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» Breguet joins the fight against Myopathic Diseases
A prestigious event called Only Watch 2005 will be staged in Monaco on that date under the high patronage of H[…] … An exceptional auction sale of oneof-a-kind or first-in-a-series watches designed especially for the occasion will be staged for the benefit of the United Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy Association which finances medical research on genetic diseases, in particular Duchenne muscular dystrophy[…] … The human cost, not least in children, of these cruel diseases has led Breguet to make a contribution of its own by designing and building in the finest craft traditions a limited series of seven watches, the first of which is being donated to the Only Watch 2005 auction sale[…]
» BASELWORLD 2012: Hublot & Ferrari
In Italy last November, Hublot and Ferrari announced their partnership that would make the Swiss ‘Maison’ the exclusive watchmaking partner of the Maranello-based Italian automobile manufacturer[…] … This is not a simple agreement for supplying watches, licensing or sponsorship, but truly a 360° partnership that encompasses all key activities pertaining to brand image and sales activities, including production of a “Ferrari Official Watch” and a “Scuderia Ferrari Official Watch” as well as Hublot’s taking on the role of “Ferrari Official Timekeeper”, “Scuderia Ferrari Official Timekeeper” and “Ferrari Challenge Official Timekeeper[…] … As part of the BaselWorld, the world’s premier event watchmaking and jewellery industry, Hublot will unveil the first watch designed in partnership with Ferrari[…] … The Big Bang Ferrari The Big Bang Ferrari marks an evolution the iconic Big Bang design – the first since the watch was launched in 2005 – that fuses style and materials and mechanics in way that uniquely addresses the respective DNA of Hublot and Ferrari: innovation, performance, technology and exclusivity[…] … The watch comes with two interchangeable straps with an innovative quick-change system inspired by the safety seatbelt mechanism[…] … The innovation and sophistication that went into the Big Bang Ferrari make it a new sign of recognition, different to the core from any watch presented before[…] … This concept has even been extended to the presentation case for each watch – a true showcase inspired by an engine valve support, made from aluminium, with a built-in rotary system[…]
» BASELWORLD 2012: The TAG Heuer MIKROGIRDER
Following TAG Heuer’s Calibre 360 Chronograph (2005), which beats at 50Hz and measures and displays to the 1/100th of a second, the 6Hz Pendulum Concept, which is still under development, confirmed TAG Heuer’s position as the unrivalled pioneer of high frequencies[…] … Now being successfully commercialized, the Mikrotimer was voted the 2011 Swiss Sports Watch of the Year at the Geneva Watchmaking Grand Prix[…] … Now comes the pioneering MIKROGIRDER, the Swiss legend’s greatest achievement in watchmaking engineering to date, a game-changing technology which promises to completely revolutionize the very heart of the watch — the regulator[…] … More than the Pendulum or the Mikrotimer, the MIKROGIRDER represents a total departure from the conventional, 3-centuries-old Christiaan Huygens system, which today still reigns over the mechanical watch industry[…] … In the world of Swiss watchmaking, accuracy is certified by the Contrôle Officiel Suisse des Chronomètres (COSC)[…] … The resulting certification, however, only covers watch functionality (HMS – Hours-Minutes-Seconds), not chronograph functionality[…] … TAG Heuer: A tradition of challenging conventions The regulation of a conventional mechanical watch is performed by a balance wheel and a spiral-shaped torsion hairspring, a system invented by Christiaan Huygens in 1675[…] … To solve these ‘limits’ and take Swiss watchmaking to a new unsurpassed level of excellence, TAG Heuer’s award-winning team of engineers and watch masters made a radical decision: to forget the hairspring and the balance wheel and, starting from a blank page using mechanistic theory, entirely reinvent mechanical watch regulation — just as Christian Huygens did so successfully more than 3 centuries before[…] … Overturning three centuries of watchmaking convention in the way mechanical energy is generated, stored and regulated, the MIKROGIRDER opens a promising new era in watchmaking, with potentially powerful and energy-sparing new movements precise to ever-smaller fractions of time[…] … Accurate to an unprecedented 5/10,000 or 1/2,000th of a second, the MIKROGIRDER is a completely new regulator system — a coupling blade/girder and excitatory blade/girder system working with a linear oscillator (versus a spiral shape in a classical hairspring) that vibrates isochronously at a very small angle, as opposed to a traditional watch, which vibrates at an angle of up to 320 degrees[…] … In comparison, a regular watch functions at 4hz, or only 28,800 beats per hour[…] … Though the placement of the crown at 12 o’clock is inspired by the 1/100th of a second Heuer stopwatches of the 1920s, the overall design is decisively avant-garde[…]
