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Sunday, Mar 6 2011

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SIHH 2011 Audemars Piguet Jules Audemars Extra-Thin

PROFESSIONAL WATCHES | 6. Mar 2011 20:16 |

(Click image for gallery - 5 photos) At SIHH 2011 there were two major trends, vintage retro watches and ultra-thin watches. This beautiful timepiece, with a mere 6.7 mm thick case, is the latter. To utilize such a thin case, Audemars Piguet, had to create an even thinner …

800 Swiss ETA Movements Stolen From Watchmaker In Porrentruy

WristWatchReview.com | 6. Mar 2011 17:56 |

Thieves took a a cache of Buran-signed 800 ETA movements from a watchmaker in Porrentruy, Switzerland. They included some 2824-2 and 7750 movements. The 7750s are used in chronographs. ETA movements are become increasingly more rare as the company’s owner, the Swatch Group, …

PROJECT X DESIGNS Submariner Ceramic STEALTH MK III & MK IV

OceanicTime | 6. Mar 2011 16:46 |

By TLex Project X Designs have just unveiled their latest creations; two limited edition Rolex Submariners. The Ceramic STEALTH MK III & MK IV take their inspiration from the Royal Marines SBS (Special Boat Service). The case backs of the two ‘STEALTH’ series watches carry …

Heuer/ TAG Heuer 2000 Series

Calibre 11 | 6. Mar 2011 13:36 |

While the iconic TAG Heuer models of today are the Monaco and Carrera, things were very different ten years ago when the re-editions were merely a novelty, rather than mainstream models. The TAG Heuer 1000 and 2000 Series were the models that came to symbolise TAG Heuer, …