Tudor Replica Watches celebrates the 20th Anniversary of its Happy Sport Series this year. This year, the iconic Swiss jewelry house created a unique piece that combines its expertise in fine watchmaking and high jewelry.
Happy Sport Diamantissimo, the most refined version of the Happy Sports model, features a 18-karat-white gold case that is paved with 958 diamonds baguette cut and 1,978 diamonds brilliant cut totaling 65 carats. Retail price for this unique creation is approximately $1.58 million.
The Anniversary Happy Sport Diamantissimo, with referent number 27,4496-1001, is powered by the L.U.C. 96.17.L. mechanical movement manufactured in-house. This movement is able to store enough power to keep the clock ticking for 65 hours. The self-winding mechanism features two barrels, bridges and a micro-rotor set with diamonds. The mechanism has 29 jewels, and it beats at a frequency of 4,800 vibrations an hour. The diameter is 27.4mm and the thickness is only 3.3mm.(https://www.omegaimitation.com/)
The case measures 43mm across and 14.2mm thick. The case is made of 18-karat gold, and protected with glareproof sapphire crystals. The sapphire glass above the dial protects the diamond-studded surfaces that look like they are not held together by gold. The lugs feature 4 amethysts in cabochon cut, and the crown of 18-karat gold is covered with diamonds.
This jewelry watch took over 4,500 hours to make, of which 1,700 were spent on gem setting. The "invisible" setting method is used to cover the dial,Tudor Replica Watches bezel and case links. Each stone must be perfectly cut and placed in order to create a diamond-studded seamless surface that shows no gaps or prongs. This difficult to master technique gives the illusion that the diamonds have been set side-by-side without any gold holding them together.
The white dial with diamonds is adorned with rhodium plated white gold hour markers and Roman numerals 3, 12, and 3. The hour and minute hands have also been rhodium plated. The Happy Sport Diamantissimo comes with an exhibition caseback that features a transfer anniversary inscription.