The collection is inspired by Asia and Orient, and delivers four beautiful models – true embodiments of absolute femininity. Jasmine watches are graciously rounded and curved, their horns are perfectly fitted to the bezel and even submerged in the brilliance of diamonds, in the most luxurious variant. The collection offers simple quartz movements or automatic mechanisms, for more demanding ladies. With a 29 or 35mm diameter, with or without a diamond setting, in stainless steel or pink gold, each of the watches features lovely leaf-shaped hands...

For the second consecutive year, Raymond Weil launches a new special edition to support the fight against cancer. This unique watch is going to be available only during the month of September 2011, and exclusively on-line through the RW Club & Community. 25% of the sales price will be transferred to one of the three institutions against cancer that the community has chosen. The RW Club & Community maestro – special edition is a unique model crafted in stainless steel. It features an elegant dark grey dial with silver Arabic numerals and gui...

The new watch belongs to the line of beautiful Formula 1 Lady Steel and Ceramic watches. It is now offered as Pavée edition, boasting one of the most prestigious horological decorations: diamonds. Diamond is a symbol of greatest perfection, harmony and purity. It is the King Of Stones, a jewel that symbolizes a divine light. Because of its unsurpassed and dazzling beauty, it has become a symbol of perfection and enlightenment. It is also a stone of the highest spiritual value - it acts as a barrier against negative tendencies that are all aroun...

Two commemorative limited editions are a Carrera Heritage Calibre 16 Automatic Chronograph and Formula 1 Lady Ceramic Chronograph. Both models are to be launched in September. Carrera Heritage will be issued in 250 pieces, while the Formula 1 Lady Ceramic will be available in only 200 copies. All watches will be exclusively available in Singapore. The Carrera Heritage Calibre 16 Automatic Chronograph is now accented with British racing green details, used for chronograph hands. The watch is inspired by the prototype of the 1945 Carrera and p...

In the words of the brand, a true Zeit Device should measure time in not only days, months and years but more universally, more righteously, by taking in account the whole universe measured in billions of years. The UR-1001 is a true Zeit Device is therefore a completely new concept, a piece that marks the passage of time in seconds, minutes, hours, day/night, date, month, years, 100 years and all of the way to an immense 1,000 years! The unusual piece is offered in a limited edition of 8 pieces and made in AlTiN (Aluminium Titanium Nitrid)...

The Easy Diver Black Swan watches are offered in a limited edition of 88 pieces and made in combination of scratch-resistant ceramics and stainless steel. The only distinctive feature of each model is its dial. The Roger Dubuis Easy Diver Black Swan comes in three choices of dials, each using a different color of luminat on the hands and time-markers. The watches are large, and masculine, sculptured in 46-millimeter wide bodies. Easy Diver watches are powered by self-winding mechanical RD821 movement, built on 33 jewels and decorated by...

RAYMOND WEIL a company founded in 1976, now celebrates 35 years of history. The evolution of this brand was always marked by introduction of new, more sophisticated mechanical models, which were all true embodiments of the visionary spirit and refined sense of aesthetics. In 2011, Raymond Weil celebrates its ruby anniversary and presents the maestro 35th Anniversary Edition – a complicated model, unique among the brand’s creations. However, another brilliant new collection also captures our eye. It is the new Jasmine collection that hasn’t...

If you happen to be a fan of Ture Blood and at the same time a true connoisseur, then you’ll be excited to hear that the classic Piaget Altiplano 38mm watch is featured on the character Bill Compton, of your favorite HBO show. The Piaget Altiplano is a timeless and chic piece, and therefore a perfect choice of the vampire Bill Compton on HBO’s hit series. However, this wasn’t an easy choice. According to the press release from the brand, Piaget has worked closely with True Blood team to find a piece that perfectly fits to devilish and charmi...