» A. Lange & Söhne Is Germany’s Top Luxury Brand
With a grand total of 239 points out of a possible 300, the watch manufactory from Saxony once again stands head and shoulders above all other German luxury brands and ranks – like in 2007 and 2009 – before the automobile manufacturers Maybach (211) and Porsche (195) as well as various furniture, timepieces, jewellery, and fashion brands[…] … Since 2005, the luxury league table is drawn up every two years by the Munich based “Brand Rating” agency at the instigation of the magazine “Wirtschaftswoche” among the leading German luxury brands[…] … Lange & Söhne brand was originally founded at the initiative of Dresden Watchmaker Ferdinand A[…] … Lange who, in 1845, started to manufacture pocket watches of the highest quality and thereby established the reputation of the German fine watchmaking industry[…] … Today, Lange produces just a few thousand timepieces in gold or platinum cases only[…] … Lange & Söhne has reached a top position among the world’s best watch brands[…] … The biggest success stories of the brand included iconic timepieces like the LANGE 1 with the first outsize date display in a serially produced wristwatch and the LANGE ZEITWERK with the first precisely jumping numerals display of singular clarity[…]
» Patrick Kury is new Chief Executive Officer pro tem of Eterna
Swiss-born, Patrick Kury has accumulated considerable watch-industry experience, not least as Eterna's Chief Technology Officer since 2005[…]
» Vacheron Constantin announces first US Boutique to open in New York
The beauty and precision of these watches won over Americans, helping the brand to take firm root in the United States and ushering in an era of close cooperation between New York and Vacheron Constantin[…] … Reaching an exceptional milestone in 2005, Vacheron Constantin celebrated 250 years of history around the world with gala anniversary events held in 17 global cities, including New York[…] … From the Overseas whose dial bears the colors of the American flag, to the historical watch evoking the Roaring Twenties, to the one-of-a-kind Grand Complication timepiece featuring a specially engraved case, these three exceptional creations each illustrate a milestone in Vacheron Constantin’s history and represent, each in their own way, the rich and storied heritage of the brand[…]
» Jaeger-LeCoultre helps the Salam Centre
But as a loyal sponsor of the Venetian festival since 2005, Jaeger-LeCoultre also decided to support a charitable action: "Reverso for Emergency, Jaeger-LeCoultre Helps the Salam Centre"[…] … The Reverso was created in 1931 upon the request of British officers based in India who wanted a watch that could withstand hard blows during polo matches[…] … Today, in 2011, Reverso celebrates its 80th Anniversary and Jaeger-LeCoultre decided to carry on further its concept of protecting the movement which is at the heart of the mechanical watch and rendering importance to it by supporting a charitable action: "Reverso for Emergency, Jaeger-LeCoultre Helps the Salam Centre"[…]
» A Reverso watch for the Best Film, the Golden Lion Award and Best Actress and Best Actor
Film-maker, watchmaker, actor, gemsetter… each artist is an artisan of emotions[…] … From August 31st to September 10th, 2011 on the occasion of the 68th Venice International Film Festival organised by the Biennale di Venezia, the famous “Mostra” which Jaeger-LeCoultre has been sponsoring for seven consecutive years, the Grande Maison will unveil its own dream cast of exceptional watchmaking creations[…] … As a loyal sponsor of the Venetian festival since 2005, Jaeger-LeCoultre will be actively involved in all the highlights of the event, adorning the stars with its finest creations and presenting a personalized Reverso watch to the winners: three unique models will thus reward the Best Actress and Best Actor of the year, as well as the Best Film, the Golden Lion Award[…] … The watches will feature a lacquered engraving depicting a lion, the symbol of Venice, handcrafted in accordance with the finest traditions, and bear the inscription “68[…]
» OMEGA supports Yann Arthus-Bertrand and GoodPlanet
Arthus-Bertrand's film Home was the first feature-length movie to be made using only aerial footage[…] … The maker of prestigious Swiss watches presented its newly launched collection of Planet Ocean divers' watches and celebrated the brand's long association with the exploration of the oceans[…] … They plan to collaborate on the production of books and materials that will focus not only on the majestic splendour of the oceans but will also educate people about what might be done to preserve them[…] … In 1932, it released the Marine – the world's first water resistant watch[…] … GoodPlanet – dedicated to sustainability GoodPlanet, was founded in 2005 by Arthus-Bertrand with the aim of raising public awareness of environmental issues and sustainable development[…] … OMEGA president Stephen Urquhart said that the partnership is a logical one for his brand, saying, "Our legacy includes not only the very first water-resistant watch but close partnerships with some of the most important names in ocean exploration and ecology[…]
