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Ever since this agreement, and true to the history that built its reputation, Vacheron Constantin has been committed to passing on its knowledge to each of its Master Watchmakers in order to guarantee the excellence and durability of its craftsmanship and of its timepieces.

FOR THE CURIOUS, THE COLLECTOR AND THE CONNOISSEUR

17th of September 1755. In the offices of the solicitor Mr. Choisy, a young Master Watchmaker from Geneva named Jean-Marc Vacheron is about to hire his first apprentice. This agreement is the first known reference to the founding watchmaker of a prestigious dynasty and it represents the establishment of Vacheron Constantin, the oldest watchmaking manufacturer in the world in continuous operation.

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Atacama Field Chronograph No. 1945: 45mm, black PVD steel case, screw case back and screw down crown, antireflective sapphire crystal, water resistant to 100 meters, alarm feature, golden tan distressed leather strap with black PVD buckle, and Luminox self-powered illumination. Swiss Made.

Preferred timepiece of automotive enthusiasts.

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Precision and Splendor: Clocks and Watches at The Frick Collection

by Andrew Siskind

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A Bigger, Better Baselworld

by Carol Besler

ESSAY : The Subject being “Time”

by Stephen Rosenthal

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Stanley Kubrick

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Louis Vuitton A Decade of Distinction

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Westime Celebrates Opening of Flagship Store

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The Horseshoe Bend

by Raj Walia

The Grand Tradition of Chronoswiss

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52 Bell & Ross Keeps its iconic timepiece ahead of the curve

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Boys and Their Toys in the Bahamas

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EDITOR'S OUTLINE Since keeping our readers well informed on all things timely and of interest is our goal in each issue of Chronos, we are pleased to outline the following stories.

In a magazine that devotes itself to watches, clocks, chronographs and other instruments that measure it, time has always had a fascination for us. The concept and the measurement of time is a subject long discussed over the centuries. The word “time” has a different meaning to each of us. One man’s take on the word can be found on page 34.

Our cover story is about Chronoswiss the watch brand founded in Munich, Germany in 1983 by Gerd-Rudiger Lang. The name derives from “Chronos” the Greek god of time and “Swiss” in homage to Swiss watch craftsmanship. It was one of the first brands to include a transparent caseback. The wonderful technology and the beautifully finished movements built a reputation for Chronoswiss as a highly regarded innovator of mechanical watches. See story on page 42.

A Bigger, Better Baselworld beginning on page 70 details the transformation of the largest watch and jewelry trade fair in the world. Debuting in April 2013 with a new $468 million addition it has a total of 1.5 million square feet of newly configured exhibit space.

In a challenge to the ancient regime of watchmaking, Louis Vuitton created an iconic watch case that has now become emblematic not only of the Louis Vuitton design aesthetic, but of its accomplishments in watchmaking as well. See A Decade of Distinction on page 36.

Lest we forget about the beauty of, and the delight in viewing decorative timepieces, the story Clocks and Watches at The Frick Collection brings us an exhibition of precision and splendor that starts on page 58. The collection includes pieces made by one of the greatest horologists of all time – Abraham Louis Breguet, inventor of the tourbillion.

The Horseshoe Bend, a 270 degree bend in the Colorado River as it passes through the Glen Canyon near Page, Arizona is an exquisite Grand Canyon experience. This spectacular river bend can be shared on page 84.

Stanley Kubrick is responsible for creating many indelible movie moments influencing filmmakers and creating images that evoke particular aspects of twentieth century history. In an exhibition currently on view at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art is a sampling of Kubrick’s creative remnants. See story on page 74.

For those who turn the pages quickly in anticipation of our coverage of a major car event, page 80 is where you will find the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion. A happening where one can see the most intense, gorgeous, interesting, and loud race cars of the past all in one area. Focusing on the great cars of the past the Rolex folks really know how to put on a great show during these wonderful three days of vintage and historic racing.

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dressage la montre hermès tames time so as to master its measurement. at the heart of the dressage model ticks the steady beat of the manufacture h1837 mechanical movement. from development through to the final adjustments, and from the making of each part to their finishing by hand, la montre hermès dedicates elegance and fine craftsmanship to the service of precision.

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news Winter/Spring 2013 F.P. JOURNE OPENS IN BAL HARBOUR

PUBLISHER & EXECUTIVE EDITOR Bertram Kalisher

Left to right: F.P. Journe CEO Amélie Lefevere, François-Paul Journe, Shops at Bal Harbour owner Matthew Whitman Lazenby, F.P. Journe boutique director Richard Furnari and Pierre Halimi, director of F.P. Journe America

Watchmaker F.P. Journe has opened a boutique at the Bal Harbour, Shops in Bal Harbour, Florida. It is the brand’s eighth boutique, with shops already opened in Geneva, Paris, New York, Boca Raton, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Beijing. The new F.P. Journe boutique features the complete collection of F.P.Journe precision chronometers, as well as limited series and special editions reserved exclusively for the F.P. Journe boutiques.

Left to right: Christian Naef, sales and marketing director of Dubey & Schaldenbrand; Maurice Daaboul, president of Dubey & Schaldenbrand Americas; Jonatan Gil, CEO, Dubey & Schaldenbrand, Switzerland; Christopher Daaboul - VP of sales and marketing, Dubey & Schaldenbrand Americas

Dubey & Schaldenbrand watches are now available at Medawar Fine Jewelers in the Palos Verdes Peninsula area of California. Robert Medawar, owner of Medawar Fine Jewelers, graduated from the finest watchmaking institutes in Switzerland and hand-picked the brand for his store. “Establishing Medawar Fine Jewelers in the U.S., I realized there were only a handful of timepieces designed to last generations.

