A. Lange & Söhne Richard Lange Tourbillon Pour le Mérite watches

Glashütte watchmaking legend A. Lange & Söhne has revealed the fourth watch with the distinction “Pour le Mérite” ahead of the SIHH 2011.
We covered the third instalment in this remarkable series on its debut and this version, the Richard Lange Tourbillon “Pour le Mérite” shares some characteristics with its predecessors, other than being generally excellent.
The Teutonic watchmaking house always aims to advance mechanical chronometry and that is just what the fusée-and-chain transmission system, tourbillon and patented stop-seconds mechanism do. Those familiar with the firm’s output will recognise all three technical innovations and possibly the inspiration for the watch, the historical regulator pocket watch pictured above.
This combination is not altogether unexpected but what might catch watch lovers flatfooted is the pivoting segment of the hour subdial at 4 o’clock. From the 12 o’clock to 6 o’clock, the tourbillon cage is fully visible (aside from the intrusion of the minute track).
At 6 o’clock, a segement of the hour subdial bearing the the roman numerals VIII, IX, and X pivots into place instantaneously, as shown by the pictures above and below.
We look forward to learning more about this regulator watch in Geneva.

Omega Museum Collection Omega Specialties men’s watch

Have you ever thought Why has Omega been so popular？
Omega Watches have gained much notoriety from politicians, to sports figures, even celebrities. It’s simple, they make quality timepieces, and they make them beautifully. To prove my point, I give you one of my favorite Omega designs…the Omega Specialties men’s watch comes with all the bells and whistles, and it’s packaged beautifully!
Combining history with the latest technology, the Museum Collection appeals to collectors and those who appreciate fine watch making. The Omega Specialties Museum pays homage to the 1949 Racend Timer which made ground-breaking news resolving the multiple finish line arrivals in track competitions that same year.
This is an Omega limited edition watch. It is equipped with a Tachymeter, and a Pulsometer, and is a certified Chronometer. Caliber 3201 this column wheeled watch offers 12 hour, 30 minute and small seconds sub-dials recessed into the creamed opaline silver face. Free-sprung balance and co-axial escapement complete the movement of this beauty in a red gold 39mm case.
Limited in edition to 1,949 pieces it features brushed side finishes and contrasting highly polished elements on the bezel and lugs.
With both a pulsometer scale to measure the number of heartbeats per minute and a tachymeter to measure speed it is water-resistant to 30m or 100 feet. It’s sapphire crystal is scratch-resistant and anti-reflective.
The attention to detail is astonishing This watch has all the elements of a vintage piece. Comes with a leather strap, the case back is engraved with “The Museum Collection”, “Racend Timer”, “1949”, Collector’s Series Number Eight”, the Omega logo and the word “Omega” with the serial number.
Hand-wound chronograph and COSC certified chronometer with white rhodium plated movement; it brings back images of old Hollywood. I told you this watch was packed with function. The dial is a soft opalescent silver, and the arms are very thin and don’t overpower the face. The Omega Specialties men’s watch comes in several different variations, but the one that caught my eye is encased in 18 carat red gold. The inner workings of this incredible men’s watch is fitted with an Omega 3201 hand wound Chronographic movement, and it features Omega’s famous Co-Axial Escapement . It has a centralized Chronograph dial and a free sprung balance with small second, minutes, and hour’s hand. This men’s Chronograph is water resistant to 100 feet, and has a power reserve that will last up to 55 hours. It works hard, and looks great, what more could you want?

Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Eight Days Perpetual 16124SQ New Watch

