Famous People Watches

If you don’t know who Nicky Hilton is you have probably lived under a rock all these years. She is, along with Paris Hilton, one of the richest celebrities out there, especially since their family owns the Hilton hotels. She is both a well known model and an actress, so she is definitely enjoying her celebrity status. Her career has been prolific enough to keep her on the cover of many fashion magazines and lots of fashion campaigns, not to mention the fact that she even had her own fragrance and clothing line.  In this picture we can see her wearing the beautiful Rolex GMT Master II Diamond; this watch is one of the beauties in the GMT Master collection. It is also a limited diamond edition, and definitely one of the most expensive in this rare collection.

As you can see in this picture, Nicky Hilton has combined this amazing accessory with this casual outfit she is wearing; this proves that this amazing Rolex GMT Master II is a very versatile product that will go well with any type of attire. It comes with a beautiful bezel encrusted with diamonds. It has a 40mm diameter with a case thickness of 12mm and a silver dial color. The bracelet is made with 18kt white gold and the clasp type is an oyster lock. The movement is self winding with a power reserve of 50 hours; also, let’s not forget that this amazing watch is also scratch resistant so you will be able to keep it forever since it takes a lot to ruin it. It has a water resistance of 100 meters and it’s made with 29 baguette-shaped diamonds and 30 sapphires. It also features a ceramic bezel with paved diamond dial to make things even more sophisticated and classy.

If you fell in love with it and you are thinking of buying one of these superb products, you can get one for a fortune, usually around $50,000 to even $100,000 depending on how limited and what type of material the designers used for that edition. This explains why all the celebrities have one.

Just like every year, when spring arrives, the city of Basel, situated right on the meeting point of the Swiss, French and German borders, becomes the number one destination for those interested in learning which are the latest trends in point of luxury watches and jewelry. The absolute benchmark in the category of luxury watches, Rolex has never ceased to be the most coveted brand by all watch lovers. Their success lies both in innovation and tradition and this year, they proved once again to be able to stand up to their own fame.

The Geneva based company presented at this year’s edition of Baselworld Watch and Jewellery Show, an interpretation of the rainbow with a new version of their famous Daytona Chrono. A feast for the eyes, priced around 85.000 Swiss Francs, this model  is intended to seduce primarily, but not exclusively the Middle East markets. The bezel boasts 36 stones, all sapphires, ranging from pink to purple and going through red, orange, yellow, green and blue. In addition,  twenty diamonds adorn the dial’s index, the horns and the shoulder.

 The result of a minutious work whose length Rolex refuses to quantify, this model entirely made ​​in the Chêne-Bourg workshops,  has a black lacquered dial whose three counters are made of an in-house manufactured gold that reveals a mineral structure. The case has two versions. It can be yellow gold, for those who like visible accessories or, even better, gray, for those who want to play on contrasts  and it contains a mechanical automatic movement (caliber 4130) officially COSC certified.

 But this is not the only surprise that the reputed Swiss watch makers have reserved to their fans. With its flawless performance and pleasant design, the New Submariner certainly made an impression on Baselworld 2012’s attenders. Comfortable, lightweight and sporty, this watch launched in 1953 saw its caliber 3130 progress towards a new, more performant version. This edition Ref. 114. 060 bears at its heart a blue paramagnetic Spiral Parachrom oscillator.

Archetype of the professional dive watch, the Submariner has also seen its casing redesigned. The black lacquered dial is neat and simply beautiful. The look is enhanced by an unidirectional rotating Cerachrome bezel made of black scratchproof ceramics, whose graduation was realized by a thin layer of platinum. The Chromalight (a luminescent material) induced markers and hands give off a beautiful and strong blue light in the dark. The next generation Oyster bracelet (3 sts) has a Oysterlock safety clasp.

The most important event of the year for the industry’s professionals hosted 1815 exhibitors coming from 41 countries. A total of 456 Swiss brands are represented, among which 292 for watches only, the rest being divided between the contracting watch producers (124) and jewelry (40). About 3.000 journalists covered the event and more than 100.000 visitors came to admire the precious timepieces and even purchase some of them. The event was inaugurated by the Minister of Economy, Johann Schneider-Ammann.

The 40th edition of Baselworld 2012 seems to have inaugurated a more prosperous, but less dynamic year than the previous one within the watch making industry. The unfavorable economic climate, coupled with a profound transformation of the watch making landscape triggered by the concentration on the production and distribution changes, pose several challenges for the future.

