Fresh Basel

Baselworld, the industry’s biggest watch and jewellery show, opened to a very eager crowd this year and with the first deliveries expected to land in Hong Kong soon, there's lot to be excited about, reports Evan Rast

The Golden Rule
The metal continues its domination this year, with watchmakers offering a selection of interesting tones, from warm and rosy to shiny black.
Arnold & Son unveils a new TE8 Tourbillon in a 44mm 4N rose gold case and fitted with its hand-finished A&S8000 calibre. A watch with a distinctively English touch, the TE8 comes with a dial that features a 3⁄4 wave cutout motif which doubles as the barrel bridge, and an l’anglaise tourbillon, where the cage is held only by one triangular-shaped bridge. The beautifully chiselled dial features wave-like patterns that is a nod to the brand’s seafaring heritage. If you recall, the watchmaker John Arnold supplied watches to explorers like James Cook and the Royal Navy.
The movement of the watch, the A&S8000, is a hand-wound calibre running at 12,600 vph and offering 80 hours of power reserve. The TE8 Tourbillon will be produced in a limited edition of 25 pieces each in black ruthenium or 4N rose gold movement, individually numbered and engraved.
If you love racing as much as golf, you’ll love this next tourbillon. Presented by Hublot as a special edition created for Formula 1 – they are now the official watchmaker for the Grand Prix – the F1 King Power Tourbillon Gold Ceramic comes in a 48mm 18k king gold case, combined with a black ceramic bezel and sapphire crystal caseback.
Available in a limited series of 50, the watch features the automatic HUB7300 tourbillon chronograph movement that features a five-day power reserve. What’s special about this watch is its tourbillon cage and balance that is designed to resemble an F1 disc brake, much like its satin- finished ceramic bezel.
The F1 King Power Tourbillon is a good mix of sporting character and technological savvy. Even the strap is made with a combination of rubber and Nomex, a tech fibre used in the manufacture of racing suits. The watch is water- resistant to 100 metres.
Rolex presents its Oyster Perpetual Cosmograph Daytona in 18k Everose pink gold, with a striking new monobloc Cerachrom bezel in black, reminiscent of the 1965 version of the watch. Fitted with the automatic 4130 calibre with Parachrom hairspring and Breguet overcoil the Cosmograph Daytona is as shock-resistant as ever. This new combination of black and pink gold is complemented by a chocolate brown or ivory coloured dial and gold hour markers.

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