IDG News Service - An American and a Frenchman have won the 2012 Nobel Prize for Physics for their work on quantum optics, which could one day lead to faster computer processors, better telecommunications or more accurate timepieces. ...
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MB&F opens First Chinese store in Beijing MB&F’s “horological machines” are now available in Beijing, in ParkLife Beijing Yintai Centre, in the heart of the city’s business district.ParkLife Beijing Yintai ...
Seafaring and navigation on the high seas were crucially important for the evolution of precise time measurement, so Montblanc has given the wristwatch chronograph a worthy companion which can ideally serve aboard a private yacht, but which ...
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Chopard luxury Swiss watch and jewelry house is selling online to consumers, a step towards luxury e-commerce that other luxury homes hesitate to make. Developed with the primary goal of increasing brand awareness, Chopard's first ...
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PPR posted third-quarter 2012 revenue of €2.6 billion, up 6.6% versus the same 2011 period on a comparable basis. PPR's Luxury division posted an 11.9% leap in revenue in the third quarter of the year, driving revenue growth for the ...
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After more than a decade of Swiss luxury watches manufacturing, Richard Mille launched its first cufflink range inspired by the intricate mechanisms of luxury watches. Richard Mille's first collection of cufflinks has been 2 years in ...
\ HYT's Hydro-Mechanical Horologists, the creators of the first timepieces ever to combine mechanical and liquid engineering, have turned utopia into reality. The watch has a 65 hour power reserve and manual winding – driving a ...
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Last year Trophee Jules Verne for sailing around the world with no stopovers and no assistance went to the Maxi Banque Populaire sailboat. Each of the crew members and the Banque Populaire as the ship owner received dedicated personalized ...
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October 5th, 2012 is the Global James Bond Day, marking the 50th anniversary of the James Bond film franchise.Designer Tom Ford dresses Daniel Craig, Johnny Depp, Tom Hanks, Ryan Gosling and Will Smith, among many many others. For Tom ...
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The MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS Formula One Team announced a new partnership with IWC Schaffhausen, with the Swiss watch manufacturer becoming the Official Engineering Partner of the team from January 2013. The link between IWC Schaffhausen and ...
Franck Muller launches “Franck Muller Tourbillon Thunderbolt”, world’s fastest tourbillon Roberto Cavalli by Franck Muller partnership announced From October 8th to 10th, the Franck Muller Group held its 4th ...
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Charlize Theron spotlights the new white model in the Dior VIII collection of ceramic timepieces. For the spring summer 2012 Dior VIII watch (diameter 33mm, automatic movement) turns white – a white as blazing as the black was somber ...
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Longines, a widely recognized name in sport watches and chronographs, celebrates this year its 180th Anniversary. To mark the milestone, Longines offers its fans the chance to win a Longines Saint-Imier Collection watch by answering the ...
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An unprecedented situation at the 19th edition of the «Prix de la Montre de l'année» organised every year by the magazine Montres Passion. The 2012 edition broke new ground: all of the prize-winners were ladies' models. ...
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Victoria's Secret, the leading specialty retailer of lingerie and beauty products, has opened it's new Beauty & Accessories concept stores in 1Utama Shopping Centre, Malaysia, in partnership with the Valiram Group. They offer customers ...
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