Not a traditional wristwatch

A rebellion called MB&F: Horological Machine No4 Thunderbolt

A traditional wristwatch has a relatively straightforward role: to tell the time. All that is needed is a hand for the hours, another for the minutes and perhaps a power reserve indicator to keep track of running time. Horological Machine No4 Thunderbolt has a hand for the hours, another for the minutes and a power reserve indicator. HM4 Thunderbolt tells the time. (more…)

Beware of the bite of the Black Cobra

URWERK UR-CC1 Black Cobra

The latest generation of the UR-CC1 is the result of successful genetic manipulation. A sudden shedding of the skin has transformed the grey gold "King Cobra" case into black, a colour often signalling lethal danger. In colouring the UR-CC1 anthracite, team URWERK reaffirms the aggressiveness of this piece, pushing the Cobra to the extreme. Black character and black heart.  Don't be afraid, but do be very careful of the UR-CC1 in black AlTiN. (more…)

Two unique series

GREUBEL FORSEY - The Double Tourbillon 30° Edition Historique

Since the launch of The Double Tourbillon 30° in 2004, Greubel Forsey has released 3 lines based on this invention, namely: Contemporaine (which includes Vision and Secret models), Invention (which includes the Invention Piece 1 model) and Technique (the Double Tourbillon 30° Technique model). (more…)

Let’s watch the Watches

Unique timepieces: Tesla Squelette Quadri-Rotor

The wonderful world of unique timepieces in the "Luxury Watchmaking" sector commands insanely unaffordable prices in the real world. Such watches remain the privilege of the exceptional few, not to mention the exceptionally wealthy few. But it took the imagination of Yvan Arpa and his team, or rather teams, to rise successfully to the challenge of creating "unique pieces" at mass-production prices. (more…)

Launch date: October, 2010

The TAG Heuer AQUARACER 500M Automatic Chronograph

In professional diving, pressure is not just a metaphor. It’s 1,000 kilos a cubic metre. A watch that can withstand this crushing force, not to 50 or 100 but to 500 metres under water, is no more an “accessory” than a diving mask or an oxygen tank. Without it — to check elapsed time, to time safety stops during ascent — you shouldn’t be in the water. (more…)

Limited edition of one, crafted in Switzerland

Watchmaking art: The Tesla Skeleton Electric

Part of the series of ArtyA watches featuring skeleton movements, the Tesla Skeleton Tourbillon shows up in a self-winding version at Baselworld 2010. The famous machine sculptures of Jean Tinguely are once again celebrated through this timepiece featuring a Made in Arpa construction and design revealing a new and decidedly contemporary expression of the watchmaking art. (more…)

Limited Edition of 3 watches

LADOIRE Genève: Roller Guardian Time RGT Blue

With its asymmetrical case, deconstructed time display and gentle curves contrasting with a powerful architecture, the LADOIRE RGT disrupts codes and combines opposites in providing an offbeat and resolutely avant-garde take on Haute Horlogerie. Since 2007, the Geneva-based House of Ladoire has been playing with contradictions and associating extremes within atypical creations featuring cutting-edge complications and sophisticated aesthetics. (more…)

The ultimate goal is to create excitement!

Thomas Prescher: The world's only triple-axis flying tourbillon wristwatch

A triple-axis tourbillon is extremely rare; a triple-axis tourbillon wristwatch even more so. However, Thomas Prescher's triple-axis flying tourbillon is not simply extremely rare – it is absolutely unique. Prescher's Triple Axis Tourbillon Regulator features one of the world's most exclusive and most difficult complications to assemble, set to stunning advantage in a jet-black natural onyx dial that contrasts beautifully with the pink-gold case. (more…)

Limited-edition collection

Ulysse Nardin Caprice Tiger in White Gold

A woman, like the tiger, possesses a mysterious poetry of strength, power and sensuality, emitting a presence that is both commanding and curious. Ulysse Nardin feeds her fantasies with the Caprice Tiger: a jewel of a timepiece worthy of a fierce fight. The Caprice Tiger in 18-karat white gold transfixes those who cross its path. With eyes made of emeralds and a form glistening with diamonds, the tiger, although dreamlike, appears alive, as if it’s moving stealthily through the grasses. (more…)

Don't jump to conclusions

MB&F presents Horological Machine No3 Frog

Haute horlogerie is (usually) a very restrained and serious business; however one of Maximilian Büsser main goals in creating MB&F was to bring a child's sense of awe and sense of playfulness into high-end watchmaking. There is no doubting that with the HM3 Frog, MB&F have certainly achieved that aim . . . and more! (more…)

The quintessential mechanical chronograph

Fine timepiece: Chronomat 01 DIAMONDWORKS by Breitling

Launched in spring 2009, the Chronomat houses Caliber 01, a high-performance selfwinding chronograph movement entirely developed and produced in the Breitling workshops. A perfect blend of power and elegance, it has rapidly asserted itself as the new benchmark in the fi eld of mechanical chronographs, indeed as the ultimate chronograph. (more…)

Overseas is sportier and more travel-friendly than ever

Vacheron Constantin presents the latest Overseas model

A clever blend of ruggedness and lightness, technical accomplishments and extreme refinement makes the Overseas Dual Time Self-Winding Steel and Titanium model the ideal companion for enthusiasts of excellence looking to get away from it all. Equipped with a dual time-zone display powered by mechanical self-winding Calibre 1222, it explores the rich palette of grey shades composed by steel, titanium and leather. (more…)

