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Bvlgari B. Zero1 Sun-Moon Wristwatch, Displaying an Innovative Charm

Most of you must hear about Bvlgari, a renowned luxury house on this planet. It was firstly known to all for its impeccable jewelries production. With the development, it began to manufacture luxury watches which are also madly loved by the global people. Among so many categories, Bvlgari watches are proud for the B. zero1 collection. Recently, a new version is successfully released. That is Bvlgari B. zero1 Sun-Moon.

As everyone knows, Bvlgari B. zero1 wristwatches usually come with vivid design and feminine style. The distinction relies on the swirled case with no crown. Seen from any perspective, they exude elegance and three-dimensional beauty. The design inspiration of this new version B. zero1 collection comes from the classic Bvlgari Serpentine series. Double-logo engraving is the emblem of Bvlgari classic collection which changes the jewelry design into wristwatch.

2010 brand-new B. zero1 Sun-Moon wristwatch sets the design elements on sun and moon, revealing the origin of all matters. The creative sun pattern and the diamond-paved moon sparkle in the black dial, making it irresistibly shining. Besides, it has stainless steel watch case which measures 22mm in diameter. The watch bracelet with double logo engraved is also crafted from stainless steel. The subtle bracelet design is practical and decorative, completely meeting the needs of the contemporary women. Besides, the watch case is available in 35mm and 30mm, attached to the black leather strap. The 18K gold hour and minute hands make the wristwatch more elegant. It is water resistant to 30 meters. This upgraded B. zero1 wristwatch has been on sales in global Bvlgari exclusive stores.

IWC Blue Big Pilot Watch Review

The Big Pilot collection is one of IWC’s most famous and best well-received watch lines. And it is recently enriched by a new model named IWC Blue Big Pilot Limited Edition. The new Big Pilot watch features special blue/black color scheme. replica iwc

Like most modern Big Pilot watches, this watch houses an IWC Calibre 51111. To my knowledge, this 42-jewel automatic movement is one of the biggest automatic movements currently available on this planet. Developed from the Calibre 50000, this movement, with a huge mainspring, is able to store energy for nearly 200-hour using. But to keep high precision of the watch, IWC makes it stop automatically after 7-day accurate running.

To accommodate the large movement, the stainless steel case is made to 46.2mm x 15.8mm. With refined finishing on the surface, the fairly big case also houses an additional soft iron safety cage which is meant to enhance the anti-magnetic performance of the watch. The watch crown, in the brand’s signature diamond shape, is fixed at 3 o’clock position, always ready for your adjusting operation.

However, I have quite mixed feeling about the watch’s blue/black color scheme. On one hand, this color scheme differentiates this model from other Big Pilot watches; On the other hand, it weakens the gorgeous high-legibility and high contrast the family is famous for. Of course, I believe that the bright-blue SuperLuminova used on markers and markings will ensure optimal reading in places of conditions. So I am a bit glad that the color of the date wheel remains in white-on-black, which nicely echoes with the white arrow on the power reserve indicator that is placed at  3 o’clock. Position.

According to IWC, the Blue Big Pilot watch is limited to just 50 pieces, each of which bears “One out of Fifty” engraving on the case side. And it is exclusively sold a a few boutiques in Beverly Hills, California and Las Vegas.

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Heidi Klum Wears Diamond Studded Panerai

It is not a secret that Heidi Klum is a luxury watch enthusiast. And people around her knows that she loves to collect stone-studded watches. She was once spotted wearing a Tutti Frutti set with precious emeralds. Well, a few days ago, Klum was discovered having a diamond encrusted on her right wrist when she climbed into the backseat of the vehicle after a happy dinner with her husband Seal. replica breitling

After a close look, I determine that the watch is a Panerai Luminor Marina watch as it has standard case and bracelet. But I have not idea what exact model the watch is. To my knowledge, Panerai never sells this highly diamond studded model. So it must have been modded by aftermarket watchsmith. The entire watch, including the case, bracelet, dial and bezel, are covered by tons of dazzling diamonds that are enough to blind your eyes. You know the price of a standard Panerai Luminor Marina watch starts at about $7,000. And the join of these stones push the price to an ultimate luxury level. Nowadays, many celebrities rush to watch modification to make their watch more special and valuable. In another word, to be special means a lot to a celebrity like Heidi Klum.

This diamond studded Panerai is 44mm at diameter at least. With lots of diamonds on, it must be much heavier than its original weight. It is no wonder that Heidi wears it on her wrist arm. And as a fashion person, Heidi also matches it with some nice bracelets.

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Partially World Time Watch-Dior Chiffre Rouge T01 Watch

The watch world provides world time watches and a few “partially world time watches” as well. The latest partially world time watch is the Chiffre Rouge T01 watch by  replica Dior watches. It is able to display the time in 8 different time zones, which means that you have to calculate the time in the other time zones. And I think this watch will at least means something for people who are active in these 8 cities.

