Janice Rodden

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Mühle-Glashütte Releases 10th Anniversary S.A.R. Anniversary-Timer

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Mühle-Glashütte Releases 10th Anniversary S.A.R. Anniversary-Timer

To celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the S.A.R. Rescue-Timer, Mühle-Glashütte has released the 2×250 limited edition S.A.R. Anniversary-Timer. The timepiece marks a decade of support for crews in the German Maritime Search and Rescue Service’s vessels who serve waters from the North Sea to the Baltic. Captains of the German Search and Rescue fleet helped to develop the original watch’s design and measurement instruments to meet the needs and challenges of waterbased service. The watch is built to with stand shock and immense waterpressure to a depth of 1,000 meters, while protecting the wearer with rounded edges finishing the steel encasement, and READ MORE

The Soprano Musical Timepiece by Christophe Claret

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The Soprano Musical Timepiece by Christophe Claret

With The Soprano, unveiled by Christophe Claret, you can listen to the time rather than having to look at your watch. The minute repeater strikes four notes, playing a C note for hours, a higher pitch tone for minutes, and the tune of the Westminster Quarters for quarter hours. Also known as the Westminster Chimes or the Cambridge Chimes, every fifteen minutes, a four-note melody plays echoing the sounds of the bells of the St. Mary the Great Church in Cambridge, England. The music sounds on a patented Cathedral Gong system designed to separate sounding coils and eliminate the irritating READ MORE

Chopard Launches E-Commerce Boutique

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Chopard Launches E-Commerce Boutique

Chopard expands their shopping U.S. market reach with the launch of an online e-commerce boutique on September 27th that now supplements their existing five boutique locations across the United States. While Chopard understands that in a luxury marketplace, consumers often want to touch, feel the weight of, and see the lights gleam on watch and jewelry before purchase, they are committed to increasing grand awareness, generating new business, prodivind more detailed product information, and driving traffic to stores. Many online shoppers use a company website as a first line of reconnaissance, to research the products they hope to buy. Then, READ MORE

RJ-Romain Jerome Debuts Limited Edition DeLorean Tribute Watch

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RJ-Romain Jerome Debuts Limited Edition DeLorean Tribute Watch

The new timepiece by Romain Jerome stays true to the aesthetic of the DeLorean car, a star of the Back to the Future trilogy embedded in the memories of a generation, echoing its brushed stainless steel body , rear engine and gull-wing doors with an imprint of the iconic vehicle engraved on the case-back alongside the number of the watch. The collection is limited to 81 watches, a reference to the year the DeLorean was in production. The ring around the minute counter at 3 o’clock imitates the DeLorean wheel rims. The hands pull inspiration from the dashboard, while the READ MORE

Patrimony Traditionnelle Self-Winding

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Following its 125th anniversary last year, Vacheron Constantin debuts the Patrimony Traditionnelle Self-Winding. The timepiece contains an opalescent silver toned face encased in 18-karat pink gold with pink-gold hour markers, offset by a black minute circle.  It is powered by the Calibre Self-Winding 1120 crafted within Geneva’s traditions, ticking at the heart of the open-view sapphire crystal pane, and marked by dauphine hands to the frequency of 2.75 Hz. A red-brown alligator leather band closes the masterpiece with an 18 karate pink-gold pin buckle. The watch marks a transition into a future more thoroughly matching Hallmark of Geneva requirements with READ MORE

Audemars Piguet Brand Ambassadors Triumph in Ryder Cup

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Watchmakers and golfers find common ground in the precision of the craft and sport. Audemars Piguet global brand ambassadors Lee Westwood, Graeme McDowell, and Ian Poulter led by world number one Rory McIlroy drove Team Europe to victory on September 30th, winning the Ryder Cup against the American team with a score of 14.5 points to 13.5 points. In a match play that was neck and neck until the end, the Piguet players pulled ahead showcasing their passion, professionalism, and mastery of the sport to retain the trophy for Europe. The competition was held at Medinah Country Club, in Medinah READ MORE

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