The 18ct gold rotor of the movement has been engraved Panerai Replica watches and finished by Jochen Benzinger, master hand engraver. Benzinger, well-known for his work on his own line of watches and those of Chronoswiss for example, has decorated both sides of the gold rotor with the Ateliers DeMonaco shield and a hand guilloche finish.The rectangular case of the watch is 44.3x48mm, which makes it fairly big, and consists of 33 parts. The core of the watch case is made out of titanium and the parts that create a shell around the titanium frame are made out of 18 carat solid gold, as pictured below.Production of the Carre dOr is limited to 18 pieces and prices are unknown (yet). For more detailed information about the Carre dOr or Les Ateliers DeMonaco, visit the website by clicking here.Thanks to Pim and Susana Koeslag for the photographs. I cant wait to see one of these beauties in person Panerai Replica watches , perhaps I should plan a trip to Monaco soon.
The only problem some companies seem to have is the fact that it is technology meant for electronics and not for the traditional watch*** craft. Basically, creating the escapement wheel and lever from silicium, will result in improved efficiency of energy. Since this material is very hard (twice as hard as regular stainless steel), there is only low friction and therefore no need for lubrication. Silicium is also anti-magnetic, which solves the old problem of interference that causes deviations in accuracy.Although Pim Koeslag is the only watchmaker at Ateliers DeMonaco, he does source some help from only the best available parties in Switzerland. The sapphire tourbillon bridge for example, is just like any other small part, very hard to create out of sapphire. I have heard this complaint before, from Bernhard Lederer of BLU during my interview with him in Basel. After breaking a serious amount of precious sapphire parts, Atelier DeMonaco decided to use laser cutting technology to get the required result. A company called Sebal S.A, who specializes in manufacturing sapphire crystals Panerai Replica watches in Bocourt, Switzerland, helped the Monaco based watch manufacturer out.
