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Concord C1 Eternal Gravity

Concord might have dubbed this unique piece the Time Warp. Just looking at it transports me back a few years to those giddy days of carefree spending. I’m going to go out on a limb and guess that the $1.2 million C1 Eternal Gravity was not created with the U.S. market in mind. As we...

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May 20, 2010 by WatchTime

Audemars Piguet “Time to Give” Auction

Audemars Piguet teamed with A-List celebrities to raise funds for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS at the “Time to Give” auction in New York City. The event is a collaboration between AP and the Tony Awards. The highlight of the evening was a live auction of 13 celebrity-autographed timepieces. Signatures from Meryl Streep, Vanessa Williams, Hugh...

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May 19, 2010 by WatchTime

Aston Martin V12 Vantage Confirmed for the Americas

Aston Martin has confirmed that in response to strong customer demand, the V12 Vantage – the most potent production sports car in the marque’s 96-year history – will be made available in North and South America beginning later this year. Based on the successful V8 Vantage, the V12 Vantage features a 6.0 liter V12 engine...

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May 18, 2010 by WatchTime

Linde Werdelin SpidoLite SA Skeleton Dial

Launched in 2006 by Morten Linde and Jorn Werdelin, Linde Werdelin watches bring together Swiss watchmaking and innovative Danish design and technology. The company specializes in producing small watch series between 22 and 222 pieces for each model. For 2010 Linde Werdelin is launching a new series called SpidoLite, one version of which offers something...

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May 18, 2010 by WatchTime

Girard-Perregaux 35th Anniversary Laureato Quartz

2010 marks a double anniversary for Girard-Perregaux: 35 years of the Laureato collection and 40 years since its first quartz wristwatches. The Manufacture played an important role in the development of quartz movements; it set the frequency of 32,768 Hz, since adopted by all manufacturers as the universal standard. The Story of Quartz at...

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May 18, 2010 by WatchTime

Auction Round-up: Historical Resurgence

The spring auction season has come to an end and in the horological collecting world as in the world at large, the flight to quality assets and the ascendance of Asia are dominant themes. As the price of gold climbs, so too do auction prices for the best pieces: rare Patek Philippe timepieces, especially vintage...

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May 18, 2010 by WatchTime

Christie’s Geneva Sale Realizes Over $21 Million

Christie’s Geneva sale of important watches generated an impressive $21,099,940, far exceeding the pre-sale high estimate of about $15.8 million. Nearly 370 watches were offered with 96% selling by value and by lot. The sale included “A Connoisseur’s Vision, Part II”, and along with the “Connoisseur’s Vision Part I” group offered this past November, the...

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May 17, 2010 by WatchTime

Carl F. Bucherer and CEO Thomas Morf Part Ways

Swiss manufacturer Carl F. Bucherer, creator of the CFB A1000 movement with peripheral winding rotor, announced Friday that the company and CEO Thomas Morf will part ways with immediate effect. No reasons were given for the departure. Bucherer Group will continue with development and expansion of the Carl F. Bucherer brand.

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May 17, 2010 by WatchTime

Time Test: French Twist

Watchmaking has its own mini-language: a set of French terms with specific horological definitions. Match the following words with their meanings. The answers appear at the bottom in the form of 3-C, 5-G, etc. (To find out how to pronounce these words, see Part 2 of our Pronunciation Guide in the WatchTime.com “Reference Center” section.)

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May 16, 2010 by Norma Buchanan

Ladoire Roller Guardian Time – The UFO of Watchmaking?

Lionel Ladoire launched his eponymous company in 2007 and his first timepiece is an audacious effort. He refers to it as the UFO of watchmaking, and the company’s press materials acknowledge that this piece leaves no one indifferent. It may not come as a surprise that Ladoire is a surfer and a rock drummer as...

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May 14, 2010 by WatchTime

Antiquorum’s Geneva Sale Achieves Over SFr.6.3 Million

Antiquorum’s last Geneva sale of the Spring season, “Collecting Modern & Vintage Timepieces”, held at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel this weekend past, achieved CHF 6’327’428, with 84% of the 500 lots being sold. The sale saw strong in-room presence and lively telephone and Internet bidding, with international participation including bidders from France, Germany, Switzerland, USA...

