After a few days from the premiere at London's Salon QP show, this first of the 5 limited pieces from Backes & Strauss Bespoke collection, The Royal Prince Regent, arrived Hong Kong and was shown to the public at a TV Live Show, The 43rd TVB Anniversary Show on 19 Nov 2010.
Worth 10 millions Hong Kong dollars, with 672 diamonds weighting 66.24 carats, all diamonds on this watch is cut to ideal proportions, F+ colour and Flawless/VVS+. The diamonds on the watch case and bracelet are custom cut into the shape same as the case. All round diamonds set on dial and crown are brilliant round cut which show Hearts and Arrows.
The Royal Prince Regent, a most important masterpiece from Backes & Strauss. This
Royal from the Regent Collection has 672 diamonds weighing 66.24 carats and draws of the Regency architecture of John Nash, commissioned by the Prince Regent in 1811 to develop a huge swathe of London, the classical proportions of Nash's work can be seen in the sweeping curves and bold symmetry of the Regent Collection.
The 18kt white gold case is hand set with 28 custom cut diamonds weighing 10.03 carats and the dial hand set with 526 ideal cut Brilliant diamonds weighing 2.45 carats. The bespoke, full diamond bracelet is hand set with 117 custom cut hand polished diamonds weighing 53.67 carats ensuring a perfect fit to the wrist.
The back of the watch is open and through the sapphire glass you will see the decorated movement, each one of the five pieces will be individually engraved by the craftsman, “one of five, two of five and such like. The five watches are then unified with Backes & Strauss engraved on each Platinum Rotor.
This is the true essence of craftsmanship at its finest and the results are testament to the craftsmen's skills for only five pieces will ever be crafted.
Royal Prince Regent – Technical Information
Size: 4047mm Ø
Movement: Automatic movement rotor with platinum segment.
Display: Hours, minutes and seconds.
Case: 18 kt white gold invisibly set with 28 custom cut diamonds of 10.03 carats
Crown: One ideal cut (H&A) round diamond weighing 0.9 carats.
Dial: Invisibly set with 526 ideal cut (H&A) round brilliant diamonds weighing 2.45 carats.
Bracelet: 117 custom cut diamonds weighing 53.67 carats
Diamond Technical Information
Cut: Custom proprietary cut in the shape of the case. Exclusively cut and hand set
Colour: Collection (F+)
Clarity: Clean (Flawless/VVS+)
Total 672 diamonds weighing 66.24 carats
Limited edition of 5 pieces