The wearing effect of time

Explore distinctive style effects: Concord, C1 Vintage

A faded appearance combined with cutting-edge technology. A vintage look matched by avant-garde energy. The C1 Vintage chronograph plays with paradoxes through a bold stylistic exercise reflecting Concord's unique approach to mechanical engineering. Featuring an instantly recognizable and athletic stature, the C1 Vintage chronograph dares to explore distinctive style effects. (more…)

Unique piece 1/1 manufactured in Switzerland

Between Haute Horlogerie and contemporary art: Coprolite

Stunning transmutations fuelled by boundless creativity embody Artya's signature. Always brimful of ideas and thoroughly steeped in contemporary art, Yvan Arpa launches a new venture out of the blue, and presents an horological creation crowned with a dinosaur's coprolite dial. (more…)

Power reserve of at least seven days

H. Moser & Cie.: MOSER PERPETUAL MOON

A special watch with almost perpetual accuracy of the moon phase display. After more than 1,000 years of uninterrupted service, the error of this display is only 1 day. Yet this alone was not enough to satisfy the master watchmakers at Moser. They have created a movement in which the moon phase can be set to the minute. There is also a scale, with the help of which the internationally accepted 8 astronomical standard phases of the moon can be predicted. (more…)

A bewitching watch-collection

The Perrelet DIAMOND FLOWER decks itself out in black and white ceramic

A redesigned case, with an impeccable profile and curve, the “Diamond Flower” collection combines materials and perpetuates the charm of unique technology. Very chic, the new Perrelet design is surprisingly radiant. Its ceramic case, either profoundly black or immaculately white, overlaid with a diamond-set bezel, embodies elegance and perfect harmony. Charm and seduction emanate from the intensity of the black and its iridescent mother-of-pearl dial. (more…)

FRANC VILA introduces the tourbillon in its Cobra collection

FV EVOS Nº 1 Cobra Tourbillon Planétaire 5 Days Power Reserve

FRANC VILA introduced today a tourbillon timepiece in its “Cobra” collection, which was released in Baselworld 2009 and introduced the first evolution of the “esprit unique” watchcase characteristic of the brand. Its big success has led Franc Vila to bring his classics to the collection as a homage to his beginnings. (more…)

The armature of time

Concord C1 MecaTech - A rigorously balanced geometrical order

An uncompromising construction teamed with a meticulously conceived design. With the C1 MecaTech chronograph, Concord showcases new structures, offers a shift of perspective and confirms its determination to express a powerful, sophisticated vision of time. This two-tone timepiece immediately catches and holds the gaze with its gridwork pattern overlapping the chronograph counters at 12 and 6 o'clock and forming an additional protective rampart for its mechanical heart. (more…)

200th birth anniversary

Frédérique Constant pays tribute to the famous pianist Frédéric Chopin

Frédérique Constant is proud to announce the launch of its Limited Edition F. Chopin 2010 in celebration of the 200th birth anniversary of Frédéric Chopin. These comme-morative timepieces are produced in a limited edition of 1810 pieces in steel and in Yellow gold plated and feature an ultra classical dial with a ‘piano keys’ pattern in the centre. Each watch is delivered in a miniature Frédéric Chopin Piano. (more…)

Inspired by planetary movements

Harry Winston OPUS X

In 2001, Harry Winston launched The Opus Series – a creative new initiative designed to reconstruct and redesign time. By partnering with the industry’s most revered independent watch makers, each Opus reflects and unprecedented journey of collaboration and innovation, resulting in a groundbreaking timepiece that neither partner could have imagined alone. True to the Harry Winston Timepiece DNA, technical innovation is impeccably reengineered and refined. (more…)

Shot of adrenaline

The UR-203, on the Razor`s edge

Cam, transporters, telescopic hands, black platinum; for those already familiar with URWERK's creations, these words are the precursors to a shot of adrenaline. And with reason, the URWERK team, remaining loyal to their über-futuristic creed, have returned with more robotic hour indications. Robotics? Judge the dial for yourself, the UR-203 reveals its micro-mechanics for all to see. (more…)

A watch-masterpiece in search of a Master

ZENO Watch Basel - The Tourbillon Watch

Felix W. Huber designed this unique watchmaking masterpiece to honour company founder, Jules Godat. The Tourbillon watch has a power reserve and retrograde date display. This handmade, numbered and certified limited edition of fifty watches is a modern, technical take on a classic design. Each watch contains a highly intricate, patented limitation mechanism that balances out mechanical positioning errors caused by gravity. (more…)

The algebra of time

Concord C1 Code uses calibre Valgranges

Logic, method, performance. The new C1 Code chronograph clearly states its basic premise. The algebraic formula expresses the structural complexity of the timepiece directly above the dial surface by invading the imposing sapphire crystal. The equations are interpolated amid the time information, unequivocally demonstrating Concord's chosen stance at the heart of engineering. (more…)

COUTURE CONTEMPORARY TIMEPIECE

CENTURY transforms the most exquisite horological dreams into reality

Pure, perfectly elegant, essentially precious: with COUTURE, CENTURY has created a new way of experiencing time. A celebration in translucent monochrome with clean lines, dedicated to the magic of light and the pleasure of every moment. Part of the CONTEMPORARY TIMEPIECE collection of CENTURY’s most modern designs, COUTURE is an elegantly feminine watch, whose shape is inspired by a real legend in jewellery: the solitaire. (more…)

