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Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Duomètre Unique Travel Time an Horlogerie First

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Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Duomètre Unique Travel Time an Horlogerie First

Luxury chronograph manufacture Jaeger-LeCoultre have unveiled their latest timepiece which represents an innovative “first” in the world of fine watchmaking:  the Duomètre Unique Travel Time reinterprets Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Dual-Wing movement and the watch, which presents dual time zones on its dial, will be a treat for those who travel often and appreciate fine haute chronographs. The Dual-Wing in this situation is divided up into two separate mechanisms; the first one is for the local time of the wearer, and the second is for an additional time zone of the wearer’s choice.  Each of the two mechanisms has a power reserve of READ MORE

Exports of Swiss Watches Go Up 13.2% in October

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Exports of Swiss Watches Go Up 13.2% in October

Swiss watch exports showed no signs of the predicted decline in the past month, and the increase in exports underlined that the luxury sector is resilient during the present global economic slowdown. The Swiss Customs Office reported that exports of watches actually rose 13.2% in October to $2.25 billion.  Experts were predicting a fall as sales in September had dipped 2.7%, the first fall to occur since December three years ago. Luxury goods have been defying the global markets and have been experiencing sales levels that some are calling “spectacular”.  The luxury market is still hot while all other markets READ MORE

Stars Cameron Diaz and Leonardo DiCaprio Attend TAG Heuer Charity Bash

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Stars Cameron Diaz and Leonardo DiCaprio Attend TAG Heuer Charity Bash

Last week, the iconic Cullman Hall of the Universe on New York’s Central Park West was the backdrop for a glamorous, celebrity-infused charity drive by Swiss haute horlogerie house Tag Heuer. Hollywood heavyweights Leonardo DiCaprio and Cameron Diaz, both of whom are Tag Heuer brand ambassadors, were on hand to bring attention to the company’s good cause. The elite event was held under the glass-cubed planetarium sphere at the American Museum of Natural History and brought together under one roof NY celebrities, fashion, business and media leaders from the four corners of the globe.  The charity push was for two very good causes:  raising READ MORE

Döttling Gyrowinder Safe Allows World-First 360 Degree Display

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Döttling Gyrowinder Safe Allows World-First 360 Degree Display

German handcrafters Döttling have unveiled the one-of-a-kind Gyrowinder, a high-precision instrument which is equal parts safe, display and watch winder. The instrument’s complete rollover allows for 360-degree rotation, affording views one can normally only get when wearing the watch on the wrist. While conventional watch winders turn on a fixed axis to the left or right, the Gyrowinder is a world-first which adapts to perfectly display watches of all different weights, using a set of counterweights (such as were used on antique scales) to individually balance each timepiece. Each watch’s optimal position is determined by custom adjustments within the Gyrowinder and READ MORE

Montblanc’s Virtual Exhibition On View at Harrods

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Montblanc’s Virtual Exhibition On View at Harrods

Haute horlogerie house Montblanc of Germany have unveiled a stunning virtual reality exhibition on display in the windows at luxury department store Harrods in London. The augmented virtual reality experience set up by Montblanc in the store windows allows shoppers to take a virtual tour of the company’s cutting edge collection of Art chronographs, which is housed in Hamburg, Germany. Shoppers and watch enthusiasts can use their smartphones to tour the collection via augmented reality technology. One need simply hold up their tablet device or smartphone, and point it towards one of the static images on display in the Harrods READ MORE

Audemars Piguet Unveil the Royal Oak Offshore Grande Complication

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Audemars Piguet Unveil the Royal Oak Offshore Grande Complication

Audemars Piguet, Swiss manufacturers of exceptional luxury watches since 1875, have continued their tradition of precision watches with the latest incarnation of their Royal Oak line. The Grande Complication Royal Oak Offshore Titane is the newest of this iconic model, which was first released in 1993 and is considered to be the ultimate sports watch. This year’s version of the Royal Oak Offshore has something that will be blowing the competition out of the water; it is equipped with a movement that incorporates some of the most incredible mechanical developments ever created in the watch-making tradition. The 44mm diameter titanium and ceramic timepiece READ MORE

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