Now, nearly 35 years later, I am proud and honored to represent and partner with such a timepiece,” he says. “Dubey & Schaldenbrand is a functioning work of art, constructed with precision and care that is second to none. It is a true pleasure to introduce my customers to this mechanical marvel.”

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MANAGING EDITOR Patricia Renzo ART DIRECTOR Raj Walia PRODUCTION DIRECTOR Jay Lazar ONLINE EDITOR Samuel Siskind WATCH & JEWELRY EDITOR Carol Besler WRITERS Jeff Prine Carol Besler Bertram Kalisher Marceline Kalisher TECHNICAL WRITER David Christianson

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news THE EXPANDING WORLD OF BREITLING Breitling fans will soon have access to the brand’s iconic chronographs and pilot’s watches in 50 stores around the globe. Breitling has opened several new boutiques recently, including stores in Beijing, Hong Kong, Paris, Vienna and Las Vegas. Breitling’s largest boutique is its flagship store in Manhattan, and there are four boutiques in the Caribbean, one in Buenos Aires and one in Miami. In total, Breitling has 30 boutiques around the world, designed with an eye to the firm’s aeronautical heritage, each with a broad range of models, many of them special boutique editions.

According to Breitling vice-president Jean-Paul Girardin, “We have a number of other projects in the pipeline on five continents, and we are aiming for a network of around 50 boutiques within the next two or three years.”

The Breitling flagship store at 5 E.57th in Manhattan

PANERAI’S MIKE HORN TOURS THE WORLD Explorer and Panerai ambassador Mike Horn recently completed a four-year journey to raise awareness of environmental hot spots. With his crew and a group of Young Explorers – 15 to 20 year-old youths from around the world – Horn explored all the earth’s continents and travelled across the planet’s oceans with the PANGAEA expedition sailing vessel. Close to 100 Young Explorers accompanied him to 12 hot spots, where

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Panerai is a sponsor of the PANGAEA, explorer Mike Horn’s endeavor to raise awareness of the world’s environmental hot spots

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W hy just be precise When you can be the most precise?

master Grande tradition tourbillon à Quantième perpétuel. jaeger-lecoultre calibre 987. in the tradition of the jaeger-lecoultre watches that won the first international timing competition of the 21st century, it is a reference in terms of precision. its 78-part tourbillon regulator features an ultra-light grade 5 titanium carriage and a large variable-inertia balance beating at a cadence of 28,800 vibrations per hour. its perpetual calendar endowed with a 1,461-day mechanical memory enables it to remain faithful to calendar variations.

you deserve a real Watch.

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news BREGUET DEMONSTRATES THE ART OF GUILLOCHÉ Luxury watch company Breguet brought the ancient art of guilloché to Miami Beach as part of the city-wide Art Basel Miami festivities in December.

Breguet took part in an invitation-only VIP suite at the Raleigh Hotel, called AD Oasis. Breguet’s participation was hosted by the Breguet Boutique at Bal Harbour Shops, including a display of the latest collection of watches, and demonstrations by a master dial-maker from the Breguet manufacturer in Switzerland. Guests were able to view some of Breguet’s most exquisite designs and witness the art of guilloché, an age-old craft that employs a rose engine to etch intricate patterns onto watch dials. The Breguet interactive booth also allowed visitors to try their hands at etching guilloché patterns onto watch dials. Guests were treated to spa treatments, gourmet cuisine, culinary demonstrations, digital fun and more at the AD Oasis.

A master dial-maker from Breguet demonstrates the art of guilloché during Art Basel Miami

Guests of the VIP lounge AD Oasis during Art Basel Miami learn the art of guilloché, courtesy of Breguet

Guests witnessed the art of guilloché, an age-old craft that employs a rose engine to etch intricate patterns onto watch dials

SPECIAL TIMEPIECE HONORS TOP SAILOR Competitive sailor Franck Cammas was honored by watch brand JeanRichard with a victory watch for being named Sailor of the Year by the French Sailing Federation. The watch, an Aquascope, is a unique timepiece whose dial is made from the mainsail of the winning boat in the Volvo Ocean Race 2012.

JeanRichard chose Cammas as an ambassador because “his victories are true sailing feats,” according to the brand. “He is the living embodiment of daring, courage and joie de vivre. It is this life philosophy that first linked him to JeanRichard in 2011, and which will now be carried through the extension of our partnership over the next three years.”

The Franck Cammas victory watch by JeanRichard Sailor Franck Cammas, left, and JeanRichard president Bruno Grande

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news HUBLOT SALUTES CIGAR AFICIONADO

Left to right: Former New York Mayor Rudolph Guiliani, Carlos Fuente Jr. and Paula Zahn

Hublot hosted an intimate luncheon in honor of Carlos Fuente Jr., owner of Arturo Fuente Cigars, to celebrate the New York debut of the King Power “Arturo Fuente” timepiece at the exclusive Grand Havana Room. The watch is a result of the unique collaboration between the fine Swiss luxury watchmaker and one of the world’s premiere cigar brands. Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who is a close friend of the Fuente family, stopped by to congratulate Mr. Fuente on the partnership. Emmy award-winning journalist Paula Zahn, a friend of the Hublot brand, conducted an interview with Fuente after the event. He spoke passionately about the Hublot partnership and the synergy that exists between the two brands, specifically the creation of handcrafted products, the importance of precision and the shared philosophy of giving back to the community.

