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Omega has just released their specialty Constellation watch collection for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. There is both a men’s and a women’s version, both with slightly different representations of the Olympic symbol. The men’s watch measuring 35.5mm in diameter carries the 5 ring Olympic symbol on the base of the second hand, whilst the women’s version, measuring just 22.5 mm, has blue and yellow sapphires, a black diamond and emerald and a ruby at the hour marks to represent the colors of the Olympics.
Both men’s and women’s versions are available in different combinations of 18ct red gold, 18ct yellow gold, and steel for the case and bracelet, with the men’s sporting a silver dial and the women’s, mother of pearl. The watch face is domed, scratch resistant sapphire crystal and has undergone an anti reflective treatment on the inside to reduce glare.
Following Chinese tradition that the number 8 is a lucky number (the games open on 08/08/2008) Omega will limit the different gold colors to 288 pieces, 888 pieces and the stainless steel color to 2008 pieces. The number 8 theme is repeated throughout the product launch dates. There will be five more releases in total marking the date when 288, 188, 88 and 08 days remain before the Olympic Games begin. The sixth and final launch will be the release of 88 limited edition pieces when the games begin.
moreIf you thought the Harry Winston Opus 7 featured in our last post was a feet of mechanical engineering, then you should check out this extraordinary piece. From exclusive watch maker Jean-Francois Ruchonnet, comes another masterful timepiece with unexpected architecture and a hefty price tag to match, the Cabestan.
Inspired by water sports, the watch incorporates designs based on naval elements such as an anchor, winch or a chain-rocket. The case locks up a tourbillon design that is not only pleasing to eye but adds to the accuracy of time keeping in this premium Swiss made wristwatch.
Available in platinum or 3 gold, the Cabestan is limited to just 135 pieces worldwide and is priced at a whopping 200,000 GBP. Now that should deter the riff-raff from a purchase!
moreThere some time pieces that are so spectacular that they simply can not be copied. Expert jewelers at Harry Winston specialize in creating the most exceptional time pieces that are way beyond the talents of ordinary replica watch makers.
In 2001, The firm created the Opus range; the concept behind this line of designer watches, to create an exceptional time piece each year in partnership with one of Switzerland’s most gifted independent horologists.
This year sees the arrival of the Opus 7, a stunning time piece that opts for a very clever mechanism to display the time. Alternative time displays are by no means a new gimmick for H.W. each Opus has its own unique time display, Opus 4 even displays the time on both sides.
The Opus 7, co designed by Andreas Strehler, is a mechanical, manually winding watch made from rhodium-plated white gold. The diameter of the case is 45mm and there are a total of 34 jewels throughout. The time is displayed by alternating dials/cogs that change by pushing the crown. The first push
shows hours, the second push, minutes and the third push enables a power saving mode that extends battery life by 60 hours.
What is especially clever about this display is that, due to the nature of the alternating arms, the time can not be told from just one glance. If your wrist happens to be snapped in a photo or video the time you were captured will not be apparent. A great idea for those who have the chance of being caught out in their secret affairs! Whilst this may seem like a small niche in the market, it doesn’t really matter as there are only 50 available with a price tag of 50,000 GPB.
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It’s high time that high tech met high fashion, and what better place for them to meet than your wrist? Brushed stainless steel watch with matte black face and cool LEDs display the time in binary format. Top row hours, bottom row minutes, you do the math. If 1 and 2 and 8 are illuminated, it is 11 PM and you should be heading out the door, having worked some fourteen hours today. The bottom row has six LEDs to read the minutes, but if you’re wearing a watch like this you only deal in hours. High tech is a demanding field, whether you’re managing computers or managing people who program computers. You need to convey the depth of your intelligence in the clearest and quickest manner, and what better way than to read the time from a watch that most around you can’t make heads or tails of? Seriously, this watch is simply gorgeous, slick and easy to read, once you know the trick. Who can resist a design that looks so simple and so different? Re-arrange your world and make it better, faster, smarter, and binary.
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