Browsing all posts in January, 2010.
Omega Constellations Brightest Star
Every constellation in the universe has its brightest stars, and in Omega’s newly-redesigned Constellation line, nothing glitters more brilliantly than the unique and luxurious Constellation Baguette. The Constellation Baguette has been created with a strong and vivid visual identity – its dial displays a dramatic supernova structure which emanates boldly from the diamond Constellation star [...]
Longines watch specially designed for Charles Lindbergh
Longines is re-issuing a timepiece that was specially designed for Charles Lindbergh. In 1933 the American aviator Charles Lindbergh set off with his wife on a trip of 47,000 km around the North Atlantic. Having achieved a remarkable technical and human feat in being the first man to fly non-stop across the North Atlantic in [...]
Ariella Kaeslin visits Longines headquarters
The Swiss watchmaker Longines was delighted to receive a visit from Ariella Kaeslin, its new Ambassador of Elegance and high flyer during the 2009 international gymnastics season. This summer, Longines announced that the newly crowned European Vault Champion and silver medallist at the World Championships was to become its latest brand ambassador. Ariella can currently [...]
Louis Moinet Meteoris
A unique objet d’art, Meteoris unites the most legendary meteorites and depicts the solar system in truly spectacular fashion. Meteoris is composed of four tourbillons and a new form of planetarium. “Meteoris” TOURBILLONS 1st “Meteoris” Tourbillon: Mars This tourbillon presents a meteorite from the planet Mars, finely inlaid into a hand-engraved dial and adorned with [...]
Omega and Clooney in Up in the Air
One of 2010’s most talked-about movie releases is Up in the Air starring George Clooney as Ryan Bingham, a man who is hired by corporations which are downsizing. It is his task to communicate the bad news to employees who are losing their jobs. Bingham describes himself as a Termination Facilitator. The film, directed by [...]
TAG Heuer Stands by Brand Ambassador Tiger Woods
TAG Heuer confirms that it will continue its relationship with Tiger Woods but will respect his desire of privacy by modifying his role in the coming months’ marketing programs. “The partnership with Tiger Woods will continue,” said Jean-Christophe Babin, President and CEO of TAG Heuer, “but we will downscale the use of his image in [...]
Louis Moinet Tempograph
Tempograph original technology is absolutely unique in its kind. It consists in the first and only 10-second retrograde complication activated by a visible cam mechanism. This invention has been patented (patent pending), since Tempograph can be considered as one of the most creative watches on today’s market. The distinctive feature of Tempograph is its retrograde [...]
Zenith ChronoMaster Open Grande Date Moon & Sunphase
Timeless in style, this collection, with its subtle Italianate overtones, threads its way between Tradition and Modernity. This icon of the ZENITH Manufacture, inspired by the neoclassical, is a celebration of Time. From the double gaudron case to the authentic barleycorn guilloche, it has a look that harks back to the great watchmaking tradition. Its [...]
Omega De Ville 4-Counters Co-Axial Chronograph
Love is longer lasting than flowers, less fattening than chocolate Love is meant to endure. Shouldn’t the present you give to express your love do the same thing? Chocolate is delicious but it will soon be eaten and forgotten (unless it has added unwanted pounds). Flowers are beautiful but before long, they will wilt and [...]
TAG Heuer’s 150th anniversary
For its 150th anniversary, TAG Heuer brings to commercial reality its boldest breakthrough innovation since the 1/100th of a second mechanical chronograph. The first advanced integrated mechanical movement of the third millennium — and probably the 21st century’s first major contribution to watchmaking innovation — the TAG Heuer Monaco V4 represents a complete break with [...]