GIRARD-PERREGAUX CELEBRATES PHOTOGRAPHY Girard-Perregaux partnered with renowned celebrity photographers Markus and Indrani for the launch of the ICONS exhibition and book launch recently at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall. The evening celebrated the photographers’ 18-year career and release of their book as well as Girard-Perregaux’s continued support of the arts. Guests, including Fern Mallis, David Evangelista and Tammy Blanchard, admired the latest Girard-Perregaux collections while enjoying Markus and Indrani’s work.

Tammy Blanchard wore a Girard-Perregaux ww.tc watch while Markus wore a 1966 Equation of Time, and Indrani, the 1966 jewelry watch with a diamond pavé dial.

“We are very happy to be here at Lincoln Center,” said Girard-Perregaux U.S. president Michael Margolis. “The beauty in Markus and Indrani’s work is outstanding, and a great companion to our timepieces.”

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news TAG HEUER “EVENT UNDER THE STARS” NOVEMBER 10, 2012 The TAG Heuer Event “Under the Stars” on November 10, 2012 at the American Museum of Natural History did not disappoint--it was a night to remember!

Cameron Diaz, TAG Heuer’s Brand Ambassador, and surprise guest Leonardo DiCaprio, celebrated the launch of the new TAG Heuer LINK Lady limited edition timepiece. TAG Heuer introduced this special timepiece in support of its continued dedication to raising funds and awareness for UN Women and New York Cares Hurricane Sandy Relief Fund.

Cameron Diaz, TAG Heuer Brand Ambassador and Leornardo DiCaprio

The Paul Taylor Dancers

Jean Christopher Babin, President & CEO of TAG Heuer

Pictured from thr left are Bert Kalisler and Jack Heuer

Pictured from the left are, Arlene Natkin, Jerry Natkin and Sarah Natkin of William Barthman Jewelers

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WW1 CHRONOGRAPHE MONOPOUSSOIR Bell & Ross Inc. +1.888.307.7887 路 information@bellrossusa.com 路 e-Boutique: www.bellross.com

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EBEL X1 The name of the Ebel X-1 is inspired by the brand’s founding date, 1911, (1911 in Roman numerals is MCMXI). The X-1 is a dress watch, measuring 34mm wide, making it small enough to be elegant yet large enough to be noticed. This full new collection from Ebel includes both ladies’ and men’s timepieces in material options that include ceramic, steel and PVD coating. The bracelet, in steel or ceramic, is made using the brand’s trademark wave-shaped links. It contains a Swiss quartz movement and Super-LumiNova coated hands.

Ebel 800-920-3153 www.ebel.com

CORUM ADMIRALS CUP LEGEND 42 This 400-piece limited edition of the iconic Admiral’s Cup features a case in either red gold or steel that has been given a PVD blue finish. This finish is the same metallic blue color as the first modern Admiral’s Cup, originally launched in 1983. The color was all the rage in the 1980s, and also adorns the case, bracelet links, lugs, crown guard and dial of the new limited edition. It contains an automatic movement, visible through the caseback. It has a 42-hour power reserve, and it is water resistant to 50 meters.

Corum USA 954-279-1220 www.corum.ch

MOVADO MASTER The Movado XL Master chronograph from the Black-in-Black collection is an industrial-inspired design. The stainless steel case is covered in a black PVD finish, and the matte-black dial has a textured finish, complemented by the dot-textured black rubber strap. The case, with its gear-edge bezel and architectural hinge-style lugs, is detailed by two round black PVD pushers and a gear-edge screw-down crown. It contains an automatic chronograph movement with a custom-designed black rotor in a stylized M, with a 48hour power reserve. The watch is water resistant to 300 meters.

Movado 888-4-MOVADO www.movado.com

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SOLAR POWERED A SOLAR PANEL COMBINED WITH A LARGE-CAPACITY RECHARGEABLE BATTERY ENABLES THIS IMPRESSIVE SOLAR TIMEPIECE TO RUN SMOOTHLY UNDER ANY LIGHT WITH NO BATTERY REPLACEMENT.

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ATOMIC TIMEKEEPING MULTI-BAND TECHNOLOGY RECEIVES TIME CALIBRATION SIGNALS AUTOMATICALLY FROM UP TO SIX TRANSMITTERS AROUND THE WORLD (US, UK, GERMANY, JAPAN X 2 AND CHINA). THIS TECHNOLOGY ALSO ADJUSTS FOR LEAP YEAR AND DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME.

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BAUME & MERCIER CLIFTON An evolution of the Baume & Mercier’s Classima series, the new Clifton is inspired by a vintage model from the 1950s. This modern interpretation of the classic round watch features a sophisticated double-beveled design, in either an18k red gold or a steel case. It contains a Swiss manual-wound mechanical movement. The silver-colored, domed dial and riveted gilt Arabic numerals and indexes add to the vintage aesthetic. The watch is finished with a premium black alligator strap with square scales and a doublehemmed finish with tone-on-tone stitches.

