Jul 04 2011

Admire the Innovative Swarovski Octea Chrono Purple Watch

Category: watches — watchesimple.net @ 9:54 am

As a famous fashion brand, Swarovski not only excels in making the attractive crystals in various alluring designs, but also is good at making beautiful and innovative watches. Recently, it has brought out its first chronograph watch – the Swarovski Octea Chrono Purple watch. It is an appealing watch for the ladies.

Swarovski Octea Chrono Purple watch

The Swarovski Octea Chrono Purple watch boasts a round stainless steel case in 44 mm diameter. It sets a unidirectional rotating bezel which is made of clear crystals with white, plum, purple or black minutes or it. And the top of the watch case is shielded by a top quality scratch-resistant and anti-reflective sapphire crystal. The case back is a solid one with the beautiful swanflower pattern. At three o’clock of the watch case is a winding crown with a cabochon on the top. The cabochon is also beautifully marked with Swan Logo. At two and four o’clock are the two push pieces. The construction of the Swarovski watch case is 50-meter resistant.

The dial of the Swarovski Octea Chrono Purple watch is a purple one, with sunray pattern. It is adorned by luminous dot indices and indicates time through central hours and minutes as well as the small seconds sub-dial at six o’clock. At ten o’clock of the dial is a 30-minute counter while at two o’clock is a 1/10 seconds counter. The date function is showcased at an aperture at four o’clock, replacing the four o’clock hour marker. The twelve o’clock hour marker is delicately replaced by the swan symbol. All functions of the Swarovski Octea Chrono Purple watch are driven by a Swiss made ETA chronograph movement.

Rounding off the fresh beauty of the Swarovski watch is a purple rubber strap which is adorned with 6 Amethyst Diamond Touch Light crystals. Alternatives for the rubber strap are a calfskin leather strap with an ardillon buckle and a stainless steel bracelet with a deployant buckle. Each version displays different charm for the Swarovski watch.

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Mar 18 2011

Introduce to You the Ellicott Majesty Men’s Watch – Automatic Chronograph Watch

Category: watches — watchesimple.net @ 7:52 am

The watch house of Ellicott Majesty brings to the public a brand new model, the Automatic Chronograph Watch. It is the first automatic chronograph watch with a circumferential rotor in the world. And it is also a new fashion statement of dynamic beauty. Here below I’ll introduce its specific details to you.
Ellicott Majesty Men’s Watch – Automatic Chronograph Watch
Let me introduce the new Ellicott Majesty watch starting from its most important part, the mechanism. The new Ellicott Majesty watch houses a self-winding mechanical Calibre MG3 – CH movement in its circumferential rotor. It is measured in 6.60 mm X 28 mm and adorned with 48 rubies. Its operation frequency is 28,800 vibrations per hour and power reserve ability is 70 hours. A beautiful and powerful mechanism, isn’t it?

Then, let’s move to its appearance. As I’ve mentioned above, the new timepiece is a brand new dynamic beauty. This has to be credited to its modern dial design. The dial is showcased in a black and grey tone with circular guilloche motif embellishment which is separated by eleven motifs in either strips or dot. Three centralized hands steadily glide over the hour markers with the hour and minute hands being crafted in pink gold and highlighted in superluminova. The chronograph second hand is pretty eye-catching in a bright red color. The chronograph functions of 30-minute and small seconds counters are located at nine o’clock and three o’clock respectively. Protected under a glare-proofed sapphire crystal, the dial has a pretty dynamic look.

Housing the dynamic dial is a cushion-shaped 42 mm case. It is crafted in steel, treated with black DLC and finished with satin. The design is extremely scratch-resistant. The crown is located at 3 o’clock while at 8 and 10 o’clock respectively is a chronograph push piece. They are distinctive and unique.

The modern and dynamic look of the Ellicott Majesty Automatic Chronograph watch would not be complete without the black alligator leather strap and the black DLC-treated steel buckle.

Maybe you’ll be interested in this: Watch Review – Panerai Luminor Chrono Daylight 44mm Watch

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Mar 11 2011

Baume & Mercier Classima Jump Hour Limited Edition Watch

Category: watches — watchesimple.net @ 6:29 am

The century old famous luxury watch company Baume & Mercier launches a new Classima model, the Classima Jump Hour Limited Edition Watch. It is a time piece of pure elegancy. Let’s take a look.

The new Baume & Mercier Classima Jump Hour Limited Edition Watch features a round stainless tell case with a winding crown elegantly sitting at three o’clock of the case. The case is measured in 42.0 mm diameter. On the front of the case, a sapphire crystal face is protecting the round dial. It ensures a clear view of the dial. On the back of the case, there is also a sapphire crystal covering it, which enables one to see through the exquisite movement of the new Classima watch.

The dial of this Classima timepiece is imposing and elegant. It is crafted in silver with delicate “barleycorn” motif and some yellow gold touches of the indexes, the frame of the jumping hour window and the two hands. The jump hour display is located at 12 o’clock. It is contained in the large minute display which is indicated by a yellow gold off centered minute hand. At six o’clock showcases a smaller second display which is featured with a smaller second hand and intervening Arabic indexes and strip indexes. This layout of the dial is similar to the model from the William Baume collection and displays a pure elegancy.

