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RITMO MUNDO introducing at BASELWORLD the Puzzle
Basel, Switzerland – March 26, 2009 – RITMO MUNDO, the Rodeo Drive Beverly Hills, Calif.-based luxury watch manufacturer, today announced new additions to its collection here at the 2009 BASELWORLD International Watch and Jewelry Show, taking place from March 26, 2009 through April 2, 2009.
Celebrating its 7th year anniversary, and despite the difficult market environment [...]
The Hallmark of Geneva
The twelve technical criteria
(excerpted from the Official Regulations of the Hallmark of Geneva)
Only mechanical watches assembled and adjusted on the territory of the Canton of Geneva – Switzerland – may be entered. Each movement must furthermore bear its own individual production number.
1.The quality of all parts and components of the movement, including those used for [...]
IWC Online Auction
The exclusive Pilot’s Watch UTC Edition Antoine de Saint Exupéry in platinum went under the auctioneer’s hammer for US$ 46,700
Schaffhausen, 16 December 2008 – The hammer has fallen: Following the high bid of US$ 46,700, the exclusive platinum Pilot’s Watch UTC Edition Antoine de Saint Exupéry from IWC Schaffhausen has a new owner. Many watch [...]
Vacheron Constantin Quai de l’Ile Collection Designated Haute Horlogerie
January 8, 2009, Hong Kong- Vacheron Constantin hosted an exclusive gala dinner at the Ballroom of the Four Seasons Hotel to celebrate the launch of the Quai de l’Ile collection, a unique dimension in the world of Haute Horlogerie.
In attendance were more than 250 watch enthusiasts and watch journalists from the region, who were invited [...]
Montblanc Collection Villeret 1858
On the 150th jubilee of the establishment of former traditional watchmaking manufacture Minerva, the newly founded Institut Minerva de Recherche en Haute Horlogerie is now ensconced in completely renovated premises in Villeret and presents two new timepieces from the Montblanc Collection Villeret 1858.
Just in time for the 150th anniversary of the founding of the watchmaking [...]
Ten Years of OMEGA Co-Axial Escapements
DRIVING THE REVOLUTION IN MECHANICAL WATCHES When OMEGA launched its Co-Axial calibre 2500 in 1999, the entire mechanical watch industry was put on notice. The Co-Axial Escapement in the calibre was the first practical new mechanical watch escapement to be launched in 250 years.
The operative word here is “practical”: in the decade following the launch [...]
The SIHH creates a winter wonderland January 19th – 23rd 2009
In 2009, the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) will open for the first time in January.
The 19th SIHH will take place from Monday January 19th to Friday January 23rd, ending a day earlier as it welcomes its last visitors on Friday rather than Saturday.
The SIHH remains a private fair for professionals from around [...]
