Hublot 2010 New Watch - Big Bang For the Mexican Football Federation

Following the success of the Big Bang created for the Mexican Football Federation in 2007, Hublot CEO Jean-Claude Biver today presented the new edition to Javier Aguirre, the national team's trainer, on the pitch at the Estadio Azteca. The event was hotly anticipated by the entire Mexican football community.

Hublot has renewed its prosperous partnership with the Mexican Football Federation. Already a successful name in the footballing world, the brand was honored today on the pitch at the famous Estadio Azteca for its latest creation in the Mexican colors. Against the backdrop of the iconic stadium which plays host to all the Mexico team matches, Jean-Claude Biver presented the very first model in this limited edition to the heads of the Mexican Football Federation and to Javier Aguirre, the trainer who will lead the national team in the forthcoming 2010 World Cup in South Africa. Famous Mexican actress and ambassador for the brand Jacky Bracamontes has confirmed that she will attend the celebrations for the launch of the new Big Bang! The black ceramic watch features red and green details on its open-worked skeleton dial and on its hands, reflecting Mexico's national colors. The sapphire crystal on the case-back is decorated with a transfer of the FMF logo. The new FMF Aero Bang will accompany the players from the Mexican national team to South Africa in the hope that it will bring them luck!

Technical details

Limited Edition of 250 Pieces

Movement: Mechanical chronograph with automatic winding

Hublot Calibre: HUB 4200

No. of Components: 252

Jewels: 27

Bridges: Microblasted, angled polished, microblasted green calendar plate

Screws: Black PVD

Oscillating Weight: Tungsten carbide with black PVD treated dimpled surface

Main plate Sandblasted & rhodium-plated

Barrel: With reinforced spring

Escapement: Glucydur hairspring

Power Reserve: 42 hours

Case: “Big Bang”, diameter 44.5 mm in microblasted black ceramic

Bezel: Microblasted black ceramic

Crystal: Sapphire with interior anti-reflective treatment

Bezel Lug: Black composite resin

Lateral Inserts: Black composite resin

Case-back: Openworked with FMF logo transfer

Crown: Black satin-finished PVD steel with black rubber insert

Push-pieces: Black satin-finished PVD steel, rectangular with black rubber insert

Screws: Titanium

Water resistance: 100 m or 10 ATM

Dial: Microblasted black openworked skeleton with black nickel applique indexes andgreen transfers

Hands: Polished, diamond faceted, black nickel, red SuperluminovaTM, chronograph hand with H counterweight in green, white and red

Strap: Adjustable in green Gummy Alligator with red stitching

Clasp: Microblasted black PVD steel

Richard Mille 2010 New Watch - RM 011 DLC Titanium Orange

The new timepiece features the flyback chronograph functions that are essential to athletes and sports fans alike. Felipe Massa, private test driver for Richard Mille, Le Mans Classic and the Olympics have been sources of inspiration for previous models of the RM 011. This new limited edition, which is available at Richard Mille retail locations beginning this month, debuts in time for the start of another world class sporting event. When the 2010 World Cup commences in June, eight national teams from North and South America will be among the world’s 32 best soccer teams vying for the championship trophy.

Some of the RM 011’s main features, which include major technical innovations, are its skeletonized automatic winding movement with adjustable rotor geometry; 60-minute countdown timer; 12-hour totalizer; annual calendar; and oversize date and month, power reserve to 55 hours (without chronograph running). This limited edition’s vivid orange indicators, crown and inner bezel create an eye-catching effect against the deep black surroundings of the DLC titanium tripartite case.

The 30-piece limited edition embodies the historic synergy between timekeeping and sports, and Richard Mille’s commitment to precision performance.

Hublot - Shanghai F1 GP 2010

Luxury Swiss watch brand Hublot, recently announced as the Official Watchmaker of Formula 1™, has unveiled the F1™ King Power, their first Official Formula One watch. The watch is a unique design inspired by Formula One racing and a result of many weeks of close collaboration between Hublot and Formula One Management.

Technical details

Movement: Mechanical chronograph with automatic winding, Hublot calibre HUB 4100

No. of Components: 252

Jewels: 27

Bridges: Micro-blasted, bevelled & polished

Screws: Black PVD

Oscillating Weight: Tungsten carbide with black PVD treatment dimpled surface

Main plate: Sandblasted & rhodium-plated

Barrel: With reinforced spring

Escapement: Glucydur hairspring

Power Reserve: 42 hours

Case: “King Power”, diameter 48 mm, in satin-finished zirconium

Bezel: Zirconium and ceramic, disc brake decoration with 6 H-shaped black PVD

Titanium screws in relief

Crystal Sapphire with interior/exterior anti-reflective treatment

Bezel Lug: Black composite resin

Lateral Inserts: Black composite resin

Case-back: Satin-finished zirconium

Crown: Black PVD titanium with black rubber insert

Push-pieces: Black PVD titanium with red rubber insert, marked START and RESET

Screws: Black PVD titanium

Water resistance: 100 m or 10 A

Dial: Multilayered, indexes with black nickel treatment, black SuperLuminova™, F1 logo at 12 o'clock

