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Posted Apr 10th 2009 12:02PM by Ariel Adams

I hope that the new women’s version of the Patek Philippe Nautilus watch is a sign of future updates for the men’s version. No I don’t mean the diamonds, but rather the bolder looking face. A few years ago the Rolex Submariner got the "Maxidial" treatment that increased the size of the hands and hour indicators making it easier to read and more pronounced. It looks like Patek Philippe might be taking this same direction with the Nautilus watches (if this Ladies Nautilus is any evidence).

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Ariel Adams publishes the watch review site aBlogtoRead.com.

2009 Patek Philippe Lady Nautilus Watch

At Baselworld 2009, the “Joallier de l’Acier”1 re-focuses on the core elements which made it successful: simply numbered watches, whose timeless allure and fine workmanship recognizably belong to BEDAT & C°.

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Baselworld ‘09: Bedat & Co. N°3 Collection, Back to Basics Joaillier Créateur Tendance-Magazine

Posted Mar 17th 2009 12:02PM by Ariel Adams

The last batch of Harry Winston watches I saw were complex technical marvels with highly unique designs suitable enough for magazine covers. Now the shock-watch luxury brand brings a more elegant lady’s watch to the table with the "Talk To Me, Harry Winston" watch.

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Look for a release at Baselworld soon.

Ariel Adams publishes the watch review site aBlogtoRead.com.

Harry Winston "Talk To Me, Harry Winston" Watch

Fashion
Maria Doulton 

As BaselWorld 2009 prepares to open its doors on Wednesday 26th, Maria Doulton marvels at the architectural bravado of the booths themselves.

Walking through the glass doors from the spring sunshine of the Messeplatz into the cavernous 10m-high main hall of BaselWorld is an overwhelming experience that fails to dull with the years. Flanked by the mighty stone and glass edifices erected by Rolex and Patek Philippe, two titans of the watch world, it is clear that when Switzerland’s finest are putting on a show, the setting is as important as the watches themselves.

A wander around the brand temples confirms that BaselWorld is not just about the watches. It is also a game of architectural bravado, opulence of finishes and originality – all in a flat pack format. The bigger booths can take well over a thousand man days of labour to erect and dismantle. Six weeks lead in time is given by the organisers of BaselWorld to set up the booths.

See our pick of the most spectacular stands from last year’s BaselWorld as shot by Christian Ruggaber

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9 March 2009

BaselWorld Watch and Jewellery fair 2009 – Fashion – Wallpaper.com – International Design Interiors Fashion Travel

The Salon International de la Haute Horologerie (SIHH) is the second most important annual watch show next to Baselworld (held in Basel, Switzerland typically in April). SIHH is held in Geneva, Switzerland, and showcases the new watches from its member brands. This year, a few new faces are among the 17 exhibiting brands that include: Piaget, A. Lange & Sohne, Cartier, IWC, Montblanc, Officine Panerai, Baume & Mercier, among many other watch makers who typify distinction in mechanics and design.Click the link below to read the full article....

SIHH 2009 Watch Exhibition January 19th-23rd In Geneva – Luxist

 SINGAPORE: Absolute accuracy has always been the holy grail of horology. One route that the quest takes is to increase the vibration speed of a watch’s balance wheel, which makes a mechanical movement less susceptible to disruption by shock and gravity.

 

By Sonia Kolesnikov-Jessop

Published: December 12, 2008

 

 

 

While most mechanical watches have a movement ticking at 18,000 vibrations an hour, the record is held by a watch that beats at twice that speed, designed 40 years ago. The Zenith El Primero, an integrated automatic chronograph dating from 1969, has a balance wheel oscillation of 36,000 vibrations an hour, and is accurate to a tenth of a second.

 

“It’s moving so fast, your wrist can’t even catch up with the speed of the movement,” said Raphael Bertschy, head of product development at Zenith. “No one else has come up with a faster vibration yet – because it’s not that easy.”

 

But the Zenith El Primero’s 40-year-old record could soon be broken. Chopard Technologies has been testing a new movement that would have 72,000 vibrations an hour.

 

“Our ambition is to have a greater accuracy,” said Maxime Labey, the managing director of Chopard Asia. “Everybody is already thinking about the chronograph complication as the best implementation.”

 

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The race is on to build the world’s fastest watch – International Herald Tribune