2008-12-04 Officine Panerai has
introduced a new two-counter chronograph in its "Ferrari Engineered by Officine
Panerai" watch collection. the new Ferrari California,
The case of this limited edition Panerai timepiece measures 45mm in diameter,
and displays a cushion shaped profile; brushed surfaces are predominant with
polished elements on the lugs and case corners providing an appealing and
tasteful contrast.
Both push pieces and signed winding crown feature a finely machined knurled
texture. Evocative of the sensual, sporting form of the Ferrari California, this
watch's black dial showcases accents in iconic "Ferrari Red", including a dial
section between 12 and 3 o'clock whose semi-circular sweep calls to mind the
tachometer instrumentation of a Ferrari car. The Ferrari "California" logo on
the dial removes any doubt as to the official connection... Continue Reading2008-11-16 TAG Heuer Grand CARRERA Calibre 36 RS Caliper Chronograph is the one of the best watches that come out in 2008. On November 13th, 2008, after getting rewords all over the world it captured the heart of the discerning jury of the Grand Prix d?Horlogerie de Gen?ve, in the Sports category. This is one of the most prestige rewards in the world of watches, Jean-Christophe BABIN, President and CEO said: ?It is the fifth time TAG Heuer is awarded the Grand Prix de l'Horlogerie... but every time is the first time! This is a great achievement for the people at TAG Heuer. We never stand still and always think forward re-inventing watchmaking craft to achieve the next innovation.? And since September 2008, we can see the Grand CARRERA Calibre 36 RS in top selected boutiques. Probably the Replica version of this watch want get to us before Christmas. but we know that there is a lot of... Continue Reading2008-09-20 Two new Bell & Ross models coming up.First is the BR01 Instrument Pro Titanium. a 46 mm square dial with chronographs and rubber strap.Second is the BRS Ceramic. Yes yes, ceramic. 29mm dial square dial. With thanks of course to the beloved Chanel J12 that made these ceramics all possible.. :) Read more at watchreport.com: Two new Bell & Ross models Continue Reading2008-09-20 IWC presented its new tourbillon skeleton watch as part of its amazing Portuguese models. The piece is strictly for collectors and was limited to only 50 pieces. The IWC Portuguese watch appeared in 1938, at a request of two Portuguese businessman needed an unseen huge and accurate watch.
Read more at infoniac.com : IWC Unveils Portuguese Tourbillon Mystere Squelette Watch Continue Reading More in "New Releases" | 2008-12-16 In the army a watch can be
a good friend but can also is a source of much grief. First of all you have to
have a good, non
replica watch that is resistant to water and pressure. Now when I say water,
I mean to be underwater for long periods of time, including salt water.
The watch is recommended to be a digital one, because you do not want a watch
that tics or makes any noises, you want an accurate watch and preciseness is
very important to you.
Once you have the watch you need to achieve two objectives:
1. You have to make the watch 100% silent. That means that the watch cannot make
any noise whatsoever. That doesn?t mean you cannot use your alarm clock. It
means that you have to master you watch and make sure that when you?re in an
ambush or in combat you control your watch and not it controls you and goes off
at the worse possible time.
2. The second thing is that you... Continue Reading2008-12-15 Some people are crazy for watches; they see them as a sex symbol a status
symbol. Usually you will not see a respectable professional, But then again with
the really good
replica
watches that are out there how could you tell? Let?s say a lawyer,
investment adviser or CEO that wears a known prestigious watch. It might be a
replica, it might be a watch that he doesn?t wear everyday but he will wear
it when he is going to meet his million dollar client. Why? He wants his client
to feel as he is on the same level as he is. Maybe as being on the same side as
him? The same side such as being a republican? As you know most wealthy yes
wealthy not rich. (There is a difference) are republicans. I know if I was the
client lets say of in investment advisor. I would want the person who is going
to be handling my investments be on the same or close to the same tax bracket as
me.... Continue Reading2008-12-10 John F Kennedy was a rich, famous and powerful man. His
Omega wrist watch is
very popular with collectors. His watch was an 18 carat gold ultra thin model
which was given to him in 1960 by his friend Grant Stockdale, and John F Kennedy
has chosen to name it the ?Stockdale watch? the writing on the back of the watch
says :
?President of the United States, John F Kennedy from his friend Grant?. At that
time it was still wishful thinking because John F Kennedy was not the president
at the time (maybe it was a
replica watch?).
