Concord

Concord proudly unveils a new timepiece to join the brand's line dedicated to real champions. The C1 Heart2Heart watch, created in a limited number of 25 pieces, is aimed to support French basketball star Ronny Turiaf, and his Heart to Heart Foundation in particular.

The Concord C1 Heart2Heart chronograph watch, boasting precision crowned by the COSC- chronometer certification, glorifies the courage of the basketball champion who went through open-heart surgery at the age of 22.

After six months, Ronny Turiaf felt himself strong enough to be back in the game, and, in a short period of time, he joined the famous Los Angeles Lakers. Now, Ronny plays in the NBA with the Golden State Warriors of Oakland and belongs to the French national team. read more

Small Seconds: The rebellious seconds display is one more amazing feature of the new Concord watch, with its mechanism breaking out of the dial and the display transferring time into completely new dimension. A slim black aluminum strip with the engraved seconds numerals is fixed to the lower bridge of the tourbillon, having thus acquired full interdependence with the carriage spinning on its axis once a minute. read more

Concord has recently introduced a double retrograde complication, combining the date and the day of the week. The C1 Biretrograde model, animated by a Concord C101 self-winding movement, is crafted in either platinum or rose-gold.

Protected by a 3.3 mm thick sapphire crystal, the skeletonized dial exposes a high-tech multi-layered design. A chapter ring is located below, somewhat off-center to ensure space for two retrograde displays, the Concord Bi-Retrograde comprises. The first display indicates the date and the second one shows the day.

Not that innovative, able, however, to present an exotic appearance, both "bi-retrograde" and "tri-retrograde" displays have become very fashionable lately. The lower left of the dial showcases an arc with the days of the week displayed. In the lower right of the dial there is an arc with the dates of the week listed.

The case measures 44mm in diameter and 14.6 mm in depth and it is a 50-meter submersible.

Similar to most timepieces, the hours and minutes in this model are placed in the center of the dial. The seconds function, however, is no longer available. The markers and hands demonstrate bold applications of Superluminova compound for robust low-light visibility.

The watch is accompanied by the black vulcanized rubber strap fitted with a folding clasp crafted in 18k gold.

The movement embellishment is another special feature that moves this timepiece to the front of the grid. The transparent dial opens to view the Cotes de Geneve, circular graining and black PVD coatings.




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The Concord Tourbillon Gravity, the development of which is currently in progress, seems to deliberately ignore watchmaking classicism, while glorifying the tourbillon regulator as the symbol of the age-old know-how. The timepiece is to feature a vertically set tourbillon that is visible from the side of the timepiece itself. read more

In 2008, the world of watchmaking witnessed the appearance of the C1 Tourbillon Gravity watch that marked the beginning of a new watchmaking era of remarkable innovations.

This year, the boundaries of mechanical watchmaking have been pushed even further: the C Lab Series has designed and developed a new breakthrough - the C1 QuantumGravity. The watch, relevant to the field of extreme watchmaking, is a symbol of unrestricted and unconstrained time, with just impulse and intuition prevailing.

The C1 QuantumGravity watch fires imagination by every aspect of its sophisticated outside and inside construction:
- an aerial bi-axial tourbillon mechanism,
- a vertical power reserve,
- individualist seconds,
- a stripped-down dial
- spectacular volumes.

The process of creation the C1 QuantumGravity watchmaking wonder started in the autumn of 2008. The timepiece was born following a 5-month incubation period, due to the will and stream of energy of a great team. BNB Concept was entrusted with the movement of the watch, while Studio Bellon worked on the design.

The C1 QuantumGravity watch accommodates a mechanical manually wound movement - Caliber Concord C104. The movement, beating at 21,600 vibrations per hour, provides a 3-day power reserve. Besides hours and minutes, the timepiece features roll of seconds external to the case, a vertical power-reserve indicator and a bi-axial tourbillon.

The titanium case, 48.5mm in diameter and 22 mm in depth, incorportes white gold elements. It also incorporates 5 sapphire crystals and a transparent see-through officer-style hinged case back.

The entire breathtaking construction is coupled with a black vulcanized rubber strap fixed to the case with help of 4 screws.
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In the past the Concord watches were presented by US Presidents as the official gift to Heads-of-State. In 1979 the company set a noteworthy record for developing the flattest analogue watch in the world. read more

A really sturdy construction! The case of the innovative Concord C1 Chronograph is assembled from 53 components and will perfectly absorb and dampen any blows and jarring. It guarantees water-resistance to a pressure of 20 ATM.  read more

The Concord C1 Tourbillon Gravity has received "Watch Design Of The Year" award at the prestigious Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Geneve 2008 held on November 13th at the Grand Theatre of Geneva, having won the hearts of the distinguished jury.

The Concord C1 Tourbillon Gravity, reflecting an ultra-modern creative concept, was unveiled at Baselworld 2008. The timepiece features a bold combination of materials. Moreover, the outstanding watch is equipped with a complicated and innovative mechanical movement.

The unique mechanism was created for Concord by BNB. It demonstrates a one-of-a-kind side-mounted tourbillon, along with power reserve and mainspring torque indicators, and a chronograph.

The Concord C1 watch collection also comprises a chronograph model, and a model featuring a large date complication.
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The black dial of the new Concord watch reveals contrasts between light and shade, being characterized by multiple perspectives, emphasized contours and infinite depth. The dual time zone is advantageously displayed in a red arc of a circle found at 9 o'clock. read more

The history of Concord watches has been marked by numerous horological achievements. Concord watches have been more than once noticed on the wrist of world leaders. read more

Concord has provided an image of the Concord C1 Worldtimer watch to be soon unveiled at Baselworld 2008.

The company has not mentioned any technical characteristics yet, on the photo you will notice a rotating world time indicator visible through a semi-circular aperture in the black carbon fiber dial featuring the bold combination of colors. The C1 Worldtimer also spotlights a date display and sweep seconds.

It is equipped with a self-winding Swiss movement.
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Following the amazing success of the C1 Chronograph, Concord is presenting a new monochrome white variation of the timepiece. A COSC-certified chronometer, the Concord C1 Pure boldly imposes its technical and aesthetic demands in a majestic case, measuring 44 mm in diameter and 16.7 mm thick. read more

Now, the brand has created a new variation of the timepiece - Concord C1 Pure in monochrome white. The watch with a new, powerful temperament is designed for active, decisive men and women who know how to control things and manage time and move one step ahead of it. read more