Here’s the rather nice Carl F. Bucherer ‘Manero Big Date Power’.
Containing the in-house Bucherer caliber CFB 1964 automatic movement, it features a power reserve and big date complications.
The 40mm case comes in stainless steel or in 18kt rose gold.
The crystal is sapphire and it is water resistant to 30 meters.
Other variants can be had with diamonds on the bezel.
A slightly unusually named limited run of 50 from Jaeger-LeCoultre.
The blue Grande Reverso ‘email’ houses a mechanical manual-wind in-house caliber 822.
It is tested at the factory for 1,000 hours.
The case is water resistant to 30 meters.
Another subtle piece from Graham for those shy and retiring folks amongst us.
The $10,000 Chronofighter Oversize Diver is a 47mm black PVD stainless steel model.
The crystal is an AR-coated sapphire and it is water resistant to 330 meters.
It features a Helium escape valve.
Movement is the Swiss automatic Graham caliber G1734 with 27 jewels, 28,800 vph and a power reserve of 48 hours.
It is equipped with an Incabloc shock absorber (this device reduces the shock people feel when they see the size of your watch ;0)
Produce just one watch for Only Watch 2011? Pah! How passé!
Frédérique Constant amp things four-fold up with this, the ‘Family Set’.
Read on for their full press release.
[Press Release] A unique Family Set of Timepieces by Frederique Constant will be auctioned on September 22nd, 2011 at 4pm GMT in Monaco. It gives us great pleasure to announce that Swiss luxury watchmaker, Frédérique Constant will once again take part in the “ONLY WATCH 2011″ auction to be held in Monte Carlo, Monaco on 22 September 2011, under the high patronage of His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco.
As in previous years, all participating watch brands will rally around a single cause: contributing to raising money for the Association Monégasque Contre les Myopathies (Monaco Association against Myopathies), an association that undertakes research on Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, a rare genetic disorder affecting one in every 3’500 baby boys. Each watchmaker will donate one (or multiple) unique timepiece(s), created especially for the occasion.
‘During the period 2009-2010, in excess of EUR 3 million were paid out to 15 scientific partners and their teams of 90 researchers and clinicians based in five different countries: United States, France, Italy, the UK and Switzerland. It is extraordinary to be able to make such a major contribution to the development of new therapeutic treatments for sufferers of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy’ said Luc Pettavino.
Participating for the third year, the Geneva watchmaker Frédérique Constant will be donating a ‘Unique Family Set of Unique Pieces’ to the auction. This set consists of four timepieces, one for each member of a family.
The father will receive a ‘Maxime Manufacture Automatic’ in 18-carat pink gold with a delicate silver sunray dial and brown leather strap, while the new, supremely elegant ‘Amour Heart Beat Ladies Automatic’ watch in 18-carat pink gold with vanilla finish will seduce all mothers alike.
The children won’t feel left out, as they will be able to sport their very first Swiss watch, designed to fit them perfectly. The ‘Frederique Constant Juniorâ Lady’ in steel with a diamond-set bezel is perfect for the daughter in search of the perfect accessory, while the ‘Frederique Constant Juniorâ Chronograph’ with its silver dial and eye-catching red hour markers will appeal to the son.
Naturally, each of these four timepieces will have the words, ‘Only Watch 2011 – Family Set Unique Piece’ engraved on its case back.
The watches will come together in a single, beautifully handcrafted family box, bearing an engraved plaque commemorating ONLY WATCH 2011.
Archimede have released the ‘Sport Taucher M’ range.
The 41.55m models all have a stainless steel bezel and a choice of stainless, sharkskin(!) or rubber strap.
They have an AR-coated sapphire crystal and are water resistant to 300 meters.
Movement is the Swiss automatic ETA caliber 2824-2 with 25 jewels, 28,800 vph and a power reserve of 42 hours.
Priced at $895.
Just a quick one for fans of Anonimo.
Thought you might be interested in their 2011 catalogue which we’ve posted online here. (we’re nice like that ;-) ).
Enjoy!
Piaget’s contribution to Only Watch 2011 is this one-off black PVD Altiplano Skeleton piece.
Contrasting the black are the gold hands and accents.
Case: 18-carat white gold with a black PVD treatment
Movement: Piaget 838P ultra-thin mechanical hand-wound with black PVD treatment, 4N pink gold screws, sunray guilloché motif, mainplate and bridges beveled, drawn out with a file and circular-grained by hand.