Jacques Duchêne, the president of Baselworld exhibitors declared on a press conference held one day before the official opening of the prestigious international exhibition of watches and jewelery, that in order to overcome these challenges the industry needs to preserve the capacity of adapting itself to the economic changes as well as to the market’s demands.

However, the forecast made by the specialists during this event seem to be optimistic. Despite the constantly changing market conditions, featured by mastodons’ expansion while small traditional houses are more often in financial trouble, the Swiss watch making industry is estimated to take blithely above 20 billion Swiss francs of exports this year, after a record 19.3 billion dollars of foreign sales in 2011.

A barometer of trends within the luxury goods industry, the 2012 edition of Baselworld confirmed the direction towards more refined aesthetics. The monochrome and bicolor models distinguished themselves, with a preference for black, white and silver. A color that saw an increasing during the last few years – the royal blue, was confirmed at Baselworld 2012. The dials are very polished, finely chiseled and mechanical watches continue and grow – a trend that was already evident last year.

According to statistics drawn by the Federation of Swiss Watch Industry, mechanical watches have risen in 2011, both volume and value, more strongly than the quartz based models. The previous year has seen an increase of 24.5% in number of items exported for the former and 11.3% for the second. Moreover, while the value of mechanical timepieces won 20.8% against 15.5% for the quartz ones.

Hublot is a Swiss company that has been creating amazing watches since 1980. The company is also famous for having ambassadors such as Jet Li, Diego Maradona or Usain Bolt.  The beautiful F1™ King Power Interlagos is not just a watch, but a symbol of the beautiful land Brazil and its amazing Interlagos São Paulo circuit. What you probably didn’t know is the fact that besides being one of the most high tech products on the market it is also a special edition only limited to 250 pieces.

The design is unique created with cobalt blue colors and inspired with the colors of Formula 1 and Brazil. To symbolize this the watch actually has the F1 logo at 12 o’clock.

It has a ceramic bazel with superb satin finish, a 48 mm diameter carbon fibre case, and it’s made with Crystal Sapphire and titanium screws. An amazing feature is the fact that the ceramic bezel is made to resemble the F1 brake disk. The back of the case is made with carbon fibre with the Interlagos circuit trasfered on it. Its dial is made with a matte black color and blue SuperLuminova, a non-radioactive and non-toxim material used for making watch dials. It has 27 jewels and 252 total components. The power reseve lasts 42 and the escapement features the Glucydur hairspirng. If you are curious about the movement, you should know that this beauty features a mechanical chronograph with automatic winding.

Also, the rubber strap also seems to be inspired from F1 because it’s made from rubber and Nomex. Nomex is a fibre that is used to make the outfits of all the F1 drivers because it has thermal stability. So you will not only get the look of a F1, but you will also get the feel of it.

Overall, the F1 King Power Interlagos is a watch created for a strong man, with a free spirit, looking for adventure and adrenaline rush. Wearing this watch is definitely a unique sensation as it manages to stand out on its own not only through its design, but also through its incredible performances.

While some people can make a watch famous, this exquisite model is enough to turn all the heads towards it no matter who is wearing it. The Big Bang 44 mm Haute Joaillerie Chronograph is a masterpiece in every sense of the word and if you are not blinded by the many diamonds that cover it, you will be able to appreciate the Hublot styling. It is probably the most expensive watch in world and it is easy to see why. There are a total of 440 baguette diamonds and 451 brilliant cut diamonds that add up to almost 28 carats. It is a very imposing watch as are most in the Big Bang collection and it measures 44mm with a black dial in 18K white gold.

It does look gorgeous and not just because of the diamonds but also because of the shape and the color combination between the black dial and the sparkly diamond case. Every Big Bag fan can easily recognize the style and it keeps true to everything the collection stands for such as refinement and elegance. Nothing was left to chance when making this watch and even the 8 indexes are made from slam baguette diamonds. The meticulous use of diamonds doesn’t stop at the case and the look is carried out on the bracelet making this pretty big watch a real jewel.

The first time people got to see it was at the Belles Montres watch show which was held in Paris on 25-27 November 2011. Needless to say that everyone was amazed with the attention to detail and impressive number of diamonds, each one perfectly positioned. It took quite a lot of work hours to make sure that everything is perfect and that this will be the world’s most valuable watch. Aside from looking apart, the watch also functions perfectly and it even has a stopwatch function as do most from Hublot. In order for a watch to be appreciated, it needs to work as well as it looks and this one is a complete masterpiece in both design and mechanical movement.