Back in 2007 Jaeger-LeCoultre released this Master Eight Days Perpetual calendar (ref. 16124SQ) watch - and it still looks beautiful today. With an original price of about $100,000 , there are (relative) deals to be found today. The skeletonized black 'frosted' movement is amazing to look at, but you'll have to forgive the design for making you hunt a bit for all the information that you have available on the dial. The movement color is actually due to ruthenium, and there are transparent discs all over the dial.
Set in a 41mm wide 18k pink gold "Master" collection case, the watch nicely mixes classic Jaeger-LeCoultre aesthetic with the visual interest of a modern style skeletonized movement. Legibility is maintained through use of gold hands and hour markers that contrast with the gray other elements which are great. Jaeger-LeCoultre knows that people wearing the watch will be primarily interested in the time, and rely on the other information less. I do feel that the design of the dial is quite clever.
The manually wound movement is made and designed by Jaeger-LeCoultre. Skeletonization and design are of course top-notch. Features include a perpetual calendar, time (with day/night indicator), power reserve indicator, and moon phase indicator. Look closely on the dial to see where all the information is. The watch features an 8 day power reserve. Don't you love the "globe style" design of the back of the movement. The movement itself is the Calibre 876QS.
Watches such as this transformed in to those with wild case designs to match the skeletonized movements later on. This watch is almost a not-so-missing link between classic timepieces and the ultra modern. The perfect everyday watch for Mr. well-to-do that enjoys haute horology? Maybe. This watch "speaks" to one's love of restrained good taste and watch making. While complex and a bit showy, the watch is still useful. A lot of this is thanks to the complications that Jaeger-LeCoultre built in. Perpetual calendars are going to be much more useful than say minute repeaters or tourbillons. I will call this Master Eight Days Perpetual the luxury timepiece for the thinking man.

TAG HEUER monaco ls chronograph calibre 12 Watch

With the worldwide known motto of “Swiss Avant-Garde Since 1860”, TAG Heuer is a watch manufacturing brand that proposes sporty and progressive watches for the people thirsty for quality, impressive design and excellence.The timepieces presented by TAG Heuer are created following the brand's standards regarding quality and technical performance, so you can be sure that each new model released by this brand could be considered a collectible of the TAG Heuer brand, or simply a masterpiece of Haute Horology .
The new timepiece TAG Heuer is presenting us goes by the name of TAG Heuer Monaco LS Chronograph Calibre 12 Watch , a timepiece included in the legendary Monaco Collection . In the quest for being amongst the first brands in watch manufacturing to provide its clients with automatic chronographs, TAG Heuer managed to manufacture the Autavia collection, Carrera collection and Monaco collection, all of them featuring watches capable of assuring the functions of an automatic chronograph.
The new member of the collection, TAG Heuer Monaco LS Chronograph Calibre
12 Watch , represents an improved version from the watch that Steve McQueen made use in the Le Mans circuit years ago.
Always into competition and racing, TAG Heuer celebrates even now the world of sports, speed and action, encouraging its most loyal customers and fans to outdoor activities, to lead active and happy lives and to be the best in what they do.
The new Tag Heuer Monaco LS Chronograph Calibre 12 Watch features a case that measures 40.5 mm in diameter crafted from polished and brushed stainless steel, which from the combination of the polished and brushed material provides a very contemporary appearance characterized by modern design lines.
Inspired by the 2007 award winning Monaco 360 Concept Chronograph, the new Tag Heuer Monaco LS Chronograph Calibre 12 Watch's dial presents the date at 12 o'clock, the two sub-dials of the chronograph providing information regarding the hour and minute counters at 6 and respectively, 9 o'clock, while the window for the seconds is located at 3 o'clock
Inspired by the 2007 award winning Monaco 360 Concept Chronograph, the new Tag Heuer Monaco LS Chronograph Calibre 12 Watch's dial presents the date at 12 o'clock, the two sub-dials of the chronograph providing information regarding the hour and minute counters at 6 and respectively, 9 o'clock, while the window for the seconds is located at 3 o'clock
The name of the mechanism equipping this amazing Tag Heuer Monaco LS Chronograph Calibre 12 Watch is a Dubois Depraz caliber , a movement that not only assures the best accuracy of its functions, but it can also guarantee 10 meters of water resistance.
Being a tribute to the legendary Steve McQueen, the improved version of that worn back in the day by the driver was replaced on screen by the new Tag Heuer Monaco LS Chronograph Calibre 12 Watch worn by Hamilton Lewis in a movie called the Duel, whose premiere was in Paris.
The new Tag Heuer Monaco LS Chronograph Calibre 12 Watch comes accompanied by an elegant and classy black leather strap , fitted with a stainless steel clasp.

