Nooka's Zub Zibi Zirc Watch

Zub Zibi Zirc

The Zub Zibi Zirc is for those prefer a tighter, edited watch profile, this is the first “lady’s” or “kid’s” watch from Nooka framed under a facetted gem-cut lens, the watch’s innovative face clearly displays the minute, surrounded by a circle with twelve partitions representing the hour—presenting a compact and intuitive way to read the time.

Size:    36 x 30 x 13.5mm/Band Width: 20mm
Water Resistance:    3ATM
Battery    : CR2016 Battery (3.0VDC Operating Voltage)
Module    : 32,768Hertz Quartz Crystal Oscillation Frequency
Display:     TDF LCD Display Electroluminescent(EL)
Case Material:    Co-molded With PU Body
Case Back:    Stainless Steel/Screw In

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Fastrider chronograph by Tudor

Fastrider chronograph by Tudor

TUDOR takes us for a ride in its Fastrider to the high-speed world of motorcycle racing

The Fastrider chronograph sports a sleek shape in its new 42 mm case with the date corrector at 9 o'clock dressing a black PVD-coated shield, and a satin-finished bezel engraved with a tachymetric scale

The pushers fits into the middle case through black PVD-coated cylinders and make measures short periods of time with precision. The dial has been specially designed for the TUDOR Fastrider collection and is characterised by minute markers on the flange and by three vertical stripes, another reference to the racing world.  The dial comes in three colours : black, white, or silversun, each featuring three black totalizers with red hands  and is available with either bevelled hour markers or double-layer Arabic numeral appliques.
The inscription TUDOR GENEVE appears on a small satin-finished plaque below the brand's red logo at 12 o'clock.

The chronograph comes with a satin-finished three link steel bracelet , or a leather strap with a folding clasp and a new safety catch, or a black fabric strap featuring three sporty stripes that echo those on the dial.

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Bulgari Daniel Roth Grande Sonnerie Quantieme Perpetual Watch

Bulgari Daniel Roth Grande Sonnerie Quantieme Perpetual Calendar watch

According to Bulgari, the sonnerie function will chime over 433,500 times per a year if it is continuously operated.  The movement is quite impressive, with almost 1000 parts — watch the video below for a closer look.  One interesting thing about the movement is that it is an automatic (hence the rotor).  In ultra-complicated watches such as this one you almost always see a manual-wind movement.

The Bulgari Daniel Roth Grande Sonnerie Quantieme Perpetual Calendar watch will be priced at 980,000 Swiss Francs.

Main Features :

-Westminster Carillon chimes
-Four gongs
-Perpetual Calendar
- Indicators: leap year, Month, Weekday & Date
-Moon phases
-Automatic winding for movement and striking system
-Silent centrifugal governor
-Power reserve indicator for movement (48h)
-Secured striking system

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IWC Pilot’s Watch TOP GUN Miramar

IWC Pilot’s Watch TOP GUN Miramar

The new IWC TOP GUN Miramar line features a polished ceramic case, hands and chapter ring in beige, and green textile strap was inspired by the colour and material range typically favoured by the military.

Thanks to the 51111 calibre, the largest manufactured in-house by IWC, the watch will continue running for a week when fully wound. The sapphire glass is secured against drops in pressure in the cockpit.  

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Reference: 5019
Case: 48mm ceramic/titanium(15mm thick),
Movement : automatic mechanical IWC 51111

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Greubel Forsey Tourbillon 24 Secondes Contemporain

Gorgeous Greubel Forsey Tourbillon 24 Secondes Contemporain

The Gorgeous Greubel Forsey Tourbillon 24 Secondes Contemporain is a unique edition of 33 pieces featuring a titanium movement and platinum case.   Absolutely stylish royal blue finish of the plates and bridges.

The Tourbillon:  a highly-efficient fast-rotating – 24-second revolution – tourbillon cage inclined at 25 ° which minimises negative effects of gravity on the oscillator, particularly in stable positions.
It comes with a 43.5mm platinum case (15.2mm thick) and a blue alligator strap, hand-stitched with a platinum 950 folding clasp.