Artya`s pioneering Venture

The Tesla Skeleton Tourbillon by Yvan Arpa

A bold statement of Artya’s boundless creativity, the Tesla Skeleton Tourbillon is a superlative demonstration of mastery in the art of watchmaking cloaked in a contemporary design. Sculpted with an electric charge of 1,000,000 volts, the case offers the staggering perspectives of the openwork movement enveloped in the transparency of two sapphire crystals. (more…)

A dazzling distillate of Micromechanics

Glamorous makeover: de GRISOGONO MECCANICO dG

Released in 2008 and winner of the “Prix du Public” at the Geneva Watchamking Grand Prix awards, the MECCANICO dG has been treated to a glamorous makeover. Distinctly less sporty and more refined, it is transformed into a precious model featuring delicate gem-setting enhancing the technical appeal of its mechanical movement driving a double analog and digital dual time-zone display. (more…)

Sporty timekeepers

The Titanium-collection by Perrelet

Contemporary and lightweight, the “Titanium” collection by Perrelet comes back to centre stage. By backing a Titanium collection in 2007, Perrelet broke with its classical tradition and appealed to a high-tech clientele, looking for different materials. The success encountered by this series, originally comprising five different complications, is today responsible for the collection being extended with an extremely sporty “3 hands-date” model. (more…)

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Cuervo y Sobrinos Historiador Pequenõs -The classic of the classic

If there is a brand which lacks nothing in tradition and stories to tell, it is Cuervo y Sobrinos. Even in their most innovative creations, the brand never loses sight of its origins and unique personality, a mixture of Latin feeling and state-of-the-art Swiss Watch technology. With the new Historiador family, Cuervo y Sobrinos brings to life again one of the most emblematic historic models. (more…)

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DeWitt Manufacture shows the new Academia Blackstream Triple Chronograph

The emblematic Academia Collection offers endless opportunities for stylistic evolutions and the introduction of the new Blackstream line reminds us once again of the creative power of the DeWitt Manufacture. The Blackstream inspiration is to be found in the sporting world and is designed for a young, dynamic and sporty masculine clientele. In that respect, a streamline spirit of modern and fashionable velocity was instilled into this creation. (more…)

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The Imperial St. Petersburg Collection with the Frigate Shtandart

The frigate Shtandart was the first ship of the Baltic fleet. It was commissioned under the decree of Peter the Great and on the order of the Governor Aleksandr Mshikov in 1703. It was built at the Olonetsky shipyard near Olonets under the supervision of a Dutch ship builder. The Shtandart served to open the new trading route from Russia to the Baltic sea and sailed under the flat of the Imperial Russian Navy till the October Revolution in 1917. (more…)

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Breguet Marine Royale 5847 - Alarm can be operated underwater

Extremely well received at its launch in Basle in 2009, the Marine Royale design returns this year in a new white gold execution featuring an engine-turned silvered gold dial. A boldly contemporary sport-spirited bracelet design in gold completes every version of the Marine Royale. It will be remembered that this timepiece features an alarm that can be operated underwater to a depth of 30 bars (300 metres, about 985 feet). (more…)

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One watchmaker’s masterpiece: OMEGA Skeleton Tourbillon Co-Axial Platinum Limited Edition

The OMEGA Skeleton Central Tourbillon Co-Axial Platinum Limited Edition is the ultimate expression of the watchmaker’s art. Each watch is handcrafted in OMEGA’s Cellule Haut de Gamme in Bienne by a select group of horologists. In a Tourbillon movement, all of the main components responsible for the timepiece’s precision are assembled in a rotating cage. OMEGA is the only watchmaker ever to have created an automatic central Tourbillon. (more…)

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Jaquet Droz Grande Seconde SWTITANIUM

Creativity, lightness, improvements, homage to the number 8 as the symbol of the Manufacture… a host of words and ideas that fashioned the concept of the Grande Seconde SWTITANIUM. With its fluted bezel, its pure-bred design and its hollow horns, it clearly embodies passion for style and modernity. A perfect example of the fusion of tradition with the Avant-Garde spirit of the Manufacture, this wristwatch demonstrates all that Jaquet Droz stands for: love of design, perfection in every detail and mechanical excellence. (more…)

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The masters of revolutionary watchmaking present the Cabestan Nostromo

Created by Jean-François Ruchonnet and Eric Coudray , nicknamed “the masters of revolutionary watchmaking”, the Cabestan Nostromo draws its inspiration form the world of science fiction, more exactly the legendary film Alien. A single crystal on the case reveals the vertical wheels and drums as well as the ingenious articulated drive shaft used to transmit the energy to the movement. (more…)

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Blancpain L-evolution Semainier Grande Date 8 Jours with week indication of the year

Blancpain’s L-evolution Collection, which debuted at Basel in 2009, expands this year with a new long power reserve complication, the L-evolution Semainier. Powered by an in-house automatic winding movement with three mainspring barrels and a titanium free-sprung balance, the L-evolution Semainier offers week of the year, large date, day of the week and power-reserve indications in addition to its extraordinarily long 8-day power reserve. (more…)

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Strong character: Cuervo y Sobrinos Espléndidos Cronógrafo

The Espléndidos family is a very important icon within the Cuervo y Sobrinos collection. With its unmistakable art deco design, the Espléndidos is a watch for “connoisseurs”, for the discriminating individual seeking the unusual. With the presentation of the new Espléndidos cronógrafo, Cuervo y Sobrinos opens up a new chapter of this very successful product line. (more…)

