Montres Jaquet Droz supports Automates & merveilles exhibition

The idea of an exhibition germinated from the presence of the historic automata constructed by Pierre and replica rolex submariner Henri-Louis Jaquet-Droz in the collections from the Musee d'art et d'histoire de Neuchatel and the latter's desire to gain more scientific knowledge about these innovative geniuses and the globe of clockwork automata.

The Musee d'art et d'histoire de Neuchatel, the Musee international d'horlogerie de La Chaux-de-Fonds and the Musee d'horlogerie du Locle-Chateau des Monts came collectively to present an exhibition on three outstanding masters of 18th-century clockmaking: Pierre Jaquet-Droz, his son Henri-Louis and their colleague Jean-Frederic Leschot.

At first from the Neuchatel Mountains, the Jaquet-Droz father and son team made a reputation for themselves as brilliant inventors and astute businessmen. They were famous in rolex watches replica Europe and world-wide for producing luxury goods characterized by the purity and elegance of their design. Among these remarkable objects were pieces ofjewelry with miniaturized mechanisms, musical clockwork automata, such as singing birds, and clocks with automata, including humanoid automata.

To highlight the Jaquet-Droz and Leschot genius, as well as their quest for answers - something that connects them to today's planet - the three museums decided to share their expertise and collections in order to mount an exhibition enriched by numerous exceptional pieces on loan from private and public collections. Presented simultaneously at all three institutions and in three languages (French, German and English), this international artistic and technical event will just take the visitor through the 18th towards the 21st century.

The Automates & merveilles exhibition (From April, 28th to September, 30th 2012)will be divided into three sections. Each museum will explore a single aspect of the life and imitation rolex watches times of the Jaquet-Droz family that is covered by its own collections. It will use among the three humanoid automata preserved with the Musee d'art et d'histoire de Neuchatel to introduce this aspect. Two in the automata will relocate from their home museum to partner museums for that occasion.

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Festina dedicated its new line of watches to this European

As the official sponsor of Spain's La Vuelta, Festina dedicated its new line of watches to this European road bicycle racing competition. Numerous beautiful chronograph timepieces are part of Cartier Pasha Watches Festina's 2011 fall winter collection and they come in a variety of color combinations.

These chronograph watches are powered by reliable, Japanese made Quartz movements. Every of them features a stopwatch, a timer and chronograph functions.

The round 46 mm scenario, with 13.5 mm thickness, is made of polished and brushed stainless steel, with or without a black PVD coating. The oversized case incorporates a fixed bezel with a 60-minute tachymeter scale. Its bezel is inscribed by Arabic numerals to mark time in ten-minute steps and depending on a model, it can also be coated with a black PVD. The case incorporates a crown with the stamped brand's signature and two chronograph push buttons.

FestinaLa Vuelta Men's Chronograph Watches come either with leather or rubber straps, or with gray stainless steel bracelets, securely finished with folding-clasps with push buttons and safety locks to hold these wristwatches in their places. A mineral crystal guards the dial from scratches and insures legibility even after a long time of heavy use.

The dial is full of details. Firstly, set around the raised rim, there is an at first rounded circle, developed to rolex day date replica look like a bicycle tire. There are also three differently sized chronograph sub-dials for measuring 60 minutes, 60 seconds and 24 hours. They are nicely situated at twelve, six and nine o'clock positions, leaving a free space at the three o'clock position for Festina's logo. Below the brand's logo, there is a date indicator, shown via a round black window. Festina incorporated luminous tips on skeletonized hour and minute hands to provide perfect legibility under all conditions.

The newest La Vuelta chronograph watch is in knock off rolex a position to withstand water pressure up to 100 meters (330 feet), so it can be worn in the course of water actions.

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Rolex's seabed-scraping Sea-Dweller Deepsea has lastly been bested

Although there is absolutely nothing to recommend that an undersea battle is going on inside the globe of Cartier Santos Watches, Rolex's seabed-scraping Sea-Dweller Deepsea has finally been bested. The Rolex, secure to an astonishing 3,900m/12,800ft, should nod to a new "extreme" diving watch from Hublot, which will take its model designation from the limits of its descent. The Hublot King Energy 48mm Oceanographic 4000, to give the watch its complete name, adds another one hundred meters for the depth achieved by the Deepsea.

In association with the Oceanographic Museum of Monaco and also the Institut Oceanographique Fondation Albert I Prince de Monaco, Hublot launched its fresh take on a diver's watch, although operating inside the style language in the iconic Big Bang and King Energy. More than ever, a Hublot product lives as much as the company's name, which is French for "porthole": water-resistance is its replica rolex submariner raison d'etre. This is the first time the two organizations, renowned all through the globe inside the fields of marine research, study and conservation, have agreed to become related having a diving watch.

Hublot spent months on analysis, development and testing to ensure that the view would withstand the severe pressures at depths of 4,000 meters. On June 6th, 2011, within the primary aquarium in Monaco, which is dedicated to the preservation of specimens of marine animals, the Oceanographic 4000 was officially unveiled in breitling bentley 6.75 mens watch the presence of HRH Prince Albert II of Monaco, Robert Calcagno, CEO of the Oceanographic Institute, Sir Alex Ferguson and Jean-Claude Biver, CEO of Hublot.

