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One of the highlights of Baselworld 2010 was the U-Boat booth. Not only did this edition of the watch fair inaugurate U-Boat’s inclusion in the main hall, amongst greats such as Rolex and Patek, but this achievement was backed by the manufacturer with the release of some very impressive, new models. Amongst these, perhaps the [...]

What rally driver has never dreamed of finally having a watch that would enable them to time their performance?
Edox has now made this dream come true with a collection wholly dedicated to the World Rally Championship (WRC). Developed exclusively for Edox, the new 36 calibre is a true revolution in the worlds of watchmaking and [...]

Frédérique Constant is proud to announce the launch of its Limited Edition F. Chopin 2010 in celebration of the 200th birth anniversary of Frédéric Chopin. These commemorative timepieces are produced in a limited edition of 1810 pieces in steel and in Yellow gold plated and feature an ultra classical dial with a ‘piano keys’ pattern [...]

April 12th, 2010 – Three weeks after the opening of the first Vacheron Constantin boutique in India located in New Delhi, the world’s oldest Haute Horlogerie manufacture with 255 years of uninterrupted history unveils a new exclusive boutique in Riyadh. This boutique is the second in the Middle East after Dubai, and the very first [...]

Skier won a record five consecutive gold medals
Vancouver, BC, April 6, 2010 – Canadian skier Lauren Woolstencroft had been known as the Golden Girl of Paralympics since 2002 when she claimed two gold medals and a bronze at the Games in Salt Lake City. At the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Games her status evolved from impressive [...]

It is the light that catches every eye, the heavenly body that fires poetic dreams in the dark of night. The magic of the Moon inhabits one of the legendary Jaquet Droz models that the Manufacture has just reinvented.
The Eclipse is a real feat of watchmaking; it not only displays the day, month and year, [...]

Eberhard & Co. gives its Chrono 4 Badboy a completely new and distinctive gutsy look, which will be revealed in all its explosive energy at the watchmaking world’s most important international occasion, Baselworld 2010.
After having revolutionized the reading of time, thanks to the specially patented device aligning four counters, the Company’s emblem collection has become [...]

Yvan Arpa is setting the watchmaking planet on fire with the VOLNATOMIC, an explosive collection in which traditional Swiss watchmaking embodied through a self-winding movement, a Large Date Dubois Dépraz calibre and Concepto tourbillon play with the concept of forbidden territory and nuclear danger by adopting the famous black and yellow color codes.
Warning: not for [...]

The 38th Baselworld Show has wound up with smiles all round: firstly from the Swiss exhibitors, with confirmation of the signs of recovery recorded in January and February of this year; then from the visitors in their response to the superb pieces created by Switzerland’s watch and jewellery makers; and, finally, with attendance up on [...]

“Every time an old man dies in Africa, it is as if a library has burnt down”
Amadou Hampaté Bâ
This foundation aims to testify to little-known cultures, and to provide international support for anthropological observatory missions, publications and lectures.
Throughout its history stretching over more than 250 years, Vacheron Constantin has faithfully safeguarded the values [...]