Baume & Mercier 800-MERCIER www.baume-et-mercier.com

BREITLING AVENGER SEAWOLF The Avenger Seawolf Blacksteel Code Yellow lives up to its impressive name: it is water resistant to an astounding 3,000 meters (10,000 feet) and the 45mm case is coated with a highly resistant black carbon-based treatment. Code Yellow refers to the highly visible yellow highlights on the dial, hands and inner bezel. The large, screw-lock crown is protected by substantial lateral reinforcements. The automatic movement is a certified chronometer, as are all Breitling movements.

And like all diving watches, it has a unidirectional rotating bezel.

Breitling USA 877-BREITLING www.Breitling.com

CONCORD C2 URBANGLAZE This glamorous, diamond studded timepiece is surprisingly part of Concord’s C2 sports watch collection. It is one of five special editions in the C2 Y-12 collection that showcase avant-garde colors and case materials.

The diamond-set bezel of the UrbanGlaze, combined with the white alligator strap and steel case are meant to evoke snow on city streets. The case is a combination of stainless steel and 18k rose gold. Other watches in the series include AsphaltBlack, GrafittiGrey and CookieChip. They are all automatic chronographs.

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BULOVA PRECISIONIST ChRONOgRAPh ThE WORLd’S MOST AdVANCEd ChRONOgRAPh WITh A CONTINUOUSLy SWEEPINg SECONd hANd

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• Precision timing to 1/1,000th of a second • Twelve-hour chronograph function • Accurate to 10 seconds a year, versus traditional quartz watches which are accurate to 15 seconds a month • Signature continuously sweeping second hand • Water resistant to 300 meters

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EBERHARD CHAMPION V The Champion collection was first introduced in the 1990s as the brand’s ultimate sports watch line. The new model is an automatic chronograph, containing the legendary ETA 7750 movement, with chronograph counters and a date window. The steel case is finished in a combination of satin and polished surfaces, and the dial counters and baton-shaped hands are treated with a luminescent finish for high visibility. There are several color options. The watch is water resistant to 50 meters Eberhard 603-206-5195 www.eberhard-co-watches.ch

GIRARDPERREGAUX WW.TC CERAMIC The brand’s signature world timer watch is now available in a version with a ceramic case. The black rubber push buttons and dark counters contrast with the white ceramic case to represent night and day – the watch has a day/night indicator. The watch contains an in-house manufacture automatic movement that sits inside a protective titanium housing and offers a 46-hour power reserve. It drives a 24-city world timer function and a flyback chronograph. The watch is water resistant to 100 meters.

Girard-Perregaux 877-846-3447 www.girard-perregaux.com

IWC BIG PILOT’S WATCH The Big Pilot’s Watch TOP GUN Miramar takes its name from the training course offered by the special US Navy Fighter Weapons School known by its legendary accolade, “Top Gun.” The watch is equipped with the largest automatic movement ever made by IWC, with a power reserve of 168 hours. The case is ceramic, and the dial is reminiscent of the deck watches of the 1930s and '40s, including historical Pilot’s Watches from IWC. The watch is water resistant to 60 meters and is available in three colors: matte grey, beige and green.

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DUBEY & SCHALDENBRAND TOURBILLON The Grand Shar DBT Ti Tourbillon is an in-house movement that beats at 21,600 vp/h. This tourbillon movement is housed in an exclusive lightweight case formed from grade 5 titanium that is treated with a patented oxidation process. The treatment increases the hardness and mechanical resistance of the case, and creates its unique color.

The movement has a 100-hour power reserve, and the watch is water resistant to 100 meters.

Dubey & Schaldenbrand 781-269-5569 www.dubeywatch.com

HARRY WINSTON OCEAN SPORT CHRONOGRAPH This limited-edition timepiece is made of extremely corrosion-resistant zalium, a mix of zirconium and aluminum that is unique to Harry Winston, and particularly appropriate for sports watches. The background of the geometric, multi-level dial is highlighted by an engraved clous de Paris pattern. An electric blue-accented decoration in the motif of a stylized Shuriken, a symbol borrowed form the martial arts, glides beneath the window at 2 o’clock. It is water resistant to 200 meters. The automatic movement has a 42-hour power reserve.

Harry Winston 800-988-4110 www.harrywinston.com

JAEGERLECOULTRE GRANDE REVERSO This special edition of the brand’s iconic Reverso is distinguished by a bright blue grand feu enamel dial, demonstrating Jaeger-LeCoultre’s mastery of the art of enameling.The enamel, applied in layers over hand-guilloched white gold, has undergone 20 firings at temperatures of 800°C. The raised pattern can be viewed through the layers of enamel, and depicts a veil of clouds floating across the sky of the dial.

It contains a mechanical manual-wound movement, Jaeger-LeCoultre Calibre 822, with a 45-hour power reserve. The strap is blue alligator.

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PIAGET ALTIPLANO SKELETON ULTRATHIN Piaget’s Altiplano Skeleton sets a double record: it is the world’s thinnest self-winding skeleton watch (5.34 mm), and it houses the world’s thinnest self-winding skeleton movement (2.40 mm), the Piaget 1200S. The timepiece not only reveals Piaget’s expertise in the field of ultra-thin mechanical movements, but highlights the skills of the engravers who specialize in skeletonized movements. Engraving and hollowing the movement without influencing its rigidity, and thus its smooth operation, is a task reserved for the world’s finest artisans.