» Pour le Mérite: Four legendary watches
First unveiled at this year’s Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie in Geneva, the RICHARD LANGE TOURBILLON “Pour le Mérite” now joins its equally illustrious predecessors: LANGE TOURBILLON “Pour le Mérite” (1994), TOURBOGRAPH “Pour le Mérite” (2005) and RICHARD LANGE “Pour le Mérite” (2009)[…] … Watch connoisseurs in Singapore will have the chance to get up close and personal with this distinguished quartet from 13 July to 19 July 2011 at L’Atelier at ION Orchard, a luxury watch boutique which is managed by Singapore’s foremost watch retailer, The Hour Glass[…] … Needless to say: Only the most exceptional A[…] … The system also features a planetary gearing that assures uninterrupted and constant transmission of energy even when the watch is being wound[…] … The star of the exhibition, the RICHARD LANGE TOURBILLON “Pour le Mérite” has its roots in a regulator pocket watch created by the watchmaker Johann Heinrich Seyffert (1751-1817) from Saxony[…] … The original watch dial features three intersecting circles for the time indications and a fusée-and-chain mechanism in its movement – all winning attributes that have been incorporated into the RICHARD LANGE TOURBILLON “Pour le Mérite”[…] … Just as astounding visually, the RICHARD LANGE TOURBILLON “Pour le Mérite” sports an ingenious switching mechanism, which allows the watch to expose its tourbillon cage via a round cut-out window, and cover the exposed segment at the appropriate time segment as the hour hand traverses over the temporary aperture[…] … To further immerse visitors in the “Pour le Mérite” experience, the exhibition also features a Lange master watchmaker demonstrating the virtues of the fusée-and-chain transmission system[…]
» Jaquet Droz Supports The Only Watch 2011 Charity Auction
For the Only Watch 2011 charity auction, Jaquet Droz will be unveiling a unique Petite Heure Minute model while lending its support to research on Duchenne muscular dystrophy, led by the Monegasque Association against Myopathies[…] … During the show, Only Watch will hold its exceptional charity auction, which, since 2005, has become THE venue where luxury watchmaking meets medical research[…] … At the auction on September 22, 2011, under the high patronage of His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco and jointly organized with the Antiquorum auction house, more than 40 fabulous timepieces donated by the most prestigious watch manufacturers will be put up for bidding[…] … This year, the Manufacture from La Chaux-de-Fonds will be supporting Only Watch by donating a one-of-a-kind Petite Heure Minute model created especially for the occasion[…] … Water-resistant to 3 bar (30 meters), this superlative model comes in a 43 mm watchcase of 18-carat red gold[…]
» DEWITT - X Watch: Reversible is not enough!
Montres DeWitt is honoured to have been invited to participate in the Only Watch 2011 Charity Auction in favour of research programmes on the Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), to be held in Monaco on September 22 under the high patronage and in presence of S[…] … After a first participation in 2005 and, in 2007, the presentation of the WX-1 (concept watch no 1), an exceptionally complicated horological piece of art, DeWitt is presenting this year yet another masterpiece: the X-Watch[…] … For its third concept watch, DeWitt is continuing its exploration of reversible watches[…] … The mechanism, initially inspired from a concrete mixer, was already masterfully executed in The Antipode (concept watch no 2) and confers both a spectacular liveliness and a playful twist to the watch[…] … But for the X-Watch, reversible was not enough […] … DeWitt therefore imagined a spectacular articulated “bonnet” in the shape of an “X” that partly covers the face of the watch[…] … By pressing the push-pieces, the “X” separates in its middle and smoothly opens up to disclose the face of the watch[…] … The rotation of the 49 mm Grade 5 Titanium case is only liberated when the “X” is in the open position[…] … Quite naturally, the “X” is designed in such a way that all the features of the watch remain perfectly readable even when the bonnet is in its closed position[…] … The X-Watch houses DeWitt’s third 100% in-house manufactured movement, Calibre DW 8046[…] … Built out of some 535 components, the calibre DW 8046 is the perfect illustration of the inventive audacity of DeWitt’s master watchmakers[…] … In its upper part, a window displays a 120 degree power reserve indicator, an indispensable feature to observe the short back and forth movement of the hand when the watch is operating in its ideal functioning range and the A[…] … On the lower side of the dial, the hidden face of the X-Watch […] … Since the crown and the two chronograph push-pieces must remain on the right hand side, the watch itself is turned by 180 degrees[…] … A polished and rhodium plated cover is placed over the disk, leaving only a small window opening to display the passing seconds[…] … On this side of the watch, the positioning of the two retrograde hours and minutes hands on one single axis is also revealed[…]
