Archive for November, 2010

Baume & Mercier – the Return of Ultra-thin Watch

For the watch industry, the financial crisis at least have one benefit: watch industry resumed its steady situation. In recent years, the model of watch becomes more and more dazzling and shining. In 2010, we are pleased to see that most watches with traditional values. A variety of classic watch models are starting to return. In this field, the most typical watch is the ultra-thin watch.

Ultra-thin watch perfectly showes integral part in the heritage of Baume & Mercier. In the 20th of 20th century, history an authoritative watch manufacturer of Fabrique d’horlogerie soignée, Baume & Mercier has developed a thin and ultra-thin watch for man. And created Qualité Genève sign driven by technological innovation. In 1965, Baume & Mercier Swiss Watches designed the world’s most thin calendar watch which was equipped with its home-made planetary rotor movement.

These two Classima Executives large ultra-thin watches exhibited on last SIHH adherings to classic historical tradition. They are the key recommendations of Baume & Mercier, classic and elegant design, reasonable price and superb watch-making crafts. There are black dial and white dial to be choosen.

Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Minute Repeater Lotus Enemal Limited Watch

In 2010, Jaeger-LeCoultre will hold “Jaeger-LeCoultre Enemal” exhibition in 6 differrent cities in China. It specially released a Master Minute Repeater Lotus Enemal watch for paying long-standing tribute to Chinese culture. This is the most unusual, greatest and most complicated minute repeater watch which is limited only one piece in the world. This Lotus Master Minute Repeater combines the ultimately great enemal micro-painted craft and advanced watchmaking technology. Whether the lotus dial or the colors both express the highly aesthetic characteristics of traditional Chinese painting.

Jaeger-LeCoultre designers delicately integrate the pure and noble lotus in CHinese culture with the sweet tones of Master Minute Repeater, providing people visual and hearing dual appreciation. Putting the button on 9 o’clock, you can start the minute repeater function. In order to maintain the overall aesthetics of enemal dial, Jaeger-LeCoultre Swiss Watches removes hour and minutes markers, only using two hands to point time. The power reserve indicator locates on 8 o’clock. This Jaeger-LeCoultre Lotus Master Minute Repeater has a 44mm platinum case. It is equipped with Jaeger-LeCoultre 947 manual winding movement, black crocodil leather strap.

The Jaeger-LeCoultre 947 manual winding movement owns 15 days power reserve. Another surprise is that Jaeger-LeCoultre 947 movement is equipped with torque meter which is used to measure accuracy of spring, locating at 4 o’clock.

Hamilton RailRoad Auto Chrono Watches

Hamilton Swiss Watches launches brand-new RailRoad series in 2010. It is inspired by the glorious history of the railway and combines the past, present and future with precise mechanical crafts.

Removing the lanyards of Hamilton classic pocket watch and replacing  stainless steel and leather strap, its classic elements still extended on these new the RailRoad series. To maintain the original design inspiration of railroad, designers reserved the symbol of railroad track. However, designers added Swiss modern watchmaking workmanship. They set small calendar at 3 o’clock and add metal hour markers. This is Hamilton’s new RailRoad series. People can have three choices of size of Hamilton RailRoad Auto Chrono Watches: 38mm, 44mm, 46mm. Except for the classic man size watches, Hamilton specially design a new 38mm-sized RailRoad watch for woman. The Hamilton RailRoad Auto Chrono Watches will bring you a unique classic retro experience.

Hamilton RailRoad Auto Chrono 46mm model

Black PVD/stainless steel/rose gold case, Black/silver dial, Leather/stainless steel strap, A07-211 automatic chronograph movement, Anti-reflection sapphire crystal surface, Water resistent to 100 meters

Hamilton RailRoad Petite Second 44mm model

Stainless steel/gold PVD case, Black/silver dial, Leather/stainless steel strap, A07-511 automatic movement, Anti-reflection sapphire crystal surface, Water resistent to 100 meters

Hamilton RailRoad Auto 38mm model

Stainless steel/gold PVD case, Black/white/silver dial, Leather/stainless steel strap, ETA 2824 automatic movement, Anti-reflection sapphire crystal surface, Water resistent to 100 meters

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