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Raketa “Avant-Garde” Wristwatch Is Art In Motion

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The new version of the Avant-Garde watch, while based on the original model with its famous red triangular hand, rises to a fundamentally new design level.

It now has a multi-layered dial, a sophisticated case and more striking hands with Super-LumiNova glow, showing the time even in the darkest dark. One of the main design innovations was to replace the usual numbers with words: zero, three, six, nine. Three main avant-garde colours – red, white, and black – combined with the austere geometry of hands and fonts help emphasize the beauty and uniqueness of each moment. Even a quick glance at your wrist will remind you of this, revealing each time a new art composition on the dial.


Drawing on the idea that the Raketa Avant-Garde model is “art in motion”, you can constantly interpret and reinterpret this ever-changing artwork, filling it each time with new meanings.

The abstract geometrical shapes on the dial are set in motion by a Raketa automatic movement designed and manufactured at the Raketa Watch Factory in St. Petersburg. Looking through the transparent case back, you can appreciate the beauty of the movement and enjoy its harmonious work.

Specifications

Factory:Raketa Watch Factory (Saint-Petersburg)
Movement:
Calibre:2615
Functions:Automatic
Number of jewels:24
Testing positions:4
Average rate (s/d):-10+20
Average running time (h):40
Frequency/hour:18.000 / 2.5Hz
Bi-directional automatic windingYes
Stopper of self-winding unit activated during manual winding:Yes 
Decoration:Laser engraving
Neva wavesPrint
Case:
Material:Stainless steel
Size:39,5 mm
Front glass:Sapphire 
Back glass:Mineral 
Crown:Ruby stone ​​inside the crown
Water resistance:5 АТМ
Hands:Super-LumiNova
Strap/bracelet:
Material:Genuine leather
Width:22 mm
Sex:Unisex

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 Raketa “Avant-Garde”

L’art en mouvement


Basée sur le modèle original avec sa célèbre aiguille triangulaire rouge, la nouvelle version de la montre Raketa “Avant-Garde” monte en gamme.

Ce modèle a désormais un cadran multicouche, un boîtier plus sophistiqué ainsi que des aiguilles plus saisissantes qui, grâce au Super-LumiNova, indiquent l’heure même dans l’obscurité. Mais une des principales décisions en matière de design a été de remplacer les chiffres habituels par des lettres : zéro, trois, six, neuf. Les trois principales couleurs de l’art avant-gardiste – rouge, blanc et noir – associées à une géométrie stricte des aiguilles et des polices de caractères permettent de souligner la beauté et le caractère unique de chaque instant. Même un bref coup d’œil à votre poignet vous le rappellera, révélant chaque fois une nouvelle œuvre d’art sur le cadran de la montre.

S’inspirant de l’idée que le modèle Raketa “Avant-Garde” est de l’art en mouvement, vous pourrez réinterpréter inlassablement à votre manière la composition qui se renouvelle sans cesse sur le cadran, et lui conférer des significations nouvelles.

Le déplacement des formes géométriques abstraites sur le cadran est assuré par un mouvement automatique Raketa conçu et fabriqué à la manufacture horlogère Raketa de Saint-Pétersbourg. Le fond transparent du boîtier permet d’apprécier l’élégance du mouvement et de son fonctionnement harmonieux.

Le prix

Spécifications

Le prix est de 1.950 Euros (TVA comprise)/ $2,863 CAD. Pour le confort de nos clients, les montres sont livrées gratuitement jusqu’à leur porte par DHL.

Manufacture :Manufacture de montres Raketa (Saint-Pétersbourg)
Mouvement :
Calibre:2615
Fonctions :Automatique
Nombre de rubis :24
Positions de reglages :4
Marche moyenne (s/j) :-10+20
Réserve de marche moyenne (h) :40
Fréquence/heure :18.000 / 2.5Hz
Remontage automatique bidirectionnel :Oui 
Système de débrayage du module automatique lors du remontage manuel:Oui
Décoration :Gravage laserCôtes de NevaCouleur azur
Boitier :
Matériau :Acier inoxydable 
Diamètre :39,5 mm
Glace côté cadran :Sapphire 
Glace arrière :Minéral 
Couronne :Rubis à l’intérieur de la couronne
Etanchéité :5 АТМ
Aiguilles :Super-LumiNova
Bracelet :
Matériau :Cuir véritable
Largeur :22 mm
Sexe :Unisexe 
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Watch For Polar Expeditions Features Northern Lights Coating

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Saint-Petersburg, Russia. April 2024. Raketa Polar – a watch created specially for polar expeditions – is back in Raketa’s permanent collection with a new design.

