Jan 25, 2010
The new
Radiomir Composite Marina Militare 8 Giorni - 47 mm watch reflects
Officine Panerai remarkable technological innovation, based on the brand’s rich history.
The case of the new Panerai watch is produced from an innovative material characterized by outstanding durability not influenced by time. The
Panerai composite was born due to an electrochemical process of ceramization of the aluminum. The material is harder than the ceramics usually used by watchmakers for watch cases. It is also harder than steel and titanium. Moreover, it is lighter.
The
Panerai composite, characterized by ductility and reliability, allows the brand’s watchmakers to come up with sophisticated and extremely precise workings. The processes employed in the creation of this material, have been suggested by the processes carried out when producing components for the aeronautic industry and for car and motorcycle races, the fields where the highest levels of performance are of vital importance.
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Feb 18, 2009
In 2000, fans of gadgets and wristwatches witnessed the appearance of the watch that offered the
first tactile user interface – the
Tissot T-Touch. Since its introduction and till the present day, the line has enjoyed tremendous success. Now, Tissot is concentrated on the development of the second generation of T-Touch watches that are meant to be even more powerfully designed and functional.
The latest addition to the line, introduced in 2008, was the
T-Touch Expert. The remarkable timepiece is packed with
eleven different functions: an altimeter, a thermometer, a barometer, a chronograph, a compass, two alarms, a date and time display, a perpetual calendar up to 2099, a countdown timer and backlighting. To activate the function you need, all you have to do is to press the crown and touch a tactile screen.
In 2009, Tissot is proud to unveil a new member of its highly-successful T-Touch family –
Sea-Touch, a
diver-friendly model as suggested by the name. The timepiece is equipped with an
updated movement - the ETA E48.301. It does not provide the altimeter and barometer functions as the previously developed T-Touch watches.
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Oct 29, 2009
The release of the
Alfex Black Light 5624 watch has announced a new chapter in the history of horology. This model is the first in the world to feature a
three-dimensional dial.
It reveals the hands, moving around under the hour markers, imprinted into a transparent sapphire glass. The name “Black Light” implies the properties inherent to this very model: the Superluminova-coated hour markers ensure robust low-light visibility.
The
name “Black Light” may seem a marriage of two contradictory notions. “Black” and “Light” however, intentionally meet and match to accentuate the versatile character of this exclusive Alfex watch.
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Mar 11, 2008
The Atlantic Seashark Chrono is a powerful chronograph featuring dynamic, assertive curves accentuated by a resolutely contemporary design.
The Atlantic watch spotlights the distinctive contrast between the steel case and warm orange dial with luminescent hour markers and hands. It provides a variety of functions - hours, minutes, seconds, date, chronograph and tachometric scale.
The 316L steel case, with a screw-down crown and anti-reflective, scratch-resistant sapphire crystal, measures 44 mm and boasts 300-meter water-resistance. It demonstrates orange unidirectional rotating bezel and silvered tachometer. The Atlantic Seashark Chrono goes on a 316L steel bracelet with a folding clasp
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Feb 13, 2009
Oris has created an exclusive limited edition watch devoted to Bob Dylan, a multitalented living legend.
Bob Dilan is an internationally famous star in the fields of folk and rock music and experimented in many other fields. Dylan is not simply a singer and songwriter, musician, poet, author and painter. He is the man who won the hearts of whole generations of people with his unique voice and poetic lyrics.
The
Oris Rectangular "Bob Dylan" Limited Edition watch demonstrates a
finely patterned dial featuring
Bob Dylan’s signature. The
portrait of the living legend is engraved on the case-back.
The stainless steel case of the stylish Oris watch measures 37.80mm x 39.00 mm and is characterized by
slick modern proportions. The
case-back of the watch is fixed with four screws. Besides the nice portrait, it features the limited edition number of the watch. Moreover, it has a small glass window that reveals the sophisticated mechanical movement incorporating the distinctive Oris red rotor.
