Last week, I had a chance to visit the flagship US Blancpain boutique. It is located in Midtown Manhattan, on Madison Avenue, between 66th and 67th Street. The boutique is fairly small, at about 1000 square feet, but within that space they probably have the widest selection of Blancpain watches in the country.
The Victorinox Chrono Classic features a 41 mm stainless steel case. The dial is off-white and the subdials are silver with circular graining. The bracelet is stainless steel with a push button clasp. The case and bracelet both have polished and brushed surfaces.
1- I have read that aside from your duty as the President of Corum USA, you also have a lot of input on the design of Corum timepieces. Is this true?
This is true. As well as being President of Corum USA I am the Creative Director of the Board for Corum internationally and work closely with Switzerland on all product designs. Together with my father and Antonio Calce, the current CEO, we developed the product strategy for the brand that is currently in the market. We have developed our core collection and are now continuing to strengthen the current line with new creations that reinforce the brand identity and reputation.
This is a video of numerous new Bell & Ross watches, from Baselworld 2009. The shots were taken handheld, through the glass of the display cases at the Bell & Ross booth, in Hall 1.
TX Watch Company recently introduced a new dress watch within their lineup, the TX 400 Series Perpetual Weekly Calendar.
In recent months, TX, a three-year old brand, owned by the Timex Group, has introduced some very appealing timepieces. TX specializes in complicated, high-quality quartz watches.
(Eco-Drive VITRO)
At Baselworld I had a chance to photograph three of Citizen's Eco-Drive concept watches, all part of the CITIZEN Basel Project 2009. The Eco-Drive RING is designed to receive light from a solar cell situated around the edge of the case. The Eco-Drive DOME features the new Cal.H610 movement, a dome-shaped dial and a unique case. The Eco-Drive VITRO features an invisible solar cell that is spread throughout the glass, and a skeleton-type dial that is integrated with the case.
(Photo Credit: Jason Pitsch)
Edox introduced the new Class-1 Ice Shark dive watch at Baselworld 2009. It is a left hand dive watch with a scratch resistant black ceramic bezel and 1000 meter water-resistance. A 45 mm x 15.8 mm PVD coated stainless steel case houses a Ronda-5040.B quartz chronograph movement.
Introduced at Baselworld 2009, the TAG Heuer Formula 1 Small Seconds is the newest addition to the TAG Heuer F1 collection. The 44mm stainless steel case is brushed and features a black PVD bezel. The bracelet comes in stainless steel or rubber, with a stainless steel clasp. The dial is white, with contrasting black numerals and indexes. A black dial version with white contrasting elements is also available (pictured below). A small seconds subdial and date aperature at 6 o'clock display the seconds and the date. The movement is quartz. Water-resistance is 200 meters.
Available Fall 2009. Retail $850.
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