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Jaeger-LeCoultre to Open New Boutique at Costa Mesa’s South Coast Plaza

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Jaeger-LeCoultre to Open New Boutique at Costa Mesa’s South Coast Plaza

Haute horlogerie manufacture Jaeger-LeCoultre, the reference in fine watchmaking, is expanding their presence in the United States with the opening of a new boutique which is to take place on November 19; the new shop will be located in the prestigious South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, California. On the cusp of celebrating 180 years in the chronograph business, the boutique will serve as an extended home for La Grande Maison and a grand opening will be taking place with community leader Michelle Janavs, director of the MMJ Foundation. The Costa Mesa location will be the first in the country READ MORE

Richard Mille’s RM 011 Black Kite Limited Edition for the Americas

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Richard Mille’s RM 011 Black Kite Limited Edition for the Americas

Richard Mille has announced that 30 pieces of the special limited edition RM 011 Felipe Massa Flyback Chronograph Black Kite will be available, but the exclusive timepiece will only be sold at select authorized Richard Mille retailers in North and South America. The Black Kite watch follows the success of the RM 011 Felipe Massa Flyback Chronograph Red Kite and can be seen as a type of companion piece.  Drawing inspiration from nature, the Red Kite, which featured red gold to reflect the plumage of the Red Kite bird of prey, the Black Kite is as beautifully dark and the READ MORE

Zenith Takes GPHG “Petite Aiguille” Prize

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Zenith Takes GPHG “Petite Aiguille” Prize

The prestigious “Petite Aiguille” prize at this year’s Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève was won by Swiss watchmaker Zenith for their Pilot Big Date Special timepiece on November 15 of this year. The annual event which takes place in Geneva, Switzerland took place in the city’s Grand Théâtre.  A total of 70 watches were competing in 11 categories, and the Pilot Big Date Special was selected by the jury as the best in its category. The prize reinforces the watchmaker’s stellar reputation in the field of aviation chronographs.  For a long time now the brand has been a partner in READ MORE

HYT Wins Best Innovative Watch at Grand Prix D’Horlogerie de Genève

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HYT Wins Best Innovative Watch at Grand Prix D’Horlogerie de Genève

HYT, the hydro mechanical horologists from Switzerland who are using techniques bordering on nanotechnology in the world of luxury watchmaking, have picked up yet another prestigious award for their innovative, forward thinking timepiece craftsmanship which is in a completely different level from that of traditional chronograph manufacture. The watches crafted by HYT work on the principle of hydromechanics, meaning that they work with mechanical devices and engineered fluids.  One of the challenges presented to the developers of the world’s first hydromechanical watch was to find a liquid that could obey the specifications of haute watchmaking.  This liquid needed a color, READ MORE

Patek Philippe Collaborates With Tiffany & Co. for Fifth Anniversary

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Patek Philippe Collaborates With Tiffany & Co. for Fifth Anniversary

The famed jewelry company Tiffany & Co. have been tapped to help Patek Philippe celebrate the fifth anniversary of the watchmakers’ flagship store in New York City.  The celebrations kicked off in haute style, with the unveiling of a new collection of watches created in collaboration by Tiffany & Co. and Patek Philippe. The limited edition collection of men’s and women’s watches, which bear the signature of both luxury companies, will be available exclusively via Tiffany’s Philippe Patek Boutique and other authorized Tiffany & Co. locations in the United States. A classic Art Deco style was the inspiration for the ladies’ Gondolo READ MORE

Exclusive Video of Jaeger-LeCoultre and Aston Martin’s AMVOX7 Chronograph

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Exclusive Video of Jaeger-LeCoultre and Aston Martin’s AMVOX7 Chronograph

Haute watchmaker Jaeger-LeCoultre and luxury car manufacturer Aston Martin are celebrating their eighth anniversary as partners with the presentation of the AMVOX7, a timepiece considered to be a vision of the future as it the first vertical trigger watch that is outfitted with a radial power-reserve display. The new chronograph has all of the features of the iconic AMVOX collection, but is in a more ergonomically shaped case and is a testament to the avant-garde spirit of the Jaeger-LeCoultre/ Aston Martin partnership. The watch is also inspired by and dedicated to the esthetic and technical innovations that the prestigious United READ MORE

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