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Dec 28, 2010
Based on a model originally produced in 1960, the Breitling Superocean Heritage Chronograph Green Edition is a stunning stainless steel watch with chronograph, available in limited edition Breitling from home.
The SOHC Green Edition is limited to a production of only 1000 pieces, and differs from other models in the collection of access for the green crown, home to white markers every 15 minutes, exactly like the original, like the chronograph buttons.
On the dial, in addition to the chronograph, resides in a calendar window, another characteristic of Breitling Superocean Heritage Chronographe Edition Green is the steel mesh bracelet, as is the case (46 mm in diameter and 16.4 mm thick) for a total of 147.4 grams.
Exemplary quality and fine attention to detail make this men's watch a successful tribute to the original Superocean, a classic among sports watches.
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May 27, 2008
The EPOS Collection Sportive has been joined by the 3389, a model created in three versions that have inherited the signature design of the highly successful Chronograph 3388 introduced in 2007. The avant-garde timepiece radiates with pure power, luxury, good taste and durability. The self-winding ETA 2824 mechanical movement has been developed in three versions. The 3389sk is particularly fascinating with the skeleton movement revealed through the open dial. The watches are completed with a high quality stainless steel or rubber bracelet. The 43mm diameter case features PVD-coating, a sapphire crystal with screw-down bezel and carbon dial. The transparent back allows to admire the movement.
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Sep 29, 2010
To create interesting timepiece cases and dial designs is every watchmaker’s pursuit. The
new Invidia lady’s watch from
Pilo & Co is a dazzlingly successful response to this challenge.
Designed in the classical style, this charming novelty has been released in seven versions. The audience can enjoy
three variations, crafted from steel, one two-tone version and
three pink PVD-treated interpretations.
The rectangular-shaped case of the new Pilo & Co watch features the dimensions of
25 mm x 36 mm. Its thickness, meanwhile, is equal to 6 mm. The case is marvelously paved with two rows of scintillating diamonds. The model handles
depths of up to 30 meters.
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Sep 27, 2010
The horological company
Boucheron is delighted to present its
Crazy Parade timepiece, which exudes an irresistible charm. Born from the dexterous fingers of genuine artists, this novelty brings together the arts of enamel, engraving and stone setting.
A union of beauty and precision, the new Boucheron watch is clothed in a
white gold case. It is 11.1 mm thick and measures
42.0 mm in diameter. The
water-resistance of the model is assured down to
50 meters. The case is enhanced by a head-turning dial. It features a magnificent, yet delicate, proudly parading peacock. A true feat of virtuosity, this display would be impossible to create without close cooperation of the highly-qualified professionals within the manufacture.
Some of them provided the metal with the necessary volume, others worked to tame fire and a palette of mineral colors. The third were responsible for mounting thoroughly-selected jewels in the ocellus of each feather in the bird’s mind-blowing plumage.
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May 14, 2008
The Ballon bleu de Cartier Flying Tourbillon watch has become the first timekeeping creation of the brand crowned by the prestigious Geneva Seal hallmark.
The watch, a true instrument of High Watchmaking, features a 46 mm 18K pink gold case with the outstanding cabochon and profiled refinement.
The heart of the Cartier watch is 9452 MC caliber, an exceptional manufacture-crafted mechanical tourbillon movement with manual winding. The tourbillon on the Ballon bleu de Cartier watch has been designed with irresistible aesthetic appeal. The tourbillon carriage seems to 'fly' over the bridges and to float freely above the dial.
The slate-colored guilloche dial reveals a sun-ray open-worked grid with Roman numerals. It is completed with sword-shaped, blued-steel hands. The watch embraces the wrist with a brown alligator strap fitted with dual adjustment folding clasp.
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Jan 28, 2009
IWC Schaffhausen has enlarged its iconic
Aquatimer family of diver’s watches with a collection of new models. The recreated timepieces are bold from both technical and aesthetical point of view. The new collection has just been unveiled at
SIHH 2009.
