TAG Heuer Monaco for Porsche Club of America
June 29, 2010
Those who are fond of the luxury car brand Porsche know for sure about the Porsche Club of America founded more than 50 years ago. Today it is considered to be one of the most numerous independent automobile club in the world uniting more than 100,000 members and having 139 departments all over the USA. When the club was celebrating its 50th anniversary the company developed a limited series of Porsche 911 Club Coupe. Out of 50 exclusive cars from this series 48 were sold to the most famous and worthy members of the club, and one car was presented to the lucky winner of the special lottery.
This year the club is celebrating its 55th birthday. And this time the event is celebrated with the special edition of the Monaco watch created in cooperation with the famous watchmaking brand TAG Heuer. The choice of the model is not accidental – the Monaco timepiece became a legend in 1970 when the watch decorated the wrist of Steve McQueen in the film dedicated to the world of racing – “Le Mans”.
The black dial of the jubilee timepiece is crossed by a red and a black rally strips and the number 55 at 6 o’clock reminds of the special date. At the transparent back case there is the logo of the club. The dial of the new TAG Heuer watch also shows steel hands and hour-markers, treated with a luminous compound. The design of the watch is harmoniously completed with a special black leather strap with racing holes and red stitching.
The new TAG Heuer Monaco watch is produced in a strictly limited edition of 55 pieces.
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Filed under: Classical Watches, Fashion Watches, Luxury Watches, Men's Watches, New Styles, Racer Watches, Sport Watches, TAG Heuer Watches — Ann @ 3:04 am
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Summer with Bertolucci Serena Garbo Lady
It is not always easy to find a suitable fashionable summer-style timepiece long before the season. Specially for those still can’t decide what watch to choose to add to the bright summer outfit the renowned watchmaking company Bertolucci has created a motley collection of watches for ladies - the Serena Garbo Lady. And if the 2 previous summer novelties by Bertolucci somehow limited the customers in choice of colours the new one offers the widest range of brightest colours to fit any of your summer outfits.
Probably the new watch is not as glamorous as the timepiece inspired by Fellini’s Dolce Vita. Nevertheless each Serena Garbo Lady timepiece can become the most important element of the image of a charming lady that enjoys her holidays at the seaside.
The novelty by Bertolucci is powered by a Quartz calibre ETA 5½ x 6¾ 976.001 movement (battery charge for 50 months) that animates the functions of hours and minutes. The movement is accommodated by an elegant stainless steel (or 18K rose-gold coated stainless steel) case measuring 36.5 mm in diameter. The case is 9 mm thick.
The silvery opal dial is shielded by anti-reflection sapphire crystal. Water resistance is 30 meters. The novelty by Bertolucci is secured on the lady’s wrist with an alligator leather strap (of 6 various colours) or with a stainless steel bracelet.
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Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Grande Tradition Grande Complication
June 24, 2010
It goes without any doubt that watches by Jaeger-LeCoultre have every right to be called horological masterpieces. It is not surprising that many of them were awarded with various prestigious watchmaking prizes. The new watch by the legendary Swiss brand makes no exception from this list – presented at SIHH 2010, Master Grande Tradition Grande Complication is worthy of admiration of watch collectors and connoisseurs no less than its predecessors.
Master Grande Tradition Grande Complication watch is an astronomical watch - suffice it to have a quick glance at the dial to understand why. The dark blue enamel dial of the novelty reminds the sky of stars. The idea itself is not new – before Jaeger-LeCoultre this theme was used by Patek Philippe, Cartier, Ulysse Nardin, Bovet and others. But this doesn’t belittle the advantages of the Jaeger-LeCoultre watch.
The case of the new timepiece is crafted from white or rose gold. And the transparent back case shows the work of the complicated movement – the massive in-house calibre with manual winding. The movement consists of 527 components and each part is made, assembled and decorated by hand. The COSC certified calibre provides power reserve for 48 hours and animates the functions of hours and minutes, flying rotating tourbillon, the star map, minute repeater with the cathedral gongs, Zodiac and month indication and 24-hours scale.
The new Master Grande Tradition Grande Complication by Jaeger-LeCoultre features several innovations. For example, in order to achieve better sound from the minute repeater the watchmakers used a new sound amplifier – “the crystal gong”. The flying tourbillon together with its function of gravity compensation serves as an element of the perpetual calendar. The rotating tourbillon carriage serves as the indicator of Zodiac constellations and makes one turn is 24 hours showing the difference between the solar and sidereal days. The dial of the novelty is protected with sapphire crystal. Water resistance is 50 meters.
The new Jaeger-LeCoultre horological masterpiece is secured on the wrist with a crocodile leather strap fitted with a white or rose gold clasp. The timepiece is produced in a limited edition of 75 copies.
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TAG Heuer Silverstone Calibre 11 Chronograph in Red
The renowned watchmaking company TAG Heuer is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year. To mark this event the brand has recently presented a unique new timepiece the Silverstone Calibre 11 Chronograph in Red. The novelty is an exclusive model that will be auctioned for charity by UK auctioneers Bonhams on December 15, 2010. The representatives of the company claimed that all proceeds from the sale will be given to Green Cross International, an organization supported by the brand through TAG Heuer ambassador Leonardo di Caprio.
The new jubilee timepiece is based on the well-known Silverstone model introduced by the brand this year. The Silverstone line of watches was launched by the brand in 1974. Practically immediately the timepiece became extremely popular: it was even the choice of Clay Regazzoni, the leading 1970’s Swiss Formula 1 driver. Since then TAG Heuer Silverstone watch has been modified more than once but still it remains one of the most popular models produced by the brand.
The novelty by TAG Heuer is notable for its distinctive and vintage design. The timepiece features a square-shaped case with rounded edges crafted in polished stainless steel. Inside the case there is the legendary Chronomatic Calibre 11 movement. It is the first self-winding automatic chronograph movement with micro-rotor.
The watch boasts a red dial showing Jack Heuer’s signature. The case-back of the watch has an engraving telling “Silverstone-unique piece 1/1 – calibre 11 – 150th anniversary 1860-2010 – Swiss made”. The new anniversary model by TAG Heuer is secured on the wrist with the strap in top-quality perforated alligator leather.
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Grieb & Benzinger Platinum Watch Collection
The German specialized watchmaking atelier Grieb & Benzinger has recently presented the new collection of timepieces – the Platinum – boasting unique wristwatches created on the basis of original movements with rich history. The atelier itself equipped with the historic machinery reminds a museum of industry development and is revives the spirit of watchmaking of the times of Abraham-Louis Breguet. Here the specialists restore and modify original complicated movements such as minute repeaters produced in the past by masters like Patek Philippe. The traditional craft of watchmaking is used by the specialists from Grieb & Benzinger to created collections of unique timepieces. And the latest Platinum is one of them.
So the old classical watch is transformed into the new one – exclusive platinum masterpiece decorated by hand with the use of such traditional techniques as skeletonizing, engraving and guilloche.
The latest model presented by the Grieb & Benzinger is created on the basis of the original movement complicated with the minute repeater made by Patek Philippe specially for Tiffany in 1887. This movement was turned into regulator in the Grieb & Benzinger style – with the use of restoration, guilloche and hand engraving. The blue platinum case adds to the spirit of exclusiveness. The dial of the new timepiece is made of silver and is manually skeletonized so the owner can see the movement. The massive case measures 48 mm in diameter.
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