At the presentation ceremony for the 11th annual Chrono Awards in Vienna, the Manero Tourbillon won a very special honour: the limited model took second place in the First Class category from 25,000 euros and upward. The Chrono Award is Austria’s only watch event that categorizes the models submitted not in terms of style but price segment. Every year it presents awards to the most beautiful watches in six categories. The results are decided by readers of two Austrian magazines, FORMAT and trend, who this year chose their favorite models from the 130 different watches submitted.

Claudia Stich, Communications Manager and Renato Bonina, Managing Director Europe of Carl F. Bucherer with the Chrono Award 2013

Integrating the supreme discipline
The Manero Tourbillon Limited Edition combines the classic elegance of the Manero range with the tourbillon, which is, quite simply, the most sublime expression of the art of fine watchmaking. An opening in the dial at 6 o’clock provides a view of this fascinating mechanism. The filigree delicacy of the complication makes it a centerpiece of the very highest quality. In addition to the tourbillon itself, further special features have also been integrated into the watch. From the center, the date is indicated by a hand. The numerals of the date scale change orientation at 3 and 9 o’clock, so that they can be clearly read at a glance. Another unusual feature of the Manero Tourbillon Limited Edition is the above-average power reserve of 70 hours. The remaining energy can be read off via the power reserve indication at 9 o’clock. The final refinement on the dial is the 24-hour indication at 12 o’clock.

MANERO TOURBILLON by Carl F. Bucherer

Clarity and elegance
In spite of the large number of functions and indications, Carl F. Bucherer has ensured optimum clarity of the dial in the Manero Tourbillon Limited Edition. This was a challenge that the designers fulfilled by means of generous proportions and the incorporation of different levels. With the strikingly positioned, wedge-shaped hour markers, the striking letters and numerals typical of Carl F. Bucherer, and the tapering hours and minutes hands, the traditional complication of the tourbillon has been given a contemporary interpretation. This elegantly luxurious look is skillfully continued in the case, which is made of fine rose gold.