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BASELNEWS 2011 Sassy, sporty, and socially connected: Certina DS Queen

(03/2011) The new DS Queen is a youthful bridge into CERTINA's well-known sport-classical themes. Alive with colour and playful energy, it speaks to the creative element in a woman, ever on the lookout for a neat new accessory, a touch of personality to add to a perfect outfit. Housed in a comfortable 36 mm-diameter fully-polished 316L stainless steel case embellished by a sensuous ring of ultra-modern HyCeram material over its bezel, its trustworthy ETA movement provides a full complement of hours, minutes, central seconds and date to your sporty day and night life. Young and lively, a dial in either mysterious anthracite black or bright marbled white sits guarded behind a reliable sapphire crystal.

BASELNEWS 2011 Urban Jürgensen: Chronometer P8 with detent escapement

(03/2011) Urban Jürgensen has been producing chronometers ever since 1773! When watchmaker Peter Baumberger took over the company in 1979, he set a level of standards that has rarely been equalled. In 2003, he began work on an exceptional in-house movement designed as a bridge between the extremely accurate instruments made by Urban Jürgensen in the 18th century and the needs of contemporary mechanical watchmaking.

BASELNEWS 2011 Driven by a micro-generator: VENTURA – SPARC MGS

(03/2011) Having developed the first automatic watch with a digital display, Ventura and its founder Pierre Nobs disappeared from the watch scene in 2007. Now, however, they have returned to centre stage with the SPARC MGS®, the first high-end automatic watch with a digital display driven by a micro-generator visible in the upper part of the case.

BASELNEWS 2011 Unlimited Spirit: The RADO R5.5 XXL CHRONOGRAPH

(03/2011) Design has always been at the heart of Rado, from the watches they produce to the support they give to up and coming talent with their Radostar Prize and website radostar.com. Always a design leader, they took the watch making industry by storm with the creation of the highly awarded Rado r5.5, and now this watch goes bigger.

BASELNEWS 2011 Milus presents the classic version of the Herios TriRetrograde watch

(03/2011) The Herios TriRetrograde watch is the only square model in the Milus collection. This shaped piece, thus far produced in versions that are feminine, sporting or even  featuring dials artistically decorated in cloisonné enamel, is presented in a classic and entirely reworked version. New case, new style but still the famous retrograde display that has become the hallmark of Milus.

BASELNEWS 2011 Chopard Mille Miglia GT XL Chrono Rosso Corsa - The entire Italian automobile world on the wrist

(03/2011) The early 20th century witnessed the appearance of motor races with various countries competing against each other in cars sporting their national livery. Red was first attributed to an Italian car manufacturer before it became the colour of a whole country: Italy. It is to this nation that the new Mille Miglia GT XL Chrono Rosso Corsa pays vibrant homage. Chronometer-certified by the COSC, this sleekly sophisticated chronograph is bound to delight devotees of Italian speed machines…

BASELNEWS 2011 A watch with a grand complication: Bell & Ross BR Minuteur Tourbillon

(03/2011) Bell&Ross haute horlogerie watches are coveted by men for whom time is a true passion, not just a tool. Bell&Ross’ objective when designing the BR Minuteur Tourbillon was to offer these aficionados an exceptional, ultra-sophisticated measuring instrument, a watch that in and of itself combines all the brand’s watchmaking know-how.

BASELNEWS 2011 Sturdy, reliable and aesthetically pleasing: The Mido Multifort Chronograph

(03/2011) This new model is an extension of the Multifort range and was inspired by the streamline style. This American design movement which emerged at the start of the thirties was a major turning point in the creation of products. In 1934, led by Georges Schaeren, the engineers and technicians at Mido developed the Multifort. Dependable, robust and resistant with real allure, these qualities made it a reference for reliability and high standards as soon as it was launched on the market.

BASELNEWS 2011 Robust and very reliable: Mido Ocean Star Captain

(03/2011) The first Ocean Star was produced by Mido in 1944. The watch manufacturer’s second-oldest collection, it quickly acquired a reputation as a pioneer among water-resistant watches. In 1980, development of the collection was guided by a determination to give the automatic watch a classic and sporty style.

BASELNEWS 2011 The Masterpiece: Armin Strom Blue Chip Chronograph Skeleton

(03/2011) The Blue Chip Chronograph Skeleton embodies more than forty years of the experience of master skeleton-designer, Armin Strom, senior director of Armin Strom AG, in the artistic refinement of watch movements. With patient craftsmanship, saw blade and file, Armin Strom creates delicate, hand-engraved watchcraft gems, each individual piece a unique specimen. Anti-reflective sapphire crystals reveal the full inner workings of the masterpiece.

BASELNEWS 2011 Three new versions: The Breguet Tradition 7057

(03/2011) As traditional as it is innovative, Breguet’s Tradition is a visionary model that has now entered the very exclusive circle of iconic Fine Watchmaking creations. Three new versions of this timepiece, which has a 40 mm-diameter case middle, are being introduced in 2011. One has an 18-carat red gold case and a 507DR calibre with red gold-plated finish, the other two have an 18-carat white gold or red gold case housing a movement with a matt grey NAC finish.

BASELNEWS 2011 Futuristic watch: Movado Sapphire Synergy Chronograph

(03/2011) Movado took the design minimalism of its Sapphire™ collection to a new level of sophistication in 2010 with the introduction of the Sapphire Synergy™. The flat sapphire crystal on this futuristic watch design flows to the very edge of the case, creating a fluid, unbroken surface. Now for 2011, Movado introduces the Sapphire Synergy Chronograph – an ultra-modern quartz timepiece of artful precision that incorporates the iconic Movado dot motif in clever new ways.

BASELNEWS 2011 New OMEGA Co-Axial calibre 9300/9301

(03/2011) The OMEGA Co-Axial calibre 9300/9301 is the dramatic next step in the revolution in mechanical watchmaking that started in 1999 with OMEGA's launch of the Co-Axial escapement.  Not only does the new movement deliver superb timekeeping performance, it is the first of OMEGA's exclusive in-house Co-Axial calibres to incorporate a chronograph function.

BASELNEWS 2011 An imposing statement of excellence: Certina DS Podium Valgranges Automatik

(03/2011) The DS Podium Valgranges Automatic is back, wearing an elegant anthracite dial with distinctive brio and class. In an identical oversized, masculine case as the previous edition, this latest model is equipped with the same cutting-edge Valgranges movement, to unite the finest technology with sharp sport-classical design. In longstanding CERTINA tradition, this timepiece is a bold confirmation of a man's uncompromising good taste.

BASELNEWS 2011 Now in 18K white gold: The Movado Museum Red Label Skeleton Dot

(03/2011) Movado united the aesthetic purity of its iconic Museum dial with its long and rich heritage of technologically sophisticated Swiss watch-making in its 2008 Red Label™ mechanical collection. An elegant limited production piece that highlighted that premiere collection – the Museum Red Label Skeleton Dot, distinguished by an 18K rose gold case, hand-winding skeleton movement, round dial aperture and exhibition case back – is being reprised this year with a new twist.

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