To mark the 175-th anniversary, the Longines Company has unveiled the watch reflecting the brand's remarkable chorological heritage and continuous striving for elegance. The Longines Master Collection Retrograde is equipped a new automatic mechanical calibre developed exclusively for the Company. The timepiece, representing the flagship model of a collection, has highlighted the horological traditions of the brand.
At present day tourbillon watches are as popular as never before. Watch experts and enthusiasts have long noticed the spread of 'tourbi-madness' or 'touri-mania'. Still, a tourbillon is a rare and valuable feature of mechanical watches. If to translate the word 'tourbillon' from French, it means 'whirlwind' or 'vortex'.
The tourbillon improves a watch's accuracy by eliminating slight time errors that appear as the result of a watch balance oscillating at different speeds in different positions. A tourbillon represents a really small and delicate metal cage. The cylindrical cage consists of two metal rims fixed to each other with help of pillars. The balance wheel and the balance spring, as well as the escapement are set inside the cage.
Revolution in Female Hearts
Just a few years ago nobody doubted the fact that ladies were not particularly interested in mechanics of a watch. A timepiece's outside look was the thing that really mattered. Ladies felt bored about the necessity of winding the watch and correcting its settings. They considered big cases required for housing a mechanical movement 'too big' for their thin wrists. The timepiece's inner life was a true mystery for most ladies who felt reluctant to explore the new realms. Representatives of the fair sex just wanted to add one more gorgeous accessory to their collection. A ticking technical wonder seemed absolutely unnecessary.
A watch is an instrument that is to provide high-precision timekeeping. This device requires regular service to offer perfect performance. It is difficult to determine how often a watch should be serviced as everything depends on the model, climatic conditions and the way the watch's owner treats his timepiece. Generally speaking, service intervals may last from 3 to 7 years.
Michael Schumacher became the 18th Man on board the Emirates Team New Zealand boat in the most recent America's Cup races held in Valencia on May 2. The ETNZ team gained victory over Italian +39 Challenge.
Nowadays more and more producers of expensive cars, yachts and watches are ready to share their incomes with indigent planet inhabitants. It is not surprising that Richmond and DimlerChrysler have chosen brands that are associated with luxury all around the world to represent them in a common charity fund.
In 2007 Officine Panerai has introduced a new version of the timekeeping device that marked an important step in the evolution of both horology and navigation - the marine chronometer. From the middle of the 18th century until the recent times, marine chronometers have guided the course of many ships, representing the most precise portable mechanical instrument ever created.
For summer 2007 Cartier has developed three exclusively styled watch models - 21 Chronoscaph, Santos 100, and Roadster. The impressive look of the new Cartier watches is enhanced by stylish straps in toile de voile or rubber. The watches for the summer collection are developed in steel and catch imagination due to their successful colors - black and white, coral and blue.
Have you ever dreamed to own a piece of history? If yes you have a great chance to make your dream a reality. It is evident the popularity of famous Titanic movie faded away. But the young and successful company Romain Jerome decided to revive our recollections of beautiful and sad story starred by Leonardo di Caprio and Kate Winslet and created a series of Titanic Watch Line.
Watches-without-dial trend has appeared because of the watch companies desire to accentuate marvelous and complicated beauty of the watch mechanism, to open the secrecy of processes that are usually hidden, to draw attention to the timepiece and its owner. The idea is great but not easy to realize because watch mechanisms are initially not destined to be visible that is why they need a very serious “make-up”. Anyway final results are striking.
Starting with September, Baume and Mercier, the renowned Swiss watchmaking company, welcomes everyone to visit its new Internet site, displaying a great deal of new images placed in the center of its on-line platform. This innovative and informative platform has been developed in seven languages.
The Mostra of Venice, one of the oldest film festivals in the world, celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2007, and its 64th edition (a few editions were not organized during World War II). The event of an incomparable charm is special for its friendly atmosphere and good-natured ambiance. The festival has been directed by Marco Muller since 2003, having become the most cinematic of all.