The journey beyond the polar circle is thorny and difficult: it requires great strength and long distances travelled in extreme conditions, both by land and sea. Following its long tradition of making watches for polar explorers, Raketa has developed a model for people who are ready to set out to conquer these boundless spaces.

The 24-hour dial is essential for time-reading beyond the polar circles where polar day and polar night can last for up to 6 months each. Six lines divide the perimeter of the dial into 6 quarters (4 hours each) allowing each crewmember to keep count of his watches/shifts during maritime expeditions. Another unique feature of the dial is the special Superluminova coating that reminds northern lights. It covers the entire surface of the dial and hands, ensuring perfect legibility even in total polar darkness.

The solid and robust case, with straight facets and sharp angles, is particularly adapted to the rigours of polar expeditions. The design of this case is harmoniously completed with a stainless-steel bracelet emphasising the masculine character of this timepiece.

The rotating bezel is engraved and enamelled with the name of all the Arctic ocean seas and their respective time zones, which allows using the GMT function. This 24-hour watch with a rotating bezel can be also used as a solar compass both in the northern and southern hemispheres.

The back of the watch reveals the beautifully decorated automatic movement which is entirely produced by the Raketa Watch Factory in Saint-Petersburg. The finishing of the rotor is reminiscent of northern lights.

Each Raketa Polar watch has a certificate confirming its technical fitness for use in the harshest natural conditions of polar regions. The certificate is issued within the frame of the “Arctic voluntary certification system” by the Nizhny Novgorod Testing Centre.

The price

The cost of the watch is 2.000 EUR (VAT included)/ $2,930 CAD. For the comfort of our customers, Raketa watches are delivered worldwide free of charge by DHL directly up to their front door.

Specifications

Factory:Raketa Watch Factory (Saint-Petersburg)
Movement:
Calibre:2624A
Functions:Automatic
Number of jewels:24
Testing positions:4
Average rate (s/d):-10+20
Average running time (h):40
Frequency/hour:18.000 / 2.5Hz
Bi-directional automatic windingYes
Stopper of self-winding unit activated during manual winding:Yes
Decoration:Polar lights
Case:
Material:Stainless steel
Size:41,6 mm
Front glass:Sapphire 
Back glass:Sapphire 
Rotating bezel:Yes
Crown:Screwed-in crown
Water resistance:20 АТМ
Hands:Superluminova
Dial:Superluminova
Strap/bracelet:
Material:Stainless steel bracelet
Width:22 mm
Sex:Male
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Russian Raketa Wristwatch Disrupts With Counterclockwise Universe Movement

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Raketa “Russian Code”

Change directions with this counterclockwise watch!

A watch that ticks to the beat of the Universe

The Raketa Watch Factory releases a re-edition of one of its most popular models: the Raketa “Russian Code” with its counterclockwise hands. 

A lightly brushed silver stainless steel case with a spherical sapphire glass, a matt grey metal dial with a 3D representation of the Earth, and a black genuine leather strap give a very classic look to this watch.

However, behind the discreet design lies a revolutionary concept: the concept that time should move in harmony with the natural counterclockwise movement of all the planets in our Solar System. You will notice that the second hand (with the Moon at its tip) also rotates in a reverse direction around the planet Earth that is in the centre of the dial. 

You will see through the case back a beautifully decorated automatic movement entirely manufactured and assembled at the Raketa Watch Factory in Saint-Petersburg.  

Are you ready to move on to the new generation of watches that tick to the beat of the Universe? 

A watch that invites you to be different

To wear this watch, you will have to break free from the most fundamental rule of time-reading — the clockwise movement of time that was taught to us from ancestral times. 

