Balmer Swiss Gents Cygnus Automatic Multi-Function Black Leather

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An old myth tells of the youth, Pha?thon who bragged to his friends thathis father was the sun god, Apollo. When his friends refused to believehim, Pha?thon went to his father so he could drive his chariot (the sun)for a day. When that day came, the youth lost control of the white horsesand Zeus was forced to intervene by striking the runaway chariot with alightning bolt. His close friend, Cygnus searched desperately for his bodythat had fallen into the river, Eridanus, diving so many times into theriver that Zeus took pity on him and changed him into the swan that hassince borne his name, raising his avian form into the heavens.And so we find this alluring timepiece from Balmer, with its owninterpretation of duality, ready and willing to provide that perfect firstimpression. Made with an exclusive Swiss Leschot LM-196 super automaticcaliber movement, this beautiful timepiece is separated into four differentfunctions that combine with the hour and minute hands for a completetimekeeping motif. The guilloche textured dial is then embellished with alustrous stainless steel case and a high quality teju textured leatherstrap that is held in place by means of a matching stainless steel slipbutterfly buckle.This beautiful Balmer timepiece is offered in an exclusive limited editionof 150 pieces, and sure to become a wonderful collectors item for years tocome.Swiss automatic modified LM-196 movement w/ 21 jewels44mm x 12mm stainless steel caseDate subsidiary dial at 8 oclock24-hour dual time subsidiary dial at 4 oclockDay subsidiary dial at 10 oclock24-hour subsidiary dial at 2 oclockExhibition window w/ gold tone bridges & rotorCurved mineral crystalLuminous handsWater resistant up to 3 ATM190mm x 20mm genuine stitched leather strapSpring release slip butterfly buckleOne year limited manufacturers warrantyJust before the dawn of the twentieth century the Geneva watch firm ofColomb & Balmer became successor of interest to J.J. Badollet, another namefamously associated with the Swiss city of Geneva for its fine watches. Tosay that Colomb & Balmer saw this as an opportunity and made the most of itwould be an understatement. How do you not make the most of Badollet, alegendary name in Swiss watch making? This was the name of an eminentfamily of watchmakers deeply rooted in Geneva. Imagine acquiring a companythat carried skills and traditions going back three generations. Such wasnot merely the case with the Badollet family of watchmakers. Theirs wentback three centuries!The familys offspring had established themselves prominently in the threemajor metropolitan marketplaces by 1800: Paris, London and New York. TheBadollet family continued to operate out of Geneva, fulfilling orders forrough movements and wheel trains, having produced ebauches and finishedwatches for Breguet immediately after the revolution in 1796. J.M.Badollet, who would run the family business until his death in 1854,distinguished himself famo

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