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Reliability and Luxury from Breguet

Wed, 04 Mar 2009 15:01:12 +0300

Breguet is associated with most accurate, most complicated and most luxuriously designed watches. Breguet is a brand that was founded about two centuries ago. More than two hundreds of years ago and now watches from Breguet are chosen by watch aficionados from all over the world. Watch connoisseurs from all over the world like wristwatches from Breguet for outstanding quality and most beautiful design. If you compare chronographs from Breguet you will see that these wrist watch models are unique ones. These wristwatches are designed with much respect towards the greatest traditions of the art of watch manufacturing as well as to modern technologies that provide new nice possibilities for watch companies.

Breguet was started by Abraham Louis Breguet, who was born in Nauchatel, Switzerland. When Breguet was twelve his parents divorced and his mother married again. 10 years later the boy's step-father decided to leave Nauchatel for Paris to work at a watch workshop there and took Abraham Louis with him. In Paris Breguet worked at the watch workshop where he penetrated into the secrets of horology and went to a college where he learned mathematics.

In 1775 Abraham Louis Breguet, being a young craftsman founded his first watch store in Paris, where his nice wrist watch models won great succes with French aristocracy.

During French revolution Breguet moved to Switzerland where he launched his watch company. 1795 was the year when the craftsman came back, established again his workshop and continued manufacturing fantastic chronographs for the most demanding watch admirers. In France he launched
his own mechanism for ordinary watches and chronographs with repeaters.

In the start of the 19th century first Breguet stores were established abroad.

In 1783 the queen of France Marie Antoinette ordered from Breguet a highly complicated timepiece. Development and assembling of the watch model Marie Antoinette took a decade, this was enormously complicated timepiece.

Invertors Developed the Most Accurate Clock in the World

Fri, 15 Feb 2008 19:31:14 +0300

Inventors have developed what they claim to be world's most accurate atomic clock. This clock makes a huge step towards improving the precision of navigation around the world.

Inside and Outside of World's Most Famous Swiss Watchmaking Companies

Fri, 07 Sep 2007 23:36:02 +0400

You surely have heard a lot and seen marvelous mechanical watches made by Swiss watchmakers. Being a collector or watch enthusiast is not necessary if you adore art and exclusive design. Mechanical timepieces are surely amazing, but have you ever wondered where these watches are made and where watchmaking professionals work to create complicated mechanisms?

Time and Speed in the Same Price Range

Fri, 13 Jul 2007 16:29:27 +0400

Speed and comfort is almost all that one needs to reach his or her goal in time. This article takes into consideration some of the most amazing and complicated mechanical timepieces and some of the world's most expensive cars; what is most impressive is that both watches and cars are found in the same price range.

IWC Mark XV Watch - Tom Cruise's Choice for Vanilla Sky

Wed, 04 Jul 2007 22:45:44 +0400

The IWC Mark XV watch is featured on the wrist of Tom Cruise who played the main character in 'Vanilla Sky'. The movie directed by Cameron Crowe is the mixture of science fiction, romance and psychological thriller, also starring Penelope Cruise and Cameron Diaz.

Vacheron Constantin - Exclusivity in Everything

Fri, 29 May 2009 10:49:28 +0400

Les Cabinotiers Skeleton Minute Repeater - Watch's Peculiarity

The Les Cabinotiers Skeleton Minute Repeater watch is a genuine work of art. The timekeeping wonder appeared due to horological achievement and expertise of Vacheron Constantin's watchmakers. The timepiece is powered by the most sophisticated Vacheron Constantin movement and features the finest skeleton, both distinctions united under the platinum case. This work of art is launched in a limited number of just 15 pieces. Moreover, Les Cabinotiers Skeleton Minute Repeater watch deserves special attention of watch enthusiasts as the world??? slimmest ever created skeleton minute repeater watch.

The watch is elaborately decorated - half of the basic movement is delightfully cut away. It provided the timepiece with supreme lightness and elegance. The watch's transparence is due to the amazing fact the sapphire dial's thickness never exceeds thirty-hundredths of a millimeter. Vacheron Constantin's creation is a wonderful means to watch the time passing by. Les Cabinotiers Skeleton Minute Repeater watch is really worth to be called an item of luxury destined for just few most passionate ( and, naturally, wealthy) watch connoisseurs.

Skeleton Watch "Phenomenon"

Why are skeletonized timepieces so appealing? The secret of their success is evident - a real lover of the horology world is fascinated by the ability to enjoy watching the entire movement of the piece as well as appreciate timekeeping complications and displays.

The history of Franck Muller watches

Sat, 04 Apr 2009 11:46:47 +0400

Some watch admirers are sure that all well known companies are companies with long history, however, this is wrong as Franck Muller being well known in all over the world is a watch manufacture that does not have a very long history. Franck Muller founded his company in 1991 and from the very start it was understood that the brand will enjoy enormous success in the world of watch manufacturing.

