Tuesday 21 September, 2010 - 09:50 AM EDT
Porsche Design: new Heritage P'6530
Titanium Chronograph
When thirty years ago Porsche designed the first chronograph watch made in titanium , that was called a chronograph revolution. Now, in 2010, it has now reproduced this legendary model.
Porsche Design: new Heritage P'6530 Titanium Chronograph
The new Heritage P’6530 Titanium Chronograph gest top be a milestone in watchmaking, in a limited edition of 911 pieces. Te new Heritage P'6530 is the first watch in the exclusive new Heritage collection, which will be completed with various models over the years to come.
The new Heritage P6530 remains as true to the original one, constructed entirely in shot-blasted titanium, but only for the diameter of the case has changed to reflect modern trends, it has been increased to a generous 44 mm. Powered by the automatic Swiss ETA caliber Valjoux 7750 with 25 jewels, this beautiful chronograph boasts of a 48 hour power reserve. The crystal is an AR-coated sapphire and it is water resistant to 60 meters.
In an edition of 911, each Heritage P’6530 Titanium Chronograph is accompanied by a black wood box, and a certification with the production number. 
Porsche Design new Heritage P'6530 Titanium Chronograph
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Monday 20 September, 2010 - 09:30 AM EDT
Patek Philippe chronograph Ref. 5170J
The genesis of a new classic
All good things take time. And if it has to be perfect, it might take some more time. After all, the ambition with the new CH 29-535 PS chronograph caliber for the Ref. 5170J was not just to present a classic manually wound chronograph movement with a column wheel and a horizontal clutch built entirely in-house. The objective was also to outperform its predecessor, the CH 27-70 PS, which was based on a Lémania movement blank extensively reengineered and modified by Patek Philippe to create one of the most beautiful chronograph calibers ever made. When the new chronograph movement premièred last November with the launch of the Patek Philippe Ladies First Chronograph, the CH 29-535 PS caliber was discussed in-depth by many journalists and found to fulfill the loftiest expectations.
It has been worth the wait
Patek Philippe spared no effect to exceed all expectations with its new classic wrist chronograph. Indeed, the development of the CH 29-535 PS movement took more than five years, spanning several stages that also embraced further chronograph calibers including, in 2005, the CHR 27-525 PS with a height of just 5.25 mm: it holds the world record as the thinnest split-seconds chronograph movement with column-wheel control. The new chronograph movement inherited its chronograph wheels with the patented tooth profiles. In 2006, the workshops presented the self-winding Annual Calendar chronograph with a disk clutch that delivered further important insights regarding power flows and amplitude characteristics in chronographs. Finally, five further inventions were incorporated in the new caliber CH 29-535 PS to achieve the desired degree of perfection.
Traditional movement architecture
The CH 29-535 PS caliber is controlled by a column wheel that according to proven traditions rotates beneath a polished cap. While the cap hides the refined details of the column wheel, it also firmly secures the chronograph levers in their positions – even in the event of sharp jolts – so it enhances functional reliability, a top priority at Patek Philippe. The movement features a large chronograph hand, a seconds subdial, and an instantaneously jumping 30-minute counter. Its prominent four-arm Gyromax balance wheel breathes with a frequency of 4 hertz (28,800 semi-oscillations/hour). The power reserve of the watch is 65 hours (over 58 hours when the chronograph is running), and a stopseconds mechanism simplifies the exact synchronization of the watch with a time signal.
The beauty of mechanical engineering
As befits the heritage of Patek Philippe, the CH 29-535 PS caliber is not only extremely precise and reliable, it is also a masterpiece of aesthetics and supreme workmanship. It has strikingly elegant form parts and old-style bridges that are painstakingly chamfered, polished, and decorated with Geneva striping. Every surface, no matter how small, is finished in numerous consecutive steps, in most cases by hand. In compliance with the Patek Philippe Seal criteria, these movement decorations in no way impair the caliber’s functional integrity. Like all other steel parts, the classic S-shaped clutch lever has manually chamfered and polished edges, straight-grained flanks, and meticulously polished surfaces. For this movement as well, all teeth of the steel wheels and all pinion leaves are individually polished by hand with a rotating hardwood disk to optimize power transmission and reduce wear.
