Most Popular

2
votes

Louis Moinet Twintech

May 13, 2008
The Twintech watch uses the Louis Moinet twin barrel movement and has a 120-hour power reserve. It has a power reserve indicator and retrograde date.  read more

2
votes

New Ultra Resistance Casio G-Shock Watch Announced

Apr 18, 2008
The Casio G-Shock MR-G (MRG-7100BJ) features a radio controlled chronograph and solar dial. The Case and the Band are made from Titanium and the surface is double hardened.  read more

2
votes

Eterna's Flip Wristwatch

Apr 14, 2008
This is a sharp new watch from Eterna. It is a 46MM equipped with a ETA 2897.  read more

2
votes

Porsche Design Worldtimer P'6750 by ETERNA

Apr 14, 2008
Here is the Black PVD Coated Titanium Worldtimer made by Eterna for Porsche Design. The latest timepiece from Porsche Design displays the time in two different time zones simultaneously.  read more

2
votes

Eterna enhances its design expertise

Apr 14, 2008
The Eterna company, based in Grenchen, has been making high quality mechanical watches since 1956. In its long history, the company has been a pioneer of the watchmaking art with a great many significant developments.  read more

2
votes

Marie-Antoinette and Breguet, the greatest watchmaking mystery of all time

Mar 27, 2008
The famed Marie-Antoinette watch, completed by Breguet in 1827 and stolen from the L.A. Mayer Museum of Islamic Art in 1983, may well have reappeared on November 12th this year, as if by magic, in the hands of a Tel Aviv watchmaker.

It took a full forty-four years to complete the watch, proof indeed that it is a work of art. This stunning piece features the greatest watchmaking complications known at that time.  read more

2
votes

MONTRES ‘PLUME’ by Breguet

Mar 27, 2008
18-carat white gold haute joaillerie watch equipped with a self-winding movement with a 950 platinum hand-guillochéd rotor. 18-carat gold silvered dial with natural mother-of-pearl overlay, off-centred chapter ring with Breguet Arabic numerals and 322 emeralds (7.71 carats) and 1,193 diamonds (TW-VVS - 33.85 carats) on the case and bracelet.
 read more

2
votes

Malte Power Reserve & Date

Feb 22, 2008
With the exceptional finishing that is the hallmark of traditional watchmaking craftsmanship, the Malte Power Reserve & Date houses Vacheron Constantins new manual-wound 1420 movement. Stamped with the prestigious Geneva hallmark, this movement belongs to the latest generation of movements designed and developed by the Geneva-based manufacture.  read more

2
votes

Contemporary Patrimony bi-retrograde day-date

Feb 22, 2008
Recognised as the ultimate expression of modern horological classicism, the Contemporary Patrimony line powerfully affirms this refined kind of styling, which has become the Vacheron Constantin hallmark. The lines latest addition, the Contemporary Patrimony bi-retrograde day-date, is, moreover, a very discreet expression of the essence of the Geneva manufacture: a watchmaking savoir-faire patiently acquired over 250 years of uninterrupted activity.  read more

2
votes

When time takes the face of humankind

Feb 22, 2008
With its Metiers d'Art "Les Masques" collection, Vacheron Constantin shows those who may have doubted that an advanced age is not synonymous with inertia. The first four masks, issued as a limited edition of 25 each, already reveal the spirit of a collection that will lend itself to four new masks a year for three years.  read more

2
votes

The emperor's new clocks

Feb 22, 2008
The situation improved after 1820 when Vacheron Constantin began to do business with the Empire of the Middle, supplying the Court with elaborately decorated pieces. It was also around this time that Edouard Bovet moved to Canton and set up a business there.  read more

2
votes

Does anybody need a new watch brand? Marketing challenges for new watch brands

Feb 22, 2008
"Distributors and retailers see so many new brands that they often don't feel comfortable with them anymore," says François Candolfi, CEO, Volna. "There might have been ten new brands last year alone. You can no longer just have a good product ..  read more

2
votes

US Jewelers see uptick in sales since Black Friday

Feb 22, 2008
Rolex and TAG Heuer continue to be super-strong," he said. Anshus said his best business occurs the last two weeks before Christmas, crediting it to consumers first heading to the malls, then flocking to smaller, independent stores to meet their needs  read more

2
votes

“Strength & Beauty Embodied by Avant-Garde Women”

Feb 22, 2008
Whether confirmed stars or those in the making, they have contributed their time, their reputation and their creativity without any remuneration, in order to bring this TAG Heuer project to fruition. For many years, TAG Heuer has demonstrated its keen interest in photography.  read more

2
votes

TAG Heuer Ambassador Uma Thurman is named "Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres"

Feb 22, 2008
Hollywood superstar and TAG Heuer Ambassador Uma Thurman, the glamorous star of Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill 1/2, and the just-released Prime, has been knighted “Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres,” France’s highest cultural distinction.  read more

2
votes

When the computer joins the mechanical watch

Feb 22, 2008
The result of the passion and energy of two young entrepreneurs, Jorn Werdelin, the financier and Morten Linde, the designer (he also worked for TAG Heuer, Georg Jensen, Mexx and Bang and Olufsen), the Linde Werdelin brand, located in London is opening a truly innovative and exciting niche in the world of timekeeping. Prices of the Biformeter begin at 4,400 CHF for the steel version and climb to 9,500 CHF for the gold model.  read more

2
votes

Dream machines driven by generous hearts

Feb 22, 2008
Jay Kay and Jean-Christophe Babin, President and CEO of TAG HeuerThe ‘Dream machines driven by generous hearts’ project comes as an obvious match for TAG Heuer as the company is renowned for its connection with the world of motor racing. The brand was already developing chronographs for sports car dashboards at the beginning of the 20th century, it was the first brand to partner with racing drivers, the first brand to partner with a Formula One team and it was the first to crack and master the time barrier, creating chronographs with a precision of 1/10th, 1/100th and now 1/1000th of a second.  read more

2
votes

Cool Tag Heuer Ladies Watch

Feb 22, 2008
It reminds me ice, what about you? One more thing I want to tell you: I perceive it not only as a watch but as a beautiful and stylish bracelet. But if you are so impressed by this Diamond Fiction TAG HEUER watch that you're going to buy it, you should know that their price is about 120 000 dollars.  read more

2
votes

Jaeger-LeCoultre - Master Eight Days Perpetual SQ

Feb 21, 2008
Filed under ComplicationsThe mechanically-wound Jaeger-LeCoultre Calibre 876SQ is crafted and decorated entirely by hand. Creating such a skeletonised movement calls for over two months of relentless work.  read more

2
votes

Jaeger-LeCoultre - Joaillerie 101 Etrier

Feb 21, 2008
Both are creations of unparalleled distinction which illustrate Jaeger-LeCoultre's ability to combine classic formality and contemporary chic.As befits their prestigious heritage, the Joaillerie 101 Etrier will remain a watch for great occasions.  read more








© InfoNIAC.com 2007   All Rights Reserved