Hublot has launched a new version of its King Power Model. This time, the famous sporty chronograph is designed in honor of Roy Hodgson, the Manager of the England National football team. A special watch was unveiled a couple of days ago, in London, at the Hublot Boutique in New Bond Street. The watch is available in 66 numbered pieces, and the number is chosen to commemorate the year that England won the World Cup. Hublot King Power is a special type of a chronograph, developed especially for the football fans. Same as any other King Power...

Breitling has launched a new limited edition of its famous Navitimer. This time, the iconic mechanical chronograph arrives in even more exclusive color scheme, with a gorgeous bronze dial. Introduced back in 1952, Breitling Navitimer is a true doyenne of all mechanical chronographs produced worldwide. In its classic version, the Navitimer features a black dial and a unique technical and functional style. This year, Breitling revisits the Navitimer legend in a 1,000-piece limited series with a unique bronze-colored dial. The watch face r...

Girard-Perregaux has introduced a new variant of its Sea Hawk model. This time the Sea Hawk arrives in a vivid new color scheme, combining the shades of cobalt blue and coral orange. Girard-Perregaux Sea Hawk for 2014 maintains all of the principal characteristics of the model, which was modernized two years ago. The only aesthetic change that can be noticed is the nautically-inspired color scheme which combines the shade of blue, for the dial and strap, with a contrasting orange shade, which is used for the minute and second hands, and the pow...

Urwerk UR-105M, a watch described as an iron knight ready to conquer time, is a robust masculine piece crafted from stainless steel and titanium. The watch embodies all of the URWERK's iconic codes, such as the satellite hour complication, darkened over-sized crown at 12 o’clock and a refined technical feel. The time is indicated via four satellites that slowly orbit across the dial. Each of them is visible during the 60-minute passage along the minute scale, while the circular PEEK canopy with openings highlights the current hour. Once the hou...

At this year’s BaselWorld trade show, Hublot has revealed, what it calls the dissident Grand Complication – the new Classic Fusion Tourbillon Skull wristwatch featuring the Hublot’s famous manual-winding skeleton tourbillon movement. However, the Hublot HUB6014 movement has now undergone a number of transformations, which are mainly visible from the dial-side of the case. This is above all true for the bridges and the plate, which have undergone 3-D machining. Their bone-shaped design is emphasized with skull-shaped minute tourbillon barret, wh...

The Saint Honore WorldCode GMT is a new sporty chick watch, which innovates and extends the famous WorldCode. In addition to its Diving and Chronograph Ceramic iterations, the WorldCode collection now welcomes a watch designed for frequent travelers, equipped with a complication that allows them to read different times in more than one timezone. The Saint Honore WorldCode GMT enables its wearer to read off the time in no less than three time zones, including two simultaneously. The classic central positioning of the hours and minutes is giving...

Longines Equestrian Lépine was unveiled a couple of weeks ago, at the BaselWorld 2014 trade show. The watch was announced as a celebratory piece, designed to mark the year of the horse, and to echo the brand’s passion for equestrian sport. Longines Equestrian Lépine is modeled after the vintage metal Lépine pocket watch, dating from 1927, which can be seen and admired at the Longines Museum in Saint-Imier. Longines metal Lépine pocket watch from 1927 The Equestrian Lépine watch for 2014 is made of rose gold and it features a back cover...

Zenith Academy Christophe Colomb Hurricane Revolución series comprises of three mechanical models, each featuring the three major horological discoveries: the gravity control (patented system); fusée-chain transmission; and Zenith’s epic El Primero caliber, which is distinguished by its remarkable beat of 36,000 vibrations per hour. The watches are issued in a special limited edition, which is exclusively decorated using the techniques of enameling, micro-engraving and micro-painting. Each of these exceptional watches looks the same from the fr...

