PRESS RELEASE WEMPE CHRONOMETERWERKE Glashütte i/SA ...

PRESS RELEASEWEMPE CHRONOMETERWERKE Glashütte i/SAMaximum Precision, Minimum SizeGlashütte, 18 September 2006 - This series involves a special fine-mechanical challengeand is the result of an exchange of ideas and expertise in the spirit of partnership. TheWEMPE Chronometerwerke models have been developed, engineered and built exclusivelyby the Nomos Glashütte manufactory on the basis of a cooperation agreement. The casesand sapphire crystals feature toric curvature and fit perfectly around the calibres insidethem. The case’s radius of curvature measures 55.00 millimetres in the longitudinaldirection and 123.00 millimetres from the “9” to the “3.” The tonneau shape gives thiswatch its characteristic appearance. A peek through the pane of sapphire crystal in theback reveals the Saxon provenance of the movement, which is equipped with a stopsecondsfunction, hand-engraved balance-cock, swan neck fine adjustment mechanism,screw balance, three-quarter plate, screwed gold settings, blued screws, and barrels withruby bearings. In addition to this wristwatch chronometer, which is tested according toGermany's DIN industrial standards, a chronometer tourbillon is also available in a limitededition of 25 watches. This model too encases a newly engineered tourbillon movement.For additional Information, please contact:Mr. Rüdiger AlbersMs. Nadja WeisweilerWempe Jewelersc/o Gerhard D. Wempe KG700, Fifth Avenue Steinstrasse 23New York, New York 1001920095 Hamburg / Germanyphone: 001 (212) 397 9000 phone: 0049 (0)40-33 44 8-847fax: 001 (212) 397 7235 fax: 0049 (0)40-33 44 8-666e-mail: timeprof@aol.come-mail: nadja.weisweiler@wempe.deWEMPE CHRONOMETERWERKE Glashütte i/SA: page 1/8

FACTSWEMPE CHRONOMETERWERKE Glashütte i/SA in 18 ct. yellow gold or stainlesssteelMovement:Calibre CW 1, manual winding manufacture movement withstop-seconds function and subsidiary seconds dial, twin springbarrels, three-quarter plate with stripe finish, hand-engravedbalance-cock, Glashütte click, transmission-wheel with Glashüttesun patternDimensions of movement:32.6 mm x 22.6 mmHeight:3.6 mmJewels: 23Screwed gold settings: 5Escapement:Oscillating system:Power reserve:Swiss lever escapementScrew balance, balance frequency of 21,600 vibrations per hour,swan neck fine adjustment mechanism80 hoursWorld premiere in chronometry:Officially tested chronometer according to German DIN 8319standardFunctions:Operating element:Case:Hours, minutes, secondsCrown to set the hands and wind the mainsprings18 ct. yellow gold or stainless steel case with toric curvature,45.6 x 37 mm in size, water-resistant to 5 atmospheresWatch-glass and transparent pane in back:Anti-reflective, toric-shaped sapphire crystal and screw-downsapphire crystal case backWristband:Full-cut, hand-sewn Louisiana crocodile skin strap with pin claspmade of 18 ct. yellow gold or stainless steelWEMPE CHRONOMETERWERKE Glashütte i/SA: page 2/8

