In collaboration with one of South-East Asia’s oldest and most respected high horology retail groups, Lang & Heyne is pleased to introduce the Georg Sincere Haute Horlogerie Edition – a special and unique 12-piece interpretation of the award-winning Lang & Heyne Georg, available only at Sincere Watch stores in Singapore and across the region.
The Lang & Heyne Georg SHH Special Edition is the first in the line to leverage a unique ceramic dial that is set against a royal blue givree-finished silvered baseplate. The watch is signed by a hand-engraved “One of 12” on the movement.
With an estimated production of between 100-150 watches per year, Lang & Heyne creates exclusive and sophisticated timepieces for watch aficionados. The Georg’s Caliber VIII’s huge, completely visible movement shows its finely finished golden wheels, levers, and springs, which are intended to showcase the intricacy. Made of stainless steel, the avant-garde bridges and cocks with a domed top and the large polished stone countersink capture and reflect light from every viewing angle. Different forms and materials combined with the contrast of polished and matted surfaces give movement depth and a fascinating geometry.
The Lang & Heyne Georg SHH Special Edition “One of 12” will be available from September 7 onwards at the Sincere Haute Horlogerie salon at Marina Bay Sands Singapore.
The unique ceramic dial
Ceramic dials are made possible due to their pressure-resistant and low specific density characteristics, making them a more complex and durable material than take, for example, enamel. Combining the silvered main plate with the ceramic reflects our design intention.
The main plate is givree sandblasted and coloured in royal blue using the galvanic process. To make the raw ceramic discs, they first have to be engraved and then cut out with the help of a laser. This process is a time-consuming one as the edges have to be as clean as possible. One can realize the very fine engraving of up to 0.05mm line width when up close. The dials are made to fit precisely into the base plate’s corresponding recess by having the outer contours sanded.
The edges are provided with chamfers which are then also polished, giving the dial a nice, three-dimensional look.
The ceramic’s primary material, aluminum oxide, is the same as sapphire, which explains why it can only be processed with diamond tools and diamond pastes.
The use of high-quality printing ink, known as “Berlac Print,” when laying out the engraving by hand allows various colours to be realized on the dial. The dial is then grounded and polished flat on a wooden disc to achieve a high gloss end product.
Two individual ceramic discs must be used as the second dial is lower. The disc of the second hand, which is only 0.4 mm thick, is glued in from the back with a high-strength two-component synthetic resin adhesive, while the main dial is glued into the carrier from the front.
Lang & Heyne Sincere Haute Horlogerie Special Edition Georg Technical Specifications
Model: Georg SHH Special Edition “One of 12” – SGD 71,910
Calibre: Lang & Heyne Cal.VIII
Winding: Manual winding
Diameter/Height: 40 x 32 mm / 9.4 mm
Dial: Rectangular three-part dial
Main plate: Galvanized royal blue on a sandblasted silvered base
Main and second dial: White diamond polished ceramic, with roman numerals
Water-resistant: Up to 3 bar
Strap: Alligator Mississippiensis
Case: 18ct rose gold
Buckle: Pin buckle in 18ct rose gold
Function: Hour and minute indication, eccen-tric second, second-hand stop mechanism
Hands: Lancet hands in rose gold
Details about movement
Diameter: 34 mm x 26,5 mm
Height: 4,8 mm
Frequency: 18,000 semi-oscillations per hour
Running time: 55 h
Engraved Edition: One of 12
Finesses: balance with solid gold-screws, breguet overcoil hairspring, balance bridge with fine adjustment in stainless steel, domed stainless steel cocks for all wheels and anchor, second hand stop mechanism with reversing spring, gear train in solid gold, 19 rubies, 1 brilliant
