Here, in pictures, events and news from different major brands of prestige watches and the Haute Horlogerie, which will mark the year 2012. The Watch Quote ™ thank you for your loyalty and give you appointments throughout 2012 for a year rich in events and news.
  • The Parmigiani Tonda 1950 Édition Spéciale watch - 1950 represents the year of Michel Parmigiani’s birth
  • The Hublot King Power Usain Bolt watch - The fastest man in the world now has a watch dedicated to him - Quite some symbol, the aptly named King Power Usain Bolt
  • Girard-Perregaux honors Nobel Peace Laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu
  • The Glashütte Grande Cosmopolite Tourbillon watch - A world first for the world traveller
  • The Breitling Superocean Chronograph II watch - The Superocean sees red
  • 5th event of the America’s Cup World Series - Loïck Peyron back at the helm in Venice
  • Jaeger-LeCoultre gifts iconic 101 timepiece to Queen Elizabeth II to mark the Diamond Jubilee
  • The Jaeger-LeCoultre Deep Sea Chronograph watch - A professional instrument of legendary origin
  • Richard Mille new RM 016 limited edition watch
  • The Girard-perregaux 1966 Jewellery watch - Time dressed in over 800 diamonds
  • The Hublot Skull Bang watch - The Skull Bang is a rock’n’roll rebel!
  • The Breitling Colt 33 watch - A supersporty model for elegant women
  • The Hublot King Power Alinghi 4000 watch - Hublot alongside Alinghi to proudly represent Switzerland and Swiss Made expertise on waters around the world
  • Audemars Piguet, the fabulous design of “Grand Tapisserie” - A tour accompanied by the rhythmic sound of ticking
  • The De Bethune DB25 s Jewellery watch - The DB25, with its dreamy depiction of the star-studded sky, welcomes a delightful feminine touch
  • Richard Mille Grand Prix de Pau Historique - 1, 2, 3 go! On 5 and 6 May 2012
  • Richard Mille honors Academy Award-winning actress Natalie Portman, and welcome her as a Friend of the Brand
  • The MB&F MoonMachine watch by Stepan Sarpaneva - Forged by a giant Impact
  • The Blancpain Villeret Squelette 8 jours watch - A unique, highly technical and aesthetically accomplished timepiece
  • Blancpain is proud to be associating with classicdriver.com and RM Auctions in supporting the Monaco Association Against Muscular Dystrophy (AMM)
  • Montblanc Régulateur Nautique Chronograph - The New Montblanc Régulateur Nautique Timepiece Set: Reliable Navigation on Board and on the Wrist
  • The Christophe Claret X-TREM-1 watch - Ultimate watchmaking by Christophe Claret
  • Girard-Perregaux partners with Kobe and Vanessa Bryant Family Foundation
  • The Corum Admiral’s Cup Legend 42 Annual Calendar watch - Year-round elegance and reliability
  • Jaeger-LeCoultre Grande Reverso Ultra Thin SQ open worked movement - A watch with two finely crafted faces
  • Rafael Nadal won his 8th consecutive title in Monte Carlo wearing the Richard Mille RM 027
  • Richard Mille Le Mans Classic 2012 - 6th to 8th juillet - RM 008 LMC Tourbillon Chronograph and RM 011 LMC Automatic Chronograph watches
  • The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Tour Auto 2012 Chronograph watch - Audemars Piguet, Official Timekeeper of the Tour Auto 2012
  • Hublot alongside Alinghi in flying the Swiss colours on waters around the world
  • The “Levitation” Hublot display case designed by Dietlin - Contemplative poetry
  • The BRM Bombers “Warbirds” watches - They called them Warbirds. In their day, these legendary aircraft ruled the skies...
  • F.P.Journe exhibits its collection “Steel Time” - The largest historic collection of gunmetal watches from mid to late 19th Century - At The Forbes Galleries, 62 Fifth Avenue, New York - From 23 April to 15 September 2012.