Franck Muller was the talented craftsman who founded the brand. Motherland of Franck Muller is Switzerland - the area where the world's greatest wristwatches are produced. From the very youth Franck Muller was interested in watches.
The world of watch manufacturing knew Frank Muller long before his company produced the first wristwatch. While he was a student at a watch college Franck Muller became very famous with specialists from all around the world as a great watch restorer. While restoring wristwatches Franck Muller came to the conclusion that a watch ought not be only accurate, it should look elegant and amaze by its design, only in this case it will be considered excellent. This experience inspired Franck Muller and he dared create his own wristwatches. 1992 was the great year when Franck Muller opened his watch brand. This company was the brightest event in the world of horology in 1992. The first wristwatch collection from Franck Muller that became a sensation in the world of watch manufacturing was ??intree Curvex.

Havana models with stylish design brown colors of which reminded of Havana cigars enriched Cintree Curvex collection in 1997.

1998 was marked by plenty of new watch models, such as the new collection Conquistador that included timepieces with beautiful aggressive sports design of the dials. Also in 1998 the company produced the world's thinnest tourbillion that broke the record that was set in 1945. This is a truly unique wristwatch model that came in a luxurious casket that is shaped as an egg and adorned with most beautiful diamonds.

The year 1999 was marked by Caliber 99 - bilateral chronograph with perpetual calendar, minute repeater and most elegant diamonds adorning the case. Other events of that year are: King Conquistador chronograph, the model Limited, the new Cintree Curvex with big date indications as well as the model Master Banker with 2 time zones.

IWC Aquatimer 2009 - The Aquatimer Deep Two

Sat, 07 Feb 2009 00:51:18 +0300

With yesterday's Collectors' Meeting of IWC were also the new models Aquatimer 2009(Aquatimer Deep Two, Aquatimer Chronograph Edition Galapagos Islands, Aquatimer Chronograph, Aquatimer Chronograph in rose gold and the Aquatimer Automatic 2000) the first time, a somewhat wider public.

The Aquatimer Deep Two, the diver's watch with a mechanical depth gauge is once again on board. It has everything a diver needs for his safety.

TAG Heuer signs Leonardo DiCaprio as Brand Ambassador

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 23:53:55 +0300

January 29, 2009 - TAG Heuer introduced actor and environmental activist Leonardo DiCaprio as its newest ambassador. DiCaprio replaces Brad Pitt, whose six-year contract ended last month.

The three-year agreement is a unique one for TAG Heuer and DiCaprio, with the royalties generated from the deal going to support the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and Green Cross International. In addition, a multi-million dollar commitment from Mr. DiCaprio will go to support environmental charities.

New Montres Millenary Pianoforte Watch from Audemars Piguet

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 20:05:52 +0300

This is a sneak preview of Audermars Piguet's new collection of timepieces for men. The full collection of the Swiss watch manufacturer will be available at the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie in Geneva, starting April 7 and till April 12, 2008.

Omega Introduced "OMEGA Mission Hills World Cup" - New Double Eagle Co-Axial Chronograph Versions

Sat, 22 Sep 2007 02:51:30 +0400

To commemorate its status as the title sponsor of a very prestigious global golf team event, which is also considered to be one of the oldest, one of the most popular Swiss watch brands, Omega, introduced its new Double Eagle Co-Axial Chronograph, the name of which is "Omega Mission Hills World Cup".

Seiko Credor Spring Drive Sonnerie

Mon, 03 Sep 2007 22:26:37 +0400

The Credor Spring Drive Sonnerie, the iconic Seiko watch, was presented to the horology world at Baselworld exhibition in 2006. The new model became the successful successor of the Seiko Spring Drive, a timepiece created to offer the pure and natural motion of time. With the Credor Spring Drive Sonnerie, the Seiko watch-makers wanted to express the time passage not only by the smooth movement of the hands across the watch's dial but also through the purest sound ever produced by a timepiece.

Breitling Presents Two New Flying B Models

Thu, 23 Aug 2007 22:50:33 +0400

The new Breitling Flying B N°3 is housed in a slightly smaller-sized case. However, the timepiece has inherited the harmonious refinement and boldness of the distinctively rectangular-shaped Flying B case. The Breitling watch-makers created the Flying B N 3 with an absolutely new look of the face, having completely redesigned the watch's dial.

Spring Drive's Beginning

Tue, 21 Aug 2007 00:43:58 +0400

Seiko considers its Spring Drive to be the second by importance watch ever developed by the company. The story of the Seiko Spring Drive started back in 1977. Yoshikazu Akahane, a young engineer of Seiko watches in Japan was overwhelmed by the idea to invent a mechanical timepiece that would provide the same level of accuracy as a quartz watch.

Spring Drive - Seiko's Marketing and Technical Milestone

Tue, 14 Aug 2007 18:26:09 +0400

The development of the Seiko Spring Drive was based upon the company's great expertize in the field of both mechanical technology and quartz watches. The Spring Drive has incorporated four peculiar features: new mainspring, refined winding system, new system of time regulation and glide-motion hands.