Since it was established, in 1888, the Carl F. Bucherer enterprise has remained in the hands of the family of its founder, Carl Friedrich Bucherer. This continuity is possibly the most responsible for high values, permanent technical innovations and constant improvement the brand has shown through its long history. One of the most important ideals behind their evolution is the preservation of proven values, and the new Amdavi collection truly succeeds in this. The Amdavi range is a collection of watches that stand for the pleasure, timeless...

Tissot T-Evocation Diamonds, in the words of the brand, celebrates contemporary women in radiant style. The new watch is shaped like a stylish bracelet and imagined as a practical accessory that perfectly fits any kind of wardrobe. A first look at a watch draws the eye to the smooth polished stainless steel housing that gently embraces the wrist. At a second glance, beautiful pearly white dial reveals a true nature of this jewel. The case is graced with 22 Top Wesselton diamonds, 11 on either side of the case. Diamonds are arranged in distincti...

In 2006, Vacheron Constantin decided to develop a special series of watches built entirely of platinum. This line, called the Collection Excellence Platine, features strictly limited edition watches in platinum with unusually beautiful sand blasted platinum dials. Models of this collection are usually limited to 150 units and they come with a platinum case, dial, crown, hands, buckle, and stitching. This luxurious collector’s line is now boosted with another interesting piece: the Patrimony Contemporaine automatic. There is no official informat...

The new watch is inspired by the world of polo, and even developed together with Facundo Piers, who is one of the wold’s best polo players. Facundo Piers also happens to be one of the Hublot’s ambassadors, and currently ranked number 2. The name of the Chukker Bang refers to a period of play in a polo match. A watch is, therefore, boosted with a very special feature that reflects the length of one period of play – its 7 min 30 counter. The word “chukka” is actually derived from Hindi chakkar or from Sanskrit chakra "circle, wheel", and it typic...

The 68th Venice International Film Festival, which takes place from August 31st to September 10th, is an event that Jaeger-LeCoultre has been sponsoring for seven consecutive years. This year, the brand will also support a charitable action: "Reverso for Emergency, Jaeger-LeCoultre Helps the Salam Centre." The Emergency is an Italian based charity group that supports the work of The Salam Centre in Sudan. Their goal is to implement Human Rights based Health Projects, according to the principles of equality, quality and social responsibility, b...

The new system uses a cycloid reduced instead some of the wheels and pinions. This mechanism was invented in 1926 by the German Lorenz Braren and initially used in heavy mechanics for reducing the speed of an input shaft by a certain ratio. The cycloid reducer provides exceptional yield (95% per stage) and the transmission of the movement involves only bearings. This means that there is no friction on the sides of the teeth, and the low inertia makes it possible to use low power motors. Here is how it works: An eccentric is keyed onto the...

September is a season of exciting charity auctions. Some of the most exciting horology events in September are well-known Only Watch auction, September 14th sale in New York by Antiquorum Auctioneers, and Bremont C-17 Special Edition Squadron watch auction. Now the "Rugby Nations Unite for Christchurch" announces their own auction that will take place in Paris on September 2, 2011 at the Hôtel Royal Monceau. The auction is raising funds for the NZ Government's Christchurch Earthquake Appeal and it will offer a lot of epic items, linked to rugby...

Charles Gérald Genta, watch designer extraordinaire, made some of the most iconic timepieces of the 20th century. His creative mind stands behind Audemars Piguet's Royal Oak, IWC's Ingenieur SL, Omega's Seamaster Constellation, Patek Philippe's Nautilus and the Cartier Pasha. Genta started his own brand in 1969, and embarked on a personal journey to create timepieces that truly stand out from the rest of luxury watches. Genta had an untamed passion for sonneries, and even created the Grande Sonnerie Retro, the world's most complicated wristwatc...

Bremont, a contemporary British watch manufacturer that was voted for the Watch Brand of the Year 2011, offers an exclusive opportunity to obtain a Squadron-only Bremont Watch! The watch, exclusively available to C-17 operators, is now auctioned, which is a unique opportunity for any civilian to own this extraordinary piece. The winner of the auction will also be offered a unique opportunity to visit the 99 Squadron at RAF Brize Norton (UK). However, because of the nature of the offer, the winner may be subject to security checks. The Bremo...