The
IWC Aquatimer Automatic 2000 watch boasts remarkable water-resistance: as suggested by its name, it is 2000-meter water-resistant. The black dial of the watch is framed by a black external rotating bezel with the distinctive luminous 15-minute segment in yellow. The same color is used for the minute hand indicating the dive time.
The brand has also created another variation of the model that features a white dial with orange or white numerals presented on a white or dark blue rotating bezel. One more distinction is an orange hour hand.
The IWC Aquatimer Automatic 2000 watch is equipped with the
30110 calibre automatic movement. The timepiece is presented on either a stainless steel bracelet or a rubber strap.
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Apr 23, 2009
The
Milus Tirion TriRetrograde Seconds Skeleton 1919 watch is created according the best design traditions of the brand. The timepiece is
limited to just 38 pieces.
The name “
Tirion” has been suggested by the constellation of Orion, highlighting the list of the most recognizable and brightest constellations in the heaven.
The
case of the Tirion watch is sculptured from 18K red gold 6N, the gold tone that enjoyed popularity at the beginning of the 20-th century.
The complex nine-part case measures 45mm in diameter. The face of the timepiece is protected by a curved, oval sapphire crystal. The sanitized case-back is screwed down with six screws.
The Milus Tirion watch is powered by a
Swiss quality mechanical movement in an exclusive special version module MILUS 3838. The retrograde seconds function is the zest of the timepiece. It is presented via three sectors of 20 seconds each.
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Apr 02, 2010
At Baselworld 2010,
Concord has unveiled its new bold timepiece - the
C1 MecaTech chronograph watch. The new Concord watch demonstrates solid construction and a meticulously elaborated powerful design. The timepiece has been created according the stringent demands of the brand.
The Concord C1 MecaTech features a
44mm case crafted in successful combination of stainless steel with PVD-treatment and 18K rose gold. The creators of the watch used gold to soften its look and draw attention to some of the distinctive features of the case construction, including the protective details on the glass, chronograph pushers and crown. The bezel is fitted with 8 black rubber protections. The Concord watch is
200-meter water-resistant.
The face of the timepiece is shielded by a 3.3mm-thick glareproofed sapphire crystal. It will catch you glance by its gridwork pattern that overlaps the chronograph sub-dials positioned at 12 and 6 o'clock. It serves as an extra protective rampart for the mechanical movement beating inside the watch.
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Mar 15, 2011
The initial
Panerai Luminor Chrono Daylight watch became famous as the choice of Sylvester Stallone’s character in the movie Daylight released in 1995.
Now, the brand unveils a new interpretation of the iconic timepiece – the
Luminor Chrono Daylight 44mm watch. The vintage look of the model has been inspired by the original.
The brushed stainless steel case features a polished bezel. It gives an impression of a strong and sporty timekeeping accessory.
The black dial provides supreme legibility. It is shielded by a corundum sapphire crystal, 2.5 mm thick. The dial indications and hands stand out due to their Super-LumiNova coating of an original ecru shade.
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Jun 25, 2010
Bovet is pleased to present its new limited-edition Haute Horlogerie timepiece that celebrates the 80th anniversary of the prestigious Italian design brand
Pininfarina. The brand, established in 1930 and headquartered in Turin, is famous as the producer of classic and modern cars, with the Alfa Romeo Spider, Cadillac Allante, Maserati GranTurismo, Volvo P70 and a wide range of Ferraris on the list.
Pascal Raffy, in the head of Bovet, and his team of watchmakers in Fleurier, Switzerland, joined efforts with Paolo Pininfarina to create the
new Bovet Tourbillon Ottanta by Pininfarina watch, reflecting the Italian company’s distinctive design details as well as those of the watchmaking brand. The exclusive timepiece is
limited to just 80 pieces.
The
Bovet Tourbillon Ottanta watch also boasts an
innovative case construction. The 46-mm case of the watch is sculptured from brushed titanium and steel and provided with black DLC coating. The case construction is created in
Bovet’s Amadeo style, implying you can rotate the case to see either the “dial side” or “movement side” in the front.