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IWC Pilot’s Watch Worldtimer

IWC Pilot’s Watch Worldtimer

The new IWC Pilot’s Watch Worldtimer shows current local time and can be advanced or turned back in one-hour steps to show the new local time, even when crossing the International Date Line.  The 24-hour ring makes it easy to read off all 24 time zones.  If the wearer passes through one or several time zones, the time can be adjusted forwards or backwards in one-hour steps via the crown to show the new local time, even when crossing the International Date Line. The date simply moves in sync with the jumping hour hand. Once set correctly using the crown, the black-and-white 24-hour ring encircling the dial enables the wearer to read off the time in all 24 time zones.

The 23 place names on the external city ring each represent a time zone, and standard time is centred below the name of the city. In the illustration, the dial shows local time as 10:10. The 24-hour ring displays the current UTC time in London, where it is 18:10, while the time in New York is 13:10. In cities on daylight saving time, the time can be read below the dot linked to the city name with a line. If local time is changed on the dial, the time shown by the 24-hour ring remains unaffected and the movement continues to run during the changeover.

Details-

• (Reference- 3262)
• case - 45mm steel  (13.5mm thick), 
• automatic mechanical caliber

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Nike’s High-Tech Wristband

FuelBand by Nike

Price: $150

FuelBand is a wristband that records data collected by an accelerometer. It tracks calories expended, steps taken and the time of day as well as your NikeFuel score and presents it on an LED display. Your score is based on an algorithm that assigns points to various movements. The more active you are, the more NikeFuel you earn. You can earn it doing just about anything, track your progress with your iPhone or iPad and eventually share it with others via social media platforms.

FuelBand is the latest addition to the Nike+ line of data-trackers launched in 2006, and it joins gadgets like the Jawbone Up and Fitbit in the growing number of wearable fitness trackers available to everyday athletes. It is remarkably compact and elegant, a simple flexible circuit board with two integrated curved batteries in a polymer casing. Its lone button toggles through the four metrics displayed with 100 white LEDs. Twenty other LEDs, which transition from red to yellow to green, indicate the progress you’ve made toward your daily NikeFuel goal. The band resets at midnight each day.

The band is water resistant and Bluetooth lets you sync it to your Apple iDevice through a free Nike+ FuelBand app. A built-in USB connects you to computers running Mac OS version 10.4 or later and Windows 7, Vista or XP.

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Hermès Arceau Marqueterie de Paille

Hermès Arceau Marqueterie de Paille

Hermès honours the ancient art of straw marquetry, a form of expertise that has become extremely rare, with these two beautifully dialed watches.

Marquetry is the art and craft of applying pieces of veneer to a structure to form decorative patterns, designs or pictures.  Presented for the first time on a watch dial, the Hermès Arceau Marqueterie de Paille (literally, “marquetry of straw”) watches reflect a highly complex miniaturisation of the marquetry technique.   The blue and black motifs depict two iconic Hermès tie patterns featuring chevrons and tiny squares.  The rye straw used in these models is produced by only one farm in France.

These two collector’s models are presented together in a precious Makassar ebony presentation box, itself adorned with straw marquetry. 

Details:

• 41mm white gold case,
• automatic mechanical movement exclusively for Hermes by Manufacture Vaucher,
• matt indigo blue alligator strap
• feature the Hermès Arceau model’s signature asymmetrical lugs,

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Big Bang Boa Bang Watch by Hublot

Big Bang Boa Bang Watch

Using the snakeskin print in subtle little touches as on the Boa Bang 41 mm, available in steel or 18K red gold, and in brown or green tones, equipped with a mechanical chronograph movement to impress connoisseurs and with a dial enhanced with 8 bezel-set diamonds   

DETAILS

• References: 341.PX.7818.NR.1978 (gold/green version); 341.PX.7918.NR.1979 (gold/brown version); 341.PX.7817.NR.1978 (steel/green version); 341.PX.7917.NR.1979 (steel/brown version)
  