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De Witt - The new calibre DW 8014

Not only is the new calibre DW 8014 the first complicated regulator movement integrating a Tourbillon entirely developed and produced by the DeWitt Manufacture, but it also introduces a patented and extremely ingenious Automatic Sequential Winding (A.S.W.) device, driven by a peripheral oscillating rotor. (more…)

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The Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Collection - A New Complete Calendar Moon Phase Flyback Chronograph

Blancpain’s Fifty Fathoms Collection is home to the most rugged sports watches in all of Blancpain’s lines. For 2010 Blancpain expands the Fifty Fathoms domain of sport to embrace the complications of a moon phase and a complete calendar married with the traditional sport companion of a column-wheel controlled flyback chronograph. (more…)

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The OMEGA Speedmaster Professional Apollo-Soyuz 35th Anniversary

The Apollo-Soyuz Test Project mission is remembered for its political, technological and historical significance. It was the first time that spacecraft built by different nations had docked and it signalled an era of cooperation in space which would lead to the efforts to build a permanently occupied space station.  (more…)

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Patek Philippe Nautilus Chronograph Ref. 5980/1A and 5980R

Four years ago, on the occasion of its 30th anniversary, the entire Nautilus collection was subtly refined and scaled up with new models. Special acclaim was garnered by the Nautilus Chronograph with a sporty complication to enhance its intrinsic casual elegance. Within the scope of its chronograph premières at Baselworld 2010, Patek Philippe is now launching two further Nautilus chronograph models that with their differentiated personalities will appeal to an even broader audience. (more…)

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La Tradition Breguet 7057

Embodying both a return to the company’s roots and its vision of the future, the Tradition product line now includes a 7057 model with a white gold case 40 mm across. Its unconventional design reveals the details of its hand-wound movement, arrayed on either side of the mainplate. An aperture at ten o’clock in the silvered gold dial, engine-turned by hand, features the bridge of the 50-hour power-reserve indicator. (more…)

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Frédérique Constant: New MAXIME MANUFACTURE LADY

Frédérique Constant is delighted to introduce its new Manufacture timepiece for women: the “Maxime Manufacture Lady”. A watch as technical as it is elegant. In 2004, Frédérique Constant joined the elite circle of Swiss watch brands that develop and produce their movements in-house. After the successful introduction of the iconic Heart Beat Manufacture, the innovative Geneva-based brand created the surprise of 2008 by presenting its first Tourbillon Manufacture movement. (more…)

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Blancpain Carrousel Répétition Minutes Le Brassus

Topping the pyramid of Blancpain’s Basel 2010 new releases is the Carrousel Répétition Minutes Le Brassus. This grand complication, for the first time in watchmaking history, combines a flying one-minute carrousel and a cathedral gong minute repeater. Few in the watchmaking industry are able to offer the minute repeater complication and of those only a handful have developed their own minute repeater movement. (more…)

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CORUM Ti-Bridge Tourbillon - Contemporary high horology

Launched in 2009, the Ti-Bridge wrote a new chapter in the company’s history with the creation of a new line in Corum’s collection and the advent of the second in-house caliber. A completely different and resolutely contemporary spirit of the baguette movement, the taut lines of the CO007 were highlighted with a set of two titanium “cross bars”. (more…)

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New moon phase model: MIDO BARONCELLI

The Baroncelli line targets the moon with its new moon phase model. Combining timeless elegance with technology, this timepiece preserves the refinement that is so emblematic of Baroncelli models. Precise geometry, attention to detail and balanced contours create an aesthetic of rare beauty. (more…)

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Autant en emporte le temps: The Confrérie Horlogère Hublot presents LIBERTY

The Confrérie Horlogère Hublot, the brand's highly specialised team responsible for producing watch complications, has unveiled a reinterpretation of the pocket watch in the form of a gun cartridge, poetically christened "Liberty" and housing a Tourbillon. The designers took their inspiration from the concept of liberty to create an unusual Haute Horlogerie piece symbolising at once power, luxury, aesthetic beauty and the promise of escaping conventional interpretation. (more…)

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Second platinum model: Patek Philippe Annual Calendar chronograph Ref. 5960P

At Patek Philippe, announcements of totally new watch models are typically years apart. But the company places all the more emphasis on keeping its existing collections up to date with continuous refinements. Because of this ongoing care, the success stories of the individual timepiece families have been particularly enduring: the Calatrava since 1932, the Golden Ellipse since 1968, the Nautilus since 1976, etc. (more…)

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Jaquet Droz The Eclipse: A real feat of watchmaking

It is the light that catches every eye, the heavenly body that fires poetic dreams in the dark of night. The magic of the Moon inhabits one of the legendary Jaquet Droz models that the Manufacture has just reinvented. The Eclipse is a real feat of watchmaking; it not only displays the day, month and year, but also the phases of the Moon which have fascinated astronomers, explorers and artists of all times and every culture. (more…)

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Patek Philippe Ref. 5951P - One of the Top-Watches at BASELWORLD 2010

It is absolutely legitimate to assign Patek Philippe’s split-seconds or rattrapante chronographs to the category of Grand Complications which also includes minute repeaters, tourbillons, and particularly elaborate calendar mechanisms as well as astronomical functions. The Ref. 5951P, which combines a split-seconds chronograph with a perpetual calendar, will therefore no doubt rank among the most exciting debuts at this year’s Baselworld show. (more…)

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Functional – The Paul Picot C-Type model equipped with a helium valve

