Showing posts with label Luxury watch. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Luxury watch. Show all posts

Thursday, October 2, 2008

Computer Problems vs A Luxury Mechanical Watch

I have serious computer problems. Serious computer problems. In fact I have to buy an entirely new computer. In addition, I cannot get onto the Internet, the server, my directory, my Email. I cannot do my shopping, my banking. I cannot pay my bills or see to my "second life" I am completely cut-off and disorientated. I feel like I should do an abrupt about face and get on back into bed.

Wait a minute. This is a Luxury Watch Blog. (I am using my friends computer) and come to think of it (I am subjected to a lot of thinking since I have no computer to do the thinking for me), there is nothing more self-sufficient than a Mechanical Watch. A mechanical watch is a tiny island unto itself and aside from the occasional wind or swing of the arm, does not need the outside world. Once a Mechanical Watch is completed, it is complete. No need for additional upgrades or information. As long as the Mechanical Watch is maintained well, it can work forever whatever happens to the world around it. It is its own little perfect world that keeps up with the unrelenting, energetic passage of time. A Mechanical Watch is a wonderful symbiosis of meticulously crafted components that cannot be afflicted by a virus. It is Mechanical, utilizing age old methods of balances, springs, bridges, , pallets, wheels e.t.c.

Now I love my computer. I really really do, and it is seriously useful, but also vulnerable and disposable. Come to think of it like many possessions in our world today. A Mechanical watch is neither vulnerable nor disposable, it is one possession that remains an island unto itself. Once the Luxury Watch has accompanied on many a life's journeys; the watch transforms from a possession to a priceless possession. None of those cool new gadgets can hold a candle to a Luxury Watch. The Luxury Watch will keep on ticking while the cool new gadget is buried beneath safety pins, old bills and 39c stamps. Outdone and forgotten.

Invest in a Luxury Watch. It will be yours forever.

Thursday, August 28, 2008

You Worked hard! You deserve a Luxury Watch!


Labor day is this Monday, the first Monday in September. Labor Day is dedicated to all the working people. The contributions by the work force to the social and economic contributions of the United States.
You worked everyday , and you deserve to reward yourself. It is time to purchase a luxury watch. You will feel good about yourself, and you will be reminded of your achievements everyday.

Cartier has a vast collection of superb watches for all occasions.
The Cartier Roadster Chronograph Mens is the perfect watch for either office or leisure. The fluid shape of this watch has a subtle sporty feel about it, and the two tone band and bezel of gold and stainless steel eludes to a more formal setting.
The sleek bezel is screw down adding to the water resistance of 100 meters.
The Chronograph feature of this watch enables the wearer to determine intervals of time. In addition, the hidden folding clasp provides the utmost in watch wearing comfort.


The Cartier Santos Demoiselle Ladies Large 28k Rose Gold is a prime example of Cartier's exquisite style and elegant craftsmanship. Rose gold has many shades depending on the amount of copper. This shade of rose gold is the perfect compliment to the hand-picked diamonds encircling the watch face.

These watches can be purchased from the Watchery at a discounted price. The Watchery only sells 100% authentic watches with serial numbers intact. All on line transactions are secure. The Watchery is an accredited member of the Better Business Bureau.

There is no better time to buy a Luxury Watch.

Thursday, August 7, 2008

The World's Most Complicated Luxury Watch.

If a simple Mechanical Watch is comprised of give or take 130 parts, and one of the most expensive watches in the world, the Vacherin Constantin Tour de I'lle, contains 834 parts, then the Watch with the most parts would be ...?

...1728 parts. That is 1728 individually crafted pieces working in complete harmony. The watch in question is the Calibre 89 crafted by Patek Phillipe. This watch was crafted to commemorate the 150 year anniversary of Patek Phillipe. It took five years of research and four years of crafting to complete. Patek Phillipe declares that "it is the most complicated watch in the world. It weighs 2.4 lbs , is 18K gold, and has a amazing 24 hands.

A complex Watch indicates much more information than the time of day (which up until a couple of hundred years ago was no mean feat). This extra information indicated on the watch is called a complication.

The complications on the Calibre 89 include:
Day of the month, Day of the week, 12-hour recorder, Hour of second time zone,moon phase display, winding crown position indicator;century, decade and year displays (I suppose Patek Phillipe expects this watch to last quite a long time), Leap year indicator,Power reserve, month, thermometer,Date of Easter, Time of Sunrise, Equation of Time, Star Chart, Sun Hand, Time of Sunset and split second hand. There are only four in the world, and one was sold in Geneva for 6,6 million Swiss francs.