Piaget 877-8-PIAGET www.piaget.com

VACHERON CONSTANTIN MALTE SMALL SECONDS Malte is Vacheron Constantin’s iconic collection of classic watches, with clean lines and simple dials. The addition of a small seconds dial adds an interesting element to this minimalist dial. With a white-on-white borderless outline and simple, elegant markers, however, the small seconds dial remains pure and uncluttered. The case, applied hour markers and Roman numerals are 18k gold. The mechanical manual-wound movement is decorated according to the standards of the Geneva Seal hallmark, with a power reserve of 65 hours. It is water resistant to 30 meters.

Vacheron Constantin 877-862-7555 855-729-1755 www.vacheron-constantin.com

RALPH LAUREN CHRONOGRAPH This model from the Ralph Lauren Sporting Collection is crafted in black industrial-grade ceramic zirconia with an elegant matte finish. It is highlighted by a rubber stripe comprised of bold blue links that run the length of the ceramic bracelet. It houses the column-wheel chronograph caliber RL750 made for Ralph Lauren by Jaeger-LeCoultre. The dial features the brand’s signature Roman numerals, which are coated with Super-LumiNova, and it is water resistant to 50 meters.

Ralph Lauren Watches 212-434-8050 www.ralphlaurenwatches.com

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The Girard-Perregaux Hawk FOReverglades.

The Girard-Perregaux Chrono Hawk.

GIRARDPERREGAUX TAKES A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE

The Girard-Perregaux Sea Hawk.

Girard-Perregaux launched its new Hawk collection of sports watches in high style recently by presenting a whimsical limited edition of the collection during Art Week in Miami in December. The crocodile emblazoned FOReverglades Hawk was launched at an art exhibition called FOReverglades, which focused on environmental protection and sustainability of South Florida’s fragile Everglades. The event included a display of native inspired South Florida animals, including the crocodile. “The importance of preserving our environment is beautifully represented in FOReverglades, and we hope that we are able to spread the message further and increase public awareness,” said Michele Sofisti, CEO of Girard-Perregaux, at the event.

The watch is an introduction to the newly minted Hawk collection, of which a diver’s watch, the Sea Hawk, and a chronograph, the Chrono Hawk, form the core. The brand chose the name to evoke the elegance, cunning and wisdom of animals, particularly the hawk.

The manufacture movement is the selfwinding caliber GP3300, with a 46hour power reserve. Sea Hawk functions include hour, minute, date, small seconds and power reserve indicator, and it is water resistant to a remarkable 1,000 meters (approximately 3,300 feet). The Chrono Hawk also features a chronograph function, and is water resistant to 100 meters. The strap, in either leather or high-tech rubber, is perfectly integrated into the case.

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The Richard Mille RM 011 Felipe Massa Red Kite.

Richard Mille ambassador Felipe Massa, a Formula One race champion.

RICHARD MILLE BLACK KITE The Black Kite is an elegant followup to Richard Mille’s RM 011 Felipe Massa Flyback Chronograph Red Kite limited edition last summer. The brand’s signature tripartite case is crafted from matte black DLC-coated titanium. With a black rubber strap and black deployant buckle, the watch reflects its name, but the details are rendered in red gold. The inner bezel, pushers, crown, numerals, hands, lacquered rotor and screws are all 18k red gold.

The RM 011 movement is a skeletonized automatic caliber with adjustable rotor geometry, 60-minute countdown timer, 12-hour totalizer, annual calendar and oversized date and month. It has a 55-hour power reserve and is water resistant to 50 meters. Only

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30 pieces of the Felipe Massa Flyback Chronograph Black Kite will be made. The limited edition will be sold exclusively at authorized Richard Mille retailers in North and South America. Last summer, the red gold version of the RM011 Filipe Massa was introduced in a limited edition of 30 pieces.

Felipe Massa is a Brazilian Formula One race car driver who has won the Italian Formula Renault, the European Championship and the Euro Formula 3000. In 2006, he became the first Brazilian since Ayrton Senna to win the Brazilian Grand Prix. He is an ambassador for Richard Mille.

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Essay | Stephen Rosenthal The Subject being “Time” The Random House Dictionary of the English Language lists 64 definitions, making it one of the longest entries in that veritable 2,500 plus page tome. It is an adjective, a noun, a verb. It is the subject of countless songs, poems, novels, movies, scientific studies and spirited philosophical discourses. In the classic sense it is a measurement of finite duration, but conceptually it is of such great complexity that even an eminent philosopher like St. Augustine was at a loss to explain it. It is a constant in every aspect of daily life.

Time is one of the seven fundamental physical quantities in the International System of Units. In the beginning it was measured by the motion of the earth around the sun, and that is still the case today. Although the sundial has given way to the inconceivably accurate atomic clock, the measurement of time still relies upon the earth’s orbit for its passage.

This measurement of time has intrigued master craftsmen, gifted artists and scientists who have produced a vast array of watches, clocks, chronographs and other technological instruments in an effort to compartmentalize it. The earliest device was likened to a bent T-Square and used by the Egyptians in circa 1500 BC. Ancient Egyptians are also credited with the first water clocks, which were amazingly precise. One such clock was discovered in the tomb of the Egyptian Pharaoh Amenhotep I, although his need for a clock in the afterlife is still a matter of intense anthropological dinner conversations. Hourglasses were an essential aid to navigation in the Sixteenth Century and beyond, until John Harrison perfected the science with the advent of the marine chronometer. Modern GPS devices owe much to Harrison’s invention. Yet for all its creative and intellectual qualities, time retains many of its mystical and indefinable elements. Ambrose Bierce quantified it satirically in his classic, The Devil’s Dictionary, defining the temporal measurement of a year as “a period of three hundred and sixty-five disappointments.”

