Monthly Archives: July 2008

July 28, 2008

Omega to Time Olympic Games (Again)

Categories: Omega, Swiss Watch News

As the Beijing Olympic Games set to kick-off next month, a familiar Swiss watch brand, Omega, will be in charge of timekeeping and data handling for more than 300 events in 28 different sports and 37 venues. To help with … Read More

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July 22, 2008

Watch Mechanicals Up; Quartz and Digital Down

Categories: Swiss Watch News

According to the Japan Clock & Watch Association, the production of mechanical watches has grown steadily in recent years–even while total production of watches has decreased. From 2003 to 2007, mechanical watch production grew by 29 percent, while quartz watches … Read More

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July 21, 2008

Top 5 Swiss Watch Trends

Categories: Swiss Watch News

The two big Swiss watch shows of 2008 in Geneva and Basel produced some clear trends: Large (and ever larger) cases are more popular than ever Exposed dials revealing the mechanical works are in vogue Ceramic materials, which are light, … Read More

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July 12, 2008

Mondaine Unveils New Watch Facility

Categories: Other Swiss Watch Brands, Swiss Watch News

Mondaine has announced plans to build a new state-of-the-art watch manufacturing plant in Biberist, Switzerland. The new facility, scheduled to open in 2009, will also produce Luminox watches . “Our company is on a path of solid growth and we … Read More

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July 9, 2008

Sotheby’s Summer Watch Sale

Categories: Other Swiss Watch Brands, Patek Philippe, Piaget, Rolex, Swiss Watch News

Sotheby’s of London is offering up important watches at a special July16th auction. The usual suspects, Rolex, Piaget, and Cartier, will be represented. Of note is the a platinum minute repeating perpetual calendar tourbillon Patek Philippe with retrograde date, phases … Read More

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July 6, 2008

Patek Philippe Museum Passes Historic Milestone

Categories: Patek Philippe, Swiss Watch News

The Patek Philippe Museum is well worth a trip, should you ever find yourself at horological ground zero (aka Geneva).  The museum, which showcases more than five centuries of fine European watchmaking, recently saw its 100,000th visitor pass through its … Read More

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