LeBron James Decides to Go to Miami with Audemars Piguet Limited Edition Watches

On the off-chance you're not a sports fan, LeBron James announced last night, in a preposterously self-centered, 1-hour special on ESPN, that he would indeed be leaving the Cleveland Cavaliers and in fact be joining his homies Chris Bosh and Dwayne Wade in Miami. Do we, as horologically centered New Yorkers, really care? Not really. If he had come to the Knicks or the Nets, sure, we'd welcome him, but he didn't, so this post is all about BronBron's wristwear choice.
The guy did choose a pretty great watch to don during such an announcement. LeBron was wearing an Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Volcano, a limited watch that retails for about $21,000.
We wonder if maybe his buddy Jay-Z has anything to do with his love for AP. After all, the Jigga man has his own watch with Audemars and even donated an AP Tourbillon to charity, which ended up selling to this guy for about $220,000.
So, love him or hate him, respect or despise his decision, you have to give the guy his dues for at least wearing a nice watch.
LeBron James, one of the top stars in today’s NBA, has just recently annouced that he would be playing with Miami Heat next year. It is definitely the most blockbuster free agent deal in the summer of 2010. During the nationally televised press conference, aka King James was wearing an beautiful wristwatch – the Royal Oak Offshore Volcano Limited Edition.
I am not sure why the watch can be found on LeBron’s wrist. Perhaps he is just among many professional athletes who prefer Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore timepieces. Maybe the orange trim is his favorite touch about the watch, as it is the commen color of basketballs. The AP Limited Edition is 42mm wide in steel, featuring a black and orange colored dial, mounted on a matching black with orange stitching crocodile strap. The heart of the watch is an in-house made automatic chronograph movement.
I should say I am a big fan of LeBron. He is the most dominent player in NBA after ShaQ’s age.With his decision to go to Miami, LeBron James, along with Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh, has composed the most powerful “Big Three” in Basketball history. They are young, strong, and all have a promising future, the biggest difference with other “Big Three or Four” in the association. However, this result has also aroused much controversy, as many people think LeBron James is young and should win the champion by himself. I believe the championship of 2010-2011 will put these to rest. No one can tell it is good or bad until June, 2011.

Jaeger-LeCoultre Grande Reverso Ultra Thin "Tribute to 1931" Limited Edition Watch

A long time ago, back in 1931, in a dusty vortex and to the accompaniment of horses’ hooves hammering, an idea was born: a watch with a dial that could protect itself from shocks, all the while offering a personalised engraved case-back. Eighty years later, the Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso has progressed from watchmaking icon to cult status.
In 2011, the Reverso will appear in even more surprising and seductive guises, while remaining loyal to its legend that continues to push the borders of creativity.
By imagining a reversible watch with a case that would revolve in order to protect the dial and expose only the metal back to shocks, the designers of the Reverso knew that they had found an effective technical answer to the challenge that was given them: “to create an elegant watch capable of surviving polo”!
They undoubtedly were not aware that their idea was gearing up to play another very different role than that of protective shield. The steel or gold back that could be made to appear by turning the case was going to write a new page in the history of watchmaking. A clean page that would make the Reverso much more than a watch: a cult object that every Reverso owner could make unique by personalising it.
After 80 years of celebrating classicism, the new Jaeger-LeCoultre Grande Reverso Ultra Thin turns revolutionary by focusing on extreme simplicity. The extremely diminutive width of Jaeger-LeCoultre Calibre 822 (at just 2.94 mm) has enabled the design engineers to build a Reverso slimmer than ever before. While the case with its generous new proportions asserts an authentic presence on the wrist, its slenderness makes it both light and comfortable to wear thanks to its subtly curved shape.
The pure dial with its vertical guilloché pattern, the restrained design of the Arabic numerals, the slim blued hands: all the aesthetic codes of the Reverso are sublimated within this ultra-thin interpretation.
And because this new Reverso is intended to be a bridge between past and present, Jaeger-LeCoultre has decided to create two Grande Reverso Ultra Thin 'Tribute to 1931' limited series in steel and in pink gold, featuring a black or white dial with dagger-shaped hands and baton-type hour-markers directly inspired by the original Reverso. The spirit of 1931 in contemporary dimensions, and all the Art Deco charm of the first Reversos interpreted in today’s language.
The Grande Reverso Ultra Thin, will be a standard production model while the Tribute to 1931 will be a limited series. This watch mimics the original Reverso by NOT carying the "JLC" name on the dial, simply "Reverso" was common with very early examples.
Inside the watch is JLC manually-wound and hand-decorated ultra-thin movement, the Caliber 822. Both the limited and non-limited Reverso will be available in steel and pink gold.

