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Combining meticulous Swiss craftsmanship with a dash of French flair, the Men's Boardroom "Normandy" Grand Calendar Watch from Stuhrling Original impresses with its calendar functions and sleek, contemporary design. This versatile timepiece boasts a quality 29-jewel automatic movement and battery-free operation--simply move your arms to power the watch. It also features an open heart with faux tourbillon flywheel accent on a subtle gray dial for eye-catching style. Silver-tone Arabic numerals at three, nine, and 12 o'clock combine with silver-outlined subdials for easy reading at a glance, and a scratch-resistant Krysterna crystal guards against wear and tear. Water resistant to 330 feet (100 M), the Normandy arrives in a Stuhrling Original black and orange gift box along with a cleaning cloth and warranty card.
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...
Customer Reviews
Wonderful timepiece
This is a great looking watch! I get comments all of the time. I recommend this watch to every guy!!
Excellent
It is a awesome watch. no need to have a battery. It sets off Formal and Casual outfits.
A Compliment magnet
I purchase this watch from Amazon and couldn't wait until it came in the mail from Fed-Ex. Beautiful box presentation. This is one great looking watch. Has a big face. Stands out. I must receive four or five comments a day on this watch. Its not an over the top watch. Its very refined looking time piece. I'm thinking of buying another one for daily use and use this one only for special occasions. This is a excellent time piece. Keeps great time. Love the Swiss movement.
