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Saturday, November 14, 2009

JR1000 Goldwaters


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Jean Richard has created a new version of their Diverscope watch, the JR1000 Goldwaters. The case is 43 x 43mm and 13.5mm tall. It is made of stainless steel that has been coated in vulcanized rubber. The crown-shields and caseback are made of PVD coated titanium. The dual screw-down crowns are 18k pink gold. The sapphire is convex and with an anti-reflective treatment. The caseback is secured with 4 screws. Water-resistance is 300 meters.
The dial is matte black with arabic numerals and indexes in luminescent material. The strap comes in either black rubber or black rubber coated alligator with a black PVD stainless steel folding buckle.
Inside, is the in-house manufactured JR1000 self-winding mechanical movement. It runs at 4hz (28,800 vph) and has a 48-hour power reserve. The crown at 3 o'clock controls the hours, minutes and date setting. The crown at 9 o'clock adjusts the bi-directional internal diving bezel.
Estimated retail is $9000.