Watch News for January from 22 to 24, 2013

Russian "Academic" timepiece – is a new and unique quartz watch in a big case. Earlier this year, the company Raketa, continuing a series of watches "Academic", produces a model based on the design of 60s.

The company Tourby has announced a new model Argentum, combining the best of technology and aesthetic legacy of German watchmaking. The novelty is an original interpretation of the actual classics: a round polished case, silver dial with large hour indices and minute scale on which the five-minute intervals are marked by blue Arabic numerals.

The company Hublot presents a masterpiece of watchmaking art - Classic Fusion Skeleton Tourbillon Black Ceramic with a skeletonized dial and the most beautiful watch complications - the tourbillon, the carriage of which is located at the 6 o’clock position.

Swiss watch company Davosa presents its new product Argonautic Gun (Ref. 161.498.80), decorated in a classic style of diving. The watch has a round case with a diameter of 42 mm and a thickness of 13.5 mm stainless steel with black PVD coating.

Ventura is a manufacturer of high-tech electronic clocks. Today, the Swiss brand announces the release of its novelty, called Sparc Sigma MGS.

This year the annual exhibition of watches and jewelry BaselWorld 2013 will open its doors from April 25 to May 2. The exhibition centre Messeplatts in Basel will look completely newly: metal frame and high rooms.

Recently at Chasa Montana in Samnaun in the Swiss Alps the famous company Hublot has presented a new watch collection Big Bang Jeans. This collection includes three female models and one male model Oceanographic 4000 Jeans, a dial and a strap are made of denim Dsquared from the Italian company Zegg & Cerlati.

The history of watch brand Longines is closely connected with the events of equestrian sports. Since 1926, it serves as an official partner of numerous competitions: CSIO and the CHIO of Nations Cup and CSIO Barcelona, Dubai Show Jumping Championship in Dubai, President's Cup, etc.

The former Italian football player Roberto Mancini, and currently the head coach of English club "Manchester City" is a friend of the watchmaker Richard Mille. Mancini six times won the Italian Cup, twice voted the best player of the Italian Football League, two-time Cup Winners Cup and once - the UEFA Cup.

German watch brand Archimede presents its new Pilot 42 Bronze watch, done in the classic style of the pilot's.

At the annual exhibition SIHH 2013, held in Geneva in January, the watch brand Piaget has introduced its new Altiplano Date watch. Its design is made in a classic, elegant style.

Recently, an actress, model, representative of UNICEF Ines Sastre has become an ambassador of charity programs of the known watchmaker Frédérique Constant.

TAG Heuer has announced the release of the next racing timepiece Carerra Carbon Matrix Composite Concepr Chronograph, the creation of which the masters are used a composite with carbon matrix.