Wednesday 25 May 2011

Sportive Breitling Bentley Barnato and Bentley Barnato Racing Watches

Watch Chanel: This new Breitling Bentley Barnato watch is named after the famous Bentley boy’s member “Barnato,” being full of the style of racing car elements, passed COSC and equipped with exclusive “30 seconds chronograh pointer.” There are two champions standing for the glorious racing car history of Bentley: brand new Breitling Barnato chronograph and Barnato Racing chronograph. They have got ready to show at the starting point of the racing track and meet the challenge.

Breitling Bentley Barnato chronograph (left) and Breitling Bentley Barnato Racing chronograph (right)
Breitling Bentley Barnato Chronograph
Breitling Bentley Barnato chronograph
Breitling Bentley Barnato chronograph inherits the uniuqe design style of Bentley’s cars: the knurling pattern on the bezel originates from Bentley’s symbolic pattern; red inner ring of chronograph derives from Bentley’s instrument panel. As like as Bentley’s racing cars, this Breitling Bentley watch also carries the powerful and outstanding “engine”: COSC Breitling self-winding chronograph movement with exclusive “30 seconds chronograph pointer.” Case back uses transparent sapphire crystal, which can help you to fully view the whole movement operation. The spiricle dial is available in ebony and silver white, and is embellished with three-dimensional allochroic pointers.
Breitling Bentley Barnato Chronograph
Breitling Bentley Barnato Racing chronograph
Breitling Bentley Barnato Racing chronograph stands out the special style of Breitling Bentley collection: the initiate round minute and second totalizers is indicated by two red arrows; silver skeleton disk just as the steering wheel, which is novel and enlightens me, making you associate the superkarts. The distinctive case back design, transparent sapphire crystal case back is engraved with the pattern of Bentley’s car hub. In terms of engine, Barnato Racing chronograph also carries COSC Breitling Calibre 25B movement. Its 30 seconds chronograph pointer can be accurate to 1/8 second.
Breitling Bentley Barnato Racing chronograph
Breitling 30 seconds chronograph device
These two watches are both installed with Breitling exclusive “30 seconds chronograph pointer,” which was invented by Breitling’s second CEO Gaston Breitling in 1926. What's surprising is that this 30 seconds pointer has a chronograph hand that can surround the dial for one circle – this design overturns the traditional concept of 60 second for one circle, which is accurate to 1/8 second. Nowadays this design is equipped on these two Bentley chronograph watches, providing the accuracy and great readability, which satisfies the needs of time keeping when doing sport.

Technical data:
Breitling Bentley Barnato chronograph
Movement: Breitling Calibre 25B movement, COSC, self-winding, 28,800 v.p.h., 38 jewels, chronograph accurate to 1/8 second, 30-second, 15-minute and 6-hour totalizers, calender display.
Case: Stainless steel or 18K red gold, water resistance to 100 m (330 ft/10 bar), screw-locked crown, cambered sapphire crystal glass face, double anti-reflective treatment, transparent sapphire crystal case back, diameter of 49 mm.
Dial: ebony and silver white
Strap/bracelet: Barenia calfskin leather strap, alligator leather strap, rubber strap, stainless steel bracelet.

Breitling Bentley Barnato Racing
Movement: Breitling Calibre 25B movement, COSC, self-winding, 28,800 v.p.h., 38 jewels, chronograph accurate to 1/8 second, 30-second, 15-minute and 6-hour totalizers, calendar display.
Case: stainless steel or 18K red gold, water resistance to 100 m (330 ft/10 bar), screw-locked crown, cambered sapphire crystal glass face, double anti-reflective treatment, transparent sapphire crystal case back, diameter of 49 mm.
Dial: ebony and silver white
Strap/bracelet: Barenia calfskin leather stap, alligator leather strap, rubber strap, stainless steel bracelet.

