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BASELNEWS 2011 BASELWORLD 2011: Eight highly successful days

This year’s BASELWORLD will go down in history as a spectacular highlight. The World Watch and Jewellery Show closed its doors today after eight highly successful days. The exhibitors were particularly satisfied, with 103,200 visitors (+2.5% / 2010) and outstanding sales. The innovations and trends presented underlined BASELWORLD’s key global position as the leading show for the watch and jewellery industry.

BASELNEWS 2011 Gucci Timepieces launches two precious variants of the G-Frame watch

Gucci Timepieces is pleased to introduce two new precious variants of the G-Frame watch designed by Creative Director Frida Giannini. The super-slim rectangular case of these G-Frame variants features diamonds set along the sides of the case at 3 and 9 o’ clock, creating the perfect formal, feminine timepiece. The dial is notably minimal, adorned simply with elegant hands and the Gucci name at 12 o’clock. The fine stainless steel bracelet comes with a Gucci brown mirrored dial. As with all G-Frame models, the sapphire crystal glass is bevel-cut and scratch-resistant.

BASELNEWS 2011 Premier family: Movado Datron Automatic Chronographs

Inspired by the classic 1970 Movado Datron self-winding chronograph, the sophisticated new Datron line was unveiled at Basel in 2009. Highlighting this premier family from the Movado heritage category for 2011 is a trio of striking new special edition automatic chronographs. Each features an elegant 40 mm tonneau-shaped case with two polished chronograph pushers, crafted in smooth and satin-finished 18K rose gold – a solid 61.35 grams’ worth.

BASELNEWS 2011 The elegance of the oval: Chopard Happy Sport

Since its launch in 1993, the Happy Sport collection has enjoyed unwavering success. The numerous versions of this sporty and elegant watch have made it one of Chopard’s star models. This year, the Geneva-based House is reinventing this great classic and presenting the Happy Sport Oval.

BASELNEWS 2011 Fascinating transparent: Claude Meylan Eclipse

The new Eclipse watch from Claude Meylan is adorned in black, white or golden colours to express a new face of time. This open-hearted timepiece reveals a midnight black mechanism featuring alternating matt and polished, finely decorated surfaces forming a pure structure lit up by 17 jewels.

BASELNEWS 2011 Record breaking: BASEL11 – the film about BASELWORLD 2011

Finally it's ready! Over 1,000 minutes of raw video material for the BASELWORLD 2011 film are in the can and have been processed, sifted and edited during the fair. The result: BASEL11 – the film about the BASELWORLD fair, with a total length of 200 minutes. In a unique marathon, the little and large personalities of the watch sector have been interviewed by Editor in chief Dr. Klaus Adam and his team directly at the BASELWORLD fair, and have placed their corresponding brands and watches in focus.

BASELNEWS 2011 Powerful black dial: RODANIA Linius Automatic

Acknowledged as a brand that respects the quintessence of watchmaking, Rodania nonetheless shows no lack of creativity and boldness. Witness the new Linius model now enriching the Automatic collection. Its imposing rectangular case frames a powerful black dial enhanced by Roman numerals stretching towards the centre, while the transparent caseback enables one to admire the to-and-fro motion of the movement driving this resolutely masculine and extremely comfortable model.

BASELNEWS 2011 A previous delight revisited: Certina DS SPEL LADY

The new DS SPEL Lady brings an earlier model up to date, with fashionable new trim and contrasts to match a modern woman's active way of life. Brushed and polished 316L steel elements come together in a tasteful design with unmistakable elegance, further enhanced by a stunning bezel adorned with 40 Top Wesselton diamonds.

BASELNEWS 2011 TECHNOMARINE UF6 Magnum Small Second

The seas, which Technomarine has made its very own, are the source of inspiration for its latest timepiece, the Small Second, the most elegant and sophisticated model in its UF6 Magnum collection. The engine-turning on the dial is reminiscent of boat rope, undulating waves grace the caseband, the luminescent blue and white hourmarkers represent lighthouses, and the hour and minute hands are shaped like a ship's hull.

BASELNEWS 2011 New dimensions: Victorinox Swiss Army Infantry Vintage Mechanical

The new Infantry Vintage Mechanical is trimmer in case size from its mechanical predecessors, in keeping with contemporary watch aesthetics. The look is simpler but refined: the tone-on-tone color block combinations set it apart. So, too, does its dial presentation: three bold hands and three circles of indicators — 24-hour military markers in the middle, oversized Arabic hours around them, and a 60-minute/second track with 5-second intervals at the dial periphery.

