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Began 163 years ago, the family watchmaking legend, the ultimate technology desires rebirth, the Royal enamel reproduction in Athens. Athens, the table has always been to forward to carefully selected the best quality materials, the purpose of developing clock. In fact, when the company into the new course of development, the complexity of mechanical watches in the development of high-level in order to meet the ever cross the technological achievements of the peak when at the same time, more committed to revival of enamel technology, and the other once again lost art of keeping an elegant flourish .

Switzerland Athens Table Beijing store located in Asia’s largest integrated commercial buildings within the Oriental Plaza, one of the Oriental Plaza mall. The table in Athens December 10 the opening ceremony of Beijing store, brand side of the Hong Kong Film Award winner invited to visit the activities of Mr. Huang Qiusheng the scene, as the opening ribbon-cutting ceremony guests, with the global president of the Athens table, Mr. Rolf Schnyder, the Swiss Ambassador Beijing Embassy Consul-General Mr. Godet, Mr. Heng Jili World Watch Center, Beijing Dongfang encouraged to come forward with the leadership of the new celestial bodies. Mr. Rolf Schnyder is more of a Mr. Huang Qiusheng specially selected models of Athens, the table rose gold dual time zone watch manager for daily-wear use. Which watch is equipped with patented dual time zone adjustment device quick and easy set-up device, so that time to grasp that just between the two. On the day of, in all the leaders jointly launched the Athens table with Anthony Wong navigational compass that moment, Athens, Beijing Oriental Plaza store the table the mystery are thus lifted the curtain. Store decoration style has always followed the classic table with the Athens atmosphere, teak structure, decent high-profile main colors, with a string around their window of Phnom Penh, the structure has even the early founders of Athens, the table expression of very close relationship with the navigation at a glance. While on display in the shop found hidden more than 40 museums of the enamel watches wrist watches and three asked, all the table styles for the first time across the ocean to Beijing on display at a small number of rare antique enamel watch more first time for public sale including the Shenyang Imperial Palace has recently been the permanent collection of the Temple of Heaven painted cloisonne watch, as well as integrating the activities of filigree painted with the three-dimensional puppet fantasy watch Three Questions Need for hunting.

Enamel Process: cloisonne painting table altar table was popular in the 1960s, because of its colorful colors lay out, and the complexity of the unique nature of hand-made process, in particular, loved by the celebrities ladies, of which he replaced the “filigree enamel painting,” the most popular. Production of a “filigree painted enamel” You need to use the surface of the gold more than 500mm long lines, would be less than 0.07 mm, such as hair-like fine gold wire fixed on the surface, in order to distinguish between shades of gray outline sketched, and then in order to goose feather dip tube District 11 to take enamel paint color, color later, it still needs about 50 multi-channel processes, about 5 degrees Celsius 800-1200 Sunburn burning oven, grinding processing in order to avoid air bubbles, consuming more than 100 hours of actual work only able to complete an enameled painted surface. And because of the complex and time-consuming production process, enamel table in the 1950′s, the soon disappeared, except by a few, such as a table top watchmaking factory in Athens, as well as the capabilities to produce such a status symbol of wealth in the ancient form of painting production. At present, only a handful of the world watches the production of enamel painting master table, so it can be said is extremely rare traditional watchmaking craft. Athens Table enamel craft master chief Michel Vermot, Athens Table surgeon produced a series of wonderful cloisonne painting table. Athens, cloisonne table painted table is divided into four series: St. Mark’s monochrome enamel Series (San Marco Plain Enamel), warships Series (Ship and Sea Battle), the world’s landmark series (Landmarks), rare birds and animals series (Animal).

Blue seal limited chronograph stainless steel, marine / un-35 blue-steel self-winding movement / hours, minutes, small seconds, date display / chronograph function / table diameter 41mm / waterproof 200 m / sapphire crystal mirror, transparent, Bottom Cover / Limited 1846

Blue Steel movement only brand

Athens table is the only global brand development of Blue Steel movement, Athens sheet blue steel movement as the theme for the Blue Steel Series Adds the new movement. Athens Table was founded in 1846, using precision navigation Observatory, the world-famous bell, laying a close relationship with the sea. Blue Steel Series is not only the Athens table movement for an extension of the blue ocean of creativity, but also Athens table table models original series. Blue Steel movement series of development to date, from the first generation of blue max, the second-generation blue wave, the third generation of blue surf to 2008, created a new theme blue seal, a series of blue steel limited edition watch is that collectors are mad chase, more There favorite players to watch processes found possessing a series of blue-steel watch as the goal. Athens stunning creative people in the world table, once again proved its outstanding creativity.

blue seal limited navigational chronograph 18k Rose Gold Material / un-35 blue-steel self-winding movement / hours, minutes, small seconds, date display / chronograph function / table diameter 41mm / waterproof 200 m / Sapphire Crystal Mirror , transparent case back / Limited 999

