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Milus ZETIOS Chronograph Joaillerie
Mechanical precision in its most elegant form New York, NY – July 2009 – The tradition-rich Swiss brand Milus is extending the ZETIOS Chronograph range with Joaillerie versions. This distinctive timepiece with stopwatch function positively radiates with powerful classiness and is a heavenly combination of tradition and the jeweller’s craft at its best. The individualistic, [...]
When the best football player in the world selects CORUM
Saturday, 4 July, 2009 & Sunday, July 5, 2009 – Cristiano Ronaldo is on the cover of MARCA, the Spanish sports newspaper, with a CORUM Admiral’s Cup Competition 48 mm on his wrist. Over 6 pages in the July 4th issue are dedicated to the famous football player in which we discover which model Cristiano [...]
NAVITEC: Tango Charlie Automatique
A flying instructor and watch designer, René Attias has two passions: flying and watches. In the mid-seventies he designed watches for pilots and created his brand, “Navitec”, which is well known to pilots. Lots of planes are indeed fitted with the on-board Navitec 1 chronograph, making its easier to read the time and timings. In [...]
URWERK presents the UR-CC1. Codename “King Cobra”
Time is usually – nearly always – displayed by a circular indication: one dial and two (or three) with the time displayed around a perpetual circle. However, this 360° representation of time goes against everything we learned as we grew up drawing a straight line on a blank page and marking it Past, Present and [...]
The OMEGA Seamaster Aqua Terra Co-Axial Chronograph
OMEGA Press Release, Thursday 25 June 2009 – Since the launch of the OMEGA Seamaster Aqua Terra collection in 2008, it has been warmly received by watch enthusiasts who have raved about its blend of eye-catching design excellence and innovating watchmaking technology. OMEGA now introduces another member of the family, the Seamaster Aqua Terra Co-Axial [...]
FRANC VILA FV EVOS 8Ch “Cobra” Chronograph Grand Date Automatic
Special Unique Piece for Only Watch Geneva, 2009, 17th June – FRANC VILA presented today its unique piece for Only Watch: a very special timepiece which is the first fully black FRANC VILA watch in the “Cobra” collection. The FRANC VILA “Cobra” collection introduced the first evolution of the characteristic “esprit unique” watchcase. The new [...]
Frédérique Constant New Healey Chrono-Automatic: The passion continues….
As everyone knows, the story between the Swiss Watch Manufacturer Frédérique Constant and the Austin Healey Cars is a story of passion. After having been the Official Timing partner of the 2nd European Healey Meeting in St. Moritz in 2004, the Dutch Healey Anniversary in 2005, the Healey Le Mans Challenge in 2006, the Healey [...]
HUBLOT, main partner of a world first at Polo de Paris
Paris, 18 June 2009 – This is the very first time that an “80 Goals” match has been held in Europe. Eleven of the world’s best polo players are competing at Polo de Paris, in a unique event known as “The Perfect Match”. In 2008, to announce its partnership with Gstaad Polo Club and to [...]
GÉRALD GENTA Octo Tourbillon Sunray
As an archetype of the modern approach to watchmaking introduced by Gérald Genta, the Octo (for octagonal) case continues to draw on its good fortune in being born under the sign of the figure 8, regarded as a lucky number in China. Its design celebrates an architectural design placing function in the service of aesthetics [...]
BERTOLUCCI Serena Garbo Gent
Every year, Bertolucci pioneers new creations, where the 4Cs – the very essence of the brand – feature fully: Creativity, Curves, Comfort and Construction. In the Casual Chic world of Maison Bertolucci, the emphasis is on classic, timeless lines with their audacious, original design. Elements from miscellaneous influences mingle and interweave to design a new [...]
