Elite Traveler January-February 2019

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elite traveler JAN/FEB 2019

TRIPLETIMEZONES For those with multiple offices and homes around the globe, a triple time zone watch can let you know what time it is in each location without calculating the time difference from your secondary time zone. A true masterpiece, Bovet combines three time zones with a flying tourbillon, a staggering 10-day power reserve and breathtaking artistic decoration. It has central local time with a moving dome that mimics the Earth’s movement. The two additional time displays have 24-hour dials surrounding two engraved world maps, and have apertures with the city’s name above each, so you’ll never forget which dial tracks which location. What’s more, it is convertible from a wristwatch to a pocket watch or table clock. The aptly named Master Banker from Franck Muller shows local time with central hour and minute hands, and has two subdials showing different time zones. This in-house movement spent several years in development, and has a flying tourbillon. Bovet Edouard Bovet Flying Tourbillon in 18K red gold, $340,200, Cellini Jewelers in NewYork, +1 212 888 0505, bovet.com FranckMuller Cintrée CurvexMaster Banker in 18K rose gold, $180,000, FranckMuller in NewYork, +1 212 257 5015, franckmuller.com

INDEPENDENTTIMEZONES These very complex watches allow you to track both hours and minutes in two different time zones, which is very useful for time zones that differ by 15 or 30 minutes. With two tourbillons complementing the two time displays and two barrels powering the movement (resulting in an impressive 90-hour power reserve), the Arnold & Son DTE is a serious piece of mechanical wizardry. Parmigiani Fleurier takes a different approach, displaying local time with traditional centered hands, and home time by a subdial at 12 o’clock, each with a day/night indicator. It also boasts a retrograde date function. Both timepieces are beautifully finished in a classic style. Arnold & Son has vertical Geneva stripes on the dial-side plate, lacquered dials and polished bridges, while Parmigiani Fleurier features the Toric collection’s signature bezel with alternating knurling and gadroons. Each time zone is independently set by its own crown. Arnold & Son DTE in 18Kwhite gold, $215,850, Cellini Jewelers in NewYork, +1 212 888 0505, arnoldandson.com Parmigiani Fleurier Toric Hémisphères Rétrograde in steel, $18,500, Provident Jewelry in Jupiter, Florida, +1 561 747 4449, parmigiani.com

WORLD TIMERS With all of the Earth’s time zones visible at a glance, the world timer is the ultimate travel watch. The Lange 1 Time Zone has an off-centered subdial for local time, with a tiny stop-seconds subdial and day/night indicator, as well as date function and a smaller subdial at 5 o’clock for a secondary time zone, also with day/night indicator. The peripheral chapter ring shows time in the 24 major time zones, which are easily changed by two push buttons. Housed in a stunning platinum case, Vacheron Constantin’s TraditionnelleWorld Time features a beautifully engraved map of the northern hemisphere and a city ring with 36 time zones, including several offset by 15 or 30 minutes, with central hour and minute hands that tell the local time. The offset time zones are colored blue, and the time is shown by a circle instead of a triangle. The automatic watch has a 40-hour power reserve and boasts the prestigious Poinçon de Genève certification. A Lange & Söhne Lange 1 Time Zone in platinum, $64,300, A Lange & Söhne in NewYork, +1 646 828 3150, alange-soehne.com Vacheron Constantin TraditionnelleWorld Time in platinum, $92,500, Vacheron Constantin in NewYork, +1 877 701 1755, vacheron-constantin.com

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