Breitling introduces the very tough Avenger Seawolf Chrono at the BaselWorld 2008.

The Breitling Avenger Seawolf Chrono is the world's only chronograph to be both watertight and operational at a depth of 3,300 feet (1000 meters).

Whereas most chronographs cannot be activated while diving so as to prevent water seeping in through the pushpieces, Breitling has achieved a major technical breakthrough by developing the magnetic pushpiece principle, involving controls operated through the metal of the case and thus avoiding any direct contact between the pushpiece and the movement.

Tag Heuer announced Tag Heuer SLR Calibre S Laptimer 1/100th a second at the BaselWorld 2008. The new Tag Heuer SLR is the most accurate car-racing chronograph celebrating McLaren-Mercedes SLR GT cars.

The Tag Heuer SLR Calibre S Laptimer is the first SLR that is not a limited edition.

Tag Heuer announced a great new concept watch at the Baselword 2008. The Tag Heuer Grand CARRERA Calibre 36 RS Caliper Concept Chronograph is the world's first automatic chronograph with 1/10th of a second Caliper Rotating Scale.

This cool new Tag Heuer concept timepiece inspired the famous designer Ken Okuyama when he created his high performance and eco-compatible GT Car, displayed on the TAG Heuer booth at Basel world.

Diesel offers with the DZ7086 a wristwatch with a two color OLED display.

The OLED module uses the same display as cell phones, making this style a modern update to the old LED watches of the 70s. On the Diesel DZ7086 four dynamic animations cycle at random when the top pusher is pressed and a time display animation is shown when the bottom pusher is pressed.

Last year Swiss watchmaker Glycine introduced the cool AIRMAN 7 Plaza Mayor Pilot at the Baselworld. At the Baselworld 2008 Glycine introduces two new models in their 2007 launched INCURSORE Black Jack line. I am sure the company has more releases up their sleeves for Baselworld, but lets focus on their first announcement this year.

The new Glycine INCURSORE Black Jack Automatic Chronographis very similar in appearance to the INCURSORE Black Jack Manual, which was launched a few months ago; this watch, however, has an automatic movement.

Swiss Watch maker Zenith introduced several very cool watches in their DEFY XTREME 2008 line.
The Defy Xtreme Tourbillon ZERO-G El Primero is a mean looking master piece that actually defies gravity. ZENITH has devised a Zero-G (zero gravity) system. The gyroscope cage Tourbillon comprises an escapement mounted on cardan joints rather like marine chronometers. The instrument, which is sensitive to changes of position, is kept in a constant horizontal position, thereby ensuring optimal amplitude for the spiral balance-wheel.

Here is yet another mobile phone wristwatch. The Epoq Quad-Band GSM wristphone is water resistant and features an anolog dial.

The new Epoq EGP-WP88 features an OLED display that graphically shows the hands of an analog watch.

Casio introduces a new PROTEK outdoor watches with the PRW-1500TJ (Titanium) and PRW-1500J (Resin).

The new Casio PROTEK is radio controlled and works world-wide supporting 5 regions. The watch is powered by solar energy (Casio Tough Solar).

More and more companies try to dazzle us with with Watch phones. Now Epoq, which offered some stylish MP4 Video watches in the past is now offering GSM Quadband wrist phones.

The Epoq EGP-WP54-S features a 1.5 inch color touchscreen with 128 ×160pixel resolution and comes either with a leather or stainless steel strap.

Italian Immersion introduces the Challenger Diving Watch.

The Challenger is a dedicated diving watch for the dive professional. A proprietary custom designed Analog and Digital Module enables the wearer to track the actual depth and temperature during their dive.

The Immersion Challenger features a Swiss made Intersema presure sensor.

LG shows at the CES 2008 a very cool wrist phone concept with a very innovative user interface.

A bar on the bottom of the watch casing is used to interact with the watch phone. The bar actually has three buttons. The user interface relates smartly to these three buttons and typing a phone number is looks not only efficient, but also very cool.

Garmin announces a new GPS-enabled fitness watch at the CES 2008.

With the Forerunner 405, runners can track their speed, distance, heart rate and location accurately and effortlessly, and the revolutionary patent-pending touch bezel on the face of the watch makes navigating the options easier than ever. Simply by tapping, holding or running a finger along the bezel, runners can begin a new workout, access their training history or challenge a Virtual Partner. The Forerunner 405 makes training with a Virtual Partner easy and efficient. Runners can adjust the Virtual Partner’s pace without stopping in the middle of a workout, and the Virtual Partner is always on and ready for a challenge.