Tuesday, Mar 16 2010
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IWC Show at Ace & Dik in Amsterdam
Last week, on the 8th of March, I attended the IWC show at Ace & Dik (AceJewelers.com) in Amsterdam. I was particularly interested in the new Portuguese with the dial of the red gold version and – of course – the new IWC Yacht-Club. One of the most interesting timepieces …
Celsius Tourbillon mobile phone combines mechanical with electronic
Here’s an obvious case of conspicuous consumption. Check out the Celsius X VI II Micro-Mechanical Remontage Papillon Tourbillon mobile phone. Retail on this bad boy is going to set you back about $275,000. For a phone. Created by French design house Celsius X VI II, this …
Baselworld 2010: Tag Heuer Car + New Watch
Tag Heuer teams with Tesla for special-edition car and watch in 150th anniversary The heralded watch company Tag Heuer turns 150 years old in 2010, and to commemorate it has worked with famed car maker Tesla to create a...
Baselworld 2010: Ora #1
Small family-owned watch company Ora reveals first Baselworld display The Ora Swiss Watch Company, a small outfit located in northern Switzerland, has revealed the Ora #1 watch, a unique box-shaped device with an extremely decorative case of titanium and...
Baselworld 2010: Kyocera's Recrystallized Ruby Used In A Watch
For the first time, Kyocera's "created ruby" product will be used in a wristwatch. Casio and Kyocera together have announced that Casio will release a limited-edition watch under its highest-end MR-G line that uses Kyocera's recrystallized ruby. That technology...
Baselworld 2010: Would You Pay $275,000 For A Watch Phone?
Celsius X VI II to unveil mobile phone with mechanical watch innards When most people think of merging phones and watches these days, the first thing that comes to mind is a wristwatch that is also a phone. I...
The Cartier Dice Watch: The Coolest Timepiece A Woman Can Own
We are pushing well over 700 unique posts on Hodinkee and do you know how many of those featured women's watches? Yup, around 450 of them. And by 450, we actually mean none of them. Today marks our first female oriented wristwatch, and it's honestly just too cool NOT to …
Cabestan Nostromo Watch
For 2010 Cabestan brings us something totally new. A fantastic new design dreamed up by talented watch designer Jean-François Ruchonnet. Yes of course the watch is similar to Cabestan's previous model, the Winch Tourbillon Vertical watch - but is actually more affordable …
Baselworld 2010 Is This Week
The annual Baselworld trade show in Switzerland, which covers the world of high fashion and jewelry, runs from this Thursday, March 18, through next Thursday the 25th. In the month leading up to this always-exciting show, Wrist Dreams has...
