The Luxury Watch Blog

Luxury Swiss watch company Jaeger-LeCoultre—in partnership with actor and activist Leonardo DiCaprio—has created its “Time to Care” program, to benefit the Leonardo DiCaprio Fund at the California Community Foundation.

The fund-raising focal point of the initiative will be the sale of two timepieces in the fall of 2008. Both will be the first of a limited series of watches that feature technology never used before, Jaeger-LeCoultre said in a statement. All proceeds will go to the Leonardo DiCaprio Fund at the CCF in order to further its work with environmental programs worldwide. The watches will be presented exclusively at the new Jaeger-LeCoultre Boutiques in Boca Raton and Beverly Hills, scheduled to open summer and fall of this year, respectively.

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Vacheron Constantin was founded in Geneva, Switzerland in 1755 by Jean-Marc Vacheron. This makes it the oldest watch manufacturer in the world with an uninterrupted history. Besides being a young businessman, Vacheron was also a talented craftsman. In 1770 his company created the first complication, and nine years later he designed the first engine-turned dials.

The son of Jean-Marc Vacheron, Abraham, took over the family business in 1785. During this period the company was able to survive the French Revolution (1789-1799). Later, in 1810, the head of the company becomes the grandson of the founder Jaques-Barthélemy. He was the first to initiate the company’s exports to France and Italy.

Later, Jaques-Barthélemy realized that he was not able to handle his business alone. In order to travel overseas and sell the company’s products, he needed a partner. Consequently, in 1819 François Constantin became the associate of Vacheron. The company continued its activity under the name “Vacheron & Constantin”.

François Constantin traveled around the world and marketed watches. Thus he helped the company to open new markets. The main market was North America. The company’s motto (which remains today), “Do better if possible and that is always possible”, first appeared in Constantin’s letter to Jaques-Barthélémy. The letter was dated July 5th, 1819.

In 1839 Vacheron & Constantin hired Georges-Auguste Leschot. His job was to supervise the manufacturing operations. Leschot was an inventor and his creations turned out to be successful for the company. His inventions had a great impact on the watchmaking industry in general. He was the first person to standardize movements into Calibers.

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INTRODUCTION
Since I own both of the latest versions of Omega dive watches, I thought it would be a worthwhile Endeavour to do a comparison between the two. The first is the latest and greatest from Omega; the Planet Ocean 2201.50.00 - 42mm black on black on bracelet. The other is the Omega Seamaster Professional: Electric Blue 2255.80.00 - 41mm blue face with polished bezel on bracelet. Ideally, I would have liked to compare my PO to the black on black SMP (2254.80.00) as it would have been a more of an “apples to apples” type of review, but sometimes you just have to work with what you got.

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Swiss watch manufacturer Longines announced the appointment of tennis great Andre Agassi as its worldwide Ambassador of Elegance

Swiss watch manufacturer Longines announced today the appointment of tennis great Andre Agassi as its worldwide Ambassador of Elegance. The 37-year-old tennis icon, who retired from the world of professional play one year ago this week, has focused much of his time during the past 12 months on his charitable foundation. One of the most admired players in the world as much for his exceptional sporting achievements as for his generosity on and off the court in giving of himself to the game and to his fans and to those less privileged than himself through his charity work, Agassi perfectly personifies the core values this 175 year old watch company and underlines the Longines communication claim that “elegance is an attitude”.

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At the current share price, an investment in watch maker Movado (NYSE: MOV) in 2000 would have netted Fools almost eight times their original investment. And judging by today’s second-quarter results, it could soon turn into a coveted 10-bagger.

Second-quarter sales and earnings came in ahead of analyst expectations, and the stock is up 4% on another down day for the market. Management attributed the results to “the continued customer appeal of our diverse portfolio of brands,” which spans mass-market brands such as Estee Lauder’s (NYSE: EL) Tommy Hilfiger;

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With her lovable personality and Pan Asian looks, this starlet has found her way into the hearts of many Thais through her acting skills.

“I can assure you that it was no easy task. It took me nine years to get to where I am today,” says Sara, born to an English father and a Thai mother who is a descendant of the Thai royal family.

“Although I am half Thai, I live and work in Thailand. And I use the name Malakul, which is synonymous with the Thai royal family.

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Hamilton has signed an international cooperation agreement with Riva, worldwide myth of the boating industry. The two perfectly matched brands will collaborate in a variety of areas, including the creation of a special “Riva timed by Hamilton” watch collection.

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Over the past 6 months I’ve had ample opportunity to think about this watch and study its technical details. Now I would like to share my observations and a second opinion in retrospect.

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On May 12-13 ^th, Antiquorum Geneva will hold its second auction of 2007, in which nearly 696 watches and clocks will be auctioned off.

On this occasion, two lots, No 311 and 312 will be sold and we are proud to share with you the wonderful story of lot No. 311. We warmly thank Mr Alan Downing, who we met at our Antiquorum Office in Geneva three weeks ago, for sharing with us the exceptional story of this Pow Rolex.

Following a very interesting discussion with Mr Downing and thanks to the rich illustrative material he provided us with, we hereby present the story of this Rolex Oyster which belonged to Mr Clive James Nutting, Corporal in the Royal Corps of Signals, who was a prisoner in Stalag Luft III from 1939 to 1945. This essay written by Alan tells us the story of Clive Nutting and shows how Rolex (and other watch factories) were engaged in the regular supply of watches to men incarcerated in Prisoner of War camps like Stalag Luft III (located at Sagan, 100 miles southeast of Berlin, at present Poland). This camp is probably the most famous of all Prisoner of War Camps due to it being the scene of the great escape of march 1944 and the subsequent making of the 1962 film of the same name.

We are pleased to share this story, provided by Alan, and photos with the TimeZone community in advance of the catalog’s publication.

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