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

A luxury watch is time unto itself.



The technological world is moving fast; T.Vs are flatter and clearer, Computers are faster and can store a wealth of information; toys and games light up and spin and flash. As the world turns great minds are finding ways of making products more cost-effective and flashier; churning out products in great identical numbers to be mass marketed.

Let us step off the speeding train of manufacturing, trade and mass production, and enter the world of individuality, craftsmanship and precision. The luxury watch. No corners have been cut to make the luxury watch more cost effective, no detail omitted, on the contrary, attention to the slightest detail takes hours of precise planning and crafting. The complications have been perfected over time, a complication such as the tourbillon - a movement that is said, eradicates the effect of gravity on the watch can take three years from idea to delivery.

In the 1980's Vacheron Constantin focused it's attention on crafting a minute repeater,undoubtably one of the most complicated movement in watchmaking today. The company took apart a 1940's wristwatch, examining each peice with intense precision, and an idea for a new minute repeater began to take form. Vacheron Constantin, hand picked a team of expert watchmakers and engineers and drew up plans. The new minute repeater from conception to completion took four years of hard work, committment and tireless determination. Finally in 1993 Vacheron Constatin unveiled its first piece, the caliber 1755, in honor of the year Vacheron Constantin was founded. This exceptional accomplishment is the final series of the caliber 1755 – that is to be found in the Platinum Les Cabinotiers Skeleton Minute Repeater watch.

This is just one example of a watch crafted to be exceptional. A watch that will travel through time, never ageing, never to be outdone by the passing of time.
A luxury watch is crafted to belong to time, and although it will keep time with precision, time itself will have no impact on it.

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Tag Heuer picks up the phone

For the first time in the history , Tag Heuer is entering the world of communication. The Meridiist.
Tag Heuer is scheduled to release its Meridiist Cell phone in September. Tag Heuer has applied its excellence in luxury watch craftsmanship to the Meridiist.

The Meridiist is swiss engineered and hand assembled from a staggering 430 components. The Meridiist is crafted from the same corrosion- resistant 316L steel, used in Tag Heuer luxury watches. The cellphone is protected by unscratchable 60.5 sapphire crystal, 28 days of power reserve ,and 7 hours of talk time. Tag Heuer has added a unique characteristic to the Meridiist, a front independent time unit with a QVGA display screen.

The sleek sophisticated design is changing the way the world views the cellphone.

Wednesday, June 4, 2008

CALLING TAG HEUER

Speculation has run wild with the Tag Heuer brand ever since they announced their foray into the mobile phone market. When Tag Heuer’s promotional teaser promised a phone made of stainless steel that would be “similar to Tag Heuer watches” it inspired a number of mockups that sought to anticipate how all of the functionality of modern mobile phones—including texting and .mp3 capability—could fit into a standard Tag watch case.

The Dialaphone mockup became the most popular, and you can see why. The Dick Tracy imagery it evokes is undeniably compelling:

Unfortunately, the Tag Heuer cellphone is simply a cellphone, though a remarkably well-crafted one. The Tag Heuer Meridiist also comes with a significant price tag, with prices ranging between five and six thousand dollars. The Meridiist’s screen is made of scratch-resistant sapphire crystal, just like their watches, and its case is crafted from watch-grade corrosion-resistant 316L stainless steel. Perhaps the most impressive feature of the Meridiist is its battery life. Clocking seven full hours of talk time along with a stunning 28 days of reserve power, the Meridiist’s power supply is among the best that today’s cellular phone market has to offer.

However, the Meridiist is treading ground that the Nokia Vertu luxury cellphone line has already walked. That’s not to say that there’s not room for two in the luxury cellphone market, but we were hoping for a little bit more from the minds at Tag. Perhaps someday Tag Heuer will take up some of Dialaphone’s concept art to create a cellphone-wristwatch hybrid that would be truly revolutionary.

Source articles: http://www.dialaphone.co.uk/blog/?p=103
http://www.tagheuer.com/phones/meridiist/index.lbl

Monday, June 2, 2008

OMEGA: OFFICIAL TIMEKEEPER FOR 2008 OLYMPICS

Omega has announced that it is the official timekeeper for Beijing's 2008 Olympic Games. Omega will use its prestigious brand to mark time for 28 different sports.

Omega has been involved with Olympic timekeeping since 1932.

Source article: http://www.omegawatches.com