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Sep 20, 2010
The Italian brand of
Salvatore Ferragamo is extremely pleased to present its
Gancino Charms Lady’s watch. The new model enchants the eye with its elegant
36 mm case, rendered in
stainless steel. It features an integrated crown, located between four and five o’clock.
The case of the Salvatore Ferragamo watch is endowed with a rotating bezel, highlighted by the sparkle of
12 brilliant-cut diamonds at 3 o’clock. Its side boasts at alluring small pendant, manufactured in the shape of the brand’s
emblematic Gancino.
The case of the model is complimented by a guilloche dial, which also reveals a Gancino symbol presented in the diamond outline. The display captures the time with hands, which serve to indicate hours and minutes, traveling over Roman numerals. The company’s logo is featured beneath the 12 o’clock hour-marker. The functions, provided by the
new Gancino Charms Lady’s watch, are brought to life by a
reliable quartz movement.
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Sep 20, 2010
The timepiece manufacture
Tissot is delighted to introduce its
new Sculpture Line Moonphase model into the challenging world of watch-making.The absolute precision of the new Tissot watch is guaranteed by a
reliable hand-wound Unitas 6498 movement, equipped with
moon-phase and
power reserve complications.
Designed in a vintage style, the watch is offered with a rounded case, which measures
42.5 mm in diameter. The thickness of the case is equal to 11.5 mm. It is fashioned from
18 carat rose or white gold. The
water-resistance of the case is assured down to
30 meters.
The Tissot watch features a plain silvered dial, embellished with
guilloche motif. The elegant display of the
Sculpture Line Moonphase watch comprises oversized Arabic numerals, crafted from gold. Hours and minutes are individually displayed by pencil-shaped ultra-thin hands.
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Dec 16, 2010
Bold in its design, the
new Sport Class XXL Ceramic chronograph watch from the house of
Gc targets self-assured and dynamic men.
The new Gc watch is embodied in a
45 mm stainless steel case. Its surface represents a combination of polished and brushed finishes. The case is combined with a unidirectional rotating bezel. Similar to the case, it is crafted from stainless steel. The bezel is equipped with a
ceramic ring, clothed in
white, black or rose gold PVD treatment. It is also marked with a 60-minute count-up scale.
The material of ceramic, which is just as well employed in the manufacturing of the striking bracelet, is harder than steel, entirely scratchproof and hypoallergenic. Lightweight and luxurious, the bracelet comfortably fits a man’s wrist.
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Sep 15, 2010
Graham is pleased to present its new cool timepiece for professional divers – the
Chronofighter Oversize Diver watch. The timepiece is available in two variations –
Turbo Tech sculptured in stainless steel or
Deep Black in steel provided with black PVD coating, with minor differences in the design.
The Graham watch offers
1000-feet water-resistance. Its case measures 47 mm in diameter.
On its left side, the
case construction incorporates a steel with black PVD fast-action start/stop trigger, as well as a reset pusher featuring a “Clous de Paris” high-grip pattern. These features are designed to be extremely easy-to-use even when wearing diver gloves. The steel with black PVD bezel has a special rotating rim to be used for measuring decompression time. The steel or steel with black PVD case-back is reliably secured by 8 screws and demonstrates the Royal Marine crown-symbol.
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Sep 13, 2010
The
Santos 100 Squelette watch from the jewellery and watchmaker
Cartier boggles the audience’s imagination with its
total transparency. The dial of the Cartier extraordinary timepiece indicates the time in a very special manner. It is fitted with conventional hands, dressed in blue.
They travel, however, over
Roman numerals, represented by bridges, artfully incorporated into a
hand-wound mechanical skeletonized movement - calibre 9611 MC.
Graced with Haute Horlogerie finishing, it oscillates at the rate of 28, 800 vibrations per hour. Equipped with two barrels, the caliber provides a
72-hour power reserve.
Composed of 138 meticulously hand-made individual parts, the remarkable movement can be seen through two sapphire crystals. The watch wearer can admire its beveled bridges and mainplate, satin brushed sides as well as circular-grained wheels.
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