BASELNEWS 2011 Get set, go: two new extensions race to join G-Timeless range

Gucci Timepieces is pleased to launch two extensions to its G-Timeless range of sport, rugged watches with stylish, unisex appeal. Designed by Creative Director Frida Giannini, G-Timeless Sport is available in two extensions to the larger 44mm model in the range. This new variant heralds the introduction of a very dynamic, sporty timepiece designed to enrich Gucci Timepieces’ offering for men and to strengthen the House’s range of sports watches with a model in the popular Diver style (water resistant to 100 meters).

BASELNEWS 2011 The OMEGA Ladymatic: Best mechanical watch movement in the world

The new subtly elegant stainless steel OMEGA Ladymatic has a white ceramic ring between an outer decorative wave and the inner case body. Its bezel is dramatically paved with 184 full cut snow-set diamonds with a combined weight of 1.04 carat. The face of the watch is highlighted by the supernova pattern emanating from the centre of the extra-white mother-of-pearl dial.

BASELNEWS 2011 A watch of royal elegance: Chopard Imperiale

With its new Imperiale line, Chopard achieved the feat of enshrining the quintessence of style and elegance within a watch. This reinterpretation of the brand’s famous 1990s model, now available in 28mm or Two-Tone versions, draws inspiration from refined, dynamic and natural women with strong personalities who appreciate the discreet luxury of extremely beautiful objects.

BASELNEWS 2011 Chopard Mille Miglia Racing in Pink: A feminine breeze blows through the legend

For over twenty years, Chopard has been partnering the legendary Mille Miglia, a historical car race that takes drivers from Brescia to Rome and from Rome to Brescia. Each new edition of the competition also provides an opportunity for the Geneva-based company to present an original timepiece. The Mille Miglia vividly symbolises Chopard’s sporting spirit and has become a watchmaking classic.

BASELNEWS 2011 Blue Temptation: The Edox Royal Lady Chronograph

When we think of sailing, we often visualise a white hull reflected in the infinite blue of the sea. Besides the colours, Edox has emphasised the link that exists between the new Royal Lady Chronograph and the world of water sports and its famous yacht club, that favourite place where sailors gather after a rough ocean crossing or after a simple but beautiful day spent aboard a sailing boat.

BASELNEWS 2011 A totally feminine timepiece: TUDOR Clair de Rose

TUDOR combines refinement and extreme attention to detail in a totally feminine timepiece. The new TUDOR Clair de Rose line is a hymn to feminine beauty. As its name suggests, it takes its inspiration from a world of reverie and moonlit nights and transports us into a unique delicate and sophisticated universe. The centre seconds hand in the form of a cut-out TUDOR rose lends captivating and infinite charm to the timepiece.

BASELNEWS 2011 Powerful timepiece: Carl F. Bucherer Patravi EvoTec Calendar

At Baselworld 2011, Carl F. Bucherer is presenting an additional model in the successful Patravi EvoTec range, but with a different exterior: the Patravi EvoTec Calendar, with an appealing classic round case. It is also equipped with the CFB A1000 Manufacture caliber with peripheral rotor from Carl F. Bucherer. The CFB A1004 functional module offers a useful indication of the weeks in addition to a big date, day indicator and date indication.

BASELNEWS 2011 New Tourbillon: Cecil Purnell La Croix

The latest creation from Cecil Purnell is a daring watch with a strong, unique design. The brand's original character, however, is preserved thanks to the dial's exceptionally pure lines. The tourbillon, the showpiece of the watch, is enthroned in all its splendour at 6 o'clock. Nothing disturbs this perfect balance of detail and transparency, not even the 12 hourmarkers whose tips seem suspended over the open middle.

BASELNEWS 2011 Marine chronometer: The Ulysse Nardin Black Sea

Created for those passionate about aquatic sports, Black Sea honors Ulysse Nardin’s nautical legacy in haute horology. Powerful and avant-gardist, it is a rugged all weather sports diving timekeeper with a self-winding movement which features a 42 hours power reserve indicator, oversized small seconds register and a large date display.

BASELNEWS 2011 For exceptional women: Patek Philippe Ladies First Split Seconds Chronograph

Patek Philippe has achieved a world first by offering its sophisticated grand complication CHR 27-525 PS calibre, the world’s thinnest split-seconds column-wheel chronograph, in an elegant new pink gold model for women, the Ladies First Split Seconds Chronograph. On the front, the bezel is set with 153 diamonds and frames a very elegant grained opaline dial, while another 76 diamonds decorate the sapphire caseback which reveals the movement.

