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Azimuth Xtreme-1 Collection
March 11, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Azimuth and Mexican explorer Fernando Alberto Lozano Andrade have collaborated to create the new Xtreme-1 series of three watches: the Sea Hum GMT, Sea Hum 3TZ, and the Deep Diver. Fernando has previously climbed two volcanos: 19,400 foot Licancabur in Chile-Bolivia, and 16,500 foot Popocatepetl in Mexico. This year he will climb the 22,608 foot Ojos del Salado volcano on the Argentina-Chile … [Read more...]
Jaeger-LeCoultre Online Auction Benefits UNESCO World Heritage Site
March 10, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Jaeger-LeCoultre presents its second online auction, taking place from March 18, 2010, to benefit the UNESCO World Heritage Center. This year, the Manufacture is offering an iconic and unique timepiece: one of the two vintage 1958 Geophysic Chronometers Model E168 tested by professional climber Stephane Schaffter and his team during their recent Geophysic Expedition to the Himalayas. … [Read more...]
12 Faces of Time Book Signing At Baselworld
March 10, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Author Elizabeth Doerr and photographer Ralf Baumgarten will be signing copies of Doerr's new book Twelve Faces of Time during Baselworld. Joining them will be 11 of the watchmakers featured in the book: Philippe Dufour, Vianney Halter, Felix Baumgartner, Thomas Prescher, Volker Vyskocil, Paul Gerber, Beat Haldimann, Dr. Ludwig Oechslin, Kari Voutilainen, Roger Smith, and François-Paul Journe. … [Read more...]
H. Moser Perpetual 1 Takes Top Award
March 10, 2010 By Leave a Comment
H. Moser's Perpetual 1 collected one of Germany's most prestigious awards when more than 10,000 enthusiasts voted it the winner of the Goldene Unruh (Golden Balance) in the category for watches priced above 25,000 euros. The award is presented by WatchTime's sister publication Uhren Magazin in partnership with the popular German magazine Focus. Ten watches in each of 5 price categories are … [Read more...]
IWC and Parmigiani Go To The Oscars
March 9, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Top Hollywood celebrities wore IWCs as they made their way down the famous red carpet Sunday night. Taylor Lautner wore the Portuguese Chrono Automatic, Quentin Tarantino wore the Big Pilot, and Robin Williams wore the Pilot’s Mark XVI. Parmigiani Fleurier once again co-sponsored Sony Pictures Classics’ pre-Oscar celebration in Beverly Hills on Saturday night. Guests included Best Actress … [Read more...]
Jon Omer to Head DeWitt North America
March 8, 2010 By Leave a Comment
DeWitt has announced that Jon Omer has joined the company and that he will lead all DeWitt activities in North America, including Mexico and the Caribbean. Prior to joining DeWitt, Mr. Omer served as vice president at Harry Winston where he reorganized distribution and grew sales. Mr. Omer also oversaw Bulgari's growth in North America for more than 10 years. Mr. Omer is Chairman of the American … [Read more...]
Breitling for Bentley Masterpiece: A Tribute to “W.O.”
March 8, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Each year, Breitling creates a unique piece named Bentley Masterpiece: a mechanical magnum opus combining tradition, performances and the finest craftsmanship. This year at Baselworld, Breitling will unveil its new, one-of-a-kind Grande Complication pocket watch dedicated to the Bentley's founder. The 2010 Masterpiece combines two sophisticated complications: a perpetual calendar displaying the … [Read more...]
TIME TEST: Signed, Sealed, Delivered
March 7, 2010 By Leave a Comment
How much do you know about the various quality seals and certificates awarded to watch movements these days? Find out by taking the WatchTime test. As always, the answers appear at the bottom. … [Read more...]
Awards Keep Coming for Lange Zeitwerk
March 5, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The members at TimeZone.com have voted the Lange Zeitwerk "Watch of the Year". About 800 watch enthusiasts took part in the poll. This is the Zeitwerk's ninth award since May, 2009. Last week, Lange's latest iconic model took second prize in the category “Watches over 25,000 Euro” in Germany’s “Goldene Unruh” (Golden Balance) awards given by WatchTime's sister publication Uhren Magazin … [Read more...]
Hublot Announces New U.S. and Latin America President
March 5, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Hublot has announced the appointment of Beatrice de Quervain Blanchard as U.S. President. De Quervain Blanchard will join Hublot CEO Jean-Claude Biver and Managing Director Ricardo Guadalupe to oversee the U.S. expansion strategy. At Hublot, de Quervain Blanchard will focus on gaining market share through a diverse marketing program that will include the opening of new boutique stores, a strong … [Read more...]
Montblanc TimeWalker Dual Carbon Chronograph
March 5, 2010 By 1 Comment
Montblanc combines two of the hottest case materials - DLC and red gold - to create the TimeWalker Dual Carbon Chronograph. If you don't know, DLC stands for diamond-like carbon, and it produces an extremely corrosion-resistant coating with a hardness of 3,000 Vickers. By way of comparison, steel has a hardness of 230 Vickers. And Montblanc does not stop there. … [Read more...]
Holition: Try on 3D Virtual Watches at Home
March 4, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Holition is launching the second generation of their real-time 3D virtual reality application that lets you "try on" virtual watches at home using a computer with a web cam. With Holition, your computer monitor looks like a mirror in which you can see yourself with the watch on your wrist. As you move, your image and the virtual watch move with you in real time. You can view a demo video on the … [Read more...]
JeanRichard Aquascope
March 3, 2010 By Leave a Comment
JeanRichard's new Aquascope embodies the essence of 1960s design. Its round dial and curvaceous tonneau case instantly take you back to the decade of mini skirts and bell bottoms, when the desire for bold personal expression drove art, fashion and design into new frontiers. This modern Aquascope retains the original's monoblock case protecting dual crowns, and it houses JeanRichard's in-house … [Read more...]
Antiquorum Auctioneers, New York City
March 2, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Antiquorum Spring Sale of collector wristwatches and pocket watches, New York City. Read more at the official Antiquorum website. … [Read more...]
New Tutima DI300 Diver’s Watch With PVD Coating
March 2, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Tutima presents the automatic winding DI300 diver's watch in titanium with PVD coating. The two-tone rotating bezel secures a sapphire crystal. The chip-proof PVD coating is nearly as hard as ceramic. The DI300 is water resistant to 1000 feet. The MSRP is $1,700. … [Read more...]
The Man Behind the Brand: George Graham
March 1, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Sixteen years ago, two young men born and raised in the Swiss watch town of La Chaux-de-Fonds and working in the watch industry teamed up with the notion of getting their own watch brand. The question confronting Eric Loth and Pierre-André Finazzi was which brand? The Swiss names they wanted, they couldn’t afford. The French brands they could afford, they didn’t want. … [Read more...]
Girard-Perregaux 1966 Annual Calendar and Equation of Time
March 1, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The La Chaux-de-Fonds Manufacture has unveiled a white gold version of the annual calendar and equation of time from its Girard-Perregaux 1966 collection. This model incorporates a useful annual calendar that takes account of the lengths of the months, save February. Also on board is an equation of time, indicating the difference between the true solar time and the mean time, or meridian time. … [Read more...]
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