" Mare Blu " Ref. 1051-A – Furlan Marri 2022

SOLIDARITY BLUE | REFERENCE 1121-A

UNIQUE PIECE

WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN

The World Central Kitchen was founded by Chef José Andrés in 2010 after an earthquake devastated Haiti. Since then, Andrés and his team have “created a new model for disaster relief helping devastated communities recover and establish resilient food systems.”

SOLD FOR USD 37,000

Estimated USD 600, we couldn’t have been prouder to see this watch go for USD 37,000 in support of the World Central Kitchen.

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FUNCTIONS
Chronograph with asthmometer (5 respirations) scale / 24 hours indications.

CASE / DIAL / HANDS
Case: 38mm diameter in 316L stainless steel with reference number (20201), 11.3mm thickness, 46mm lug to lug / Circular brushed and vertical brushed two tones blue colour. Hindu arabic indexes. Unique piece.

GLASS
Double domed sapphire crystal with five layers of antireflective coating and top layer of anti-fingerprints coating

WATER RESISTANCE
Waterproof case: 5 ATM / 50 Meters

STRAP
Leather: vegetable tanned italian blue leather, yellow colour stitches. Size (mm): 20/16. The buckle is signed and has an interior brushed finish with reference number engraved (20201.1). This reference comes also with a vegetable tanned italian black colour with black stitches, included in the packaging as an extra strap. The colours of vegetable tanned leathers will change over time (natural patina).

MOVEMENT
Seiko VK64 (mechaquartz with mechanical module). The mechaquartz movements were invented after the Quartz crisis in the late 80's by swiss and japanese brands quite at the same time. In Switzerland, the first mechaquartz was invented by LeCoultre and Piguet. In Japan, by Seiko.

The dial. With asthmometer scale.

The dial of the reference 1121-A features a vertical brushed finish on the center and a circular brushed finish all around.

Its deep blue colours change with the light of the environnement, blending with blue jeans, dark blue and a little bit of purple. The indexes are highly polished and applied, the hands are domed and curved.

Its simplicity of reading paired with a double brushed finish makes it a visually clear, proportioned, complexe yet readable dial. It features also an asthmometer scale, indicating the number of respirations per minute. Calibrated on 5 respirations, the chronograph hand is stopped after the 5th respiration; the dial gives the number of respirations per minute.

Thickness of 11.3mm

The anti-scratch double domed sapphire crystal has been upgraded with five layers of antireflective coating and anti-fingerprints coating. The 38mm case is made of highly polished 316L stainless steel case.

THE CASE. SIMPLE. ROUGH. ATTRACTIVE DETAILS.

furlan marri case chronograph horlogerie

Mecaquartz. An interesting story to tell.

Mechaquartz movements were first invented in Switzerland and Japan during the quartz crisis in the late 80's. In Switzerland, Piguet and LeCoultre were the first to invent this particular movement. Because of quartz movements, watchmakers wanted to bring back the feeling of a sweeping second hand that could only be found on a mechanical watch at that time. They invented a mechanical module that could be paired with the accuracy of quartz battery. In Japan, Seiko took an advantage by proposing this movement to the actual market. Today, Furlan Marri wanted to bring back the story of "Mechaquartz", as it is also part of the Swiss History of watchmaking.

A packaging experience full of stories.