» Atelier Cabinotiers: Watchmaking expertise meets artistic crafts
At that time, prestigious clients came to order directly from the cabinotiers, the watch industry craftsmen who forged the city’s reputation[…] … Today, for the first time, Vacheron Constantin is unveiling two timepieces ordered from Atelier Cabinotiers, a new and unique service that custom-makes Fine Watches[…] … Secrecy and confidentiality surround most of the watches made to order by Vacheron Constantin[…] … Unique in the watchmaking industry, this custom-building department offers clients a very exclusive service representing far more than just a finished product and based on the attentive listening skills and expertise of this Fine Watchmaking Manufacture founded in 1755[…] … By providing this service, the latter is reviving the spirit of the cabinotiers, the highly specialised Geneva craftsmen who made the city famous beginning in the 11th century – first in jewellery, and then in watchmaking[…] … A Vacheron Constantin tradition Right from its origins, Vacheron Constantin encouraged its watchmakers to make custom-built watches, lavishing countless hours on determining the exact appearance of a model and on choosing its functions and its components[…] … Everything was to be possible and the utmost efforts were devoted to endowing a watch that would forever reflect its owner’s preferences[…] … Vacheron Constantin watch collectors have always been well aware of this possibility, and the famous New York banker and devoted watch connoisseur Henry Graves Jr[…] … Charles Constantin guided him through the workshops and, when he expressed his amazement at the young man’s vast horological knowledge, the prince admitted to having taken a number of watches apart to see how they worked[…] … On the occasion of an official visit to Geneva, the municipal authorities presented him with a fabulous one of-a-kind watch created by Vacheron Constantin[…] … Everything begins with a story: the secret and intimate story of the person commissioning the watch[…] … One, a history buff, asks for a reproduction of a painting by one of the masters in grand feu enamel on the dial; another, a poetic lover, wants a grand strike that chimes only once a year, on his true love’s birthday; yet another, a grand complications enthusiast, dreams of a mechanical masterpiece such as has never yet been tried[…] … Vacheron Constantin is the only watch manufacturer to offer such a high level of service, uniting excellence and dedication[…] … Atelier Cabinotiers is, above all, a grouping of top watchmaking professionals[…] … Each new project that requires any technical development is supported by a team that includes an engineer, a mechanic and a watchmaker[…] … A dedicated website specially created as an additional service gives customers the opportunity to enter the world of the Atelier Cabinotiers via a password that gives them direct access to their watch in the making[…] … From the hands of these artists come unique timepieces representing the pinnacle of Fine Watchmaking, which will find in due course find their place, like all the creations of the Manufacture since 1755, in the company heritage and archives[…] … It brilliantly sets the scene for the peaceful coexistence of Fine Watchmaking and approximate time[…] … Far from being indifferent, he is in fact a Fine Watchmaking enthusiast and a major collector of timepieces[…] … Based on a model from the Patrimony collection, it has only one hand in the centre, the hour hand, with a 24-hour display, allowing the approximate hour to be read without worrying about the minutes[…] … On the back of the watch, the power reserve indicator bears a small plaque stamped with the intertwined constellations Ursa Major and Ursa Minor[…] … This is true, for example, of the plate and its hand matt-effect file-stroke treatment, which gives it a very beautiful granulated sandy effect but which no one –except the watchmaker who takes the watch apart for maintenance – will ever see[…] … ” This superlative watch is none other than one of the world’s most complicated timepieces[…] … The Genevese Manufacture had demonstrated this during its quarter-millennial celebration in 2005 by designing and producing in its own workshops what was at the time the world’s most complicated wristwatch, the famous Tour de l’Ile[…] … The Vladimir* model that has just left Ateliers Cabinotiers is even more complicated than that legendary model of 2005[…] … The hand-wound mechanical movement of this unique Vladimir* watch drives no less than 17 complications[…] … It is both a technical and aesthetic triumph that took Atelier