  •     Case – Diameter 41 mm – Steel or 18K red gold, depending on the version
  •     Crystal Sapphire with interior/exterior anti-reflective coating
  •     Bezel Lugs- Black composite resin
  •     Lateral inserts- Black composite resin
  •     Crown- Steel or 18K red gold with black rubber inserts
  •     Case-back Steel or 18K red gold
  •     Water resistance 10 ATM, i.e. approx 100 metres
  •     Dial- Green or brown Boa print, Indexes set with 8 diamonds of 0.14 carats
  •     Hands- Steel version: polished, rhodium-plated; Gold version: polished, gold plated
  •     Movement- HUB4300 Automatic mechanical chronograph
  •     Date- Trapezoid aperture at 4:30
  •     Power reserve- Approximately 42 hours
  •     Strap- Denim fabric with green or brown Boa print, stitched onto black rubber

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Harry Winston Histoire de Tourbillon 3 Watch

Harry Winston Histoire de Tourbillon 3 Watch

The third series in Harry Winston’s exploration of the tourbillon

The Histoire de Tourbillion 3 is made up of polished and satin brushed 18 karat white gold and Zalium alloy metal case housing two of the tourbillions in a solo lop sided oval with the third tourbillion sitting on it’s own.

The watch  comes in a gold case measuring 65.9mm x 45.9mm , with its caseband and lugs in Zalium (a hard and ultra-light zirconium alloy), and manual-wind triple tourbillon movement w/50 hrs power reserve. Eleven color-graded blue sapphires from dark to pale show the power left in the mainspring. The markers for the hours and minutes are color-matched with the gemstones. When the six yellow citrines appear against the marker, it’s time to wind up the watch.

The hours and minutes are shown on discs rotating against their respective markers, and the seconds on a scale around the bi-axial tourbillon.  Harry Winston shows off its flair with gemstones by using blue sapphires and citrines to indicate the power reserve .
Limited to just 20 units, the watch with a Black Opaline dial is finished with hand-sewn black alligator leather and a double pin 18-carat while gold buckle.

Details:

Reference: 500/MMTWZL.K
Movement: Mechanical hand-wound movement, 479 components
Type: Double tourbillon (bi-axial): one carriage rotating every 40 seconds within a second carriage spinning in 120 seconds on a perpendicular axis
Tourbillon (mono-axial): rotating on a single axis every 36 seconds
Power reserve: 50 hours

Case

Material: Polished and satin-brushed 18K white gold
Crystal: 5 non-reflecting sapphire crystals
Crown: 18K white gold and rubber with HW engraving
Size: 65 x 45.9 mm
Water resistance: 30 meters
Dial: Black Opaline
Power reserve indicated by 11 sapphires and 6 citrines
Strap: Hand-sewn black alligator leather
Buckle: Type: Double-pin buckle
Material: Polished 18K white gold

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TAG Heuer Mikrogirder 2000

TAG Heuer Mikrogirder 2000

Conceived, developed and manufactured in-house in the company’s R&D lab in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, the MIKROGIRDER is the fastest mechanical regulator ever crafted and tested.  Accurate to an unprecedented 5/10,000 or 1/2,000th of a second, the MIKROGIRDER is a completely new regulator system — a coupling beam/girder and excitatory beam/girder system working with a linear oscillator that vibrates isochronously at a very small angle, as opposed to a traditional watch, which vibrates at an angle of up to 320 degrees.

With the MIKROGIRDER, there is no loss of amplitude and the movement’s frequency can be modulated on a very large spectrum of frequency without overburdening the power supply. The result is a significant increase in precision (division of time) and performance (frequency accuracy and stability). The MIKROGIRDER energy performance will enable TAG Heuer chronographs to attain ultra-high frequencies never before dreamed possible.

TAG Heuer has embedded this masterpiece in a new stunning asymmetric chronograph case design. Though the placement of the crown at 12 o’clock is inspired by the 1/100th of a second Heuer stopwatches of the 1920s, the overall design is decisively avant-garde.

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Hublot King Power Diego Maradona Watch

Hublot King Power Diego Maradona Watch

The second generation of Hublot Maradona limited edition – The King Power Maradona – in a limited edition of just 500 pieces was globally launched by Diego Maradona and Mr. Jean-Claude Biver, Chairman of Hublot.
Bearing the symbolic 10 and Maradona’s signature on the dial, Hublot has developed a special King Power equipped with a chronograph movement distinguished by two centre chrono hands.  The wearer can keep track of both hands at a glance; the first indicates the seconds and the other hand, specially developed for football indicates the time elapsed out of the 45 mins in each half.

