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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #30503 in Watches
• Brand: Stuhrling Original
• Model: 115.33156
• Band material: Leather
• Bezel material: stainless-steel
• Case material: stainless-steel
• Clasp type: deployment-clasp-with-push-button
• Dial color: blue
• Dial window material: krysterna
• Movement type: Quartz
• Water-resistant to 165 feet

Features

• Stuhrling Original Piattino Di Volo dual time zone Watch
• Runs on two movements, Mechanical Movement & Quartz Movement
• Dual time zone watch with 23 Jewels
• Krysterna Scratch resistant crystal
• Water-resistant to 165 feet (50 M)

Amazon.com Product Description
Piattino di Volo is Italian for "flying saucer" and this Stührling Original timepiece looks like something from another galaxy! This elegant Stührling Original gentleman’s automatic and quartz dual time zone timepiece sports a classic rich guilloche dial featuring a large tornado-like swirl pattern on the inner dial (suggesting a flying motion). The real attraction here however is the second time zone complication at the eight o’clock position. Looking like a satellite orbiting its master, the sub-dial is actually controlled by its own separate quartz movement with its own crown while the master movement is a 23-jewel mechanical automatic. The combination of a mechanical automatic movement and a quartz movement in one timepiece is something akin to an alien spaceship! You just don’t see it everyday! The Piattino di Volo looks like a space ship with its massive 44 millimeter cushion-shaped case with its unusually wide bezel topped with a satin swirled effect. The casing is constructed like a vessel made for outer space too! Milled from a solid 316L surgical stainless steel bar and flaunting a custom shaped Krysterna™ crystal; there is nothing about this watch that is of this world. Through the screw down exhibition case-back, you can see the power source of this "flying saucer" decorated magnificently with Côtes de Genève, and accented by blued steel screws. On the underbelly there is a circular placement marker with the Stührling Original insignia emblazoned in the center representing the exact spot within the interior of the case where a second movement resides, a premium Swiss quartz movement to track the time in a second time zone. Water resistance to 50 meters, the Piattino di Volo is mounted on a heavy duty amply padded 22-milllimeter wide genuine French leather strap with contrast stitching, quick release pins and finished with extra-terrestrial push-button dual deployant clasp.

The Stuhrling Brand Story

With dedication to the heritage of Swiss watchmaking, Stuhrling Original timepieces appeal to the most discriminating taste at reasonable prices. The company has roots dating back to the 1800's when Switzerland emerged as the global leader in watchmaking. Stuhrling Original remains committed to its mission of preserving the high standards set in Switzerland manufacturing all of their fine timepieces in their Swiss-owned factory! Each and every model conveys an inimitable story with extraordinary style. You'll find heirloom selections for both men and women that even the most astute watch collector will cherish and admire.

In the workshops of Stuhrling Original, the unit specializing in mechanical movements, component selection, assembly, lubrication, adjustment and testing creates horological wonders entirely under vigilant attention of Swiss ownership and supervision. It is these workshops that produce the mechanical engines that are famous for meeting the highest existing criteria in there category. Starting with the main plate, the assembly process is performed in several consecutive stages up until anchoring the balance spring, which sets the watch into motion. Assembling a Stuhrling Original mechanical automatic movement comprises no less than 30 checkpoints, spread throughout the assembly process. Adjusting the angle of lift of the pallets, centering the balance-spring, poising the balance are just a few examples of these checkpoints; of which all are designed to enhance the performance of each movement. The movement must meet no less than seven criteria, including a mean variation in rate which is the highest standard in the industry in its class.

Stuhrling Original cases are distinguished by their technical complexity, their high-end aesthetic appeal and the quality of their finish. The watch cases are made from antimagnetic 316L surgical grade stainless steel, an extremely sophisticated alloy designed to stand up to intensive use. The rough parts, known as "middlecases" are blanked from a metal bar using a high-performance press. They then undergo eight successive stamping operations of a strength increasing gradually from 20 to 85 tons. Before each swaging operation, the middlecase is refired at a temperature of 1100 degrees Celsius, so as to temporarily reduce the hardness to a total stamping pressure of more than 400 tons. Finishing the cases then calls for fifteen polishing operations, all performed by hand alternating with nine baths guaranteeing immaculate cleanliness. Other components of the cases, such as rotating bezels or rider tabs also require a meticulous finish. The components of the cases are finally assembled by hand and rigorously tested.

Each Stuhrling Original dial has been designed to enable optimal read-off at a glance, while adding an element of artistic design. Stuhrling Original's dials are blanked from a brass plate and two cylindrical feet are soldered below to ensure security with the movement. Polishing operations, creating special effects through the use of vintage hydraulic German machines, and electroplating are just some of the more than forty operations required to make most StuhrlingOriginal dials. The transparent protective coating is applied in an immaculately clean environment before the various inscriptions are transfer printed using a gelatin pad which takes an impression from an inked block. On many of the dials the hour markers are either individually applied by hand or embossed into the dial and then topped with a special dye. The application of Super Luminova is performed by artisans with a nozzle pen connected to a high-pressure pipe which calls for intense concentration. Once finished, each dial undergoes careful aesthetic scrutiny under extreme magnification, as well as technical testing, to ensure it complies with all predefined dimensions and specifications.

Through meticulous labor, rigorous testing and examination of each timepiece by expert horologists, the vision of the Stuhrling Original timepiece is brought to life inside our workshops, where...