Cabinotiers and its top-flight watchmakers four years to develop[…] … In addition to the hour and minute hands – one-of-a-kind pieces made especially for this watch –that travel around the slightly off-centre minute markers, the front side of the main dial provides a second time zone with day/night indicator at 11 o’clock[…] … This exceptional mechanical watch bearing the Hallmark of Geneva has a setting to match[…] … The motifs and the bas-relief technique (which is extremely rare in watchmaking) used here were both done by request of the owner[…] … It was a Herculean effort for a watch that deserves to join the legendary ranks of exceptional watchmaking[…] … * Vladimir is the name given by the owner The timeless spirit of the Cabinotiers Since its founding, Vacheron Constantin has always encouraged its master watchmakers to custom-make watches, never begrudging the time needed to determine the exact aesthetics of a piece and select its functions and components[…] … Extreme complexity or a poetic expression of time, guilloché or enamelled dial, Roman or Arabic numerals, seconds in the centre or chronograph functions – anything is possible when giving a watch the character that will forever reflect the wishes of its owner[…] … Then it is up to the owner to choose whether to show off the watch or keep it a secret[…] … In their wake, watchmakers and diamond-cutters, as well as carvers and chain-makers, came to occupy Saint-Gervais, the city’s oldest neighbourhood, on the right bank of the Rhone[…] … From 1650 on, there were more watchmakers than goldsmiths, and watchmaking became Geneva’s main industry[…] … But Saint-Gervais, which was hemmed in by the city walls, offered only narrow, dark alleyways[…] … Geneva’s famous jet d’eau, a by-product of La Fabrique From its beginnings as master watchmakers creating their watches alone from beginning to end, Geneva’s watchmaking industry was to grow and change[…] … Gradually, it organised itself around the various cabinotier groups: case-fitters, guillocheurs, carvers, encasers, gilders, enamellers, and of course watchmakers[…] … Training and access to the “freedoms” were heavily regulated, ensuring the high quality of watch and jewellery production[…]
» Passing of Mr Claude-Daniel Proellochs
Mr Proellochs headed Vacheron Constantin for 17 years from November 1st 1988 to December 31st 2005, when he retired[…] … A highly cultivated man with a marked taste for literature and the arts, Claude-Daniel Proellochs was a well-known figure in the watch industry who was famed for his legendary enthusiasm and his passion for fine watchmaking[…]
» Jean-Pierre Dick and Loïck Peyron on Virbac-Paprec 3 win the Barcelona World Race
Both world-class sailors, Jean-Pierre Dick and Loïck Peyron had already won the Transat Jacques Vabre together in 2005[…] … Is it not the first time a Corum watch raced round the world?” Antonio Calce, Corum CEO said: « Today we celebrate the victory of our ambassador[…]
» The OMEGA Seamaster Planet Ocean unveiling
The watches in OMEGA's Seamaster Planet Ocean collection have been held in equally high regard for their professional divers' features, their style and their innovative Co-Axial technology since they were introduced in 2005[…] … Like every Planet Ocean, the new watches are ready for underwater adventure and are equipped with unidirectional rotating bezels, helium escape valves and water resistance to 60 bar / 600 metres / 2000 feet[…] … The combination of the in-house Co-Axial movements and the silicon balance springs that equip each watch in the new Seamaster Planet Ocean collection means that the watches are so stable and reliable that OMEGA offers them with a full four-year warranty[…]
» Montblanc at the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie SIHH 2005
Montblanc first exhibited at the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) in Geneva in 1997 and has since grown to become a respected and successful maker of fine handcrafted watches[…] … This expansion is firm evidence of the growing success of the Montblanc Watch Collection[…] … Montblanc will be unveiling the latest offerings and innovations at this year’s SIHH 2005[…] … Like all watches and timepieces created by Montblanc Montre S[…] … , the new watches presented at SIHH 2005 are exclusively handcrafted in Le Locle to the precise standards and traditions of Swiss watchmaking[…] … A chronograph for an exalted lifestyle: “Star XXXL Chrono GMT Automatic” Montblanc watches are more than simple timepieces[…] … The Montblanc “Star XXXL Chrono GMT Automatic” is a chronograph for exalted tastes which unites timelessly classic aesthetics with complex functionality: a solid 18-carat red gold automatic watch with a silver dial which provides all the standard chronograph features, a date aperture and an integrated GMT display (Greenwich Mean Time), allowing a second time zone to be monitored[…] … The wearer is invited to contemplate the passing of time through the crystal base of the watchcase, which reveals the balance wheel and