BASELNEWS 2011 The Breguet Type XXI in Titanium

The Type XXI watch was inspired by the Type XX chronograph designed by Breguet for the Aéronavale française (the French naval air arm) during the 1950s. Its technical distinctiveness lies in a chronograph minutes counter positioned in the centre, like the seconds counter. The self-winding mechanical calibre also has a flyback function, which is specific to aeronautics and allows the chronograph counter to be reset to zero and restarted instantly with a single operation.

BASELNEWS 2011 Now in red gold: Breguet Reine de Naples 8918

Breguet watches have always charmed women, from Queen Marie-Antoinette of France through Empress Josephine to the Marquise de Condorcet. The Reine de Naples watch was created as a tribute to the wristwatch that Caroline Murat, the Queen of Naples, ordered from Abraham-Louis Breguet, a watchmaker then located on the Quai de l’Horloge in Paris.

BASELNEWS 2011 Crafted in meteorite: The BADOLLET La Stellaire

The Stellaire by Badollet has its head in the stars. Imbued with a dreamlike sense of mystery, it is distinguished by a plate entirely crafted in meteorite and by the upper bridge of the tourbillon carriage set with extra-terrestrial olivines, representing an unprecedented technical feat. The movement bridges appear to be floating weightlessly, forming galactic circles reminiscent of the path traced by stars spinning around the same centre of gravity.

BASELNEWS 2011 The Blancpain L-evolution Tourbillon Large Date Power-reserve Indication on the Oscillating Weight

First launched in 2009, the L-evolution collection is entering its third year of existence with a model that is exceptional on all levels. This latest addition to the collection is equipped not only with a tourbillon and a large date display, but also with a power-reserve indication appearing on a subdial directly integrated onto the oscillating weight. Yet another world first for Blancpain!

BASELNEWS 2011 RADO Highlights White in 2011

Rado first started producing white high-tech ceramic watches back in the 90’s. Classic, tasteful and chic, white is the colour to be seen in 2011. Whether it’s from head to toe or just one item, this definite colour adds a touch of elegance and refinement to any outfit. And so now, bang on trend, Rado has created new versions in white to selected ranges.

BASELNEWS 2011 Essentialist design philosophy: Victorinox Swiss Army Alliance

The Alliance line has steadily evolved since its earliest incarnations, yet the core values remain clearly and indelibly the same: serious, sober, function-driven design using Swiss-made components and crafted materials of the highest calibre. This year’s new Alliance rollout emphasizes fluidity and dynamism.

BASELNEWS 2011 Three-dimensional dial: CLERC Odyssey Silicium

The Odyssey S is made from materials derived from aerospace industry research, such as its silicon regulating organ. The manufactory-made movement is equipped with twin barrels ensuring a six-day power reserve. A dial opening at 10 o’clock provides a view of the balance-spring and balance, protected by a blue-tinted sapphire crystal, while the countdown is read off on the inner rotating bezel, and the three-dimensional dial provides an admirable setting for the various displays.

BASELNEWS 2011 Hanhart is launching the first two-piece set for car dashboards

The mechanical stopwatches and instrument watches for dashboards produced in the Hanhart factory in Gütenbach, Germany, are popular collector’s pieces and highly valued accessories for vintage car rally drivers. In 2011, Hanhart is launching the first two-piece set for car dashboards in an elegant black design.

BASELNEWS 2011 Fiaba Collection For Fashionable Women by Maurice Lacroix

It is divinely slim, and seductively feminine. It is the Fiaba watch collection for women. Its name represents softness and fluidity. Once again in the limelight, and delicately reinterpreted by the Maurice Lacroix designers, it sets its style with a disarming naturalness. Just like a woman who instinctively knows what she wants.

BASELNEWS 2011 Understated design: Coinwatch C119RWH

Heads: the Mark collection is a new line from Coinwatch, directly inspired by numismatics and representing a new step in the brand's history of watchmaking. Tails: the C119RWH is a timepiece with a contemporary, understated design. Resolutely masculine, it juggles different proportions: a 12-sided bezel, a double-layered dial and three-dimensional hourmarkers. Offered in five versions, the collection meets the expectations of watch enthusiasts looking for an unpretentious timepiece with Swiss Made quality.

BASELNEWS 2011 Louis Erard: Excellence anniversary collection - When expertise is matched by accessibility

It’s time for festivities at Louis Erard, as the watchmaker from Le Noirmont prepares to celebrate 80 years of a rich and diverse history. This anniversary provides an opportunity for this creator of exclusively mechanical watches to reaffirm its dynamism, creativity and expertise through a new line of watches built to last and evocatively named “Excellence”.

