Chronoswiss Timemaster Spring

Chronoswiss Timemaster Spring

Chronoswiss announces their newest addition to the Timemaster series, the Timemaster Spring. This timepiece offers a distinctive style with its bright white dial and exclusive light green super luminova C 1.5 markers which allow the dial to glow brightly in the dark. The bezel is fitted with 60 top cut, top wesselton VVSI diamonds. The Chronoswiss Caliber C.128 with hour, minute, second and date … [Read more...]

Bell & Ross BR 01 Airborne One for Only Watch

Bell & Ross Airborne One

The Bell & Ross BR 01 Instrument started with a simple idea: turn a cockpit instrument panel clock into a wristwatch. Now available in a number of versions and materials, the BR 01 Instrument watch has become popular with collectors. For Only Watch 2009, Bell & Ross has created a unique version of the new Airborne Talisman watch called the BR 01 Airborne One. … [Read more...]

Luminox Announces F-22 Raptor

Luminox F-22 Raptor

Luminox, makers of watches known for their glow, introduces the F-22 Raptor Chronograph 9200, a new model in the Lockheed Martin series. The F-22 Raptor timepiece case is made from titanium. The watch features aircraft-inspired styling cues: the numbers, colors and style follow the Raptor's instrument panel, and an image of the fighter jet is engraved on the caseback. … [Read more...]

Concord C1 Biretrograde Limited Editions

Concord C1 Biretrograde

Concord has released new limited edition models in the C1 line featuring retrograde day and date displays. The 44mm x 14.6mm case is available in 18K rose gold (150 pieces) and platinum (50 pieces). The day display is located at 7 o'clock, and the date at 4 o'clock. The automatic movement is a Concord C101 by La Joux-Perret offering a 42 hour power reserve. Below the 3.3mm thick anti-glare … [Read more...]

Patrizzi & Co. Auction, Geneva

Patrizzi & Co. will auction watchmaking masterpieces. … [Read more...]

Patrizzi & Co. Auction, New York

Patrizzi & Co. will auction important pocket watches, vintage and modern wristwatches. … [Read more...]

Unique Patek Philippe Ref. 5106 for Only Watch

Patek Philippe Ref. 5106

For Only Watch 2009, Patek Philippe has created a unique Ref. 5106 by adding a date display and other special features to the Celestial Ref. 5102. This one-of-a-kind piece is crafted in rose gold with a special guilloché pattern on the 22k rose gold bezel. The soft 22k gold allowed the unique guilloché pattern to be applied with a special hand tool created just for this watch. … [Read more...]

TAG Heuer Launches Customer Service Web Site

Tag Heuer Web Site

TAG Heuer has launched a new comprehensive customer service website. The intuitively-designed site provides owners with a variety of important information about their timepiece, including care and use issues such as winding, cleaning, and use in water. The site also contains warranty and service information, describing in detail the operations that are performed when a watch is sent in for … [Read more...]

Inside Basel/Geneva San Francisco, page 3

Inside Basel/Geneva 2009

In this final section of the photo essay, we look at a few of the many watches that were on display at Inside Basel/Geneva 2009 San Francisco, and Jeff's presentation gets under way... … [Read more...]

Scenes from Inside Basel/Geneva ’09 San Francisco

Inside Basel/Geneva

The Inside Basel/Geneva 2009 series launched with a bang on Tuesday June 23 at the elegant City Club in the heart of San Francisco's financial district. Sponsors Lange, IWC, Vacheron Constantin, Piaget, Carl F. Bucherer and Montblanc displayed their newest timepieces, and Antiquorum’s Charles Tearle presented a collection of watches that will be offered at upcoming auctions. Guests came from as … [Read more...]

Inside Basel/Geneva San Francisco, page 2

IBG SF 09 page 2

In this section of the photo essay, we go along with guests at Inside Basel/Geneva 2009 in San Francisco as they visit the manufacturers' tables to meet the reps and to see and try on the latest watches from Basel and Geneva. … [Read more...]

Tutima Grand Classic: Tougher Than Steel

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For more than 70 years, Tutima has been producing professional chronographs. Their timepieces have earned the trust of NATO pilots. For 2009, Tutima introduces the the Grand Classic sports watch and chronograph. These watches are produced using special hardened steel. Unlike conventional hardening processes, Tutima uses a unique method which takes several days to complete and that allows the … [Read more...]

Audemars Piguet Jules Audemars Chronograph

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The first automatic winding chronograph in the Jules Audemars collection wears 1920s inspiration on the outside, but it is thoroughly up to date on the inside. The numerals on the dial and the pear hands give the watch a strong, classic look. Under the dial ticks the new caliber 3124/3841, based on a new generation of Audemars Piguet manufacture movements. The 41mm case is available in 18k white … [Read more...]

TW Steel Launches Value-Priced Icon Line

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A big watch need not have a big price. TW Steel has announced the launch of their new entry-level "Icon" line. The collection features white-dial models TW620 (45mm) and TW621 (50mm), and black dial versions TW622 (45mm) and TW623 (50mm). Each watch displays hours, minutes and seconds via centrally-mounted hands, along with the date at 3. Prices start at €149 or $240. All models are powered by … [Read more...]