Hublot Ceramic Fusion praise of his father's unbeaten Classic

Introduction to the concept of top brands of basic models of creative
Yu Bo Classic Fusion is launched in 2004 that caused years of the Big Bang series of fashion after the cyclone, to link the past and the modern Big Bang Hublot style features the launch of a series of watches, is a low-key luxury Royal Bo style than the other types of classical choice to bring that price can also be used as the basic entry-brand models. Yu Bo table top brands holiday in his father to classic integration of modern technology, new and old ideas perfect presentation of the collision, so dedicated to his father Ceramic Fusion as the best timing tool, cross-age men to show charm of his father!
Fusion of classic and modern, cross-generation transmission alternating men
Good integration of the use of different metal materials Yu Bo table, the bold ideas to the conceptual, detailed image capture cross-age to the classic rose gold bezel, with modern high-tech black ceramic case, carbon fiber face plate, the classic elements and modern Technology clever fusion (FUSION), once again demonstrated the spirit of the brand! HUBLOT CERAMIC FUSION has a comfortable feel, natural rubber strap easy to wear, classic and modern appearance, playing the concept of creativity, is showing the classic elegance of contemporary watch design.
Intergenerational charm, traditional and modern "fusion"
Ceramic Fusion praise of his father's unbeaten Classic
Classic undefeated! Because the classic to cross the generations. Keep young professionals in the United States before the Royal Bo table is to show the father modern fashion, classic style of the immortal man! The "fusion" design profession known for its Royal Bo table to celebrate Father's Day holiday table, especially recommended HUBLOT CLASSIC FUSION Series Ceramic Fusion watch, with its fusion of modern design with classic elements of style tribute to his father the perfect man, to show cross-age men charm.

Audemars Piguet Millennium Tourbillon Chronograph Carbon Limited Edition Watch

He loves racing and its R & D team from the light texture, superb performance sports car inspired by the famous, 120 gave birth to the Millennium carbon (Carbon One) Tourbillon chronograph limited edition watch
Bezel, crown and chronograph button with shiny black pottery, and matte surface to form a beautiful contrast forged carbon case. Titanium and titanium alloy outer end of Gai AP folding clasp and extension words black tone. In exquisite detail against the backdrop of a black background, white and red scales, hours of needles, timer, power reserve display more eye-catching, so that only limited edition watch dial is particularly lively.
Beautiful movement and innovative materials under the glance in a transparent dial, black has always been the main theme of modern high-tech and sports to show the spirit of the elements of white and red dotted, reminiscent of the high-level sports car dashboard. To pay tribute to senior racing, Audemars Piguet, especially in eccentric dial at 3 o'clock the installation of a sports car like the grille inlet, in order to add this independent components, the dial must be a number of different parts.
Millennium Carbon Tourbillon Chronograph watch for fans of the Swiss high-level design, the connoisseur not only indulging in superior precision mechanical devices, but also a very appreciated one of the external components and movement, aesthetics and technical cooperation an avant-garde design.
Millennium Carbon (Carbon One) Tourbillon Chronograph with Millenary Millennium Series elliptical cross-case as a creative stage, enjoy the use of altar table Audemars Piguet only solution of the craft, including the 3D three-dimensional design and high-tech innovation material, and made one hundred percent exclusive Audemars Piguet and the integration of the tourbillon, chronograph and power reserve of up to 10 days the performance of the movement.
Millennium Carbon (Carbon One) Chronograph Tourbillon expose the transparent dial up and down the various components of the overlap effect of layering and depth to make the rich contemporary design of panoramic view of the movement: Its double-barrel concrete slab symmetrical on both sides of the timer, tourbillon bridge decks and other components has also been a new design.
Innovative materials to the black theme, in addition to the carbon system board, the upper deck with black steel, the anodic to the lower deck is aluminum material. In order to ensure harmony with the overall aesthetic design, the same case with black high-tech material that AP's proprietary forged carbon to produce. In the case inside and the edge of the mounting holes are all to be properly processed, finally showed supple velvet touch, the perfect arc of the corner, not only strong but extremely light - Millennium Carbon (Carbon One) Chronograph Tourbillon code table is only 69.44 grams of weight!