As Hublot explains, selecting to help the Oceanographic Museum of Monaco "honors the historical past and special heritage of this prestigious Monegasque institution." Hublot will also demonstrate its active help for the study and preservation of the oceans by making a economic contribution for the missions and scientific surveys conducted by the Institute.

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TAG Heuer partnered using the ORACLE Racing group

Earlier nowadays TAG Heuer announced a partnership with Oracle Racing in its bid to defend the America's Cup in 2013. The new partnership will see Oracle Racing's captain and crew outfitted with TAG Heuer timepieces as they compete for the Cup, along with the brand's line of avant-garde design eyewear. replica breitling chronomat b01 partnered using the ORACLE Racing team in their 2003 bid to win the America's Cup.

"We're proud to be back on board with Oracle Racing," mentioned Jean-Christophe Babin, praising Oracle's may possibly on the water and comparing the profitable sailing group to TAG Heuer's and replica rolex submariner watches automotive partners, Vodafone McLaren Mercedes and Audi.

Oracle crew members Jimmy Spithill and Russell Coutts will join TAG Heuer's extraordinary list of brand ambassadors cartier ballon bleu replica, which includes Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button. At the press conference, the new ambassadors had been spotted wearing the Group USA edition in the Aquaracer 500 meters.

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Tissot TXL Chronograph Men's Watch

At the end of the last year, Tissot brought a trendy line of sporty urban watches to respond to your latest trend for square shaped pieces, sought after by today's tag heuer aquaracer replica customers. Tissot TXL chronograph men's watch in the T-Trend Collection has a little bit larger case than the design without a chronograph purpose (TXL quartz watch), and it shares the identical stepped case and smooth lines that run effortlessly into the case attachment.

Precise and reliable, Swiss produced ETA G15.211 quartz movement delivers the traditional capabilities of hour, minute and second, at the same time as date and chronograph function. The motion is housed within a modern square case. The case is crafted cheap rolex watches from brushed and polished stainless steel and it measures 35mm in length and 31mm in width, with all the thickness of only 9.27 mm. Its beautiful bezel with polished surface is also produced of stainless steel.

This men's wristwatch is domed by a scratch-resistant sapphire crystal and its strong construction guarantees water-resistance up to 100 meters (330 feet).

A black or silver dial is partly framed by square lines, and capabilities three sub-dials with square-shaped edges. The charmingly developed dial also includes hour and minute hands filled with Superluminova, a thin second hand with a tail piece which shows the letter "T", also as silver hour markers. A 60 replica cartier pasha watches seconds counter is set on the six o'clock position and it comprises a silver date window, while two chronograph sub-dials for measuring 1/10 of a second and 30 minutes are symmetrically situated between 2 and 3 o'clock positions, and between 9 and 10 o'clock positions.

TXL chronograph watch comes either with a handsome, polished stainless steel bracelet, or with an elegant, genuine leather strap, both fitted to butterfly clasps with push buttons. Either the bracelet or the strap is smoothly connected to the case, leaving no free space between them.

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Tag Heuer Grand Carrera Calibre 36 RS Caliper Chronograph Watches

For that premium collection of TAG Heuer watches, it was normal to make a big step forward in terms of design, mechanism and construction. Grand Carrera Calibre 36 RS goes cartier ballon bleu diamonds even further with its ingenious Caliper technique which represents the amazingly simple way of displaying 1/10th second accuracy. This ultra-sporty creation was presented as a concept watch at Basel in 2008 and today, it may be the highlight with the Grand Carrera Collection.

Like every single Grand Carrera timepiece, Calibre 36 RS Caliper Chronograph also features the Rotating Disc program instead of classic sub-dials. Inspired from the dashboard of a GT race car, the disc at the 3 o'clock position serves as Cartier Ballon Bleu Watches the minute chronograph, while the counter in the 6 o'clock position displays elapsed hours. From your 8 o'clock to your 10 o'clock position, there is a narrow window that tracks seconds with Tag Heuer's Linear Method ("LS") that also uses a rotating disc to display running seconds.

Let us go back to the Caliper method. Technologically speaking, it could be the central part of this watch. As being the self-winding and COSC certified mechanism that oscillates together with the frequency of 36,000 vibrations per hour (5 Hz), the Calibre 36 (the famous El Primero) has always provided the precision of 1/10th second, but with the Caliper system, this purpose is displayed on the dial, inside the simplest along with the most appealing way. The caliper scale that displays elapse time in 1/10 second accuracy is inscribed around the internal bezel. It could be turned from the crown on the 10 o'clock position to be aligned with a central second hand in order to read elapsed time. At first glance, it faux rolex watches looks a little bit confusing, but once you have a watch in your hands, this operation becomes pretty simple.