Indeed, early people read the time with sundials by observing the clockwise movement of the sun in the sky (from left to right) and of the corresponding shade on the dial (from right to left). When our ancestors finally invented the concept of hands (instead of shade) moving around a dial, they naturally decided to keep this clockwise movement that they observed in nature.

However, there is a serious flaw in this decision: the Sun doesn’t move clockwise in the sky. It’s an illusion — it actually doesn’t move at all. It is the Earth that moves in a counterclockwise direction around the Sun!

The Raketa Watch Factory corrected this mistake by designing a watch where the movement of time follows the natural movement in the Universe. 

This watch is certainly not for the faint-hearted but rather for people who are willing to stand out from the crowd and be different!

A watch with a very special movement

The counterclockwise movement of the hands is powered by a very special Raketa automatic movement (2615R). The engineers of the Raketa Watch Factory inverted the movement of the hands by changing the construction of the 2 most important parts of the mechanical movement: the mainspring barrel and the escapement! This engineering feat could only be accomplished because Raketa produces in-house 100% of these parts.

A watch that is true to Raketa’s DNA 

By following the movement in the Solar System, this watch underlines the link between Raketa and the Cosmos: the brand Raketa (which means “Space Rocket” in Russian) was created in 1961 in honour of the first manned flight in space by the Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin. Since then, Raketa’s designers and engineers were always inspired by space and regularly made watches for cosmonauts and watches celebrating the Solar System. 

Price

This edition is limited to 500 watches with a price of 1500 Euros (without VAT). All Raketa watches are delivered worldwide by DHL free of charge.

The specifications:

Factory:Raketa Watch Factory (Saint-Petersburg)
Movement:
Calibre:2615R
Functions:Automatic with reverse direction of hands
Number of jewels:24
Testing positions:4
Average rate (s/d):-10+20
Average running time (h):40
Frequency/hour:18.000 / 2.5Hz
Bi-directional automatic winding:Yes
Stopper of self-winding unit activated during manual winding:Yes
Decoration:Nanocoating
Neva waves
Print
Case:
Material:Stainless steel
Diameter:40,5 mm
Length (lug to lug):45 mm
Front glass:Sapphire 
Back glass:Mineral 
Rotating bezel:No 
Water resistance:5 ATM
Hands:Superluminova
Dial:Superluminova
Strap/bracelet:
Material:Genuine leather 
Width:22 mm
Sex:Unisex
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Raketa Watches Russia Launch Model Dedicated to Love

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RAKETA BIG LOVE
Everything starts with love!

To mark the International Women’s Day on 8th March, Raketa releases a watch for ladies dedicated to the most beautiful feeling: Love.

Raketa “Big Love” offers a new interpretation of femininity. A watch as a mood, as a feeling, as love.

This model symbolizes the essence of Raketa’s “Big Zero” model: everything starts from 0. The hands of Raketa “Big Love” turn in a circle designating the word “LOVE” and each time the hour hand passes by the big “0” (or in this case the big letter “O”) everything restarts with LOVE!

The dial of Raketa “Big Love” embodies a minimalist design which is nevertheless full of feelings: a black and white dial with big letters L, O, V, E, crowned with the letter “O” (or with a zero – as you prefer).

With its classic black and white dial design and its four different color leather straps, Raketa “Big Love”  will match any style and mood. The white, bright reddish-orange as well as pastel shades of pink and blue straps will emphasize your personality in both casual and classic styles. The quick-change strap system allows you to easily change the straps depending on your current outfit or mood.

Through the case-back of the watch, you can see the beautifully decorated Raketa automatic movement, fully manufactured in Saint-Petersburg by the Raketa Watch Factory.

Raketa “Big Love” is produced this year in a limited quantity of 200 models. 

The price

The cost of the watch is 1333 EUR (without VAT) $1,413 USD / $1,906 CAD. For the comfort of customers, Raketa watches are delivered worldwide free of charge by DHL directly up to the front door.