Romain Jerome, a relatively young independent luxury watch label, is famous for its concept “DNA of the famous legends”. Romain Jerome draws upon the history and emotional, as well as material DNA of contemporary legends to create the watches of the new horological era. In this spirit, the Eyjafjallajökull-DNA collection, same as the new Romain Jerome Eyjafjallajökull Evo, commemorates the historical Eyjafjallajökull Icelandic volcano eruption, which occurred on April 14th, 2010. On this day, four years ago, thousands of small earthquakes were...

On the occasion of the BaselWorld 2014 exhibition, Breguet unveiled a number of timepieces designed exclusively for women. Same as every year, Breguet reminds us of how proud it is for having many historical women - such as Marie-Antoinette or Caroline Murat - among its clients. The company takes pride in creating strictly mechanical wristwatches, for both women and men, which are often fitted with the most demanding complications and most precious gemstones. One of the Breguet’s latest creations is the Breguet Secret de la Reine, a secret wris...

Louis Moinet Astrolabe Tourbillon derives inspiration from a double flat projection instrument, the astrolabe, that was invented in the Hellenistic world, and attributed to Hipparchus of Nicaea, who was a Greek astronomer, geographer, and mathematician. The name astrolabe comes from the Greek word astrolabos, which means “an instrument to measure the height of the stars”. In practice, the astrolabe was used to observe the stars and to determine the time, as well as to find the times of sunrise and the rising of fixed stars. A simplified version...

For the second consecutive year, Hublot is the exclusive watchmaking partner of one of the most prestigious classic car events - The Tour Auto Optic 2000. To celebrate the occasion, Hublot presents the special dedicated version of its Classic Fusion Chronograph – the Hublot Tour Auto 2014 Classic Fusion Chrono, which is offered in a limited edition of only 100 numbered exemplars. Hublot Tour Auto 2014 Classic Fusion Chronograph is a sporty and elegant wristwatch, inspired by the world of automotive sports. The watch is crafted from a lightwe...

The first two models from the Louis Moinet Mecanograph City Limited Editions are designed to honor the cultural and economic centers of both east and west. The Mecanograph Doha celebrates the capital city of Qatar, one of the emerging capitals of the Gulf region, and its dynamic architecture and urban landscape. The Mecanograph New York is inspired by the biggest, and the most populous city in the United States of America, a center for finance and culture. Both watches feature astonishing hand engraved dials that are said to be made by combinin...

Zenith El Primero Lightweight Spindrift 2 celebrates the relaunch of the maxi trimaran Spindrift 2, the largest racing trimaran in the world. The Spindrift 2 has been optimized for the demanding North Atlantic, it has a shorter mast, new sails, new centerboard, new autopilots, it is more lightweight, and features a modified deck plan and fittings. Honoring the grand finale of the ambitious boatbuilding, Zenith has launched the El Primero Lightweight at BaselWorld, a modern, ultra-light watch engraved with “Spindrift Racing” and issued in a stri...

Louis Moinet Dragon Tourbillon is inspired by the image and the legend of the Chinese Dragon. The watch depicts an ancient sea creature, the mosasaur, an extinct marine reptile of the late Cretaceous period, which is believed to be hatched from the dragon's egg. The Chinese dragon went through a number of metamorphoses over the last three millennia, to emerge as this large-toothed creature with wide jaws, paddle-like limbs, and a long flattened tail. Mosasaurus is now extinct, but it cruised the ocean depths in the area of modern Western Europ...

Paillonné enameling is a highly demanding decorative technique from the 18th century. Paillonné enameling is done by applying layers of translucent colored enamel over very thin layers of noble metals, such as silver or gold. It involves a number of firings at temperatures that can approach 1000 °C, which results in bright and vibrant colors under the translucent enamel fondant. For 2014, Jaquet Droz has created three new Paillonné enamel models: a 39 mm Petite Heure Minute, a 50 mm pocket watch and a 43 mm Grande Seconde. Each of the dials is...

