Longines updates the La Grande Classique de Longines model family, one of the cult members of its product group, with brand new versions.
The brand brings out an exciting combination by combining one of the most magnificent minute repeater mechanisms with sporty design details. Before we read the time, we heard it. The bells of the great clocks have been telling us the time for centuries. These mechanisms got smaller, more refined, and sophisticated. The result achieved at the point is breathtaking. Ulysse Nardin is preparing to excite the watch enthusiasts with Blast Hourstriker, one of the models in which the brand conveys all its experience in watchmaking.
The model has a 45mm diameter, 18K rose gold case with a black DLC coated titanium bezel. The case features a sapphire crystal on the front side and is water-resistant to 30 meters. These are the details that need to be passed quickly because the movement of the watch deserves to be the subject of the review.
The manufacture automatic Caliber UN-621 has a flying tourbillon escapement system and a manual-winding minute repeater complication. The caliber, consisting of 330 parts, 23 jewels, operates at 28800 vibrations per hour and has a power reserve of 60 hours. All details regarding the minute repeater feature of the watch can be seen from the dial part. The 0.3mm thick diaphragm, gongs, and bells, which were developed jointly with the French Hi-End music equipment manufacturer Devialet and placed on the minute repeater mechanism, ensure that the produced sound comes out cleaner and higher than any other minute repeater.
The list price of the model, which will be launched with three different strap options: crocodile leather, rubber, and velvet, has been announced as 99,000 CHF.