Ceramic version (Limited to 500 numbered pieces)

References:   716.CI.1129.RX.DMA11

Micro-blasted black ceramic with black rubber moulding

Black PVD titanium with black rubber insert

Hands : Satin-finished and ruthenium coated with white SuperLuminova™;

Gold version (Limited to 200 numbered pieces)

 References:   716.OM.1129.RX.DMA12

Circular Satin-finished black ceramic with black rubber moulding;

 6 H-shaped relief black PVD titanium screws

Hands : Satin-finished gold plated hands with white SuperLuminova™

18K King Gold with black rubber insert

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Roger Dubuis Velvet Watch Collection Inspired by the World of the Diva

Roger Dubuis Velvet Watch Collection

Inspired by the World of the Diva, Roger Dubuis, the Swiss watchmaker, specially designed the Velvet Collection for the 2012 Geneva watch show.  The Velvet collection is bold in shape and highlights the 18-carat pink gold timepiece which is encrusted with 66 diamonds totalling to about 1.33 carats with a 36 mm dial and runs on the RD821 calibre self-winding mechanical movement.

The dial comes with Roman numerals which seem to hover between the central barrel and the circle, creating a trompe l’œil on two levels. The brushed centrepiece at the front bears the Roger Dubuis name with a brushed sunray effect. The 6 and 12 hour markers are set in pink gold. Finish with a curved crystal that covers the dial, the watch sports an aura of light bracelet done up with 196 diamonds that amounts about to 1.65 carats. The signature cabochon glass and diamond bracelet perfectly matches with exquisite details of the case.

The Roger Dubuis Velvet automatic watch is powered by completely in-house manufactured, hand decorated, mechanical self-winding movement and bears the mark of the Geneva Seal. The Geneva Seal, issued by the Canton of Geneva to a small number of manufacturers, represents an official guarantee that the watch and its functions operate correctly. It also certifies that the watch movement is made by hand, assembled and regulated in Geneva and that it complies with the strict requirements laid down for fine watchmaking.

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Big Bang FIFA Women’s World Cup 2011 Winners by Hublot

 Big Bang FIFA Women’s World Cup 2011 Winners

Big Bang FIFA Women’s World Cup 2011™ Winners was released by Hublot, Official FIFA timekeeper and Official FIFA Watch of the FIFA World CupTM to commemorate the victory of an Asian Women's Football Team at the FIFA Women’s World Cup Germany 2011 .

This elegant watch with pure white dial is accentuated by pink color inspired by the dianthus flower, which is the symbol of the team. Its sophisticated white rubber straps allow the comfort, and the bezel adorned with brilliant diamonds reflects the feminine yet strong image of the champions. The trophy symbolizes the triumph and the words FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP 2011 CHAMPIONS are engraved on its steel case back.

Big Bang FIFA Women’s World Cup 2011 Winners back view

All proceeds of the sales will go to a Non-profit organization KIDS EARTH FUND (KEF), which is engaged in charity activities over the world to help kids, who are suffering from conflict, war, poverty or disasters.  KEF also supports kids in Tohoku area, where was hugely affected by the earthquake occurred in March 2011.


This timepiece will be manufactured in a limited edition of 100 pieces.
TECHNICAL DETAILS

• Reference: 361.SE.2090.RW.1104.NAS11
• Case: Big Bang 38 mm in polished & satin-finished Stainless Steel
• Bezel: Polished & satin-finished stainless steel, set with 126 diamonds for 0.87 ct, 6 H-shaped countersunk, polished & locked titanium screws
• Crystal: Sapphire with interior/exterior anti-reflective treatment
• Bezel Lugs: White composite resin
• Lateral inserts: White composite resin
• Crown: Polished & satin-finished steel with white color rubber insert
• Case-back: Stainless steel with circular satin finish, “Fifa Women’s World Cup 2011™ Champions” engraving and the World Cup logo
• Dial: Matt white with pink varnished appliques
• Hands: Faceted, polished and rhodium-plated, with white SuperLuminova™ Pink chronograph hand with polished & rhodium-plated H counterpoise
• Movement: HUB2900 – Quartz movement
• Components: 43
• Jewels: 7
• Wristlet: Adjustable white rubber strap
• Clasp: Big Bang steel deployant buckle, titanium screws and steel plate

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i'm Watch, the multi-utility watch

i'm Watch collection

An Italian watch-maker firm, Buongiorno-DadaEnt unveiled the "i'm Watch" and is more than just a fancy iPod nano-on-a-strap. It boasts a 1.55-inch multi-touch TFT display (240x240 pixels), 4GB of storage and Bluetooth connectivity that allows the watch to be tethered to a smartphone and used to pick up incoming calls with an included speaker. It's compatible with Android, iOS, and WP7 tethering, though the watch itself runs on the Android OS.