Breitling for Bentley Supersports Automatic Chronograph

A powerfully masculine timepiece, the new Bentley Supersports features a sophisticated round case, measuring 48.7 mm in diameter, which combines stainless steel and a titanium case-back, which ensures 100 meters water tightness. The sporty architecture of the case incorporates a knurled bezel inspired by the luxury car’s control buttons.
The watch features a slick black dial, with white chronograph counters and vibrant sporty red accents; fitted with steel applied hour markers it provides a multitude of functions- hours, minutes, seconds, date, ¼ sec chronograph etc.. It also features a central 60 minutes chronograph counter, direct-drive seconds sub-dial, located at 3 o’clock and a 12-hour chronograph located respectively at 9 o’clock. Furthermore, the watch is fitted with a ¼ of a second, direct-drive hand located in the dial’s center. The dial also displays date in a square window located at 6 o’clock position, balanced by the brand’s winged logo, positioned at 12 o’clock. Among the wide variety of functions ensured by this timepiece, we have to mention the fixed tachometer and the Breitling patented innovative variable tachometer fitted a circular slide rule, that provides accurate measurements of speed in any period of time, the maximum speed and the distance.
At the heart of this superb Breitling Bentley Supersports Chronograph beats an in-house, high quality automatic winding movement, the 38 jewels, Breitling 26B caliber that oscillates a t a frequency of 28,800 beats per hour, providing supreme time-keeping accuracy, COSC chronometer-certified.
The iconic Breitling for Bentley collection has been joined by a new bold watch – the Bentley Supersports. The timepiece, limited to 1,000 pieces, has been unveiled at Baselworld 2010.
The 48.7 mm case of the Bentley Supersports watch is rendered in stainless steel, while the case back is in titanium. The case construction incorporates a knurled bezel that will make you think of Bentley’s control buttons. The rotating bezel demonstrates a circular slide rule. The face of the Breitling watch is protected by a double-sided anti-reflective convex sapphire crystal. The timepiece is 100-meter water-resistant.
Breitling is a renowned member of today’s Haute Horology that carries on an uninterrupted tradition of more than one century of successful innovation and immaculate quality, being known among the watch connoisseurs worldwide as the official supplier to world aviation but also as a brand that always provided timepieces defined by bold aesthetics and unmatched precision and reliably.
Nevertheless, the prestigious brand never abandoned its quest for achieving the highest level of performance, combined with an unmistakable charismatic style defined by a powerful charismatic sophistication.
Through the years, Breitling experienced a privileged partnership with the luxury cars industry, and recently it brought another superb addition to its legendary Breitling for Bentley collection ?the new Breitling Bentley Supersports Chronograph. A beautiful chronograph model, the Bentley Supersports was unveiled at Baselworld 2010 and will surely become a collectable item, as its production was limited to 1,000 pieces.

Hublot King Power F1 Gold 48mm Special Edition 2010 Watch

As the Official Watchmaker of Formula 1, Hublot Watch is proud to celebrate the first ever Formula 1 event in Korea, the 5th Asian country on the 2010 calendar of the FIA Formula One World Championship which is the world’s most prestigious motor racing competition and the most popular annual sporting series on the planet.
To mark this historic occasion, Hublot organized on Friday 22nd of October 2010, a special event in Seoul at the prestigious Galleria Luxury Hall. Among numerous VIP guests, Mr. Alexander Wooff of Formula One Management and Song Seung-heon, actor, who is representing Asia, joined in the celebration of the prestigious Grand Prix event with Hublot. During the party the new F1 King Power watch, Hublot King Power F1 Gold 48mm Special Edition was unveiled, a special edition dedicated to Formula 1 racing. Sporting the famous F1 logo on its dial, the F1 King Power features several unique aspects never before seen on a Hublot and combines the finest know-how and manufacturing processes at the cutting edge of research and high tech materials.
This is the first time ever that Galleria Luxury Hall, Korea’s premier retailer of top luxury brands in Seoul’s exclusive Apgujeong and Cheongdam districts, hosted an individual label for such an event. Yet the match is a natural one in view of the shared values of high-end quality, creativity and authenticity. Dedicated to fashion luxury trendsetters, Galleria Luxury Hall is Korea’s first exclusive retailer of top labels, leading the luxury goods retail sector in Seoul, Gangnam area. Galleria Luxury Hall has already become one of Seoul’s famed landmarks and a favorite destination.

