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Zenith Defy Xtreme Stealth

The Zenith Defy Xtreme Stealth watch is the ultimate sports watch. Bold, rugged, and extremely water-resistant.
The Defy Xtreme Stealth features a rugged 46.5mm titanium case, multi-tiered dial with the base dial made of black carbon-fiber and the raised sub-dials made of brushed aluminum, chronograph stop-watch functions with nine-branched silver propeller shaped 30 minute counter sub-dial, [...]

Patek Philippe Magazine

The award-winning Patek Philippe Magazine, launched in 1996 exclusively for the owners of Patek Philippe watches, expresses a unique philosophy.
The publication is designed to feature all aspects of excellence with brilliant images and eloquent stories. It presents the timepieces and showcases the watchmaking prowess of the brand, accented with a multitude of cultural themes [...]

The Rolex Bible

The name Rolex is recognized around the world. It has become an icon of beauty, quality, accuracy, style, and taste. While there are other fine manufacturers of timepieces, none has reached this pinnacle of public respect and acclaim.
The watches produced by Rolex over the last 100 years are celebrated in this lavishly illustrated classic, [...]

Read More » 1 commentJuly 4, 2010

Harmonious Oscillator

IImier de Ramstein granted a tax exemption for anyone willing to make their home on the Haut Plateau of the Jura. From the 1400s, the conferring of this exemption enabled many settlers to come to the region and build farms. Harsh winters forced farmers to find trades. They produced tools and were involved in lace [...]

Read More » No commentJune 23, 2010

Luxury on Sale in Bangkok

Bangkok bargain-hunters will be pleased to know that the frowns have gone from the Land of Smiles.
Only three weeks or so after the end of violent anti-government protests in Bangkok, the welcome mat is being rolled out.
The city’s tourism industry is wasting no time in dishing out big discounts to woo tourists. Five-star hotel chains, [...]

Read More » 1 commentJune 21, 2010

Vertalis Tourbillon

Technique of the Tourbillon
Representing the very principle of the tourbillon, the fact of fitting the entire escapement within a mobile carriage services to cancel out the effects of gravity and to improve rating precision. Thus united inside their mobile carriage, the balance and its spring, the lever wheel and the lever perform a complete rotation [...]

Read More » No commentJune 14, 2010

Howard Hughes Patek Philippe for Auction

Here’s a vintage watch worth owning, it is a Patek Philippe Ref. 1463, owned by the famous U.S. aviator, entrepreneur, movie producer and billionaire.
Howard Hughes (b: December 24, 1905 – d: April 5, 1976). It will be auctioned on June 16, 2010 by Christie’s. Its value is estimated at $150,000 – $200,000.
Reportedly, this is the [...]

Read More » 1 commentJune 4, 2010

Patek Set Record

A unique Patek Philippe watch has been snapped up at an auction for £3.76 million.
It is rumoured to have been purchased by a private museum in Switzerland and is believed to have been sold for more than double the pre-sale estimate.
The timepiece is now believed to have set a new record for a yellow gold [...]

Read More » 1 commentMay 14, 2010

Scuderia Ferrari One

In the world of fine watches, Cabestan is one of the brands that is driven by a continuous desire to revolutionize and accomplish the impossible, and their collaboration with Ferrari is sure to take the horological artistry to the levels never seen before.
Their first cooperative project has given birth to this amazing timepiece dubbed [...]

Tradition Fusée Tourbillon 7047

Breguet makes much of its associations with Enlightenment-era watchmaking, and few pieces exemplify this better than the frosted-gold surfaces of the La Tradition series. But with a slight adjustment in aesthetics and technology, these watches quickly jump to the forefront of the craft in the 21st century.
This year’s Tradition Fusée Tourbillon 7047 is rendered in [...]

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