Audemars Piguet Tradition Of Excellence Collection

Since 1999, Audemars Piguet has slowly been creating the first five of a total of eight masterpieces, limited to twenty pieces each, that constitute the Tradition of Excellence collection. Each one of these watches has pushed the watchmaking art to new frontiers, using cutting edge technology and creativity. The latest on the collection, Cabinet #5 features a Millenary case in Platinum , a linear read perpetual calendar and a brand new high performance escapement that requires no lubrication.

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Audemars Piguet Sports Collection

By introducing in 1972 the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak, first luxury sports watch in stainless steel, the manifattura forever shifted the parameters by which Haute Horlogerie is measured. Since then, the great history of this watch, combination of audacity, craftsmanship and experience, keeps going forward with new interpretations of the classic, using revolutionary new materials like carbon, titanium or alacrity and with the introduction of the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Off Shore venturing into extreme sports. For it’s 30th anniversary in 2002 the Royal Oak collection was augmented with the Royal Oak Offshore Concept, a watch that pushes the limit of innovation. In 2004, Audemars Piguet created the Lady Royal Oak, worthy companion of the legendary octagon.

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Bulgari Diagono Professional

Bulgari Diagono Professional Acqua

A special watch for the Scuba Diving professionals. Diagono Acqua are water-resistant up to 100 meters, and some versions of 42mm cases can even stand water pressure at depths of 2000 meters. Diagono Professional Acqua gave birth to the pioneering Scuba Chrono version, certified by COSC, that combines creative design, the most advanced technological features, and maximum resistance. The chrono functions can be used during the immersion, the dial indicators including the sub-dials are guaranteed to be easily read in the depths of the ocean. Diagono Acqua’s unidirectional bezel and specially-curved, ultra-resistant sapphire crystal can stand the most adverse conditions of the most demanding professionals. It comes in steel, gold or combined, with metal or rubber bracelet.

Bulgari Diagono Professional Aria

Bulgari Aria is a GMT watch with 3 time zones and essentially takes aim at keen travelers. The GMT function enables to keep track of 3 different time zones simultaneously by combining the use of hands, a two color réhaut (red for the day and blue for the night), and a bi-directional bezel with a 24 hour time-scale.
Diagono Professional Aria is chronometer certified by COSC and has a leading-edge characteristic, a Chrono Fly-back, which is a special chrono function, very useful in traditional air navigation.
Diagono Professional Aria comes in steel, gold or combined, with metal or rubber bracelet and ultra-resistant sapphire crystal. It is water resistant up to 100 meters.

Bulgari Diagono Professional Terra

This Bulgari collection is endowed with a Tachymeter chronograph function, that is an instrument used for distance and speed measurements, and course orientations. It may come with chrono or with complicated movements such as Rattrappante or chrono-amplificator. Diagono Professional Terra is also chronometer-certified by COSC, and is an extremely reliable and precise timepiece.
Diagono Professional Terra comes in steel, gold or combined, with metal or rubber bracelet and ultra-resistant sapphire crystal.

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Bulgari Diagono

The Bulgari Diagono watch is the brand’s pioneering lineage for its bezel with diagonal design and an unexpected combination of materials, where Aluminium and Titanium stand out. In fact, its name “Diagono” comes from ancient Greek word that means competition, and determines the nature of this Bulgari’s lineage.
Bulgari Diagono, with its distinctive and peculiar design, combines gold and rubber, aluminum or titanium with a vulcanized black rubber. Titanium Diagono are extremely light and resistant wristwatches. Hand-applied dial indicators with rhodium plated luminescent hands and bi-directional rotating bezel place this linage into the category of professional watches, suitable for different kinds of sports and activities such as scuba-diving, traveling, time-kept races.
Bulgari Diagono has exceptionally complete technical characteristics. It may include automatic movement with 42 hour power reserve, chronograph, GMT with 3 time zones, AM/PM indicator. Bulgari Diagono lineage has an extremely precise and reliable chronometer function, which was certified by the COSC “Controle Officiel Suisse des Chronometres”, a Swiss Official Chronometer Testing Institute.
This watch is manufactured to undergo the most extreme conditions, to run faithfully in the water, in the air or on the earth, keeping extremely accurate time.
Bulgari Diagono is for adventurous and fearless people, who need a real watch.

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Happy Diamonds

This collection watches are exclusive, as well as the the work done to set each diamond in its own cup. This is why this collection has become a real asset for Chopard.
During a walk in the Black Forest in the 1970s, Ronald Kurowski, a Chopard designer, was so thrilled by the sight of a thousands of drops of water reflecting the daylight and sparkling with all the colours of the rainbow escaping from the waterfall that, this vision, sparked a brilliant idea: that diamonds should shine their brightest, they had to be freed from the claws that held them and allowed to spin freely. It was this way that the Happy Diamonds concept was born. “Diamonds are happiest when they are free”. “It was in these words that Karin Scheufele, head of Chopard, welcomed the first creation with mobile diamonds. This expression caught on and the watch was named “Happy Diamonds”.

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The History of Chopard

By the middle of the 16th Century the watchmaking industry started developing in Switzerland when the Huguenots, French Protestants who were members of the Reformed Church, established in the region. Geneva and later the region of the Jura soon became the epicenter of the watchmaking industry .

During the windy months of winter in the region of the Swiss Jura, the country people dedicated their time to manufacture movements for Swiss precision pocket watches. Peasants received orders from Geneva through the Comptoirs, selling organizations which provided the peasants with the components of watch mechanisms in order to have them assembled. In spring they collected the finished movements and started trading. Until 1830 only watches with key mechanisms were produced in the region. In 1860 Louis Ulysse Chopard founded his company in the small village of Sonvilier. There is no record of the first years production but we know that since then it has produced watches that meet the highest standards of quality and precision. The first Chopard watch we know is a thick pocket watch with the signature Chopard e Sonviller.