Audemars Piguet 2010 Millenary Chronograph Watch

Housed in the 18K rose gold case is an automatic AP 2385 movement, beating at 21,600 vph to ensure high precision. The movement offers a 40-hour power reserve and the watch is water-resistant to 20 meters. A matt-brown crocodile leather strap is available for the 2010 Millenary Chronograph timepiece, preserving the iconic sporty character and endowing the new watch with kind of exquisite beauty.
While maintaining the same off-central dial with an uncommon combination of Roman numerals for the main dial and Arabic numerals for the tachymetric scale, the 2010 AP Millenary Chronograph highlights a much more appealing colour scheme. The original Millenary chronograph model features a disgusting fusion of chocolate brown tachymetric scale, black chronograph section with silvered totalizers and then again brown inner time zone. For me its contrast with blue and rose gold-coloured numerals somehow lacks soul. I immediately thought there’s surely a much better colour scheme for AP when I got some pictures of the 2009 model.
Compared to the unbalanced design of the 2009 Millenary Chronograph, what the new MC has featured looks well-balanced and even elegant. Anthracite black, silver and then again black for the outer, middle and inner parts of the case, make up the new, contemporary colour scheme. Decorated by the rose gold Roman numerals and white Arabic numerals, the whole dial design expresses a strong sense of the level. In addition, the bright red in the central second hand adds a little sexy spicy to the harmonious layout.
The well-known Swiss watchmaker Audemars Piguet has recently presented a new 2010 model to enrich its sought-after Millenary Chronograph collection. This new entrant employs more than five colours in its overall design, revealing a very strong visual shock effect.

Chopard Happy Sport XL Series launched a new

Available for 20 years, Chopard Happy Sport watches enthralled with bold and fashion tastes of people. Latest Happy Sport XL Series, in terms of modern and original than ever, while faithful to the Happy Sport watches the essence: the famous diamond of activities designed to give the watch not only vibrant, unique and elegant temperament moving . The latest fashion styles, the use of a single color and very shocking case of 42 mm diameter, reflecting the ultimate principle of fresh and elegant.
Natural to the pretense
Happy Sport XL watch the white section, with a silver dial, extremely pure design. In order to emphasize its bright and clean and three-dimensional feeling, usually dial the number to be transferred to the top of the bezel, and Chopin's logo is just like engraved on the sapphire crystal, it is the attention focused entirely on the dial decoration. Five activities, just like a diamond only the calm sea spray thrown up the flash. Two-line method using Brilliant cut diamonds carved gift to luxury, and then with a white alligator leather strap, making this section very sophisticated sports watch in the quiet charm and enchantment to achieve the perfect between the forces balance.
Black perfect match
In the watchmaking industry and the recent resurgence of black, big sought after. This enigmatic but the classic color, full of the magic of the senses, has a natural attraction for people. We love black, because it is suitable for all occasions; even the most simple dress, because it will add elegance elegant temperament; the most introverted personality but also because of its full personality. Happy Sport XL watch black models just reflects this fusion of power and elegance. Decorated with dazzling diamonds on the dial guilloche patterns rotating fly, resulting in a sharp contrast, as the night sky in a faint lightning. With the avant-garde of the rubber strap, black watch Happy Sport XL models but exudes a more elegant, more powerful charm. This section stylish and sporty watch with any style of dress can be a perfect match, including of course the first evening, and every lady's wardrobe in an elegant all necessary, with its perfect match in the Classic - Small black dress.