Archive for December, 2009
JLC Eye-catching Watch – Master Grande Tradition Tourbillon Perpetual Calendar
Posted by Matthew in Watch News on December 31, 2009
Unveiled at the SIHH 2009, the Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Grande Tradition Tourbillon Perpetual Calendar Watch is definitely a timepiece that would entice a “Wow” from your mouth.
Powered by a dual-complication movement developed exclusively by Jaeger-LeCoultre, the Master Grande Tradition Tourbillon Perpetual Calendar Watch features a very special watch face: the upper part of its dial is a perpetual calendar displaying the day, date, month and year as well as hours and minutes. With a mechanical memory of 1,461 days, you don’t have to adjust the calendar once it is set. The lower part of the dial is enlivened by a tourbillon with a three-dimensional Clous de Paris motif.
Master Grande Tradition Tourbillon is a new watch line of Jaeger-LeCoultre launched in 2009. Jaeger-LeCoultre is a major player in the in watchmaking history with over 175-year watchmaking experience. The Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Grande Tradition Tourbillon Perpetual Calendar Watch is also available in Platinum and a limited edition in18-carat yellow gold (only 300 pieces).
Quick Profile of the watch:
Reference: 500242A
Case Diameter: 42mm
Water resistance: 50 meters
Power reserve: 48 hours
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An Introduction of Panerai Radiomir Titanium PAM00349 Limited Edition Watch
Posted by Max Stone in Watch News on December 30, 2009
Officine Panerai will soon introduce a new watch to its Radiomir collection in limited edition.
Based on a design from the 1930s, the new Radiomir Titanium PAM00349 faithfully reproduces the Italian watchmaker’s well-maintained tradition. Its watch face is easily recognizable as Panerai’s as it features a characteristic “California dial”, on which the top half of the hour markers are Roman numerals and the lower half are large Arabic numerals.
The watch features an exceptional legibility as its predecessors. The hour hand and second hand are sturdy in concert with the large numerals and indexes while the classic style of Panerai subsidiary seconds dial is placed at 9 o’clock. The numerals and rose gold watch hands are coated with luminescent material, which makes the watch highly readable in the dark. In fact, Radiomir is originally the name of the luminous substance invented by Panerai in 1910.
Maybe the above design is already enough to tell a watch collector that this is a Panerai watch, so there is no brand lettering on the dial.
To make it more special as a limited edition watch, the 47mm cushion-shaped watch is cased in titanium instead of stainless steel used for the original. The case is shielded by a 1.9mm-thick sapphire crystal subject to anti-reflective treatment. On the right hand side of the case is a screw crown used for winding the timepiece and adjusting the hands, where you can see a Panerai’s historic logo. The top and bottom of the case are two removable lugs, with which you can change the alligator leather strap easily.
The Radiomir Titanium 47 mm Watch houses a 18-jewel manual-winding movement with a 55-hour power reserve. Besides, it is water-resistant to 100 meters. The watch will come with a brown or black dial, each kind limited to 50 and 100 pieces respectively. If you find it next to impossible to own such a scarce watch, you can try the replica Panerai watches to experience the essence of Panerai.
The IWC Silver Dial Portuguese Automatic and Red Gold Portuguese Chronograph
Posted by Matthew in Watch News on December 27, 2009
IWC will soon bring two new members to their classic Portuguese Collection: one is a silver dial Portuguese Automatic and the other is a red gold Portuguese Chronograph.
The new Portuguese Automatic features a delectable and handsome face with “railway” minute track. The clean and expansive silver dial matches the gold leaf hand markers perfectly. Like its preceding models, the watch has a small seconds hand at the 9 o’clock, a seven-day power reserve indicator at 3 o’clock and a date display at the 6 o’clock. The retail price for this watch is about $13,500.
The red gold Portuguese Chronograph is bit complicated than the Automatic. It features a 30-minute totalizer with gold hand at 12 o’clock, a small seconds hand at 6 o’clock and a 1/4 second center chronograph hand. According to IWC, the new Portuguese Chronograph is powerd by the 79350 calibre with a balance wheel frequency of 28,800 beats per hour, which ensures fabulous accuracy required for a marine travel.
Actually when you review the previous variations of the Portuguese collection, you’ll find their major difference in appearance lies in the color scheme. Some may think these watches are boring as they always remain in the same stale style. But the others just loved the classic design of the Portuguese collection. Only slight difference in color tone will make them thrill and desire to add it into their collection.
(Previous IWC Portuguese Chronographs)
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TAG Heuer Silverstone Chronograph – A Reborn Legend
Posted by Matthew in Watch News on December 26, 2009
The 150th anniversary is really a good reason for Tag Heuer to boost the sales of their pricy watches and promote their brand image. And they did a good job in digging the most out of this great marketing opportunity.
Not long after the debut of the breathtaking Monaco V4 model, Tag Heuer announced it’s going to re-issue the Silverstone Chronograph in February 2010, again to mark its 150th anniversary.
Originally introduced in 1974, the Tag Heuer Silverstone is named after the British racing circuit, which is known as the home of the British Grand Prix.
