Press Release: Unique Tudor Heritage Black Bay Bronze One Sells For CHF 350,000 At Only Watch 2017

Geneva, November 11th 2017 – TUDOR’s unique Black Bay Bronze One sells for CHF 350,000 - USD 351,000 or 70 times its pre-sale estimate at Only Watch biennial charity auction. The proceeds from this sale will go to support the research on Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

A famed supplier of the world’s largest navies, TUDOR has also equipped numerous expeditions. The Black Bay Bronze, with its unique combination of design, colour and materials, echoes these adventurous times. This TUDOR flagship model is offered to Only Watch in a unique configuration with the winding crown on the left and a khaki green dial and bezel. Worn on the right wrist, its ergonomic design is ideal for left-handed people. As its name would suggest, the Black Bay Bronze One’s case is made of bronze – an aluminium bronze alloy used in naval engineering – the appearance of which changes over time, typically darkening to a rich and noble patina. Fitted with a manufacture calibre with official chronometer certification, this unique piece is a concentration of the brand’s distinctive characteristics.

In addition, the new owner of the Black Bay Bronze One will get the once in a lifetime opportunity to visit TUDOR’s Headquarters in Geneva. This exceptional invitation is a first for TUDOR which runs no visit program.

Press Release: Exclusive And Unique IWC Portugieser Auctioned For CHF 200,000

Schaffhausen/Zurich, 19 November 2017 – On Saturday evening, the 11th Laureus Charity Night was held at Dübendorf Hangar near Zurich. Approximately 700 guests – including numerous celebrities from the worlds of sport, business, politics and society – raised a total of almost CHF 3,000,000 for charitable sports projects run by the Laureus Foundation Switzerland. The auction of the Unique Piece Portugieser Tourbillon Rétrograde Chronograph Edition “Laureus Sport for Good Foundation” by IWC Schaffhausen raised CHF 200,000, while an option to buy the Mercedes-AMG supercar “Project ONE” went to the highest bidder for CHF 2,106,000.

Press Release: Mr Porter Introduces Officine Panerai To Its Fine Watch Category In October.

OCTOBER, 2017 (GLOBAL) – MR PORTER, the award-winning online destination for men’s style, is pleased to launch the Italian high-end sports watchmaking brand Officine Panerai on Thursday 19 October with a curated selection of 25 timepieces from across the brand’s iconic Luminor and Radiomir collections, along with an Officine Panerai Table Clock, a transparent glass sphere with two fascinating views of the timepiece.

Press Release: The Longines Avigation BigEye Grand Winner of the Price “Revival” of the 2017 Grand Prix de l’Horlogerie de Genève

The Swiss watch brand Longines is awarded the Price “Revival” at the 2017 ceremony of the Grand Prix de l’Horlogerie de Genève. Its model The Longines Avigation BigEye succeed in convincing the higly specialized Jury. This model of the Heritage line is a reinterpretation of a chronograph with a design from the 1930es, in keeping with the great tradition of pilot watches. The brand has a long-standing relationship with the field of aviation.