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 part.  The High King Tourbillon is completely influenced by the tourbillon.

The crown of the High King Tourbillon luxury watch by RSW has a patented fold-out crank system, screw-down sapphire crystal case back and 10 ATM of water resistance.  This luxury watch has a 120 hour power reserve, a retrograde calendar, power reserve indicator, black dial, and the highlight…. a tourbillon carriage.

The Fisher house of West LA opened on February 6th thanks to the immense support of Rolex.  This Fisher House is one 40 houses across the nation that provide a temporary home of military and veteran families visiting their loved ones at nearby Veterans’ Affairs hospitals.

According to Rolex USA President and CEO Allen Brill:

“We are extremely proud of our long association with the Fisher House Foundation. We admire their dedication to our greatest national treasure-our military service men and women and their loved ones.”

It’s always great to report on a great story of a luxury watch company lending a hand to those in need.  Thanks to Rolex the Fisher House has been able to open its doors in Ft. Campbell, Dallas, and San Antonio.

This year at Basel World Revue Thommen releases the new mechanical hand winding Airspeed XL. Their booth will be B15 in hall 1.1.

Image From Europa Star

The theme behind the Airspeed XL has always been the simplicity of the watch design and complexity of the accents.  The dial is coated with sapphire glass on both sides and a red arrow boldly points out the date which can be found on the end of the dial.

To view the movement the see through case back on the stainless steel 41 mm case allows you to view everything.  Speaking of viewing, forget not seeing the dials in the dark the luminous hour markers and watch hands light increase wearer readability, even if underwater.  This luxury watch has 330 feet of water resistance.

Celebrities are supporting the Graham Chronofighter Diver Watch.  Tom Cruise was seen wearing the luxury watch in Las Vegas recently.  The watch looks quite stunning on a person’s wrist and really stands out against other watches.

Graham and Arnolod & Son are owned by the British Masters SA which is a private Anglo-Swiss owned firm founded in 1995 by Eric Loth.

Their new popular luxury watch is the Graham Chronofighter Diver Watch which each have bi-compax chronographs with date, 1,000 feet of water resistance, a helium valve, unidirectional bezel, and the 15, 30, and 45 markers as well as the 12 o’clock dot come with increases luminosity.

We definitely like it.

Today watch pick comes from The Watchery, the number one seller of discount luxury watches.  This Cartier Tank Louis Ladies’ Watch comes in 18k Yellow gold with a silver dial and brown leather strap. The Cartier Tank luxury watch is a Cartier classic and one of watchmaking’s best designs of the 20th century.

The Cartier Tank watch was created by the one and only Louis Cartier in 1917 to tribute World War I’s Allied tank commanders.  As a result this watch is coveted by men and women worldwide.

This particular Cartier luxury watch is for women and it has an 18k yellow gold case, brown leather strap, silver dial, blue hand indicators, black roman numerals hour markers, scratch resistant sapphire crystal, and 30 meters of water resistance.

The best watches are sometimes the smallest. We are so used to looking for the biggest and baddest watches that sometimes we actually forget the stunning features of the small ones.

From The Watchery’s inventory of genuine discount luxury watches, above is the Concord La Scala Unisex watch with a stainless steel case, silver dial, and black leather strap.

As you know, Concord La Scala is known to bring the drama to the luxury watch world by including some interest shapes, sizes, and textures to all its luxury watch collections.

Additional attributes of this Concord La Scala Unisex Watch include a black alligator leather strap, octagonal crown, raised bezel, silver hand indicators and markers, Arabic numerals, scratch resistant sapphire crystal, Swiss quartz movement, and 100 feet of water resistance.

Back in January we did a story here on Watch Digest entitled “Essence of Aspen Mountain Captured In Time” when we first found out about the Aspen One Watch collection.  Although the luxury watch is pricey, it seems to be a big hit with collectors.

Elle Macpherson actually helped with the launch of the watch during an event at the Aspen Mountain Club which is a ski club for A-listers.  The watch retails for $49,000.  Here are some memorable quotes about the launch.

According to AVSC Executive Director Marke Cole:

As a mother and skier, Elle knows how important it is for all children in the valley to have the opportunity to experience our mountains in winter. Her wonderful generosity and the amazing cooperation from Aspen Jewelry and Watches means AVSC can help the many families who need support this year. What a beautiful way for them to give back to the community which has become special to them.

According to Aspen Jewelry and Watches founder and CEO Rene Van Ass:

By marketing this collection, we are marketing Aspen as it is…and what it was. We will emphasize Aspen’s rich history, and we want people all over the world to fall in love with Aspen even more.

According to Challenge Aspen CEO Houston Cowan:

The proceeds from this watch will scholarship more than 50 families with disabilities to enjoy Challenge Aspen’s winter and summer programs. Elle and Rene have truly helped us take the ‘dis out of disability’ for some very special young people.

Another great auction, this time by Patrizz & Co,  is coming up at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Geneva on April 19th.  The theme of the auction of Art Deco luxury watches and the trend is represented from early 20’s through early 40’s.

Everyone always throws the word “Art Deco” around but they don’t really understand exactly what it is.  No problem…. we’ll make you a art expert with a few points.  When you hear Art Deco remember that it started in 1925 and is characterized by four major characteristics.  These include geometric shapes, strong lines, abstract surfaces and rich colors.  One well known color scheme in the Art Deco style is the contrast of black and white.  To learn more visit the Patrizz & Co. press release.

Anyway.. here’s our favorite pieces going up for auction:

- Art Deco table clock signed “Boucheron Paris” (image Above)
-Art Deco evening dress watch, circa 1920 in gold, enamel, signed Vacheron & Constantin.

-Patek Philippe, Geneva, gilt solar table clock, circa 1975

Today’s Watch Digest pick for a great discount luxury watch is this Daniel JeanRichard TV Screen XL Chronograph Automatic Men’s Watch from The Watchery.

This watch is not only the deal of the day, but it’s a stunning representation of JeanRichard Luxury Watches, especially the silver dial and brown leather strap. Our favorite feature is the large brown Arabic hour markers.

In case you didn’t know, JeanRichard luxury watches are owned by Girard-Perregaux and they reflect the the young designers bold and charming details. Other attributes of this specific JeanRichard luxury Watches include TV Screen XL Chronograph with a polished stainless steel case, brown leather bracelet, silver dial, luminous hand indicators, scratch resistant sapphire crystal, automatic movement, and 100 feet of water resistance.

Looks like the gorgeous race car driver Danica Patrick, made famous by those GoDaddy Commercials, has joined the luxury watch endorsements with Tissot. However, Danica has taken it one step further by having a limited edition luxury watch named after her,  the T-Race Danica Patrick timepiece.

Shame on you if you don’t know who Danica is, even though we are pretty sure you’ve seen her in the GoDaddy Superbowl commercials. She is currently competing in the IndyCar Series and she is the first woman to win an Indy car race.

Only 4,999 of the Tissot limited edition luxury watch were made and it will retail for $595.  The Tissot luxury watch itself is pretty stunning it has a white mother of pearl dial, white rubber strap, stainless steel case, checkered flag rotating bezel, checkered flag case back, Patrick’s lightning bolt logo on the case back, and blue design attributes.