The perfect manifestation of the Patek Philippe Seal
From its underlying concept to the artistic finissage, the new CH 29-535 PS is a perfect reflection of the quality stipulated by the Patek Philippe Seal. The philosophy behind it focuses on convenience, functionality, and long-term reliability. The shapes and configuration of the bridges serve a single purpose: to assure efficient power transmission from the mainspring barrel to the escapement with minimized friction losses in the interest of amplitude stability and rate accuracy. Every movement part was examined by the Comité de surveillance (Supervisory Authority) of the Patek Philippe Seal to make sure it complies with the manufacture’s strict technical and aesthetic directives. As proof of conformity, the minute-counter cock of every CH 29-535 PS movement exhibits the gold-filled, engraved Patek Philippe Seal: a coat-of-arms silhouette with the intertwined PP initials that stand for Patek Philippe.
Classic livery
A movement with so many ancestral features of haute horlogerie deserves the regalia reserved for classic traditions. With Patek Philippe’s new Ref. 5170J chronograph, this begins with the 39-mm round case in 18K yellow gold. Its sleek shape follows the same principle of gestalt that the manufacture adopted in 1932 when it created the legendary Calatrava design, quasi inventing the modern round men’s wristwatch. Its physique is devoted entirely to functionality, endowing it with tangible elegance. With a gentle flourish, the lugs extend from the caseband, imbuing the watch with dynamic poise. The chronograph is operated with pushers at 2 and 4 o’clock. Their rectangular shape has been a typical attribute of Patek Philippe wrist chronographs for seventy years. Particularly for a manually wound watch, the crown is also an important element. It is knurled for convenient winding with two fingers but small enough not to jab the wrist when the hand is bent back. The chronograph case is produced with a traditional cold-forming process in which small solid-gold bars are gradually swaged into cases in high-precision dies using heavy-duty presses. After each cycle, the case parts are heated to relieve internal stresses. Once the case blanks have been formed, they are deburred, ground, and polished in several consecutive phases with successively finer abrasives. The result of this time-consuming series of processes is a mirror-polished case that from then on is handled only with gloves to eliminate even the slightest blemish.
Elegance paired with functionality
The Ref. 5170J chronograph is a consummate statement of timeless elegance. The silvery white dial has slender applied hour markers as well as yellow-gold applied Roman numerals at 12 and 6 o’clock and black transfer-printed scales. The logarithmic pulsimeter scale on the outermost perimeter is calibrated to 15 heartbeats, revisiting the traditional doctor’s watch. The railway track minute scale features slightly compressed Breguet numerals. The seconds subdial at 9 o'clock and the 30-minute counter at 3 o'clock are recessed in the main dial and arranged somewhat below the horizontal center axis to balance the maker’s signature and the pulsimeter scale inscription in the upper half of the face. The hour, minute, and seconds hands that indicate legal time are crafted from yellow gold to match the hour markers and Roman numerals, while the chronograph seconds and minute hands are black. The counterbalanced trotteuse is black oxidized, and the instantaneously jumping 30-minute counter is made of black nickel-plated yellow gold. Unquestionably, the face of the Ref. 5170J can hardly be excelled as regards elegance, beauty, and legibility. By adding the new Ref. 5170J wrist chronograph to Patek Philippe’s men’s collection, the Genevabased manufacture has made a wish come true for many watch collectors and connoisseurs.