Originally introduced in 1974, the Tag Heuer Silverstone is inspired by the British racing circuit of the same name, which is known as the home of the British Grand Prix. Heuer named one of its iconic creations after the racetrack because many of its racing ambassadors and F1 team partners marked their important victories on it.
With a totally new square and round case design, Silverstone soon became a style icon of the 1970s. Some top drivers of the period even chosen the watch as personal lucky charms. The watch epitomized Tag Heuer’s brilliant past when Heuer was Ferrari’s timekeeper throughout the decade, and and every driver from the most famous teams such as McLaren, BRM and Surtees-Ford, wore a TAG Heuer watch.
Now such iconic legendary model is going to revive. The new Silverstone Chronograph is quite a faithful reproduction of the vintage original as it features not only the same squared case with rounded edges in polished stainless steel, but also the same vintage “HEUER” logo and “SILVERSTONE” lettering at 12 o’clock, and the typical date counter at 6 o’clock.
Like its predecessor, the new Silverstone is also a two-counter chronograph, with one at 9 o’clock and the other on the 3 o’clock. While the original Silverston showcased a chronograph hour and chronograph minute counter, its modern counterparts presents displays a 30-minute chronograph and a small seconds counter. This is somewhat like the Omega Milestone 1941 and its preceding model CK 2080.
As for the movement, the original Silverstone housed the Chronomatic Caliber 11, the first self-winding automatic chronograph with micro-rotor, while the modern Silverstone carries an updated version of the Caliber 11 with Dubois-Depraz module.
So as a ordinary watch lover, how can you tell the difference between the two versions of Silverstone? Actually there is easy way out. The secret is on the back of the watch. As you turn the modern Silverstone upside down, you can see the words of “Silverstone Limited Edition”, and “150th Anniversary 1860-2010″ engraved on the brushed stainless steel back. The Calibre 11 can also be seen from the circular sapphire crystal exhibition window.
The Silverstone is available with a dark blue or brown dial on a matching, perforated alligator strap. But its production quantity is limited to 1,500 pieces per color and its unit price is set at about $6,500.
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Omega Museum Collection Milestone 1941: Omega’s New ‘Nobel Prize Laureate’
Posted by Matthew in Watch News on December 15, 2009
We all know that the Nobel Prize (except that inexplicable Peace Prize) are usually awarded to those scientists who make breakthrough findings that can withstand the test of time. Recently, I found Omega has its own Nobel Prize for their watches too! And the latest laureate is called the Omega Museum Collection Milestone 1941.
Actually all laureates belong to the Omega Museum Collection. The Omega Museum Collection is very special series featuring extreme honor because only a classic Omega timepiece that is more than 50 years old is eligible to make it to the collection. And each year Omega will only pick one classic watch to add into the collection. This is why I said the Museum Collection is like Omega’s own Nobel Prize.
The aim of the Museum Collection programme is to produce new watch models that combine the brand’s historic values with its dedication to cutting-edge horological standards. Once the classic timepiece is selected, it will be re-issued with contemporay design and Omega’s state-of-the-art watchmaking technology.
The Omega Museum Collection Milestone 1941 is actually the ninth release in OMEGA’s Museum Collection, thus some call it Number 9. It is based on OMEGA’s reference CK 2080, launched in 1938. Omega CK 2080 is a stainless steel watch and was popular among high-ranking military officers at that time. Recently, a Omega CK 2080 produced in 1941 was auctioned off at CHF18,750 ($18,661).
(The Omega CK 2080)
The new Milestone 1941 is still a stainless steel watch but comes in a much busier face. Actually I thought it was a Breitling watch judging by its complicated watch scales. On the varnished black dial, the first outer ring is a telemetric scale graduated in kilometers per hour, the second outer ring is a minute track and the inner ring is the “snail” tachymetric scale based on 1000 units per hour.
There are two sub-dials at 3 o’clock and 9 o’clock featuring a 30 minute chronograph recorder and small seconds counter, respectively.
The case of the watch measures 38 mm in diameter and is crafted from 18K white gold matched with white gold buckle. It can be strapped on with a black alligator strap.
As its name showned, the Omega Museum Collection Milestone 1941 is a limited edition watch that would come in only 1941 pieces.
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The Art of Revealing: Rotonde de Cartier Flying Tourbillon Skeleton
Posted by Matthew in Watch News on December 9, 2009
A belle looks more attractive when she is in revealing clothes. It seems Cartier’s designing team draw great inspiration from this simple aesthetic philosophy – this is my what I felt when I saw their newly released model: the stunning Rotonde de Cartier Flying Tourbillon Skeleton.
Cartier is really determined to enter the ranks of Haute Horlogerie. The Cartier Rotonde de Cartier Flying Tourbillon Skeleton is another masterpiece representing Cartier’s brand new image of high watchmaing after the Cartier ID One Concept Watch.
Totally different from Cartier’s previous iconic collections as Tank or Santos, the Rotonde de Cartier Flying Tourbillon employs the aesthetic skeleton dial design. Say, if Tank or Santo is a dowager wrapped in old-fashioned clothes, then the Rotonde de Cartier Skeleton must be an attractive young beauty in bikini.
