7.30.2010

PIAGET - At the 25th Biennale des Antiquaires in Paris

Piaget is taking part for the first time this year, September 15th – 22nd.






Press release



“The Biennale has become an inescapable venue for jewellers from around the world, and Piaget naturally finds its place there. We are taking part for the first time this year with 60 models illustrating the brand’s creativity and the skill of our artisans.”


18-carat white gold watches

OFFICINE PANERAI - Application for iPhone

The new application created by Officine Panerai for iPhone is now available.






Press release



If you love Panerai watches, then you’re going to love the new tool you can use to access the world of your favourite watches wherever you are: the new application created by Officine Panerai for iPhone is now available.

The application is a handy tool to easily locate the Panerai boutiques nearest to you and get in touch with them directly 

TAG HEUER - Maria Sharapova Welcomes the Tesla Roadster

Brand ambassador Maria Sharapova welcomed the TAG Heuer Tesla Roadster to American soil, in Manhattan Beach, Calif.





Press release


The tennis champion, wearing her white TAG Heuer Formula 1 ceramic and stainless steel watch and the TAG Heuer sunglasses she designed, drove the TAG Heuer Tesla roadster around the streets of Manhattan Beach, catching the eyes of beach-goers and fellow drivers alike.



7.27.2010

Triple Axis Tourbillon Regulator by Thomas Prescher

Presenting the Triple Axis Tourbillon Regulator

The world's only triple-axis flying tourbillon wristwatch










A triple-axis tourbillon is extremely rare; a triple-axis tourbillon wristwatch even more so. However, Thomas Prescher's triple-axis flying tourbillon is not simply extremely rare – it is absolutely unique.

Prescher's Triple Axis Tourbillon Regulator features one of the world's most exclusive and most difficult complications to assemble, set to stunning advantage in a jet-black natural onyx dial that contrasts beautifully with the pink-gold case. Regulator-style hours and seconds are each indicated in their own separate sub-dial, while the constantly animated tourbillon tracks the minutes during its one-hour rotation.

Thomas Prescher has both an affinity and a talent for complicated tourbillons: while his classmates were submitting simple movements for their watch at the end of apprenticeship school, Prescher presented a half-flying tourbillon that confirmed his position as the top of the form. In 2003 he presented the world's first pocket watch with a flying double-axis tourbillon. On seeing Prescher's pocket watch, one of his colleagues mentioned that he thought a double-axis tourbillon was impossible in the constrained space of a wristwatch. Prescher not only met but surpassed the challenge a year later with a wristwatch trilogy of single-axis, double-axis and triple-axis tourbillons.

7.26.2010

Hamilton - New ladies’ timepieces for 2010

Hamilton has always known what women want. Already in 1908, the American brand introduced its first wristwatches in response to the fact that female fashion of the era did not embrace waistcoats with pockets suitable for carrying watches. Hamilton has remained closely in touch with its feminine side ever since - and equally true to its rejection of the rumor that ladies like to be “fashionably late”. Its contemporary ladies’ timepieces combine beauty and reliability without a trace of contradiction, harmoniously morphing yesterday into today.


Lady Hamilton Vintage


History with a twist

Lady Hamilton VintageLady Hamilton VintageThe new Lady Hamilton Vintage takes the name of the original Lady Hamilton introduced in 1908. This unmistakably feminine timepiece integrates traditional watchmaking techniques,matchmaking them with modern expertise and materials. The Lady Hamilton Vintage teases with its unique cocktail of ladylike and edgy elements. A small squared case hosts a contemporary design of domed crystal. Additional fascination comes from the bold digits and solid metal hands.
Two metal elements integrate the loops holding the watch’s attachment, giving a distinctly jewelry-like look to the overall appearance, signed off by delicate engraving on the case. This watch will be the darling of elegant females who wish to underline their individuality with a stroke of nostalgia.
Five model variations in a selection of metal finishes accommodate a wide spectrum of moods and style statements, and there is even the option of provoking an extra twinkle in the eye thanks to the addition of diamonds.