BASELNEWS 2011 Century: The ultimate fusion of horological aesthetics and technical expertise

A watch with an iconic shape mounted on a new bracelet: with the PRIME TIME EGOS CHRONOGRAPH DAY & DATE, CENTURY has achieved the ultimate fusion of horological aesthetics and technical expertise. Part of the ESQUIRE collection for men, this timepiece has a COSC-certified self-winding mechanical movement with 48-hour power reserve, and instantly catches the eye with its powerful, sophisticated looks.

BASELNEWS 2011 Carl F. Bucherer: New Patravi EvoTec ladies models

At Baselworld 2011, Carl F. Bucherer presents two new models of the Patravi EvoTec BigDate, based on the visionary EvoTec Manufacture Concept. In doing so, the progressive Lucerne watch Manufacture is responding to the growing number of women who demand a high level of mechanical and technical sophistication without wishing to sacrifice the independent, feminine aesthetic appeal of their watch.

BASELNEWS 2011 Mido presents two new two-tone models

These two new models are an extension of the Multifort range, inspired by Streamline. This American design movement dating from the early 1930s marks a major turning point in product design. In 1934, led by Georges Schaeren, Mido engineers and technicians developed the Multifort. Strong and handsome, it established itself as a benchmark of reliability and fine workmanship from the moment it appeared on the market.

BASELNEWS 2011 Fascinating mechanism: Claude Meylan Dentelle

The understated and innately elegant new Dentelle watch celebrates the sculpture of time viewed by Claude Meylan. At the centre of this work of art clothed in yellow gold, the hour and minute wheels send the black hands spinning endlessly. Each bridge is hollowed and entirely decorated in a particularly harmonious manner in order to sublimate the movement through a subtle play of transparency effects.

BASELNEWS 2011 Sporty-minded timepiece: Cimier Seven Seas Blue Marlin

Oceans are an unending source of inspiration for Cimier! The famous Seven Seas family now welcomes the Blue Marlin collection, composed of three simple yet spectacular models. Functionality is the watchword for these sporty-minded timepieces. The black, blue or silver-toned dial is thus devoid of any superfluous details, while the bi-directional rotating bezel displays a second time zone, and the hands and hourmarkers are enhanced with Superluminova.

BASELNEWS 2011 SAINT HONORE Worldcode Automatic: A watch with character

Sleek design, meticulous finish, tempered steel middle…together they have established the exclusive character of the Worldcode watch, launched in 2010 for the brand’s 125th anniversary. The Worldcode is the most masculine symbol of the SAINT HONORE range and a watch of exquisitely harmonious design. The new Automatic version has the added prestige of a mechanical movement with exceptional fundamental qualities.

BASELNEWS 2011 With a 950 platinum case: Breguet Marine Tourbillon 5837

When it was introduced in 2007, the Marine Tourbillon was the first watch to have a calibre with a silicon escapement. The balance-spring, balance-wheel and lever all used this material. The tourbillon carriage was made of titanium. The reason for using these ultra-innovative materials was because they made it possible to obtain a tourbillon that was light, and therefore highly shock resistant; non-magnetic; and easier to regulate since it did not require lubrication.

BASELNEWS 2011 The OMEGA Hour Vision Co-Axial Skeleton Platinum Limited Edition

Each detail of OMEGA’s Hour Vision Co-Axial Skeleton Platinum Limited Edition proclaims that this is a timepiece created by a watchmaker working at horology’s cutting edge. Start with the 41 mm outer case. It is crafted from 950 platinum and it has a 360° transparent sapphire casebody set inside it, allowing unobstructed views of both sides of the exclusive OMEGA Co-Axial calibre 8403 which drives this extraordinary watch. Equipped with a silicon balance spring, the watch is delivered with a four-year warranty.

BASELNEWS 2011 TENDENCE – Gulliver Automatic Chronograph Limited Edition

A little incursion into the world of Tendence: an oversized round case and a 3D dial with perfectly designed raised hour-markers. The tone-on-tone dial gives the timepiece a bold, modern, unconventional look. The breathtaking architecture and the play of depth and contrasts make this a fascinating object, as does the case in titanium and polycarbonate, two elements at the forefront of technology valued for their lightness and resistance.