Any true connoisseur of watches will immediately recognize that the new Bentley wristwatch, which stands for the quintessence of British chic, now comes in a completely new version that merges the dual timezone adjustment system with lightweight, hi-tech materials. The Breitling Bentley GMT Light Body B04 is crafted from the featherlight titanium to ensure the comfort and elegance. Its high-performance in-house caliber B04 is entirely developed and produced in the Breitling Chronométrie workshops. The COSC certified high-frequency movement beat...

JeanRichard’s latest creations are two dynamic and sporty pieces with bold red highlights that reflect the JEANRICHARD Philosophy of Life as well as the power and the passion of the Gunners. Arsenal's crest that features a single cannon, pointing eastwards, is also rendered on the dial, in modern curved lines and a simplified style. Speaking about the collaboration, Arsenal Legend - Robert Pires – said: “In 2003, JEANRICHARD was one of the first luxury watchmakers to support football at an international level… On behalf of Arsenal, I am de...

The newest member of Chopard’s exclusive L.U.C collection is the L.U.C Tourbillon QF Fairmined, the world’s first and only watch created from ethical gold certified under the FAIRMINED standard. The new L.U.C tourbillon is a fruit of Chopard’s ongoing “Journey to sustainable luxury,” a project that was launched last year, as an effort to improve Manufacture standards related to environmental and social issues. Chopard is determined to become known as the premier sustainable luxury brand, a brand that protect the nature as well as the people an...

Once again, Hublot explores a theme of synthesis between fine watchmaking, groundbreaking technology and rare, demanding, decorative crafts. On the occasion of the BaselWorld 2014 trade show, Hublot has released the Classic Fusion Tourbillon Firmament timepiece, whose dial is made from osmium crystal, the rarest metal on the planet Earth. Osmium crystal originates back from the formation of our planet and the primitive solar nebula. This metal, and all similar metal alloys, were most probably formed at the amazing depths over 2900km, near the i...

Omega Seamaster 300 was originally launched back in 1957, and it became an instant success and one of the watches that were especially prized among divers and professionals who work underwater. This extremely legible watch was fitted with a unidirectional rotating bezel and it came with a deep black dial with large luminous hands and indexes, which made it very easy for divers to read the time in different light conditions. In 2014, more than 50 years later, the Seamaster 300 model is reintroduced in a completely new design and equipped with a...

Remaining true to its principles of fusion, and merging heritage and innovation, Hublot, once again, connects the past and the future, a brand new technology and a traditional stained glass artistic skill. The new skeleton watch, Hublot Classic Fusion Tourbillon Vitrail, is inspired by stained glass windows and their fine outlines filled with colored glass. The same principle is applied for the Classic Fusion Tourbillon Vitrail, as its movement provides a framework for the artistic expression. The watch face evokes a colorful stained glass wind...

The RJ-Romain Jerome Nose Art–DNA watch, a new member of the Capsules collection, is inspired by air travel and combat-pilots’ secret talismans. The model is inspired by the legendary four-engine heavy bomber aircraft Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, is introduced in two different variants, which was mainly used by the United States Army Air For the United States Army Air Forces, during the World War II, against German military targets. One of the few B -17s still in flying condition is the one nicknamed The Pink Lady, which was launched in January...

In 2014, Breitling is launching a special 30th Anniversary Edition of the Chronomat model, the Breitling Chronomat Airborne, which encapsulates the entire spirit of this iconic model. The famous Chronomat is a legendary pilot’s chronograph and a flagship model in the field of aeronautical instruments. The original model was envisioned in the early 1980s, by Ernest Schneide, and it was originally intended for the Italian airforce aerobatics team. This practical, avant-garde and elegant chronograph became the official Frecce Tricolori watch in198...

OMEGA Seamaster 300 for 2014 is an exciting re-edition of the legendary Seamaster 300 model. The sporty and elegant Seamaster lineup is a tribute to the brand's maritime legacy. Omega has produced Seamaster watches ever since 1948, and several models of this successful series have been released so far. The Omega Seamaster 300 was, so far, available as a quartz model, a Chrono diver, a chronometer, and a GMT watch. It came in numerous variations of color, bracelet, movement, and casing sizes. A couple of days ago, OMEGA has released a v...

