Savonnette White Quartz Pocket Watch & Chain: Tissot

Pocket watches have been a signature at luxury watchmaker Tissot, since 1853.

Tissot has introduced their latest watch release. They have redesigned one of their signature pocket watch pieces, the Savonnette White Quartz Pocket Watch & Chain. Price is $275.

The new Tissot Savonnette White Quartz Pocket Watch & Chai keep the romance of timekeeping alive with it’s modern but classic design.


Lady Heart Ladies White Automatic Classic Watch: Tissot

The stylish Lady Heart Ladies White Automatic Classic Watch by Tissot conveys a feminine charm and charisma.

The ladies watch features fine automatic movement that’s visible on the mother of pearl dial and crocodile leather strap. Price is $850.

Courtesy of: Hublot

Using a uniform range of black tones, luxury watchmaker Hublot has defined the term “invisible visibility” with the Black Caviar Bang luxury watch.

Now utilizing only black diamonds, Hublot created the ultimate, $1 million luxury watch – Black Caviar Bang.

The design of the Black Caviar Bang is incredible and the setting is quite complex. The watch features unusual lines of the Big Bang case. They are round but interestingly with sharp angles.

The Black Caviar Bang by Hublot is the highest level of micro-mechanic elegance.

The case is made with 18-karat white-gold and packed with 322 beautiful diamond baguettes.

Just when you think you can’t find another diamond, the Hublot Black Caviar surprises you. Diamonds are everywhere.

Hublot has also included 179 diamonds on the bezel, as well as30 encrusted on the watch clasp.

The Black Caviar Bang is powered by the Hub Solo T tourbillon movement.

The million dollar Hublot Black Caviar Bang is only available in very limited quantities. Due to the intricate design, it takes over 2,000 hours to make each watch.

http://www.hublot.ch/

Highball Pocket Watch Collection From Nixon

Offering a luxury pocket-watch style design with new range, the Highball Pocket Watch Collection from Nixon really makes a statement.

The Highball Pocket Watch Collection from Nixon takes us on a trip to old-world class.  The Highball Collection from Nixon offers a trio of watch products that are styled to look like a pocket watch.

The Highball Collection comes with a leather-clad, clam-shell lid plus a stainless steel chain, amongst other rich elements that make watch very appealing.

The trio of Highball pocket watch products features your choice of colors schemes – black and gold, all black, or black with silver features.

The Highball Pocket Watch Collection from Nixon is self-winding, so one doesn’t need to wind it to keep running.

I like the three-hand design, which features a separate second dial. This capability gives you creative ways of keeping track of time.

A seconds sub-dial featured on the south of the face makes it easier to read the time. This second dial is located within a leather inlay with a hardened mineral crystal window on the lid and caseback.

If this throw-back style, pocket watch isn’t for you, consider the Nixon digital watch option which can be worn on your wrist. The Nixon x Hawaii Lodown watch is a limited-edition timepiece from the watchmaker.

Caroline Murat – Queen of Naples

Luxury watchmaker Montres Breguet, will pay tribute to the Queen of Naples through an exhibition held in Geneva’s Cité du Temps.

The exhibition in Cite du Temps celebrates the 200th anniversary of the creation of the first wristwatch in horological history.

Ordered in 1810 by Caroline Murat, sister of Napoleon and Queen of Naples, the wristwatch was completed and delivered in 1812. In addition, Breguet also plans to immortalize the 10th anniversary of its stellar Reine de Naples ladies’ watch collection.

The Queen of Naples long admired the work of Abraham-Louis Breguet, and ordered a number of watches from him, including the aforementioned first wristwatch.

The No. 2639 model was made for Caroline Murat but has never been found, creating an unsolved timepiece mystery. The Breguet company archives has retraced this historical retrospective of the unprecedented creation of this unique wristwatch.

The exhibition in Cité du Temps will immerse show visitors into a feminine atmosphere, where they gradually discover the history of this watch model and all its fascinating mysteries.

Petite Heure Minute Dragon Watch by Jaquet Droz

Luxury watchmaker Jaquet Droz has introduced a new luxury watch celebrating the Chinese New Year – Petite Heure Minute Dragon.

The Petite Heure Minute Dragon watch shows two Chinese dragons fighting over a flaming pearl. This fine, luxury watch is a precious timekeeper that sparkles with exceptional brilliance.