The black dial in the Grand Carrera Calibre 36 RS Caliper Chronograph also attributes a date window between 4 and 5 o'clock positions, polished faced hands and hour markers which are hand-applied and coated with a luminescent material, as well as the applied Tag Heuer logo. The most striking part in the dial may be the metal bridge that links two sub-dials with its Cotes de Geneve finish.

The 43 mm case of Grand Carrera Chronograph is made either of brushed and polished stainless steel or PVD coated titanium that also combines brushed and polished surfaces. It incorporates a bezel, crafted inside the very same material and featuring a tachymeter scale for tracking speed. The crown on the 3 o'clock position is screw-in. Besides, both sides of the case are covered and protected with scratch-resistant sapphire crystals.

Tag Heuer Grand Carrera Calibre 36 RS Caliper Chronographs with stainless steel cases are available either with the matching stainless steel bracelets or with sporty and modern black rubber straps. Titanium versions come with black rubber or black crocodile straps. Those who plan to use this great watch under water should be relaxed up to 100 meters (330 feet).

Quite cool 2LMX watch

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Fascinating that he and his pals went futuristic soon after he resided more than classic and vintage pieces for so long. The 2LMX watch reminds me of the Cabestan Winch Tourbillon Vertical watch (a whole lot). These watches share concepts including the overall design. They each have vertically mounted tourbillons, they each have Cartier Tank Francaise Watches split dials, and they both have very exposed circumstances and movements. More than a little bit of credit goes to Jean-Francois Ruchonnet for this design.

The 2LMX movement utilizes 4 drums (two of them have drums within the drums) to indicate time digitally. The method is incredibly neat to determine in action. You'll be able to see a video on their site here. The drums inside drums concept permits them to indicate 10 digits in a restricted space. Plus, the watch only tells them time in a 24 hour format.

Seeking down in the watch you are able to see the movement gears and tourbillon moving all the time. Really a good Replica Rolex Datejust piece for gear-heads. The movement is manually wound having a power reserve of 120 hours (fairly very good). It also has a slick constant force method required for changing the drums around with no losing amplitude. I genuinely enjoy the appear of the movement - which you are able to thankfully see although the numerous sapphire crystal windows.

2LMX's watch case is 41mm wide by about 50mm tall. 2LMX will produce the watch in titanium, platinum, white gold, and pink gold. They are going to also make custom watches for you - but then again the base models are going to expense a fortune at the same time. The strap is either black or white rubber too a other options for example alligator or leather. Super cool, high-priced (not sure however), and accessible in 2012.

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Tag Heuer 300 SLR Calibre 1887 Limited Edition Automatic Chronograph Watch

Like any other watch inside the SLR Collection, the most recent Tag Heuer 300 SLR Calibre 1887 Restricted Edition Automatic Chronograph pays a tribute to the Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR of the tag heuer aquaracer replica 1950's which was one of the greatest racing cars of its time. Among the most appealing Tag Heuer's models within the last a number of years may be considered as a version of the Carrera Calibre 1887, but also, it truly is much a lot more than that.

Another Tag Heuer's watch that perfectly describes the brand's long-lasting relationship with the globe of motor-racing, subtly reveals plenty of little particulars that make this timepiece fresh and distinctive. The first thing which you will notice about it's a gorgeous brown dial that adjustments its shade, based on light conditions. Besides, the central chronograph hand and Cartier Santos Watches hour markers are stressed by orange color which does not come along with brown very typically, but it is definitely an intriguing combination. Yet another item that is not very usual for the brand's contemporary creations will be the Heuer's logo on the best side of the dial.

Just like the Carrera Calibre 1887, the 300 SLR has three sub-dials: the 30 minute counter is situated at the 12 o'clock position, the 12 hours chronograph takes the 6 o'clock position (there's a date window inside it), although a nicely designed, and consequently not so functional operating seconds sub-dial is at the 9 o'clock position. Similarities with the Carrera continue using the pushers as well as the size of the case (41 mm case is produced of polished stainless steel).

Unlike Carrera Calibre 1887 Chronograph, the fifth SLR series comes with a clear, brushed and polished steel bezel. Rather of covering the bezel, its tachymeter scale is situated on the dial's flange. In addition, there's a difference among hour markers Ladies Rolex Replica Watch which are, in this case, rectangular, hand-applied and coated with luminescent material for greater readability. Finally, 300 SLR Calibre 1887 Limited Edition Automatic Chronograph has a exclusive caseback, with the engraved image of the iconic Mercedes 300 SLR, driven by Fangio.

This time, the wearers cannot take pleasure in inside the beautiful Calibre 1887 movement, by searching at it through a transparent caseback, but they nonetheless can really feel its smoothness and excellent high quality by each motion of its hands. This in-house self-winding mechanism oscillates at the frequency of 28,800 vibrations per hour (4 Hz). It has maximum 50 hours of power-reserve (about 40 when the chronograph is used).

One of the most stunning parts of the 300 SLR is a brown leather strap that goes perfectly with the sporty style of the watch. Ensured by rigorous test and protected having a scratch resistant anti-reflective sapphire crystal, this timepiece is water resistant up to 100 meters (330 feet).

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