Vacheron Constantin has launched a new microsite to commemorate the opening of their first US boutique. If you are truly interested in luxury watches, you should definitely visit American Heritage Vacheron Constantin/ and enjoy discovering major milestones throughout the history of this respected traditional watch maker. The company was found in Geneva, Switzerland in 1755. It is the oldest watch manufacturer in the world with an uninterrupted history. Within the site, you will find three interactive timelines devoted to three histories: Ame...

Watches of this collection are slim, delicate and feminine, nested in a simple, rectangular, almost classical and yet quite contemporary cases with 39 mm x 20.90 mm in proportions. The case of Fiaba watch is slightly curved and perfectly sits on the wrist. Maurice Lacroix Fiaba watches come in three basic versions: black, silver-plated and mother-of-pearl, graced with crisp indexes or diamond time-markers. Each of the watches of this collection boasts two Roman numerals, at 12 and 6 o’clock, and a sun-brushed satin stripe that stretches ver...

Baume & Mercier Hampton watches are inspired by the museum piece from the 1940s: delicate case and a curved cave side, equipped with the domed curved sapphire crystal, and sculptured in a shape of rectangular. Adapting historic models is a difficult task that demands a lot of skill and expertise. The piece from 1940s gives the 2011 Hampton watches their very distinctive character. Ladies’ Hampton pieces are generously sized, boasting 27 x 40 mm in proportions. The case of a watch keeps the curved case side of the museum watch and comes o...

The unique watch designed for this occasion is dubbed “Totally Switzerland” and painted in a distinctive vibrant shade of red, characteristic for the Swiss flag. This model is a variation of the Franck Muller Crazy Hours design, which offers an innovative approach to the concept of time. The dial of this watch reveals mixed-up numerals but the unique complicated movement still animates the hour hand, making it jump to the true crazy hour every time that the minute hand completes its revolution. Sun-stamped translucent lacquered red dial re...

This is just another major hit in the pocket of a fallen star who is already reeling from a $100mil divorce. TAG Heuer is actually a sixth sponsor who dropped him. In addition to Tag Heuer, Woods has been ditched by Gillette, Gatorade, Accenture, AT&T, and Golf Digest. This leads his earnings to dropping from $10.5mil in 2010, to $571,363 in 2011. In 2010, Forbes announced Woods as the richest sportsman in the world, with a net worth of earnings estimated to about $500 million. Only a couple of months before this, in 2009, Woods lost his wor...

Paul-Emile Victor was a famous polar explorer, scientist, anthropologist, founder and patron of the Expéditions Polaires Françaises (French Polar Expeditions) for 29 years. Longines, a Swiss luxury watchmaker shares something special with this noble man since he was also born in Geneva, back in 1907. Paul-Emile Victor was a leader of the exploratory missions to the Arctic and Antarctica. Between 1947 and 1976 the Expéditions Polaires Françaises, organized 150 trips to Greenland and the Adélie Coas, bringing together geologists, geodesists, met...

This aftermarket tuning company specializes in modification of high-end automobiles, and has already performed exciting makeovers on machines such as Bentley Continental GT, luxurious Rolls-Royces and sporty Ferraris. So it's no surprise Graham modified one of the Chronofighter Oversize chronographs and offered such a spectacular design for those willing to match their style and their truly unique car. A closer look at the watch reveals sporty and elegant black beauty crafted in black-coated stainless steel. The watch is topped with dazzlin...

Michele have just unveiled the Fall 2011 Collection of wristwatches. Michele watches come in a wide range of models, shapes, colors, sizes and finishes. The new collection truly offers something for nearly anyone. Like many o their previous models, new watches from the Fall collection merge sophisticated elegance with a casual, sporty aesthetic. The signature style of Jetway now comes in rose gold and stainless steel in the new Jetway Diamond Two, shown on the leading picture. This watch, a central piece of the collection, is crafted d...

