(08/2010) Users of Apple’s popular iPhone now have the entire world of OMEGA at their fingertips with the watchmaker’s new App. The feature makes it possible to browse OMEGA’s complete collection, presenting images and technical data for all of the brand’s wristwatches. The Watchfinder function lets users select the timepieces which have exactly the specifications that they are looking for; their choices can be saved as Favorites.
(08/2010) In the year Corum is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its iconic Admiral’s Cup model and reinforcing its presence in the sailing world – with back-to-back announcements of two new partnerships – it naturally reinforces its sports collection by introducing two timepieces with a 44 mm-diameter profile.
(08/2010) Now entering the Admiral’s Cup collection that is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2010, the Admiral’s Cup Black Chronograph 40 already has the makings of greatness. Loyal to the aesthetic design that has forged the collection’s admirable reputation, it proudly bears the identity codes of its siblings: a 12-sided case and nautical pennant hour-markers.
(08/2010) July 10th 1940, in Fairlight, outside Hastings on the English channel coast – the fast approaching hum of the German Messerschmitt Bf 109E and Bf 110C heralds the beginning of the Battle of Britain, the epic fight between the German Luftwaffe and the RAF, the Royal Air Force. The RAF’s HURRICANE, the trustworthy “workhorse” of the British airforce bore the brunt of the battle that lasted from July 10th 1940 to October 31st 1940.
(08/2010) In its Casual Chic universe, Bertolucci pioneers creations where the 4 “Cs” – the very essence of the brand – feature fully: Creativity, Curves, Comfort and Construction. The Italian Riviera, a source of ceaseless inspiration, and Switzerland, the technical expert, mingle and interweave to design new silhouettes playing with the softness of curves and the elegance of lines. Well-being is highlighted in designs which combine comfort and harmony, to be worn as daily luxury.
(08/2010) An exhibition describing a revolution which is taking place in the art of mechanical watchmaking, and featuring OMEGA’s radical Co-Axial escapement, will take place at the KaDeWe in Berlin from the 4th to the 28th of August, 2010.
Visitors to the exhibition, which is located on the ground floor in the centre of the “Themenhalle”, will have the opportunity to see all of OMEGA’s current wristwatch models equipped with Co-Axial movements; they can also examine the calibres in detail through a watchmaker’s loupe. The numerous delicate individual parts of the movements, such as screws and springs, are compellingly revealed through the magnifying lens.
(07/2010) A quintessential Ball Watch timepiece, the new Engineer Hydrocarbon has undergone numerous developments, like the unidirectional rotating bezel with an H3 micro gas light inserted into a container at 12 o’clock. Its graduation from 0 to 14, as well as the numbers 15, 30 and 45, are coated with a very powerful luminescent paint producing blue reflections.
(07/2010) FRANC VILA today introduced a special edition of its successful "Cobra" collection to celebrate the first spanish football World Cup win. Christened "Estrella Roja" (red star), this edition is limited to 88 pieces as is customary in the brand and features the spanish squad colors and a star commemorating its triumph.
(07/2010) If you love Panerai watches, then you’re going to love the new tool you can use to access the world of your favourite watches wherever you are: the new application created by Officine Panerai for iPhone is now available. This application offers a wide range of images and information about the latest collection of Panerai watches and up-to-the-minute news and it will be regularly updated so customers and fans of the brand can keep up with what’s happening. New content will be available on a monthly basis, with comprehensive focuses on products and initiatives that Officine Panerai is promoting round the world.
(07/2010) In 1947 France instigated a series of exploratory missions to the Arctic and Antarctica under the leadership of a renowned scientist, Paul-Emile Victor. These expeditions brought together geologists, geodesists, meteorologists, physicists, biologists, geographers and glaciologists all were aiming to explore, study and understand the North and South Poles. The mass of equipment required by the first Paul-Emile Victor missions for exploring these inhospitable regions included four Longines ship’s chronometers and fifteen Longines wristwatches which were used for determining their astronomical position.
(07/2010) On 23 June 2010, Switzerland’s Edipresse publishing house circulated a special edition of the Tribune des Arts magazine that salutes the traditional A. Lange & Söhne brand’s anniversary under the heading “165 years – Homage to F. A. Lange”. A total of 76 pages present the history of the brand, the special facets of Lange’s watchmaking heritage, flagship watch models, and a number of protagonists.
(07/2010) With the growing interest and value of its antique and vintage timepieces, Jaeger-LeCoultre has recently started offering collectors a special document, called an “Extract from the Archives” which states the origin of the timepieces crafted in the Jaeger-LeCoultre workshops. The information is comprehensive, including such information as model, calibre, functions, exterior, production date and distinctive features of the timepiece.
(07/2010) The unveiling of a monument to Ferdinand A. Lange by 15 apprentices of the company’s own watchmaker school was the highlight of a ceremony at which Lange Uhren GmbH inaugurated the A. Lange & Söhne Park in Glashütte on 15 July. With this, the company pays tribute to the founder of Germany’s fine watchmaking industry, who opened the first watchmaker workshop in the region in 1845 with 15 apprentices.
(07/2010) The former owner and manager of Glycine Watch SA died at the age of 82 on 19 June 2010. Hans Brechbühler was an enthusiastic achiever who loved his work and relished contact with other people. Up until recently, he could be found working at Glycine every day. However, his illness then forced him to slow down and take things easier.
(07/2010) The Hamilton Time Player represents the spirit of the brand that has always been tuned into the future to develop innovative models and new technologies. This unique watch has discovered its own way of putting the past, present and future on the same map. Its design structure is inspired by the geographic coordinates system based on lines of latitude and longitude. Implementation of its unusual timekeeping concept unites finger-operated timekeeping in four up-to-the-minute time zones with zany design belonging to the future.