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Swatch Group emerges from the financial crisis 2009
The Swatch Group has emerged from the financial crisis 2009. Today they sent out their quarterly earning report and they are have written the following points. It has beenThird-best year in the Swatch Group history with Group gross sales of CHF 5 421 million, a decrease of -6.3% on a comparable basis (at constant exchange [...]
Bertolucci Serena garbo Valentina
In its Casual Chic universe, Bertolucci pioneers creations where the 4 “Cs”- the very essence of the brand – feature fully: Creativity, Curves, Comfort and Construction. The Italian Riviera, a source of ceaseless inspiration, and Switzerland, with its technical expertise, mingle and interweave to design new silhouettes playing with the softness of curves and the [...]
Chronoswiss at 2010 Golden Globes
A Chronoswiss luxury watch took a stroll down the red carpet last night at the Golden Globe Awards in Los Angeles. Steve Carell one of American comedy’s most popular faces showed off the Kairos by Chronoswiss. Valued at $3,800, the Kairos is one of the most successful models in the Chronoswiss collection. The pane of [...]
Artya A new contemporary dimension in the art of watchmaking
At the crossroads where the sanctified traditions of fine craftsmanship encounter the bold novelty of contemporary art and where the creative talent of the artist forges with the watchmaker’s dexterity to craft a unique masterpiece, a matchless work of art is magically born: “Artpiece 1/1″, an exceptional timepiece, part of the first Artya collection of [...]
Franck Muller in the World Presentation of Haute Horlogerie Exhibitions
36 complications, 25 of them visible, 1,483 components, a 1,000-year calendar, a price tag of $2.7 million dollars, and 5 years’ work: what others have simply dreamed of, Franck Muller has made a reality! Never has the Maison de Haute Horlogerie better deserved its name of “Master of Complications”, pulverizing the record number of complications [...]
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 [...]
