Replica Watches News & Review

821. GP Tip of the Week 15
In merchanical, automatic winding movements, the oscillating weight provides the energy needed to rewind the watch. With the automatic Tourbillon with three gold Bridges, the oscillating weight is a micro rotor under the barrel (patented system). The watc read full

822. BASEL 2008: Blancpain Carrousel Volante Une Minute Watch
The Blancpain Carrousel Volant Une Minute watch is an entirely new complicated watch from Blancpain, which confirms the spirit for inventive haute horlogerie that has made the brand a revered reference among collectors.  This watch's remarkable movem read full

823. TIP: Girard-Perregaux Manufacturered Movements
If a car wheel drives 250,000 km, its wheels will have rotated 120 million times. The balance of an oscillating movement completes 252,288,000 half rotations in a year. This means 2 billion, 522 million and 880,000 vibrations after ten years, and yet the read full

824. The New TAG Heuer Aquaracer Calibre S
The TAG Heuer 2000 series is being re-released as the new Aquaracer series with an interesting new addition: the Calibre S. The Calibre S is probably a little too sailing-specific for me to justify actually purchasing, but I can definitely appreciate what TAG has done with the Calibre S. read full

825. Glashutte Original SeaShell watch
The Glashutte Original SeaShell watch is a sublimely beautiful addition to the brand's exclusively feminine Star collection. Inspired by the mystical power of the ocean, this precious creation of luxury watchmaking has the rare appeal of fine, arti read full

826. Piaget Watch
Piaget was founded in 1874 in La Cote aux Fees in Switzerland. Piaget manufactures four collections of fine timepieces: the Piaget Altiplano, the Piaget Polo, the Piaget Tradition, and the Piaget Upstream. The Piaget Altiplano is an ultra thin fine Swiss read full

827. ViaLuxe Interview: Severin Wunderman 1938-2008
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828. 2008 A Record Year For Swiss Watchmaking, Followed By Decline
With all factors taken into account, the 2008 year was a good one for the Swiss watch industry. Monthly growth was high, with the industry exporting an amount of product equivalent to a SFr. 17 billion--a record level that exceeds the 2007 results by a factor of 6.7 percent, representing a value increase of over SFr. 1 billion. read full

829. Edward Norton: New Brand Ambassador For Breil Milano Watches
Italian watch brand Breil Milano has a new celebrity face in acclaimed actor and Academy Award-nominee Edward Norton.   As of this month, Norton will appear in a range of magazine publications worldwide, sporting various Breil Milano watch read full

830. Montres Passion Awards Piaget And IWC
The jury of the watch publication Montres Passion has selected its winners, and both Piaget and IWC have claimed top prizes. Piaget was recognized twice.  The brand's feminine Magic Hour watch, notable for a unique rotating bezel that permits three d read full

831. Chopard L.U.C Tech Strike One Watch, Limited Edition Of 100 Pieces
The L.U.C Tech Strike One is an exciting addition to Chopard's prestigious collection of manufacture timepieces.  Featuring the "en passant" hour strike complication which was first introduced in the original Chopard L.U.C Strike One watch, this limi read full

832. Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Rubens Barrichello Chronograph Watch Honors Racing Champion
In honor of Audemars Piguet Ambassador Rubens Barrichello’s latest record, the famous watchmakers have designed a new timepiece in the Royal Oak Offshore collection. The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Rubens Barrichello chronograph for 2008, construct read full

833. TAG Heuer Announces New Professional Golf Watch
TAG Heuer, along with golf genius Tiger Woods, announced a new professional golf watch yesterday. I'm not a golfer myself, but apparently the conventional wisdom has always been that you remove your watch when playing a serious match because it can interfere with your swing in several different ways. TAG Heuer and Tiger Woods set out to change all that by creating a professional golf watch that works with golfers rather than against them. read full

834. Blancpain Carrousel Volant Donated To Forbidden City
Swiss luxury watch brand Blancpain has been given a rare honor: to represent modern watchmaking art at the Palace Museum in Beijing's famous Forbidden City. To commemorate this extraordinary invitation, the world's "oldest watch manufacturer" created a special version of its recently introduced Carrousel Volant Une Minute watch. read full

835. Concord C1 Tourbillon Gravity Wins "Watch Design Of The Year" In Geneva
At the Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Geneve on November 13th, a distinguished jury awarded the Concord C1 Tourbillon Gravity "Watch Design Of The Year".   Introduced at Baselworld 2008, Concord's C1 Tourbillon Gravity unites a bold combination of m read full

836. Zenith Baby Doll Star El Primero watch
The Zenith Baby Doll Star El Primero watch is a chronograph timepiece that presents itself with elegance, feminine grace, and a sophisticated intelligence. Richly crafted in the hallowed Swiss tradition, this Zenith watch bears a superb legacy of manufac read full

837. Corum Romulus Retrograde Annual Calendar Watch, Limited Edition Of 90
The Corum Romulus watch collection has been enriched with a sophisticated annual calendar complication. Presented in polished 18K red or white gold, the Corum Romulus Retrograde Annual Calendar watch measures 41mm in diameter. read full

838. Maitres du Temps Chapter One Watch Tours Asia
New ultra-luxury Swiss watch brand Ma?tres du Temps has marked the introduction of their exceptionally complex Chapter One watch by undergoing a ten-day tour of Asia--one of the most significant markets for exclusive timepieces.  The tour, read full

839. TIP: Girard-Perregaux Ceramic Ball-bearings
Ball-bearings have been a key element in automatic, mechanical movements for a long time. Indeed the use of steel ball-bearings poses a certain number of problems linked mostly to the the lubrication required for their smooth functioning. In order to reso read full

840. Vacheron Constantin "Hommage a Maurice Bejart"
On December 9th, at the Opera Bastille in Paris, Swiss watch manufacture Vacheron Constantin hosted a premiere of "Hommage a Maurice Bejart" with the Opera National de Paris, reprising its role as historical patron of the arts. read full