Watches from the JTH N°5
You missed it, now it's back! JTH is going back to school in style. Chanel, Longines, TAG Heuer, Tissot and Tudor invite themselves to Franc Sans C to celebrate a month of new products, exclusives, announcements and watchmaking phenomena. New products, features, news, stars and social evenings... Let's go for number 5!
CHANEL, Première Sound
This autumn is marked by the arrival in the collection of a crazy and original proposal from Arnaud Chastaingt, Director of the Chanel Watchmaking Creation Studio: Première Sound.
An atypical combination of a watch, a necklace and wired headphones, this icon is transformed to tell the time and the rhythm. See the article dedicated to it for a description.
€14,800
Click here to read the full Chanel Première Sound technical sheet.
LONGINES, Legend Diver
These new references to the Longines Legend Diver collection, which is celebrating its 65th anniversary this year, are a striking trio. Green, terracotta and anthracite grey, these colours are featured on a polished lacquered dial housed in a 39 mm case that is water-resistant to 300 metres. Topped with a curved anti-reflective sapphire crystal, the dial is punctuated with elongated hour-markers and raised luminescent Arabic numerals.
The Super-LumiNova® coating on the luminescent hands and arrows ensures optimum legibility at great depths. This diver’s watch is also equipped with a bidirectional bezel located inside the case to protect it from any shocks. Meeting the very strict specifications of the ISO 6425 standard, these diver’s watches are powered by an automatic calibre certified as a chronometer by the prestigious Contrôle Officiel Suisse des Chronomètres (COSC).
Concealed by a solid caseback engraved with a diver – the line’s emblem – it is fitted with a non-magnetic silicon balance spring and has a power reserve of around 72 hours. Equally at home in the water or on the town, these highly successful timepieces display their self-assured elegance with a steel bracelet featuring ‘grains of rice’ links and a double folding clasp secured with a micro-adjustment system to fit a diving suit, for example.
€3,750
Click here to read the full Longines Legend Diver technical sheet.
TAG HEUER, Connected Calibre E4 x Oracle Red Bull Racing Edition
TAG Heuer’s new season is off to a flying start, as it continues its collaboration with Oracle Red Bull Racing, which began in 2016. Faithful to the automotive DNA that runs through the veins of these two partners, the new connected watch, also named TAG Heuer Connected Calibre E4 x Oracle Red Bull Racing Edition, is inspired by the team’s colours. Blue and red invade the bi-material leather and rubber strap.
With grey and blue stitching, it has a racetrack-inspired ‘asphalt’ finish and a black DLC grade 2 titanium folding clasp. The same material is used on the 45 mm-diameter case, encircled by a black ceramic bezel featuring a 60-minute scale. The race is played out above all on the interface of the 1.39-inch OLED dial, which offers a made-to-measure digital experience. The main dial, named ‘Season’, displays around the bezel flags of the countries where the team performs during the weekends. Throughout the year, it changes according to the rankings of the team’s famous duo: Max Verstappen and Sergio Pérez.
The ‘Asphalt’ dial, meanwhile, offers a choice of textured backgrounds. On request, the watchface of the 2022 TAG Heuer Formula 1 x Red Bull Racing Special Edition appears, along with the Oracle Red Bull Racing car. Like all self-respecting connected watches, this instrument uses sensors to provide all the data relating to its owner’s health. Compass, accelerometer, gyroscope, microphone or barometer, these functions are complemented by integrated applications such as TAG Heuer Golf, Wellness, stopwatch, timer, alarm, etc.
€1,900
Click here to read the full TAG Heuer Connected Calibre E4 x Oracle Red Bull Racing Edition technical sheet.
TISSOT, PRX Goldorak
With over 937,000 views on Frank Sans C’s TikTok and more than 586,000 on his Instagram, Tissot’s PRX Goldorak is THE success story of the new watchmaking season. Already sold out, the model is now iconic in more ways than one. Let’s take a look back at the history of this PHENOMENAL watch.
€895
Click here to read the full Tissot PRX Goldorak technical sheet.
TUDOR, Black Bay
Black Bay 41
A monochrome look for this new Black Bay in steel, certified Master Chronometer. With a power reserve of around 70 hours, the automatic calibre is fitted with a non-magnetic silicon balance spring and an openworked oscillating weight.
Unveiled at the latest Watches and Wonders trade fair, this 200-metre water-resistant model boasts an intense black dial with a satin-sunray effect, punctuated by silvered elements, Snowflakes hands and luminescent hour markers to ensure excellent legibility in all circumstances. The 41 mm watch comes with three different bracelets – five or three mesh and rubber – fitted with the T-fit system. An undeniable timeless allure without a lack of taste.
€4,580
Click here to read the full Tudor Black Bay 41 mm and black dial technical sheet.
Black Bay 36
The diameters have been reduced, much to the delight of long-time fans of the Black Bay models. Unisex, the watch has a 36 mm steel case with a navy blue dial, contrasted by the collection’s signature ‘Snwoflake’ hands and imposing luminescent hour-markers. Guaranteed water-resistant to 100 metres, it features a COSC-certified automatic manufacture calibre offering around 70 hours of power reserve.
€3,930
Click here to read the full Tudor Black Bay 36 technical sheet.
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