The prize will be awarded by Günter Wiegand

Sir Simon Rattle receives the Glashütte Original Music Festival Prize

(05/2011) The Dresden Music Festival and the watch manufactory Glashütte Original have announced the winner of this year’s Glashütte Original MusicFestivalAward. The prize, worth 25,000 Euro, goes to the Berlin Philharmonic and its chief conductor Sir Simon Rattle. The famous ensemble will be heard on 3rd June at the Semper Opera with Gustav Mahler’s Sixth Symphony. Prior to the concert, the prize will be awarded by the Managing Director of Glashütte Original, Günter Wiegand.

Trainees from the Lange Watchmaking School have remarkable success

Rabea Sethmacher wins Swiss competition for young watchmakers

(05/2011) The original and functional stopseconds design of Lange trainee Rabea Sethmacher (22) came away with first prize in the Swiss competition for young watchmakers, the "Concours de l’Institut d’Horlogerie Cartier 2011" (IHC) on 7 May 2011 in Neuchâtel. The winner can now look forward to her prize – a one-week trip to New York.

No one could do it better!

OMEGA and Yann Arthus-Bertrand to collaborate on film

(05/2011) At an event on the Italian island of Capri held on the 19th of May, OMEGA announced its collaboration with Yann Arthus-Bertrand to create a film about the Earth's oceans, serving to remind viewers of these natural beauties that cover two-thirds of the planet's surface and to raise awareness of what can be done to protect them.

La Biennale di Venezia 68th Venice International Film Festival

Al Pacino and Jaeger-LeCoultre Glory to the Filmmaker Award

(05/2011) The legendary American actor and director Al Pacino is the beneficiary of the Jaeger-Le Coultre Glory to the Filmmaker 2011 Award, a prize of the Biennale di Venezia (Venice International Film Festival), created in collaboration with Jaeger-LeCoultre, and dedicated to an artist who has left an original mark on contemporary cinema.

Longines is official timekeeper

The Prix de Diane Longines promotes the art of elegance

(05/2011) Elegant picnics on lush green lawns, beautiful women wearing exquisite hats: the Prix de Diane Longines is an essential date in the calendar of elegance. And at the same time it is one of the most prestigious and popular dates in the calendar of flat racing. The racecourse at the magnificent Château de Chantilly will provide an ideal backdrop for Longines to illustrate the qualities of style and elegance that it promotes. In the same vein, the brand will be presenting a prize to the most elegant woman in its “Mademoiselle Diane par Longines” competition, to be held on Sunday, 12 June.

The Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games

OMEGA has unveiled Countdown Clock

(05/2011) The clock's design is intended to capture and reflect the spirit of a dynamic and diverse region which is defined as much by its history and tradition as by its contemporary outlook. The clock's size, shape and colours communicate the contrasting landscape in Sochi which features both majestic mountains and the Black Sea. Other design elements include bold imagery that integrates designs that represent the country's cultural and artistic history.

World Press Photo Awards Ceremony in Amsterdam

Maurice Lacroix handed over 20.000 Euro grant

(05/2011) Maurice Lacroix handed over the “Follow your convictions” grant, worth 20.000 Euro, at the World Press Photo Awards Ceremony in Amsterdam on May 7th for the first time. Winner of the grant is Italian photographer Davide Monteleone for his story proposal “Reversed See”. With this grant, the production of this story will be supported and further exploited. Maurice Lacroix is the official watch partner of the prestigious World Press Photo Awards Ceremony.

A glamorous evening event

IWC Schaffhausen meets up with the stars in Cannes

(05/2011) As part of this year’s Cannes Film Festival, the Swiss watch manufacturer IWC Schaffhausen invited a number of guests to a glamorous evening event. Alongside Matthew Fox and Boris Becker, both Friends of the Brand, Swiss film producer Arthur Cohn honoured us with his appearance. Supertramp’s former singer Roger Hodgson entertained guests with his own unique brand of vocals.

From 10 May to 5 July, 2011

Jaeger-LeCoultre, sponsor of the Cannes fait le mur photography exhibition

(05/2011) On the occasion of the 64th Cannes International Film Festival, and for the second consecutive year, Jaeger-LeCoultre, already firmly established in the world of cinematography and photography, is sponsoring the “Cannes fait le mur” photography exhibition in partnership with the Contour by Getty Images photo agency.

Commitment to excellence, skilled technique and unwavering generosity

Audemars Piguet announces LeBron James as new global brand ambassador

(04/2011) Audemars Piguet announces the appointment of NBA basketball player LeBron James as the new global brand ambassador. Audemars Piguet, the world's oldest watch manufacturer still in the hands of its founding families has chosen LeBron for his commitment to excellence, skilled technique and unwavering generosity - values shared by these two legends.

£16'208 was the winning bid in the online Auction

Jaeger-LeCoultre will donate the entire proceeds to aid UNESCO

(04/2011) From 18th to 21st April, 2011, Jaeger-LeCoultre launched its third online Auction for the preservation of marine World Heritage sites. The Manufacture offered for Auction a limited-series watch in tribute to the legend of diver’s watches: the Prototype N° 1 of the Memovox Tribute to Deep Sea, "LeCoultre Spécial Amérique 1959" commemorative edition.

World Class Sailors Tackle the Globe

Jean-Pierre Dick and Loïck Peyron on Virbac-Paprec 3 win the Barcelona World Race

(04/2011) Monday, April 4th, 2011 at 12hrs, 20mins, and 36sec, Virbac-Paprec 3 crosses the finish line of the Barcelona World Race and arrives opposite Hotel W in the Port of Barcelona. Jean-Pierre Dick and Loïck Peyron, Corum ambassador, began their journey on December 31st, 2010. Leading virtually the entire race, the pair sailed from Barcelona to Barcelona in 93 days, 22hrs, 20mins and 36sec. The course passed via the three capes: Good Hope, Leeuwin and Horn – as well as the Cook Strait, putting Antarctica to starboard.

40 VIP guests and more than 10 supercar owners

Motor Racing Legend Michael Schumacher Makes China Debut For Audemars Piguet

(04/2011) Swiss luxury watchmaking brand Audemars Piguet presented its new Icon, motor racing legend Michael Schumacher at a series of events in Shanghai. Seven-time Formula One World Champion Michael Schumacher flew into Shanghai, making his first appearance for the brand in the Asia Pacific region.

Official timekeeper and sponsor

The Tour Auto 2011: Congratulations to the Audemars Piguet teams

(04/2011) On Saturday, April 16th, the 20th edition of the Tour Auto ended on a high note on the shores of the Atlantic. Audemars Piguet was official timekeeper and sponsor, and was also actively involved in the race, with six cars enrolled: four in the regularity rally and two in the main competition. All arrived successfully in Biarritz, the final destination for this year's race, after a sunny five-day adventure through Poitiers, Objat, Bordeaux and Pau.

OMEGA Seamaster Aqua Terra Annual Calendar for a hole-in-one

OMEGA is Official timekeeper for the Maybank Malaysian Open 2011

(04/2011) OMEGA is one of the few watch brands in the world with a history and tradition that can compete with that of the noble sport of golf. Founded in 1848, twelve years before the first-ever British Open took place at Prestwick Golf Club near Glasgow; OMEGA’s involvement in international golf today includes tour and tournament sponsorship as well as official timekeeping.