Watch News for January from 17 to 19, 2011

In September 2011 in Perth, Australia, a new boutique Swiss Time Machine opened the door for the true connoisseurs of the masterpieces of watchmaking art. The creators of the boutique Swiss Time Machine, became the community of the best independent watchmakers of Switzerland.

Beauty, accuracy, perfection and compactness - are the main characteristics to aspire to modern high horology. The famous Swiss brand Piaget boldly continues to experiment and create ultra-thin model wrist watch. The Piaget Company’s expertise in the development of ultrathin watches is simply unique.

The ambassador of watch brand Ritmo Mundo Helio Castroneves became a member of the jury Miss Universe 2011. The competition was held in early September 2011 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The three-time Indianapolis 500 racing champion and the driver of ¹ 3 Penske Racing Helio Castroneves during competition did not leave for a minute with watch 202 Persepolis from Ritmo Mundo.

The watch company Eberhard & CO, which is the official timekeeper of the Gran Premio Nuvolari - the famous rally dedicated to the memory of Tazio Giorgio Nuvolari, - an Italian auto- and motorcycle racer known as the "Flying Mantuanets" has released another model, dedicated to this event. The race shall be permitted only certified FIVA cars up to 1970.

In September 12 the auction house Antiquorum in conjunction with the Consulate General of Monaco in New York organized a pre-release of watch patterns in New York, destined for the charity auction Only Watch, which will be held in September 23 in Monaco.

Famous for its experiments with high-tech ceramics the company Rado has released a new ultra-thin watch True Thinline, who received the "status" of the finest watch in hi-tech ceramics. The new masterpiece set the new standards in watchmaking. The weight of watch is only 38 grams with the case thickness of 4.9 mm. In turn, the thickness of the mechanism is only 1 mm.

A little more than a decade ago, rotary telephones were in every home. The Japanese designers from Maywadenki were waved of nostalgia and they came up with an unusual watch dial in the form of rotary phone.

In September 2011 the famous Swiss brand Patek Phillipe revived the production of the watch 5004. For the first time, this luxurious split-chronograph was released in 1996. With feather glance the model has an unpretentious and ordinary appearance.

In recent years Monaco has become, in essence, the new El Dorado of watch industry. It was at Monaco after the great success in 2010 the watch brand Franck Muller Group has decided to do an exhibition Jewellery & WPHH (World Presentation of High Horologie and Jewelry), as an annual event. WPHH includes together nine companies, joining the Franck Muller Group.

The luxurious chronograph of watch company Drakkar Timepieces CAP HORN TT 738.04 with a dial of wood ebony is included in the list of nominees in the category "Sports Watch" on the prestigious Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève, which is held annually in Geneva.

The famous Italian watch company Anonimo in September 2011 has expanded the collection Militare Vintage by models with two dials of black and parchment shades. The line Militare Vintage - a tribute to the days when the first military watch became.