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Franc Vila FVa15 Column Regulator Automatique Watch
The Franc Vila FVa15 Column Regulator Automatique Watch was introduced in Baselworld 2009 and the FVa15 Column Regulator joined the Franc Vila collection with the aim to create a contemporary interpretation of this classic complication used by watchmakers to set time in the watches. This is also the first Franc Vila timepiece using meteorite in [...]
De Grisogono Occhio Ripetizione Minuti
We had a chance at BaselWorld 2009 to sit down with De Grisogono and see this masterpiece. It lives up to it’s beauty and fame. The unique dual time feature it has dazzles us all and provides an look at what we are going to see in the future from De Grisogono. Watch in matt [...]
Corum Golden Bridge Lady
The new Corum Golden Bridge Lady is an amazing combination of a Gold and Diamond watch. Maybe they will want to sell this on their new online store. It is the first botuiqe that they are opening and an interesting turn in the luxury watch world for the luxury watch companies. Luxury Watch Specifications: Limited [...]
The writing on Harry Winstons wall
When we went to visit Harry Winstons booth at BaselWorld 2009, we found it empty with no one to talk too. I knew that this wasn’t a good sign and waited to see there Q4 results. Yesterday they came out… Luxury jewelry retailer and diamond miner Harry Winston Diamond Corp. reported that fourth quarter consolidated [...]
BaselWorld 2009 figures
Swiss Exhibitors stay ahead of the game Watchmakers can feel a warm glow of satisfaction, with this year’s results comparable to those of 2007 and 2006, both judged to have been very good years. An accurate barometer of the industry, the world’s most important Watch and Jewelery Show has ended on a reassuring note after [...]
BaselWorld 2009 – An American Horologie connoisseur’s take Part I
As our train pulled into the main station in Basel, our excitement grew. After all, BaselWorld 2009 is supposed to be the premier unveiling of the latest and greatest in the Watch World. Just a few words about the City of Basel itself. Basel is a quaint city in Switzerland located on the borders of Germany and [...]
BaselWorld 2009 attendance down 13 percent
The number of visitors that attended the 2009 Basel watch and jewelry show fell 13 percent to some 93,000 according to event organizers. Foreign buyers constituted 68.1 percent of the total visitor count, compared to 63.6 percent in 2008. Show organizers said 71 percent of attended surveyed said they intended to return for the 2010 [...]
The first mechanical digital watch
Dual analog and digital display. These Gold Watches are a real piece of art! In fine watchmaking, you can decide to reinterpret existing concepts or choose to steer a pioneering course. Founder and CEO of de Grisogono, Fawaz Gruosi has deliberately chosen the second approach. With the Meccanico dG, the Geneva based manufacturer’s most recent entry, [...]
Hublot Gold King Power
The king of hublot fusion and evolution, the Gold King Power blazes forward. Reminiscent of the original fusion between rubber and gold of the first Hublot watches, its current lines, with a design pushed to the extreme, reflect the fusion between power and elegance. Traditional and avant-gardist, combining on its dial additional elements and cut-outs, [...]
The new Hublot Big Bang Apple
After we finished our interview on the Hublot WiseKey. We were then shown the latest Hublot Watches. The first one is the new Big Bang Apple. It comes in both a white and black dial it’s like a forbidden fruit; seductive, fresh and elegant! The Big Bang Apple, precious and luminous with its favorite-set bezel [...]
