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Yesterday we showed you what could be one the most important collections of modern watches (20th century – now) in those of Henry Graves Jr and his grandson Pete Fullerton, which will be available via Sotheby’s this June.  Today we are showing you what could be one of the greatest finds in pre-modern watches.  If you think now is a good time to be building a world-class collection, you’d be right, because what Christie’s Geneva has in its May sale is from another world.

Abraham-Louis Breguet is certainly the godfather of modern watchmaking.  The lists of firsts to his name is staggering, and it was he who is credited for constructing the very first wristwatch for Caroline Murat, queen of Naples, in 1810.  But on the technical front, Breguet is likely best known for the invention of the tourbillon.  What isn’t as widely known, is that Breguet also created the very first watch with two distinct movements, creating a type of “resonance”.  Now a certain watchmaker today by the name of Francois-Paul Journe makes a watch called Resonance, which we’ve explained here, and indeed the principles are the same.  But, Breguet made these resonance pocketwatches in the early 1800s, and he did so for only two people – King George IV (1762-1830) of Great Britain and Ireland, and Louis XVIII (1755-1824), King of France.  Or so we thought.

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CORUM watches are available at King Jewelers Aventura, Florida & Nashville, Tennessee. Visit us at www.Kings1912.com formore information and fine luxury watches. ABOUT KINGS Established in 1912, King Jewelers has proudly styled jewelry aficionados from around the world. For five generations, the King family has owned and operated King Jewelers while building an outstanding reputation steeped in quality, value, and first-class service. Offering a magnificent selection of fine jewelry collections including the fashion-forward Italian designs, classics diamond creations, luxury Swiss timepieces, estate jewelry, modern designer jewelry, as well as colored gemstones and fancy-colored diamonds, King Jewelers is the one-stop-jewelry shop that prides itself in being one step ahead of the trend. At King Jewelers you will always find the best of the best, no matter what your style or budget may be. The salon also offers bridal, baby, and gift collections. In addition, King Jewelers offers on-site jewelry and watch repairs, custom design services, appraisals, estate buying, and corporate gift programs. The showroom features shop-in-shop boutiques from Bulgari, Harry Winston, Jaeger-LeCoultre, IWC, and Brietling. Private viewing rooms and seating areas allow shoppers a private and comfortable shopping experience, not to mention the fully stocked, hip NYC-style bar. The new showroom also offers designer jewelry boutiques from Judith Ripka, Roberto Coin, A. Link and Jay Strongwater …

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Shahrukh Khan while unveiling new ‘Don 2 Tag Heuer’ watches spoke about his newly released film DON 2. Shahrukh said, “I have out nastied everyone in the history of mankind where bad guys are concerned!”
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Concord just happens to be one of the top watch designers of 2012. Today we will take a look through this luxurious brand’s history to discover what makes Concord one of the best designers in the world.

Most fine watch makers manufacture right out of Switzerland, even still today. It’s no wonder than that Concord was established in Biel, Switzerland in 1908. When Concord first started making watches they had American customers in mind and one can still notice that through the brand’s designs even today. Concord is known as being the first “private label” luxurious watch brand to add gems and precious metals to its watches. The Concord brand has also earned the title of being the first watch designer to make a wrist watch made entirely of coins.

Concord made another “first” in 1979. Concord designed the Quartz ultra-thin dress watch, the Delirium, which at the time, was the thinnest time piece to ever be made. The watch measured at 1.98 millimeters thin. Later on, a Delirium 2 was released which happened to be even thinner than the first, measuring at 1.5 millimeters. Before 2007, Concord was best known for also manufacturing the Mariner which was specifically made for the sports and activity watches market. The La Scala targeted the contemporary luxury time piece market and the Saratoga targeted the luxury sports watch public.

Concord C1 Chronograph

The Concord company had a major change of vision in 2007. Concord closed several dealerships due to slow sales and lack of customers. This caused a large gray area in the company’s market and damaged Concord’s reputation. Concord targeted the luxury sport market when they released the C1. The C1′s style and pricing was meant to compete with luxury time pieces such as Audemars Piguet, Hublot and Panerai. The C1 is best described as an extremely large sports luxury watch. From 2007 to present, all Concord models are based off of the C1′s base case design. Concord only has a couple hundred dealers left around the world and was hoping to earn a new name in the world of fine watches. Concord designed two new C1 watches in 2008, the C1 Gravity Tourbillion and the C1 Worldtimer. The C1 won the impressive “Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Geneve” as “Best design of the year 2008.” The C1 is sure to be a watch of 2012, attracting more fans.

