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Panerai Radiomir Oro Rosa 42 mm - A part of a History

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:37:33 -0500

A new Panerai model 2010 Radiomir Oro Rosa 42 mm is this year released model, which has already managed to become a part of Officine Panerai's history. Radiomir Oro Rosa 42 mm features the unique design of an icon in luxury and at the same time sport watches.

The model fits the new mechanical movement the P.999, designed and produced at the Neuchatel manufacture.

F.P. Journe China 2010 Tourbillon Souverain Special Edition - Tribute to the East

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:41:26 -0500

As a tribute to its Chinese customers and the desire to show how much F.P. Journe appreciates their business the high-end luxury watch brand has released F.P. Journe China 2010 Tourbillon Souverain Special Edition - five exclusive watch models.

This fact also reflects the recent opening of the sixth brand boutique in the Yintaï Center in Beijing. And it is not surprising as more and more horology houses and high-end brands are opening up shops in China's wealthier regions. So F.P. Journe is not the exception.

Among the main reason for that tendency I can name the peculiarity of the Chinese customers who seem to take brands with their own stores more serious, as opposed to others which are only placed in third-party stores.

Tissot T-Race Nicky Hayden 2010 - Limited Edition

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 07:11:15 -0500

Some watch brands follow things like Formula 1 and other types of motor sports racings that people in the US don't really pay attention to. But Tissot's aim is to be associated with the racing circuit in America.

The horology house of Tissot has been partnered with NASCAR, showing itself quite interested in racing events that Americans might actually be watching. Of course this is not only the mere desire to keep fit. In watch world it is rather profitability. In another words "to be associated with popular sport, is to enjoy increased sales."

So for this year motorcycle race Tissot presents it’s newest version of the Tissot T-Race Nicky Hayden 2010 Limited edition of 4999 pieces.

Watches in Movies part 3

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 19:39:16 -0500

We have good news for the real movie buffs! The new piping hot part of Watches in Movies article is ready. In this part we would acquaint with the much talked-of films of 2009-2010 and famous brand watches, which played roles in these films. Also you can see the Watches in movies part 2 and Watches in movies part 1.

Avatar (2009)

Casio Pathfinder PAW-1300G-1V
And at last, see Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) and his Casio Pathfinder PAW-1300G-1V. It reminds me the gauntlet thrown down to Colonel Miles, so similar are the models.

Horological Machine No4 by MB F Thunderbolt - Thunderbolt In Action

Fri, 09 Jul 2010 11:46:59 -0500

Here it comes, the most anticipated watch on the planet - Horological Machine No4 Thunderbolt by MB&F, going to cost $158,000 when available later this year.

Horological Machine No4 Thunderbolt by MB&F the one and only in the world is the aviation-inspired timepiece. This svelte aerodynamic form of the HM No4 by MB&F's envelope made of titanium and sapphire has its roots in Maximilian Büsser's childhood passion for assembling model plane kits with the watches.

The wonderful transparent sapphire section of the case required more then 100 hours of polishing and machining to create a complex, exquisitely curved panel allowing the light to come in and the beauty of the Horological Machine No4 Thunderbolt engine to stand out.

Piaget Polo Tourbillon Relatif Chronograph - In the Jazz Beat

Sun, 06 Jun 2010 18:02:13 -0500

SIHH 2010 saw the Piaget latest timepiece - the Piaget Polo Tourbillon Relatif Chronograph. The watch is a limited edition of 1 piece only.

Piaget Polo Tourbillon Relatif Chronograph fills up the Piaget Limelight Jazz Party series, presenting watches and jewelry in different rhythms, like the cold, warm and wild rhythms displaying jazz's music worldwide.

Jazz Party Series is a new Piaget's collection created in 2010. In such an extravagant manner, the Piaget Polo Tourbillon Relatif Chronograph pays tribute to the time-honored jazz music. The melody of an improvisation from the lazy blues coming from the new Piaget Polo Tourbillon Relatif expresses Piaget's unique artistic thought with no doubt.