Long part of ancient Chinese culture, the dragon has always fascinated men and women in power. A pearl symbolizes phenomenal power and representing happiness as well as the wisdom of the Emperor and the righteousness of his decisions.

Swiss Jaquet Droz has formed the powerful combination of the Imperial Dragon and the pearl into a premier luxury watch that honors both the Chinese New Year and the Year of the Dragon.

With the stunning look of the Petite Heure Minute Dragon watch, Jaquet Droz has applied a new technique to one of its most iconic watch creations. Jaquet Droz has added infinitesimal flakes of gold to its pigments. The unique challenge resulted in their talented painters to work for an entire week to give each luxury timepiece spectacular radiance and unparalleled dimension.

The size of the watch’s off-centred subdial offers dialmakers a perfect canvas on which to express their art to the fullest. The result is an artist’s dream – against an ivory background of Grand Feu enamel, two dragons fight over the pearl.

The Petite Heure Minute Dragon watch by Jaquet Droz features a 43-mm watchcase in addition to streamlined lancine hands which are also made of gold. Subtle touches of red enhance the powerful imagery of the drawing.

A mechanical self-winding double-barrel movement is powered by a weight of 22-carat white gold.

The Jaquet Droz Petite Heure Minute Dragon Watch is being issued in a very limited edition. Only 88 watches were produced. Each luxury timepiece features an engraved number, a power reserve of 68 hours and water resistance down to 30 metres.

Pierre DeRoche has long been recognized as one of the premier luxury watchmakers in the world. Pierre DeRoche was founded by Pierre Dubois and his family has a successful history in the art of watch making.

Now in time for the holidays, you can own or buy for a loved one the new fine luxury watch from Pierre DeRoche – the GrandCliff Diamond Ice.

The GrandCliff Diamond Ice from Pierre DeRoche is a self winding luxury watch with Dubois Dépraz movement and features about 1.28 total cts consisting of 64 sparkling diamonds the surround the watch.

The luxurious looking GrandCliff Diamond Ice watch is water resistant down to 100 meters and features a sapphire crystal glare-proof glass plus the watch function has a cut-out and engraved oscillating weight.

The Pierre DeRoche watch also comes with an alligator strap consisting of a steel folding clasp.

You can purchase the luxury GrandCliff Diamond Ice watch for a retail price of $17,305.

Montegrappa NeroUno

Montegrappa is Italy’s most revered manufacturer of fine writing instruments. Montegrappa recently announced the availability of their first collection of automatic, luxury wristwatches – NeroUno.

Since 1912, Montegrappa has been manufacturing high-quality writing instruments in the same historic building in Bassano del Grappa, North East Italy.

By collaborating with several of the finest Swiss watchmakers, Montegrappa has developed its own line of luxury timepieces to complement and expand on the timeless beauty and peerless quality of Montegrappa’s NeroUno pen and cuff link collections.

The new luxury NeroUno timepieces were launched by Montegrappa at this years Baselworld 2011 luxury watch show in Switzerland. This superbly modern watch by Montegrappa features a contemporary case boasting sapphire crystals with anti-glare coating. Water resistant up to 5ATM (40m) to protect the Swiss automatic mechanical movements.

Montegrappa decided to choose one of the world’s most successful and dependable calibers for its three-hand model automatics – the revered ETA-2824.

Montegrappa NeroUno

Montegrappa NeroUno watches feature the sporty designed “Skeleton Date” where the date disk is visible through a clear window and are available in three exclusive models: a brushed steel version with black dial and steel bracelet; brushed 5N rose gold PVD version with brown dial and brown leather strap with crocodile pattern; and an exceptional set which includes an all-black watch with rubber band plus matching NeroUno roller ball pen and cuff-links.

Adding to the exclusivity of the design, each watch is only available in a limited quantity of 999 for each model.

The Montegrappa NeroUno watch collection is available now, just in time to be added to the top of the holiday gift list for the watch aficionado.

To learn more about the Montegrappa NeroUno luxury watch and all Montegrappa products, please visit www.montegrappa.com

Jaquet Droz – Petite Heure Minute

Luxury watchmaker Jaquet Droz has introduced its latest design collection, the Petite Heure Minute 35_HR watch.

