While this Chopard Happy Sport Medium ladies watch doesn’t introduce anything new in terms the shape of its bulky-looking body or dial layout, the new member of the family marks the dawn of a new era for the Swiss watchmaker (or, at least, for the HS model range): it is in fact the first Happy Sport watch that swaps a simple and not particularly inspiring quartz movement for a more stimulating self-winding caliber.
Compared to many timepieces offered today, this Blancpain Quantieme Retrograde ladies watch not only sports a brilliantly executed marquetry mother-of-pearl dial, but also comes equipped with a gorgeous retrograde calendar complication that shares the dial real estate with a traditional moonphase display.
Updated for the year 2013, the gorgeous Bulgari Astrale collection of jewelry watches now includes more gemstones of different shapes and colors and even more diamonds adorning their gold bezels. The watches are still powered by quartz movements, though.
GP has just announced a new addition to their Vintage 1945 collection of dress watches. Compact yet solid-looking, the Girard-Perregaux Vintage 1945 XXL Automatic Chronograph (Ref. 2588352121-BB6C) gracefully blends old school design of the timekeeper’s body and face with a modern self-winding movement that animates it.
Based in La-Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, the famous watchmaking house that still maintains its own in-house production of high-end movements will soon start selling its new Girard-Perregaux Vintage 1945 “The Le Corbusier Trilogy” family of watches that pay homage to the world-famous architect and artist Charles-Edouard Jeanneret. Also born in the same Swiss town on October 6, 1887, he later became known as Le Corbusier.
GP keeps updating its famous (and light years out of reach for an average Joe) Three Gold Bridges family of dress watches. The new Girard-Perregaux Vintage 1945 Tourbillon Three Gold Bridges (Ref. 99880-52-001-BA6A) model, for example, leaves the basic layout of the earlier ref. 99880-52-000-BA6A watch intact, but adds a nicely decorated dial with vertical guilloche and a high-tech anthracite-grey NAC surface treatment.
Presented in a slightly oversized steel body, the new Louis Erard Excellence Ladies Chronograph automatic wrist watch has its thin bezel set with dozens of diamonds and is animated by a rather rare Swiss made caliber. In fact, the new timekeeper seems to be one of the most elegant chronographs designed with women in mind.
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the legendary franchise, the Swiss watchmaker has released its new Omega Seamaster 300M James Bond 007 50th Anniversary Collector’s Piece automatic diving watch. Sporting numerous references to the immortal franchise, the device may be of great interest to the huge crowd of fans. As one might have expected, the new timepiece was presented by Mr. Daniel Craig himself.
It looks like with their new Roger Dubuis Velvet automatic ladies watch, the Swiss-based watch manufacture starts a completely new collection of timekeepers designed specifically for the better part of humanity.
Valentine’s Day will be here in less than five weeks and we’d better get the gifts ready. Like many other watchmakers and jewelers, the Swiss brand Chopard is ready to offer a limited edition VD version of its bestselling Happy Sport collection of ladies watches. Ingeniously named Chopard Happy Heart Valentine’s Day Edition (Ref. 278475-3044,) it comes in a polished stainless steel body and is animated by a simple quartz movement.