(See the art of revealing: compare Rotonde de Cartier Flying Tourbillon Skeleton with its predecessor The Ballon Bleu Flying Tourbillon de Cartier in white gold)
Just like that a leggy and curvy belle should not wear too much clothes to cover her beauty, the Rotonde de Cartier Skeleton choose see-through skelton design to flaunt its amazing Flying Tourbillon.
The watch is cased in 45mm diameter stainless steel, with a 9455 MC manual winding movement. Located at six o’clock, the caliber was originally used in Roger Dubuis watches (Roger Dubuis and Cartier are both Richemont brands), but was thoroughly re-designed and improved to suit Cartier’s effort in developing high horology watches.
The C-shaped tourbillon carriage
By the way, just like belles are scarce resource in the human society, such beautiful watch comes in limited numbers. The Cartier Rotonde de Cartier Flying Tourbillon Skeleton is only available in 100 pieces. For most of us, we can only watch and imagine how cool it is to wear such a stylish watch.
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Odd couple: OMEGA De Ville 4-counters Co-Axial and De Ville Co-Axial Chronometer
Posted by Matthew in Watch News on December 7, 2009
Two weeks ago, I have introduced the Omega Seamaster Diver Vancouver 2010 and said it would be suitable for a gift at Valentine’s Day. Now I am afraid I have to correct my words because Omega just announced they have designed two Omega De Ville watches for the lovers: the De Ville 4-counters Co-Axial is for him and the De Ville Co-Axial Chronometer is for her.
The OMEGA De Ville 4-counters Co-Axial is a 41mm stainless steel watch that is water resistant to 100 meters. I don’t know how the othen men like the watch, I just fall in love with this watch at first sight. I must be walking in the air should I receive such watch on whatever day. The watch has a very nice looking layout for its 4 sub-dials – they together with the day window in the middle of the watch form a shape of interlocking rings like the Olympic symbol. Besides, the hour hand and minute hand of the watch are also beautifully shaped like two spears, which, I think, suites men’s preference quite well.
The Omega De Ville Co-Axial Chronometer is totally another scene. The most remarkable difference is that the bezel of the lady’s De Ville is mounted with a circle of glittering diamonds. I guess diamonds are irresistible for most ladies. So giving a watch full of diamond may well demonstrate your love for your girl. But maybe because I am not a girl, I really not appreciate this watch very much. Its three chronometer sub-dials look quite ordinary compared with the De Ville 4-counters Co-Axial. And its color scheme are not the style I would describe with the word “nice”. But the De Ville Co-Axial Chronometer may be more readable at night since it has luminous index while OMEGA De Ville 4-counters Co-Axial doesn’t.
In my opinion, these two watches are just a men’s watch and a lady’s watch, rather than lover’s watches. Because they do not match each other and share very little common points. Frankly speaking, by just looking at these two watches, I just can’t associate them with anything that is related to the word “love”. However, they still can be nice gifts for gents and ladies, repectively.
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Cartier ID One Concept Watch – Milestone For Cartier
Posted by Matthew in Watch News on December 4, 2009
French luxury house Cartier impresses the world with its exquisite and luxurious design in jewllery and timepieces. Their watches are usually decorated with glittering jewels. But such image is undergoing a significant change. The newly released Cartier ID One Concept Watch shows Cartier is not only good at giving a watch with fancy outward design, but is also good at innovating the the making inside a watch to give practical features to the watch that required advanced watchmaking technique and expertise.
Totally different with the existing Cartier watch models, the grey Cartier ID One Concept Watch is unpretentious at all, but its impressive style far exceeds its family members. The breakthrough innovation inside this concept watch really makes it not necessary to use lots of diamonds and audacious design to tell people its own value.
The breakthrough innovation of Cartier ID One lies in that it stands for a brand new concept of future watches – watches that do not require any adjustment or regulation during production and even the whole life of the watch. As we know that due to gravity and the unstable nature of metal, mechnical watches have to be adjusted during the assembly process, such as the hairspring, the ballence and the pallet fork. Cartier has come up with inniovative solution to address this problems.
There are four main innovation to make the Cartier ID One free from adjustment. The first one is called “Zerodur hairspring”. Zerodur is a patented ceramic/glass material that is extremely stable under magnetic fields and a wide range of temperatures. Second, Cartier has has introduced a balance wheel, escape wheel and lever in Carbon Crystal, which is a diamond-like material that can enable the escapement to be oil free effectively. Thirdly, a shock resistant escapement cage that can shift laterally and vertically is created inside the ID Once to absorb force and protect the entire escapement from shock. Finally, the watch has a 46mm “Niobium-Titanium” case. Niobium-titanium is a hard-wearing alloy that can again absorb shock effectively.
Just like other concept product, the Cartier ID One concept watch is not for commercial sale. But we do expect Cartier to put it into production in the future. As our previous post shows, the Tag Heuer Monaco V4 concept watch takes about 5 year to be put into commercial production, so it will probably take us a few years to see the commercial version of Cartier ID One. Anyway, we already see a brand new Cartier as a competitive player in the haute horlogerie world. The Cartier ID Once is really a milestone Cartier watch.
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