Alexander Shorokoff watch brand is based in the heart of Germany, in the town of Alzenau near Frankfurt. The company is named after its founder Alexander Shorokhoff who was born in 1960 in Moscow. In 1992, he founded a marketing company in order to sale and market the best and most important Russian watch brand Poljot, but it was not long before he started to produce his own watches. In 1995, he launched his first own watch brand „Poljot-International“ and already in 2003 he established the “Alexander Shorokhoff “ brand. Alexander Shorokhoff m...

This is a special black and yellow-toned version of the L.U.C Engine One Tourbillon – a famous automobile spirited timepiece. The watch is propelled by L.U.C Calibre 1TRM, a mechanical hand-wound tourbillon movement. This mechanism, completely developed and produced by Chopard offers 60 hours of power reserve and has a powerful shock-absorbing system. The watch is a COSC certified chronometer, equipped with hours, minutes, seconds and the power reserve indications. L.U.C Engine One Tourbillon Only Watch is crafted in black DLC coated titaniu...

Richard Mille just launched their newest piece: RM 055 Jackie Chan Toubrilon, especially created for sale at the Jackie Chan auction in benefit of his Dragon's Heart Foundation. Dragon’s Heart charity foundation is established to aid Chinese students in poverty-stricken areas. The auction is scheduled for 14th September, in Beijing. The auction piece is unique creation, created together with Jackie Chan himself, and Mélanie Treton-Monceyron, Artistic Director to the brand. As you can see on the featured picture, the dial of the watch is dec...

The watch is ultimately feminine and refined, sculptured in an ultra-thin case and decorated with pyramid-shaped ornaments that discretely refract the light. The game of light comes to life with each movement of the wrist, recalling the silhouette of the Bar suit, one of the most emblematic pieces of Dior. Monsieur Dior always dreamt of being an architect, and he adds: “As a Couturier, I have to respect the principles of architecture.” Dior VIII is also a nod at the lucky number of Dior’s superstitious founder. The house was established on 8...

A special One Million RMB Basketball Chinesse Charity Challenge was held yesterday in Beijing, at the heart of the Forbidden City. NBA Champion, NBA Finals MVP, Olympic Gold Medalist and seven-time NBA All-Star Dwyane Wade was challenged to score a maximum number of baskets and raise funds for the leading non-profit organization One Foundation on behalf of Hublot and Wade's World Foundation. “I never shy away from a challenge, or an opportunity to affect positive change through charity," said Wade. "I'm excited to debut the King Power during...

The newest creations are unique pieces from the Girard-Perregaux 1966 collection, presented at the contemporary art fair in Beirut, MENASART FAIR, which was held from 13th to 16th July, 2011. Watches are made in collaboration with a partner in Lebanon, Chronora, the exclusive and official representative and distributor of Girard-Perregaux watches in this country. The Lebanese artist Hussein Madi helped the Swiss fine watchmaking manufacture to recreate the legend of "The Abduction of Europa", and thus to support the link between East and West....

The collection is envisioned as a homage to Saxony, the place where this company, rich in history and tradition, was established in 1845. The Saxonia Automatic, Saxonia, Saxonia Thin, and Saxonia Dual Time are designed to reflect the traditions of Saxon watchmaking artistry and craftsmanship. The history of the state of Saxony spans more than a millennium, but its modern history begins in 1871, when Saxony joined the newly formed German Empire. The Saxon people were ruled by the same art loving rulers from the Wettin dynasty, who made this land...

These modern chronographs are extremely feminine and gracious. Their successful design blends practical precision and outstanding elegance, offering a spark of luxury for busy feminine life. The watch is sculptured in rose-gold PVD-coated stainless steel, it has a brown sunray dial and sixty sparkling Top Wesselton diamonds on its bezel. The round body measures 34 millimeters in diameter and embraces the dark brown dial equipped with rose-gold PVD hands and matching Arabic numerals and crisp indices. The snakeskin-finish brown leather strap com...

