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In commemoration of Ferdinand A.Lange, who launched Germany's A.Lange & Sohne 165 years ago, the brand has issued a special edition Tourbograph “Pour le Merite."Limited to just fifty timepieces, this reedition comes in a new honeycolored gold case that features the first minute tourbillon with a fuseeandchain transmission. This mechanism provides constant torque and was typically used by the firm in early precision replica watches and marine chronometers. The watch also features a rattrapante chronograph, wihich is activated by a push piece at 10 o'clock, and a 36hour power reserve indicator. So complex is this watch that it took eight years to develop and only one timepiece a month can be produced. Just the chronograph and rattrapante mechanism alone contains 136 individual pieces. The planetary gearing that ensures the watch continues to run during manual winding consists of thirtyeight parts which have to be accommodated in the interanl diameter of the fusee, no easy feat at just ten millimeters. The number of parts on the chain alone is 633. The partnership involving Swiss view brand name Balmain and also the Skip Switzerland pageant will continue on in 2008. Transporting on that has a custom which has stood to the prior a few many years, the 2008 winner from the Skip Switzerland crown will obtain a Balmain Elysees Chrono Girl timepiece. The design to become awarded is in polished stainless-steel on the matching bracelet, and incorporates a mom of pearl dial and diamondset bezel. In prior many years, Balmain timepieces have graced the wrists of Skip Switzerland winners Lauriane Gillieron, Christa Rigozzi and Amanda Ammann. The brand name is especially happy with its affiliation using the pageant, and notes this chronographlike the present day female herselfpossesses a variety of dynamic attributes which include elegance, independence, and sophistication. Montres Pierre Balmain can be a business with the Swatch Team, whose assorted portofolio of look at brand names involves this sort of prestigious names as replica omega , Breguet, and Blancpain. Started in 1987, the Balmain brand name was inspired through the Parisian haute couture creator with the identical identify. Also for the product to get highlighted by Skip Switzerland, the Balmain Elysees Chrono is introduced in a very selection of versions with leather or satin straps, and with dials in various hues. All element batterypowered quartz actions.