The watch itself is quite cool looking. The case is very well constructed and feels very comfortable on the wrist. But it seems that Dior plays the asymmetry design on it. The case is a bit lopsided to the right. Luckily, the crown at 4 o’clock, more or less, makes it up. And the good looking bracelet further diverts people’s attention from the case. So it is not a big issue.

The stainless steel case, sized at 42mm, plays a nice contrast between steel and black. At the front, it sports a good-looking  black ceramic bezel. And the display case back features a black ring around the sapphire crystal window.

The watch is powered by an automatic Calibre Dior 8 Fuseaux Horaires(8 timezones). This movement was specially designed and developed from Dior. It provides the time and the day/night display.

The dial has its hour hand on the subsidiary dial, while the main dial displays the minutes and seconds. The hour hand works in a 24 hour scale and assists to tell day/night. The 8 time-zones function is included in the subsidiary dial but I have no idea how to use that function.

This interesting watch will be limited to just 100 piece worldwide, according to Dior.  replica watches review by Mabel Xie

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Chanel Premiere – Angelina Jolie Current Watch Choice

Recently, the most beautiful actress on this planet Angelina Jolie was spotted wearing a nice looking watch on not a few occasions. And I have been very curious about what exactly the watch is. And today my good friend Mike who works for a fashion magazine revealed the secret for me. I own a thank to him. buy replica watches

Based on a serious of photos Mike gives to me, I finally confirmed that what Angelina is wearing is a Chanel Premiere lady’s watch. And it seems that this Chanel watch is one of her favorite accessories in recent days.

The J12 is probably Chanel’s most popular and best-known watch owned by. But Chanel has other trump cards in its watch line. Actually, the Premiere is an older line than the J12. Compared with J12, it is in fact more popular in upper class-though the Hillary Clinton wears J12 herself. Anyway, the Premiere is open to take some traits from the J12. For example, it applies ceramic materials as well. To be exactly, most current Premiere watches have ceramic center links on the bracelet. And the cases are available in various styles and materials.

Angelina Jolie wears a 18k gold and ceramic Premiere. It features a faceted sapphire crystal over the gem-cut case and dial gives it a precious stone like look. The bezel is set with brilliant cut diamonds, while the dial is extremely simple with tiny baton hands. And if I am not wrong, the watch is powered by a a Swiss quartz movement.

I have to say,  Jolie has a good taste in timepieces. This Chanel Premiere is very graceful and classic. As far as I know, the price of Chanel Premiere starts at  4,000 euros.

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Review of TAG Heuer Formula 1 Lady collection 2010

Female Tag Heuer watches lovers are offered with new Formula 1 watch collection this year. This collection stole the show of Baselworld 2010 where it made its debut. To meet diverse needs of  female customers, this collection offers a great deal of styles and combinations. Basically, each model displays the distinctive appeal of the contrast between stainless steel and black or white ceramic details. Personally, I love those luxurious diamond-embellished versions, though non-diamond models are quite simple and elegant.

The new TAG Heuer Formula 1 Lady collection uses highly accurate Swiss-made quartz movement to power the watches. And the date function on the watches are very easy to adjust.

Uniform sized at 37mm, the case of  new TAG Heuer Formula 1 Lady watch are made from high-class stainless steel. The fixed  bezel, done in white or black ceramic, is the main feature of this collection. It displays how fantastic when ceramic meets stainless steel. And the luxurious version, as I mentioned earlier, has sparkling diamonds set around the bezel.

The case has been fixed with a big screw-down watch crown that features protective shoulders and a screw down case back. Thanks to the safety construction, the water resistance of the case reaches 200 meters.

The dial, available in white or black, is quite simple and very easy to read. It features stick hour markers which are applied on by hand.As both the hands and hour markers are coated with luminescent, the wearer do not need to worry about the reading in the evening or places of poor lighting. The date window is located at 3 o’clock position. And the dial has a sapphire crystal cover.

The new TAG Heuer Formula 1 Lady collection is completed by a new-designed bracelet. It is composed of two broad  links and two slender links that are made from steel and an wide central link that is made from white or black ceramic. And the bracelet has  butterfly folding clasp and safety push buttons.

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Review of Maurice Lacroix Divina Temptation Watch

The new Bulgari Serpenti watch for 2010 reminds me of not a few other snake-inspired watches that were launched in recent years. And the Maurice Lacroix Divina Temptation watches were the first one that jumped into my mind-I was deeply impressed by their artistic appearance and the watch ads that used snakes very well.