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May 13, 2010 by WatchTime

Equipe Watches Rallies with duPont Registry at Barrett-Jackson Auctions

Equipe is a new, automotive-inspired watch brand with series bearing names such as Dash, Big Block, Hemi and Ball Joint. Born in Detroit, Equipe Watches are geared for those who are passionate about cars and want to wear that passion on their wrist. The brand’s latest marketing venture will make the watches available in the...

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May 13, 2010 by WatchTime

Breguet Manuscript Brings Over $2 Million at Patrizzi Auction

Patrizzi & Co. sold a manuscript by Abraham-Louis Breguet for a record 2.3 million Swiss Francs (approx. $2,078,000) on Friday, May 7, in Geneva. Nicolas G. Hayek, president and CEO of Montres Breguet S.A. purchased the 354-page document on behalf of the Breguet Museum in Paris. Dictated by Breguet to his assistant over the last...

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May 12, 2010 by WatchTime

Sotheby’s Geneva Sale Generates Over $6 Million

Sotheby’s May 9 Geneva sale saw international collectors out in force, staking their claim both for big brands and, even more noticeably, for rare and historic timepieces. In total, the sale realized $6,338,588, well within pre-sale expectations. 53% of the lots sold achieved prices in excess of high estimate, with sell through rates of 78.4%...

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May 11, 2010 by WatchTime

Union Glashütte Belisar GMT

Union Glashütte introduces the newest member of the Belisar family. The new 41mm GMT joins the Chronograph, Power Reserve and Big Date models. The dial is a paradigm of clarity with the second time zone indicated by a 24-hour hand distinguished by its signal-red tip. The GMT hand points to an outer, beveled dial ring....

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May 10, 2010 by WatchTime

Tissot Lets You Try on Virtual Watches in Real Time 3D

Tissot has added 3D augmented reality technology to its website, allowing visitors to try on virtual watches in 3D and to interact with features on the brand’s pioneering Touch collection. When visitors hold their wrist in front of their webcam, they see themselves “wearing” virtual 3D watches in real time. 28 watch variations from the...

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May 6, 2010 by WatchTime

Antiquorum’s May 8-9 Geneva Auction Offers Many Delights

Antiquorum’s Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, Pocket Watches, & Clocks Auction, to be held on Saturday and Sunday May 8 and 9 at the Mandarin Oriental Geneva, will offer more than 450 selected vintage and modern timepieces for sale. Top items include a Patek Philippe 10 Day Tourbillon, an Audemars Piguet Cabinet No. 2, the Jaeger-LeCoultre Gyrotourbillon...

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May 5, 2010 by WatchTime

Renovated Omega Museum in Biel Reopens

The Omega Museum in Biel reopened on May 3, following several months of renovation. Originally opened in January, 1984, the museum is the oldest dedicated to a single watch brand. Located just opposite Omega’s headquarters in Biel, it features items representing the brand’s entire history, from Louis Brandt’s 160-year-old watchmaker’s bench to the Olympics, moon...

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May 4, 2010 by WatchTime

Audemars Piguet Adds Anthony Kim and Rory McIlroy as Golf Ambassadors

Audemars Piguet announces the addition of PGA golfer Anthony Kim and European PGA golfer Rory McIlroy as the Company’s newest brand ambassadors. Kim and McIlroy join the AP Golf Ambassador Team which already includes Darren Clarke, Nick Faldo, Miguel Angel Jiménez, Graeme McDowell, Rocco Mediate, Morgan Pressel, Vijay Singh, DJ Trahan, and Lee Westwood, among...

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May 3, 2010 by WatchTime

RGM Launches the First USA Series-Made Tourbillon

RGM Watch Company announces the launch of America’s first serially-produced tourbillon movement, the Caliber MM 2 “Pennsylvania Tourbillon”. The company’s new flagship mechanical movement will be produced by hand at its Lancaster, Pennsylvania facility and it will power a small, numbered series of watches available both as a standard model and as custom-ordered pieces.

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Apr 30, 2010 by WatchTime