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The Swiss Watchmaker Blancpain and Lamborghini announced a partnership which will give birth to the first championship for Lamborghini cars named “Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo” According to a press release from the watch manufacturer, the deal was facilitated because both companies are producers of high performance, hand-crafted mechanical luxury products of great desirability.  The relationship [...]

Bahrain is a key part of the Swatch-International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Beach Volley World Tour, and it is essential that it keeps its place on the annual calendar, says a top FIVB official, writes PATRICK SALOMON. In 2006, FIVB president Dr Ruben Acosta visited the kingdom and signed a two-year contract with the General Organisation [...]

Timex is partnering with J. Crew to introduce a new vintage-inspired collection, developed exclusively for the retailer. The first release from the Timex Vintage Collection is a military-style watch. “Timex has roots dating back to 1854 and many watch collectors admire our vintage timepieces. We were thrilled when J.Crew approached us for this exclusive commission [...]

The Antiquorum Fall 2008 auction “Important Collectors Wristwatches, Pocket Watches & Clocks” took place yesterday, marked by feverish Internet bidding and a remarkable sale total of $9,892,812.  After the dust had settled, a number of records had been set, most notable among these being from the sale of a gold Longines wristwatch once owned by [...]

W Steel, the ‘Official Timing and Watch Partner’ of the A1GP World Cup of Motorsport begins its season long search to find ‘Miss TW Steel’ this weekend as Round 1 of the 2008-09 A1GP season kicks off at Circuit Park Zandvoort, Holland on Sunday 5th October. The quest to find ‘Miss TW Steel’, with the [...]

Swiss watch manufacturer Certina added a new timepiece to its already famous DS Podium sport watches line.   The new watch model follows the same core values which have made the line popular: a perfect blend between talent and performance. It has a new bold look and it larger case stands as the hallmark of [...]

Feast your eyes on this, it’s the ridiculously named EQW-500DBE-1AVER, from Casio, and it’s being launched to coincide with the release of Iron Man on DVD on the 27th October. It’s yours for £170. It’s got a whole heap of awesome features, much like Iron Man’s suit. It has two separate stopwatches, a countdown timer, [...]

Citizen Watch Co Ltd developed a watch movement measuring 18.5mm in diameter and 3.42 in thickness, smaller than a one-yen coin (20mm in diameter) or a nickel (21.21mm) , for use in ladies watches. The company calls it “the World’s Smallest Eco-drive Atomic Watch Movement ‘H010.’” The volume of the movement is about 20% smaller [...]