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Things to Consider When Choosing a Luxury Watch

Written by admin on March 7, 2010 – 9:44 pm -

By Joe Thompson SPLURGE OR NOT? Luxury watches range from just under $1,000 to $100,000 and more. Among the most expensive are the prized tourbillions, which only an elite group of master watchmakers has the skills to produce. (The two-hundred-year-old mechanism consists of a revolving carriage that holds the balance wheel and escapement and makes a complete turn every sixty seconds to average out timekeeping errors caused by gravity.) A watch is inevitably a status symbol, and it's up to you to figure out what kind of status you want to symbolize. If you're really serious, luxury watchmakers are ready to accommodate. ROSE, WHITE, OR YELLOW GOLD? The tint of a piece of gold depends on the proportion of copper and silver mixed in with the pure... more


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Bulova Accutron

Written by admin on March 7, 2010 – 9:16 pm -

Bulova Accutron combines their knowledge and understanding of the latest technology with an unparalleled eye for up-to-date aesthetics and trends. Through the use of only the finest materials, techniques that have been researched and perfected over the decades and the industry's leading technology in movement, each timepiece released by Bulova Accutron benefits its wearer with precision accuracy and beauty. Bulova Accutron's newest addition to the Mirador Collection brings the sporty timepieces to a level of true extravagance and luxury. With the same technology that has made the brand a leader and innovator of the industry, their new designs continue to raise the bar of excellent watch making. The white ceramic and stainless steel bracelet... more


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Antique Jewelry & Watch Show slated for Las Vegas MGM Grand

Written by admin on March 4, 2010 – 12:28 am -

This year is the 15th edition of the Annual Las Vegas Antique Jewelry & Watch Show, an annual event for the antique and estate jewelry, and dmg world media is organizing the event in a new venue, MGM Grand for its better accessibility, reports say. The annual trade-only event, is slated between June 3-6, 201, opening a day prior to the JCK Show and is lining up over 300 nationally and internationally renowned antique jewelry and watch dealers, showcasing rare and historical antique and vintage pieces, gemstones, and watches. “We’ve always prided ourselves on having the best annual trade-only show for the antique and estate jewelry industry. From our new location, we are confident that our exhibitors will continue to bring highly coveted... more


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Breguet Classique Grande Complication 5347 Twin Rotating Tourbillon

Written by admin on March 3, 2010 – 6:14 am -

Exactly three years after the original Twin Rotating Tourbillon’s launch, Breguet offers a follow-up to the highly sought-after model featuring a pair of tourbillons on its silvered dial. This time, the watch comes in a case made of rose gold instead of platinum, but it still retails at a price of a Bentley limmo. Just like the original model, the Breguet Classique Grande Complication 5347 Twin Rotating Tourbillon watch features a hand-wound mechanical movement with a pair of tourbillons traveling around its dial. Coupled by a differential gear, the little turbines balance each other, doubling the watch’s accuracy. The tourbillons rotate at a speed of one revolution per 12 hours so that their connecting bridge can act as an hour hand. It... more


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Raymond Weil Freelancer Ladies’ Chronograph

Written by admin on February 7, 2010 – 9:06 pm -

An elegant date chronograph, in fuchsia or white versions. With modern women showing more and more interest in watchmaking technique, Raymond Weil is delighted to unveil the latest jewel from its mechanical freelancer collection: a fresh, elegant date chronograph whose harmonious blend of original design and watchmaking skill is sure to enchant today’s women. Urban and contemporary, sober and elegant… this dazzling, amazingly zestful 2009 Ladies' chronograph is a startling new addition to the freelancer collection. Perfectly blending originality with mechanical sophistication, the new model displays all the aesthetic and technical qualities for which the collection is famed. The functions of this new, exceptional watchmaking jewel are clad... more


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Raymond Weil Freelancer Gold Chronograph

Written by admin on February 7, 2010 – 6:30 pm -

The Geneva watchmaker Raymond Weil is delighted to announce a prestigious new addition to the freelancer mechanical collection: the freelancer pink gold date chronograph. With its refined aesthetics, blending modernity and technical know-how, the new chronograph symbolizes the Brand’s spirit of elegance and distinction. A sober dial in matt black, and a case in brushed, polished 18-carat pink gold, give this new version of the freelancer a daring, original look. Along with the geometric contrast between the sharp-angled indexes and circular subdials, the choice of pink gold adds to the timepiece’s distinguished appearance. Extra dynamism comes from curved arc date-window at 3 o’clock, flanked by a horizontal aperture for the days of the... more


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Baume & Mercier Women’s Riviera Mini Diamond Watch

Written by admin on February 5, 2010 – 4:31 am -

Baume & Mercier Women's Riviera Mini Diamond Watch The elegant geometry of the Baume & Mercier Women's Riviera Mini Diamond Watch is enhanced by its slim, feminine dimensions, two-tone design, and diamond-accented dial. Constructed with an 18-karat-gold-and-stainless-steel case, the watch includes a dodecagonal diamond-and-18-karat-gold bezel, and an 18-karat-gold-and-stainless-steel link bracelet secured with a simple deployment clasp. A scratch-resistant-sapphire window shields the mother-of-pearl dial, which features diamond hour markers with golden Roman numerals at three, six, nine, and 12 o'clock. Slim black minute indexes and golden watch hands complete the look. In addition, this Swiss-quartz-movement timepiece is water resistant... more


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The minute repeater, the Mount Everest of watchmaking

Written by admin on January 31, 2010 – 6:51 pm -

Jack Forster ForbesLife Magazine In some quarters of the Russian Orthodox Church, church bells are still believed to have almost supernatural powers. Traditionalists contend that they can keep demons at bay, for instance, by sanctifying the area in which they are audible. For this reason, bells are still christened with holy water and anointed with holy oil. Timepiece connoisseurs feel a like reverence for the minute repeater and sonnerie, watches that chime the time on tiny gongs fitted inside the case. Of all complicated watches, they are the most challenging to make. In fact, chiming watches defy horological history, which in broad strokes is a story of decreasing manual labor and increasing automation. Today mechanical watches can be made... more


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A Swiss Watch Will Make a Great Gift Your Special Valentine

Written by admin on January 30, 2010 – 5:06 pm -

Nothing says “I love you” on Valentine’s Day, or any other time for that matter, like a luxury Swiss watch. Every man and woman should own at least one very nice watch and in some cases three or four. There are various names that are considered to distinguishing in the watch industry and while some are more affordable than others the meaning behind a nice watch says a lot. You can’t go wrong with the classics. Below are some men’s and ladies Swiss watches in varying price ranges. For Him: Rolex Oyster Perpetual Submariner Unveiled in 1953, the Submariner was the first watch water-resistant to 330 feet. Its combination of unparalleled elegance and spy-friendly versatility appealed to Sean Connery’s James Bond. MSRP $5,175 Omega... more


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The difference between a $500 watch and a $50,000 watch

Written by admin on January 30, 2010 – 12:02 am -

Jack Forster, Forbes Magazine The difference between a $500 watch and a $50,000 one is often in the movement. The ground floor of the Roger Dubuis factory, a top-tier manufacturer specializing in artistically extroverted timepieces, comes as a shock. This is one of Geneva's temples of haute horlogerie, a place where you'd expect the loudest sound to be the nearly inaudible cricket-song of a hand file against brass. But in this gigantic room blue- and white-coated technicians tend enormous, sleek machines. The air is redolent of oil and coolant, the ceiling is strung with pipes and conduit, and, here and there, warning signs and bundled cables testify to the huge amounts of electricity being consumed. It's in a room like this that virtually... more


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