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Adventures in Two-Tone: Rolex Explorer in Yellow Rolesor

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Nautical Sendoff: Patek Philippe Nautilus 5711 in Olive Green

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Hand Wound & History Bound: Breitling Premier Heritage

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Stopwatch Style: Panerai Luminor Chrono Collection

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Zenith Goes Big With Defy Extreme

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Raymond Weil Forms U.S.A. Distribution Company

Raymond Weil Genève has announced the establishment of its own distribution company in the United States, RW USA Corp. This new company marks a transition from the brand’s stewardship in the United States from Benny Shabtai and Seville Watch Corporation, who has led the brand here for over 33 years.

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Nov 1, 2009 by WatchTime

Vacheron Constantin Historiques 1921 Wins Montres Passion Watch of the Year

The Swiss watch magazine Montres Passion selected the Vacheron Constantin Historiques American 1921 as Watch of the Year for 2009. Vacheron also won the award in 2007 for its Patrimony Contemporary Retrograde Date and Day. Vacheron Constantin CEO Juan-Carlos Torres accepted the prize on October 28 at the Geneva Intercontinental Hotel before an audience of...

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Oct 30, 2009 by WatchTime

Patrizzi & Co. Geneva Auction Brings Over $6.2 Million

In the month leading up to the Patrizzi & Co. auction on October 25, more than 3,500 people visited the house’s web site each day to research items included in the sale. On sale day in Geneva, about 60 bidders were present in the auction room and another 45 participated online. 70% of the 253...

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Oct 29, 2009 by WatchTime

Vincent Perriard Appointed CEO of TechnoMarine

Vincent Perriard has been appointed CEO of TechnoMarine. Perriard has held several leadership positions in marketing, product development and general management at brands such as Audemars Piguet, Hamilton (Swatch Group) and most recently as global president at Concord, where the brand was re-launched in 2007 and the C1 Quantum Gravity won the design award at...

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Oct 28, 2009 by WatchTime

IWC Opens Flagship Boutique in Hong Kong

Hong Kong and Schaffhausen may seem worlds apart, but they have something in common: a very special place to view IWC timepieces. IWC’s Flagship Boutique is their fourth Hong Kong location, and the most extravagant, and it may provide a model for future boutiques in key markets. The boutique presents a unique backdrop and offers...

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Oct 27, 2009 by WatchTime

Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean Liquidmetal Limited Edition

Omega has announced the launch of the Seamaster Planet Ocean Liquidmetal in a limited edition of 1948 pieces, in honor of the year the Seamaster was launched. The watch features a ceramic bezel with the numbers and scale made from Liquidmetal, an alloy created by Swatch Group researchers collaborating with Omega’s product development team.

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Oct 26, 2009 by WatchTime

Patek Philippe’s Thierry Stern: Past, Present, Future

WatchTime’s last feature, titled “Executive Sweep”, looked at the number of top watch company executives being replaced as a result of the economic downturn. This new article focuses on a transfer of executive power of a different type altogether. At family-owned Patek Philippe, top executives do not come and go. This story is about the...

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Oct 25, 2009 by WatchTime

Swiss Watch Exports Decline Again, Reaching 2006 Level

The Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry has released Swiss watch export figures for September, 2009, and the downward trend continues. The value of Swiss watch exports fell by 26.1% to 1.1 billion francs. Overall exports are down 25.9% for the first 3 quarters of 2009. Swiss watch exports have now retreated to their 2006...

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Oct 23, 2009 by WatchTime

Alpina Avalanche Extreme Chrono Double Digit

Alpina presents the new 46mm Avalanche Extreme Chrono Double Digit, available in 2 cases: stainless steel and “Full Black” PVD, both with a black PVD bezel. Two dial options are also available: black with red subdials and full matte black. The indexes, including the hours, are double digit. Alpina’s “Extreme” design elements carry over.

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Oct 22, 2009 by WatchTime

Hublot Big Bang Gold for the Holidays

This holiday season, Hublot suggests the Big Bang Gold. The 5N red gold case measures 44.5mm in diameter and features a bezel wearing a vertical satin finish with 6 titanium H-shaped countersunk, polished screws. The anti-reflective sapphire crystal covers a matte black dial with red gold indexes that match the color of the case. The...

