Swiss Watch Magazine ‘Montres Passion’ Crowns Piaget Magic Hours As Women’s Watch Of the Year
Written by admin on July 31, 2009 – 12:35 am -The Montres Passion ladies' watch of the year award went to a creative little number known as the Magic Hours. The generic name hides the impressive and dynamic women's watch that is really fits everything but the sportiest of occasions. Inside the watch is a small quartz movement, but you'd never really know it because the watch doesn't have a seconds hand. Frankly, a mechanical movement would take away from this watch's ability to be so appealing. All of the watch adjustments are done via a crown on the rear of the case, not on the side. The 18k gold case is very well constructed and the diamonds are cleverly placed underneath the sapphire crystal to ensure they don't ever fall out. The satin cloth strap is attached to teh case, and would... more
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Breitling Men’s Navitimer World Automatic Chronograph Watch
Written by admin on July 25, 2009 – 11:26 pm -Louis Breitling founded his watch company in 1884 in St Imier, Switzerland with the specific purpose to develop chronographs and counters for scientific and industrial applications. In the early 19th century, Breitling expanded into creating high-quality timing instruments for automobiles and airplanes, beginning a long history of creating timing instruments for the aviation industry. In 1952, the Navitimer was launched, a wrist watch equipped with a so called "navigation computer" that allowed pilots to calculate flight plans. In 1962, the 24-hour Cosmonaute chronograph was released, and this watch was worn by Scott Carpenter when he flew America's second ever manned orbital flight in the Aurora 7. Continuing to innovate for professional flyers,... more
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Tudor Watches
Written by admin on July 15, 2009 – 7:28 pm -Tudor Watches are a category of the Rolex group. The stones of this business venture were laid in Switzerland. The watches were awe-inspiring ones with waterproof cases. Most of the watch companies do not concentrate too much on cases, but this is the specialty of Tudor watches, as they have the back up of Rolex and they tend to produce the finest among their collections. Today, internet is a best place to purchase the apt Tudor watches. From the automatic to the waterproof, they have created a wide range of collections that suits all types of customers. In fact, many films stars and celebrities are often the major support for Tudor watches. They have the rare collections in gold and silver and even more selections that are provided in black... more
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The Appeal of Swiss Watches
Written by admin on July 6, 2009 – 12:08 am -By Jaybe Scott The prestige Swiss brands have engraved their position as the world's number one status symbol, limited to the rich and famous. Some of the mass Swiss brands on the other hand, target a somewhat different demographic and are now the world's largest producer of watches. Many countries in the world now produce and export high quality watches. Yet, ask people on the street which country makes the best quality watches and 9 times out of 10 the response will be Switzerland. So, how did Switzerland and watches become synonymous with key traits. The custom of quality and detail has been upheld for over five centuries and would seriously doubt if there is any industry can make this claim in any other industry. Swiss watch making one way... more
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