  • Jaeger-LeCoultre Heritage Gallery - 2012-2013 exhibition - “180 skills to invent the Duomètre Sphérotourbillon”
  • Girard-Perregaux Unveils The New Face of Tradition, an Industry First Journal Featuring - Eight Young Watchmakers and the Art of Making Time
  • The Girard-Perregaux 1966 Chronograph 42 MM watch - A new grand classic among Girard-Perregaux 1966 Chronograph
  • Tambour Regatta America’s Cup Automatic and Quartz watches - A strong and exclusive piece of watchmaking expertise
  • The Bulgari Octo Maserati watch - Bulgari and Maserati have chosen to share their ideals: Refinement, prestige, innovation and sheer emotion
  • The Richard Mille Tourbillon RM 039 Aviation E6-B Flyback watch - A caliber designed for flight navigation, a complete and technically sophisticated instrument
  • Richard Mille - Golf: Bubba Watson wins the prestigious The 76th Masters at Augusta National Golf Club
  • The Patek Philippe ref. 5204 Split-seconds chronograph with perpetual calendar watch - The circle of classic Patek Philippe chronographs closes
  • The Tudor Pelagos watch - Exploring the silent world in a new dimension
  • The Jaquet Droz Grande Heure Onyx watch - New trends at Jaquet Droz: Onyx and steel
  • The Hublot Tribute to the Antikythera Mechanism movement has joined the Archaeological Museum of Athens
  • The Hublot Antikythera watch - A movement developed as a tribute to the Antikythera mechanism, masterpiece of Antiquity
  • Royal Oak 40 Years – From Avant-Garde to Icon - A Journey Through the Origins of an Iconic Timepiece
  • Jaeger-LeCoultre La Montre Extraordinaire La Rose - A tribute to the expertise of the Grande Maison
  • The Girard-Perregaux 1966 Minute Repeater watch - The mechanics of harmony
  • The Girard-Perregaux Sea Hawk Green Auction 1000 watch for bidding - A unique timepiece for Christie’s Annual Green Auction to Save the Earth
  • Corum rewards the new winners of the Jules Verne Trophy - 45 days, 13 hours, 42 minutes, 53 seconds
  • The Rolex Oyster Perpetual Yacht-Master watch - The essential sailing watch
  • Vacheron Constantin Métiers d’Art La Symbolique des Laques - A partnership under the banner of transmission
  • The Corum Admiral’s Cup Legend 42 Chrono watch - When elegance shows its sporting side
  • The deepest place on earth, Rolex makes history. Again... James Cameron makes first ever successful solo dive to Mariana Trench
  • The Admiral’s Cup Legend 42 Tourbillon Micro-Rotor watch - Weightless elegance
  • 12 unique Hublot King Power World Boxing Council watches - Hublot and World Boxing Council (WBC) team up for the ultimate knockout
  • The two Hublot King Power UEFA Euro 2012™ Ukraine & Poland watches unveiled in Kyiv by Hublot, appointed Official Watch of UEFA Euro 2012™
  • New Officine Panerai manufacture at Neuchâtel will be opened at the end of 2013 and it will be at Pierre-à-Bot, on the heights above Neuchâtel
  • Zenith Pilot Montre d’Aéronef Type 20 - 2012 - Flight plans N°1: Crossing the English Channel
  • The Rolex Deepsea Challenge 2012 watch - To the deepest reaches of the oceans
  • The Louis Vuitton Tambour Spin Time Regatta watch - A distinctly nautical example of pure watchmaking
  • The Chopard L.U.C 8HF watch - A new landmark in watchmaking history
  • JeanRichard congratulates Franck Cammas, skipper on Groupama 4 and his men on this victory in the fourth leg of the Volvo Ocean Race
  • The Breguet Classique Chronométrie 7727 watch - A frequency of 10 Hz: this is the first time that such high frequency has been applied in a non-chronograph watch
  • The Tudor Heritage Black Bay watch - A long-lost treasure returning to the light of day
  • The Ulysse Nardin Marine Chronometer Manufacture watch - Sailing independent ways
  • Audemars Piguet The Royal Oak Book - Celebrating 40 years of an iconic timepiece
  • The TAG Heuer Diamond Star watch - The Link Lady collection has its own dazzling jewel: a vibrant tribute to femininity
  • TAG Heuer raises the curtain on Cameron Diaz - The newest TAG Heuer ambassadors
  • The Corum Ti-Bridge Power Reserve red gold watch - The linear time concept
  • The Omega Spacemaster Z-33 watch - The return of the Pilot’s Watch: the unmistakable Spacemaster Z-33
  • The De Bethune DB27 Titan Hawk watch - Power of this majestic bird of prey
  • The Blancpain Calendrier Chinois Traditionnel watch - The first wristwatch equipped with a traditional Chinese calendar
  • The Harry Winston Opus 12 watch - Overturns time
  • The Bell & Ross Vintage WW2 Bomber Régulateur watch - A hommage to history of military aviation
  • The Breitling Transocean Chronograph Unitime watch - Bringing the world to the wrist
  • The Big Bang Ferrari Magic Gold & Big Bang Ferrari Titanium watches - Hublot unveils the first watch designed in partnership with Ferrari