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Oct 21, 2009 by WatchTime

UTS 2000M Pacific Horizon Blue Limited Edition

For more than 10 years mechanical engineer Nicolaus Spinner and business partner Stephen Newman have been building quality tool watches for professionals. UTS watches are all exclusive designs, the cases are manufactured in-house, and the watches are hand-assembled near Munich. The 2000M Pacific Horizon Blue will be produced in a limited series of 200 pieces...

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Oct 20, 2009 by WatchTime

Montblanc Teams Up With the Breeders’ Cup

Montblanc has become the exclusive promotional partner in the timing category for the 26th Breeders’ Cup World Championships. The company will present a Montblanc Nicolas Rieussec timepiece to the winning owner of the Breeders’ Cup Ladies’ Classic and Breeders’ Cup Classic in the Winners Circle. Considered thoroughbred racing’s most prestigious global event, this year’s Breeders’...

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Oct 19, 2009 by WatchTime

Cuervo y Sobrinos Opens First Flagship Store in Havana

Cuervo y Sobrinos, the Swiss watch brand with its origins in Havana, is opening a boutique/museum in the central historic district of Havana. CYS will be the first international watch brand to inaugurate its own store on the island of Cuba. “El Reloj Cuervo y Sobrinos” is located in a historic 19th century building opposite...

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Oct 16, 2009 by WatchTime

SIHH Adds Greubel Forsey and Richard Mille

2010 will mark the 20th anniversary of the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie and the Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie, organizer of the SIHH, is pleased to announce the arrival of two new exhibitors. Following a vote by the SIHH Exhibitor Committee, Greubel Forsey and Richard Mille will join the 17 brands which exhibited...

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Oct 15, 2009 by WatchTime

Jaeger-LeCoultre Offers Watchmaking Lessons On Your iPhone

Jaeger-LeCoultre has launched a new iPhone application that aims to share fine watchmaking with the general public. Rather than simply present their collection, the app invites you to look at iconic models from a whole new angle: the perspective of an amateur watchmaker. The application lets you explore the various stages in creating a watch,...

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Oct 14, 2009 by WatchTime

IWC Mark XVI Plays Role in Roland Emmerich Film “2012”

In Roland Emmerich’s new action film “2012”, the end of the Mayan Long Count Calendar brings a global cataclysm that threatens the survival of the human race. John Cusack stars as Jackson Curtis, an IWC owner who uses his Mark XVI pilot’s watch as collateral to secure seats on a small plane, saving himself and...

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Oct 13, 2009 by WatchTime

Richard Mille Diver’s Watch RM028

Richard Mille’s first foray into the dive watch genre was the $495,000, RM025 tourbillon chronograph measuring 50.7mm in diameter and 19.1mm thick. His new RM028 diver is more in tune with the times – a bit smaller and a bit simpler. The RM028 measures 47mm x 14.6mm and it offers hours, minutes, central seconds and...

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Oct 12, 2009 by WatchTime

Executive Sweep

September was a tough month for watch executives, and not just because of the continuing slump in sales. A small army of top executives – three worldwide CEOs, and five U.S. ones – resigned or were fired.

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Oct 12, 2009 by Norma Buchanan

Confrérie Horlogère La Clef du Temps Tourbillon

If you ever wished time could pass more quickly, or more slowly, now it can, at least on your wrist. The Clef du Temps Tourbillon is the brainchild of Mathias Buttet, founder of Confrérie Horlogère. The timepiece incorporates a mechanism that allows the owner to modulate the speed of time or, more precisely, to control...

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Oct 9, 2009 by WatchTime

Thierry Stern Takes Over the Presidency of Patek Philippe

Patek Philippe has officially announced that at the end of August, 2009, Thierry Stern took over the presidency of Patek Philippe SA Geneva and was appointed President of the Board of Directors, taking over from his father Philippe Stern. With this move, Patek Philippe confirms its mission as a family run business that is now...

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Oct 8, 2009 by WatchTime