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xia78dsf558 · Posted: Wed 4:08, 23 Feb 2011 Post subject: 新建文章8

Growth was apparent in all price segments. Watches costing less than 200 francs (export price) were largely responsible for the rise in the total number of timepieces, with an increase of 18.5%. Representing around 10% of the total, the 200-500 francs category registered the sharpest increase, in excess of 30%. Timepieces between 500 and 3,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych],000 francs were situated slightly below the average, while watches costing more than 3,000 francs recorded an increase of 24.2% by value and 29.8% by volume.
With this new edition, the Montbrillant associates its name with another milestone in the brand’s history – the creation of Breitling’s in-house Caliber 01 chronograph movement. The Montbrillant 01 Limited is issued in twin editions in steel and red gold, with the individual number engraved at 9 o’clock on the case middle. The Mercury Silver dial the traditional central hundredth of a second counter, and an 18K gold version of the stylized B that served as the brand symbol until the mid-20th century. A transparent sapphire crystal caseback provides views of Breitling’s Caliber 01, chronometer-certified by the COSC, with its column wheel and its original structure.
Behind the silky matte exterior and visible through the sapphire crystal caseback is a Jaeger-LeCoultre manufacture movement made for Ralph Lauren and bearing the caliber designation RL750. The movement consists of 261 components and beats at 28,800 vph with a power reserve of 48 hours. The center chronograph hand measures elapsed seconds, with a 30-minute counter at 3 o’clock and a 12-hour counter at 9 o’clock. The date is located at 6 o’clock.
The Extra-flat Ballon Bleu de Cartier is available in pink gold,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], white gold, and platinum. The gold versions have silver guilloché dials, while the dial on the platinum version is deep blue. All versions have a blue cabochon crown, and water resistance is 30 meters. All three versions are available in numbered limited series.
Steel, the material of choice for more than one in two timepieces, set the pace,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], both in value and volume terms. Gold watches were also close to the yearly average. Bimetallic timepieces recorded particularly strong growth (+50.7% by value). In volume terms, the category of other materials strongly influenced the overall result with an increase of 30.6%.