The Paul Picot C-Type range has long occupied an enviable position in the world of exclusive diving watches.  Striking shapes, distinctive colours and successful innovative features give this extraordinary chronograph its uniqueness and its exceptional character.  Moreover, the high-quality titanium of the watch guarantees its lightness on your wrist. The Paul Picot 48mm C-Type is opening a new chapter on models functions, aiming particularly at professional divers. (more…)

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A powerful Timepiece: Ulysse Nardin Perpetual calendar El Toro

This high tech perpetual calendar with a dual time function and the legendary in-house developed and manufactured self-winding movement is the most consumer friendly perpetual calendar ever produced and has passed the tests of time. The striking aesthetic of El Toro combines modern materials with a timeless dial design that inspired its name. The bezel and pushers are made in ceramic. The squeletted hands permit easy reading of all calendar functions and the sapphire caseback allows to observe the mechanics of time. (more…)

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A Tourbillon Manufacture to celebrate 30 years of Hublot

To mark its 30th anniversary, Hublot is presenting an exclusive model named the "King Power Tourbillon Manufacture", in a limited edition of 50 pieces. Inspired by the interior design of the workshops in Hublot's new manufacture, this King Power houses a Tourbillon movement manufactured in-house by the Confrérie Horlogère Hublot, specialists in complex watch complications. (more…)

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Eberhard & Co. Gilda: the fascination of an entirely feminine world!

Eberhard & Co., historic watchmaking company with a strong masculine identity, now turns towards “Her” and is pleased to present Gilda, the new “feminine” wristwatch of the Maison. Authentic and with a multifaceted character, the Gilda collection celebrates and embodies the elegance and initiative of today’s woman. (more…)

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The Breguet Tradition 7047 with tourbillon, fusee and silicon Breguet overcoil balance spring

The balance spring is a vital component of the heart of a watch movement. It is also the most decisive in terms of improving the precision of time-measuring mechanisms. Its steady oscillations give the movement its rhythm and regulate the flow of time. The balance spring is best described as a very fine spiral-shaped coil spring. Usually made of metal, it is vulnerable to shocks, magnetic fields and even the pull of gravity, which can cause warping. (more…)

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RADO Sintra Skeleton Automatic - Limited Edition Basel 2010

The firmly established Sintra collection is now ready to reveal the latest member of its family. The new Sintra Skeleton Automatic is the first in this Rado collection to feature this special movement. A movement custom made for Rado, all in black. The definitive design of the barrel shaped case and bracelet is highlighted by the fusion of seemingly endless curves and lines. The timepiece is agile yet robust. (more…)

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ZENITH El Primero Striking 10th - The first calibre with ultra-accurate 1/10th of a second measurement and display

The El Primero Striking 10th chronograph embodies the grand return of the Manufacture Zenith to the technical values that have forged the brand’s success. Unequalled to date, the legendary El Primero calibre was the world’s first automatic chronograph to beat at a rate of 10 vibrations per second. It is the most sophisticated mechanical ‘motor’ and the one boasting the highest degree of precision, since the vast majority of other mechanical movements beat at 8 vibrations per second at best. (more…)

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Das erste vollständig handgearbeitete Tourbillon-Uhrwerk von DeWitt: Das neue Uhren-Kaliber DW8028

Just DeWitt! Yes, the master watchmakers of DeWitt have done it: create the first entirely home-made Tourbillon movement. A major step forward, a landmark in the history of the brand. DeWitt’s audacious approach to contemporary watchmaking is once again brought to light. In these challenging times for the industry, DeWitt has recognized a fantastic opportunity to create, to consolidate, and to showcase its autonomy and the depth of its know-how. (more…)

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Breguet is introducing a reinterpretation of a legendary chronograph

For the 60th anniversary of the first deliveries of the famed Type XX watches designed by Breguet in the 1950s for the French naval air arm, which this year is celebrating its first century of service, Breguet is introducing a contemporary, technically updated reinterpretation of that legendary chronograph, the Type XXII design. (more…)

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CORUM Golden Bridge Tourbillon - 33 pieces paying tribute

In 2010, Corum also celebrates the thirtieth anniversary of its extraordinary Golden Bridge. During its thirty year history, its immediately recognizable esthetical codes and fascinating baguette movement have made the Golden Bridge an emblem of CORUM, and an icon of high horology. (more…)

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Rebirth of the minute repeater: Ulysse Nardin Jaquemarts Minute Repeater Circus Aventurin

Ulysse Nardin was one of the earliest manufacturers to fuel the rebirth of the minute repeater. The minute repeater was made even more unique through the inclusion of animated figures called Jaquemarts on the dial and to this day, Ulysse Nardin remains the only manufacture in the world to use Jaquemarts on the dial of its minute repeaters. (more…)

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The Seamaster Ploprof 1200M - OMEGA’s mythical diver in white

In 1970 OMEGA launched the Seamaster Professional 600, the so-called “Ploprof” (the first letters of plongeur professionnel – the French words meaning “professional diver”), one of the most rugged, robust and seaworthy divers’ wristwatches ever manufactured. Last year OMEGA introduced a completely updated version of the divers’ classic. Equipped with a Co-Axial calibre 8500, the new Ploprof 1200M is, as its name suggests, water resistant to an astounding 1200 metres (4000 feet, 120 bar) and it is an artful union of its ancestor’s legendary features and OMEGA’s state-of-the-industry Co-Axial technology. (more…)

