Hublot teams up with the World Boxing Council and creates 12 unique timepieces, each honoring one of the world's greatest boxers. The watches are going to be auctioned for World Boxing Council charity in Vegas this fall. Hublot's unique watches for the World Boxing Council are dedicated to Lennox Lewis, Julio Cesar Chavez, Mike Tyson, Sugar Ray Leonard, George Foreman, Marvalous Marvin Hagler, Tommy Hearns, Roberto Duran, Oscar de la Hoya, Evander Holyfield, Jeff Fenech, and Larry Holmes.

Hublot has created the official watches of the UEFA EURO 2012 championship, which were unveiled a couple of days ago at Kyiv Olympic Stadium, where a number of UEFA EURO 2012 matches will be hosted this year. One of the King Power UEFA EURO 2012 watches is made from King Gold and ceramic and featuring blue accents of the Ukrainian flag, while other is crafted in titanium and ceramic featuring the red of the Polish flag. Both models boast 48mm in diameter and have a 45-minute counter at 9 o'clock which can be used to track the duration of hal...

Chopard L.U.C 8HF - the latest watch from Chopard’s Manufacture – is equipped with the new L.U.C 01.06-L movement, which is the world’s first movement with a high-frequency escapement to be chronometer-certified by the COSC. The new mechanism is an experimental movement and Chopard L.U.C 8HF therefore comes in an exclusive limited edition of only 100 exemplars. The new L.U.C 8HF model is an exceptional watch that beats at a frequency of 8Hz, with 57,600 vibrations per hour. But what this means in practical terms? Simply put, the value of hi...

Edox, the official timekeeper of the Class-1 World Powerboat Championship and official timing partner of the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC), creates a Chronorally Automatic Chronograph designed especially for divers. This 42 mm diameter piece is crafted in stainless steel and fitted with a black carbon fibre dial highlighted with silver indices. Designed for motor sports enthusiasts, the watch features a tachymeter scale, which provides the chronograph with extra functionality. The watch is water resistant to 100 meters and it utilize...

Christie’s Annual Green Auction to Save the Earth will be held on April 11, 2012. This event takes place just before the Earth Day, which is celebrated all over the world to inspire awareness and respect for the Earth's natural environment. Girard-Perregaux, the famous Swiss watch brand, will support the cause with the creation of a unique piece Girard-Perregaux Sea Hawk, which is to be auctioned during the event. This is the third consecutive year that Girard-Perregaux supports Christie’s Annual Green Auction to Save the Earth. The newest...

Hublot and the Miami Heat are collaborating since December 2010, but this is the first time that the famous Swiss brand unveils King Power Miami Heat Chronograph. The new release is a limited edition piece that is going to be sold for charity. Proceeds from the sales will go directly to the Miami Heat Charitable fund to benefit the South Florida Community. The watch will be available exclusively in Hublot Boutiques in this area and select Hublot Retailers.

Yesterday I published an article about the deepest diving watch in the world designed by Rolex to accompany James Cameron on his underwater adventures. The press release has finally become available and we can take a closer look at this exciting new watch. Rolex Deepsea Challenge watch is, unfortunately, just an experimental watch. This means that Rolex Deepsea Challenge won’t be available for purchase, at least not soon and not unless the Rolex changes its production strategy. This diver’s watch is a technical masterpiece and a true diver’...

The new Rolex piece is an experimental diving watch certified waterproof up to 12,000 meters. The piece is entirely developed and manufactured by Rolex, designed to resist all of the challenges a diver could meet during the deepest exploration of the ocean. The new Rolex Deep Sea Challenge is setting a new milestone in watchmaking history, being the deepest diving watch ever produced.

The latest addition to the Chopard’s celebrated Happy Sport collection is this lovely feminine chronograph named Happy Sport Mystery Pink. This sporty and yet charming watch combines black surfaces with glamorous vibrant pink accents that add a hint of charm to the trendy all-black design. Below the still surface of the sapphire crystal five lively diamonds are dancing to the cadenza of the wearer’s wrist: two of them are sparkling pink sapphires. Another pink sapphire is nested into the crown where it lends its delicate hue to the black cer...

The name of the new Zenith El Primero Chronomaster 1969 bears the reference to the year in which the brand made its mark in watchmaking history by developing the first integrated automatic chronograph movement. The legendary El Primero chronographs have for long been regarded as only chronographs capable of measuring events to 1/10th of a second precision. This first superior chronograph was exceptional not only from the inside, but also in terms of its aesthetic. During the late sixties, most of the watch manufacturers were offering monochrome...

