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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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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