Dior Released Christal 8 Special Timepiece Series

This August Dior has released a special timepiece series for the number eight, which is an auspicious number in Chinese culture as well as the lucky number of couturier.

The watch is called Christal 8 series, the two watches are available at gold and lacquer Art Deco styling (above picture), or a mother-of-pearl design. The former is being made in an eight piece limited edition series while the latter will be produced in a limited edition run of 100 units.

The Art Deco timepiece is powered by "Dior 8 Fuseaux Horaires" calibre movement that created by watch movement designers Orny and Girardin. It is displays three items of information on the same index: local time, time in eight cities worldwide and day/night.

The satellite indicating the eight time zones revolves in 24 hours, the face of the dial in 12 hours, and the circular seconds hand in 60 seconds.

Also the mother-of-pearl edition watch have the functions on the same Orny and Girardin designed movement and offers the same display items on a white mother-of-pearl dial with engraved moldings and golden finishes, as well as a bezel full set with diamonds.

Both of the watch is water resistant to 50 metres, the Art Deco model is priced at 450,000 HKD, whereas the mother-of-pearl number is priced at 141,800 HKD.

Franck Muller 2010 Infinity Ladies Jewelry Watches

For men,the watch has been focusing on sport and complications, and for women, the focus is all about colorful jewelry watches. Some might even call them fashion pieces - which is a bit of a departure from the avant garde classicism I am used to in Franck Muller designs.

Franck Muller has released the new Infinity Reka collection pieces. The women's watches are all diamond covered in 18k white gold cases. There are two basic shapes. The tonneau-shaped case that Franck Muller calls "Cintree Curvex" and a new square design for for Infinity Reka. There is also the oval cased version available. The dials come in a variety of styles and colors, with either Arabic or Roman numerals. Dials are mostly high-quality Mother-of-Pearl from Japan, or just done in more diamonds with lacquer (or maybe enamel) numerals. Case sizes range from about 25 - 50mm wide. As you can see, Franck Muller is really offering an Infinity watch for every woman.

The watches are very attractive. Less for serious evening attire, and more fun and upbeat. Even the pictured version with red numerals and black diamonds is an outgoing timepieces. It is equipped with Swiss quartz movements. That is a good gift for you.

Montblanc Star Magie d'Étoiles Lady Diamonds Watch

SIHH 2010 designed masterpiece is the new Montblanc Star Magie d'Étoiles Lady Diamonds Watch. It is made by 18k White Gold, Mother-of-Pearl, and decorating with top Wesselton 177-diamond, totaling 2.215 Carat, with luxury materials and rare style to create extremely rare wrist watch, global launch 15 pieces only.

In the design of this watch, MONTBLANC Le Locle watch factory's design inspiration was taken from MONTBLANC hexagonal white star, the design team is pay tribute to Mt. Blanc with the mother-of-pearl dial. Eye-catching MONTBLANC hexagonal White Star in the 6 o'clock position to
inlay 34 stars mingliangshi cutting diamonds. On the left of the dial, from 7 o'clock position to 12 o'clock, it is a arc that formed by 22 rhodium pearls, pearls from big to small ordered. There are 80
mingliangshi cutting diamond around the edge of dial, and one the bezel is set with 42 mingliangshi cutting-diamonds. In addition, the watch case is decorate with 20 diamonds, equipped with a shimmer of satin strap. Precise time display from MB 4810/103 movement, a Swiss-made quartz movement.

Montblanc Star Magie d'Étoiles Lady Diamonds watch, limit 15 only global. Each code of the watch will be carving in 18 k White Gold watch back. In addition, it will launch 10 limited edition, with 18k
White Gold case, mix of Tahiti Black mother-of-Pearl dial and black satin strap.

The watch specification:

Case: 18K White Gold, diameter: 36 mm, waterproof to 3 bar (30 m)

Arc Sapphire Crystal mirror surface, double anti-reflection treatment

Dial: the Mother-of-Pearl dial,inlay diamonds.

Strap: White satin strap, 18K White Gold buckles.

Crown: 18K White Gold Crown, inlay within Hexagonal Montblanc Diamond, 0.055 carats.

Precious stone bezel and EAR set with 62 mingliangshi cutting diamonds (total weight: 1.926 carats).
The dial edge inlay 80 mingliangshi cutting diamonds (total weight: 0.17 carats).

Mother-of-Pearl dial is mounted 34 stars mingliangshi cutting-diamonds (total weight: 0.064 carats).

Movement: quartz movement, MB 4810/103, Swiss manufacturing

Power reserve: three years, the battery replace function display

The New Model of Blancpain 2010

The official of swiss watch manufacture Blancpain says they have release the new model watch (on the above picture) with a series of 14 for Valentine's Day 2010. The report note that the watch is set with more than 500 diamonds and pink sapphires and houses Blancpain's Calibre 615, the smallest automatic movement in the world to date.

Other small touches include the combination of pink and white mother-of-pearl on the dial, alongside the pink sapphires and diamonds on the case, to create the heart symbol. This matches with the heart-shaped diamond acting as the 12 o'clock marker.