Archives: November2011

• Chopard Sparkles Brilliantly In Hollywood

  On 29 February this year, at the 76th Oscar ceremony held in Los Angeles, numerous stars wore Chopard jewels and watches. Among their number, one star shone more brightly than the rest: South African Charlize Theron (see photo), voted best actress of the year for her role in the film Monster, who chose a pair of earrings with 46 diamonds (3.9 carats), a bracelet with 546 diamonds (31.9 carats) and a ring set with a Marquise diamond weighing in at [...]

• JeanRichardThree Years With ALMS

  Swiss watchmaker JeanRichard, a member with Girard-Perregaux of the Sowind group, has signed a three-year timekeeping and sponsorship agreement with the organisers of the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) championship. Drawing its inspiration from the famous Le Mans 24 Hours, this competition, which features four categories of touring cars and prototypes, is held each year on nine circuits from March to October.
  The Sebring 12 Hours, which marked the beginning of the 2004 season and is the oldest motor racing circuit [...]

• Buying Watches On The InternetNot A Good Idea

  The Federal Customs Administration is faced with an increasing number of deliveries of watches ordered on the Internet, which in most cases infringe the various regulations in force. A point that the intended recipients are loathe to accept… particularly when they have paid in advance!
  As has been said before: the purchase of prestige watches on the Internet is not a good idea. Nor is this simply a reaction of defiance against new technology. A brief visit to the FH web [...]

• Le Bourget, 7 April 2004Cartier Santos Night

  At the beginning of April, Cartier made a night-time stopover at Paris’s Le Bourget airport to celebrate the 100th anniversary of its legendary Santos watch. Chronicle of a gala evening.
  From London, Madrid, Milan and Amsterdam, private jets from Europe’s largest cities hired specially for the occasion touched down on the illuminated tarmac of Le Bourget on 7 April to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Santos watch, one of the first wristwatches produced by Louis Cartier for his extraordinary friend, [...]

• Swatch Group: 2003 ResultsNet Profit Of Half A Billion Francs

  Despite a gloomy economic environment and adverse exchange rate effects, the Swatch Group virtually maintained its 2003 net profit at the 2002 level. An increase is expected for 2004.
  With a net profit of 492 million francs last year, the Swatch Group did almost as well as in 2002 (494 million), registering a decline of only 0.4%. The difference is however slightly greater in terms of operating profit: 594 million francs against 632 in 2002, or -6.0%. Turnover, the result for [...]

• IWC SchaffhausenIn Tandem With Boris Becker

  Thanks to his extraordinary talent and his exceptional performances, Boris Becker has written his own page in the history of tennis. His total commitment on the court made him the world’s number one player, while his big heart and charisma won him the sympathy of the general public.
  A keen watch enthusiast, Boris Becker has now joined forces with IWC, a company he has long admired and with which he has much in common.
  Georges Kern, General Manager of the firm from [...]

• 2004 SIHH A Perfect Result

  The 14th International Luxury Watch Exhibition (SIHH) closed its doors on 25 April this year following a week of intense activity. After the crisis of 2003, the number of professionals in attendance once more rivalled that of previous years: independent manufacturers (Audemars Piguet, Girard-Perregaux, JeanRichard, Parmigiani Fleurier and Roger Dubuis) and those of the Richemont group (A. Lange & Söhne, Alfred Dunhill, Baume & Mercier, Cartier, IWC, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Montblanc, Officine Panerai, Piaget, Vacheron Constantin and Van Cleef & Arpels) welcomed [...]