Dials:WEMPE CHRONOMETERWERKE Glashütte i/SA in 18 ct. yellowgold:Silver-plated dial with eleven Arabic numerals; anthracite dialwith three Arabic numerals; silver-plated dial with three ArabicnumeralsWEMPE CHRONOMETERWERKE Glashütte i/SA in stainless steel:Silver-plated dial with eleven Arabic numerals; silver-plated dialwith three Arabic numerals; silver-plated dial with three Romannumerals; black dial with three Arabic numerals; black dial withthree Roman numeralsHands:Gold dauphine hands for silver dials and the anthracite-coloureddial in the 18 ct. yellow gold case; steel dauphine hands forblack dials in stainless steel cases; blue (PWD) steel dauphinehands for silver dialsReference numbers and prices:WEMPE CHRONOMETERWERKE Glashütte i/SA in 18 ct. yellowgold:WG04 0006: €7,450 £5,150 $9,950WG04 0007: €7,450 £5,150 $9,950WG04 0008: €7,450 £5,150 $9,950WEMPE CHRONOMETERWERKE Glashütte i/SA in stainless steel:WG04 0001: €3,950 £2,750 $5,500WG04 0002: €3,950 £2,750 $5,500WG04 0003: €3,950 £2,750 $5,500WG04 0004: €3,950 £2,750 $5,500WG04 0005: €3,950 £2,750 $5,500Availability:In Germany and Vienna: starting 16 October 2006 in Wempeshowrooms.In New York, London, Paris and Madrid, and aboard the MSEUROPA: starting 16 November 2006 in Wempe showrooms.WEMPE CHRONOMETERWERKE Glashütte i/SA: page 3/8

WEMPE CHRONOMETERWERKE Manual Winding TourbillonThe Watchmaker’s Triumph over GravityGlashütte, 18 September 2006 - With the tourbillon mechanism, the oscillating andescapement system is set inside a lightweight cage made of meticulously pierced andpolished steel. The cage completes one full rotation around its own axis during eachpredetermined interval. These rotations compensate for gravitationally induced errors in amechanical watch’s oscillating system: gravity influences the oscillation of the balanceand balance-spring from every direction during each rotation. The tourbillon mechanism,which improves the accuracy of a watch’s rate, was invented by the legendarywatchmaker Abraham Louis-Breguet, who was granted a patent for it in 1802.Approximately 200 years later, this complicated mechanism numbers among the supremeachievements of fine watchmaking. The WEMPE CHRONOMETERWERKE wristwatchchronometer series includes a limited edition of 25 tourbillon chronometers. This newtourbillon has been engineered and built by Thierry Albert of the Nomos watchmanufactory. The calibre (including the components of the movement, the screws, thetourbillon cage and the axis of the tourbillon cage) is crafted at the manufactory fromsolid materials. Any non-milled parts are lathe-turned by the watchmakers. This watchmarks the first implementation of a German chronometer-certified tourbillon. The dial ispierced to allow the wristwatch’s owner to view the movement at work within the 950platinum case.For additional Information, please contact:Mr. Rüdiger AlbersMs. Nadja WeisweilerWempe Jewelersc/o Gerhard D. Wempe KG700, Fifth Avenue Steinstrasse 23New York, New York 1001920095 Hamburg / Germanyphone: 001 (212) 397 9000 phone: 0049 (0)40-33 44 8-847fax: 001 (212) 397 7235 fax: 0049 (0)40-33 44 8-666e-mail: timeprof@aol.come-mail: nadja.weisweiler@wempe.deWEMPE CHRONOMETERWERKE Glashütte i/SA: page 4/8

FACTSWEMPE CHRONOMETERWERKE Manual Winding TourbillonMovement:Calibre CW 2, minute tourbillon, manual winding manufacturemovement with subsidiary seconds dial and Breguet balancespring,movement’s surfaces are rhodium-plated with sunpatternDimensions of movement:32.6 mm x 22.6 mmHeight:6.5 mmJewels: 19Escapement:Swiss lever escapement with lateral palletsOscillating system: Screw balance with variable moment of inertia, adjustable via 2stainless steel regulating screws, 4 gold screws and 10 brassscrews, balance frequency is 21,600 vibrations per hourPower reserve:40 hoursWorld premiere in chronometry:The first German chronometer with a tourbillon movement thathas been officially tested according to DIN 8319Functions:Operating element:Case:Hours, minutes, secondsCrown to set the hands and wind the mainspring950 platinum, 51.0 x 40.9 mm in size, toric curvature,water-resistant to 5 atmospheresWatch-glass and transparent pane in back:Anti-reflective, toric-shaped sapphire crystal and screw-downsapphire crystal case backWristband:Dial:Hands:Full-cut, hand-sewn Louisiana crocodile skin strap with pin claspmade of 950 platinumSilver-plated dial with three Arabic numeralsHandmade steel dauphine hands for hours and minutes; secondshand affixed to tourbillon cageWEMPE CHRONOMETERWERKE Glashütte i/SA: page 5/8

