Linde Werdelin Prepares for the Snow

This is a sneak preview of Audermars Piguet's new collection of timepieces for men. The full collection of the Swiss watch manufacturer will be available at the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie in Geneva, starting April 7 and till April 12, 2008. It also features the inscription Millenary __- Limited Edition Water-resistance: 20 m.Dials: There are two-zone white mother-of-pearl dials, having black piano motif minute circle, as well as off-centered hour zone that ma have an applied white gold Roman numerals or it may feature diamond-pave hour zone. The world-renowned American actor together with Omega, the leading Swiss producer of timepieces, famed for utmost precision, innovative spirit and excellent performance, signed the partnership agreement. The Oscar-winning actor and director will take an active part in Omega's promotional campaign worldwide, except the United States and Canada.Stephen Urquhart, President of the Omega brand, expressed his delight on George Clooney joining other ambassador members of the Omega family. He was also nominated as director and writer for 'Good Night and Good Luck'. The actor has received an honorable Golden Globe Award for two times - first time for his role in 'O Brother, Where Art Thou?' and then as the best supporting actor in 'Syriana'.George Clooney has also received a prestigious 'Best Screenplay' award for 'Good Night, and Good Luck' at the Venice Film Festival.

Reliability and Luxury from Breguet

Skeleton Watch "Phenomenon"Why are skeletonized timepieces so appealing? The secret of their success is evident - a real lover of the horology world is fascinated by the ability to enjoy watching the entire movement of the piece as well as appreciate timekeeping complications and displays. The range of the brand's achievements in the area comprises the movements from the ***st to the most awfully complicated ones. To work up the concept of a new Minute Repeater, they had to draw up plans, buy necessary equipment. The process of developing such a movement naturally consists of numerous stages, so each wonder takes not less than 320 hours to be created. Each part of the mechanism and case is handcrafted. As the result, watch connoisseurs are given the joy to listen to the purest possible sound that is improved by the Les Cabinotiers Skeleton's sapphire crystal case back and dial. The Vacheron Constantin caliber 1755 has two tones. The Art of the Minute RepeaterEven those watch lovers whose imagination is captured by the latest technological innovations, appreciate the minute repeater as the greatest challenge in the art of watch-***. Every minute repeater is created to be one of its kind as for its decoration, sound and history. Somewhere in the period of the 1980s Vacheron Constantin set a goal to develop an absolutely new Minute Repeater. Initially, the brand's watchmakers took time to disassemble a 1940s wristwatch.

Eva Longoria and Tony Parker's Fancy Wedding Arrangements

Tag Heuer Link quartz watch is sported on the wrist of one of the major characters in "The Departed", 2006 crime drama movie, directed by Martin Scorsese, starring Matt Damon, Leonardo Di Caprio, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg and Alec Baldwin.Agent Colin, played by Matt Damon, wears the brand's Link quartz watch during the entire movie. In 1999 the series received its Link name. The brand's benchmark design was given a new start in the period of 2003-2004. The newly developed prestigious edition inherited unique characteristics of its two predecessors, the S/el and the first Link generation.Nowadays every timekeeping creation from the TAG Heuer Link series denotes Strength and Elegance, Power and Beauty, sporting Prowess and Prestige.Tony Parker,a 25-year-old basketball star, the point guard of San Antonio Spurs, has recently become even more famous, having married the beautiful Desperate Housewives' actress Eva Longoria. The gifted basketball player and newly-wed husband has recently posed not just for wedding pictures. Tony Parker has joined the latest advertising campaign organized by the Swiss watch brand IWC Schaffhausen.The new IWC ambassador admitted he was really excited by the initiated partnership with the prestigious watch-*** company. He mentioned he had long appreciated the distinctive design and fine craftsmanship of IWC watches. He became the youngest starting point guard to enter the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Tag Heuer Carrera Chronograph

Oris is one of the most loved watch brands in Hollywood. It was found in Holstein, Switzerland in 1904. Despite the fact Oris is a rather new watch company,it has quickly gained good reputation as a high quality mechanical watch producer. There is a number of Hollywood movies and TV programs where Oris timepieces have been featured. Oris production is not only highly appreciated in movies but there are a lot of famous actors who are devoted Oris watch lovers. For example, the Oris Modern Classic timepiece was worn by Keanu Reeves in a popular movie called "Constantine". The Oris Modern Classic movement is automatic, cal. 733, based SW 200, with 38 hours power reserve and 26 jewels. The case of the watch is 18 K gold plated with a big crown, made of stainless steel, there is a display of hours, minutes and seconds in the center of the watch and date at six o'clock. Celebrity actors Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman continue their long-distance motorcycle trip, having taken the challenge of crossing at least 20 countries. The pair started their trip in May, having set off from John O'Groats. To make the journey more pleasant, the motorcycle-travelers admit listening to lots of music, and the Stereophonics and the Black Rebel Motorcycle Club in particular.The actors think their trip has been an amazing experience for both of them. They have learned to live independently, in tough conditions, being far away from their families. On returning back home the travelers plan to take their families out for a holiday.Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman mentioned incredible generosity of people they've met during the motorcycle journey, having come to the conclusion that the less people have, the more they are ready to share with others. Some local people were glad to invite the celebrities to their houses and serve dinner to them.