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In the field of snake-themed watches, Maurice Lacroix, as an Italian watch brand,  has quite a history that is not shorter than that of Bulgari. But Marice Lacroix watches is not the main competitor of Bulgari as their watches, including snake-themed watches, has completely different styles. Bulgari is obviously a winner when it names watches. The Serpenti collection, for example, clearly indicates the watches and the jewelry in the line have a reptilian look, while the “Maurice Lacroix Divina Temptation” does not produce similar reaction. To my knowledge, the “Temptation” may refer to the snake in the story of Adam & Eve.Regardless the name issue, the snake-themed watches from Maurice Laucoux are actually much more wearable than the Bulgari Serpenti watches.

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The Maurice Lacroix Divina Temptation watch, sized at 24.5mm, comes with four versions, each is set with colorful stones that forms the snake on the dial and houses a Swiss quartz movement. Both the green version and the brown version  are limited to 10 pieces, while the red version and the orange version are limited to 30 pieces. Due the use of many stones, the reading of dial is in fact not very easy.But overall, these limited watches do tempts people.

The Maurice Lacroix Divina Temptation watches were launched a few years ago. And the price range is about $60,000 – $100,00 each. And I wonder who bought them.

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2010 New Serpenti Watch From Bulgari

Following last year’s big enrichment, Bulgari keeps making the Serpenti collection big with a brand new collection. As I reported at helloreplicas.net, my another designer watches blog, the Serpenti mainly consists of women’s watches and jewelry. The pictured is a new  ladies watch in the new collection.

Though it is listed in this snake-inspired collection, I feel this watch is not based on a snake. If I am not wrong, it should be inspired by an kind of worm that living in the earth. Personally I love the snake-inspired models much more than this worm-like watch.

The bracelet of the watch, imitating the segmented body of the worm, is crafted 18k rose gold or stainless steel.It is going to wrap around your wrist just like an upper arm adornment that ancient Egyptian worn. And as we know, Bulgari offers customization. So you can choose your favorite stones to be set on the case. Of course, you can have non-stone model as well.

The face of the watch looks like the head of a serpent, and it displays time instead of showing dangerous tongue. The dial, available in black or silver, is highly legible with a sapphire crystal as its cover. The tiny watch crown is set with a pink rubellite cobochon. And the watch itself is powered by a Bulgari B033 quartz movement.

Basically, this is another interesting watch with a design that is faithful to the brand’s tradition. And I believe fans of Bvlgari watches will be delighted to see such a new creation. But personally, I am not that into this watch as I do not like snakes or earthworms-they actually scare me.

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Review of Ulysse Nardin Classico Lady Watch

Following the creation the new men’s models in the Classico collection, Ulysse Nardin has recently launched a lady’s Classico model that features an exotic bird made of jewels and colored enamel. And the rest of the dial is paved with dazzling diamond.Personally, the dial design does not grow on me. It is a bit gaudy and blase to me, though Ulysse Nardin must originally want to create an emotional lady’s watch.

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The case, sized at 35mm, is crafted from 18k white gold. While I quite resist the dial design, I find the nice jewelry touch of this watch-The lugs and the bezel are also set with diamonds. I love the lug shape and the crown that has a ring of sapphires around it. And the watch comes with a blue alligator strap that matches the blue enamel and the sapphires perfectly. By the way, such color matching is very popular nowadays.

This new Ulysse Nardin lady’s watch is powered by an Swiss automatic movement that has a nice decorated 22k gold rotor. Via the sapphire crystal on the case back, you can have a very clear view of it. Personally, I love to spend more time in admiring the movement than the watch dial.

I expect that the next Classico lady’s model from Ulysse Nardin would be give more imagination and to be more emotional

Review of Swarovski Octea Sport Orange Watch For 2010

As world famous crystal watch maker, Swarovski makes nice fashion watches as well. The Octea watches launched last year impressed lots of people with the excellent design. They were beautiful fusions of the brand’s superb crystal craftsmanship and ladies’ sport watches.My brother loved the design very much , but unfortunately  Swarovski did not make a men’s version.

For 2010, Swarovski has come up with a new Octea model featuring an orange tone which is nicely applied to the dial, bezel and the strap. The new watch, sized at 39mm, is crafted from stainless steel and has a number of crystals set in it. I think its rotating diver’s bezel is really unique to the watch world with Swarovski crystals on it. The watch design is basically the same as previous models, but the watch itself looks much more sporty. The swan logo at the 12 o’clock position is always my favorite details. Now it looks same attractive in orange. And there is another Swan logo on the crown as a cabochon. The watch is completed by a  steel bracelet or a rubber strap. Both straps  have been set with faceted stones that set off those on the bezel. Beating inside the watch is a Swiss quartz.

I am sure few women can refuse a sporty, cool yet affordable watch like this. And men can also take it home if they do not resist those faceted stones. As far as I know the Swarovski Octea Sport watches normally goes for about  $800 – $900 in price. And I think the price of the new model will be in the same range.

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