Article source: http://howtimeflies.insanejournal.com/

Tuesday 17 May 2011

New Corum Ti-Bridge Power Reserve Titanium Watch

Corum Ti-Bridge Power Reserve Titanium Watch 1
Watch-Happening: Corum released a second new timepiece which is in the name of Ti-Bridge Power Reserve. Its distinctive titanium case and horizontal baguette movement is a contemporary interpretation of the Golden Bridge spirit, what’s more, it combines with modernity and elegance, which features a perfect balance between design and technology. The heart of this watch – Caliber CO107 movement, controls the display of hour and minute hands, as well as a power-reserve.
Corum Ti-Bridge Power Reserve Titanium Watch 2
One specific feature of this Caliber CO107 movement is that it is fitted with a satellite gear train, which can be seen from the side face, but is unseen from the front. Another important characteristic is the power reserve that mounted on a graduated sliding gear and indicated by an arrow with red rim. It amounts to a maximum of three days. Allude to the exterior appearance, this Ti-Bridge Power Reserve features a grade 5 titanium case and a dial in titanium. In addition, to provide the great legibility in the dark condition, the hour and minute hands along with the power-reserve display are with luminous superluminova coating. Teamed up with a black rubber strap, this new Corum watch is closed by a folding clasp and in a limited edition of 700 pieces.


Technical data:
CO107 manual winding baguette movement; 28,800 v.p.h; 25 jewels; power reserve of 72 hours; hours, minutes, linear power reserve indicator; case diameter of 52.5x42.5 mm; fluted titanium crown; satin-finish case back; flange coated with black PVD dial; sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating glass face; black vulcanized rubber strap; titanium triple folding clasp; water resistance down to 50 meters.

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Friday 13 May 2011

New Porsche Design P’6780 Diver Black PVD Watch

Porsche Design P'6780 Diver Watch

Watch Chanel: At Baselworld 2011, Porsche Design released a new P’6780 Diver watch that had ever won the iF Award. Its case construction is composed of three-part, which are a hinged circular stainless steel inner case, a titanium bridge structure and a black caoutchouc strap. With a water resistance to a depth of 1000 m, this timpiece is equipped with an accurate self-winding movement.

Black watches are sougth-after these days, and you can also see one created many years ago by Porsche Design’s founder Professor Ferdinand Alexander Porsche. To this day, Porsche Design’s watches widely put into use matt black colour plated with durable PVD.

Attractive functionality is the main feature of this P’6780 Diver watches. In addition, the easy adjustment of the winding crown and bezel is by way of using the two upper locking pushers to unlock the hinged inner case and raising it from the safty bridge. Thanks to the perfect colour scheme of black dial and white hands, this watch has a great readibility.

The advanced sealing system omits the helium valve and screw-down crown. One solitary blue stripe on the rim which indicates the first 15 minutes and one broad, luminous minute hand with blue edge reduce the monotony of the dial. Except the above decoration, the remaining elements of the dial are coated with luminous material, further, providing the optimal underwater legibility.

As for all Porsche Design watches, we can find that it has being adhered to incorporating the new types of innovative material and useful supplementary function, which you can see applied to 1978, 1980,2004 and 2007 watch models, and so was this P’6780 Diver watch.

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Tuesday 10 May 2011

Brand New Hermes H-Our Watch

Watch-Happening: Philippe Mouquetan’s original design H-shaped case of 1966 was intertwined with Hermes style and high-class watchmaking: H-our watch proudly inherited its noble origin and brand patent. This year, it is not completely identical or completely different. Innovation embodies in the ways of pointers’ operation. Nothing but mentioned to aesthetics, it’s more appropriate to be said calm and cautious.



The H-our Small Size watch
Therefor, the watch case retains its original appearance, the reformative dial writes a new chapter rich in glamour for H-our watch. The redesigned Arabic numeral hour markers toward the center provide great legibility and feature striking geometrical style. In jewelry version, in addition to 12 o’clock, diamond substitutes for all other numeral hour markers. And pointers turn to be sword-shaped.


The H-our Medium Size watch
An attached simple tool facilitates wearers to change two straps at will. Besides traditional alligator or calfskin leather straps, there is also satin strap with flower pattern, embodying the traditional textile technology. Menhaden bone pattern is decorated with navy blue with black, ebony, red and Hermes’ red, and hazel with dark cream-coloured.



The H-our Large Size watch
The large size 32.2 mm x 32.2 mm is an H-our men model equipped with self-winding movement. Its second hand and date disply at 6 o’clock instantly show the differences between itself and quartz version. This more unique high-class mechanical model demonstrates H-our’s aesthetic elements and is embellished with the corresponding second hand which reflects the lug that constitutes the letter "H."

