Okay, first just let us say we love Breitling luxury watches; we’d pick a Breitling luxury watch over a Casio watch any day.  But, we also like Casio watches, we have nothing against them at all and they have some really nice and innovative watches for lesser prices, so I guess in this economy that’s a good thing…

So what am I talking about? Well, Bear Grylls, star of Man vs. Wild, has a new season out.  Bear Grylls has, for the majority of the time, has always worn a Breitling Emergency watch on and off camera… so why the switch to Casio Dynamic Wave Ceptor?

Well, we don’t know, thanks to the investigative work of Ariel Adams author of aBlogtoRead.com, we figured out exactly what was on Bear’s wrist because it was hard to zoom in on his luxury watch watching television.  We understand that a $300 watch is way more feasible than a $3,000 watch, we understand that his fans probably can’t afford a Breitling watch, but have you watched the show? He puts his self in some seriously dangerous situations! So let’s compare the Casio Dynamic Wave Ceptor to the Breitling Emergency Watch and see exactly which one is better in a dangerous situation:

Breitling Emergency Watch Technical Data:

Casio Dynamic Wave Ceptor Watch

What do you think?

The runway is changing… from fashion laptops to luxury watches, the clothes aren’t the only thing people are watching.  This year at Diane von Furstenberg’s Fall 2009/Winter 2010 ready to wear collection Diane clad her models in her new sutra Sports watches from her H. Stern collection as well as her Sutra bracelets and “Power Rings”.

The DVF Sutra Sport Watch comes in black or white and has a Swiss quartz movement, clear sapphire crystal case, asymmetric design, triple looping calfskin and black watch face.

The DVF Sutra Bracelet comes in 18 K gold and each link is engraved with Diane’s mantra: “harmony, harmony, integrity, peace, abundance, love, knowledge, laughter, freedom and creativity.”

Luxury watches have always been fashionable and respected in the fashion industry, but now their popularity is allowing them to be shine as loud as the clothing!

If you haven’t heard of Reactor luxury watches, it’s okay… but you should know they hold the claim to creating the best sports watch possible and one of their claims to fame is the Reactor Gamma water sports watch which has the thickest ever application of Superluminova for “extreme low-light performance”.  Okay…so what?

Well what about a 10 year power supply, 300 M depth rating and anti-reflective coated crystal for perfect visibility under water?

Seriously people…Reactor takes their best build claim to the extreme me. Europa Star recently reported that Reactor’s water sport watch was put to an extreme torture-level stress.  They attacked the Reactor Gamma water sport watch to a shipwreck submerged in 300 feet of saltwater off the coast of Florida.  But get this… it’s going to remain there for 3 years!

If they pull this off, I don’t think anyone will doubt that they have the best built sports watch….TAG Heuer and Breitling Emergency watch…. watch out, a new extreme watch kid is on the block.

Last month we discussed IceLink releasing their jaw dropping 6TimezoneSnow collection in 2008. Well its 2009 and IceLink added some sleekness to the 6Timezone watch and made it mechanical….hence the name Icelink 6Timezone Mechanical Watch.

However, IceLink is still a world first by creating the first luxury watch with a rectangular mechanical movement with 5 time zones. It’s available in white or pink gold and it powers 5 time zones simultaneously.  The movement is hand-wound mechanical with a 50 hour power reserve.  Functions of the IceLink 6Timezone Mechanical include hours, minutes, seconds, and four time zones with day/night indicators.

The case is 62.7 mm by 40.2 mm with or without diamonds and in a choice of pink or white gold.  The screw down curved case back has two openings which allow the wearer or admirer to see the mechanical movement.  The case however, isn’t complete without the 5 crowns and push pieces all in 18K gold.  The dial is created with a brushed metal effect with the local time at the 3 o’clock position.  The dial also has the four timezones, a local time, and a second window zone which is where the “6 Timezones” come into play.

Lastly, a black crocodile bracelet with a pink or white gold folding strap completes the look of the IceLink 6Timezone luxury watch.

Images via Swiss Time

Women’s watches are commonly considered a favorite among watch makers because of the artistic freedom that can be used to create a finished timepiece.  Yesterday, in part 1 of Stunning Women’s Luxury Watches, we talked about the Chopard Happy Sport Ladies Watch which included 58 black diamonds and 40 rubies.  Today our choice is a stunning yet more simplistic ladies watch, the   Bvlgari Bzero 1 Ladies Watch with a stainless steel case, pink mother of pearl dial and orange leather strap.

Bvlgari is known for their ability to incorporate jewelry design in to watches since the 1940’s.  This particular Bvlgari watch has a stainless steel case engraved with the bold Bvlgari signature. The dial, made of pink mother-of-pearl, has the Bvlgari signature at the 12 o’clock marker and a label at the 6 o’clock marker.  An interesting aspect of this Bvlgari watch is the triangular hour makers that seem to be pointing towards the center of the dial.

Complete with an orange leather bracelet, silver tone hour markers and hand indicators, scratch resistant sapphire crystal, precise Swiss Quartz movement, and deployment buckle clasp, this luxury watch is simple yet stunning. This luxury watch is also available in a range of strap colors.