Technical data
Patek Philippe chronograph Ref. 5170J
Movement: Caliber CH 29-535 PS
Manually wound mechanical movement, column-wheel chronograph, chronograph hand and instantaneously jumping 30-minute counter, seconds subdial
Diameter: 29.60 mm
Height: 5.35 mm
Number of jewels: 33
Power reserve: 65 hours
Case: 18K yellow gold, sapphire-crystal glass, screwed sapphire-crystal display back
Water-resistant to 30 meters
Dimensions: Diameter: 39 mm
Thickness: 10.90 mm
Width between lugs: 21 mm
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Friday 17 September, 2010 - 09:00 AM EDT
Chaumet Dandy Gold LM Mechanique
W11881-20E
Chaumet Dandy Gold LM Mechanique
This exclusive timepiece has such a unique design that even when we have a look at it we can see it’s squared shape, when we start getting closer to this particular wristwatch, its curved lines start revealing themselves.
Dandy large model watch in 18kts pink gold, 38 mm diameter, sunray pattern grey dial with bayaderes stripe guilloche, numeral 12 and luminescent markes in appliqué, smaill seconds at 6 o¡clock, hand wound mechanical movement, 18 kts pink gold buckle, water resistant to 30 metres.
Technical Information:
Ref: Â Â Â W11881-20E
Model:Â Â Â Dandy
Sphere: Grey
Case: Pink Gold 38 mm
Water Resistant to 30 m
Calibre: ETA’sa (Peseux) 7001
Calibre Diameter: 23.3 mm aprox.
Calibre Grosor: 2.5 mm
Power Reserve: 42 hours.
Rubies: 17
Indicators: Hours / Minutes / Seconds
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Tuesday 14 September, 2010 - 09:00 AM EDT
Chopard Celebrates its 150th Anniversary in Grande Style
A unique concert evening to fight leukaemia
(Jose Carreras and Sara Baras )
To celebrate its 150th anniversary, Chopard invited the brand's ambassador Jose Carreras and Sara Baras to perform in an effort to benefit the famous tenor’s foundation against leukaemia.
At the Musical Theatre Basel, Chopard hosted a spectacular party to celebrate its 150th Anniversary where José Carreras performed with Spanish flamenco dancer, Sara Baras in order to benefit his foundation against Leukeamia.
The Geneva based company has built its reputation to serving causes it holds particularly dear, through a commitment to various charitable and philanthropic organizations.
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Monday 13 September, 2010 - 08:50 AM EDT
Kate Winslet, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Chi Ling Lin reveal the new additions to the Longines Dolce
Rome, Italy.
(Chi Ling Lin, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Walter von Känel, President of Longines and Kate Winlset)
Longines’ Ambassador of Elegance Kate Winslet has presented the new additions to the Longines DolceVita collection along with the Bollywood icon Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and the Asian filmstar Chi Ling Lin. The Swiss watchmaker’s three star ambassadors were wearing the new Longines DolceVita models during a gala evening at the Villa Miani high above the Eternal City, where a film featuring the three famous faces was shown for the first time.
(Kate Winslet, Longines Ambassador of Elegance, during the Longines gala dinner in Rome)
At a gala dinner Kate Winslet was welcomed to the family of Longines’ Ambassadors of Elegance. The British filmstar, who won an Oscar for Best Actress in 2009, was joined by the Bollywood icon Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and the Asian filmstar Chi Ling Lin. With an exemplary career so far, Kate Winslet is the perfect embodiment of the values that Longines promotes. 
(Kate Winslet, Longines Ambassador of Elegance, during the Longines gala dinner)
The Longines DolceVita collection embodies the brand’s vision of contemporary elegance. Launched in 1997, this collection has been extremely successful throughout the world, models being worn by women who appreciate refined elegance with timeless style. The collection is characterised by the harmonious rectangular shape of the case, which can easily be used as a basis for a variety of versions. Now Longines has created a new image for this collection of contemporary elegance by using different colours of gold to enhance the brilliance of the steel parts. With a choice of versions guaranteed to please all tastes, this new creation is available in three sizes, with a choice of dials, in steel and yellow gold or steel and rose gold, some versions set with diamonds. Longines revealed these new additions to its collection at the gala dinner in Rome – the heart of the Italian “dolce vitaâ€. With this new variation that combines steel with yellow gold and steel with rose gold, Longines’ famous watchmaking elegance has gained a new dimension.
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