Romain Gauthier Logical One Secret is announced as the ultimate synthesis of fine arts and haute horlogerie. This beautiful watch arrives in a 43mm-wide case with fully integrated cover, set with 181 invisibly set baguette diamonds, totaling approximately 7 carats. The invisible setting is one of the most demanding jewelry procedures since each and every stone has to be cautiously grooved, which involves a risk of breaking the stone. A single press on the discrete pusher will lift up the diamond-encrusted cover to reveal the award-winning multi...

For the occasion of the BaselWorld 2014 exhibition, Chanel presents the new version of its famous J12 model. The new J12-356 is described as the new generation of the J12 watches, which are now even more refined, more slender, and even more feminine than any of its previous editions. The name of the model expresses the idea of a watch that can accompany any lady wearing it all year round, and in any occasion. Judging by the preview images, one thing is for certain – the new watches are immediately recognizable as the members of the J12 family,...

In 2014, Chopard is launching the seventh watch of the Grand Prix de Monaco Historique Chronograph series, a vibrant new sporty piece featuring an eye-catching black & yellow color scheme. Same as the previously released models, the new Monaco Historique Chronograph celebrates the partnership between Chopard and the Grand Prix de Monaco Historique race. For this year, the collection welcomes a fresh color scheme, which supervenes upon the iconic racing orange, along with a bit of subtle design modifications, but without compromising the recogni...

Piaget’s new Emperador Coussin Tourbillon diamond-set automatic skeleton exceptional piece, unveiled at the SIHH 2014 exhibition, is the only baguette-set skeleton movement currently available on the watch market. The new exceptional piece represents the highpoint of the watchmaking and jewelry arts, as it combines refined openworked profile, diamonds, and the ultra-thin automatic flying tourbillon movement, calibre 1270D. The Maison Piaget, known as the house of masters of ultra-thin horology, is also a creator of unique, fine Swiss-made jewe...

Saint Honore Euphoria One Carat is announced as an exceptional new watch that combines femininity, elegance and beautifully sculpted lines. The watch is decorated with no less than 172 precious diamonds, each 1mm in diameter, skillfully arranged over the case and the dial. Each of the precious stones is totaling exactly one carat, which explains how did this watch get its name. As you can see, the case is rather bold and contemporary styled, as it combines a cushion-shaped housing with a round dial. The watch face reveals white mother-o...

Same as last year, Chopard extends its Happy Sport range with a number of new Medium Automatic models. To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the collection, on the occasion of the BaselWorld 2013, Chopard has unveiled the very first mechanical interpretations of the Happy Sport Medium. This year, the saga continues with a couple of new contemporary, feminine and yet unconventional pieces. The Happy Sport Medium Automatic features one of the most captivating jewelry innovations in recent history – the freely moving diamonds above the beautifu...

Hublot’s new Big Bang Unico Bi-Retrograde Chrono is a watch specially designed for the world of football. This unusual chronograph utilizes a special watch movement that pays homage to the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The new automatic HUB 1260 in-house movement is equipped with a bi-retrograde function (never before produced by Hublot) along with a central chronograph, patent pending. When the chronograph is triggered, its second hand and minute hand move from left to right in a circular arc of 45 minutes, which is a length of one half of a...

MCT – Manufacture Contemporaine du Temps – presents its new Sequential Two S 200 model, which features MCT’s signature prism display, but, for the very first time, in a round case. The watch is powered by an in-house automatic-winding movement with 18-carat gold micro-rotor, and it indicates hours using four modules comprised of five triangular prisms. The current hour is marked by an open aperture in a C-shaped arc that circles around the center of the dial. It rotates sequentially 90° anticlockwise, emphasizing the over-size hour numeral, whi...