BASELNEWS 2011 The peak of horological complications: Universo Tourbillon by Vasto

As the star model in the Universo collection, the Tourbillon represents the peak of horological complications by Vasto, a brand engaged in a perpetual quest for excellence. The tourbillon bridge shaped like a treble clef will appeal to aficionados of both fine timepieces and classical music. Such meticulous attention to detail is further displayed in the magnificent 50-diamond setting adorning the tourbillon bridge and the dial opening at 9 o’clock which ensures an unobstructed view.

BASELNEWS 2011 Gucci Coupé: Five easy-to-wear watches

Gucci Timepieces is pleased to announce the addition of the Gucci Coupé to its range of luxury men’s watches. Representing a new direction in watch design, Creative Director Frida Giannini has conceived a timepiece that reflects the current appeal of wristwatches with a vintage allure. The rounded-square case in sun-brushed stainless steel and the range of attractive colors echo 1960s styling.

BASELNEWS 2011 The Modern: RADO TRUE THINLINE

Rado, the ever innovative Swiss watchmaker, has now produced another world first, the Rado True Thinline. Already highly regarded for its form, function and contemporary design, the Rado True collection is set to revolutionize the world with its new line: Rado True Thinline, the world’s thinnest high-tech ceramic watch.

BASELNEWS 2011 Inspirated by the countdown commander: Victorinox Swiss Army AirBoss

The inspiration for the Victorinox AirBossline is the countdown commander of an aircraft carrier — the “air boss” officer who decides every take-off and landing time. A task requiring pinpoint accuracy and an unswerving attention to detail. The 2011 AirBoss pays fitting homage to this inspirational source.

BASELNEWS 2011 Very latest design: Bulova Accutron Kirkwood Collection Skeleton

This model from Bulova Accutron's Kirkwood collection has been revamped to meet the very latest design trends. The supremely beautiful architecture that encircles and protects the mechanical movement has exchanged its steel finery for a more flamboyant pink gold. Its skeleton dial is adorned with three Roman numerals, eight hourmarkers and a diapason, which reflect the rich, shimmering effects of this precious material.

BASELNEWS 2011 True Rebellion spirit: The Predator Chrono Mono-Pusher

Developed in collaboration with designer Eric Giroud, the Predator remains true to the Rebellion spirit: uncompromising authenticity and assertive design, quality and performance. This decidedly masculine timepiece boasts technical and aesthetic features drawn directly from the world of racing cars, from the disc brakes to the pedals.

BASELNEWS 2011 Sophisticated diver’s watch: CLERC Hydroscaph Steel GMT

Clerc begins the year with the Hydroscaph Steel GMT, one of the world’s most sophisticated diver’s watches. Water-resistant to 1,000 metres, it revisits the underwater world in confident and dynamic style, resolutely geared up for adventure. Sporting a new material, colour and dial, the collection is optimised while maintaining its characteristic design features: the 103-part octagonal case, extreme readability, and automatic helium valve.

BASELNEWS 2011 Astonishing properties: Prestige Automatic Gents Philip Stein

The ‘Prestige Automatic Gents Philip Stein’ is far more than just a watch. Behind the twin-subdial face featuring dual time-zone and date displays lies a wealth of astonishing properties. The heart of its case features a thin metal plate called a natural frequency disc. When the watch is worn, the fundamental frequencies of the Earth transmitted by this disc interact with the human biofield.

BASELNEWS 2011 Spirit of the regatta: Edox Grand Ocean Chronograph

The entire Grand Ocean collection pays tribute to the world of regattas, that nautical discipline where technical sophistication, precision and team spirit make all the difference. To illustrate this philosophy, the Grand Ocean collection now features the new Automatic Chronograph.
Operated by a powerful and reliable mechanical chronograph movement, the new Grand Ocean is available in a version with a black PVD finish that evokes the dizzying depths of ocean abysses. Besides the dial featuring the classic wind rose of the Grand Ocean collection, the seconds hand represents the famous nautical compass indicator.

BASELNEWS 2011 Elegance in every moment: CENTURY ELEGANCE CHRONOGRAPH GMT

A dandy, an explorer, he travels the globe every day with his distinguished good looks, natural virility and authentic pleasure as guides. Any time, anywhere. For the man of today, CENTURY offers the ELEGANCE CHRONOGRAPH GMT, a truly exceptional watch in the ESQUIRE collection for men.

BASELNEWS 2011 Strong comeback: Mondaine Simply Elegant

With its Simply Elegant collection, Mondaine is entirely in tune with the current trend, which sees a strong comeback for classic and even traditional timepieces with more modest weights and diameters. For the brand with the emblematic red seconds hand, there has never been any question of ostentatious luxury.