The abbreviation QP, mentioned in the name of the watch, is actually a short for “quantième perpétuel“- a French word for “perpetual calendar.” Perpetual calendar is a high-level complication, and something we’re not accustomed to seeing from Breitling. However, the watch makes a nice inclusion to the rest of the Breitling’s lineup and offers a continuous display of the date, day, week, month, season, leap-year cycle and moon phases. In addition, perpetual calendar takes account of the different lengths of the months and even the leap years....

Girard-Perregaux’s 1966 collection is inspired by the long history of this brand, technical expertise and performance the high-end Swiss manufacture has been nurturing since the origins of the brand, back in 1791. For 2012, the brand announces another exclusive piece that honors the rich heritage: Girard-Perregaux 1966 Jewellery – a watch dressed in more than 800 diamonds of Top Wesselton quality.

One of the spectacular commemorative models issued for the 180th Anniversary of Longines is the Column-Wheel Single Push-Piece Chronograph 180th Аnniversary Лimited Edition. This model evokes the brand’s traditional commitment to timing and sport, and reminds of the first chronographs produced by Longines in 1878. This special edition is crafted in rose gold and propelled by a single push-piece column-wheel movement, caliber L788 (ETA A08.261). The movement is built on 27 jewels and it provides 54 hours of power reserve.

Richard Mille manufacture typically uses hi-tech materials and contemporary watchmaking techniques in production of their watches, but with the new RM 039 Aviation E6, this trend has been taken to the maximum. The new sophisticated time-instrument is not only a watch, but also an instrument designed for flight navigation. The watch is built on aesthetic codes borrowed from the aviation industry and crafted from aeronautic materials such as titanium, carbon nanofiber, ARCAP and tungsten carbide. Richard Mille - RM 039 Aviation E6 is an exclus...

It’s always great to see how famous watchmakers are pushing the boundaries of luxury and imagination, but when they dedicate their exclusive creations to ladies, it makes me even happier. The new Stardance by Louis Moinet is a mechanical self-winding timepiece graced with unique interstellar diamonds, sourced from the Enstatite EH3 meteorite. The diamonds contained in this piece of rock are formed far beyond our solar system, and much before it was born. These nano-diamonds originate from the midst of interplanetary clouds that form during t...

Richard Mille has unveiled a new model, inspired by the RM 038 Bubba Watson tourbillon. The original piece was presented last year, and designed to honor the famous American golfer. New watch in the Bubba Watson lineup is named RM 055 Bubba Watson, and it looks truly amazing. It is skillfully skeletonized and showcases an exceptional movement crafted in titanium. The baseplate and the bridges are coated in black PVD and highlighted with hand-polished lock-points. This attractive Bubba Watson watch is even more impressive from the inside. It...

The annual Celebrity Fight Night is scheduled for March 24th, 2012. First launched about 17 years ago, it has a single goal: to raise money for local charities through a celebrity charity event. This year, the featured guest of the event is Muhammad Ali, former professional boxer and a true cultural icon of our times. Throughout Celebrity Fight Night's long history, about $70 million has been raised with the help of Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center at Barrow Neurological Institute. This year’s event honors the boxing legend and gathers celebrit...

To celebrate the occasion, the brand issues a number of commemorative models, including this beautiful La Grande Classique de Longines 180th Anniversary Limited Edition. The watch is designed for women who are looking for timeless elegance and who appreciate fine watchmaking. The watch is a slender end delicate piece with its 29 mm in diameter, crafted in stainless steel and embellished with 180 white diamonds, as a tribute to this year’s anniversary.

The new Tattoo-DNA collection is a part of the wider concept of recreating the icons of the 1980’s through exceptional timepieces. RJ Romain Jerome has already designed watches inspired by the 8-bit era in the history of computer and video games – Space Invaders – and announced Pac-Man and DeLorean DNA watches – both pop culture icons of the 80’s. The new DNA collection honors the tattoo culture and its artistic, creative energy, which is typically used to express individuality – just like RJ-Romain Jerome watches. Author: Marina Milojevic...

