http://www.watchdigest.com A Blog about Luxury Watches Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:08:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The newest luxury brand on the block, Nubeo, has chosen Kobe Bryant to sponsor their new brand ambassador. The new sports watch is called the Black Mamba which is derived from Kobe's court nickname. Kobe is very vocal about the fact that the has been actively involved in the watches design ... http://www.watchdigest.com/?p=572 It seems like the trend this spring for luxury watch brands is to focus on paying homage to watch parts. Back in March we reported that Rama Swiss Watch (RSS) released 25 limited edition watches which pay homage to the tourbillon.  Now Fossil has released a line of watches ... http://www.watchdigest.com/?p=567 Philip Stein is finally coming to the Americas starting in this Fall. The moment many of you have been waiting for is finally here. The space will be located in Cozumel Mexico and the retail experience will be anything but dull. According to National Jewelry the Philip Stein ... http://www.watchdigest.com/?p=565 Every year Oris Watch Company does something extraordinary, they create a limited edition watch dedicated to a musical legend and this year's musical legend is Bob Dylan. The new luxury watch has Bob's Dylan's signature etched into the dial and is portrait is engraved on the case back.  Like the intricacies ... http://www.watchdigest.com/?p=563 Hollywood glamour hasn't gone too far in this economy.  Audemars Piguet has announced that it will be "the" sponsor for the 63rd Annual Tony Awards. The Tony Awards will be held on June 7th at Radio City Music Hall in New York. We love the fact that Audemars Piguet will be ... http://www.watchdigest.com/?p=559 This week’s watch news takes us by surprise.  Tiffany Watch Co. Ltd, who we thought had a great brand of watches that represented the Tiffany & Co. brand, has sold out to the Swatch Group. Now the luxury watch making division of Tiffany & Co  is no longer owned by Tiffany ... http://www.watchdigest.com/?p=557 According to Europa Star Antiquorum has done it again. Their last watch auction, "Important Collector's Wristwatches, Pocket Watches, Clocks and Horological Tools", received SFr. 5,419,584. At first, we can't get over the fact that a Rolex was sold for SFr 360,000.  But then we saw the watch.... Pretty amazing, huh? This Rolex ... http://www.watchdigest.com/?p=555 This year from April 20th to April 26th "Sparkle Week Spring 2009" will be celebrating it's first year in New York. "Sparkle Week" is basically a weeklong celebration of jewelry. Sounds fun? Yes, but the new exhibit to be featured by the National Jewelry Institute called "Time and Jeweler's Art" ... http://www.watchdigest.com/?p=552 Seiko releases it's new Sportura Kinetic Drive a stunning new sports watch that includes 10 bars of water resistance, anti- reflective coated sapphire crystal, three fold clasp with push button, solid stainless steel bracelet, and a screw back case. Going back into history, the Sportura luxury sports watch line by Seiko ... http://www.watchdigest.com/?p=549 What happens you mix  Rama Swiss Watch (RSW) plus 25 limited edition watches and homage to a historical symbol of Swiss mechanical watch making? The High King Tourbillon luxury watch. The tourbillion is definitely a great feature of any luxury watch and RSW has made a watch named after their favorite ... http://www.watchdigest.com/?p=551