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An absolute masterpiece: Jaquet Droz Grande Seconde Minute Repeater

It is a rare musical sound and therefore all the more precious… In the middle of the night, listen... and let yourself be carried away by the magic of its song. Since the 18th century, people have appreciated this music of the bells signaling the passage of time. Once the prerogative of a few watch lovers, the Grande Seconde Minute Repeater is now recognized as an absolute masterpiece of fine watchmaking complications - an area to which Jaquet Droz feels compeled to apply its expertise. (more…)

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TUDOR Heritage CHRONO: Shared values TUDOR and Porsche

Created at the crossroads of vintage and velocity, the new TUDOR Heritage Chrono, a timely addition to the TUDOR Sport collection, is ingeniously inspired by the celebrated TUDOR Oysterdate Chronograph of the early 1970s. Some forty years down the road, the 2010 TUDOR Heritage Chrono is a fitting ode to the historic links and shared values of the TUDOR and Porsche brands and to the powerful TUDOR-Porsche Motorsport partnership signed in 2009, when TUDOR became “Timing Partner” with involvement in the Porsche international one-make cups. (more…)

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Patek Philippe split-seconds monopusher chronograph - Steel in its most stately manifestation

With its new Ref. 5950A split-seconds monopusher chronograph, Patek Philippe yet again presents a concept never before realized in this way: the combination of an individually crafted ultra-thin rattrapante chronograph with a case in stainless steel – a tribute to chrome steel as a case material in its own right. (more…)

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Breguet: Reine de Naples - automatic strike

This year marks the 200th anniversary of the design of the first wrist-worn watch, ordered from Breguet by Caroline Murat, Queen of Naples. The anniversary offers Breguet the opportunity to add the first Grande Complication design to the Reine de Naples collection for ladies only: automatic strike. (more…)

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GLASHÜTTE ORIGINAL Senator Diary: A world first

Presenting a world first - the Senator Diary from Glashütte Original. No mechanical watch has ever made it possible to set an alarm up to
30 days ahead of time - until now. So? So picture this: Your day is packed with appointments, and you’re looking at a very busy week. In fact, you’re booked up solid for a month. So much to do, so little time. There is one appointment, however, that you must keep at all costs. (more…)

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PATEK PHILIPPE: Chronograph Ref 5170 - The genesis of a new classic

It takes audacity to call a new watch a classic, but in the case of the Patek Philippe chronograph Ref. 5170J, the attribute is justified. Although it debuts at Baselworld 2010, it has already been at the top of the wish list of many collectors and aficionados for many years – and a popular topic among specialized publications. Now, the time for speculation is over and the object of desire has become reality: the classic men’s wrist chronograph developed entirely by Patek Philippe and crafted exclusively in the manufacture’s workshops. (more…)

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Precious geometry: de GRISOGONO INSTRUMENTO NOVANTATRE

First unveiled in 2007, the generous volume, sturdy lugs and cambered lines of the Instrumento Novantatre are lit up with a new radiance this year. Its distinctive sporting chic case is adorned with baguette-cut rubies, blue sapphires or diamonds. Their meticulous assembly creates a stunning geometrical effect that creates a striking contrast with the gem-setting on the dial. (more…)

BASELNEWS 2010

The Magnificent Inheritor - DeWitt Tourbillon Force Constante à Chaîne

The Tourbillon Force Constante à Chaîne most definitely belongs to the exclusive circle of highly complicated masterpieces. A success story with a bright future, as DeWitt introduces in 2010 a most pleasant and eye-catching declination, combining 18-carat rose gold with DeWitt’s emblematic chocolate-colour. This creation releases a truly warm and reassuring ambiance; the perfect atmosphere to peacefully observe the mechanical wonders of this work of art. (more…)

BASELNEWS 2010

A superchronograph for a supercar: Breitling Bentley Supersports

Crafted in steel and issued in a worldwide limited edition of 1,000, the Bentley Supersports special series carries a bezel adorned with an elegant raised and knurled motif evoking the characteristic design of Bentley controls. Beneath this ultra-sporty, powerful bodywork beats an exclusive Breitling for Bentley motor chronometer-certified by the COSC: a selfwinding chronograph movement with central 60-minute counter. (more…)

BASELNEWS 2010

Girard-Perregaux: ww.tc small second

Girard-Perregaux has unveiled a new model in the ww.tc Small Second collection, marrying the brilliance of pink gold with the depth of a black dial. This exquisitely elegant interpretation emphasises the watch's clean lines while reinforcing the bold style which is the collection's signature. (more…)

40th anniversary of Girard-Perregaux quartz watches

35TH anniversary of the Girard-Perregaux Laureato

In 2010, Girard-Perregaux will celebrate a double anniversary: thirty-five years of the ‘Laureato’ collection and forty years since its first quartz wrist watches. The Manufacture, now renowned the world over for its mechanical movements, also played a pioneering role in the story of quartz watches. It was in fact Girard-Perregaux that set the decisive frequency of 32,768 Hz, since adopted by all manufacturers as the universal standard. (more…)

Elegance meets high-tech

The spirit of Leonardo - IWC Da Vinci Chronograph Ceramic

The world owes a great deal to Leonardo da Vinci. The universal genius from Tuscany created incomparably beautiful works of art, investigated and documented natural laws, and designed buildings and machines which were often far ahead of their time. Innumerable sketches also provide evidence of his enthusiasm for watchmaking. Many of his pioneering discoveries in the area of helical and bevel gears and complicated screw transmissions are to this day component parts of many machines – including watches. (more…)