  • Shooting of the L.Leroy Marine model large seconds and power reserve indication watch - Automatic Calibre L.511
  • Rolex Sky-Dweller for those who travel the world... A compelling timepiece of revolutionary design, perfection technological sophistication and ease of use
  • The IWC Spitfire Perpetual Calendar Digital Date-Month - Simply, ingeniously digital
  • The Perrelet Turbine XL Gold watch - High-impact design, high-chic exterior
  • A week of Hollywood Glamour for the Richard Mille brand - Richard Mille chose to pay homage to Hollywood and the 84th Oscars ceremony
  • The Bell & Ross BR 01 Horizon watch - Inspired by the instrument panel
  • The IWC Spitfire Chronograph watch - Down-to-earth high-flyer
  • Richard Mille principal partner of Les Voiles de Saint Barth French regatta from 2 to 7 April 2012
  • Oscar-winning actor Jean Dujardin chose Jaeger-LeCoultre and wears a Jaeger-LeCoultre Memovox Tribute to Deep Sea watch
  • The Corum Admiral’s Cup 44 Chrono Centro Didier Cuche watch - Corum unveils the Didier Cuche watch and celebrates a first showing and a new victory in Crans-Montana
  • Juan Carlos Torres, CEO of Vacheron Constantin, distinguished Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres to promoting the world of arts and culture
  • The Vacheron Constantin Métiers d’Art - Les Univers Infinis watches - A new vision of time and art -
  • Cartier Tank Folle watch - Free-spirited forms
  • Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 40 Years: From Avant-Garde to Icon - A journey through the origins of an iconic timepiece
  • Academy Award nominated actor, Clive Owen presents Jaeger-LeCoultre’s fine watchmaking Duomètre collection during a visit at SIHH
  • The Jaeger-Lecoultre Master Ultra Thin Tourbillon watch - A great classic in the watchmaking avant-garde
  • Hublot presents amfAR New York Gala - Hublot launches Limited Edition Woman’s Timepiece to support the Fight against HIV/AIDS
  • The Graham Chronofighter Oversize Referee watch - The latest mechanical chronograph in use for major sports timing
  • The Breitling Bentley GMT V8 watch - A tribute to the new Bentley Continental GT V8
  • Jaeger-Lecoultre: A new feminine Reverso for Valentine’s Day - Reverso in the feminine mode: a watch graced with unique style and savoir-faire
  • The Blancpain Saint-Valentin 2012 watch - A refined aesthetics associated with the technical subtlety of the flyback chronograph
  • The Vacheron Constantin Malte 100th Anniversary Edition watch - Finesse, subtle elegance of lines, curve of its middle section
  • The Hublot Classic Fusion ultra-thin skeleton watch - Something completely new for the Hublot brand: an extra-thin skeleton watch
  • The Lange & Sôhne Lange 1 Tourbillon Perpetual Calendar watch - Horological Magnum Opus with Two Complications
  • Richard Mille and Ahmed Seddiqi & Sons welcome the world’s top Polo players to compete in the Sediqqi Polo Challenge
  • Gaucho” - A photographic exhibition by Astrid Munoz at Jaeger-LeCoultre Boutique - London, January 31st, 2012
  • The Panerai Tuttonero PAM00438 watch - Luminor 1950 3 Days GMT Automatic Ceramica - 44MM - PAM00441
  • The Perrelet Peripheral Double Rotor watch - The Double Rotor plays a new trick
  • Blancpain Exhibition closed after burglary attempt! It gives no choice but to close the doors of this event earlier than scheduled
  • The Audemars Piguet Extra-Thin Royal Oak Tourbillon - 41 mm watch - Pure and understated nature of the dial
  • Novak Djokovic, Audemars Piguet ambassador wins a third consecutive grand slam against Rafael Nadal in the longest Grand Slam singles final ever
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger, Hollywood actor, former governor of California and friend of Audemars Piguet, visits Audemars Piguet during SIHH
  • The F.P. Journe Octa Sport watch - The new timepiece from the F.P.Journe “lineSport” - A collection entirely in Aluminium alloy
  • The Piaget Gouverneur Chronograph watch - Balanced shapes meet Haute Horlogerie in a fascinating new expression
  • The Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Grande Tradition à Répétitions Minutes watch - Even the least musically-inclined listener will immediately notice the difference
  • The 22nd SIHH confirms that Fine Watchmaking is in excellent health - Wealth of invention and quality of the welcome
  • The Urwerk UR-110 RG watch - The UR-110 RG protected by a golden shield
  • The Greubel Forsey Tourbillon 24 Secondes Contemporain watch - The magical royal blue finish with the flamboyance of the tourbillon
  • The Cartier Tank Anglaise watch - A logical progression - The story of the Tank watch continues to be written, never to stop. Never Stop Tank
