Watch News for January from 19 to 21, 2014

At the exhibition of watches and jewelry BaselWorld 2014, which will be held this year in Basel, the known watchmaker Frederique Constant will officially unveil two novelties with steel bracelets.

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The company Jacob & Co, known worldwide for its luxury watches and jewelry, along with a gallery of East Coast Jewelers in January this year organized a 5-day indoor show of its collections.

A star of the Christie’s “Important watches” auction, which was held on December 17 in New York, became Lot 186 - the model Rolex Ref. 8171 “Padellone” by the company Rolex in stainless steel with diamonds.

The manufacture Hublot announces a new women’s watch Big Bang Fluo Pink with a black dial, decorated with 232 black diamonds, weighing 1.24 carats. The black hands and printed indexes are coated with a layer of pink phosphor. An anti-reflective sapphire crystal protects the dial.

Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie exhibition this year will open its doors on Monday, January 20. Many famous brands are preparing new model releases for the exhibition.

The 24th Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie in Geneva in 2014 opens its doors from 20 to 24 January. The 16 watch brands present their novelties to customers in this important event in the watch industry.

The company Nivrel presents a new Replique Manuelle, the design of which is in the style of 50th of the last century. The watch is released in two versions with different colors: cream (Ref. N 322.001 CAWDS) and black with a radiant finish (Ref. N 322.001 CASDS).

After the release of its first model, the company Breva is delighted its fans with the novelty Genie 02 Terre. The novelty has been designed specifically by the famous master Jean-François Mojon at the Chronode atelier.

In honor of the upcoming Winter Olympic Games in Sochi 2014, the German watchmaker Grieb & Benzinger has produced the fine watch “St. George”.

The new Spirit of Big Bang watch by the watch company Hublot completes the Big Bang series. This is the original watch, which inherited the barrel-shaped case, six titanium screws on the bezel, massive hands and hour markers, coated with white fluorescent material.

Founded in 2002, De Bethune pleased collectors and fans of unusual watches with an exclusive model Dream Watch 5. The model is created by the brand’s founders David Zanetti and Denis Flazhole.

Now the 21 Blackjack and Baccara models by the company Christophe Claret are added with the novelty Poker, released especially for lovers of card games.