Today, time measurement is a multifaceted industry producing hordes of timekeeping devices capable of satisfying every whim. While some stunningly beautiful and intricate timepieces are being painstakingly produced by hand, smart phones are increasingly present in our lives.

Time is essential in forensics and criminology, establishing everything from police response to time of death to potential suspects’ alibis. In many sports winners and losers are separated by thousandths of a second. On the other hand, the concept of time has seemingly escaped doctors and restaurants, where lengthy waits are often the rule regardless of your scheduled appointment or reservation.

Ironically Stephen Hawking’s best seller, A Brief History of Time, had little to do with time but rather cosmology. It does, however, serve as a reminder that there is much to be learned from the past, but always wonder and uncertainty as to what the future will bring. To that we say only time will tell.

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A DECADE OF DISTINCTION With 10 Years of horological hallmarks to its credit, Maison Louis Vuitton proves its Tambour is more than a pretty face.

You don’t get to be the world’s largest luxury goods brand without creating some iconic products along the way.

For millions of luxury leather goods lovers around the world, the Louis Vuitton imprimatur immediately conjures up the “Speedy”, one of the French Maison’s best known and bestselling satchel handbag silhouettes. There are dozens of such iconic products among the array of luxury goods Louis Vuitton produces from readyto-wear, to shoes, to sunglasses and other accessories. And now, fine watches, too.

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Launch of Louis Vuitton’s first watch collection and Tambour LV277 chronograph

Tambour LV Cup Regate, the first watch directly inspired by the Louis Vuitton Cup, the legendary yachting competition

Ten years ago Louis Vuitton introduced watches at a time when many of its rivals seemed satisfied seeking out licensing deals in fashion watches. By keeping to its heritage of the finest craftsmanship and close scrutiny over production of its namesake products, Louis Vuitton showed some real derring-do by establishing its own watchmaking workshop in La Chauxde-Fonds, Switzerland, home turf to the world’s leading watchmakers and brands.

In another challenge to the ancient regime of Swiss watchmaking, Louis Vuitton created an iconic watch case that has now become emblematic not only of the Louis Vuitton design aesthetic, but of its accomplishments in watchmaking as well—the Tambour. The Tambour’s distinctive drum-shaped case introduced in 2002 has truly become iconic in the world of luxury goods. The innovative case shape was further enhanced with the addition of the 12 letters of the Louis Vuitton name engraved on it corresponding with each hour marker. To carry the connection to the Maison even more, brown dials and yellow hands—reminiscent of Vuitton’s signature leather goods—often appear on dials.

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“The Tambour collection is a garde temps, a group of timepieces that protect time through both their solid presence and iconic status,” says Hamdi Chatti, vice president of watches and jewelry at Louis Vuitton.

Over the last decade, the Tambour collection hasn’t disappointed in creating something special, such as new functions and concepts that pay tribute to Louis Vuitton’s heritage in travel and sailing. In fact, Louis Vuitton’s watchmaking workshops have come up with new movements created in association with the prestigious factories of La Joux-Perret and Dubois Dépraz. Indeed, the Tambour’s drum-shaped case often presents a challenge to watchmakers since traditional movements that would normally fit into round cases have to be adapted specifically for the Tambour, Chatti explains.

Challenge is what Louis Vuitton’s watchmakers thrive upon. Like the Tambour Orientation, which tells its wearers which direction is north, while providing their current location.

Then there’s the Tambour Minute Repeater, which shows your local time on the dial, yet still can chime your home time. Nor can you forget the Tambour Spin Time, which takes a whimsical approach to timekeeping.

Its jump hours are indicated by small rotating cubes engraved with the hour and, of course, a signature “V”. Even more: tourbillons, diving

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watches and regatta timers with a flyback function. Each Tambour is carefully equipped with designs, movements and functions that relate back to the Louis Vuitton heritage.

"Our ambition is to develop original functions linked to the Louis Vuitton values," adds Chatti.

That ambition is the driving force surrounding the Louis Vuitton watchmaking facilities which have become even more prestigious with several recent acquisitions. In 2011, Louis Vuitton bought one of its collaborators, La Fabrique du Temps, a Geneva-based workshop known for its expertise in creating and producing highly complicated features such as tourbillons and minute repeaters. This year, Louis Vuitton added to its growing array of top watchmaking workshops with the addition of Léman Cadran, a Genevabased watch dial manufacturer renowned for its knowhow and the sophistication of its creations.

The acquisitions give Louis Vuitton further cachet and ability as a master watchmaker capable of developing new complicated functions which will allow the brand to register new patents in the near future. “Our aim is to develop new features that reflect the Louis Vuitton values,” says Chatti.

“The development of movements designed by La Fabrique du Temps Louis Vuitton is the very essence of our watchmaking future.”

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Louis Vuitton is embarking upon a second decade of fine watchmaking. The brand is planning a new Manufacture Louis Vuitton in Meyrin, near Geneva. From this new facility, Louis Vuitton promises to make the next 10 years of Tambour even more impressive and innovative than the first.