Kennedy really like his watch and wore it all the time, his wife Jacqueline even
liked it so much that she wrote Grant a letter thanking him for his great gift.
I do not know if Kennedy wore this
watch when he was shot on that dreadful day in the motorcade in Dallas.
It is very surprising that we remember and think of those small things that when... Continue Reading2008-12-03 The world is in financial troubles and everybody where looking for Black
Friday (the day after Thanksgiving) to see up in the sells, this day is the mark
that tell store owners what kind of Christmas this is going to be.
More than 172 million shoppers visited stores and Web sites over Black Friday
weekend, up from 147 million shoppers last year, a 17 percent increase,
according to the National Retail
Federation's 2008 Black Friday Weekend survey.
Customers spent an average of $372.57 this weekend , up 7.2 percent over last
year?s $347.55, according to the survey, conducted by BIGresearch. Total
spending reached an estimated $41 billion.
Tracy Mullin, NRF president and chief executive officer said that . "Holiday
sales are not expected to continue at this brisk pace, but it is encouraging
that Americans seem excited to go shopping again."
"Though retailers... Continue Reading2008-11-13 There are so many accessories for the modern man to carry around these days ? A wallet to carry our cash, plastic cards be them credit or debit, Identification cards. Our key's which will include at least four different keys. Our cell phone which hopefully includes our calendar (Palm treo, black berry, Iphone and many more), in many cases a pair of glasses, a pair of sunglasses , a briefcase, lunch if you are lucky and your watch. Coming to think about it, besides your belt, your watch is the only item that is naturally attached to you (naturally including the natural odor that can occur when not removing and washing the hand frequently like we?ve discussed in the past.) The glasses come close because they are on your face, but what if it?s sweating and you have to bend over? Chances are that if you are dripping sweat, your glasses will slip off. Forget about you sun glasses; they are... Continue Reading2008-10-26 When you want to find the right watch you should first
create a budget. Without knowing exactly how much you can afford to spend on
a new watch can make things tricky. You may feel tempted into overspending,
which could leave you short on important things like electrical bills or other
commitments you have. At the same time, maybe you can afford to spend more than
you thought. Did you recently get a big bonus from work or perhaps some birthday
spending money. The most important thing is to decide before you start looking.
There are too many tempting
watch
choices on the market for you to accidentally buy without considering how
much you really have to spend. A good rule is to give your self a high and low
number and then shoot for something in between. However, you should never go
above your high mark ? that is your end point and the absolute max that you are
willing to... Continue Reading More in "General" | 2008-12-14 New Rolex Watch
Blog with daily commentary about Celebrities and their Rolex watches, Rolex
awards, and Rolex in the media as come to life in the websites of Melrose
Jewelers, USA and UK largest online Rolex watch retailer. .
We can see in this blog, articles on all the Celebrities that have Rolex
watches, new releases and general
Rolex news.
Are we can see that Rolex is coming to the people and trying to be more
accessible to the regular Joe, This is one more try to bring
Replica
buyers back to the original brand. If it will work only days will tell. Continue Reading2008-12-11 Titoni was
founded in 1919 in Switzerland (home of the best replica watches) in the city of
Grenchen. Today it is still a family owned company.
Hublot was created by Carlo Crooco who was the first natural black rubber strap
in the history of watch making. Research took 3 years. Celebrities and royal
family members promptly showed interest in the new invention.
Hublot continues to
manufacture the classic watches in parallel to the Big Band collection. The
numbers were huge ? more then 24,000 items were sold in 2007 and estimated to
cross 30,000 in 2008.
Bvlgari
origins are in Greece, in 1877 Sotirios Vulgairs left Greece to Corf and then
Naples and finally arrived in Rome at 1881.
In 1884 he opened his first shop in via Sistina.
During the second world war, Constanino Bulgari and his wife, Laura Bulgari, hid
three Jewish women in their own Roman home although they were... Continue Reading2008-12-09 If we will look at the
Christies auction of "Important Watches" on the 12th of December in the big
Rockefeller Center, if we are looking at the watches for
sell from the highest price down, in the top 20 watches we will see Patek
Philippe models, after that we will start to see models from Breguet, Rolex,
Breitling etc etc.