the magnificent details of the COCS-certified movement[…] … First-rate watchmaking craftsmanship for a brilliant star: “Star Lady Chrono Diamonds” A red carpet appearance is in store when the “Star Lady Chrono Diamonds” is presented at the Geneva Watch Salon[…] … Montblanc has united the brand’s haute joaillerie skills with the very highest Swiss watchmaking craftsmanship to create the “Star Lady Chrono Diamonds”, a luxuriously sensuous handcrafted watch with an outstanding range of functions[…] … The collection comprises a variety of stylish rectangular ladies stainless steel watches and several chrono and large versions for men[…] … Until now, all Profile watches have been 23 x 30mm in size; in the “Profile Lady Elegance Diamonds” the dimensions have been increased to an expressive and striking 23 x 35mm[…] … The most prominent detail of this Profile quartz watch is the precious diamond setting[…] … Sporty, fashionable, chic: “Sport Lady”“ and “Sport Lady Jewels” The Montblanc Sport Steel Collection is a true evergreen among exclusive sport watches: sporty stainless steel models with quartz movements, water-resistant to a depth of 200 metres[…] … In continuation of the fine sports watches presented by Montblanc at last year’s SIHH, the new “Sport Lady Jewels” has a double-crown of pink sapphires which perfectly matches the colour of the strap[…] … The collection’s innovative design, which re-interprets classic Montblanc details, is continued in the “TimeWalker GMT Automatic” which will be displayed at SIHH 2005[…] … The outstanding features of this TimeWalker watch are the GMT function, which offers a further time zone for cosmopolitans, the shine of polished steel which contrasts alluringly with the black watch face, and the transparent sapphire crystal base which reveals even the minutest motion of the masterfully crafted automatic movement[…] … The new watch is available with a classically elegant black alligator strap or a sporty stainless steel bracelet[…]
» The new OMEGA Planet Ocean Collection
The watches in OMEGA's Seamaster Planet Ocean collection have been held in equally high regard for their professional divers' features, their style and their innovative Co-Axial technology since they were released in 2005[…] … Like every Planet Ocean, the new watches are ready for underwater adventure and are equipped with unidirectional rotating bezels, helium escape valves and water resistance to 60 bar / 600 metres /2000 feet[…] … The applied indexes on the dials of the watches in the new Planet Ocean family are coated with white Super-LumiNova emitting a blue light as are the polished, facetted rhodium-plated hands[…] … And as Seamaster Planet Ocean wristwatches, they are powered by OMEGA's exclusive Co-Axial calibres[…] … Each one is equipped with a silicon balance spring and the combination is so stable and reliable that OMEGA offers all of the new Planet Ocean watches with a full four-year warranty[…] … All informations about the watch fair: BASELWORLD[…]
» TAG Heuer MIKROTIMER Flying 1000 - The 1/1,000th of a second!
The TAG Heuer Mikrotimer Flying 1000 Concept Chronograph is the only mechanical timepiece that can precisely gauge this phenomenon[…] … More than ever, it makes TAG Heuer the unrivalled master of high and ultra-high frequencies in mechanical watchmaking[…] … TAG Heuer: Mastering Speed for 150 Years Founded in 1860, TAG Heuer has pioneered, mastered and dominated high-frequency timing and chronographs since 1916, the year Charles-August Heuer introduced the 1/100th Mikrograph stopwatch[…] … With the Calibre 360 in 2005, TAG Heuer introduced the first-ever wrist mechanical chronograph measuring and displaying 1/100th of a second[…] … Of all major houses in the Swiss watchmaking industry, TAG Heuer is more than ever the unrivalled master of accurate time measurement to the tiniest fraction, thanks to 95 years of accumulated know-how in high and ultra-high mechanical frequencies[…] … The list of its patented world firsts is without equal: The Mikrograph (1916); the first-ever 1/100th of a second mechanical stopwatch[…] … Introduced by Charles-August Heuer, the Mikrograph 1/50th and 1/100th, two patented stopwatches beating respectively at 180,000 and 360,000 beats per hour, revolutionized sports forever and led TAG Heuer to become the Official Timekeeper of the Olympic Games as early as 1920[…] … Winner of the Best Design Award at the Geneva Watchmaking Grand Prix 2002[…] … This astounding level of accuracy – the two drivers were averaging 120 km/h, which means they were separated by only 6[…] … The TAG Heuer Calibre 360 (2005); the first modular mechanical wrist chronograph measuring and displaying 1/100th of a second thanks to an oscillator beating at 360,000 beats per hour[…] … Commercialization started at the end of 2005 with the “Vanquish” limited edition, and was followed in 2006 by the Carrera Calibre 360[…] … It won the Geneva Watchmaking Grand Prix in 2006 The TAG Heuer Grand Carrera Calibre 36 Caliper (2008); the first-ever integrated mechanical