BASELNEWS 2011 Caliber Xi for Purists: Tangomat GMT Plus

Those who love the radically reduced, purist face of the Tangomat model but don’t want to relinquish a second time zone may choose the Tangomat GMT Plus and do as follows: shortly before landing in a foreign country, ask for the time difference, then press a button to set the new time zone on the Tangomat GMT Plus. It’s not necessary to count while pressing the button, because the difference is shown in a small window at the nine o’clock position.

BASELNEWS 2011 None Of the Above - The N.O.A 16.75 G006

The N.O.A brand’s first collection and the most representative to date, the 16.75 is named after the year the balance-spring was invented. It single-handedly embodies the daring and contemporary nature of the N.O.A (None Of the Above) brand. Available in three sizes and various colours, this timepiece features raised hour-markers and Roman numerals on the flange in a bold orange shade creating a striking contrast with the understated black dial.

BASELNEWS 2011 Six retrograde seconds mechanisms: Pierre DeRoche GrandCliff Milady Royal Retro

Dedicated to women passionate about fine watchmaking, the Pierre DeRoche GrandCliff Milady Royal Retro is a magnificent interpretation of the original Calibre Royal Retro. The only movement to display six retrograde seconds mechanisms, it presents a fascinating relay of hands as each one takes over the baton. The bridges feature little poetic and floral touches set with diamonds.

BASELNEWS 2011 Passion for craftsmanship: Cuervo y Sobrinos Historiador Retrogrado

The Historiador Retrogrado from Cuervo y Sobrinos showcases the brand’s know-how and passion for craftsmanship in a timepiece that embodies the sensitivity and sophistication of 1940’s Havana. The elegant and traditional case recalls one of the brand’s original models, produced between 1940 and 1950. Classic and timeless, the shape and design of this neoclassical watch make it immediately recognizable.

BASELNEWS 2011 Black, grey or white: Cimier Spirit of Baar

Cimier takes the poetic expression “spirit of place” quite literally as the inspiration for a set of three timepieces named Spirit of Baar. The small town of Baar, at the heart of canton Zug, is the place where Cimier chose to set up its headquarters eight years ago. The brand pays it a glowing tribute with this model reflecting its sophisticated, solid and functional image.

BASELNEWS 2011 A return to pure classicism: Christian Jacques Classis

Christian Jacques is proud to present its new collection, the Classis, which is available in mechanical or quartz versions. From the smallest details to the quality of the workmanship, all three models reflect a return to pure classicism in its simplest form. And classicism according to Christian Jacques includes a round case adorned with a cabochon crown, an immaculate dial displaying only the hours and minutes, an off-centre small seconds display, and the appeal of stainless steel in its natural state or in a PVD gold-plated version.

BASELNEWS 2011 The Codes of the Haute Horlogerie: Cecil Purnell Grande Date

Cecil Purnell's latest creation has remained faithful to the brand's values of savoir-faire, independence, and commitment to the codes of haute horlogerie. Equipped with the new CP 3988 movement, which is housed in a characteristic round white or pink gold case, the Grande Date is made even more refined by the absence of a dial.

BASELNEWS 2011 Made of steel and ceramic: Bulgari Octo Chronographe Quadri-Retro

A robust but serene character, a structured but innovative octagonal case, avant-garde but refined techniques: the new Bulgari Octo Chronographe Quadri-Retro, from the Gérald Genta collection, is a perfect expression of the successful marriage of dualities that characterises the watch world. A sporty and contemporary addition to the Octo Bi-Retro model presented in 2010, this latest creation perpetuates a unique style, a signature as well as a presence in the highly exclusive world of haute horlogerie.

BASELNEWS 2011 Patek Philippe Perpetual Calendar Chronograph

Patek Philippe is expanding its classic chronograph collection with the introduction of its very latest perpetual calendar model, a complication that has always occupied a place of honour in the brand’s collections. This new flagship of haute horlogerie, the Réf. 5270, is fitted with a unique column wheel chronograph movement. The day and month appear in a double window at 12 o’clock, with a hand indicating the date around the moon phase.

BASELNEWS 2011 Limited to only 500 watches: ARMAND NICOLET LL9

Because of the rarity of its movement, the LL9 is limited to only 500 pieces! Armand Nicolet's watchmakers have achieved a technical feat by reworking an FHF 905 calibre from 1960 so that it meets today's requirements. This timepiece, the brand's first Limited Edition designed exclusively for women, is a complete reinvention, but one that highlights its vintage mechanism.