This new luxury watch from Jaquet Droz features a 35-mm diameter and new format.

Jaquet Droz is presenting three new timepieces whose watch-case is only 35 mm in diameter, a tribute to the skill and excellence of each craftsman involved in its fabrication.

Jaquet Droz has endowed the Petite Heure Minute and its new case with the 2653 self-winding mechanical movement. Mechanical virtuosity meets deliciously feminine refinement.

The azure blue stone of the Petite Heure Minute Aventurine  espouses the deep blue of its satin strap.

As for the Petite Heure Minute Ivory Enamel, the gleam of red gold brings out the unique tonality and grain of the enamel, whose beauty is as great as the temperature needed to fix its hue.

Lastly, the luminous mother-of-pearl of the Petite Heure Minute Mother-of-Pearl brings various things to mind: the gleam of a star, the perfect balance of classical architecture and the sumptuous quality of precious fabrics.

Breitling Montbrillant 01 limited edition luxury Swiss watchmaker Breitling is writing a brand new chapter in the history of the Montbrillant chronograph.

For the first time the watch is being equipped with Caliber 01, which is a high-performance movement that was entirely developed and produced in the company workshops. Breitling Montbrillant 01 is a limited series watch that’s completely dedicated to style and accomplishment.

Endowed with a look inspired by the 1940s and 50s and featuring a circular slide rule for pilots, the Montbrillant chronograph by Breitling was named after the building on Montbrillant Street, in the heights of La Chaux-de-Fonds, which housed the Breitling workshops from 1892 to 1979.

It was in these premises that the brand developed the inventions and improvements that were to change the face of the wrist chronograph, including the first independent pushpiece (1915), the second independent pushpiece (1934) and the first selfwinding chronograph (1969). This was also where Breitling produced its first onboard chronographs that contributed to its status as “official supplier to world aviation” during the boom of air transport on propeller-powered and subsequently jet aircraft.

Today, the Montbrillant is associating its name with another milestone in the history of the brand with the winged B by hosting Breitling’s Caliber 01, the most reliable and efficient of all selfwinding chronograph movements, produced using a revolutionary assembly process. The Montbrillant 01 Limited is issued in twin editions of 2,000 in steel and 200 in red gold, with the individual number engraved at 9 o’clock on the case middle.

The Mercury Silver dial of the Montbrillant 01 Limited watch features elegant hands, the traditional central hundredth of a second counter, and an 18K gold version of the stylized B that served as the brand symbol until the mid-20th century.

A transparent sapphire crystal caseback provides generous views of Breitling’s Caliber 01, chronometer-certified by the COSC (Swiss Official Chronometer Testing Institute), with its column wheel and its original structure.

The luxury Montbrillant 01 Limitedatch by Breitling is definitely a collector’s piece for all those with a love of history in movement.

Gucci

A luxurious diamond Gucci watch is a gift she will definitely never forget.

There are now more diamond luxury Gucci watches to choose from than ever before.

A surprising announcement was made in the luxury market. Swatch Group has terminated its alliance with Tiffany & Co. and ended its partnership.

Swatch Group has blamed U.S. jeweler Tiffany & Co. for blocking the development of their watch joint venture. The partnership between the Swatch Group & Tiffany & Co. was to develop a luxury watch line.

Swatch claimed damages from the luxury jeweler for loss of long-term future business. There is also talk that Tiffany could become a corporate takeover target.

Earlier this year, Swatch Group Chairwoman Nayla Hayek stated that back in 2007, Tiffany Watch Co. was created to manufacture Swiss-made watches under the Tiffany trademark. Unfortunately, the luxury watch line showed disappointing sales and the watches apparently were were not well displayed in Tiffany’s stores.

Swatch stated in a press release, “Today Swatch Group terminated its cooperation contracts with Tiffany & Co. This action became necessary following Tiffany & Co.’s systematic efforts to block and delay development of the business.”

Tiffany responded to the Swatch Group claim by explaining it did honor its partnership agreement obligations with Swatch, as well as stated that Swatch did not make the necessary commitments to develop the new watch business.

According to Swatch, the Swiss company expects that Tiffany Watch Co. will be allowed to ramp down the current business over the next two years once the partnership contracts have been officially terminated.

I’m sure we will be reading much more about this in the coming months as additional information is uncovered and distributed to the media.