Some luxury watches are just too beautiful not to mention, especially when designed for women. Many watchmakers will tell you that women’s watches give them pleasure because they can play with many colors, materials, jewels, and embellishments.

One watch that fits this equation perfectly is the Chopard Happy Sport ladies Watch with 18 K while gold diamond dial with 5 floating black diamonds and rubies and deep and luxurious red leather strap.

What distinctively stand out about this Chopard luxury watch is the ruby cabochon set crown and matching lugs that seem to tie together the entire look of the watch seamlessly without taking away from the case and dial.

The case itself is white gold set with black diamonds that envelop the bezel and screws for a luxurious look.  Additionally, the white diamond dial includes stunning elements; blue swordshape hands tick away the Roman numeral hours, 5 floating diamonds represent the materials used during the watch making process, and a diamond dial complements the entire case.

Other luxurious features include a screwed in case back, ruby studded dial, scratch resistant sapphire crystal, precise Swiss quartz movement, pin buckle clasp, and 30 meters of water resistance. However, the amazing feature is the total number of diamonds and gems which include 58 black diamonds and 40 rubies (1.58 ct of diamonds and 2.00 ct of rubies).

Self winding watches are always welcome in the luxury watch industry, but watch fanatics will absolutely fall in love with the ExCentro1 and ExCentro 2 watch by KUDOKE .  The name comes from the Latin phrase “ex centro” or “out of the middle”.

The crazy part about this watch is that they take the Latin phrase to another level. They actually use a large case and add a self-winding movement in the middle, slightly off centered.

Specifications of the KUDOKE ExCentro watch include a choice of a stainless steel, yellow or white gold 42 mm case, sapphire crystal glass on both sides, automatic winding mechanical movement, 38 hour power reserve, skelentonized hand engraved rose gold plated rotor, black rhodinized dial, 12 steel hour indexes, date indication, hand skelentonized engraved ring, handmade waving hands, alligator leather strap, and stainless steel buckle.

It was only a matter of time before a brand released it first, and it looks like Omega watches has won the race.  They announced the launch of the Omega Seamaster Diver 300m “Vancouver 2020″ Limited edition watch in celebration of the upcoming Winter Olympics.  Actually, Omega will be the Official Olympic Timekeeper for the 2010 Olympic games.

The Omega watch will feature a 41 mm case or 31.25 mm for special editions, 2,010 numbered pieces, and the OMEGA C0-Axil caliber 2500.  Other features of the watch include lacquered dials, red aluminum bezel rings, Canadian flag, white dials, a caseback embossed with the Vancouver 2010 winter Olympic Games logo with the limited edition case number, colored Olympic rings, and a soft blue reflection light.

For all you Omega fans, don’t let the special edition version fool you. The Omega watch will still be focus on diving.  The Vancouver 2010 Limited edition will have a helium escape valve and 300 meters of water resistance.

In the only place where we could get this collection together, New York, Antiquorum Auctioneers just announced a special watch auction on March 4th and 5th that includes a collection of over 400 luxury timepieces.

And we are talking about some of the most famous luxury watches including one owned by JFK and Aristotle, a pocket watch that belonged to Mahatma Gandhi and much more. Here are a few of the time stoppers.

The ‘Kennedy Onassis’ watch

The ‘Kennedy Onassis’ watch is a water proof 14k gold wrist watch with 57 jewels and an original brown alligator strap. It used to belong to Aristotle Onasis, Jacqueline Kennedy’s second husband,  and then was owned by John F. Kennedy.

The Gandhi Pocket Watch

This silver Zenith pocket watch from between 1910  and 1915 used to belong to Ghandi, who gave it to his grand niece, Abha Gandhi… his assistant and the person whom arms he died in. This interesting lot also includes Gandhi’s sandals, glasses, bowl, plate and letters of authenticity.

Giuseppe Bonnano Watch

This watch is our last favorite pick…only because of it’s time to a crime mob, the New York crime families, and the “Godfather”!  This 18k yellow gold Patek PHilipe watch from 1576 belonged to the “Godfather” of the Bonnano crime family.  The guy who was the original member of the Commission, which established rules followed by the Five New York crime families.  It comes with a letter of authenticity from his daughter Catherine Bonanno.

There are some other interesting timepieces including Paul Newman’s Rolex, 3 rare  Patek Philippe watches, and a watch that used to belong to Henry Graves.

Read the entire press release here.

This is part 4 of our luxury watches for Valentine’s Day.  Today we have 4 new luxury watches women for Valentine’s Day.  These luxury watches are from The Watchery’s massive inventory of genuine and discount luxury watches.

Our discount luxury watch picks for Valentine’s Day include a collection of Corum Heart watches, each with different attributes.  Corum was founded in 1956 in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland and is known for having a traditional view on watch making while incorporating cutting edge technology.

Each of the Corum Heart watch for women includes a stainless steel case, scratch resistant sapphire crystal,  Arabic numerals, Swiss quartz movement, 31.55 mm case, pin buckle clasp, and 30 meters of water resistance.

The different styles of the women’s Corum Heart watches include a watch with a pink mother of pearl dial with a diamond bezel and pink leather bracelet; a white mother of pearl dial with diamond bezel and a black leather strap; a black dial with diamond bezel and black leather strap; and a blue mother of pearl dial with diamond bezel and blue leather strap.