BASELNEWS 2011 NEW: PORSCHE DESIGN P’6930 Chronograph

It’s not trying to hide it. In fact, it’s very proud of it! The P’6930 chronograph draws its inspiration from the legendary P’6910 and offers a variant with a consciously technical appeal. Its precision is enhanced by the use of titanium, the brand’s signature.

BASELNEWS 2011 Unique timepiece: The REBELLION REB-5 Tourbillon

With its REB-5 Tourbillon, this Rebellion timepiece is doubly amazing! While its tourbillon complication is a tribute to Swiss watchmaking, it also represents a real leap forward in 21st century technology. The design talent of Eric Giroud combined with the technical expertise of Laurent Besse has resulted in a unique timepiece.

BASELNEWS 2011 Tissot Seastar 1000: Diving-inspired design triumphs above and below sea-level

The Tissot Seastar 1000 watches merge style and performance without diluting either. Their diving inspiration shapes both the appearance and the functionality of these timepieces. They maintain their performance under water to a pressure of 30 bar, proving that a passion for under-water sports and a preference for automatic watches are totally compatible buddies.

BASELNEWS 2011 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. This year OMEGA is proud to be expanding the family. 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.

BASELNEWS 2011 Homage to futurism: The RSW Outland

The Outland saga continues with a new, round model, available in a disk version, like the original, or a chronograph version. Far off the beaten track, its ‘Brutalist’ design pays homage to futurism and to raw geometrical architecture, just like the super computers or the first electronic musical instruments. Available in stainless steel or black PVD steel, this collection is quintessentially masculine, serious yet surprising, mature yet childish.

BASELNEWS 2011 SWISS MILITARY HANOWA and the new Flagship

Since it was founded in 1963, Swiss Military Hanowa has excelled in the development of trendy, sporty watches at affordable prices. The Flagship, with its classic design and understated black or silver dial, is a perfect example of this philosophy. The applied luminescent hourmarkers and date window at 3 o’clock provide instant legibility, while the stainless steel case flows seamlessly into the stainless steel bracelet.

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

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

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

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

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 OMEGA and Daniel Craig team up to support ORBIS’ mission

OMEGA will work in cooperation with actor and brand ambassador Daniel Craig to support ORBIS International’s flying hospital in its fight against preventable blindness. Daniel Craig is making plans to join ORBIS on some of its flights in 2011.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 The Speedmaster OMEGA Co-Axial Chronograph

Since it was launched more than half a century ago, the OMEGA Speedmaster has defined the classic chronograph. It is rugged and reliable and has a timeless design. And since the day in July 1969 that it was first worn on the lunar surface, it has been known by its nickname, the Moonwatch.

BASELNEWS 2011 Futuristic watch: Movado Sapphire Synergy Chronograph

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

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

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

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.

BASELNEWS 2011 The first CHOPARD movement from Fleurier Ebauches

The first Chopard timepiece to host a movement from the workshops of Fleurier Ebauches, the Imperiale Full Set model combines Haute Joaillerie and precision mechanics in an infinitely precious aesthetic. A watch graced with pure lines bearing eloquent testimony to Chopard’s constantly renewed innovation and technical expertise.

BASELNEWS 2011 Movado Master Black-Out Chronograph

Its dynamic watch design boldly rooted in the strong industrial and architectural expressions of the Bauhaus movement, the Movado Master™ Collection premiered at Basel to wide critical acclaim in 2009. An automatic chronograph of heroic proportion joined the collection last year. Now for 2011, Movado expands this pinnacle collection, introducing a commanding new self-winding chronograph model.

BASELNEWS 2011 Tissot Sculpture Line Skeleton - Visibly shaped by a watchmaking heritage

Carved out of a long tradition of craftsmanship, the new Tissot Sculpture Line Skeleton literally reveals all. The design of this solid gold timepiece provides several windows through which to view the workings of a fascinating mechanical movement. Confidently contemporary shapes and finishes tease with nostalgic touches, such as a finely stitched leather strap and Roman numerals around the dial.

BASELNEWS 2011 Technology of the future: Timepiece realised in 100% carbon fiber

“More watchmaking, more mastery, more innovation, more daring, more fusion!”... This was the encouragement that Jean-Claude Biver, CEO of Hublot, gave the new Complications department which reinforced the Hublot Manufacture in 2010. To mark the 2011 Basel Fair Hublot is presenting a world first, with a minute repeater watch featuring two “cathedral” type gongs, a tourbillon and column wheel chronograph, with carbon fiber bridges, in a case made from carbon fiber. This is a perfect illustration of “Fusion” between great watchmaking tradition and the technology of the future.