By the middle of the 16th Century the watchmaking industry started developing in Switzerland when the Huguenots, French Protestants who were members of the Reformed Church, established in the region. Geneva and later the region of the Jura soon became the epicenter of the watchmaking industry.

During the windy months of winter in the Swiss region of Jura, the country people dedicated their time to produce movements for Swiss precision pocket watches. Peasants received orders from Geneva through the Comptoirs, selling organizations which provided the peasants with the components of watch mechanisms in order to have them assembled. In spring, they collected the finished movements and started trading them. Until 1830, only watches with key mechanisms were produced in the region. In 1860 Louis Ulysse Chopard founded his company in the small village of Sonvilier. There is no record of the first year’s production but we know that, since then, it has produced watches that meet the highest standards of quality and precision. The first Chopard watch we know is a thick pocket watch with the signature Chopard e Sonviller.



In order to identify his production from the rest, L.U Chopard focused on quality and precision and developed the finest watches in Sonvilier. From the beginning of the 20th century on, domestic traditional watchmakers started disappearing gradually due to Industrial Revolution. Chopard decided that there was still a clientele for his watches and left to Eastern Europe. He visited Hungary, Poland and Russia and his watches reached CZar Nicholas II’s court. In 1920 the company moved to Ginebra. The period between the two World Wars was critic for many watchmakers and jewelers, but not for L. U. Chopard, his son and their watches. Louis Ulysse Chopard’s grandson, André-Paul Chopard, was the head of the firm until 1963 when he met Karl Scheufele III -member of a family with a great reputation in the jewelery business- and, finding himself with no descendants, decided to leave the company in the young man’s hands.

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Cartier Line 21 Watch

The Cartier’s Line 21 contains: “21 Must de Cartier” and “21 Chronoscaph de Cartier”: The Cartier Must 21, with its faultless modern design, represents the sophistication, simplicity and elegance of the modern Cartier timepieces. This watch comes with a Swiss made quartz movement. It is a luxury line, which is manufactured in steel or two-tone (steel and gold-plated), with metal bracelet. It is available in two sizes: small and large. The small Cartier Must 21 has a 28 mm case, hence it is a Cartier lady’s watch. The large Cartier Must 21 may come with a 31mm/34mm case, and could be considered a Cartier men’s wristwatch. The Cartier Must 21 line has a scratch-resistant sapphire crystal and is water-proof guaranteed to 30 meters. The Cartier 21 Chronoscaph is the sporty side of the Cartier’s line 21. This watch is available in two sizes: the big, with a 38mm case (Cartier men’s watch); and the new 2007 small size, 32mm case (Cartier unisex/lady watch). You can choose 3 different options of this wristwatch: on black dial and black rubber strap, on white dial and white rubber strap, or black dial and stainless steel bracelet. The Cartier 21 Chronoscaph is ideal for using during the sports activities, including the aquatic, since it is water-resistant to 100 meters. The 21 Chronoscaph by Cartier is the highest expression of the most prestigious and reliable sports-style watches in the world.

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TAG Heuer SLR for Mercedes-Benz

TAG Heuer SLR for Mercedes-Benz with automatic chronograph is a limited edition of only 3,500 pieces thought and designed for sports car enthusiasts. It is an exceptionally and successful result of a fruitful partnership between Mercedes-Benz and TAG Heuer. This watch is produced exclusively for Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren car owners and combines the classical art of watchmaking with the new high-tech movement generation.
The special attribute of this tech-advanced wristwatch is the arrangement of the chronograph’s buttons beside the dial, resembling the layout of the shift buttons on the automatic transmission selector lever in the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren ultra-luxury super sports car.
The TAG Heuer SLR for Mercedes-Benz is powered by the mechanical TAG Heuer Calibre 17 movement with automatic winder system, chronograph and date functions.
The case of the TAG Heuer SLR for Mercedes-Benz is polished-satin alternating finishing for elegance and ergonomic curves. This watch has an ultra-scratch-resistible crystal with anti-reflective coating on both sides. This model has 2 crowns: at 3 o’clock engraved SLR, and at 9 o’clock with the TAG Heuer logo stamped. The internal bi-directional bezel operated by the crown at 9 o’clock, allows the driver to measure time limits, for example, elapsed or remaining racing time. The outer fixed black bezel in fine-brushed titanium has an engraved Tachymeter scale for calculating speeds. The TAG Heuer SLR for Mercedes-Benz is produced with black alligator strap, fully built-in the case which has safety-folding claps in order to prevent the watch from accidental openings. At the same time, it can be easily opened with the help of push buttons on the clasp sides. This watch is also water resistant to 100 meters.

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TAG Heuer Link

TAG Heuer Link watch was produced in 1999 and features a very unique case design, with flowing contours. It represents a fusion between the elegance of its case and an ergonomically designed bracelet that creates the impression of a contemporary watch. Sports influence is still present in its style, as well as the resistance and reliability of its movement. TAG Heuer Link’s bracelet deserves special attention and can be considered as one of the best achievements in modern watch design. It is a dynamic-looking watch for the dynamic-living people.
TAG Heuer Link is introduced in mens and womens sizes and comes with automatic or quartz movements, with or without chronograph. TAG Heuer Link timepieces look extremely elegant and are reliable watches, just to mention they are water resistant up to 200 meters.

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