For lovers of beautiful watch-engineering

BASELWORLD 2010: Chopard L.U.C Engine One Tourbillon

To celebrate Chopard's 150th anniversary as well as the decades of passion it has shared with the world of motor sports, the Geneva-based brand is introducing this new L.U.C Engine One Tourbillon model combining the finest elements of the two forms of mechanical expression. From its strong lines to the most subtle details, everything about this powerful timepiece honours the automobile spirit also admirably accentuated by a fine watch movement machined like an engine block. (more…)

Combining tradition, performances and craftsmanship

Unveiled at Baselworld 2010: Breitling for Bentley Masterpiece

The Breitling for Bentley collection welcomes a new one-of-a-kind model, dedicated to the founder of the prestigious British car manufacturer. This Grande Complication pocket-watch will be unveiled at Baselworld 2010. Each year, Breitling reaches a new peak in its art by creating a paragon of fine watchmaking named Bentley Masterpiece: a mechanical magnum opus combining tradition, performances and exquisite craftsmanship. (more…)

H8 Flying Sculptura

Beat Haldimann designs exceptional horological sculptures

Taking the spirit of manufacture to its limits, Beat Haldimann designs and manufactures his exceptional horological sculptures using only authentic traditional tools, a far cry from today’s electronic gadgetry. And the H8 Sculptura central tourbillon is no exception. Employing time-honoured methods, he has banished all indications of time from the dial to focus attention on the transience of time. (more…)

Timeless character

Limited Edition: Girard-Perregaux 1966 Full Calendar

Brought to life by its palladium case, the Girard-Perregaux 1966 Full Calendar combines the functions and style of a great watchmaking classic, reworked in a unique metal. This limited edition integrates a full calendar displaying the date, day of the week, month and moon phases. (more…)

Who said impossible?

JEAN DUNAND Orbital Tourbillon

Launching the family of JEAN DUNAND watches, a continual program of Pièces Uniques, required something more than a mere aesthetic fillip. The watch had to be fresh, original, groundbreaking. At a time when watch connoisseurs are spoiled for choice, a watch commemorating the great Art Deco artist and craftsman had to be heartstoppingly beautiful and daring. (more…)

ALPINA GENEVE

Two new versions of the EXTREME TOURBILLON REGULATOR MANUFACTURE

Following the great success of its first Extreme Tourbillon Regulator Manufacture – the Full Black version – at Baselworld in 2009, ALPINA Genève is proud to present two new models in gold, both issued in an extremely limited series of just 18 numbered pieces. These new versions, both as astonishing as the first, feature a “Full Black” dial and a caliber consisting of 188 parts, equipped with a Silicium Escapement Wheel and the latest development: a Silicium lever. (more…)

An inestimably precious junkyard

Grand Complication No. 42500 by A. Lange & Söhne

In 2001, a dramatic incident changed the working life of Jan Sliva, head of the in-house studio for historic Lange pocket watches. A visitor of the manufactory had handed him an old pocket watch and asked for an appraisal. It was clear from the very first moment that this timepiece was an extraordinary one. It was particularly large and heavy, and its case was engraved with an intricate motif designed by Professor Graff. (more…)

Measure of All Things Time

The RICHARD LANGE Referenzuhr

Just like its famous namesake, the RICHARD LANGE watch family is fully devoted to the scientific facets of horology with a focus on the utmost degree of precision. It has its origins in the understanding that the accuracy of a timepiece reflects the competence of the master. At A. Lange & Söhne, this insight dates back far into the 19th century. With its resettable subsidiary seconds, the RICHARD LANGE “Referenzuhr” continues this tradition. (more…)

24-hour alarm on a hand-wound movement

Harry Winston – Project Z6

Featuring a zalium case – a material used exclusively in watchmaking by Harry Winston – Project Z6 announces the arrival of a new complication in the collection: a 24-hour alarm on a hand-wound movement specially developed for this timepiece and exclusive to Harry Winston. Adjusted by the crown, the striking-mechanism for the alarm is activated by a trigger at 4 o’clock. (more…)

A natural progression

High-tech ceramics for watches: RADO r5.5 AUTOMATIC

A natural development, this new addition heralds the continued successful collaboration between Rado and the British industrial designer Jasper Morrison. Sharing the same passion, philosophy and enthusiasm for the use of high-tech ceramics as Rado, Morrison has effortlessly displayed this in the design of this new outstanding timepiece. (more…)

Breathtaking piece of art

Thomas Prescher: Mysterious Automatic Double Axis Tourbillon

Thomas prescher, the Inventor of the flying Triple Axis Tourbillon is known for its luxury hand- and tailor-made watches for watch-affiniciados and connoisseurs all over the world. A vision. That is normally the beginning of a time sculpture manufactured by Thomas Prescher. Guided by the idea to improve the perfect visibility of the central elements of his multi Axis Tourbillon Thomas Prescher composed a new breathtaking piece of art. (more…)

Collection Métiers d’Art

SIHH 2010: La symbolique des laques of Vacheron Constantin

No one at Vacheron Constantin can be unaware of what a passion for fine watchmaking involves. For without passion, there are no real expectations. And though yesterday’s cabinotiers have disappeared, their memory lingers on near the workbenches in the halls of the Manufacture, and today is reawakened by each watchmaker and craftsman, whose movements rekindle their spirit and perpetuate their knowledge. (more…)

Dualtimer

Hublot: GOLD KING POWER TOURBILLON GMT”