Users will also be able to tap into over a million radio stations with the i'music app and listen through the included 3.5mm audio jack. A number of apps, including Facebook and Twitter, will also be available in the i'market

The i'm Watch will be available in three varieties; the introductory i'm Color that range from $250-300, the i'm Tech that run from $500-600; and the high-end i'm Jewel series that starts at $1100 but tops out at a whopping $20,000 for a white gold and diamond encrusted edition. The first sets will hit market in February.

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Blancpain Saint-Valentin 2012 watch

Blancpain Saint-Valentin 2012 watch

This limited series of 14 watches, each set with 2.95 carats of precious stones, offers a fresh take on the refined aesthetics of the Blancpain Women collection.

With its diamond-set bezel and lugs, caseband set with four diamonds and a heart-shaped ruby, crown adorned with a diamond and pushpieces covered with cabochon-cut rubies, the white gold case sparkles with dazzling splendour.
The watch with 18-carat gold 36 mm casing and mother-of-pearl dial is literally a visual stunner. The dial  features marquetry motif with eight diamond hour markers with its heart-shaped counterweight of its central sweep seconds hand is delicately hand-painted with a feather to create a distinctive convex shape.

Blancpain Saint-Valentin 2012 watch closeup

The three white mother-of-pearl heart registers include the seconds shown on a subdial at 6 o’clock, the elapsed minutes at 3 o’clock and the elapsed hours at 9 o’clock. The date appears through an oval aperture at 12 o’clock.

The sapphire crystal case back reveals a self-winding Calibre F185 flyback chronograph movement. The crown is set with a diamond and the two pushers are set with cabochon-cut rubies. The first pusher at 2 o’clock starts and stops the chronograph, while the other pusher at 4 o’clock handles the flyback function.
The Saint-Valentin Chronograph comes fitted with a white exotic leather strap, and can be presented in a wooden box lined with white nappa leather.

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Source: Blancpain

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Richard Mille RM 037 Automatic Watch

Richard Mille RM 037 Automatic Watch

Powered by the new in-house CRMA1 movement,  automatic winding caliber created from skeletonized grade 5 titanium ,  comes in titanium, red gold, or white gold with its crown and function selector pusher in 18k red gold.

 The crown has been separated from the watch case, which means no winding stem. The watch is wound via the pusher at 4:00pm. The same pusher is also used to set the hand positions. Two subtly shaped pushers are located at 4 and 10 o’clock. The pusher at 4 o’clock allows one to select the winding (W), neutral (N) and hand setting (H) functions with a simple push.

Richard Mille RM 037 Automatic Watch -2

The convex case measures 52.2mm x 34.4mm , 50 meters water resistant tripartite case, ensured by two Nitril O-ring seals, automatic rotor with Richard Mille’s variable geometry system and  power reserve of 50 hours movement.

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Autodromo Watch Line designed by Bradley Price

Autodromo Watch Line designed by Bradley Price

Bradley Price is 31-year-old product designer from Brooklyn, New York, with a special passion for cars and a pretty creative mind. Combine those two and you get an interesting mix.

Price had an inspiration: design a line of watches loosely inspired by sports car instrument panel gauges. Upon returning home, Price went to the drawing board and began rendering watch faces based on car gauges he admired.

The Brooklyn native continued to work on the designs of both the watch faces and casings and ended up creating a new company named Autodromo for his products.
“There are so many wonderful gauge designs from the 1960s and ’70s that I love,” Price told the New York Times in a recent interview. “I did some research and saw that no one was doing that for watches.”

Price currently offers five watches through his Autodromo website: Brescia, Vallelunga with a black or white dial, and the Veloce with either a PVD black or a stainless steel case, all priced at US$425.

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