Eilean is the sailing craft with two masts that represents Officine Panerai in the world of classic yachting (Panerai Classic Yachts Challenge). Elian was acquired by Officine Panerai in 2007 and returned to its original state, after being restored. Since its return to the water, Elian has been furnished with a variety of devices especially created by Officine Panerai. Drawing inspiration from this bermudan ketch - which is one of the last designs of an all-time genius of naval architecture, William Fife III - Panerai has created four navigatio...

For this year’s SIHH exhibition, Richard Mille has designed and created the unusual RM 63-01 Dizzy Hands model, which is said to be inspired by the first lines of Gérard de Nerval’s poem Le Temps: “Le Temps ne surprend pas le sage ; Mais du Temps le sage se rit, Car lui seul en connaît l’usage…” Which means: “Time does not surprise the wise, but of Time the wise laughs, as only he knows how to use it…” At a first glance, Richard Mille RM 63-01 Dizzy Hands seems like a regular watch. It tracks the time normally, unless the pusher in the cent...

The new Van Cleef & Arpels Lady Arpels Zodiac collection is inspired by the jewelry collection created by the brand back in the 1950’s. At that time, Van Cleef & Arpels released a full range of golden medallions, featuring the signs of the Western Zodiac, which were intended to be worn as talismans. This is not unusual at all, if we remember that the symbol of luck echoes through the Maison’s creations for almost 100 years. Even today, the Maison is quoting Jacques Arpels - the famous nephew its founder Estelle Arpels – who used to say that “to...

Same as the debut watch from Audemars Piguet Haute Joaillerie collection, the new Haute Joaillerie timepiece is an inspiring statement of the Manufacture’s expertise and its mastery production sophisticated women’s watches. This requires an entirely different array of skills, since the movement needs to be compact enough to fit inside much smaller case, which is, along with the dial, typically embellished using a whole spectrum of decorative arts. Audemars Piguet’s second Haute Joaillerie watch was created by the team of designers, gem-setters,...

Ever since the late 1950s, Piaget offers different stylish variations of the Limelight Blooming Rose model. The newest iteration of the famous, awarded, Yves Piaget rose is shaped like a barely open rose bud, formed by four crimped gem-set petals. The delicate corallae like a bouquet, made from sparkling white diamonds, is gracing the golden flowerbed of its case. The upper case of the watch rotates by 45° angle, thanks to the invisible mechanism created by Piaget. Limelight Blooming Rose watch is crafted from white gold and it measures 34mm...

Louis Moinet Qatar Tourbillon will be on display also at BaselWorld 2014, and the brand has just sent out the official press release, announcing the start of Louis Moinet’s partnership with Al Fardan. Louis Moinet Qatar Tourbillon is an exquisite new watch that features two fragments of the one and only meteorite ever found in Qatar. It’s astonishing hand-made dial depicts two bent swords and sand dunes, evoking the coat of arms of Qatar. Same as all other members of the Extraordinary Pieces – Metheoris Collection, the Louis Moinet Qatar Tourbi...

Breitling Bentley 6.75 Midnight Carbon belongs to a luxurious, entirely black-colored, limited series of chronographs. The watch arrives in a large 49mm-diameter black steel case, reinforced with a special carbon-based treatment. This gives it a special nocturnal hue and creates a hard, low-friction, ultra-resistant surface. The case is topped with a knurled bezel, which is inspired by Bentley’s famous radiator grilles, while the dial reveals a vertical openworked motif that partially reveals the movement. The case-back of the Breitling’...

Piaget has unveiled its latest watch and jewellery collection, which is inspired by the journeys between the Silk Route and the Spice Route. This gorgeous range, named A Mythical Journey by Piaget, includes no less than 32 timepieces and 16 jewelry pieces, which are all created using the most demanding techniques of craftsmanship. Piaget’s new Metiers d’Art collection, A Mythical Journey by Piaget, combines many different types of decorative arts including gem-setting, embroideries, guilloché and bullion engraving, enameling, micro-painting...