Easy to oxidation and high hardness

Athens blue seal limited navigational chronograph, equipped with blue steel titanium built un-35 Blue Steel movement, in order to cast out such a refining of pure blue ocean movement, all movement parts must be based on Semiconductor science and technology of ion sputtering technique (ion sputtering process) with the high temperature 300 ℃ Chaoguo made Sunburn refining. And this technique is often used in the metal film production, the use of high-voltage plasma generated by ion impact after the titanium covered only 1 micron thick layer of blue steel. Blue Steel has the advantage of easy oxidation and hardness of up to 1500hv features, often used in the production of a pointer with the screws, but will be applied to movements on the Blue Steel Technology, and the only altar in Athens in the table table.

Superb polished and tabulation techniques

And because after the blue-steel parts will be added so that the thickness of a micron, in order to ensure the stability of the operation, all the movement structures must be re-designed or calculate and modify the size, so the production of blue steel movement degree of difficulty, and not just the part to do blue treatment. At the same time, because as the temperature difference will produce different color changes, the temperature to 221 ℃ above the color change process from TANSEI yellow, reddish-brown, purple, blue, until temperature reaches 300 ℃ will produce a dark blue, it is necessary by experienced watchmaker production molding. Athens, not only through the exquisite polish the table with the tabulation techniques to render the complexity of movement and life, more color, embellished the spirit of Athens sailing. Athens nautical blue seal chronograph limited, in addition to movement-rich content, face plate and rubber wear are a symbol of the brand into the spirit of the ocean elements, blue seal to seal totem as the creative inspiration and a symbol of the marine blue seal can be highly adaptable, and in recognition of Athens table outstanding achievements in marine chronometer.

This summer, jean-claude biver appear together with his son in China – The first joint visit to Hangzhou, Manchester United, held a “million dollar shot” of the charitable activities and, ultimately, at the scene to donate 11 million U.S. dollars to “ignite hope” charitable educational fund; second is to attend the opening ceremony of Hangzhou Tower clocks and watches, and in a live demonstration of the table hublot limited edition of only one of the world’s one million black caviar of millions of dollars Tourbillon and limited only to 99 paragraph red devil bang2 “Red Devils second-generation” watch.

jean-claude biver several of the few truly left the Swiss watchmaking industry, one of the daimyo of the characters, from the Audemars Piguet, Blancpain, Omega Yu-ship now, saying that his name success of these brands, today I am afraid that is not an exaggeration. In early 2007 by the “business montres watch business” survey organized, biver watchmaking industry, professional journalists have been selected as “the best manager of watchmaking industry,” and “the most outstanding communication experts.” By 2005, he introduced a revolutionary big bang watch series was “wallpaper” Magazine “2007 Design Award” “Best watch” award. By the end of 2007, he received a “handelszeitung” (a Swiss weekly) to organize 100 professional journalists selected the economy’s “Entrepreneur of the Year” at 5, so that he was among the top ten entrepreneurs in the ranks of Switzerland. A successful career as a manager, in his public speech that occasion, the originator of the word is still his favorite is “my wife … …”, in biver view, “if not love, that is, the poorest people.”



hublot store in Hangzhou, building up to one million U.S. dollars in the price of full stealth black diamond inlay required to Athens, good at making complicated mechanical watch list, which genghis khan Genghis Khan – Westminster carillon 3 Thallium flywheel repeater watch, can be said that Athens was a milestone in watchmaking technology. Athens repeater always sweet sound and beautiful styling of its features, this three repeater table to hammer acoustic mi-do-re-sol as the keynote on the surface there are four carved figures, also with the ring hammer synchronized movement. The watch has a platinum and rose gold two kinds of models, is expected in the next six years, each limited production 30.

In 2009, the Athens launch of diamond-studded version of Genghis Khan – Westminster carillon Minute Repeater watch thallium Flywheel: genghis khan haute joaillerie – westminster carillon tourbillon jaquemarts minute repeater. Full Table diamond-studded 148, in which diamond-studded bezel 60 (including the white diamond or black diamond), table 28 diamond-studded ear, inner bezel set with 48 white diamonds and 12 or 48 Black Diamond Black Diamond and 12 White Diamond stars to show the time. 6.2 karats of diamonds inlaid with 148 precision watchmaking technology (tourbillon, 3 Q) and its unique artistic style, this table full rated among the top watch masterpiece.

The table has four timekeeping sound, that is, mi-do-re-so. If you start timekeeping function, hours word for sol, minutes word for mi, 1 quarter of an hour for the mi-do-re-sol, two quarter of an hour for the mi-do-re-sol/sol-re-mi-do, three-quarters of an hour To mi-do-re-sol/sol-re-mi-do/mi-do-re-sol.