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Pics of BVLGARI Endurer Chronosprint ALL BLACKS Special Edition
Oct 30, 2011,13:41 PM
There is really no better time to launch the BVLGARI
Endurer Chronosprint ALL BLACKS Special Edition this year with the ALL
BLACKS winning the 2011 Rugby World Cup. For the fans of ALL BLACKS,
this edition of Endurer Chronosprint may have a special meaning, as it
signifies the team endurance, perseverance and performance to break out
of their 24 years dry spell against nemesis France.
As some may
know, the collaboration to make this edition is not only because both
share similar values - Excellence and Performance, but both has
significant milestones in the year of 1905. For Bulgari, it opened its
first shop at Rome's Via Condotti. It was also the year the New Zealand
team, first toured Britain and name the team as "All Blacks" playing
in uniform of black shirts, shorts and socks with the silver fern logo.
ALL BLACKS logo
Haka
(the Māori challenge or war chant) was carried out since then before
each match. Extremely powerful, just hearing the haka, several times,
charges me up. Try it out by clicking the
podcast below with your volume tune to feel the power.
If you wish to
dig deeper into the meaning of the Haka and also learn the moves, please
refer this fantastic animation .
Strangely, after listening to the haka,
the impression of the Endurer Chronosprint ALL BLACKS also different,
the watch exudes a sense of fierceness, power and confidence.
See it for yourself
Robust 56mm steel case with water resistance to 100m.
Matt brush-finished treated with black DLC for improved scratch resistance, and of course to match the ALL BLACKS colour theme.
Good contrast play with only the six bezel screws, date-window-frame, applied indexes and hands in gloss finish.
Large date display with 'secret signature - ROTH' for digit '0'.
Cambered crystal and bezel ...
The mild polished chamfered sides of the caseband alternate with the crystal edge to create outline for the watch...
The hour indexes and the hour & minute hands are SuperLuminova coated for low lighting reading.
Dial featuring the Maori tattoo, the Koru.
The Chronosprint, a combined timer for duration of 60 minutes and 12 hours.
Useful for timing events not critical to the seconds, or it could be used as 2nd timezone too.
The PVD pusher (at location 7:30) for the starting and reseting of the Chronosprint.
Side view clearly displaying the cambered crystal and bezel.
Extreme precision is required to fabricate both the crystal and bezel for proper fit.
PVD crown. Would be nice if the ALL BLACK fern logo was engraved on instead.
Black rubber strap with steel inserts treated with black DLC.
Caseback is made from corrosion resistant STAYBRITE Stainless steel with semi-transparent black tinted sapphire.
The
ALL BLACKS 1905 logo is printed on. Though the movement Calibre DR1306
is not much visible, rest assured BVLGARI has properly
finished the movement.
The automatic DR1306 beats at 28,800VPH and has a power reserve of 45 hours.
Signed Ardillon buckle which is also DLC treated ...
While browsing, the microsite of BVLGARI Endurer Chronosprint ALL BLACKS Special Edition at en.bulgari.com
found the exploded diagram of the case.
Check out the micro-site !Several wrist-shots. The Endurer Chronosprint ALL BLACKS is a versatile watch, suitable for both formal business and
casual setting.
Though the specification of the watch is long at 56mm (lug to lug), do try it on. It sits well on my small wrist
Hope you enjoyed the pictures.
Congratulations to ALL BLACKS for winning the RWC 2011!
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This message has been edited by Kong on 2011-10-30 13:44:14