But on this auction we have watches from the great brand of
Officine Panerai, this
models are mach more down the price list with prices starting at $2,500 and
going up to $15,000.
Ok this is not $ 400,000 Patek Philippe, but this unusually high number of
beautiful examples by Officine Panerai, the storied Italian brand, is not
regular in the watch world.
We can see an increase in exposure of this brand, with opening of new boutiques
around the world and wining awards in watch shows.
More and more people know This days the name Panerai, the... Continue Reading2008-12-01 Hublot is keeping wining awards all over the world
The
Hublot Big Bang ? Gentlemen and Ladies designs ? and Jean-Claude Biver,
its CEO, Earn the respect that they got. The models
which received awards are the
Big Bang
Purple Carat and the Aero Bang Gold
Ceramic.
This 3 new awards where in 3 different places,
The Nuit de l'Horlogerie in Geneva on 20th, The Premier Middle East
Watches, Jewellery & Pens Awards in Bahrain On 25th and the Revue des Montres
official prize in Paris On 26th
In just 6 day's Hublot took 3 very respected prizes and made one more big
step foreword in the war on the top spot of the watchmaker world, Hublot is
starting to be one of the more popular and known models. This brand is making a
lot of moves in the world of watches and in the regular world that are potting
the brand on the cutting edge of the Watchmaker world.
WE will see for... Continue Reading2008-11-11 Christie?s Have an auction "Important Watches" it will take place at Hotel des Bergues, Geneva on 17 November 2008. With the Holydays coming we have more and more events In this standard. One of The highlight of the auction is the platinum Patek Philippe tourbillon watch No. 198?311, made especially for Henry Graves Jr. in 1932. We will also see Watches from world of J?rgensen, Musical and Automaton Pocket Watches that are unique in the world. In the auction will also be the personal wristwatches of A. Lange & S?hne from the platinum collection, one of the most interesting pieces is the the specially curetted signed- limited group of Patek Philippe and Rolex watches retailed by Tiffany & Co. The Christie?s specialists known for their unparalleled knowledge of the watch market and strong international connections with the world of horology, the pieces... Continue Reading2008-09-21 Recentely published by the Luxury Institute of
New York regarding the ultra-luxury watches segment: Franck Muller was
voted as the most prestigious brand in the ultra-luxury category. Participants
determined the score according to: quality, exclusivity, brand strength and
customer experience.
Scoring 80 of 100 points, the Franck Muller brand is followed by other famous
manufacturers - Patek Philippe, Vacheron Constantin, Audemars Piguet and Breguet.
Read more at watches.infoniac.com :
Franck Muller Watches - Abundance of Creativity and Talent
Continue Reading2008-09-21 Ever wondered where all those watches are born? well... watches are born in a
high-tech, state-of-the-art factories. Here's a small glance: are
some:
Rolex Facility IV in Les Champs-de-Boujean
Read more at fhs.ch : Rolex SA, Green
Granite And Smoked Glass In Bienne
Patek Philippe Headquarters
Read more at : Patek Philippe Homepage
Vacheron Constantin Facility
Audemars Piguet Facility
Glashutte Original Factory
Chopard Manufacture Fleurier
Read more at tiptop-watches.com : Inside and Outside of World's Most Famous Swiss Watchmaking
Companies Continue Reading2008-09-18 Replica designs are now prohibited in Switzerland, even for single
private use. Recently, the Swiss government announced all replica goods as
illegal. Meaning you could be stopped and your watch will be taken off and
destroyed, even a single watch, even for private use. Even if its a gift and you
didn't know its a replica.
Does this mean the Swiss government is
desperate in keeping the Swiss watches income as blown out of proportions as it
always was? It might be that the Swiss government, instead of finding ways to
decrease their ridicules prices on watches compared to the high quality replicas
available on the market today, are chasing shadows. The solution should
be selling watches at "down to earth" prices, so that most people
won't buy replica watches. As it is now, replica watches quality is increasing
tremendously each day due to huge market... Continue Reading More in "World of Watches" |