Indepentent Laboratory working for watch brands

TIMELAB launches in Geneva

(06/2010) After several months of preparation to launch this innovative organisation, TIMELAB – Foundation of the Geneva Laboratory of Horology and Microengineering – has been officially unveiled in the presence of numerous representatives from the fields of watchmaking, politics, economics and specialised education. This centre for certification and Research & Development, houses two of the most prestigious watch certifications, the Hallmark of Geneva and the Geneva Office of the COSC (Official Swiss Chronometer Certification).

Concours Institut Horlogerie Cartier 2010

Swiss Prize for up-and-coming watchmakers from A. Lange & Söhne

(06/2010) On 29 May in La Chaux-de-Fonds, the “striking mechanism” for a pocket watch by Janina Thiele was awarded the first prize of the Swiss watchmaking competition, “Concours Institut Horlogerie Cartier 2010” (IHC). Patrick Ritschel and Eric Geissler, two further apprentices from Lange, came fifth and sixth.

Sparkling luxury

CENTURY presents the GRACE MASTER IMPERIAL

(06/2010) An instantly recognisable shape, a unique transparency, an inimitable brilliance: this is why CENTURY has added GRACE to its MASTER IMPERIAL line, dedicated to its prestige timepieces. An exclusive collection in which GRACE – also available as a line of jewellery – occupies a very special place.

Special King Power Edition

Hublot celebrates the 200th anniversary of the independence of Mexico

(06/2010) Hublot is joining the Mexican people in celebrating the 200th anniversary of their independence, with a limited edition King Power in the national colours, featuring the symbol of the "Bell of Dolores" engraved on the case-back.

MARS 500 mission starts on 3rd of June 2010

Real-time simulation: FORTIS watches fly to Mars

(06/2010) On Thursday, the 3rd of June, the ESA, the Federal Space Agency FSA and the IMBP (Institute for Biomedical Problems) will send 6 probands on a mission to planet MARS. This extraordinary mission will in the news and in science magazines all over the world.

Going global

Nomos Tangomat GMT and Zürich Weltzeit with new xi caliber inside

(06/2010) All the time in the world times two: you can be carefree and easygoing, yet still be fully in tune with the times, at all times—just leave it up to these two new watches, Tangomat GMT and Zürich Weltzeit, with which NOMOS Glashütte is going global. Inside both models ticks the xi caliber, which has no problem showing calculations, figures, and derivations. Xi makes a note of where you live and how big the time difference is between there and New York, Taipei, or Honolulu. The watches communicate all of this in one view.

Extraordinary material

Angular Momentum`s new BRONZE aer aeris

(06/2010) Angular Momentum has introduced its first BRONZE timepiece the Freehand Beryllium Diver Magnus, which has been published in magazines, blogs and forums around the world. After many tests and investigations Angular Momentum has decided to integrate the material bronze in its collection and to develop a specific Bronze Collection.

Swatch Art Peace Hotel

The three first watches sold are… Blancpain ones!

(05/2010) Blancpain sets the tone at the heart of the Swatch Art Peace Hotel in Shanghai. Just a few hours after the opening of its new boutique – alongside those of Breguet, Omega and Swatch – the three first watches to be snapped up in the newly opened establishment at the junction of the city’s famous Bund and Nanjing Road premier shopping streets bear the signature of the Manufacture from Le Brassus.

Elegance you can truly rely on…

CENTURY unveils the first in its new collection of timepieces, ELEGANCE

(05/2010) Discreet but essential. Refined yet subtle. A highly elegant accessory, cleverly conceived down to the smallest detail, the new ELEGANCE watch for men designed by CENTURY celebrates, with its modern lines and bold design, the classic hallmarks of masculine style: fine materials, understated luxury, and the delicate interplay of textures, matt and gleaming, transparent and opaque.

For all the Gold in the FIFA World Cup

Hublot is unveiling the official licensed watch of the FIFA World Cup

(05/2010) Hublot has just signed one of the most prestigious agreements in its history as the Official Timekeeper and Official Watch for the next two FIFA World Cup in 2010 and 2014. This is the first time in the history of the FIFA World Cup that a watchmaking brand becomes the Official FIFA Timekeeper having presence on the substitution board.

First Special Exhibition

German Watch Museum Glashütte: Wearing a Watch on Your Body...

(05/2010) Under the title “Wearing a Watch on Your Body…”, the first special exhibition opened with a private viewing on 19th May in the German Watch Museum Glashütte. Guests from local politics and business, from the artistic and cultural world, partners and friends, Glashütte contemporary witnesses, watch-lovers, exhibit lenders and representatives from the Glashütte watch companies, as well as representatives from the various museums in the region attended the vernissage.

Cannes fait le mur’ exhibition from 12 May to 5 July 2010

Jaeger-LeCoultre: The Stars up close for all to see

(05/2010) Sophie Marceau and the stars of international cinema make their appearance in the exhibition "Cannes fait le mur", during the Cannes Film Festival : an impressive collection of masterpieces by one of the most celebrated photographers of the 7th art, British-born Lorenzo Agius. Right from the opening of the 63rd Cannes Film Festival, the stars are on display for all to see, with giant portraits of the most attractive and beautiful famous faces of international cinema.

Watch winders, refined table clocks, safes and the most luxurious objects of time

BUBEN&ZORWEG take their masterpieces to Las Vegas

(05/2010) BUBEN&ZORWEG are travelling to the land of opportunity to present their broad range of TIME MOVER® watch winders, refined table clocks, safes and the most luxurious objects of time at the JCK Las Vegas 2010, America's world-famous leading jewellery exhibition.

2010 New York Festivals International Television & Film Awards

IWC Corporate film on the Aquatimer family of diver’s watches picks up a silver award

(05/2010) Once again, an entry by IWC Schaffhausen has won an award at the New York Festivals’ competition: The eight-minute launch film for the Aquatimer family of diver’s watches entitled “Galapagos – A Day with the Charles Darwin Foundation” has won a silver medal in the “Sales” category at the 2010 New York Festivals’ “Film & Video – Industrial Productions”-Competition.

Aviation shows its true metal

Nostalgic journey: Hamilton Khaki X-Landing

(05/2010) The Khaki X-Landing takes the emotions on a nostalgic journey back to the first all-metal aircraft of the 1920s, and the rationale on a trip co-piloted by a feature for measuring the top of descent (TOD).  The Khaki X-Landing provides pilots with precision and style in a sophisticated GMT chronograph, with design touches reflecting the materials and structures of the early metal planes. This duo of limited edition watches passionately tells the story of an aviation tradition in the language of today.