But Piaget's jazz gets complicated. Hours, indicated by a central disc, became musical notes. The black enamel dial was fashioned like an old vinyl record, while the F-clef was perfect in its role of the figure 9.

The white-gold case in black fits a jazz player on the caseback while musical instruments are spaces on the sides. A manually wound movement of Calibre 608P conducts an orchestra: piano, horn, cello, drums and saxophone, with the help of tourbillon that sets the pace with the regularity of a metronome. The tourbillon carriage at the tip of the minutes hand, seems to be in free flight, as if disconnected from the movement that drives it.

Vacheron Constantin Opens a New Exclusive Boutique in Buenos Aires

Mon, 31 May 2010 18:50:50 -0500

A new exclusive Vacheron Constantin's boutique Petit Palais Espace has been opened recently in Buenos Aires located in the aristocratic neighborhood of Recoleta.

Vacheron Constantin's long-term partners Fabian Guelman, Martin De Leeuw, Miriam Kohen of Simonetta Orsini and the CEO of Vacheron Constantin Juan-Carlos Torres inaugurated the new exclusive showcase - thus the largest of the Swiss Geneva-based manufacture in South America.

A project by Simonetta Orsini - the Petit Palais, a luxurious five story building - was completed December 2009. The history of the building goes back to 1926 presenting the world's finest luxury brands.

Hublot Becomes the Official Timekeeper for FIFA World Cups 2010 and 2014

Mon, 24 May 2010 18:12:05 -0500

Hublot watch company has recently signed one of the most prestigious agreements in its history becoming the Official Timekeeper for the next two FIFA World Cups in 2010 and 2014. Thus the Hublot FIFA World Cup watch is the Official watch of the FIFA World Cups. The limited edition of only 100 pieces resembles the Hublot Classic Fusion and has the FIFA World Cup Trophy on the dial.

The last fact is not accidental. It is the first time in the history of the FIFA World Cup that a horology brand like Hublot becomes the Official FIFA Timekeeper having presence on the substitution board. So in commemoration of this significant event, Hublot is now launching the official licensed Hublot FIFA World Cup watch reflecting the gold of the coveted FIFA World Cup Trophy.

Perrelet Chronograph Big Date Watch Collection 2010 - The Essential Complication

Thu, 20 May 2010 19:06:20 -0500

Can you name the one watch complication that supplements the time and has fared quite as well as the chronograph? I mean equally enhances utility and design.

Known to laymen as the “stopwatch” feature, the Perrelet Chronograph Big Date Watch Collection’s measuring tool endures due to its usefulness as well as style. The secret is in the visual appeal of smaller dials within dials - offering an almost infinite variety of ways to heighten a watch face’s visual appeal.

In its new Perrelet Chronograph Big Date Watch Collection 2010 Perrelet has captured the dual nature of the chronograph - in steel or titanium. For connoisseur a chronograph’s pedigree is in its layout. Perrelet focuses on the classic credibility of the tri-compax subdial arrangement.

IWC Portuguese Regulateur watch - Portuguese line

Mon, 17 May 2010 10:41:19 -0500

One of the watches in IWC's Portuguese line, is the Portuguese Regulateur. The regulator watch design was inspired by early marine chronometers. The precision mechanical timekeeper that is sure to gain great popularity among men is housed in the platinum case with 43 mm in diameter. The platinum models are limited to the edition of 500 pieces, while rose gold or stainless steel ones are to be produced in unlimited number.

It is notable that the timepiece is equipped with the IWC Caliber 98245 that is based upon a prime pocket watch movement. The mechanical mechanism is to be wound by hand. It is beating at 18000 vibrations per hour and provides a considerable power reserve of 46 hours. It celebrates the IWC's history comprising about 140 years in watchmaking. During this period the brand's watchmakers gained great experience in constructing impeccable movements subjecting them to evolution process.