The Swiss franc surged to records against the euro and dollar after the most recent data showed the world’s biggest economy grew less than forecast in the second quarter. The United States gross domestic product rose at a 1.3 % annual rate following a 0.4 % gain in the prior quarter, which is much less than previously estimated. “The Swiss franc continues to be a favorite against other currencies, with strong liquidity and low government debt.” said Derek Halpenny, European head of currency research at Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd, in a...

Maurice de Mauriac watches are designed and produced in Zurich, Switzerland. What is really unique about this brand is that it is the first watch manufacture that brands their watches with “Zurich”. Each of their pieces is based on high-quality design and reliable Swiss movements. The brand uses Valjoux 7750s for the chronographs and a range of ETA automatics for the rest of the models. The creator behind this brand is Daniel Dreifuss, who founded Maurice de Mauriac in 1997. Very soon, he started branding the watches as “Zurich” instead of “Swi...

In addition to the basic functions, the application also takes the users to the interactive tour through the manufactory, provides a closer look to the complicated watch movements and challenges the users with entertaining and instructive games. Launching screen shows an elegant Glashütte Original piece that displays current date and time. Five gold pushers on the page offer complementary entry points into the fascinating world of the Saxon manufactory. DIARY is an calendar that can be used to set personal appointments and reminders. COLLECT...

Montres Breguet just opened two new boutiques. Both are located in China. The first one is a 90m2 space located at the prestigious Scitech Plaza complex in Beijing. The second is much larger as it spreads across 220m2, located in the city of Ningbo, to the south of Shanghai. The boutique spaces emanate luxury by welcoming the visitors into a refined elegant setting. The royal blue is the predominant color used to decorate the rooms, while the monumental glass walls repeat the emblematic guilloché motifs, often see on the dials of Breguet’s w...

Chaumet Dandy Arty Open Face is the one-of-a-kind creation, and it belongs to a family of recently released Dandy Edition Arty Open Face watches. Two limited-edition versions of this watch are now joined by the unique piece in a cushion-shaped stainless steel case with a transparent case-back. The case is skillfully polished and graced with a large grown at 12 o’clock. It features unusual blue sapphire crystals from both sides, and gracious curved lugs. Beautiful dial offers off-centered hours and minutes laid on a movement plate with Fauss...

The new Carl F. Bucherer watch is designed especially for the admirers of classic watchmaking, as in incorporates one of the most romantic of all complications: the moon phase. The new watch is powered by automatic caliber CFB 1966, which allows for numerous indications. In addition to centered hours and minutes, the face of a watch reveals date, day and month indications, along with the moon phase. The indication of the weekday is placed at 10 o’clock, while the small aperture, positioned on the opposite side of a dial, at 2 o’clock, inform...

The new watch is introduced a year before the Olympic Games Opening Ceremony in London, where Omega serves as the official timekeeper. The first ever watch from the Seamaster line was launched back in 1948, to honor the same event. Seamaster models have also been associated with James Bond movies, ever since 1995, when Pierce Brosnan took over the role of James Bond and start wearing Omega Seamaster Quartz Professional (model 2541.80.00). This model was worn only in the GoldenEye, while in all later films, the famous actor wears Omega Seamaster...

Raymond Weil himself established the brand in 1976, in the middle of the quartz revolution. This Geneva-based manufacture is established as a family business, and still belongs to the limited circle of Swiss watchmakers. All of their watches are Swiss made: their movements are made in Switzerland, encased in Switzerland and their final control by the manufacturer takes place in Switzerland. The Brand, therefore, cultivates some of the most important elements of Swiss luxury: precision, reliability, quality and technical perfection. Their lat...

