Description
Dornblüth & Sohn 99.1 Silver Dial filled numerals
Dornblueth & Sohn’s classic 99.1 collection has been designed for lovers of the classic Calibre timepieces and subtle aesthetics.
The Calibre 99.1 movement has long been a favourite of watch afficionados for its elegant reduction to the essentials of time. The centred hour and minute hands enjoy centre stage while the seconds tick away in a space of their own on a subtle sub dial located at 6 o’clock. Everything about this classic model appeals to the functional and design principles of minimalism. Thanks to the contemporary style of the numerals and sleek hands, Dornblueth & Sohn’s 99.1 exists happily in modern times but is built on years of tradition and watchmaking heritage.
The Silver dial with filled indices delivers a crisp-looking dial with excellent contrast for optimal legibility.
The Caliber • After some time, the two master watchmakers found that the calibre 99.0 with its small subsidiary second needed a somewhat more harmonic face. The pure design of the Cal. 99.0 was supposed to be continued nevertheless in the dial. Different issues had been in consideration, but the increasing of the small “second” played the favourite role. With the help of a long-standing friend of the family the new face of Cal. 99.1 was born.
Movement • Details of the movement Cal. 99.1: diameter: 37 mm • height: 4.4 mm • 20 rubies • oversized eccentric second display, indirectly driven below the train by means of an intermediate gear, with friction spring and cantilevered second pinion • power reserve 50 hours (+/-5%) • 18,000 semi-oscillations per hour • roségold plated three-quarter plate with yellow gold hand-graving of manufactory name and serial number • Geneva stripe finish • retracing ratchet • double sunburst finish on the crown wheels
Case • solid nickel-free stainless steel, polished / burnished, double screw union • diameter: 42 mm • height: 11.5 mm • 1.6 mm sapphire glass on top, slightly domed and anti-reflected inside • screwed sapphire glass base • oversized crown with embossed manufactory name
Dial • sterling silver with the grained, silky matte finished surface of historical deck watches • numerals and indices milled and filled with black • oversized eccentric second display at “6 o’clock” with single edge
Screws • flat polished, heat-blued with bevelled edges • Glucydur screw balance with Nivarox-1-Spring • swan-neck fine adjustment on the hand-engraved balance cock
Hands • steel, hand-polished and heat-blued
Strap • real high-quality leather, hand-stitched • stainless steel pin buckle