Concord gained a new worldwide CEO, Alex Grinberg, in 2009. Grinberg continues to do an outstanding job as CEO for Concord to this day. Concord customers eagerly wait to see what Grinberg will do for 2012

Today, Concord is included as a member in the Movado group. This group is also known for owning Ebel, Coach, Movado, ESQ, Juicy Couture Watches, Tommy Hilfiger, Lacoste and Huge Boss watches. These watch companies continue to make a large profit in the luxury watch market for 2012 and are very popular amongst the public.

Concord continues to slowly make history. Any of their watches can be purchased at any of the remaining Concord dealerships that are scattered all over the world. It will be interesting to see if 2012 is the comeback that Concord has been waiting for.

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Concord ambassador Álvaro Quirós wearing a Concord watch

Late in 2011, Concord announced that they were joining forces with a new celebrity brand ambassador, and that ambassador is professional golfer Álvaro Quirós. The pairing is an apt one, as Concord’s playful inventiveness is one of its strong points, just like Quirós’ reputation has, over his career on the professional circuit, become one of a relaxed but extremely powerful individual. Quirós recently had the pleasure of showing exactly what he is capable of on the links when he won all three European Tour desert events, earning the 28-year-old a place in golf history as the first golfer to do so.

According to Concord’s website, “in the closing event of the PGA European Tour, the Dubai World Championship, Spanish golfer Álvaro Quirós – who signed a partnership agreement with Concord in September 2011 – made a magnificent showing to win the title on Sunday December 11th. He finished at 19 under par after carding successive rounds of 68, 64, 70 and 67, ahead of a star-studded field including world number 1 Luke Donald, who took third place.” Concord has surely chosen just the kind of talented, driven fresh face that they hoped for.

Quirós turned professional in 2004 and has earned multiple titles since then, including first place finishes in the Portugal Masters and the Commercialbank Qatar Masters. In 2011, he tied for 27th place in The Masters and tied for 54th in the U.S. Open.

Quirós decided to become the face of Concord in part because he “likes the design of Concord watches because they are very elegant while still young and fresh,” as the golfer has said in the past.

According to a press release on the Concord site, the watch brand has been exceedingly supportive of their new face. When Quirós officially earned his title, “the brand’s agent in Dubai, Ahmed Seddiqi represented by Mr Mohammed Seddiqi, CEO Christophe Nicaise and Concord Regional Sales Manager Abdallah Mouaffak made a point of personally visiting the event to congratulate Quirós on his stellar performance.”

Not only is Quirós representing Concord in a very favorable light, but his success has afforded the brand the chance to show its fans just the kind of people that run the company. If their enthusiasm for Quirós’ success is any indicator, they are just the kind of genuine individuals watch-wearers can feel confident in supporting.

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Rolex history histoire – 50th Anniversary Anniversaire GMT Master – Submariner – Deepsea – Oyster – ads la suite sur www.rolex.com ou http Rolex Story Great video

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By: Stacy Liberatore

When the brand name “Cartier” is mentioned or seen, one thinks of class, prestige, craft, and elegance. Exactly what the company was built on and continues to stand for to this day.

The well-known brand was founded in 1847 by Louise-Francois who took over the jewelry store he worked at in Paris. He was only 29 years old when he began this journey to becoming one of the most respected names in jewelry and watches.

Alfred, Cartier’s son ,followed in his footsteps and took over the business in 1847. He was a huge fan of the pocket watch and wanted to expand that part of the company, in which his father didn’t put too much effort.

After hearing Alberto Santos-Demon, a well-known pilot, make a comment about how unreliable pocket watches are during flight, Alfred jumped at the occasion to create a piece that would fit the needs of every pilot. The “Santos” collection came into the world.  The basic design was that of a wrist watch and is still being made today.

Thirty years later the brand expanded its locations to London, New York City, and St. Petersburg; the brand was  on itsway to becoming one of the most advantageous names in the watch making industry.

In 1942 Louis Cartier passed away, leaving the business at a loss. The company couldn’t keep the dream that Cartier had built alive. The company’s profits began to dwindle and even worse the brilliance that once was, was gone. The artist had died and couldn’t be replaced.

It wasn’t until Alain Perrin was appointed the new CEO in 1972, that Cartier get a second breath of life.  Perrin spent most of his life dealing with antiques; he used his experience and innovated ideas to create a new line of timepieces.

Today Cartier takes the world by storm with its unique designs that cater to the rich and famous. The company recently revealed this year’s new pocket watch design. The design was taken from pieces created in the 1930s, but with a modern twist, and will be revealed to the world this year at the SIHH in Geneva.

Even with Cartier’s ups and downs, it has been able to stay on top over the years and is nothing less than impressive.

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Written By: Jessica Mangiameli

Audemars Piguet is known for their luxurious, designer wrist watches. What many people do not know is that Audemars Piguet has been making wrist watch history since 1875 and continues to do so.