BASELNEWS 2011 Pure adrenalin: Chopard Classic Racing Superfast Chrono Split Second

Chopard has for many years been paying tribute to the world of historical cars. The latest release, the Classic Racing Superfast Chrono Split Second, demonstrates extreme attention to detail. Everything about this timepiece is reminiscent of motor sports. Chronometer-certified by the COSC, its split-second chronograph movement enabling measurement of intermediate or “split” times makes it an indispensable dashboard instrument for all aficionados of fine mechanisms.

BASELNEWS 2011 Three new Tudor watches: The Grantour Date, Chrono and Chrono Fly-Back

This year, TUDOR is giving a new dimension to the Grantour line, its collection devoted to passion for motor sports, by redesigning its Grantour Date and Grantour Chrono models and introducing a new model : the Grantour Chrono Fly-Back. This most recent addition to the collection allows consecutive time intervals to be measured rapidly thanks to its on the fly chronograph reset and instant restart functions.

BASELNEWS 2011 June 2011 delivery: TAG Heuer MONZA Automatic Chronograph Calibre 36

With “game-changing” creations like the Mikrograph 1/100th of a Second Chronograph, TAG Heuer is alone up front on the fastest track in Swiss Watchmaking. In Motor Racing, the fastest track by far is Monza, home of the Italian Grand Prix in the Formula One World Championship.

BASELNEWS 2011 EBEL Classic Sport, Steel and Gold

EBEL presents a new interpretation of its emblematic EBEL Classic Sport collection. The gleaming stainless steel exterior of this contemporary, sporting version is punctuated by touches of gold that offer a bright reminder of the brand’s expertise in creating two-tone watches. Unmistakably dynamic: the new EBEL Classic Sport asserts its modern character at first glance. It endows time with a personality that reveals the energy of casually chic style.

BASELNEWS 2011 A Concentrate of the Whole World: Nomos Tangomat GMT

People who travel a lot know them by heart – and they’re also on your ticket and baggage tag: the codes for the great airports. Instead of the entire names of the cities, these space-saving abbreviations appear in the indicator window of the new Tangomat GMT. And so the NOMOS classic, the Tangomat, which is the basis of this watch, can maintain its typically reduced face even in the version with a second time zone.

BASELNEWS 2011 New red gold version: The Breguet 7337

This year, building on the success enjoyed by the Classique 7337 at the time of its launch in 2009, the Manufacture Breguet is now offering a red gold version. Featuring a pure style directly inspired by the first timepieces by A.-L. Breguet which may be admired in the museums of the Breguet boutiques on Place Vendôme in Paris and on the Bahnhofstrasse in Zurich, this watch perfectly embodies the intrinsic brand values of elegance, refinement, timelessness and technical innovation.

BASELNEWS 2011 Tactile technology: Tissot Racing-Touch

In pole-position as a multi-specialist brand and a multi-discipline sports timekeeper, Tissot has pulled out all the stops with the Tissot Racing-Touch. Edgy design accommodates 11 dynamic functions, all easily accessed by the young and driven wearer. High-tech capability teams with modern looks, achieved by eye-catching yet durable materials.

BASELNEWS 2011 Sporty versatility: CERTINA DS Podium Chronograph

The bestselling DS Podium series has been catching glances for years. In a brilliant reworking of the earlier line, CERTINA presents a stunning DS Podium Chrono that, in every detail, shows undeniable mastery. Collectors will immediately spot the various design harmonies in this revisited sporty classic. Tasteful contrasts between the finely brushed upper surfaces of the lugs and brightly polished sides of the case, in state-of-the-art 316L stainless steel, for example.

BASELNEWS 2011 A bad boy version: Edox Xtreme Pilot III Limited Edition

The WRC watch collection is manifestly dedicated to rally drivers, those true virtuosos of the tarmac, snow and ice, and to all devotees of the automobile and motor-racing world. This new limited edition is sporty in style, masculine and very “bad boy”, with a black carbon dial and powered by a chronograph movement that is sturdy, shock-resistant and extremely reliable.

BASELNEWS 2011 East meets West: A synthesis of traditional skills

A Japanese artist proclaimed a “Living National Treasure” by the authorities of his country, Kiichiro Masumura has supervised the creation of unique dials for Chopard based on the time-honoured Urushi techniques. These magnificent works of art are magnificently showcased within the understated lines of the L.U.C XP, an ultra-thin model equipped with the mechanical self-winding L.U.C 96HM movement.