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Ulysse Nardin Unveils $1 Million Royal Blue Tourbillon

By Alex Neely • Mar 10th, 2010 • Category: Horology, News & Noteworthy

Pablo Picasso had his Blue Period, and now Ulysse Nardin will follow the revolutionary, with their debut of the Royal Blue Tourbillon.
Ulysse Nardin will only release 30 pieces of this rare horological royalty. With unparalleled elegance, the Royal Blue Tourbillon defines sophistication with perfectly arranged diamonds & sapphires, cut with majestic precision.
At a diameter of [...]



Cartier Highlights Upcoming Horological Auction

By Tim Baysinger • Feb 12th, 2010 • Category: Horology, News & Noteworthy

A variety of Cartier items including a 1929 table clock, Grand sonnerie desk clock, platinum tank watch, as well as two Patek Phillipe watches, highlight Patrizzi & Co.’s upcoming auction.
Taking place on March 9th, “Timeless Emotions – Collecting Pocket Watches, Wristwatches & Clocks” will display over 150 vintage timepieces along side an astounding collection from Cartier, [...]



Support Teen Cancer Trust with CHF 400,000 Unique Hublot Watch Set

By Tim Baysinger • Feb 8th, 2010 • Category: Horology, News & Noteworthy

If you are a fan of Depeche Mode or just an avid watch collector you’ll want to hear about this unique offer.
Beginning today and running through the 24th, watchmaker Hublot and the band Depeche Mode are teaming up to offer you a one-of-a-kind deal. In support of the UK’s Teenage Cancer Trust (TCT), the two [...]



Celebrate Upcoming Olympics with $90,000 Americas White Special Edition

By Tim Baysinger • Feb 5th, 2010 • Category: Horology, News & Noteworthy

To embrace the return of the Winter Olympics’ return to North America, Richard Mille has created a special edition of his RM011 model.
Named the “Americas Four,” this watch will debut just in time when the torch is lit in Vancouver on February 12. This limited edition of 30 will – for the first time [...]



Swatch Group Opens New Tourbillon Boutique in Las Vegas

By Tim Baysinger • Feb 4th, 2010 • Category: Horology, Jewelry, News & Noteworthy

Seems the recession isn’t hitting everybody. The Swatch Group (US) Inc., a subsidiary of the Swatch Group, has recently opened up its third American Tourbillon boutique in Las Vegas. A unique multi-brand watch and jewelry network, Tourbillon boutiques bring you the best of the best in one place.
Situated at Crystals in City Center, this boutique [...]



Watch and Jewelry World Getting Ready for Baselworld 2010

By Tim Baysinger • Feb 4th, 2010 • Category: Horology, Jewelry, News & Noteworthy

For the 38th time, the best and brightest in the jewelry and watch world will descend on the city of Basel from March 18-25.
At Baselworld, only the “Who’s who” of the industry are featured, with some 2,000 of the top watch and jewelry makers on hand. New products, innovations, and trends will all be on [...]



$400,000 Dual Tow Ready for Black Tie Affair

By Tim Baysinger • Feb 2nd, 2010 • Category: Horology, News & Noteworthy

Dual Tow, which was released early last year by watchmaker Christophe Claret, has unveiled a new version in a black and white tuxedo style.
This new combination of colors represents titanium as a material for the complex watch case. Claret’s workshop has innovative machines that are not found anywhere else. The watch case is made up [...]



$400,000 Black Pearl a Swashbuckling Adventure

By Tim Baysinger • Jan 22nd, 2010 • Category: Horology, News & Noteworthy

Feeling like you belong out on the open sea? Then the new HD3 Complications Black Pearl is for you.

With a design taken right out of the pages of pirate lore, this watch lets you see the entire inner mechanism. A hatch on the 9 o’clock side of the case stands as a throwback to [...]



Vacheron Constantine to Unveil New Watches at SIHH

By Tim Baysinger • Jan 12th, 2010 • Category: Horology, News & Noteworthy

Vacheron Constantine has been around since 1755, making it one of the oldest watch manufactures in the world. In an effort to celebrate part of its history, the 250 year old company will unveil two new pieces: Historiques Ultra-fine 1955, and 1968.
 
Bolstering its “Historiques” collection, these two new creations are directly inspired by its heritage, [...]



New $1.3 Million Blancpain Covered in Diamonds

By Tim Baysinger • Jan 6th, 2010 • Category: Horology, News & Noteworthy

For more than 250 years, thirteen generations of watchmakers have passed through Blancpain’s workshop, each one handing down their own expertise and creativity. The Swiss brand, which has been described by CEO Marc A. Hayek as “a little bit crazy,” has done it once more with their newest piece, the Specialities Tourbillon Diamants.
 
This watch features [...]