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Perforated and back-lit steel panels on the exterior of Westime Sunset allow the boutique to reflect the lights and energy of the Sunset Strip

Westime Celebrates Opening of Flagship Store on Sunset Boulevard

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or more than two decades, Westime has distinguished itself as the ultimate retail destination specializing in extraordinary watches and jewelry. Its three boutiques in Southern California – Beverly Hills, West Hollywood and La Jolla – display the collections of more than 50 watch brands that represent the best of traditional watchmaking as well as the new guard in haute horlogerie. Westime is frequently cited as one of a dozen multi-brand retailers in the world that influences trends in the watchmaking

Westime President Greg Simonian (right) welcomed clients and readers of Haute Living and Los Angeles Confidential magazines to Westime Sunset during grand opening parties in December

industry. Westime also operates the Richard Mille Boutique Beverly Hills on Rodeo Drive, and the Hublot Boutique on Brighton Way in Beverly Hills.

The company is led by Founder, John Simonian, and President Greg Simonian.

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View of the main floor, as seen from the mezzanine level

Westime, Southern California’s leading family-owned watch and jewelry retailer, toasted the opening of its new flagship boutique on Sunset Boulevard with three nights of festivities. Located at 8569 Sunset Boulevard the 6,600-square-foot store is set among the chic restaurants and boutiques of Sunset Plaza and the legendary nightclubs of the Sunset Strip. Throughout the event series, local guests mingled with more than 30 watchmakers and executives from top watch and jewelry companies, while shopping the collections that included unique pieces and limited editions available exclusively at Westime.

Asymmetrical angles and high-contrast materials including glass, Venetian plaster, steel, walnut and polished concrete create a gallery-like setting inside Westime Sunset.

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Popular watch and jewelry collections have a home on the main floor, while independent niche brands occupy the mezzanine level

Free-floating display cases on the ground floor allow customers to browse the watch and jewelry collections casually. The main floor also offers a corner customized to display Audemars Piguet’s collection, a corner customized for Breitling watches, and two VIP rooms. The mezzanine level is accessed by a wide glass and wood staircase as well as an elevator. One-third of the floor is dedicated to a custom build-out of Buben & Zorweg collectors’ pieces, handcrafted and installed by the Austrian manufacturer in the same manner that would personalize a customer’s walk-in closet, safe room, or entire wall of collectibles for high-tech safe-keeping. Elsewhere on the mezzanine, collections from Switzerland’s independent watchmakers are on display, and a custom Richard Mille corner leads to an open-air terrace.

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STORE CELEBRATIONS Parties marking the opening of Westime Sunset began on Thursday, December 13th with a cocktail party co-hosted by luxury lifestyle magazine Los Angeles Confidential.

The magazine’s readers, Westime clients, and customers of NetJets gathered in the store that was newly decorated for the holidays with a wintery white theme.

While discovering the specialty watches and jewelry on display, guests enjoyed hors d’oeuvres and cocktails.

The celebration continued Friday, December 14th with an intimate party for Westime’s VIP clientele.

The evening began with a single malt scotch master class conducted by Martin Daraz, America’s Whisky Ambassador of the Year and brand ambassador for The Macallan and Highland Park Scotch whiskies. After an educational tasting of 20- to 40-year-old Scotch whiskies, guests made a final toast to Westime’s new location with a whisky from 1958.

Guests spent the rest of the evening enjoying the Scotch whiskies of their choice and shopping the collections on display.

Festivities culminated on Saturday, December 15th with a cocktail party co-hosted by luxury lifestyle publication Haute Living.

A line-up of luxury automobiles provided by O’Gara Coach, including a Rolls-Royce Ghost, Bentley GTC and Lamborghini Superleggera, greeted Haute Living’s readers and Westime’s guests upon arrival. Inside Westime Sunset, DJ Nicholas Le Masson set the mood with lounge music. In addition to discovering Westime’s watch and jewelry collections, guests viewed an exhibition of paintings by local artist Marcello Pozzi. A silent auction of his painting “Time” raised money for the After-School All-Stars charity that evening.

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Corner dedicated to the Audemars Piguet collection

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The Chronoswiss Grand RĂŠgulateur pocket watch.

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The Chronoswiss Régulateur

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hronoswiss was founded by GerdRüdiger Lang in 1983 in Munich, Germany.

The brand name derives from “Chronos,” the Greek god of time, and “Swiss,” in homage to Swiss watch craftsmanship and the origin of the components used in all Chronoswiss watches. Lang’s connection to watchmaking

began inauspiciously when his father sent him, at the age of 15, to apprentice with a local watchmaker in Braunschweig, Germany. Lang was immediately captivated by the complex connections within clockworks.

He wanted to learn everything about the insides of a watch and to become one of the best at his craft.

After working for nearly 20 years at the TAG Heuer manufacture in Switzerland, Lang returned to Germany in 1981, working in a small workshop that specialized in repairing old chronographs, one of the few mechanical watchmaking shops still operating during the golden age of quartz technology. And thus, the master watchmaker and Winter/Spring 2013

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passionate collector of historical chronographs Gerd-Rüdiger Lang became a creative watch designer.

He developed a fine appreciation for and knowledge of turn-ofthe-century chronographs, which to him were perfect masterpieces of technology. When he created Chronoswiss in 1983, he was one of the first brands to include a transparent caseback to reveal that wonderful technology and the beautifully finished movements.

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bezel, an onion-shaped crown and screwed strap lugs – signature elements that are still a part of the brand today. In 1990, he created an automatic version of the watch, with an in-house caliber.

Many other world premiere’s followed, and Chronoswiss built a reputation as a highly regarded innovator of mechanical watches.

