BaselWorld 2010: Bvlgari Octo Grande Sonnerie Tourbillon

Thanks to its 4 gongs, the Octo Grande Sonnerie Tourbillon is capable of playing the tune of Big Ben (Westminster/London). This authentic masterpiece can also perform two major audible functions: the Grande Sonnerie (grand strike) and Petite Sonnerie (small strike).
In Grande Sonnerie mode, the mechanism strikes the hours, and then repeaters the hour each time it is preparing to strike the following quarters – first, second and third – just like a clock tower bell. This striking mode known as “in passing” operates automatically, without any intervention by the owner of the Swiss Replica Watches. Meanwhile, the Petite Sonnerie mode also sounds the hour and the first, second and third quarters in passing. One may of course also opt for the silence mode.

2010 BaselWorld Preview: Victorinox Swiss Army Dive Master 500 Chronograph

Timing comes together with the world of diving in this new Dive Master 500, with its highly original chronograph with a central minutes and seconds display. Water-resistant to 500 meters, it is both robust and functional. It has excellent legibility thanks to its luminescent hands, hour-markers and numerals, on the dial and on the unidirectional rotating bezel, and is equipped with a truly sporty Black Ice PVD TM case. A contemporary watch par excellence, this new model from Victorinox Swiss Army is available in black, red or orange.

Movement: ETA 251.262 quartz
Functions: Hours, minutes, seconds, date and chronograph
Case: Black Ice PVD TM stainless steel, 43 mm
Unidirectional rotating bezel with luminescent numerals and hourmarkers
Scratch-resistant sapphire crystal with triple anti-reflective coating
Water-resistant to 500 m
Dial: Black, red or orange
Luminescent hands and hour-markers
Central minutes and seconds chronograph display
Hour and small seconds counters at 10 and 6 o’clock respectively
Date window at 6 o’clock
Bracelet/Strap: Black Ice PVD TM steel or black, red or orange genuine rubber

2010 BaselWorld Preview: Reconvilier Hercules Golf Master

GOLFERS - THIS COULD BE THE WATCH FOR YOU!

Combining a mechanical movement with a GPS application, the Golf Master enables golfers for the very first time to measure the distance to the green, front edge or center! This original function is displayed on the front of the watch in meters or yards, while the reversible “Rotar” mechanism provides a classic analogue reading of the time on the other side. With one touch, the time is also displayed digitally.

Movement: Automatic ETA 2892A, COSC-certified chronometer
Integrated digital module for LCD display, innovative "Rotar" mechanism.
Functions: Analogue movement: hours, minutes, seconds and date
Digital module: hours, minutes, seconds, and distance to green measured with GPS technology
Case: Steel or titanium, 44mm
Water-resistant to 50 m
Dial: White, black or gray
Bracelet/Strap: Black or white rubber with steel or titanium folding clasp

2010 BaselWorld Preview: Rebellion Predator

In its two years of existence, Rebellion has built a solid reputation with exceptional timepieces – chronographs, regulators and tourbillions – inspired by the world of automobile racing. Conceived in collaboration with the designer Eric Giroud, the Predator also borrows many of its features from racing cars: the brake discs and the pedals, the five-layer dial with its honeycomb base, and the push rod shaped bridges connecting the chronograph counters to the dial. Not to mention the formidable technical mastery of the double sectorial seconds hand at 9 o’clock: the shorter hand indicates 0 to 30 seconds, with the longer one taking over for 30 to 60 seconds. The case is constructed in a sandwich of superimposed layers available in various materials, so there are many ways to personalize the timepiece.

Movement: Automatic, RE-1 calibre, 28,800 vib/h, 50-hour power reserve
Functions: Hours, minutes, sectorial seconds, chronograph, date
Case: Red gold, red gold/ceramic, steel, steel/ceramic
Numbered middle
Bezel affixed with 8 Rebellion screws
Red gold or steel crown with rubber ring
Screw-down sapphire back
Water-resistant to 100 m
Dial: DLC black honeycomb
Red gold or steel hourmarkers with Superluminova
Hour, minute and sectorial seconds counters at 6, 3 and 9 o’clock respectively
Date window at 4.30
Bracelet/Strap: Black rubber with red gold, ceramic or steel patented folding clasp