Browsing all posts in January, 2009.
Ernst Benz Merrill Lynch Golf Tournament
We have just come back from SIHH (and taken a small blogging break). Now we are swinging into actions with an exciting Golf tournament. Luxury watch brands always outdo themselves in sponsorships. Ernst Benz sponsored the 20th Anniversary Merrill Lynch Shootout, benefiting CureSearch National Childhood Cancer Foundation, which teed off at the Tiburón Golf Club [...]
Omega Speedmaster Apollo 11 40th Anniversary Chronograph
The first manned lunar landing on the 20th of July, 1969 was the greatest, most dramatic scientific achievement in human history. When Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin stepped onto the moon’s surface at 02:56 GMT on the 21st of July, Aldrin was wearing his Omega Speedmaster and a legend was born. An interesting footnote: the [...]
Beverly Hills Jaeger-LeCoultre Boutique
On the occasion of the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH), Jaeger-LeCoultre will reveal its 2009 collection to special guests around the world. The Beverly Hills Jaeger-LeCoultre Boutique is pleased to invite you to discover in an exclusive preview one of the major highlights of our SIHH 2009 collection. Tuesday, January 27th 2009 from [...]
GIRARD-PERREGAUX 1966 ANNUAL CALENDAR
The Manufacture is presenting a new face of its Girard-Perregaux 1966 collection, with this model featuring an original display. Its elegant round case houses a useful annual calendar along with the equation of time indication. Girard-Perregaux Watches 1966 models pay tribute to the Brand’s great tradition, combining watchmaking excellence with elegant style. True to this [...]
Patek Philippe’s Golden Ellipse
Patek Philippe, the world-renowned Geneva-based manufacture is celebrating the 40th birthday of its legendary Golden Ellipse watch family with a platinum version and an exclusive two-watch set with matching jewelry. These Luxury Watches are unique. The case of the extra larger model measures 39 x 34 mm and is 5.6mm high. The case for the [...]
Cartier Santos 100 Taj Mahal
The case is done in 18kt yellow gold and adorned with diamonds, emeralds and mother-of-pearl. For those that like Indian history this is your watch. I like these Cartier watches as well.
Blancpain introduces new Dive Watch
At a time when watch industry professionals are congregating in Geneva, the Manufacture in Le Brassus proudly unveils an exhibition that is unique in Switzerland. The Cité du Temps welcomes an icon of the ocean depths: the Fifty Fathoms diver’s watch. Devotees of underwater exploration and of exceptional timepieces will discover a world-exclusive presentation of [...]
Defakto Watches
We have a new Luxury Watch brand out of Germany. Defakto watches has some interesting creations and we look forward from what we can see from them. The ones we show here are Movement is the automatic ETA caliber 2824-2 with 25 jewels, beating at 28,800 bph and with a power reserve of 42 hours. [...]
Villemont Watch Company Files for Bankruptcy
We have seen the Rolex CEO leave because of the current financial crisis. Now we are seeing a worrying trend amongst luxury companies. The Geneva based company has closed its doors and declared itself insolvent, a victim of the current world financial woes. The firm employed 14 people and last year only sold 311 watches. We [...]
Vulcain Cricket GMT Extreme
This Amazing watch has a case, in titanium and 18kt rose gold, measures 44mm X 16mm. Both crystals are sapphire and it is water resistant to 100 meters. Movement is the Vulcain in-house Cricket caliber V-16, hand-wound, with 17 jewels, beating at 18,000 bph and with a power reserve of 42 hours. The caliber V-16 [...]