Review of the MTM Special Ops Watch

All measurements continue to be updated for 20 seconds after the first measurement is displayed at which point the last measurement remains visible. Barometer. The PAW1200 series can measure the barometric pressure, and display it in both hectoPascals (millibars) and inches of mercury for us yanks. The range is between 260 hPa and 1100 hPa (7.65 inHg to 32.45 inHg). While in barometer mode, the PAW1200 series also displays a barometric pressure graph which charts the pressure over the last 30 hours (measurements are taken at the top of each even-numbered hour). Positive slopes (going up from left to right) generally indicate improving weather while negative slopes (going down from left to right) generally indicate deteriorating weather. While in barometric mode, the secondary LCD is used as a pressure differential pointer which indicates the relative difference between the current barometric reading, and the previous reading. Thermometer. The barometric pressure and the temperature are displayed together on the PAW1200 series. While in barometer mode, the temperature is displayed below the barometric pressure, and can be configured to use either Celsius or Fahrenheit. total ascent, total descent, and your relative altitude change. Digital compass. The PAW1200 series has a built-in digital compass which will indicate magnetic north (or geographic north, if you adjust the calibration for your magnetic declination).

Review of the Seiko Orange Monster (SKX781)

The range is -10° C to 60° C, or 14° F to 140° F. Altimeter. There are two ways in which PAW1200 series can measure your altitude. First, it can use the watch's barometric reading to estimate your altitude based on preprogrammed values stored in the watch. The other technique is to allow you to specify a reference altitude. For instance, if you want to measure the height of a hill, you can set the reference altitude to 0 at the bottom, climb the hill, then take another reading at the top to tell you how high the hill is. Setting a reference altitude is generally a more accurate way to measure your altitude because it automatically takes current barometric conditions into consideration which can easily throw the first method off. In other words, with the second method, the watch is measuring the change in barometric pressure rather than trying to map a given barometric pressure to a preprogrammed altitude.The range of the watch's altimeter is -700 to 10,000 meters, or -2,300 to 32,800 feet (both meters and feet are supported). While in altimeter mode, the watch will measure your altitude every 5 seconds for the first three minutes, then every two minutes after that. Like barometer mode, the altimeter also has an altitude differential pointer which graphically indicates the difference between the current altitude, and the last altitude measurement taken. Altitude data storage. Not only does the PAW1200 series measure your altitude, but it will also let you save records of your ascents and descents. The watch stores three types of altitude records: periodic records (up to 40), a current session record, and a historical record. The breadth of altitude recording capabilities is too great to get into in detail here, but believe me when I say that they are extensive. In addition to 40 periodic records, the watch also records the month, day, and time of the session, your high altitude, low altitude.

Extreme Dive Watches from TechnoMarine, Bell & Ross, MTM, and Sinn

If you're a Seiko fan, then you've probably heard of the Seiko OrangeMonster. It's a must-have for all Seiko collectors. And if you're areal Seiko diver fanatic, you might even have the Seiko Yellow or BlackMonsters, as well. But now, there's a new monster to add toyour collect: the Seiko Blue Monster.The Seiko Blue Monster (Ref. SKZ213K1) is a beautiful, limitededition piece. Features include: Double folding safety claspwith diver's extension (to fitover a wet suit).I have the Orange Monster myself, and it's a great watch witha very robust feel. They have a reputation for being high-qualityautomatic watches sold at a reasonable price, and for having unusuallybright luminescent hands and hour markers. Seiko uses a material calledLumibrite which is very effective, especially on hands as wide as thosefound on the monster series. TechnoMarine AbyssDive watches come in all shapes and sizes, and are available at all different price points. Most watches with a uni-directional rotating bezel and the ability to fit over a wetsuit claim more water resistance then most of us will ever need: usually around 100-200 meters. But the watches I cover in this article go way deeper than your typical diver; deeper than the current 1,220 meter Rolex Sea Dweller; deeper, even, than the Breitling Steelfish which maxes out at a comparably casual 2,000 meters. There are a handful of watches out there that can literally scrape the bottom of the deepest known parts of the ocean, and I call these watches "extreme divers".The TechnoMarine AbyssFirst up is the TechnoMarine Abyss.

Seiko Introduces the Spring Drive Chronograph

Altitude alarm. We're not done with altitude yet. The PAW1200 series doesn't just measure your altitude and allow you to record your altitude in three different ways, but it also allows you to set an altitude alarm which, when the watch is in altitude mode, will sound during both an ascent and a descent when the specified altitude is reached. World time. No digital watch is complete without a world time function -- especially a watch that can pick up time signals all over the world. The PAW1200 series has the standard Casio world time functionality, which means it's pretty good. It allows you to choose from 30 cities by name (actually abbreviation), and lets you toggle between daylight saving and standard time with a single button. Stopwatch. Pretty standard stopwatch. The resolution is 1/100th of a second, the maximum time is 9 hours, 59 minutes, and 59 seconds, and it supports one split time (for two finishes). Countdown timer. Another digital watch feature I insist on is the countdown timer. Countdown timers are great for cooking frozen pizzas, counting down to the end of eBay auctions, and measuring your kids' timeouts. The countdown timers on the PAW1200 maxes out at 60 minutes, and has an auto-repeat function which will automatically restart the timer up to 10 times. The countdown timer also has a progress beeper which, when activated, will cause the watch to beep at various intervals as time expires in order to provide a little extra drama. The PAW1200 also does not have the snooze alarm (which continues to sound every five minutes until explicitly deactivated) that several other Casios have these days which is ok with me since whenever I try to use one, I just find it too annoying and end up deactivating it for good.