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Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Selfwinding Perpetual Calendar Ultra-Thin 26586IP.OO.1240IP.01, based RD2 Concept (Specs & Price)
Last year, at the SIHH 2018, Audemars Piguet presented a case study, a concept watch made to show the brand’s savoir-faire in terms of watchmaking: the Royal Oak #RD2, also known as the world’s thinnest self-winding perpetual calendar. Impressively complex inside and very familiar outside (clearly it had all the traits of a Royal Oak watch), we knew this piece was not going to remain a concept for long… And here it is. Meet the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Selfwinding Perpetual Calendar Ultra-Thin.Based on the RD#2The race for ultra-thin is one hot topic these days, with a battle between newcomer Bvlgari and long-term expert Piaget. In just half a decade, the Italians managed to break five world records, the other recently presented the thinnest mechanical watch ever made… However, these two aren’t the only masters of thinness on the scene and Audemars Piguet has, for some decades now, savoir-faire in this field. The latest proof of this expertise came in the
Pre-SIHH 2019 - Girard-Perregaux Laureato Perpetual Calendar (Specs & Price)
The?Laureato, since its introduction at the SIHH 2017, has been a great success for?Girard-Perregaux and had allowed it to get?back into the ultra-competitive and oh-so-trendy market of the luxury sports watch. Already existing in an array of models (3-hand, chronograph, tourbillon, skeleton, full ceramic), the brand continues the expansion of this collection by now looking at traditional complications. As a preview of what is to come at the SIHH 2019, meet the new?Girard-Perregaux Laureato Perpetual Calendar, in sporty steel attire.This watch is clearly intended to compete with the AP Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar and the PP Nautilus 5740G. However, as with the rest of the Laureato collection, this new Perpetual Calendar version is a slightly more “accessible” offering (relatively speaking, of course). That doesn’t mean shortcuts either, as the movement in this watch has great arguments and the design, thanks to an original display, makes a statement. Ad -
LVMH Reports Record Results in 2018, Including for the Watches & Jewelry Division - Monochrome Watches
LVMH, the world's leading luxury group based in Paris, has just announced its full-year 2018 results, including those of the Watches & Jewelry division, which comprises among others Bvlgari, TAG Heuer, Zenith and Hublot. After an already impressive growth in 2017, the group again reports record growth for 2018.LVMH, for the full-year 2018, recorded a 10% increase in revenue, reaching EUR 46.8 billion in total sales. Organic revenue growth was 11% in 2018 and 10% in the 4th quarter of 2018. Profit from recurring operations crossed the EUR 10 billion mark in 2018, up by 21%.?Both sales and profitability are still on the rise at LVMH.If LVMH comments that all business recorded excellent results, this record performance was led mainly by the dynamics of the Fashion and Leather Goods division. Ad - Scroll to continue with article Regarding our main concern, the w
TAG Heuer Manchester United Special Edition Chronographs (Specs & Price)
The fact that the LVMH Watch Division, led by J.C. Biver, is quite inclined in sports partnerships is no secret. There are dozens of them. Today, the Group brings back on board one of their long-time partners,?Manchester United. Indeed, the Football Club was partnering?with sister-brand Hublot in the early 2010s, before moving to another Swiss brand. Well, the team is back in Biver’s portfolio, as a partnership was?signed between TAG Heuer and?Manchester United in 2016, TAG being?official timekeeper.?Both partners now just announce the creation of?two?TAG Heuer Manchester United?Special Edition Chronographs, based on the Carrera Heuer-01 and the Formula 1. Legendary?Football Club (yes, because it is a UK-based club, we say Football and not Soccer…) Manchester United,?managed by Portuguese Jose Mourinho, already appointed TAG Heuer as?official timekeeper back in 2016. This sounded like the reunification between the club and?LVMH Watch Division’s
IWC Pilot's Watch "Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport" / Introducing
Manufacturer IWC Schaffhausen has dedicated two limited-edition Pilot's watches to Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport, the renowned constructor of Formula One cars based in the UK. As the team's official engineering partner since 2013, IWC exploits the many parallels that exist between motor sport's premier competition and high-end watchmaking. Kitted out with the black and turquoise livery of Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport, two limited-edition Pilot's watches - a perpetual calendar and a chronograph - join IWC's line-up of aviator models.Editor’s note: Yes, indeed, at IWC a Pilot’s watch doesn’t only mean “flying tool” but refers to pilots in general, of the airborne and track kind. Previously reserved to the Ingenieur line, with the integrated bracelet and shaped case, the new AMG editions are no longer based on this collection – the Ingenieur of today is dedicated to classic motor racing, not to technical, modern F1. This is the role of the Pilot&
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