Archive for December, 2010

Rolex Extremely Durable Oyster Perpetual Explorer II

Recently, Rolex Swiss Watches has released its impressive Oyster Perpetual Explorer II model which features with rugged durability and reliability. This new professional master timepiece will surely become an instant favorite among mountaineers, speleologists and polar explorers. In fact, the instrument presented has a rich history behind. Thus, in 1953, the original Explorer model was sported on the wrists of Sir John Hunt, Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay in their glorious ascent of Everest.

This new Rolex Explorer II watch is 40mm in diameter, rendered in 904L steel. The case carries a fixed 24-hour graduated bezel which holds in place a top level sapphire crystal. It is equipped with a Cyclops lens, located over a date aperture at 3 o’clock. Also at 3 o’clock you can see a Twinlock winding crown, skillfully protected by shoulders. The model is built to be water-resistant up to 100 meters. Beneath the sapphire crystal glass is the appealing and functional white dial, comprising triangle, round and rectangular-shaped hour-markers. Outlined in black, they produce a striking contrast with the face of the model.

The hallmark feature of the new Oyster Perpetual Explorer II watch is its ability to display two different time zones simultaneously. The dial ensures central hours, minutes and seconds, indicated by means of black and white charismatic hands. And the second time-zone can be read off from a 24-hour red hand, tipped with a black and white arrow. Allied with the numerals and hour-markers, presented on the bezel, it enables the user to distinguish night hours from those of day.

The whole watch is operated by a COSC-certified calibre 3186 automatic movement. It incorporates a perpetual rotor. The caliber operates at a frequency of 28,800 vibrations per hour and boasts a 48-hour power reserve. The new Rolex Explorer watch is teamed with a steel bracelet, closed with an Oysterlock clasp.

Dior 8 Time Zone Watch – Unique Time Design Concept

Reading the time of 8 different cities in time zone simultaneously, you may first think of the clocks in a hotel lobby. However, the pioneer brand in fashion world Christian Dior Swiss Watches makes a great cross-border design, combining luxurious decorative art and professional watch dial, pioneeringly unveiled stylish and practical Dior 8 series watches.

Dior 8 Series watch is masterpiece with coorperation of Dior and watch movement designers Orny and Girardin. The Dior 8 Fuseaux Horaires self-winding movement can show different time of 8 cities with interlocking geometric rules. The main composition of Dior 8 series watch’s Dial is ring, adding satellite geometry and mobile dial design. The black ring second hand rotates a circle on the dial per minute, the satellite dial rotates one circle every 12 hours. While satellite ring with eight time zones rotates per 24 hours. The hand direction in Satellite is the self-set local time. The black dots standing by different cities is time. And the black and gold refers day or night.

Dior 8 series released gold and fine jewelry enamel and MOP model. MOP dial matches gold to enhance mobile devices effects. The movememt’s inspiration comes from decorative style of Dior. The straps design is also full of thoughts, black snake strap or crystal bracelet. Case dimention is 38mm.

Hermes First Cape Cod Tourbillon Watch

Recently, Hermes Swiss Watches welcome its first tourbillon Cape Cod watch. This Cape Cod watch Value of RMB 5.66 million is made of rose gold, manually polished and assembled. It is equipped with classic tonneau shape manual winding tourbillon movement, advanced silicon escapement structure with 7 days power reserve. Elegant exterior design adds professional watchmaking crafts, the Hermes First Cape Cod Tourbillon Watch is definitely a gorgeous works for all of you. It is only 24 limited pieces all over the world, Taiwan is assigned to No. 1!

Following Paris and Beijing, Hermes opens the third watch and jewelry shop in 101,Taibei on December 13th.2010. This new concept watch and jewelery shop covers 30 square meters, having a separate VIP room, in which VIP guests will be able to choose Hermes watch and jewelry without interference. And global CEO of Hermes Beatriz Gonzalez Cristobal and Hermes watches global CEO Luc Perramond will take part in the opening ceremony in 101 building, Taibei.

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