’clock, the small seconds at 9 o’clock and the date counter at 3 o’clock.
The black counters and the date indicator are accentuated by red and white. The black central seconds hand, responsible for the stop function, features the red tip, while the black fly-back hand, for the intermediate time, has a green tip.
The face of the watch is protected by a slightly cambered anti-reflective, scratch-resistant sapphire crystal.
The bold case of the P´6920 Rattrapante Chronograph measures 45mm in diameter. It is crafted from titanium, highly appreciated by watchmakers for its lightness and corrosion-resistance. The titanium surface is PVD-coated for extra protection from external influences.
The new Porsche Design watch has been created in two versions – the first version completely in PVD-coated titanium and the second version in titanium with elements in classically elegant rose gold that nicely contrasts with the sporty design of the watch. Rose gold has been used for the bezel, crown and case back of the second version.
The screwed-down crown demonstrates clous de Paris decoration. The entire case construction is affixed with four screws. The three push-buttons, in black PVD-coated titanium, has been clearly inspired by the design of the pedals of a Porsche Carrera GT. The push-pieces have been designed to provide optimum grip.
The case back has a sapphire crystal window that reveals the Porsche Design rotor system and self-winding Valjoux 7750 movement.
The timepiece is 50-meter water-resistant.
The Porsche Design P´6920 Rattrapante Chronograph watch is secured to the wrist on a natural rubber strap fitted with a titanium-coated folding clasp.
The new Porsche Design watch will be available in a limited edition of 200 pieces in PVD-coated titanium and 50 pieces in titanium combined with rose gold. The timepiece will be available for sale starting with the last quarter of 2009.
The dial of the Porsche Design watch is characterized by remarkable clarity and typography to guarantee perfect legibility. The black dial is embellished with honeycomb pattern. The dial is completed with rhodanised bar indices and Arabic numerals as well as white or gold skeleton triangular-tipped hour and minute hands coated with grey luminous material.
The 30-minute-counter is positioned at 12 o’clock, the 12-hour-counter at 6 o’clock, the small seconds at 9 o’clock and the date counter at 3 o’clock.
The black counters and the date indicator are accentuated by red and white. The black central seconds hand, responsible for the stop function, features the red tip, while the black fly-back hand, for the intermediate time, has a green tip.
The face of the watch is protected by a slightly cambered anti-reflective, scratch-resistant sapphire crystal.
The bold case of the P´6920 Rattrapante Chronograph measures 45mm in diameter. It is crafted from titanium, highly appreciated by watchmakers for its lightness and corrosion-resistance. The titanium surface is PVD-coated for extra protection from external influences.
The new Porsche Design watch has been created in two versions – the first version completely in PVD-coated titanium and the second version in titanium with elements in classically elegant rose gold that nicely contrasts with the sporty design of the watch. Rose gold has been used for the bezel, crown and case back of the second version.
The screwed-down crown demonstrates clous de Paris decoration. The entire case construction is affixed with four screws. The three push-buttons, in black PVD-coated titanium, has been clearly inspired by the design of the pedals of a Porsche Carrera GT. The push-pieces have been designed to provide optimum grip.
The case back has a sapphire crystal window that reveals the Porsche Design rotor system and self-winding Valjoux 7750 movement.
The timepiece is 50-meter water-resistant.
The Porsche Design P´6920 Rattrapante Chronograph watch is secured to the wrist on a natural rubber strap fitted with a titanium-coated folding clasp.
The new Prosche Design watch will be available in a limited edition of 200 pieces in PVD-coated titanium and 50 pieces in titanium combined with rose gold. The timepiece will be available for sale starting with the last quarter of 2009.
Digimech Clock
Posted by admin in Cool Clock on February 23rd, 2009
Numbers are printed on vertical sliders and only reveal themselves when shifted into perfect alignment with the ‘display box’. When not aligned they look like random, alien forms.


Unusual Clock Designs - Flies
Posted by admin in Cool Clock on February 23rd, 2009

Woo, many flies fly on your wall.
It is an unusual clock designs and it is cool to have it hang on your wall to surprise your guests.
Directors Edition Digital Alarm Clock
Posted by admin in Cool Clock on February 23rd, 2009

For all you aspiring directors, movie freaks, and people just interested in funky looking clocks, Chinavasion presents this director’s clapper-board shaped alarm clock. 
Looking and acting exactly like a director digital slate, this cool looking desktop accessory displays the date, and the time all the way down to deci-seconds.

Set the alarm to anytime you want, and when it rings, just like a director, use the clapper and clip the board just like you are beginning a film take, and the alarm stop (and action!). 
A cool gadget, with great reselling potential, direct from China.

China Manufacturer Specification
- Display: LCD
24 Hour Clock Display (Military Time)
Hour, Minute, Second, Deci-Second Display
Date Display (Day, Month, Year) - 10 Minute Alarm Length
- Clapper Motion to End Alarm
- Easy Setup
- Built in Wall Mount and desktop hinge
- Power Source: DC 9V (must be plugged in to work)
- Dimension: 185×225x26mm (LxWxD)
Accessories:
- Manual
- Manufacturer and Origin: China
- Login for Wholesale discount price
Jules Audemars with AP Escapement (2009)
Posted by admin in Cool Watches on February 23rd, 2009
Jules Audemars with AP Escapement - 2009

Jules Audemars Watch with Audemars Piguet Escapement
The Audemars Piguet escapement presented in 2006 is certainly living up to its promises. It operates lubricant-free, ensures excellent efficiency and guarantees superior shock-resistance. Within its new showcase with a three-dimensional design, it even exceeds expectations in that its technical performances are combined with an exceptional frequency of 43,200 vibrations per hour!
By thus oscillating twice as fast as normal, the balance ensures enhanced timekeeping and improved reliability of the movement.

Breakthroughs embodied in the Audemars Piguet escapement, the fruit of ten years’ development: No need for lubricants on the pallet-levers, Direct impulse on the balance, High efficiency, Superior shock-resistance, Optimal long-term stability.

High frequency:
43,200 vibrations per hour (6 Hz), Enhanced timekeeping, Improved reliability

Advanced Movement:
Three-dimensional movement design, Movement finishing and decoration inspired by the grand watchmaking Tradition, Audemars Piguet escapement highlighted within the prestigious classic Jules Audemars collection

Technical Specifications:
Jules Audemars Watch with Audemars Piguet Escapement
Movement:
Hand-wound Calibre 2908 with Audemars Piguet
escapement
Casing-diameter:
172/3 lignes (39.00 mm)
34 jewels
267 parts
Power reserve:
up to 56 hours
Cadence of the balance: 43,200 vibrations per hour
Finishing: all parts
decorated by hand
Case:
950 platinum
Diameter: 46 mm
Water-resistance: 20 m
Sapphire crystal caseback
Dial:
White enamel dial,
painted black Roman
numerals
Blued steel hands
Functions:
Hours and minutes
Small seconds
Power-reserve indication