wrist chronograph measuring and displaying 1/10th of a second, thanks to an oscillator beating at 36,000 beats per hour coupled with a rotating caliper scale[…] … It won the Ultimate Sports Inspired Timepiece of the Year Award at the Geneva Watchmaking Grand Prix the same year[…] … The TAG Heuer Pendulum (2010); the first mechanical watch regulated by a 6Hz magnetic field equivalent to 43,200 beats per hour[…] … It offers unrivalled precision and chronometry thanks to the independence of the “normal speed” and “high speed” watchmaking chains[…] … If the Heuer CARRERA MIKROGRAPH 1/100th Second Chronograph is to watchmaking what walking on the moon is to space history, then the TAG Heuer Mikrotimer Flying 1000 Concept Chronograph is the equivalent of the first manned landing on Mars[…] … 8 meters around the Sun- a fast neutron travels 10 kilometers- light travels 300 kilometers TAG Heuer: Challenging the Fundamental Principles of Watchmaking In recent years, TAG Heuer watchmasters and engineers have taken on a bold challenge: to completely rethink the way a mechanical watch generates, stores, transmits and regulates energy and displays time[…] … In 2004, it introduced the Monaco V4 Concept watch, the first belt-driven mechanical movement[…] … In 2010, it unveiled the TAG Heuer Pendulum, the first mechanical watch regulated by magnetic fields instead of a hairspring and beating at 6Hz, the equivalent of 43,200 beats per hour, an exceptionally high frequency for mechanical watchmaking[…] … The result, an escapement developed together with Atokalpa and vibrating at the mind-blowing speed of 3,600,000 beats-per-hour — more than 3 times faster than the pistons of an F1 engine cranked to maximum speed — opens a new chapter in the glorious history of Swiss watchmaking, and reinforces TAG Heuer’s status as the absolute master of “Grande Complications” chronograph manufacturing[…] … Both the TAG Heuer Calibre 360 launched in 2005 and The Heuer CARRERA MIKROGRAPH 1/100th Second Chronograph launched in January 2011 are equipped with 50Hz oscillators – ten times faster than the fastest conventional ones[…] … They are to this day the 1st and only ever and have been commercialized since late 2005 for the former and mid 2011 for the later[…] … Using complex differential kinematics, TAG Heuer watchmasters and engineers have designed an ultra-high-frequency 500Hz spring oscillating system that vibrates a phenomenal 3,600,000 beats per hour, 125 times faster than most existing mechanical chronographs ever created and 10 times quicker than the former world-record holders TAG Heuer Calibre 360 and Heuer CARRERA MIKROGRAPH 1/100th Second Chronograph[…] … Its absence de facto eliminates all forms of isochronous errors normally caused by this conventional watch movement component, such as dilatation and inertial imperfection[…] … 2) The mechanical regulating body, a high frequency 500Hz spiral (patent pending), developed together with Swiss watch component high-end manufacturer Atokalpa, is conceptually based on existing spirals but with an optimized rigidity and a reduced length[…] … 4) Unlike the self-starting balance wheel-spiral systems usually found watches, the Mikrotimer Flying 1000 Concept Chronograph uses a Launcher-Hub-Brake system (patent pending) controlled by a column wheel and made possible because of the increased rigidity of the spiral[…] … Unique 2-Chain Architecture Since 1969, the year TAG Heuer launched the world’s first automatic chronograph movement, coupling watch movement with chronograph function has become standard operation procedure[…] … This is one of the greatest quandaries of chronograph design — how to keep chronograph operation from disrupting watch operation[…] … Then came the TAG Heuer Calibre 360 in March 2005 and the TAG Heuer Mikrograph 1/100th of a second Chronograph in January 2011, which combined two independent kinematic chains — one for the watch and one for the chronograph — in an integrated movement for the Heuer CARRERA MIKROGRAPH 1/100th Second Chronograph, thereby eliminating the need for a clutch[…] … Separating the watch chain from the chronograph chain eliminates the risks of the chronograph influencing the watch and vice-versa; but most importantly, it reduces energy loss and optimizes the precision of the chronograph’s regulating organ[…] … This unique dial-scale display system allows direct, instantaneous reading of minutes, seconds and 1/1,000th , making this the only mechanical chronograph for sporting events like the Formula 1, where 1,000-of-a-second accuracy is essential[…] … Above and beyond everything, it is one of the most stunning “Grande Complication” ever developed in mechanical watchmaking[…] … Once again, TAG Heuer demonstrates in style its innovation leadership and unrivalled mastery of mechanical watchmaking at high, very-high and ultra-high frequencies[…] … All informations about the watch fair: BASELWORLD[…]
» Patek Philippe presents the Spiromax® balance spring
