To tackle the masterful complication represented by the perpetual calendar, Girard-Perregaux has designed a Laureato that is all about subtle positional shifts arranged in a dynamic equilibrium. Simple to read and easy to adjust, it is the result of an ergonomic approach to operation and wearability pushed to its uttermost limits.

Before earning his diving instructor certificates, first CMAS in 1990, followed by PADI in 2008, Luc Latapie says he was a “Sunday diver” from the age of 12, when he spent his summers in the south of France. So it was only natural that he should look for a diving watch, as an 18th birthday treat. After spending a few months looking around, he was stopped in his tracks by a shop window in Geneva’s Rue du Mont-Blanc. He had just found the watch of his dreams: the Seamaster 1000. It was love at first sight. He didn’t know much about Omega, but he did some research on the model, and quickly discovered that this was the diving watch that had been tested by the legendary Jacques Cousteau, a highly respected figure in the underwater community. Commander Cousteau had attached a prototype of the Seamaster 1000 to the hull of the submarine that, on several occasions between 1968 and 1972, he took down to a depth of 1000 metres. The phenomenal waterproofing of the watch and its association with Cousteau’s expeditions sealed its legendary status and established it as an iconic diving watch. As well as being captivated by the watch’s appearance, Luc Latapie also fell for its history. In his eyes, it was as important and as symbolic as his guitar.

As the Audemars Piguet Dream Team celebrated the end of the Golf season in Dubai, the Manufacture announced the coming year with a glimpse at its 2019 Royal Oak Offshore collection. This included a preview of three new Royal Oak Offshore Selfwinding Chronographs in camouflage colours to be officially launched at the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) in January 2019.

Baume & Mercier – My Classima

What better gift for someone who loves classic watches than this My Classima, whose name already hints at its styling. This timepiece with its feminine diameter of 31 mm features a pure and simple design, with a polished steel case and pristine white dial decorated with matching steel markers and hands. The date window at 3 o’clock is equally discreet. A midnight blue strap adds a handsome dash of colour. What are you waiting for?

The Accessible Luxury motto lives through each of the 6 new models sporting 40 mm polished stainless steel or rose gold-plated cases and dials featuring guilloché decoration and applied Roman numeral indexes; and makes owning a Swiss excellence-infused timepiece the simplest of tasks. 

Could there be a more symbolic partner for Breitling than Switzerland’s national airline, SWISS? The two companies’ shared values can be summed up in three words: aviation, precision and quality. And all with a Swiss Made label. The partnership was sealed in 2016 when the airline commissioned a new Boeing 777 and made Breitling the “onboard timekeeper” for all Swiss flights. The brand is visible on passengers’ seat back screens and, more significantly, the Breitling Navitimer Swiss Boeing 777, produced in a limited edition of 777, is available exclusively on board SWISS aircraft.

The Defy Classic has made its mark as Zenith’s expression of neo-futuristic watchmaking. With the Defy Classic Black Ceramic, its distinguishing features are brought to life from its nuanced darkness and the sense of volume it conveys through balanced geometry and a visionary architecture – inside and out. Forged from wear-proof black zirconium oxide ceramic, the faceted 41mm case features a combination of polished and satin-brushed surfaces, emphasizing its geometric and contemporary case inspired by the original Zenith Defy collection first launched in the 1970s. The angular, silhouette of the case is softened by the circular bezel that haloes above it.

Swatch Group now controls the entire gold processing chain internally. Its own foundry, which has just been granted a Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) Code of Practices (COP) certificate, is now able to manage all of the gold requirements within the Group. Swatch Group has thus taken a new step forward in traceability. 

For the past three years, Zenith has been associated with Land Rover. In 2017 the creative partnership launched the Chronomaster El Primero Range Rover Velar. A new vehicle deserved a new timepiece, and the next-generation Range Rover Evoque is paired with the latest Zenith watch from the Defy Classic collection, the Defy Classic Range Rover Special Edition.