Bringing all those functions to life is an ETA 2892-A2-based Dubois Depraz 14400 automatic movement. Its openworked oscillating weight could be seen through the sapphire crystal caseback. Also in vision is the brand’s trademark in the back.
Baume & Mercier Classima Jump Hour Limited Edition Watch
A black alligator strap with triple folding buckle rounds off the elegant beauty of the Baume & Mercier Classima Jump Hour Limited Edition Watch.

The company of Baume & Mercier only launches 500 pieces for the watch and the price in the United States is $5230.

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Feb 21 2011

The Complexity of Games and Horology – Christophe Claret 21 Blackjack

Category: watches — watchesimple.net @ 8:55 am

The 21 Blackjack, Christophe Claret’s new model for Baselworld 2011, is partly previewed by Christophe Claret with some teaser images and its technical information. If one wants to take a full view of the watch, he has to wait until its grand debut on the Baselworld. Still, we could grasp a general idea of the timepiece through the technical info and the teaser images presented by the official.

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I have to say that this 21 Blackjack is a great watch masterpiece which entertains its watch owners with interesting games function. Why is that? Could you imagine a precise time-keeping watch containing three games? Well, the Christophe Claret 21 Blackjack manages to do it. It contains three games – the Blackjack, roulette, and a dice game. The watch owner could play any of the games by chance. It is very entertaining. Besides those entertaining games, it maintains the basic time telling functions like hours and minutes display in ceramic or ruby hour and minute hands.

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Although we do not know the complete look of the watch or how it performs the three games, we do know that there are four versions for this model, the grey titanium version, the black PVD-treated titanium one, the black PVD-treated titanium with 18k white gold one and the 18k pink gold one. Each version is featuring a 45mm case and two windows each on one side of the crown and an automatic Calibre BLJ08 movement. The striking hammer with gong and the dices are revealed through the two windows next to the crown which are supposed to work as the gaming function. The movement, which consists of 501 parts, 40 jewels and twin barrels, further proves the horological complexity of the watch.

Since there are four versions of this new model of Christophe Claret, the price for each version varies from each other, from 168,000 to 198,000 Swiss francs.

Let’s wait for its full reveal on Baselworld 2011. More Baselworld watches: Get a Concrete Look with Hublot Big Bang Black Caviar Automatic Watch

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Sep 02 2010

Some Tips About Buying a Watch

Category: watches — admin @ 2:41 am

A watch, which is a kind of precise timing instrument, has high price and a long-term use. Every consumer is concerned about the quality of each watch. Therefore, people always try their best to choose an excellent watch from all the beautiful ones. But how to choose a good quality watch that is a big question. Here are some tips.

Check the exterior parts of the watch.

Exterior parts include watch case, glass, dial and hands. Watch case and glass should not have any nicks. What’s more, it is very important to have three hands installed in the right place. There is exact security space between one hand and another or watch case and glass. Don’t forget to check out the back, because there’re many details including place of origin, its function, material, model and so on.

Check sensitivity.

The sensitivity of the watch means the sensitivity of the automatic swing of balance wheel. Shake the non-walking watch gently. If second hand stops walking in a very short time, then the watch can finish all the winding, which means it has a high sensitivity. If not, it appears that there’s something wrong with the watch or the watch lacks of sensitivity.

Check the distance and position of the hands.

Every hand should keep several distances from each other in case of friction. Put hour hand and minute hand on 3 or 9 o’clock to see if the two hands become a right angle. And then to observe if there’s line, when the watch reach 6 o’clock. Finally the hour hand and minute hand should coincide at 12 o’clock.

Sapphire is the first choice.

Nowadays, among the middle or high brand watches, the glass of a watch is mostly made of sapphire. Hardness is its biggest advantage, which protect the watch from rubbing or corrosion. SAPPHIRE will be marked on the watch case or its back to tell original from fake.

More importantly, before you buy a watch, you’d better make sure its place of origin, manufacturer and after-sales service. After buying, you have to ask for an invoice as well as a guarantee of the watch to ensure your rights, because you can’t get your after-sales service without them.

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Aug 31 2010

Superior Status of Swiss Watches

Category: watches — admin @ 8:52 pm

When it comes to the watches, it is believed that most of people will think of the Swiss watches as the brands of its watches have won a worldwide recognition and enjoyed a world-renowned reputation. Over the several decades, the Swiss watches have occupied the position of the leadership in the field of watch making. As a result, many people describe that the superior status of the Swiss watches is like the great power of the United States in terms of the economic strength, or like the great scientist Einstein in the field of science and technology.

The superior status of the Swiss watches is evidently reflected by its popularity among the celebrities throughout the world. Ranging from the business circle to the entertainment industry, almost all people are fond of the watches under the brand. Among the various brands, there are several well-known names such as Omega, LONGINES, Rolex, RADO and so on. It can be said that wearing these brands of watches is a reflection of social or economic status. Besides, it is also a symbol of superior taste. For example, the watches under the brand of Omega are quite popular with people who love sports as they are the pioneers of professional sports watches. As for the LONGINES, people who are fond of casual tastes will appreciate them. In terms of Rolex, it was believed that only the businessmen with great accomplishments could wear the taste of the watches. However, the designs of the watches have also kept up with the latest trend and made them popular not only with mature adults, but also energetic students. Therefore, their stylish designs have also attracted the attention of more and more young students.

In another word, the Swiss watches have occupied an important status in the minds of people from a variety of cultures. It is like the status of the brands of Cartier, Tiffany or ENZO in the field of jewelry. Most of the people regard owning the Swiss watches as a dream. Actually, it is not difficult to realize your dream.

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