Some watchmaking companies operate at the global level, and some, like Omega - at the interplanetary one. Also called the Moonwatch, the Omega SpeedMaster Professional Gemeni-4 Quartz Chrono was one of the few timepieces ever worn in space, during the first American space walk, Gemini 4. This was not due to the preferences of the [...]
Entries from May 2010
Space Watch: Omega SpeedMaster Professional Gemeni-4 Quartz Chrono
May 30th, 2010 · No Comments
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Vacheron Constantin Malte Midsize Quartz: Sparkly Classics
May 27th, 2010 · No Comments
The Maltese cross has been a symbol of Vacheron Constantin since 1880. But the founder of the company is not of Maltese descent, and the company is not related to the Knights of Malta, as one might think. The reason for using the Maltese cross as a brand symbol is much more prosaic: the latter [...]
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Omega RailMaster Mechanical: Built for High Precision Accuracy
May 26th, 2010 · No Comments
It seems that watchmaking companies have covered all the fields of human life where timekeeping is essential. There are yachting watches, driver’s and diver’s watches and even hiking watches. Omega has seen about getting railway men a watch and has created the Omega RailMaster Mechanical.
In fact, the first railway man’s watch was created by the [...]
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Breitling Bentley GT Racing Watch: B and B
May 24th, 2010 · No Comments
Breitling and Bentley have had a long-lasting relationship, since 2003. In fact, it is strange that they hit it off only seven years ago – both companies have the winged B for their logo and value performance, precision and tradition, paired with technical innovation. The partnership between the brands is multi-tiered. Breitling not only creates [...]
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Panerai Luminor Daylight: Improved Classics
May 20th, 2010 · No Comments
Some watches have extremely long lives. Of course, they are given a makeover and adapted to the present day, but most of the original features still remain the same. One of the remarkable watches that have a reputation for having a long life is the Panerai Luminor. With its distinctive crown locking mechanism and a [...]
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Patek Philippe Calatrava Mechanical: Timeless yet Contemporary
May 12th, 2010 · No Comments
Some things seem to have been around forever. Usually, it happens only with the best things - such as the Patek Philippe Calatrava Mechanical watch which was launched in the 1930s but has not lost even a bit of its popularity nowadays. In these years, the timepiece has become the classic round wristwatch. It is [...]
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Ferrari GMT Automatic: Exclusive Watch Inspired by Exclusive Car
May 9th, 2010 · No Comments
Union between watchmakers and car manufacturers has already become classic. For instance, Ferrari has had partnership with two renowned watchmaking companies - with Girard-Perregaux between 1993 and 2004 and with Panerai since 2004. The last one resulted in creating the Ferrari GMT Automatic.
The design of the timepiece is strongly influenced by the interior and [...]
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ChronoSwiss TimeMaster Calendar: The Master’s Piece
May 7th, 2010 · No Comments
Chronoswiss has been in existence only for the past twenty years, but the company has already won a big name in the watchmaking world. Gerd R. Lang, the founder of the brand, has proved that those who take risks reap the greatest rewards in the end – the company bet on mechanical watches when quartz [...]
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Cartier Rotonde Tourbillon Black: Impossible to Fail
May 5th, 2010 · No Comments
With a round-cased watch, you can never fail. Cartier seems to know this well. The company has a collection of timepieces with classic round cases, the Rotonde De Cartier. Designed to last, these classic timepieces feature in-house Cartier movements with different horology complications.
The Cartier Rotonde Tourbillon Black watch is part of this elegant collection. [...]
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Breguet Classique Mechanical: Masterpiece of the Legendary Brand
May 3rd, 2010 · No Comments
Perhaps, no watchmaking company has such a rich history as Breguet. The official clock and watch maker of the French court from the time of Louis XIV, the brand of choice of Queen Marie-Antoinette, Wellington and Napoleon, Breguet is still famous today. The company specializes in making mechanical watches of great technical workmanship that are [...]
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