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Friday 6 May 2011

Geneva Watch Manufacturer Sarcar’s Watch Appreciation

Watch Chanel: In 1972, Geneva manufacturer Sarcar’s founder Mr Carlo Sarzano formulated such important concept: “Big to invincible, small to no bind.” He never thought about that this concept ever since became the guide to actions of this company, and established the fundament to company’s long-term success.

Sarcar Royal Solitaire watch
Sarcar becomes a pronoun to excellence. Today, Sarcar still insists on this principle. By means of the world’s advanced technology and the most excellent “watch masters,” they created the perfect decoration by their heart, producting the well-known limited edition watches, and many of them are numerable. In order to guarantee the final products perfectly embodying brand’s precious and unique features, all working procedures, including the diamond inlay, manual polished, graving, cutting and assembling, are seriously and meticulously completed by watch makers.

In addition to use the most precious material (gold, white gold, rose gold, gemstone, natural mother-of-pearl, diamond or decorative dial), Sarcar’s creation (especially the “Royal Solitaire” collection and revolving diamond design) is the key point to persuade the collectors. Its delicate workmanship and special taste take the lead in fashion and expressing personality.

Royal Solitaire
The vast universe always brings us endless fancy and inspiration. Sarcar’s designers try to create an incomparable watch, to show the charming splendor just as the fairy tales.

This Solitaire diamond watch presents its sparkling and concise personality, hiddening a complete and original system.

On one 1 carat cutting diamond there is a ring setting on the gemstone decorative ring, which can revolve on the diamond dial. Light can successfully pass this pure diamond, reflecting the glaring shine through every section.

To fully show the unique charm of this glorious Royal Solitaire watch, Sarcar, which has only one model, is limited to 8 pieces around the world, furthermore, Royal Solitaire uses a magnificent white gold strap instead of an understated and elegant alligator leather strap. Bezel and lugs are manually set with square cutting diamonds, showing its noble temperament. Such luxury model made by superb craftsmanship, not only visually brings us pleasure, but also takes us to a wonderful world like a fairy tale.


Sarcar Royal Solitaire men watch
A one carat cutting diamond is skillfully set on the revolving dial, making use of its gravity to elegantly rotate around the full-diamond dial. This single diamond uses the hiddened inlay technology, so the light can traverse all sections.

Round cutting diamonds are set on the 18K white gold or rose gold case, bezel and dial, emitting brilliant splendor, which reflects on this classic and elegant double alligator leather strap. This watch is likewise a limited edition.

Sarcar Royal Solitaire lady watch
Solitaire ladies watch has the same technology and aesthetics quality as the men watch. Because designers know that: ladies are looking forward to experiencing happiness as time passing.

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FRANCK MULLER DOUBLE MYSTERY Collection

Watch-Happening: Franck Muller created a complication watch that is full of art value by its excellent technology. The dial appearance shown by Double Mystery is decorated with shiny and striking gemstone and diamond by Franck Muller’s famous and classic decoration art style, contributing to the luxury style of modern art’s watch.
Franck Muller Double Mystery watch

There are many visual changes on this mysterious watch’s dial, but few watch masters can really achieve this creation. In general, the minute hand is inevitably installed inside the hour hand’s device, while this Franck Muller Double Mystery watch, whose minute hand disc outside the hour hand disc, subverts the traditional structure. It invents the impossible watch structure, and is embellished with different speed of hour and minute discs.

In this mysterious watch’s classic round case, rotating disc type hour and minute indexes are revolving on the dial along with the time, showing the pure design of Franck Muller Double Mystery collection and being full of the temperament of modern art.

Franck Muller Double Mystery is in all diamond, which is teamed up with precious rubbies and white K gold set with full diamond strap.

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Tuesday 3 May 2011

Six Watch Models for Mother’s Day

Watch Chanel: In the upcoming Mother’s Day, how do you express you love for your mother? It is a best way to give her a gift. How about a watch, which is both generous and practical. In this issue, Watch Art will introduce some special watches released by six watch brands to convey love for mother.



Summer is coming gradually, and all things are blooming. The second week in May, there is a special holiday belonging to one important person by your side – mother. She tenderly brought up us, and offered all her time and endless love.