In 2018, Anonimo served for the fourth time running as official timekeeper for the Leopard Racing Team competing in the Moto3 world championship category, which offers young drivers a platform towards Moto2 and MotoGP. At the end of 2017 in Valencia, newly crowned Moto3 World Champion Joan Mir presented the first Anomino timepiece dedicated to Leopad, the Nautilo Leopard, attired in the turquoise blue that makes the Team’s motorbikes so instantly recognizable on racing tracks, as well as in Leopard black. Since Joan Mir was competing in Moto2 this year, the two new 2018 Leopard Team Moto3 riders – Enea Bastianini and Lorenzo Dalla Porta, both from of Italy – wore the watch throughout season, although they were unable to match Mir’s performance. They respectively finished 4th and 5th in the 2018 Moto3 overall final rankings. While Bastianini will be moving up to the Moto2 category next season, Dalla Porta will continue competing in Moto3 with the Leopard Racing team, wearing the new 2018 Nautilo Leopard firmly strapped to his wrist!

The Luminor Regatta appellation was first seen on an Officine Panerai watch in 2001, the same year that WorldTempus made its debut on the Internet. The Luminor Marina Regatta 2001 (PAM 107) was a limited edition of 500 which unusually had the year on the dial under the regatta inscription. It was a standard time-only piece with small seconds on the left and a magnified date on the right. A GMT function was added the next year and the year was dropped from the dial (PAM 156) in a limited run of 300 pieces. The first chronograph version came in 2003 with the PAM 168 reference (a limited series of 399), followed by a Luminor Sumbersible in 2004 (PAM 199), which was limited to 500.

Every child should have the chance to shape their own future for the better and that is why the Laureus Foundation Switzerland devotes itself to charity sports projects such as "Laureus Girls in Sport" or "Laureus Cavallo", which set out to create equal opportunities for children in Switzerland. The foundation’s projects are centred around promoting exercise and integration among socially, financially or physically disadvantaged young people. "We are immensely proud to be a member of the Laureus family. The staggering total raised allows the foundation to continue to support children and young people through sports projects, to inspire them and to create sporting moments they will never forget," explains Linus Fuchs, IWC Managing Director Switzerland and member of the Laureus Foundation Switzerland’s Board of Trustees. Laureus supports more than 10,000 children in Switzerland by way of four charitable sports projects per year. The Laureus Charity Night is the foundation’s most important fundraising event and has been held every autumn since 2007.

In a highly symbolic gesture, the women-only special issue from our partner GMT, which first appeared ten years ago, has inverted the words of its title: GMT Lady is now Lady by GMT. The change is significant: not only has the layout been given a thorough overhaul, it also has completely new content and contributors. The publication no longer reads like the only watch magazine devoted to ladies’ watches and jewellery; it’s a women’s magazine focusing on watches and jewellery. This welcome initiative is the work of a steering committee made up entirely of women, chaired by GMT Publishing’s sales director, Liah Millasson. I thank them wholeheartedly for their hard work over the summer, and I trust our readers will appreciate the result. The 100-page magazine is now available on newsstands in Switzerland and on international digital platforms, but WorldTempus is bringing it to you now through this link.

What is a women’s watch? In days gone by, it was a watch designed for women. Today, it’s a watch bought by women. The difference is significant. Women have been buying men’s watches for a long time, and brands responded by launching men’s watch collections, for women. What this meant, by and large, was adding a bit of bling to the dial and the bracelet. So what happened to the watches designed solely for women? There are a few left.

HYT unveils four new H4 models shedding light on its intrinsic fascination with making the paradoxical meaningful. Loyal to the brand’s fil rouge, these colorful timepieces showcase the power of the past and future to assign the present context and content. These watches also add a new dimension to the combined energy of two potentially polemic opposites – light and liquid – with the smallest dynamo ever invented, patent pending. There’s an instant of tension when creativity succeeds in replacing an enigma with enlightenment. The new H4 watches were born of such a moment.

On November 20, the capital of Bahrain welcomed the 2018 FEI Awards Ceremony, acknowledging since 2009 the contribution of personalities and organizations in their progress in equestrian sports – both indoor and outdoor. On this occasion, French eventing rider Victor Levecque was presented the Longines Rising Star Award - rewarding athletes between the ages of 14 and 21 who demonstrate outstanding equestrian sporting talent - by Vice President of Longines and Head of International Marketing, Juan-Carlos Capelli. To acknowledge his promising career, the young athlete was presented with a Longines watch.

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