Hands: Micro-blasted, satin-finished & rhodium-plated, with red SuperLuminova™

Strap: Black rubber with Hublot and F1 logo inside and black Nomex™ outside

Clasp: Titanium, with black PVD folding mechanism

Edition Limited

2010 New Watch - Ulysse Nardin Executive Dual Time Watch

Ulysse Nardin expands one of its most recognized core collections – the Executive Dual Time – to include a fresh option for its loyal admirers: the Executive Dual Time with a silver dial. Expressing an image of modernity and relaxed elegance with traces of classic detailing, the timepiece can, with ease, impeccably accompany any situation – from a day of city exploring to an evening of five-star dining.

Individually numbered, the new Executive Dual Time is set in a 43-millimeter, stainless-steel or 18-karat rose-gold case beautifully outfitted with a black screw crown. Its sleek bezel and plus and minus pushers at the eight and ten o’clock position, are crafted in ceramic – one of the most innovative and imperishable materials used in watchmaking today.

From underneath its protective sapphire-crystal cover, the self-winding movement mechanism can be seen. The silver dial appears to “glow” and oversized Roman numerals burst forth, all the while chiseled, three-dimensional hands unify the elements. Nestled below the hands is a traditional, oversized small-seconds register at the six o’clock position, as well as a boldly sized date in a double window – patented and introduced in the Perpetual Calendar in 1996 – at two o’clock, presenting points of interest.

Comprising Ulysse Nardin’s patented Dual Time system, which was also introduced in the Perpetual Calendar in 1996, the second time zone can be changed easily by simply pressing the ceramic pushers along the bezel. When pressed, the pushers instantly adjust the hour-hand to a different time zone, while the home-time indicator located at nine o’clock continues its 24-hour cycle.

The Executive Dual Time with a silver dial is a welcome addition to this well-known collection. Its easy-to-use, practical complication makes it the ideal, everyday timepiece of choice.

Technical data

Ref. 243-00 Stainless steel and ceramic

Ref. 246-00 Rose Gold and ceramic

Movement: caliber UN-24

Power-Reserve: approximately 42 h

Winding: self-winding

Functions: patented quickset 2nd time display at 9 o’clock. Permanent home time at 9 o’clock. Patented Big Date display. Oversized small seconds-hand counter.

Case: Stainless steel or Rose gold

Bezel: ceramic

Crown: screw down security crown

Pushers: ceramic

Diameter: 43 mm

Water-resistance: 100 m

Crystal: anti reflective sapphire crystal

Case-back: sapphire crystal

Bracelet: alligator leather or rubber strap with folding buckle.

Bvlgari 2010 New Watch - Octo Repetition Minutes Retro

Mechanical self-winding movement, minute repeater, jumping hours and retrograde minutes display; 21,600 vph, 42-hour power reserve.

43 mm white gold case, transparent caseback, 18-carat white gold crowns set with a falcon’s eye cabochon; cloisonné dial, water-resistant to 30 meters.

Alligator leather strap, triple-blade folding clasp in 18-carat white gold.

Bvlgari Octo Grande Sonnerie Tourbillon - Bvlgari New Model

Thanks to its 4 gongs, the Bvlgari Octo Grande Sonnerie Tourbillon is capable of playing the tune of Big Ben (Westminster/London). This authentic masterpiece can also perform two major audible functions: the Grande Sonnerie (grand strike) and Petite Sonnerie (small strike).

In Grande Sonnerie mode, the mechanism strikes the hours, and then repeaters the hour each time it is preparing to strike the following quarters – first, second and third – just like a clock tower bell. This striking mode known as “in passing” operates automatically, without any intervention by the owner of the watch. Meanwhile, the Petite Sonnerie mode also sounds the hour and the first, second and third quarters in passing. One may of course also opt for the silence mode.

And finally, the Repeater mode indicates the time whenever the wearer wishes by activating the repeater slide which triggers the striking mechanism. This mode is referred to as “on demand”. The right-hand side (between 1 and 5 o’clock) of the dial with its alternating black lacquered, cloisonné segments, carries the strike/silent, striking-mechanism power reserve, time-indication power reserve and strike-mode selector (Grande/Petite Sonnerie) indications.

It also accommodates the minute disc. Its left-hand side displays a retrograde hours indication. The white gold case is adorned with two beaded crowns serving to adjust the time functions (at 3 o’clock) and to activate the striking mechanism (at 9 o’clock).