The Calibre LM31 is built on 182 individual modules and COSC certified, meaning that it’s made from the highest quality components. It may come as a surprise, but only about 3% of all Swiss Made watches are actually COSC certified and therefore truly exceptional in the terms of accuracy and precision. The movement vibrates 28,800 times per hour and provides 48 hours of hour reserve. The Calibre LMN31 is also updated with the seconds hand, which was – according to the information from the brand – one of the main challenges in assembling the move...

Same as its predecessors, the new Breguet Tourbillon Fusée Or Rose is distinguished by its contemporary aesthetics as well as traditional craftsmanship reflected in the superior fusée-and-chain transmission, which is highly complicated and rarely used. Only a couple of brands offer this kind of movements (A. Lange & Sohne is one of them, for example), fitted with a hand-made chain that facilitates the flow of energy between the mainspring barrel and the going train. This system results in more accuracy, since the going train is always driven by...

Starting from 2012, Breitling will offer new variations of their famous Superocean models. The watches will now also be available with 18-carat red gold bezel, which looks really nice in contrast with polished stainless steel case and smooth black dial. The photo above shows Breitling’s Superocean Heritage 42 and Superocean Heritage Chrono 44. The chronograph is mounted on a dynamic rubber strap while the classic model features a nice steel mesh bracelet. All of the Breitling Superocean Heritage models are vintage-styled watches designed in...

One of the interesting models at this year’s Baselworld is the newest addition to the luxurious Villeret line of watches. Blancpain has designed a wonderful new skeleton watch, as a tribute to the long history of haute horlogerie this brand has been fostering since 1735. This openworked model is made using three artistic crafts: skeleton-working, beveling and engraving. The result is an airy, transparent construction that is extremely slender in shape, visually perfect and technically sturdy and reliable. The core of the watch is a hand-woun...

The most expensive piece of this year’s BaselWorld is Hublot’s unique creation named 5 Million Dollars Watch – which actually costs amazing $5 million! This extravagant Haute Joaillerie piece sparkles with 1282 diamonds, totaling more than 100 carats of baguette diamonds and 6 square emerald cut stones, each weighing more than 3 carats. When watchmakers create a diamond-set watch, they normally first select the precious stones and then they consider a watch-design that could support and emphasize the beauty of the diamonds. However, watchmak...

Last year we’ve seen great new additions to the TAG Heuer line of watches – the updated Link collection - featuring a wide array of new models, from simple quartz ones to complex chronographs. For BaselWorld 2012, the famous Swiss brand introduces a new range dedicated to glamorous and rebellious women. TAG Heuer offers something that is more than a timepiece – a piece of jewelery that sparkles in the swarm of diamonds and accentuates wearer’s femininity. The Lady Link range includes refined quartz models as well as superior automatic watche...

The OMEGA Spacemaster Z-33 comes in a high-tech ergonomic case that separates simple time-telling function from the professional functions of this watch. Designed for pilots, the watch brings an analogue time indication positioned just above the digital dial and a full range of professional features. In addition to hours, minutes, date, UTC and two time zones in 12 or 24 hour display, the watch offers an alarm and a perpetual calendar alongside self-programmable professional pilot functions. The Spacemaster Z-33 is a handy flight companion capa...

The watch comes in a classic cushion-shaped case, which instantly reminds of the old Patek Philippe models, from the era when the brand presented the world’s first timepiece with a perpetual calendar complication. The style of the new Ultra-thin Ref. 5940 perpetual calendar takes the classic 1920s form and comes in an elegant curved case measuring 44.6 x 37 mm. The design of the new cushion-shaped perpetual calendar is inspired by the aesthetics of the Art Deco movement and its linear symmetry. The watch utilizes an extra-slim caliber 240 mo...

Hublot Big Bang Ferrari comes in a bit larger case than the rest of the iconic Big Bang watches, featuring masculine 45.5mm in diameter. The case is topped with a cylindrical bezel that surrounds the unusual sapphire dial, and available in titanium or Magic Gold. The former is one of the most interesting Hublot’s innovations, unveiled about three months ago - a special type of scratch-resistant 18-carat gold. You can read more about it from one of my previous articles.

I couple of days ago - in this article - I posted a teaser photo of the new Breitling’s piece. The press information is finally unveiled, a day before BaselWorld opens its gates, and now we have the opportunity to take a first look at Breitling’s Transocean Chronograph Unitime watch. BREITLING Transocean Chronograph Unitime is a world-time chronograph that simultaneously indicates the time in all world time zones – 24 of them. The main purpose of the watch, which is to be a perfect travel companion, is illustrated by the central decoration...