Functions: hour, minute, small seconds at 10 o’clock
Polished Dauphine hands with pink gold finishing
Flange: Black
Hand-sewn black alligator strap with black PVD-coated 18-carat white gold pin buckle
Black alligator strap with a 18-carat white gold pin buckle with a black PVD treatment
Somebody in Audemars Piguet’s ‘Corporate Clock Sales’ department is clearly doing a grand job.
I noticed the other day their clocks adorning the wall of an airline lounge, and the brand has been chosen by the Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts as their timepiece of choice.
AP’s wall clocks follow their classic octagonal Royal Oak style.
106 will be installed in such diverse locations as Buenos Aires, Beverly Hills, Chicago, Houston, Las Vegas, Miami, Mexico City, and New York City.
The end.
(yes, it’s a fairly slow news day ;-) ).
Carlos Puyol, talented Spanish footballer and alleged love-child of Kevin Keegan & Glenn Medeiros (‘are you sure about that?’ Ed.), has provided some input into a new collection of watches – the CP5 range.
The shaggy-haired maestro wears the number 5 shirt, hence the name (Carlos Puyol 5) and the prominence of the number on the watch-dial.
An rotating inner bezel marks out the 45 minute half of a game.
The CP5 collection is available in four different finishes: polished-satin finished steel, black steel, polished-satin finished steel and black steel, and black steel and pink gold.
Depending on the model, they’ll retail for around 1200-1400 Euros and are available from selected European retailers or the CP5 website.
Model Reference: ST01 – STAINLESS STEEL
Movement: Self-winding Swiss Made.
Functions: Hours, minutes, central seconds and date.
Case: Stainless steel 316 L polish-satin finish 47,40 x 48,60.
Back: Stainless steel 316 L polish-satin finish, fixed by screws, water resistance 5 bar.
Crowns: Stainless steel screwed.
Dial: Black with Arabic numerals
Bezel: Mechanical rotating inner bezel, graduated 45 minutes plus additional time.
Glass: Sapphire anti-reflective.
Strap: Black rubber.
Retail price: 1200 Euros
Model Reference: ST02 – STAINLESS STEEL AND STAINLESS STEEL IP BLACK
Movement: Self-winding Swiss Made.
Functions: Hours, minutes, central seconds and date.
Case: Stainless steel 316 L polish-satin finish and Stainless steel IP Black 47,40 x 48,60.
Back: Stainless steel 316 L polish-satin finish, fixed by screws, water resistance 5 bar.
Crowns: Stainless steel IP Black screwed.
Dial: Black with Arabic numerals
Bezel: Mechanical rotating inner bezel, graduated 45 minutes plus additional time.
Glass: Sapphire anti-reflective.
Strap: Black rubber.
Retail price: 1200 Euros
Model Reference: ST03 – STAINLESS STEEL IP BLACK
Movement: Self-winding Swiss Made.
Functions: Hours, minutes, central seconds and date.
Case: Stainless steel IP Black 47,40 x 48,60.
Back: Stainless steel IP Black fixed by screws, water resistance 5 bar.
Crowns: Stainless steel IP Black screwed.
Dial: Black with Arabic numerals.
Bezel: Mechanical rotating inner bezel,graduated 45 minutes plus additional time.
Glass: Sapphire anti-reflective.
Strap: Black rubber.
Retail price: 1200 Euros
Model Reference: ST04 – STAINLESS STEEL IP BLACK AND 18K PINK GOLD
Movement: Self-winding Swiss Made.
Functions: Hours, minutes, central seconds and date.
Case: Stainless steel IP Black and 18 K Pink gold 47,40 x 48,60.
Back: Stainless steel IP Black, fixed by screws, water resistance 5 bar.
Crowns: Stainless steel IP Black screwed.
Dial: Black with Arabic numerals.
Bezel: Mechanical rotating inner bezel, graduated 45 minutes plus additional time.
Glass: Sapphire antireflective.
Strap: Black rubber.
Retail price: 1400 Euros
If only the state of the World’s economy could be judged by the number of new watch boutiques opening recently.
Going by that measure alone we’d be in great shape; with recent unveilings by Hublot, Bell & Ross and Tag Heuer amongst others.
Joining that merry gang is A. Lange & Söhne, with the opening of their first boutique in Hong Kong.
The shop is at Shop G11, 1881 Heritage, Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon.
