New releases – Vacheron Constantin Overseas Quartz

 

This 33 mm timepiece in pink gold combines a bezel set with 78 brilliant-cut diamonds and a blue dial. The latter features a translucent denim blue-lacquered, sunburst satin-finished base and a velvet-finished external minutes track, as well as gold applied hour markers and hours and minutes hand. The watch is delivered with a pink gold bracelet, two additional straps (calfskin or denim blue rubber) and a pink gold buckle with interchangeable system.

 

 

Watches & Cars - Elvis's toys

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Elvis Presley drove a Pink Cadillac and wore a Hamilton Electric. His car was a 1955 hardtop Fleetwood now on display in the Graceland Museum (Memphis, Tennessee), while this diecast model is a 1959 convertible Eldorado Biarritz. The King of rock'n'roll owned a 14kt gold Ventura identical to this one and wore it in his movie "Blue Hawaii" (1961). Check The Museum Collection for the details about the so-called "Watch of the Future" (pages 124-126).

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Elvis Presley guidava una Cadillac rosa e indossava un Hamilton Electric. La sua auto era una Fleetwood del 1955 con tettuccio rigido, attualmente in mostra presso il museo Graceland di Memphis (Tennessee), mentre questo modellino è una Eldorado Biarritz decappottabile del 1959. Il suo orologio era un Ventura d'oro 14ct identico a questo, che indossò anche nel film "Blue Hawaii" (1961). In Orologi da polso 1900-1959 trovi la storia e la descrizione degli Hamilton Electric (pagine 376-377).

 

New releases - Alpina Heritage Carrée Mechanical 140 Years

This isn’t a piece inspired by a predecessor: it really is the original, made in 1938. Alpina has unearthed two 14-piece series of the Calibre 490, released 85 years ago; only a very few of these are still in existence. The fully-restored movements have been housed in a rectangular silver case.

 

 

Vintage ads - Omega (1944)

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“The world’s most accurate watches are the 30mm Omegas from Switzerland”. Taken from the Argentinian trade magazine La Revista Relojera, this ad highlights the performances of the recently introduced 30 mm movements. These calibers enabled Omega to win precision contests and set records at the Geneva and Neuchâtel Observatories, as well as the Kew Teddington National Physical Laboratory (UK).

Do you like vintage watch ads? Visit the page about Watch Ads, the one and only two-volume pictorial history of communication and design in 20th Century watchmaking. Do you wish to know more? Watch the video clip about the publication and download the preview of Volume 1.

The vintage ads presented in this website are not featured in the Watch Ads books.

 

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“Gli orologi più precisi del mondo sono gli Omega 30mm creati in Svizzera”. Tratto dal periodico specializzato argentino La Revista Relojera, l’annuncio sottolinea le prestazioni dei nuovi movimenti da 30 mm. Questi calibri consentirono a Omega di vincere competizioni e battere record presso gli Osservatori di Ginevra e Neuchâtel, e presso il National Physical Laboratory di Kew Teddington (Regno Unito).

Ti piacciono le pubblicità d'epoca? Visita la pagina su Watch Ads, l'unica storia illustrata in due volumi della comunicazione e del design nell'orologeria del Novecento. Vuoi saperne di più? Guarda il video sull'opera e scarica l'anteprima del Volume 1.Gli annunci pubblicitari d'epoca presentati in questo sito non sono tra quelli riprodotti nei volumi Watch Ads.

New releases - Maurice de Mauriac Chrono Modern Grand Prix Zurich

In 1939, on the occasion of the Swiss National Exhibition, Zurich prepared itself to host a Grand Prix race. But the event was canceled due to the outbreak of World War II. More than 80 years later Maurice de Mauriac teamed up with the Züri Ring Simulation Motodrom and created a timepiece celebrating the perfect illusion of a F1 race in the City. The Zurich GP edition of the Chrono Modern is available in two different sizes (42 and 45mm). Its dial features the racing stripes and offers the choice of a numeral between 01 and 99.

 

Patek Philippe - Shapes of time

 

The latest mini-documentary from the 10e10.ch by Marco Strazzi YouTube channel.

Patek Philippe shaped watches - Forty years of technology and design evolution.

Enjoy!

 

 

Patek Philippe - Le forme del tempo

 

L'ultimo mini-documentario dal Canale You Tube 10e10.ch by Marco Strazzi.

Quarant’anni di evoluzione tecnologica e stilistica negli orologi di forma Patek Philippe.

Buona visione!