The Speedmaster saga, launched in 1957, continues this year with another amazing sporty watch from OMEGA workshops. The new OMEGA Speedmaster is yet another high-impact chronograph inspired by the wild world of motorsports and races. It features a striking chronograph dial inspired by the dashboards of Italian cars of the roaring 50’s, and the emblematic tachymetic scale printed on the bezel (instead on a dial). Omega Speedmaster will certainly be remembered as the “Moonwatch,” after the famous manual-winding Professional model that was worn...

Rolex Oyster Perpetual Sky-Dweller, the watch I mentioned a couple of days ago, designed for those who travel the world, is the first Rolex watch with two time zones and an annual calendar. Rolex Oyster Perpetual Sky-Dweller uses central hands to display local time, while the central rotating disc displays a time in the second time-zone. Date indication, positioned at 3 o’clock, uses Rolex’s emblematic magnifier better known as the Cyclops eye. The watch is an annual calendar, which means that it also indicates months, and Rolex has found an el...

The symbol of a dragon is something that we have frequently seen on a number of occasions, starting from the end of last year. According to the Chinese tradition, 2012 marks the beginning of the new era, the Year of the Dragon, which occurs every 60 years. The Years of the Dragon are associated with power, luck, vitality, but also risk, challenge and passion. Right now we’re at the juncture of two eras, which is a constant source of inspiration for many watchmakers. Celebrating the Water Dragon, the only mystical creature among the 12 Chine...

Both watches are bold and sporty, having a case made of rubber and a silhouette of a famous trophy engraved on the bracelet. The dial is designed in the spirit of the anti-skid surfaces of deck boats, highlighted with bright red and blue accents on a smooth black surface. Both models are offered as Tambour extra-large watches, boasting 44mm in diameter, and mounted on a black rubber strap.

The watch embodies the highest principles of high-end watchmaking and jewellery know-how, being endowed with a superior hand-wound L.U.C 02.14-L (4T2I) caliber and fully set with baguette- and briolette-cut diamonds. Crafted in 18-carat white gold and sculptured in a 42.00 mm wide case, the body of this watch is a stage on which the skillful jewel crafters from Chopard demonstrate almost the complete array of gem-setting techniques. The watch is an astonishing blend of haute horlogerie and haute joaillerie, a true jewel in the field of mechanic...

The new edition is a sequel to the Mille Miglia Racing In Pink, launched last year. The brand continues to explore new ways of revisiting the legend of the classic car rally, by offering another sporty, elegant, and ultimately feminine chronograph for ladies who appreciate fine watchmaking. Chopard, the official partner of the race from Brescia to Rome and back, traditionally issues a new dedicated model to mark each new endurance race. The first of the Mille Miglia watches was presented in 1988. Last year, the brand included lovely women’s...

Jack Heuer is a true legend of the Swiss watchmaking industry, and a person who have led TAG Heuer company through the most creative, but also the most turbulent period. The watches issued under his leadership include Monza, Monaco, Autvia, Monza, Carrera and many others… Jack Heuer celebrates his 80th birthday this year, and the brand joins the celebration by issuing this commemorative watch that not only pays homage to this noble man, but also celebrates the achievements of the brand and Carrera watches. First introduced in 1964, TAG Heurer C...

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Breitling has for long been associated with the world of aviation, as a privileged partner of the most renowned professionals and flight teams from all around the world. Along with their diving and luxury line of watches, the brand offers an exclusive range of models that feature aviation functions largely as complications. One of the interesting pieces in the aviation line is certainly the new Chronomat 44 Chronograph, produced in a limited edition for the respected TOPGUN flying school, the US Navy tactics instructor program.

This is exactly what the people from a young luxury watch company – RJ-Romain Jerome- have been doing since 2004, when their company was established in Geneva, Switzerland. Their most renowned concept are the ingenious, original and somewhat dark and mysterious DNA collections, in which the brand has explored the iconic legends of our times such as the landing on the Moon, the sinking of the Titanic and the eruption of the Eyjafjallajökull volcano. In 2011, the brand has unveiled two 78-piece limited series of Space Invaders themed watches and...

IWC Pilot’s Watch Worldtimer is made from stainless steel. The watch boasts 45 millimeters in diameter and it is water resistant to 60 meters. Face of the watch is protected with sapphire crystal glass, coated with anti-reflective material on both sides. The core of the watch is an automatic mechanical movement caliber 30750. The movement is nested in a soft-iron inner case for protection against magnetic fields and it offers 42 hours of power reserve.

