Tag: "luxury"
A Tribute to George Daniels: Creator Of The Co-Axial Movement (VIDEO)
Georges Daniels – 19 August 1926 – 21 October 2011 – © Omega
George Daniels built his reputation restoring and repairing the exceptional creations of Abraham Louis Breguet and, like his predecessor had a century before him, made it his life’s work to constantly search for ways to improve watchmaking.
Urwerk Shines Bright With The UR-110 ZRN Champagne Supernova
Today Urwerk announced a new edition to its highly coveted “rare species” collection, unveiling a rather special edition of the UR-110 (a fascinating timepiece we covered in some detail here) which has been coated with Zirconium Nitride. Also referred to as the Champagne Supernova due to its unique coloring (and the brand’s connection to space and astronomy) this Édition Spéciale will be available in a limited run of just 12 pieces worldwide and can only be acquired exclusively from Chronopassion (Paris), Marcus (London), The Hour Glass (Singapore) and Westime (Los Angeles).
MB&F Legacy Machine No.1 Rocks Wow Watch Wednesday! (VIDEO)
Apple may have let everyone down with the launch of their much hyped but largely unchanged ‘new’ iPhone yesterday however as far as we’re concerned a paradigm-shifting ‘No. 5’ was still unveiled all the same. We are of course talking about the fifth machine from creative geniuses MB&F, possibly their most unconventional creation yet. Well for them, anyway! By the way, did we mention it’s round!?
Only Watch 2011 – Strange Days In Monaco
It would seem that the sun-beams of market recovery have not reached all shores just yet. On September 23rd, the 4th edition of the biennial charity auction ONLY WATCH closed with a result of EUR 4,563,000. This may sound like an outstanding result on the face of things, but a closer look at the details of the auction definitely shows that the market has not quite returned to the heady excess of pre-GFC times, at least not this year anyway.
Only Watch 2011 Raises EUR 4.5 Million For Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy!
In what can only be described as a fantastic outcome the 2011 Only Watch Auction held in Monaco on the 23rd of September has raised a staggering EUR 4.5 million for research into Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy!
Wow Watch Wednesday: A. Lange Richard Lange Tourbillon Pour le Mérite “Handwerkskunst”
A. Lange & Söhne have recently unveiled a special edition of the superb Richard Lange Tourbillon Pour le Mérite timepiece they introduced earlier this year at SIHH and it is stunning to say the least! Limited to just 15 pieces worldwide and available exclusively at the five A. Lange & Söhne boutiques in Dresden, Shanghai, Tokyo, Seoul, and Hong Kong, this is definitely one for collectors.
Richard Mille RM 051 Phœnix Michelle Yeoh
Collaborations are common-place across the luxury industry, and the exclusive world of high-end watch-making is no exception. Admittedly these partnerships are not always successful and the end result sometimes lack-luster at best. Sometimes though things just fall into place and two exceptional individuals come together to create something truly breathtaking, something that makes us say ‘wow’.
Interview With Xetum Founder Jeff Kuo – The Journey So Far
In the past few years the global economy has taken somewhat of a battering. Ongoing uncertainty in the global financial markets, increasing levels of unemployment and rapid declines in retail spending have all taken their toll. Invariably small businesses often suffer the most in these tumultuous times.
Define Watches Have Announced A Special Sale – Check Out Our Picks
It’s sale time! As you may have seen on our Facebook page already Australian-based Define Watches is giving you the rare chance to purchase some ex-display and run out models at significantly discounted prices.
Wow Watch Wednesday: IWC Portuguese Sidérale Scafusia
Meet the best watch IWC Schaffhausen has ever made. Period. The all new Portugese Sidérale Scafusia, stunningly complex, breathtakingly beautiful, this is the timepiece that truly elevates the brand into the world of haute horology.
Louis Vuitton Tambour Minute Repeater – LV Gets Serious
It’s no secret that the watch industry has experienced somewhat of a renaissance over the last few years, and with sales surging ever upwards, many brands are clamoring to get their proverbial ‘piece of the pie.’ Among them are some of the best known fashion labels in the world, Chanel, Dior, Gucci, just to name a few. The success of each has varied as has the level of watches they’ve produced. Every now and then however…
Wow Watch Wednesday: Urwerk UR-1001 Zeit Device
When you’ve broken as many rules and blurred as many lines as Urwerk has, you really need to do something special to make your fans sit up and go ‘wow!’ And this is exactly what the innovative watch-maker has done with the official unveiling of their mind-blowing UR-1001 Zeit Device, a time-telling device that at first seduces you with its apparent simplicity and then completely baffles you with its stunning complexity.
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