February 22, 2010 – It was an exciting day for France when Biathlete Vincent Jay won a gold metal in the 10km sprint and then the French took another gold metal just a few hours later when Nordic skier Jason Lamy-Chappuis won the 10km individual normal hill event. Omega, as Official Timekeepers of the 2010 [...]
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February 27, 2010 – Omega welcomed Apolo Anton Ohno as its newest ambassador after he made history with his incredible performances at the games. Speed skating star Ohno, the most decorated U.S. Winter Olympian of all time was presented with an Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean Olympic Timeless Collection Chronograph watch. He said that Omega has [...]
Oris created the Big Crown as the first pilots watch in the aviation collection and now they have upped the ante with the Oris Swiss Hunter Team Limited Edition watch named after the Hawker Hunter jet aircraft, one of the first in service and still in use today. This is the biggest watch in the [...]
Talk about unique, if you are looking for a watch that no one else has then look no further than the Cartier Santos 100 skeleton watch. The height of design, its case is housed in a form of Roman numerals making it no less than a technical feat which by the way has a patent [...]
January 15, 2010 – Bahamas – Oris’ free diving partner, Carlos Coste set a new South American record at the AIDA individual world championships wearing an Oris ProDiver Chronograph. Coste also made 3rd place and a new record with his 110m dive in the Constant Weight category.
Carlos set a new South American record of 215m [...]
Geneva – January 2010 – IWC re-launched its Portuguese line of watches with a film starring Hollywood actor Jean Reno at the SIHH Watch Fair. The setting was nautically inspired with more than 600 guests in attendance for the cocktail reception at the Espace Secheron.
Noted best-selling author Paulo Coelho was in attendance among many famous [...]
Getting into the retro groove, Movado re-introduced the Kingmatic series originally made in the 1950’s. Featuring a central driven rotor, automatic movement and sweeping second hands it is available in either a stainless steel case with a leather or stainless steel bracelet. It is water resistant to 50 meters and has a sapphire crystal.
In 1912 Movado [...]
In 1860 the Florentine watchmaker Guido Panerai made precision pocket watches for the Royal Italian Navy, blending Swiss technology and Italian style. He received many patents in the timekeeping field and well as for his optical systems. In the 1930’s he provided the Royal Italian Navy with pocket watches and torpedo sights.
The Radiomir men’s watch [...]
Tissot Watches is ready for action at this year’s 2010 Qatar Fencing Grand Prix, will take place at the Aspire Academy. The world’s top contenders in fencing will take part in the men’s and women’s events, with fencers from China, Switzerland and France competing for the top medals.
Qatar will be represented by 13 men and [...]
Despite lingering skepticism about the global economy, Internet search engines report a surge of interest in luxury watch brands, with global search volume on the rise for makers of high-end authentic watches.
According to Geneva’s IC Agency World Watch Report, interest in luxury authentic watches has continued to grow, despite a floundering economy. After analyzing 25 [...]