As mentioned many times before, JeanRichard 1681 model honors the very first watch created by Daniel Jeanrichard, back in 1681. The modern-day reinterpretation of this historical piece, JeanRichard 1681, combines the exclusive automatic in-house movement with a tonneau-shaped case of very modern, geometrical design. The 1681 Blue model arrives in two different versions – one with a steel case, and one crafted from pink gold. The steel version is paired with a large seconds hand and stylish Arabic numerals, while the golden version showcases a d...

JeanRichard Nocturnal Adventures Collection is introducing three new automatic models for urban, sporting or elegant nights. The most classical of them is the 1681 with black DLC case, which revisits the homage to the very first watch created by Daniel Jeanrichard. This time, the classically-inspired 1681 model arrives in a dark, nocturnal color-scheme, which gives it a contemporary and even more refined look. The watch arrives in a stainless steel, cushion-shaped case, coated with black DLC. Its leaf-shaped hour and minute hands, and the d...

Hublot King Power Paris Saint-Germain watch is paying tribute to the iconic blue and red colors of the club. This exquisite sporty watch is fitted with a chronograph movement with two centrally-positioned chronograph hands, along with the hour and minute hands. This practical improvement greatly increases its readability, allowing the wearer to keep track of both hands at once. The first hand is a second indicator, while the other one indicates the time elapsed out of the match halves of 45 minutes. Hublot King Power Paris Saint-Germ...

The new Graham Silverstone Vintage 44, which is powered by an automatic bi-compax chronograph movement, not only celebrates the brand’s passion for racing tracks, but also for beautiful mechanics. The watch is designed to revive the experience of the legendary classic car racing, the genuine racing that motivated the 19th century engineers to create petrol-fueled machines for race. The Gentlemen behind the wheel were focused on their cars only, and their passion for driving was much stronger than any competition. Even the rules of the race were...

The latest creation by Jaeger-LeCoultre is inspired by a historical Grande Complication pocket-watch, which was created no less than 86 years ago. This masterpiece of contemporary high-end watchmaking is decorated by the hands of engraving and skeletonizing artists. As the master engraver Dominique Vuez explains “It is indeed a high art to pare away as much ‘flesh’ as possible from a movement without adversely affecting its qualities.” Their new creation reveals as many of the details as possible, while ensuring that neither the rigidity of the...

Cartier Tank Louis Cartier Sapphire Skeleton Watch (ref. W5310012) arrives in a classic square case, crafted from white gold. This airy and lightweight watch beautifully combines historical elegance of the Tank collection with unique and innovative transparency of the skeleton movement. The round, manual winding movement, features a sapphire base plate, which encloses the construction. The sapphire plate is connected to the brass bridges using a powerful epoxy, while the four silentblocs made of rubber, located between the sapphire and the cas...

Maurice Lacroix Masterpiece Gravity is completely developed in-house, using the cutting-edge technology to counteract the gravity-induced disturbances which may affect the regularity of the movement. This unusual watch of contemporary design reveals its oscillator and assortment center storage on the dial-side, allowing the wearer to admire its beating along with the pallet lever moving. The complete assortment is made in silicium, thanks to Maurice Lacroix’s Head of Movement Construction, who is the first person ever to develop such an innovat...

Ulysse Nardin Perpetual Manufacture is created in celebration of infinity. This extraordinary new creation features a movement with the most advanced perpetual calendar complication in the history of watchmaking. The dial is stamped with the symbol “∞”as a special sign that marks this special limited edition. A perpetual calendar complication is designed to allow the calculation of the day of the week for a given date in the future. It takes into account not only days and weeks, but also the different lengths of the months as well as leap da...

Vacheron Constantin Métiers d’Art Fabuleux Ornements Collection celebrates the ornamental beauties of the world and draws inspiration from decorative arts of different cultures. The new ladies’ watches, created using the art of open working and various decorative artistic crafts, are providing sophisticated reinterpretations of Ottoman architecture, Chinese embroidery, Indian manuscripts and French lacework. Each of these high-end creations is fitted with a hand-engraved movement that repeats the same ornamental pattern as seen on the dial....