http://www.watchium.com/info Just another watch weblog Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:33:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Having started the production of in-house movement on premises of the new manufactory, the watchmaker Maurice Lacroix concentrated first of all on the production of new calibres for its best watches. The Maurice Lacroix Caledrier Retrograde is one of them. It has every right to be called the herald of ... http://www.watchium.com/info/luxury-watches/maurice-lacroix-calendrier-retrograde/   The new chronograph Grande Vitesse 24h by Longines is probably the very embodiment of speed. This outstanding sportive watch features several special peculiarities as a 24-hours time-indication at the dial and double tachymeter markers which allow measuring the speed both in miles and kilometers per hour. Smooth lines, streamline shape, refinely ... http://www.watchium.com/info/mens-watches/longines-grande-vitesse-chronograph-24h/ In honour of the legendary jet plane Hawker-Siddeley Hunter the watchmaking company Oris has created a special timepiece - Oris Swiss Hunter Big Crown – which makes the latest replenishment in the aviation series of Oris watches. For the first time Hawker Hunter took off in 1951 as a part ... http://www.watchium.com/info/luxury-watches/oris-swiss-hunter-big-crown/ One of the most famous and reputable jewellery houses – Cartier – never stops to amaze everyone with new styles of elegant and refined jewellery and watches. Designers from Cartier draw their inspiration for dazzling timepieces from different symbols of the lapse of time. The image of one of the ... http://www.watchium.com/info/luxury-watches/cartier-declaration/ One of the oldest and most reputable Swiss watchmakers – Ulysse Nardin – presents a new watch which has every right to be called a masterpiece of Haute Horlogerie. The new 30-pieces limited edition Royal Blue Tourbillon collection boasts amazing platinum timepieces decorated with 42 finest diamonds and 12 sparkling ... http://www.watchium.com/info/luxury-watches/ulysse-nardin-royal-blue-tourbillon/ Van Cleef and Arpels watches are always notable for the infinite elegance and charm. There is something magical about the mysterious sparkling of precious stones and perpetual tick-tock of the elegant masterpieces of horology produced by one of the most elegant watchmaking brands. Each timepiece by Van Cleef and Arpels ... http://www.watchium.com/info/luxury-watches/lady-arpels-centenaire/ The legendary collection of timepieces by the renowned jewellery and watchmaking brand Chopard - L.U.C – has been replenished with an extremely elegant and luxurious timepiece for ladies - Chopard L.U.C Tourbillon Lady. The watch is notable not only for the outstanding feminine design but also for the impressively complicated ... http://www.watchium.com/info/luxury-watches/chopard-luc-tourbillon-lady/ A Turkish designer Iskander Asanaliev presents his original transparent On Air Wristwatch. The main peculiarity of the timepiece is that it only has one hand - the hour hand. On Air Wristwatch shows the time in an extraordinary minimal way. While LED display shows minutes in number, its position shows the ... http://www.watchium.com/info/extraordinary-gadgets/on-air-wristwatch/ The legendary fashion brand Gucci is famous not only for its luxury clothes and accessories. Fashion watches by this brand are also quite popular. Though the company is not a watchmaking one, timepieces by Gucci are notable for the outstanding quality of the movements and elegant luxurious design that can ... http://www.watchium.com/info/high-tech-watches/gucci-pulse-concept-watch/ Over the past few years, some amazing digital watch concepts have been introduced. Most electronic gadgets do double, triple or quadruple duty as watches, phones, cameras or mp3 players. And every year designers and engineers improve not only the functional side of such timepieces but also create new futuristic designs. Among ... http://www.watchium.com/info/extraordinary-gadgets/swatch-infinity-concept-watch/