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Maîtres du Temps presents Chapter One Round, featuring a bold, architecturally-inspired round case housing Chapter One’s groundbreaking combination of complications. The interplay of the multi-level concentric circles of the case and dial entices the viewer’s eye inward to the majestic amphitheater of the indication-rich dial. There, attention might first alight either on the kinetic ballet [...]

DEVELOPED IN 2009 FOR THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MANUFACTURE CHRISTOPHE CLARET, THE DUALTOW COLLECTION WELCOMES A NEW MODEL Nighteagle – when stealth does not go unnoticed The DualTow is a gem of horological complexity and a distillate of the innovation, expertise and excellence inherent to the Manufacture Christophe Claret. Launched in 2009 to mark [...]

Following the great success of its first Extreme Tourbillon Regulator Manufacture – the Full Black version – at Baselworld in 2009, ALPINA Genève is proud to present two new models in gold, both issued in an extremely limited series of just 18 numbered pieces. These new versions, both as astonishing as the first, feature a [...]

(Hong Kong, 18 January 2010) – Sparkle Roll Group Limited (“Sparkle Roll” or “the Company”)(SEHK: 970), is principally engaged in distributorships of top-tier luxury goods in the PRC, announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Sparkle Roll Watch & Jewellery Ltd. has signed a contract with deLaCour to be the exclusive global distributor of the brand BiTourbillon [...]

18 January 2010 – The OMEGA Skeletonized Central Tourbillon Co-Axial Platinum Limited Edition is the ultimate expression of the watchmaker’s art. Each watch is handcrafted in OMEGA’s Cellule Haut de Gamme (Tourbillon Atelier) in Bienne by a select group of horologists. In a Tourbillon movement, all of the main components responsible for the timepiece’s precision [...]

The King Power TOURBILLON GMT is the first Hublot Tourbillon watch to feature a dual time zone indicator. The two-color dial is set in the 2 o’clock position to allow the traveler to see the time in the place of his or her choice. The King Power Tourbillon GMT has another special feature at 9 [...]

The Breguet silicon balance spring enhances the new Breguet Tradition timepiece REF.7047PT/11/9ZU The balance spring is one of a series of vital parts at the heart of the movement. Its regular oscillations give the movement its rhythm and regulate the flow of time. Crucial to the workings of a mechanical watch movement, the balance spring [...]

LA CHAUX-DE-FONDS, Switzerland – The warm, rich color of the 5N red-gold case and matching hands blends in harmonious juxtaposition with the striking jet-black dial and rollers on this latest very limited-edition model in the exclusive Chapter One collection. Developed by a collaboration of world-renowned master watchmakers, Christophe Claret, Roger Dubuis and Peter Speake-Marin, Chapter [...]

Three of the greatest complications in the most complete expression of the watchmaking arts and crafts practiced by Vacheron Constantin The Patrimony Traditionnelle “Calibre 2755” belongs to the super-complication category as a worthy heir of Vacheron Constantin’s 250th anniversary masterpiece and as the ultimate demonstration of its unequaled skills. In fact, this incomparable timepiece harbours three [...]

36 complications, 25 of them visible, 1,483 components, a 1000-year calendar, a price tag of 2.7 million dollars, and 5 years’ work: what others have simply dreamed of, Franck Muller has made a reality! Never has the Maison de Haute Horlogerie better deserved its name of “Master of Complications”, pulverizing the record number of complications [...]