In all ages, countless touching writings described mother love as the nicest and purest emotion. No matter poor or rich, in the heart of each child, mother love shines its purest glitter by mother’s selfless and generous heart. On this new Mother’s Day, watch brands will perfectly interpret their love to mother.
Today we MSN luxury will recommend 6 Mother’s Day watches, which allow you to express love for mother, at the same time, your mother will experience the latest watch technology and the most luxury watch design.


Van Cleef & Arpels lady Arpels Papillon watch

Lady Arpels Papillon watch’s dial appears another Van Cleef & Arpels’ symbolic pattern: butterfly. At first, I think that it is one part of Van Cleef & Arpels, which makes you associate the relaxed and happy natural scene.

Lady Arpels Papillon dial reflects the super complicated diamond technology engraved by the professional artists. Two kinds of natural mother-of-pearl are chosen on this watch: the burnished mother-of-pearl as background, the polished mother-of-pearl as the wing of butterfly.

This design interprets the famous butterfly pendant of Van Cleef & Arpels, and the exquisite mother-of-pearl wing is decorated with precious diamond. The fresh dial is rightly fit for the love for the most popular good-luck charms of ladies to Van Cleef & Arpels.

Technical data:
Three versions: round, rectangle and barrel-shaped case
DEF VVS diamond / manual set
Anti-reflective sapphire crystal glass face
Water resistance to 3 ATM (20 m)
Swiss Quartz movement
Natural white mother-of-pearl dial





Luxury brand – Cartier will release a new model on Mother’s Day, called” Cartier Cloche diamond watch.”
This watch is inspired by the table clock, which is a vintage version of Cartier 1922 antique watch. It features 18K white gold, dark purple crocodile leather stap with 18K white gold folding buckle. The dial along with 12 Roman numerals is fairly peculiar, revolving 90 degrees at anticlockwise. You must watch the time by turning your head, as like as the fault made by the watch masters. In terms of power reserve, this watch is powered by manual winding movement.




In this love season, Franck Muller specially introduces a Heart watch just as the endless love of mother and a Long Island Lady watch combined with modern mother’s beauty and firm image, which sings the praises of all mother in the world.
Franck Mulle Heart watch emphasises on the heart pattern, emitting the warm heart-shaped design in its appearance. No matter the heat-shaped pattern on the dial, or the red heart-shaped hour markers at 6 o’clock, it directly expresses mother’s love for their children.

Heart collection is available in five sizes, and white gold and rose gold, in addition to luxury and noble diamond version. It is equipped with exquisite Automatic or Quartz movement, along with crocodile leather strap, which is the best gift for Mother’s Day.




Hublot Big Bang fruit collection in Baselworld:

In the preview of Geneva new items, Hublot released four fruit watches set with natural gemstone. The shine of natural gemstone goes well with the satin black ceramic case and bezel, along with matt black dial, combining with stainless steel,titanium and alligator leather strap in same colour.



Technical data:
Ref.: 341.PX.7610.NR.1976
Case: Big Bang, diameter of 41 mm – 5N 18K rose gold
Bezel: satin, 5N 18K rose gold set with 48 andalusite or smudging quartz or sqaure topaz, 6 H-shaped screw-in titanium screws, black PVD coating, polished finished.
Dial: 8 yellow diamond
Pointers: 5N 18K rose gold
Glass face: sapphire crystal, inside and outside anti-reflective treatment
Lugs: black synthetic resin
Lateral: black synthetic resin
Case back; 5N 18K rose gold
Crown: 5 N 18K rose gold, black natural rubber insert
Buttons: 5N 18K rose gold, black natural rubber insert
Water resistance: 100 m or 10 ATM
Movement: HUB4300 Automatic chronograph
Strap: black rubber lined with jean cloth
Buckle: 5N 18K rose gold folding clasp



Burberrry / English leather strap quartz lady watch BU1753, glass face: diameter of 2.5 cm, case: diameter of 2.8, thickness: about 0.6 cm, strap: about 18 cm, weigh: about 35 g, dial: pink, strap: pink, pointer: silver, markers: silver, case: stainless steel, strap: genuine leather, glasss face: mineral.

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