Limited edition watch is not unusual, for a variety of reasons, many watch brands will launch unique limited edition watch. Because of the limited reason, the watch collection value is high, willing to pay a lot. Usually a limited edition quantity is more than one, but there are many brands launched the world's only limited edition works. Some of these watches by the name of charity, some limited by the process or raw materials, while others are the product of cultural opportunities, generally have special significance.
For charity
Charm is one of the many opportunities that watchmakers are willing to contribute to their unique timepieces. Only Watch was launched by Luc Pettavino and is dedicated to supporting the study of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Since its inception in 2005 by the world's leading watch manufacturer and Monaco royal family's utmost support. An independent limited edition watch as an auction object, every two years at the Monaco sailing exhibition held during. Many top brands dedication to special, including Patek Philippe, Breguet.
Patek Philippe Star Watch 5106R
Patek Philippe contribute more than just a watch for the Only Watch, 2009 5106R star table left a deep impression on everyone. Complex techniques are used to simulate astronomical complexities on the blue dial that mimics the sky, in addition to the basic time and date display, as well as moon phase gains and losses, lunar orbit, planetary orbit, and moon's meridian trajectory.
Breguet platinum Réveil Musical watch
Only Watch auction for 2011, Breguet introduced the same impressive watch. The creation of a watch dial has a lot of meaning, carved with a child's hand, the case rotates around, the child's hand will touch the adult hand painted on the flange. The patented wristwatch music box mechanism is capable of playing a unique melody: "The City of the Sky" and can be played at preset times as needed.
Vacheron Constantin Patrimony watch
Remove complex skills, ultra-thin hollow also belong to the more difficult watch technology. Earl and Vacheron Constantin ultra-thin style more, Vacheron Constantin had a worldwide watch only one: Patrimony watch. This watch is to celebrate the tenth anniversary of Action Innocence, a charity dedicated to the protection of children's rights on the Internet. This traditional Patrimony watch uses the Vacheron caliber 1003SQ, the thinnest movement of Vacheron Constantin, with a heart-pierced engraving of Turkish motifs.
To commemorate
Some limited edition watch is to commemorate something special, or a special memory. To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Revolution of 1911, but also to catch up with the 80th anniversary of the establishment of the watch factory, Jaeger-LeCoultre introduced in Taiwan Reverso large ultra-thin watch. Watch by Jaeger Le Meridien in Taiwan and Switzerland jointly designed carving division hand-carved map of Taiwan to the watch case. Using reversible mechanism, the case can move left or right, the surface, the back can be interchangeable.
For art
Watchmaking industry celebrities with the celebrity is not surprising, the new design inspiration for watch to look more alive. Blancpain and the top jewelry designer Kanazawa Kanai cooperation to launch "Vileret" series of thin ladybugs watch, 18K white gold and red gold each one. Mr. Kanazawa is well-known as a printing and dyeing artist, and has started to design and produce jewelry by hand since 1994. In Blancpain watch this ultra-thin form, embedded with a ladybug pattern designed by Mr. Kanazawa exquisitely precious stones.
Due to technology
Mechanical watch making process is very complicated, if it is a women's mechanical watch, as well as decorative requirements, higher production costs. Van Cleef & Arpels Décor Makis fine jewelry table combines the essence of jewelry and watch making, platinum jewelry bracelets, diamonds, sapphires, pink gems and onyx. Platinum diamond case, mother of pearl dial. Every jewel in the jewelery watch meets the rigorous standards set by the brand jeweler. Central watch flowers can be opened or closed shape, made of mother of pearl dial, the world is limited to one.
Because of design
DIOR Senior jewelry art director Victoire de Castellane Beloved opal gemstones, DIOR Senior jewelry art director Victoire de Castellane favorite gem opal, it can bloom a wide variety of strange and charming colors. "My favorite gem is opal, because it is as live as a dozen fires, just like Monet's" water lilies, "in which colors blend in as if one elf lives in it." The new La D de Dior wrist Table watchmaking technology and the perfect combination of professional jewelry, watch equipped with quartz movement, from 18K gold, diamonds and opal to create a limited edition of the world.
For watchmakers, the limited edition watch is regarded as a strategy to stimulate consumption. Not only speculation high prices, by the way also increased brand awareness. However, those who use high-tech museum collections of watches need to be different, they assume the heritage watch culture role. (Text / million watch world Fuxue Ting)