6106-4628-95A, is perhaps one of the most stunning renditions of brawn and beauty that one will see from Blancpain. it has been slightly modified ; mainly because it is inverted and also to integrate the ;trigger; device. The second hand is a simple batton-shape hand, fake Hublot and it is, like the hour and minute hand, executed in 18K white gold with black ruthenium treatment. For obvious cost reasons, FC preferred to use their?in-house, automatic base-calibre and to add on top a chronograph module ; yet a quite interesting, well conceived module.
Chopard works with the firm Yamada Heiando, official purveyor to the Japanese imperial family. All previous editions were limited to 2,000 pieces and became a great hit. The hands are also quite a bit more ornate than one would expect in a military timepiece. My first?Breitling, I picked this up at auction and was surprised by how rough it was on arrival.
Following the launch of the Duo-Box late in 2016, Brellum is introducing new versions of this no-nonsense chronograph using?the same recipe. It's very heavy, all in gold, with a small face in gold. As you can see, bellow the glass tube sits a time scale graduated from 0 to 5.
Now that we have that concern about accuracy out of the way, the other concern often pointed out by collectors relates to the Hi-Beat movement having fake Hublot ;special needs; when it comes to servicing: it requires a special lubricant to maintain those high rotational rates.