  • IWC Big Pilot’s Watch Top Gun and Big Pilot’s Watch Top Gun Miramar - Tradition reinterpreted
  • Audemars Piguet returns to its origins and celebrates 40 years of the iconic Royal Oak model - An evening dedicated to its origins and long tradition in fine watchmaking
  • Bell & Ross presented the Palme d’Or at the 27th International Automobile Festival - The standard in the world of design and automotive
  • De Bethune - The ninth Mayan underworld - The symbolic advent of a new world
  • The Panerai Luminor 1950 Tourbillon GMT Ceramica watch - 48 mm - PAM00396 - The tourbillon regulator has been reinterpreted in a sophisticated and innovative manner
  • The Magellan Magelluna watch - Setting out to conquer the Moon…
  • The Richard Mille Tourbillon RM 057 Dragon - Jackie Chan - All powerful yet totally unpredictable
  • The Audemars Piguet Openworked Extra-Thin Royal Oak watch - 40th Anniversary Limited edition
  • Didier Cuche - Corum ambassador - named Swiss of the Year 2011 - This prize confirms Didier’s stature within his home country
  • The Ulysse Nardin Blue Toro Perpetual Calendar - A powerful Timepiece for everyday use
  • IWC Schaffhausen tells the story of the Pilot’s Watches aboard the replica aircraft carrier IWC 12
  • The IWC Big Pilot’s Watch Perpetual Calendar Top Gun watch - Haute Horlogerie for the cockpit
  • Girard-Perregaux Laureato Tourbillon with three bridges - Watchmaking in levitation
  • The Vacheron Constantin Malte Tourbillon watch - Classic style and elegance
  • The TAG Heuer Mikrogirder watch - Reinventing the mechanical regulator with a 5/10,000th of a second chronograph
  • The Jaeger-LeCoultre New Duomètre à Sphérotourbillon watch - Jaeger-LeCoultre invents, with Dual-Wing, the new generation of complication watches
  • The Harry Winston Histoire de Tourbillon 3 watch - Not only the time, but the nature of time itself
  • The Richard Mille Tourbillon RM 052 Skull watch - The emblem of rebellion and insubordination
  • The Richard Mille Tourbillon Split Seconds Competition Chronograph RM 056 Felipe Massa Sapphire watch - An entire case cutted and milled from solid blocks of sapphire
  • The Richard Mille Tourbillon RM 053 Pablo Mac Donough watch - An ‘armored’ case engineered to tolerate the extreme shocks likely to occur during a polo match
  • The Baume & Mercier Linea 10073 watch - Capturing moments for women
  • The Parmigiani Tonda Retrograde Annual Calendar watch marks the 17th movement developed in-house by Parmigiani Fleurier
  • The Jaeger-LeCoultre Duomètre à Quantième Lunaire 40.5 watch - A calendar watch that was as accurate as a chronometer
  • The HYT H1 Hydro Mechanics watch - An encounter between Fine Watchmaking and fluid mechanics
  • Audemars Piguet today announces the launch of its new ad campaign - To break the rules, you must first master them
  • MB&F’s M.A.D.Gallery - A captivating universe of kinetic art, Horological Machines and Mechanical Art Devices
  • World premiere X Fathoms presentation, the most extreme watch ever produced by Blancpain - Geneva, Cité du Temps, from January 16th through February 12th 2012
  • The Jaeger-LeCoultre Deep Sea Vintage Chronograph watch - Tribute to a legendary watch
  • Vacheron Constantin supports the City of Geneva’s Musée d’Art et d’Histoire on the occasion of the “Watchmaking in Geneva. The Magic of Craftsmanship, Treasures of Gold and Enamel” exhibition held from December 15th 2011 to April 29th 2012
  • Announcing the 22nd Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie from January 16th to 20th, 2012 in Palexpo, Geneva
  • The Chanel Première Flying Tourbillon watch - A feminine incursion into the universe of watchmaking complexity just as mysterious as beautiful and poetic.
  • Jaeger-LeCoultre Mad about Reverso - A Grande Reverso Ultra-Thin Tribute to the award-winning AMC series “Mad Men”
  • Corum - 45 days 13 hours 42 min 53 sec - Record time, the record of all time - The Maxi Banque Populaire V sets a new record and wins the Trophée Jules Verne
  • The Corum Admiral’s Cup Legend 38 Mystery Moon watch - A complication specially developed for a demanding feminine clientele. An authentic demonstration of poetry and expertise.
  • The Glashütte Senator Observer 1911 - Julius Assmann watch - Homage to the pioneering spirit of two extraordinary men, Julius Assmann and Roald Amundsen
  • Hublot, a time for handing over - “There is a time for learning, a time for doing, a time for handing over, and a time for moving on
  • The Harry Winston Ocean Sport™ Chronograph watch - A total immersion experience into the very heart of time technology
  • De Bethune’s Résonique - Part I: 926 Hz
  • The Omega Speedmaster Co-Axial Chronograph watch - The Moonwatch: a timeless design
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