It is an epochal step forward in the constant quest for isochronism in portable mechanical watches[…] … On the occasion of Baselworld 2006, the Geneva workshops will showcase the first watch with this innovation in a second limited “Patek Philippe Advanced Research” edition: the Ref[…] … The history of the so-called hairspring is characterized by four milestones: 1675 – Invention of the balance spring by Christiaan Huygens: theoretically isochronous oscillator1795 – Invention of the Breguet spring with overcoil: concentric development of the spring1897 – Invention of Invar by Charles Edouard Guillaume: balance springs made of an alloy that offsets the influence of temperature changes2005 – Invention of the Spiromax® balance spring by Patek Philippe: temperature compensation and concentric development of a flat spring A new milestone: the Spiromax® spring by Patek Philippe Spiromax® is a totally new type of balance spring made of Silinvar™, a revolutionary material based on monocrystalline silicon[…] … It was developed jointly with two partners in the Swiss watch industry and a leading research institute[…] … 7)- Integral self-centering balance staff collet- No thermal or mechanical deformation at attachment points, contrary to conventional springs- More homogeneous material structure than Invar alloys- Less internal friction and greater elasticity than Invar alloys- Insensitive to minor shocks- Reduced sensitivity to centrifugal and gravitational forces because the Spiromax® is three times lighter than conventional springs- No degradation of rate accuracy as a result of repetitive minor shocks in daily use- Complies with NIHS standards on randomized shocks- Fulfills the criteria of the Geneva Seal The first Patek Philippe watch with a Spiromax® spring: the Ref[…] … 5350R, is limited to three hundred watches[…]
» A wonderful tribute to the Chronomètre à Résonance
This makes him the most awarded contemporary watchmaker of his generation, without including the other numerous awards he received around the world[…] … The Chronomètre à Résonance is an emblematic timepiece that significantly marks the research on precision made by the master watchmaker François-Paul Journe[…] … This unique watch represents one of the wildest challenges ever in the field of mechanical watches[…] … Using the natural resonance phenomenon, this exceptional mechanism, with its two perfectly synchronised beating mechanical hearts, revolutionizes the classic standards of watchmaking by offering an unequalled precision for a wristwatch[…] … Journe has received a distinction every year at the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève, except in 2007 and 2009, when he was a member of the Jury: 2002 Octa Calendrier Special Jury Prize2003 Octa Lune Prize for Best Men’s Watch2004 Tourbillon Souverain Golden Hand « Aiguille d’Or »2005 Chronomètre Souverain Prize for Best Men’s Watch2006 Sonnerie Souveraine Golden Hand « Aiguille d’Or »2008 Centigraphe Souverain Golden Hand « Aiguille d’Or »2010 Chronomètre à Résonance Haute Complication « Grand Complication »[…]
» The shimmering Brilliance of the 2005 REINE DE NAPLES Collection
The graceful calligraphy of Breguet numerals on the mother-of-pearl chapter ring, the blued steel hands and the caseband fluting confirm that this ti mepiece is indeed a Breguet, whose founder was the very first to design a watch for a woman’s wrist[…]
» DeWitt Tourbillon Différentiel - A colourful, whirling Tourbillon of precious metals
Patented in 2005, Dewitt’s Tourbillon Différentiel® has taken its place in the history of creative watchmaking and represents a significant breakthrough with respect to the basic working principles of a mechanical movement[…] … Following in the footsteps of the Tourbillon Force Constante®, which was one of the world’s first watches to focus on the very essence of mechanical movement functions, the Tourbillon Différentiel® makes history with its ingenious patented power-reserve winding system in a tourbillon-equipped watch[…] … While regulating organs (tourbillons) correct a mechanical watch's precision by compensating for the effects of Earth's gravity, the differential system developed by DeWitt increases watch-winding speed considerably (2/3)[…] … In traditional watchmaking, mechanical means had already been designed to achieve this objective, with spherical or layered planetary gears[…]
» Fredy Barth is the new ambassador for Carl F. Bucherer
For this reason, Fredy Barth is the new ambassador for the independent watch manufacturer with its head office in Lucerne[…] … Apart from sporting success, for example winning the Winfield World Challenge in 2000, he passed his school-leaving exams, and in 2005 he founded his own company[…]
» Glycine KMU Limited 09
The origin of the Glycine KMU 48 reaches back to the world-famous military watches of the las t century[…] … The watch is equipped with the refined movement Unitas 6498 and has a diameter of 48 mm – quite in line with its name[…] … After the limited edition series of 2005 and 2006, the trilogy of this big-size classic is now completed[…]