The exhibition called "Alfred Helwig – his life and work for the art of watchmaking" is opened on his 125th birthday. The German Watch Museum hosted numerous guests, including the former students of Helwig, lenders of the exhibits and watch aficionados, collectors, as well as representatives of the watchmaking companies. Alfred Helwig is known in the world of watchmaking as the inventor of the flying tourbillon. The flying tourbillon is neither supported by a bridge nor cock, at both the top and bottom, but rather cantilevered, being only su...

However, this is not the first time in history that Vacheron Constantin displays their watches for sale in the North America. One hundred and eighty years ago, in 1831, the brand revealed their intentions to expend their business to the New World. The first ever Vacheron Constantin boutique in the land of opportunity was established a year after, in 1982. With their first New York based boutique, the popularity of Vacheron Constantin pieces started to grow overseas. Their watches were worn by some of the most prominent personalities of the time...

IWC Ingenieur Automatic for Laureus Sport for Good Foundation This is the fifth time that IWC shows commitment to children in need. Laureus Sport for Good Foundation helps millions of children and adolescents from all over the world who lead a daily struggle with poverty, war, violence, homelessness, drugs, racism and disease. The collaboration between IWC and the foundation started with the Portuguese Chronograph Automatic in 2006, and it continues for five consecutive years. Each year, one of the models from a wide range of IWC's collection...

Chad Le Clos This young the 19-year-old South African swimming champion made a huge success at the inaugural Youth Olympic Games in Singapore in 2010. He collected five medals at the YOG and won gold in the 200-meter butterfly and the 400-meter individual medley at the Commonwealth Games. This way he set Games records in both events and by the end of the year added a gold medal in the 200-meter butterfly, at the FINA World Short Course Championships. The excellence of a new ambassador will certainly inspire Omega to create new Seamaster an...

The new IWC watch belongs to the Ingenieur line, which was launched back in 1955, featuring a first automatic movement housed in a soft-iron inner case for protection against magnetic fields. It was the first watch family to use bidirectional automatic movement with a winding system – with a rocking bar and rollers in the automatic 85-calibre family. The watches of the Ingenieur line are designed for passionate adventurers, admirers of mechanical timepieces, and those who are seeking absolute precision. IWC Ingenieur Double Chronograph Titan...

Audemars Piguet is engaged in a long-term project to aid the victims of the Tohoku earthquake in Northern Japan. The goal is to raise 100 million yen to be donated to the Japanese Red Cross. The Charity Night, that took place on July 11th, was just one of many charity events organized by the brand. No less than 40 of original clocks signed by world famous celebrities and AP ambassadors from United States, Spain, United Kingdom and Switzerland were put on the display at Blue Note Tokyo, and all of them are going to be on auction until August 31s...

As any other watch in this special collection, the new piece commemorates the successful mission of the British adventurer David de Rothschild and his crew, who sailed across the Pacific in 2010 in their unique boat made of 12.000 plastic bottles, the famous "Plastiki." The Plastiki is a 60-foot (18 m) catamaran simply made of waste products, which uses many renewable energy systems. This boat, weighing 12 tons, set off from San Francisco, California to cross the Pacific Ocean and land in Sydney. The purpose of this journey was to draw global a...

One of the most successful models introduced in 2011 is definitely the new Rolex Oyster Perpetual Explorer II 216570. The story about Rolex Oyster Perpetual Explorer starts back in 1953. The Explorer watches were developed exclusively for explorers who would navigate rough terrain, such as the world famous Mount Everest expeditions. One of them was held in 1953, when Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay reached the summit of Mount Everest, equipped with Rolex Oyster Perpetual watches. The line of Explorer watches honors men's greatest achievem...

The new Movado Bold watches are designed for both genders. Their round cases, crafted in stainless steel and coated in white TR90 composite material, are having 36 millimeters in diameter, which makes them mid-sized watches. Each of them is fitted with a metallic sheen dial with immediately recognizable flat Museum dot at 12 o’clock. Museum dial – and its single dot – actually represent sun at high noon, while the hands are suggesting the movement of the Earth. Even the name of the brand Movado stands for "continuous movement" in Esperanto....