The King Power TOURBILLON GMT is the first Hublot Tourbillon watch to feature a dual time zone indicator. The two-colour dial is set in the 2 o'clock position to allow the traveller to see the time in the place of his or her choice. The King Power Tourbillon GMT has another special feature at 9 o'clock: its Retrograde Date. (more…)

Angular Momentum Allegory & Mythology

New Artisan Timepiece Collection

Angular Momentum has released its new Artisan Timepiece Collection with Verre Èglomisé miniature paintings on the reverse of the crystal, called Allegory & Mythology. Allegory teaches a lesson through symbolism. Allegory communicates its message by means of symbolic figures, actions or symbolic representation. (more…)

DE BETHUNE Titanium tourbillon

Evolution of the wonderful world of watchmaking

It took more than two and a half years of development for the DE BETHUNE Manufacture to present the final version of its silicon / titanium tourbillon, the lightest tourbillon in the world with a remarkable frequency of 36,000 vibrations per hour. This tourbillion differs from others in its design, since it has been adapted and calculated for a wristwatch, as opposed to existing tourbillons which are smaller versions of those used in pocket watches. (more…)

Simply black

Alain Silberstein springs a surprise with his new case for Horological Machine No2

It takes a lot to surprise followers of MB&F, but the latest version of Horological Machine No2, with a case created by French artist watch designer Alain Silberstein, may well do it. Alain Silberstein is widely known for his bold use of colour and pattern – and one might have expected the adventurous Maximilian Büsser to push that tendency to the limit. (more…)

Alarm water-resistant to 300 m

BREGUET: Marine Royale Alarm Watch

Breguet’s Marine collection draws its inspiration from the original designs created by Breguet himself for the French Royal Navy after his 1815 appointment as Horologist to the French Navy. Sturdy in design, Breguet Marine watches have for decades been reputed for their dependable performances. In 2004 Breguet launched a new interpretation of this product line, featuring a markedly more contemporary and sporty but ever elegant design. (more…)

Milestone mechanical marvels

BREITLING CHRONO-MATIC QP & 1461

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the launch of the first selfwinding chronograph movement, Breitling is introducing two limited editions of its Chrono-Matic model, featuring a look inspired by the 1969 original and equipped with precious leap-year or perpetual calendars. (more…)

MUNICHTIME NEWS

Strasser & Rohde Regulator - A tribute to watchmaking excellence

In watchmaking tradition, “regulator” watches were special pendulum clocks, used by watchmakers in their workshops to set the exact time and therefore to test the precision of smaller watches. They were also used in science whenever extremely precise time indicators were needed, like in the field of astronomy. (more…)

Collection Excellence Platine

Vacheron Constantin Patrimony Contemporaine pocket watch

Preserving the best from each era and consistently capturing the signs of the times: such is the infinitely delicate responsibility of the designers, master-watchmakers, engineers and artisans of Vacheron Constantin, as they shape creations destined to generate emotions as enduring as those aroused by the discovery of the first pocket watch made by Jean-Marc Vacheron and dated circa 1755. (more…)

They said it couldn’t be done…

Mechanical movement of the third millennium: The TAG Heuer MONACO V4

The first advanced integrated mechanical movement of the third millennium — and probably the 21st century’s first major contribution to watchmaking innovation — the TAG Heuer Monaco V4 represents a complete break with tradition and the audacious next step in mechanical movement engineering. (more…)

125th anniversary

The first chronograph in space: BREITLING COSMONAUTE LIMITED EDITION

1962. The space race was well under way. Already a supplier to civilian and military aviation, Breitling naturally took a keen interest in this new human adventure. Based on the Navitimer chronograph, the brand’s technicians developed the Cosmonaute, a space-going version of this instrument indicating the daily 24 hours in a single sweep of the dial. (more…)

RADO CERAMICA CHRONOGRAPH COLOR

A legend watch

Technicality of forms. Precise timekeeping. Strikingly contemporaneous, the Ceramica Chronograph Color from Rado is appealing in its pure simplicity. Modernity subtly underscored with a touch of color, to draw more than a fleeting glance. A graphic and linear watch. An icon since 1989. Case and pushpieces that hardly project, dial, sapphire crystal and polished fine-link bracelet all come
together, blending as one to form a perfectly integrated continuity. (more…)

IWC Ingenieur Automatic Mission Earth Edition “Adventure Ecology”

With the challenges that face our planet, the world needs men like the environmental adventurer David de Rothschild – and companies like IWC Schaffhausen, whose active contribution to environmental protection is based on a firm belief in this cause. IWC is supporting the Plastiki Expedition of David de Rothschild and his organisation Adventure Ecology. (more…)

The platinum Limited Edition

The Omega Speedmaster Professional Moonwatch

The first manned lunar landing on the 20th of July, 1969 was the greatest, most dramatic scientific achievement in human history. Neil Armstrong stepped onto the moon’s surface at 02:56 GMT on the 21st of July. Nineteen minutes later he was joined by Buzz Aldrin, who was wearing his Omega Speedmaster and a legend was born. (more…)

Elegance in Reddish Brown

IWC Aquatimer Chronograph Edition Boesch

Around 3,700 craft have been launched since 1920 by Boesch, the boatyard located on Lake Zurich. All made of wood. The reddishbrown, highly polished mahogany is the mark of their exclusive craftsmanship. A special edition of the Aquatimer Chronograph shows reverence to the boat builders. (more…)