Jules-Louis Audemars and Edward Auguste Piguet

Audemars Piguet was establish in 1875 when 23-year-old Jules-Louis Audemars teamed up with then 21, Edward-Auguste Piguet. Audemars Piguet is still ran today by the founding families and remains the oldest fine watch manufacture to never have left the founding families hands. The company started out of Switzerland and the Audemars Piguet headquarters is still located there today.

Worn by many celebrities and those with fine tastes, Audemars Piguet is a reliable and stylish brand that makes one lucky to own. To establish ones self as a contemporary designer, it usually helps to have been around for a while and to make “firsts” in the industry.

A brief history of Audemars Piguet’s firsts:
1892: Development and production of the first minute repeater wristwatch.
1915: The smallest five-minute repeater calibre ever made, with a diameter of just 15.80 mm.
1924: First jumping-hour wristwatch.
1925: World’s thinnest pocket-watch calibre 81.32 mm.
1934: First skeletonised pocket watch.
1946: World’s thinnest wristwatch.
1957: First Audemars Piguet wristwatch with a perpetual calendar.
1967: World’s first thinnest selfwinding calibre with central rotor (2.45 mm).
1972: Birth of the Royal Oak, the first steel high-end sports watch.
1978: First selfwinding ultra-thin perpetual calendar wristwatch with central rotor.
1986: First ultra-thin (5.5 mm thick including the case) selfwinding tourbillon wristwatch.
1989: Smallest selfwinding perpetual calendar watch.
1994: First wristwatch with Grande and Petite Sonnerie, quarter repeater striking on two gongs.
1996: First selfwinding Grande complication watch.
1997: First Grande Sonnerie chiming model, minute repeater with three gongs and three hammers.
2000: First model with Equation of Time, sunrise and sunset times and perpetual calendar.
2006: Audemars Piguet direct-impulse escapement.
2008: First watch featuring a carbon case and movement.
2009: High-frequency chronometer with Audemars Piguet escapement and double balance-spring.

One can notice that around the World War II era that Audemar’s Piguet really stepped up their game in the watch industry making several new firsts. This could be due to the fact that business was dimming due to the stock market crash and the Great Depression.

With Audemars Piguet’s drive to constantly make firsts, they have really put themselves on the map for designer wrist wear. Audemars Piguet has invented several thin watches, making that their specialty in discovery.

The Audemars Piguet watch group is composed of 1,100 employees, 14 distribution subsidiaries and 16 boutiques around the world.  The Audemars Piguet manufacture produces about 26,000 time pieces a year, making it a luxury for one to own.

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A world first: the Chopard L.U.C. Triple Certification Watch

Written by: Vanessa Formato

Chopard has achieved a feat that was previously unimaginable in the watchmaking world with its L.U.C Triple Certification Tourbillon Watch. As the timepiece’s name suggests, this watch has received three prestigious certificates from the most well-respected watch authorities, making this watch perhaps the most well-crafted and reliable one in history.

The three certifications that this Chopard watch received are the Swiss Official Chronometer Testing Institute (Contrôle Officiel Suisse des Chronomètres, abbreviated as COSC) certificate,  the Poinçon de Genève quality hallmark and the Fleurier Quality Foundation label. Each certificate assessed different aspects of the watch’s technical quality.

The COSC certification judges whether watches can be considered chronometers, and the COSC is the only organization that may bestow that title. The testing involves 15 days of tests where the watch is monitored in varying conditions, like different positions and temperatures, to see if it maintains accuracy.

To receive the Poinçon de Genève quality hallmark– also known as the Geneva Seal– watches must meet a variety of technical requirements over 12 criteria ranging from craftsmanship to movement construction to the integrity of the materials.

The Fleurier Quality Foundation label can only be achieved by subjecting watches to a rigorous series of tests that, above all else, determine the timepiece’s long-term durability. The tests last for 21 days and are meant to simulate six months of everyday wear. The watch is subjected to different levels of humidity and wrist movement simulations. It must also prove that it can endure a certain amount of impact. This certification is very difficult to obtain.

While Chopard’s watches have received these certifications individually in the past, it is the first time that any of their watches have received all three simultaneously. This is an accomplishment that watchmakers of a similar caliber are yet to achieve. No other watch created by another other brand has received all three certifications.

The  L.U.C Triple Certification Tourbillon is not purely a functional piece. Chopard has successfully married form and function with this particular watch, featuring 18-carat rose gold, bold Roman numerals and an alligator leather band.

Only 100 of this record-breaking watch will be produced and the price is yet to be announced. For the supreme quality that buyers will receive, it is safe to say that this it will be worth the investment, a piece that will be passed down for generations.

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