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Hublot presents its new timepiece limited to just 10 pieces ?the Tourbillon Vendome watch. The novelty pays tribute to the brand�s boutique recently opened in famous Place Vendome in Paris. The dial of the watch features two small columns that frame the tourbillon cage. These original details, crafted from bronze, have been inspired by the 200-year-old column in Place Vendome.The heart of the new Hublot watch is a mechanical flying-tourbillon movement created independently within the manufacture - HUB6003. The mechanism is built from 210 parts and offers off-centre hours and minutes and a 5-day power reserve. The Tourbillon Vendome watch is available in two variations - in 5N red gold or in microblasted black ceramic. The 44 mm case demonstrates satin finishing. The case construction is reinforced by 6 H-shaped titanium screws. The timepiece is 100-meter water-resistant. The face of the watch is shielded by a sapphire crystal with anti-reflective treatment. The time is indicated by skeleton hands.The Hublot Tourbillon Vendome watch embraces the wrist with a black alligator leather strap or a black rubber strap.Look through a fine selection of boldly designed Hublot watches:

High precision chronographs have always been linked to the world of motorsport.? An industry-savy Jack W. Heuer was one of the first to recognise this and by offering his company’s services as official timekeeper at various motorsport events and forming fruitful relationships with some of the most prestigious motorsport teams and drivers perhaps ensured the [...]Read More|||No Comment Confr��rie Horlog��re Hublot LibertyPosted bySylvia McElherroninMarch 28th 2010under:BaselWorld 2010, HublotTags: Confr��rie Horlog��re Hublot, Hublot, Hublot LibertyConfr��rie Horlog��re Hublot unveil Liberty, a remarkable bullet-shaped timepiece designed to be worn as a bracelet, pendant or simply used as a tactile horological stress-buster. Measuring 53.75mm long and 27mm wide, the gun cartridge type case is a combination of black aluminium and titanium.? 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So far 2010 seems to be a year of distinctly classical watches, with pieces such as Jaeger-Le Coultre's Master Memovox models and IWC's Portuguese Yacht Club [...]Read More|||No Comment Omega Speedmaster Professional Apollo-Soyuz "35th Anniversary"Posted byJohnny McElherroninMarch 18th 2010under:BaselWorld 2010, OmegaTags: Omega speedmaster, Omega Speedmaster Professional Apollo-Soyuz "35th Anniversary"Omega have revealed their latest Limited Edition Speedmaster watch at the 2010 Baselworld exhibition. Perpetuating their enduring association with all aspects of? man’s achievements in space, this new piece, the Omega Speedmaster Professional Apollo-Soyuz is released as a tribute to the first international space flight on the 35th Anniversary of the event. The Omega Speedmaster, [...]Read More|||No Comment Chopard L.U.C. Engine One TourbillonPosted bySylvia McElherroninMarch 16th 2010under:BaselWorld 2010, Chopard, NewsTags: Chopard L.U.C. Engine One Tourbillon, Chopard watchesThe connection between cars and luxury men's watches is a strong bond which has inspired the creation of numerous iconic pieces.? Watch brands such as TAG Heuer, Rolex, Panerai and Richard Mille, to name but a few have released car-themed collections to enthusiasts eager to own a timepiece whose name and design inspiration is taken [...]Read More|||No Comment Blancpain Villeret Phase de Lune Demi-Savonnette WatchPosted bySylvia McElherroninMarch 16th 2010under:BaselWorld 2010, Blancpain, NewsTags: Blancpain Villeret Phase de Lune, Blancpain WatchBlancpain add a new piece to the elegant Villeret collection – the Villeret Phase de Lune Demi-Savonnette. Blancpain, acknowledged as a manufacture for the connoisseur? owe recent success largely to the vision of Jean-Claude Biver who in the early 1980's despite the down-turn in demand for complicated mechanical watches set his master watchmakers the challenge [...]Read More|||No Comment The Longines Column-Wheel Chronograph and The Longines Column-Wheel Sports ChronographPosted bySylvia McElherroninMarch 11th 2010under:BaselWorld 2010, LonginesTags: Longines, Longines ChronographWith two new releases, the The Longines Column-Wheel Chronograph and The Longines Column-Wheel Sports Chronograph the brand continues to consolidate its historical position as creators of classical and sporty timekeepers. Both pieces use the L688.2 self-winding movement developed with ETA which was launched in 2009.? For many traditionalists the presence of a column-wheel (in this [...]Read More|||No Comment Beat Haldimann’s new H8 Sculptura – Timeless in every sense!Posted byJohnny McElherroninMarch 3rd 2010under:BaselWorld 2010, Beat HaldimannTags: Beat Haldimann, Haldiman H8 Sculptura, Haldimann HorologyAlthough I am familiar with the name of Beat Haldimann, the much-revered master watchmaker from Thun, I will confess to never actually having taken time to explore what goes on in his own atelier – and what comes out of it too. Well, having read a press release received today, I decided that it was [...]Read More|||No Comment Carl F Bucherer finds home in wacky – or is it? – Rinspeed UC?Posted byJohnny McElherroninFebruary 24th 2010under:Carl F Bucherer, NewsTags: Carl F Bucherer, Rinspeed UC?Wow! This is a little story which is hard to pass! Maybe you know that in Switzerland all forms of motor racing are actually outlawed and so, instead of guys retiring to the garage/potting shed at night to put another five hours into the ‘project’ muscle car, rally car or whatever, their Swiss counterpart retires [...]Read More|||No Comment Eterna Madison Eight Days with Eterna SpherodrivePosted byJohnny McElherroninFebruary 22nd 2010under:BaselWorld 2010, EternaTags: Eterna Madison Eight Days, Eterna watchPrior to *** it’s debut in the upcoming 2010 Baselworld watch industry exhibition, Eterna have unveiled a new addition to their collection due out later this year. The Eterna Madison Eight Days is a very good-looking piece indeed and features Eterna’s new ‘Spherodrive’ in-house manufacture hand-wound mechanical movement. While it can be argued that Eterna [...]Read More|||No Comment New Zenith El Primero Foudroyante 1/10th Chronograph to debut in BaselworldPosted byJohnny McElherroninFebruary 19th 2010under:BaselWorld 2010, ZenithTags: Zenith El Primero Foudroyante 1/10th Chronograph, Zenith watchThere’s a new wind sweeping through the corridors and workshops at the Zenith manufacture in the guise of Jean-Fr��d��ric Dufour, the company’s new CEO, and it looks like his influence has helped to put the brand solidly in the running for Watch of the Year gong with the stunning new El Primero Foudroyante 1/10th Chronograph [...]Read More|||No Comment Rebellion Predator ChronographPosted byJohnny McElherroninFebruary 11th 2010under:BaselWorld 2010, Rebellion WatchTags: Rebellion Predator, Rebellion WatchThe new Rebellion Predator certainly won’t be to everyone’s taste, but on first seeing it, I immediately thought this dramatic piece merited a short feature here on The Watch Press. Firstly, Rebellion are a young company which is based in Lonay near the shore of Lake Geneva. Established in 2008, they bring a distinctive design [...]Read More|||No Comment F P Journe Vagabondage llPosted byJohnny McElherroninFebruary 11th 2010under:BaselWorld 2010, F P JourneTags: F P Journe, F P Journe Vagabondage llF P Journe have unveiled the new Vagabondage ll wristwatch and in doing so have demonstrated once again their ability to create yet another take on the art of displaying hours, minutes and seconds. From F P Journe press release: ” F.P.Journe presents the second chapter of the Vagabondage Limited Series, "Vagabondage II", which will [...]Read More