The Bovet watch company celebrates the 190th anniversary this year and marks the occasion by issuing extraordinary new dedicated pieces. This company, founded in 1822, started out as a luxury watch company that exported genuine Swiss watches to China. The business was established by a Swiss watchmaker Edouard Bovet and his brothers, but it lasted only for two generations before the heiress lose their interest in watchmaking and completely turned to commerce between the continents. The name Bovet was sold a number of times and relaunched as a wa...

A couple of days ago, at the Guarda Golf Hotel in Crans-Montana, Corum has unveiled a brand new interpretation of their prized Admiral’s Cup 44 Chrono Centro. The new watch is dedicated to Swiss ski legend and the brand’s ambassador Didier Cuche. The watch is issued in a limited edition of only 100 exemplars and presented just in time to celebrate another Super-G win for Didier Cuche.

The new Louis Erard Limited Edition Regulator1931 Classic is offered in two variations: grey and blue, both graced with wonderful Côtes de Genève dial. In the spirit of classic regulator watches, this model has 3 hands placed on different sub-dials. A large sub-dial on the top of the main dial indicates hours, the lower sub-dial indicates seconds, while the minutes are being indicated using a large hand at the center.

Evgeni Plushenko, a famous Russian figure skater, has become the ambassador of Ulysse Nardin in November 2011. A couple of days ago, at a special dinner ceremony in Moscow, the Swiss brand has introduced a new Limited Edition watch, designed in collaboration with the young champion. The new range features distinctively sporty design, striking blue highlights - symbolizing the sea and the ice - and noble gold, as a symbol of victory.

Movado Datron is a vintage styled chronograph designed in the spirit of the classic self-winding Movado Datron watches from 1970. Contemporary interpretations of the iconic 1970 model are presented in virtually identical form, with perfectly round dial nested in a tonneau case. Until recently, the watches were offered in versions with sophisticated two-tone dials, and as 3-hand models with round date at 12. For 2012, Movado launches a beautiful silver tone-on-tone dial. The watch is crafted in stainless steel with 40 millimeters in diameter....

The collection offers seven new models, of which five are designed for men and two for women. Each of the models in the Excellence collection is available in steel or rose gold. The collection offers models with a power-reserve display, a regulator watch, a simple power-reserve variations, a chronograph with moon phases and 24-hour indicator, and three-hand watches. All of the models are endowed with in-house mechanical movements of which two are manually-wound. The movements are nested in 36 mm cases, for women, and 40 mm for men. Each of t...

Hublot issued a limited edition King of Russia model, designed especially for Russophiles worldwide. This is a truly exclusive offer, issued in only 25 exemplars, each crafted in noble 18-carat gold. The watch is based on the King Power model and presented in a large 48-milimeters case. The watch is a chronograph equipped with an automatic movement caliber HUB4214, endowed with 42 hours of power reserve. The watch has a white skeletonized dial graced with Kremlin's towers stars. The wonder of the movement is fully visible from the front, em...

Chopard presents the new L.U.C Quattro, equipped with a four-barrel L.U.C 1.98 movement. This is the world’s only movement fitted with four stacked and series-coupled barrels, ensuring no less than nine days of power reserve. The movement is COSC certified, graced with Côtes de Genève and embossed with the Geneva Seal. Visually, the new watch is a classic L.U.C timepiece, distinguished by high quality of craftsmanship that echoes through the entire range. However, this new piece features some noticeable aesthetic changes. For example, the n...

A series of dedicated cultural events are launching this year to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Klimt's birth. The central place of the celebration is certainly Vienna, where the famous artist spent most of his days. The city of Vienna prepares 10 special exhibitions, seizing the opportunity to emphasize many of the previously unknown aspects of the artist's life and work. But that’s not all - another interesting project is rolling out in the capital of Austria: The Museum of Vienna has launched a Facebook campaign “The Worst of Klimt” and...

The shape of the new Panerai piece evokes the vintage design of the 1940’s when the brand first started to produce watches in which the lugs were molten from the same block of metal as the case. This innovation made the new cases more robust and more resistant, but also much larger than the classic wristwatches of that time. The new Panerai, PAM 00398, comes in a large case with 47-mm in diameter. The case is crafted in pink gold, so as the screw-down crown graced with the vintage Officine Panerai insignia. Color of the dial is in a perfect...