Wrist Style

Rolex has completed a century of manufacturing exquisite wrist watches. Rolex watches are considered priceless, stylish and regarded as a status symbol for their design, technology, perfection and the innovation they bring in every new watch. Rolex was founded by Hans Wilsdorf and Alfred Davis in London in the year 1905. The company was officially named Rolex in the year 1908 and was moved to Geneva, Switzerland in the year 1919. The company is owned by a private trust till date.

Grand Prix is coming to Singapore and so is the Royal Oak Offshore Singapore Grand Prix chronograph by Audemars Piguet in limited edition of only 250 pieces. And not to our surprise this is not the only watch dedicated to the grand prix, it comes third after Richard Mille and TAG Heuer.

The makers of this watch have shown the same passion and effort that goes in for making an automobile. Starting from the mechanics, the material, hand sewn leather strap, sapphire crystal and last but not the least, the name - Royal Oak Offshore-Limited Edition Singapore Grand Prix 2008 - inscribed on the back. There’s perfection in every detail, what else can a man ask for in a watch?

Usually time pieces are too common and to be talked about, but some are good enough to catch your attention for their unique design and features. Bertrand planes’ Life Clock looks like any other simple wall clock but rather than showing seconds, minutes and hours, it shows years, months and days. No, it’s not a clock that just displays a date, but its calibration is done such that it can show age of a given person. The clock’s dial is initially divided into ‘twelve’ equal parts which are marked as multiples of ‘seven’, starting from ‘zero’. These major markings represent years and each minor marking on the circular scale represent 6 days (approx.). This clock uses a normal clock machine which has been slowed down 61320 times.

The URWERK- UR-202 is the most incredible creation I have ever come across. It is the world’s first wristwatch to feature an innovative new winding system which utilizes miniature turbines to compress air to regulate the self-winding mechanism of the movement. A switch on the back of the watch, lets you adjust the air pressure, passing through the turbines. The watch has AlTiN coating which protects it form shocks, oxidation and scratches.
The timepiece tells time by using the telescopic minute hands, operating through the middle of three orbiting and revolving hour satellites.

The Citizen Eco Drive Chronograph stainless steel men’s watch is loaded with style and time-keeping features. It is powered by light, through a solar cell, underneath the face. The Citizen’s “Eco-Drive” solar powered system absorbs sunlight as well as any artificial light through the crystal and dial to recharge the watch continuously. The watch is claimed to never need a battery.

Casio’s latest offering EQW-500DBE-1AVER is based on new cutting edge Wave Ceptor technology. Like any other Wave Ceptor watch, the EQW-500DBE-1AVER is capable of picking up signals from radio transmitters present in US, Japan and in parts of Europe. This technology is a boon for people residing in Europe, Japan and US as it reads the signals sent by radio transmitters and automatically updates the time according to DST.

The Grande Complication in platinum and 18 ct. rose gold from IWC is one of the most exclusive watches on the face of this earth with only 50 watches being produced per year. The self-winding chronograph with mechanical movement, comes with a minute repeater, a handy perpetual calendar, a four digit year display and a perpetual moon phase display to offer the most luxuriant time-keeping experience to its users.

Winner of the “Ladies watch of the Year 2006″ title at the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie in Geneva, the Gondolo Gemma luxury watch designed by Patek Philippe, is a timeless masterpiece created in true Art Deco style. The watch comes encased in white or rose gold set with seventy-two diamonds (0.95 ct.) and a fixed rose or white bezel. The quartz movement watch features, white Mother of Pearl Guilloche dial, with a scratch-resistant sapphire crystal.

Having stamped its authority over jewelry collection through the years, the Jules Audemars watch collection from Audemars Piguet now presents some classical models in feminine 29mm case size. Available with or without a diamond-set bezel, these new exclusive watches mesmerize and bewitch with 18K pink gold or 18K white gold set and silvered or mother of pearl Roman dials that come garlanded with elaborate spiral flinque decorative patterns.

It seems like the ladies’ luxury watch segment has finally been freed of the “bling” stigma and the al new MBW-200 Bluetooth watches from Sony Ericsson are a great testament to it. A female-friendly version of the hugely popular MBW-150 watch, the MBW brings a unique level of sophistication to ladies’ timepieces without becoming too macho. Featuring a small monochrome OLED display, the watch comes laced with a fully function Bluetooth function that allows users to connect their watches to their phones and view incoming caller ID, reject or mute the call directly from the watch, and view text messages, emails, and even calendar alarms on the watch display!