Specifications

Factory:Raketa Watch Factory (Saint-Petersburg)
Movement:
Calibre:2615
Functions:Automatic
Number of jewels:24
Testing positions:4
Average rate (s/d):-10+20
Average running time (h):40
Frequency/hour:18.000 / 2.5Hz
Bi-directional automatic windingYes
Stopper of self-winding unit activated during manual winding:Yes 
Decoration:Laser engraving
Neva wavesRed rotor
Case:
Material:Stainless steel
Size:40 mm
Front glass:Sapphire 
Back glass:Mineral 
Crown:Ruby stone ​​inside the crown
Water resistance:10 АТМ
Strap/bracelet:
Material:Genuine leather
Width:20 mm
Sex:Unisex
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RAKETA BIG LOVE


Tout commence par l’amour !

En l’honneur de la Journée internationale des femmes, le 8 mars, la Manufacture horlogère Raketa propose le modèle Raketa “Big Love”, une montre pour dames dédiée au plus beau sentiment qui soit : l’amour.

Raketa “Big Love” est une nouvelle interprétation de la féminité. Une montre comme un état d’esprit, comme un sentiment, comme l’amour.

Ce modèle reprend le concept de Raketa “Big Zero” : tout part de zéro. Les aiguilles tournent autour du cadran en indiquant le mot “LOVE” et à chaque fois que l’aiguille des heures passe par le grand « 0 » (ou dans ce cas la grande lettre « O ») tout recommence par l’amour – par LOVE !

Le cadran de Raketa “Big Love” est inspiré de l’esthétique classique du minimalisme, tout en étant imprégné de sentiment : noir et blanc, avec les grandes lettres L, O, V, E, et  couronné d’un zéro (ou de la lettre “O” – à vous de choisir). 

La montre Raketa “Big Love” s’acorde avec tous les styles et toutes les humeurs grâce à son cadran classique noir et blanc et à ses quatre bracelets de couleurs différentes. Leurs tons – blanc, rouge-orange vif et pastel rose et bleu -, mettront en valeur votre personnalité, que vous adoptiez un style décontracté ou plus classique. Tous les bracelets sont munis d’un système “quick change” qui vous permet de facilement les changer en fonction de votre tenue ou de votre humeur du moment.

Le fond de la montre laisse voir le mouvement automatique Raketa minutieusement décoré et entièrement fabriqué à la Manufacture horlogère Raketa à Saint-Pétersbourg.

La montre Raketa “Big Love” est produite cette année en quantité limitée à 200 modèles. 

Prix

Le prix est de 1333 Euros (hors TVA). Pour le confort de nos clients, les montres sont livrées gratuitement jusqu’à leur porte par DHL.

Spécifications

Manufacture :Manufacture de montres Raketa (Saint-Pétersbourg)
Mouvement :
Calibre:2615
Fonctions :Automatique
Nombre de rubis :24
Positions de reglages :4
Marche moyenne (s/j) :-10+20
Réserve de marche moyenne (h) :40
Fréquence/heure :18.000 / 2.5Hz
Remontage automatique bidirectionnel :Oui 
Système de débrayage du module automatique lors du remontage manuel:Oui
Décoration :Gravage laserCôtes de NevaMasse oscillante rouge
Boitier :
Matériau :Acier inoxydable 
Diamètre :40 mm
Glace côté cadran :Sapphire 
Glace arrière :Minéral 
Couronne :Rubis à l’intérieur de la couronne
Etanchéité :10 АТМ
Bracelet :
Matériau :Cuir véritable
Largeur :20 mm
Sexe :Unisexe 
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Celeb Canada 150th Anniversary With Limited Edn Raymond Weil Timepiece

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Celebrate Canada’s 150th Anniversary with this Limited Edition RAYMOND WEIL freelancer timepiece.

This automatic stainless steel collection of 150 numbered units is highlighted by a black dial featuring the patriotic maple leaf. The black ceramic unidirectional bezel features red and white accents, and the caseback is engraved with the Canada150 logo and date. A work of beauty and precision. Recommended. For the Silo, Jarrod Barker.

Retail: $2,150 CAD

for more information contact: marketingdirector@thesilo.ca