The Nemo collection of the Swiss watchmaker Thomas Prescher has been added with a novelty Captain, the design of which is the interpretation of the steampunk style and includes items that are inspired by the sea theme and the novels of Jules Verne, in particular, "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea."
Captain watch by Thomas Prescher
The novelty Captain - is the first one with a "flying" three-axis tourbillon. The watch has a round case in diameter of 44 mm and 12 mm rose gold and palladium. The fixed bezel, date aperture and plaques with the name of the brand and model are attached with stainless steel screws. The rectangular aperture with a digital indicator is located at the 5 o’clock position, and the circular aperture with the tourbillon carriage - at the 11 o’clock position. A double anti-reflective sapphire crystal protects the palladium dial with circular satin.
The Captain watch is collected on the basis of the manufacturing caliber TP 3W6A.3 in diameter of 37 mm and a thickness of 6.46 mm. The mechanism consists of 392 parts, is assembled by 47 jewels, has two barrels, frequency of 21,600 vibrations per hour, 40-hour power reserve, and functions: hours, minutes, "flying" three-axis tourbillon (half full rotation of the first and second axes is one minute, and the third - the hour; and its height - 12.2 mm, the diameter of the carriage - 13.4 mm, the balance wheel - 9.5 mm, weight - 2.879 g).
Captain watch caseback
An alligator strap with a buckle in rose gold and palladium complements the novelty.
The original model of Captain Thomas Prescher is made by hand; it can be done in a different design at the request of the prospective owners.
New Masterpiece Nemo Sailor by Thomas Prescher at BaselWorld 2012
At the upcoming BaselWorld 2012 the watchmaker Thomas Prescher has introduced a new line Nemo - the first brand’s collection, while choosing the model from which the buyer may also choose the mechanism. The new line includes three models Sailor, Officer and Captain.
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Thomas Prescher
The founder of the watch brand Thomas Prescher - Thomas Prescher had the passionate interest in watchmaking from his childhood. In 2002 in the small village Twann where there are no other watchmaking shops, he opened a workshop. Here he created the unique watches, which are equipped with the first in the world double axis tourbillon. In 2003, Thomas Prescher was accepted as a candidate member of the illustrious AHCI—Académie Horlogère des Créateurs Indépendents (Horological Academy of Independent Creators). In the workshop of Thomas are created only complicated watches. Thomas Prescher and his his assistant Mark Postmus create the parts of movements and the cases. The exceptions are the models which are produced on the base of modernized movements ETA. The modules of the com...
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