Limiting:Limited edition of 25 watches worldwideReference number and price:WG74 0001: €79,500 £54.850 $110.500Availability:In Germany and Vienna: starting 16 October 2006 in Wempeshowrooms.In New York, London, Paris and Madrid, and aboard the MSEUROPA: starting 16 November 2006 in Wempe showrooms.WEMPE CHRONOMETERWERKE Glashütte i/SA: page 6/8

WEMPE CHRONOMETERWERKE Seconds Precision Pendulum ClockA 1.47-Metre Tall and 34-Centimetre Wide Period Piece Crafted withTo-The-Millimetre PrecisionGlashütte, 18 September 2006 - No fewer than thirteen coats of lacquer are applied tothis pendulum clock’s wooden case, which is embellished with metal intarsia. Inside,connoisseurs will find a timekeeping construction that maximises accuracy bycompensating for variations in atmospheric pressure. Two aneroid-capsule instrumentsare affixed to the Superinvar pendulum, which is more than a meter in length. Whenatmospheric pressure is high, the aneroid capsules are compressed, thus correcting theweight downward; when atmospheric pressure is low, the capsules expand away fromeach other, thus pulling the weight upward. The clockwork is manufactured in cooperationwith the Sattler clock manufactory in Gräfelfing (near Munich). It subsequently undergoesfurther refinement at Glashütte Observatory. The dial, which was designed by Wempe, iscrafted at the observatory, where it receives its striped decorative pattern and silky mattesilver plating. Lothar Beuke, one of the last chronometer-makers in Germany to havepassed a master’s examination, is responsible for the final assembly.For additional Information, please contact:Mr. Rüdiger AlbersMs. Nadja WeisweilerWempe Jewelersc/o Gerhard D. Wempe KG700, Fifth Avenue Steinstrasse 23New York, New York 1001920095 Hamburg / Germanyphone: 001 (212) 397 9000 phone: 0049 (0)40-33 44 8-847fax: 001 (212) 397 7235 fax: 0049 (0)40-33 44 8-666e-mail: timeprof@aol.come-mail: nadja.weisweiler@wempe.deWEMPE CHRONOMETERWERKE Glashütte i/SA: page 7/8

FACTSWEMPE CHRONOMETERWERKE Seconds Precision Pendulum ClockMovement:Jewels:Escapement:Oscillating system:Power reserve:Functions:Operating elements:Case:Glass above dial:Dial:Hands:Based on a Sattler 1955-5 clockwork, pendulum frequency is3,600 p/h or 60p/min, five precision ball bearings, manufacturemovement, Superinvar seconds pendulum with two aneroidcapsules, 3,000 g weight on loose roller,plate distance = 42.7 mm9 jewels in screwed settingsLocking lever escapement with agate pallet-stonesSuperinvar seconds pendulum30 daysHours, minutes, secondsCrank to wind clock, regulating weights for fine adjustmentWooden case with black piano lacquer and metal intarsia,147 x 35 x 17 cmAnti-reflectiveSilver-plated regulator dial with engraved black inlaid numeralsand minute circleHandmade blued stainless steel handsReference number and price:WP54 0001: €34,500 £23,800 $48,500Availability:In Germany and Vienna: starting 16 October 2006 in Wempeshowrooms.In New York, London, Paris and Madrid, and aboard the MSEUROPA: starting 16 November 2006 in Wempe showrooms.WEMPE CHRONOMETERWERKE Glashütte i/SA: page 8/8