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Pita Barcelona Oceana 2009 Limited Edition |
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Pita Barcelona will reveal their Black PVD Pita Oceana 5000m for the first time at Baselworld 2010, along with with the Stainless Steel Oceana, both from the hands of AHCI member Aniceto Jiménez Pita. The Oceana is water resistant to 5000 meters, using two patented systems for a water-entry free case: Pita-TSM (Time Setting Mechanism) [...] |
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Frédérique Constant Launches 3 New Runabouts |
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In 2009 Frédérique Constant launched the limited edition Runabout series designed to celebrate the legendary “Runabout” yachts of the roaring 20s, which can still be seen today on Lake Geneva. For 2010, Frédérique Constant is bringing out 3 new special edition Runabout watches in limited editions of 1888 pieces for each series in honor of [...] |
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Corum Launches New Website |
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For now, we only get a teaser – a new homepage with a short movie. On Wednesday March 17 at 6 p.m. (GMT+1) as Baselworld 2010 gets underway, Corum’s new web site will officially launch. The site has been developed with internet video specialists Ivitech. When it launches, the site will unveil Corum’s collection for [...] |
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Panerai: A Tribute to Galileo Galilei |
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It’s a short walk from Galileo’s Florence residence to the spot where, centuries later, Giovanni Panerai opened the city’s first watch workshop. During his life Galileo tackled several time-measurement problems, devising a system to calculate longitude at sea using Jupiter’s moons as a celestial clock and doing fundamental work on isochronism. Four centuries later, [...] |
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Cartier, Patek Top Sellers At Patrizzi & Co. New York Auction |
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Patrizzi & Co. opened the 2010 season on March 9 in New York City. Sales exceeded $2 million and two-thirds of the 161 lots sold. The top price of $250,000 was paid for a 1929 gold and nephrite Cartier Comet table clock featuring grande sonnerie chimes—the most complicated mechanism ever made by the company. A [...] |
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