Ralph Lauren Tourbillon Watches

THIS BRAND BROUGHT out its first tourbillon watch at SIHH: the RL67 Tourbillon. The movement, made for Ralph Lauren by the Swiss manufacturer La Fabrique du Temps, is housed in a stainless-steel case with an uneven gun metal finish meant to give the watch a casual, outdoorsy look.

The finish is the result of chemical and thermal treatments. Caliber RL67, which is automatic, features a micro-rotor visible through the caseback; the movement has a 38-hour power reserve and a frequency of 28,800 vph.

An oversize tourbillon bridge, designed especially for Ralph Lauren, crosses the tourbillon display between 4 and 8 o’clock. The watch, which is part of the brand’s Safari collection, has a brown alligator strap. It will be priced at about $55,000.

In its Sporting collection, the brand debuted the Ralph Lauren Sporting World Time. A city disk visible through an aperture at the bottom of the dial shows the names of 24 major cities. The wearer rotates the disk by turning the crown at 10 o’clock. Just above the city window is a second-time-zone subdial.

This subdial also features a day/night indicator at its 9 o’clock position. A date subdial lies between 2 and 3 o’clock. The RL939 movement has a 40-hour power reserve and a power-reserve indicator is found at 10 o’clock. A red sweep-seconds hand and Breguet-style hands for the hour and minutes complete the design.

The watch is water resistant to 100 meters and is 44.8 mm in diameter. Price: $9,500 (stainless steel); $16,000 (rose gold); and $18,800 (white gold).

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