C1 SEAFARER & C1 ZEST

The dynamic new versions of the famous C1 chronograph, the new C1 Seafarer and C1 Zest, are simply brimming with energy. Endowed with a vigorous design that sets the tone and a complex construction that excludes any half-measures, the summery Concord models are taking the measure of the season in limited editions.

Cool breezes or sunbathing? One is blue and the other orange. The COSC-certified C1 Seafarer and C1 zest radiate contagious energy. Whether underscoring the chronograph counters, taking their place on the central sweep seconds hand, or enlivening the straps as a total look or as overstitching, orange and blue cheerfully invade the functions and the construction of these watches. Enhanced by the immaculate white of the iconic vulcanized ring topping the middle, they radiate a dynamic approach to life and to time, while exuding extraordinary vitality.

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Concord is happy to announce that this promising player is now the proud owner of a C1 Chronograph timepiece.

Javier Matías Pastore is a very young professional football talent from Argentina who currently plays with the Italian Serie A club Palermo. He will play in the Argentina national team during the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.

Born in Córdoba, Argentina in 1989, Javier developed his particular playing style at a young age. His professional youth career started in Talleres, the team he was always fan of. In 2008, he joined the first league Argentina team Huracán, but it was in 2009 when he joined the italian team Palermo that his international career really began. Following a string of good performances in his first season at Italian Serie A level , Argentina head coach Diego Maradona decided to call up Pastore for national squad duty.

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Concord introduced a new C1 Chronograph, with a special blue treatment, last month at the Baselworld show. Like the original C1 Chronograph, it comes in a large, but wearable 44 mm size. It has the same signature vulcanized rubber around the bezel and on the crown and pushers, that is seen on all C1 timepieces. Inside, is a nicely decorated automatic chronograph movement (an ETA Valgranges A07.211) with blued screws and a blackened oscillating weight. The dial is carbon fiber and blue, with an exposed date indicator and a three subdials, at 6, 9 and 12 o'clock. The coolest feature, and what sets this apart from all other C1 chronographs, is the blue PVD case. It has basically been run through a washing machine - giving it a faded blue "destructed look".

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Concord is proud to announce his new partnership with the French NBA basketball player Ronny Turiaf. The brand and its new Ambassador have developed a limited edition of the C1 Chronograph to help the Ronny Turiaf Heart to Heart Foundation.

This partnership was officially announced during a casual press breakfast in Paris on September 23. Ronny Turiaf's friends and partners in the French Basketball team, Tony Parker and Boris Diaw also attended the function to show their support to the Foundation.

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Concord has started revealing some of their Baselworld 2010 novelties. It seems a little early, considering Baselworld is not until March of next year. But then again, why not unveil some of their product line now? The new Concord C1 Chronograph All Black is 44 mm in diameter and 16.7 mm in thickness. It features a steel case and is comprised of 53 elements, a black PVD treatment, a protective ring and polished PVD self-locking screws. Black rubber paws protect the bezel, and give the C1 its unmistakable look.

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Paramus, N.J.--Movado Group Inc. has appointed Alex Grinberg worldwide president of Concord effective immediately.

"Grinberg joined the company in 1994 as territory manager for the Movado Brand, and in 1996, was promoted to general manager for Concord Asia. In that role, Grinberg was stationed in the Far East and spent the next four years developing Movado Group brands in Hong Kong and Japan. He returned to the United States in 2000 and became the president of Concord, Americas."

He will continue to conduct business from the Movado Group's headquarters, in New Jersery, although he has mentioned to me that he will be traveling to Europe more frequently.

He replaces the outgoing CEO, Vincent Perriard, who recently moved to Technomarine.

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Concord recently unveiled a double retrograde complication that combines the date and the day of the week. Powered by a Concord C101 automatic movement, the C1 Biretrograde is available in either platinum or rose-gold. The dial is transparent (skeleton) and features a high-tech multi-layered design. A thick 3.3 mm sapphire crystal protects the dial. Below this is a chapter ring, which is slightly off-center to provide room for the retrograde displays.

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(This slideshow includes photos of the new Concord timepieces, taken at their booth in Basel. Including shots of the new Quantum Gravity.)

You might also like this 6-minute video of the Concord Quantum Gravity.

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