PRESS RELEASE -- A new dimension for time travelers: 1 watch, 3 time zones, 4 materials.
Palladium, titanium, ceramics and rubber: with the Patravi TravelTec FourX, time materializes differently.Selected materials turn the latest complete watch movement from the Patravi collection by Carl F. Bucherer into a talking piece and design statement for watch lovers. The journey through time can now begin.
With the new Patravi TravelTec FourX, Carl F. Bucherer's watchmakers have not simply brought together various time zones, but in fact various worlds under one common denominator - worlds of exquisite materials. We are referring not only to rare Palladium, named after the asteroid Pallas, no, equally as valuable as this silver-white, precious metal is extra hard, high-tech ceramic, which sets the highest of standards in the production of the luxurious bezel. However, high quality titanium and highly resistant rubber also make their contribution to an extraordinary overall concept. Together, the four highly diverse materials add a fifth dimension to the others: that of exclusivity.
The conception of the Patravi TravelTec, first launched in 2006, confronted engineers, watchmakers and designers with completely new challenges, since the specification demanded the clearly visible display of three time zones in parallel, which necessitated an unprecedented integration of watch movement and case. The Patravi TravelTec case contains a part of the necessary mechanism for the selection of the time zone, which can be controlled in two directions via a unique mono push-piece. The operation can even be seen through a window inlaid in the side. Much effort went into the construction of the watch to ensure it functions easily. So the travel direction, east or west, can be pre-selected using the multifunctional mono push-piece at 10 o'clock and, with each press on the push-piece, one time zone is crossed. The flange with its 24-hour calibration rotates in one direction or the other and guarantees that the red hour hand always displays the correct local time.
Unlike other "global timekeepers," the TravelTec is suitable both for frequent flyers and for people who communicate with the whole world from their office. Somebody visiting another time zone will prefer to be able to reset the arrow-shaped hour hand quickly in hourly steps forwards or backwards. Somebody frequently telephoning other time zones will appreciate the use of the 24-hour hand in conjunction with the patented TravelTec-mechanism, as this enables the selection of the other person's time zone and to see at a glance if it's night or day there.
The instrument-orientated Patravi TravelTec FourX has nothing to hide, and so the watchmakers fitted it with a skeleton dial, which openly reveals the gearing of the intricately decorated automatic movement. The refined date display provides a real feast to behold under a good magnifying glass: the numerals are milled out of the date rim and stay out of sight until they come into view against a red background in the date window.
With the Patravi TravelTec FourX Carl F. Bucherer reaches a further high point, using four different materials, combining luxury and high-tech in a unique way: palladium, titanium, ceramic and rubber. The technical look of the total concept is strengthened by the color interplay - matte black, contrasting with gleaming metal, and red, highlighting important information on the dial. This watch is an instrument, an engineering feat within the smallest of spaces.
TECHNICAL DATA
Reference number: 00.10620.21.93.01
Movement: automatic CFB 1901.1 calibre, chronometer, diameter 28.6 mm, height 7.3 mm,
39 jewels, 42-hour power reserve
Functions: chronograph, three time zones, date
Case: palladium 950, ceramic bezel, skeleton dial, rubber screw-down crown and pusher,
titanium monopusher, sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating on both sides,
water-resistant to 50 m, diameter 46.6 mm, height 15.5 mm
Strap: rubber strap with titanium buckle