The Bathys 100 Fathoms watch is a stylish watch with a lot of class.  The face and case are a complement to one another.  The 100 Fathoms illuminates in the dark with clarity. The caseback is quite striking with a tiny map of Hawaii engraved on a sea of brushed steel. It is water resistant up to 200M. It has a sapphire crystal and is 41.1 mm in diameter.

Hollywood actress Charlize Theron is being sued by the Swiss watch company, the Raymond Weil company for violating an endorsement deal to only where its timepieces. Based on court papers filed by the Raymond Weil Company, Theron was photographed wearing Christian Dior watches, who also paid her to promote its perfumes.

The 31 year old South African star, who has won best actress Oscar for Monster in 2003, was paid “substantial funds” for use of her photographs in its advertisements.  Proof of her wearing a Dior watch at a film festival news conference in Texas was part of the exhibit.

The French issued a special request to Bell & Ross to produce two Limited Series of 150 watches that would be specifically designed for aerial navigation.  No, it’s not a hoax, because the request was satisfied.

Bell & Ross produced 150 of this Type Aéronavale.  These handsomely crafted Pilot time pieces are skillfully painted in colors of the French Naval Air force and encased securely in either acrylic or sapphire glass.   It is definitely a handsome piece.

Watch Report recently reviewed Oceanus' new 5 Motor wristwatch.

Quote: "The Oceanus 5 Motor is a further refinement of the Oceanus line. It boasts most of the features of the Oceanus Chronograph, but without the LCD in the 3 o'clock position. Why was Casio motivated to completely remove the LCD and figure out how to cram five individual motors into a single case? The point of the Oceanus 5 Motor is that it's a geeky watch that doesn't look like a geeky watch, so the fewer LCDs and LEDs, the better."

Be on the lookout for Tag Heuer’s new cell phone.  This stainless steel phone will mimic watches from the Tag Heuer’s line, though designed by ModeLabs, a French company that is a designer for MTV and Virgin Mobiles.

It maybe that LVMH, Heuer’s parent company, competitive target is Nokia’s Vertu line.

This piece of news proves that if one imagines hard enough, one will conjure up what the rest of us wouldn’t even consider.  Artist Mike Libby of South Portland, Main has given dead bugs more time, so-to-speak. Libby has turned insects into decorative time machines.

He states that he came up with the idea because insects and machines look similar on the inside.

The new SBHL003 joins the Seiko’s Ignition line. What distinguishes this model from all the others is its classic analog time display. The inner dial is an LCD used for timing and alarm features. Also, the stopwatch has clear-cut resolution of 1/1,000th of a second similar to the Seko Sportura SNJ005 and the TAG Heuer Microtimer.

Never mind the 1.9 miilion you could spend on a Patek, here on eBay, you could buy piece of history. That’s right, a launch watch for the Nintendo Wii. According to the auctioner only 200 of these bad boys were ever made (read rebadged) and could be yours for a paltry 60 quid.

Girard Perregaux’s rights have been snatched by Panerai.  Panerai has just taken over the Ferrari rights in branded watch dials long held by Girard Perreguax. 

Chopard has produced the Mille Miglia watch in admiration to the Italian race car event. Omega begot  the Schumacher, Tag Heuer begot the Formula one, Porsche Design's company is focused on the performance car name and famous designer.

The Vintage Patek Philippe helped to catapult Christie’s watch auction to a record high.  A European collector purchased the watch for 1.9 million U.S. dollars.  Thoughtfully made for a left hand person, the “Grogan” watch is a single button split second Chronograph burnished in yellow gold.

Our parent site I4U NEWS is running a Give Away Quiz where you can win one of three cool TokyoFlash LED Wrist Watches.

After answering the three multiple choice questions enter your email address to be in the drawing for the 1st price, the Star Performer by Pimp ($168.87), 2nd price the Retsu by Saishin (~$118.55) and 3rd price the 1000100101 by Tokyoflash (value ~$$83.58). The winners will be notified via email. The new Quiz is still open until Thursday.
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A fresh face has arrived in the world of wrist watches. Linde Werdelin introduces two of their wrist watch models: The Elemental and Two-Timer.

The Elemental uses an ETA 2892-2 elaborée mechanical movement while the Two-Timer has an ETA 2893-2 elaborée mechanical movement offering two time zones. Both watches have a 42-hour power reserve, a calendar at 4 o’clock - and a custom-made LINDE WERDELIN oscillating weight.