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Marketing and the Asian Dream
After considering themes such as “The watch user in a changing world” (2009) and “Watchmaking and its ambassadors” (2010), this year’s international watch marketing day, which was held at the Théâtre de l’Heure Bleue in La Chaux-de-Fonds on November 3rd, looked at the “Asian Dream”.
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The great white
Gold is yellow, pink, white, and sometimes even has a blue tint. Platinum is pale grey with a Nordic glow. Steel comes in a more intense grey with a vivid brilliance. But, there is no mineral or alloy in nature that is white, pure and intensely white.
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Spotlights
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RSW’s Wonderland round black dial watch
The Wonderland Round Collection from RSW exemplifies what sets this brand apart. The Wonderland isn’t just another timepiece; it’s also fine jewellery. The distinctive round case with its delicate carved bezel of interlocking circles is simply exquisite.
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Big Bang Snow Leopard by Hublot
Diameter 41mm in polished and satin-finished stainless steel, crystal in sapphire with anti-reflective treatment, bezel lug in black composite resin.
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DS PODIUM DIAMONDS by Certina
The jewellery version of Certina’s Double Security model has a rose-gold PVD coating on a stainless-steel case and a bezel set with 60 Top Wesselton diamonds.
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HERITAGE ULTRA THIN LADY MOONPHASE by Zenith
The Elite 692 calibre self-winding movement powering Zenith’s latest offering for ladies measures only 3.97mm in thickness.
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Belles Montres Shanghai
Following on the success of Belles Montres in Paris, the organisers opened the first Belles Montres in Shanghai, China from October 26 - 30.
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The rebirth of Roger Dubuis
Roger Dubuis, now a part of the Richemont Group, as a brand and a movement manufacturer, is poised to be relaunched, with Georges Kern supervising the brand and Jean-Marc Pontroué set to take over the reins officially as CEO from next year.
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Piaget thinks thin again
Well known for its world records in extremely thin watches, Piaget has done it again with the Piaget Altiplano Skeleton Ultra-Thin.
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Parmigiani - Telescopic time
We all know well the activities of Parmigiani’s restoration workshops, since Michel Parmigiani himself passed by the great school of restoration, and is also responsible for the fabulous collection of timepieces belonging to the Sandoz Family Foundation, a major shareholder in the Parmigiani brand.
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Montblanc celebrates the anniversary of the chronograph
Montblanc is in the middle of celebrating the 190th anniversary of the chronograph this year and their SIHH previews continue this theme with three special chronographs.
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MB&F’s M.A.D. Gallery
The first thing that passers-by notice in MB&F’s new M.A.D. Gallery is “Palette”, who looks at first sight light a shop dummy. But anyone who walks in front of “her” or stops at the nearby machine to pay for their parking quickly does a double-take, because she is in fact a highly complex robot capable of interacting with people and learning which of her gestures and movements provoke the best responses.
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Frédérique Constant Vintage Racing
For quite some time, Geneva-based Frédérique Constant has been affiliated with vintage racing, first with Austin Healeys and most recently with La Carrera Panamericana, the legendary Mexican race that is eagerly watched by millions of classic car aficionados.
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Tissot’s Logistics Centre
Nestled in the hills surrounding Le Locle, in the very heart of the Swiss watchmaking country, Tissot, which has been in business since 1858, just inaugurated perhaps the most technologically-advanced storage and retrieval system in the entire watch industry
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UR-1001 Zeit Device, the mother ship
The very imposing UR-1001 Zeit Device condenses the last fifteen years of experimentation conducted by Urwerk into a time-measuring object with more than generous dimensions and ample weight. It is neither a wristwatch nor is it a traditional pocket watch—unless you have a solidly re-inforced pocket. “It is,” as Felix Baumgartner says with a smile, “the Mother of all other watches, the Mother Ship of all the space shuttles that make up the Urwerk timekeeping fleet.”
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