In the spring of 2012, GerdRüdiger Lang handed his brand over to the entrepreneurial Ebstein family of Lucerne, Switzerland, where the company’s headquarters and finishing workshops are located. The main production of Chronoswiss watches remains in Karlsfeld, near Munich, Germany. The new

owner and CEO, Oliver Ebstein, is a passionate connoisseur of watches with a deep respect for Lang’s lifetime achievement. As an independent, family business producing exclusively mechanical wristwatches in the best Swiss tradition, Ebstein has pledged to continue the brand according to the values established by its founder: passion, wellfounded watchmaking expertise and attention to detail. With its technical knowledge, the established, longtime experienced Chronoswiss team will continue to create distinctive mechanical masterpieces in the years to come.

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Auction News HERITAGE AUCTIONS NOVEMBER 18, 2012 NEW YORK

SAMUEL WATSON C.H. MEYLAN Exceptional Platinum, Diamond & Onyx Pendant Watch, circa 1905 – LOT 60001

London Exceptional Gold Verge Fusee Repousse Case, circa 1680's – LOT 60036

Sold For: $7,500

SWISS RARE GOLD MINUTE REPEATER With Unique Polo Theme Case& Automaton, circa 1895 – LOT 60132

Sold For: $21,250

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ROLEX Ref. 6263 Rare Steel Oyster Cosmograph Daytona, circa 1979 – LOT 60197

Sold For: $25,000

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Auction News HERITAGE AUCTIONS NOVEMBER 18, 2012 NEW YORK

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Rare Ref. 1655 Double Red Mark IV Sea-Dweller, Submariner 2000 ft/610m, circa 1977 – LOT 60201

Ref. 5110 Platinum World Time Wristwatch, circa 2003 – LOT 60245

Sold For: $18,750

F.P. JOURNE Octa Lune Very Fine Platinum Chronometer Wristwatch With 120 Hour Power Reserve, Date & Moon Phases – LOT 60091

Sold For: $27,500

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ROLEX Gold Ref. 1675 GMT Master With Box & Papers, circa 1969 – LOT 60075

Sold For: $20,000

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Auction News SOTHEBY’S DECEMBER 4, 2012 NEW YORK

BREGUET The Duc d’Orléans Breguet Sympathique – A Unique and Highly Important Ormolu-Mounteåd red Tortoiseshell Boulle-Style, Royal Sympathique Quarter Striking Clock and Half-Quarter Repeating Gold Watch Automatically Wound, Set and Regulated via the Clock. Breguet, Nos. 128 and 5009, Dated 1835 – LOT 124 *Auction record for a clock* *Auction record for a work by Breguet* *Auction record for a French timepiece*

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Auction News SOTHEBY’S DECEMBER 4, 2012 NEW YORK

PATEK PHILIPPE A Fine and Extremely Rare Massive 18K Yellow Gold Center Seconds Wristwatch – LOT 243

Sold For: $962,500

PATEK PHILIPPE A Fine and Rare Large 18k Yellow Gold Automatic Perpetual Calendar Wristwatch with Moon-Phases – LOT 242

Sold For: $170,500

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PATEK PHILIPPE An Extremely Fine and Rare 18k White Gold Automatic Astronomical Wristwatch With Sky Chart, Phases and Position of the Moon and Time of Meridian Passage of Sirius and the Moon – LOT 200

Sold For: $194,500

PATEK PHILIPPE A Fine and Rare 18k White Gold Perpetual Calendar Chronograph Wristwatch with Registers, Tachometer, Moon-Phases and Leap-Year Indication. Circa 2011 – LOT 198

Sold For: $152,500

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Auction News CHRISTIE'S DECEMBER 14, 2012 NEW YORK

PATEK PHILIPPE 18K pink gold perpetual calendar chronograph wristwatch with moon phases and pink dial, manufactured in 1945 – LOT 156

Sold For: $674,500

ROLEX 18K pink gold triple calendar chronograph wristwatch with two-tone silvered dial, manufactured in 1955 – LOT 164

Sold For: $614,500

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ROLEX Stainless steel triple calendar chronograph wristwatch with bracelet, manufactured in 1960 – LOT 145

Sold For: $638,500

ROLEX 18K pink gold automatic triple calendar wristwatch with star dial and moon phases, manufactured in 1950 – LOT 154

Sold For: $590,500

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Auction News CHRISTIE'S DECEMBER 14, 2012 NEW YORK

RICHARD MILLE Limited edition titanium skeletonized wristwatch with tourbillon, manufactured 2010 – LOT 201

Sold For: $542,500

PATEK PHILIPP Stainless steel and pink gold wristwatch with black dial, manufactured in 1942 – LOT 135

Sold For: $518,500

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Auction News BONHAMS DECEMBER 13, 2012 NEW YORK

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A rare and very fine 18K gold chronograph wristwatch with registers, perpetual calendar and moon phases – LOT 165

A fine art deco rock crystal, lapis lazuli, jade and emerald boudoir clock. The movement by the European Watch and Clock Co., circa 1920’s – LOT 36

Sold For: $421,500

F.P. JOURNE A very fine and rare platinum tourbillion wristwatch with power reserve and remontoire displaying dead beat seconds – LOT 124

Sold For: $80,000

Sold For: $115,500

BEAT HALDIMANN An extremely fine platinum precision wristwatch with flying tourbillion – LOT 158

Sold For: $67,500

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How Bell & Ross keeps its iconic timepiece ahead of the curve

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ell & Ross is one of the most instantly recognizable watches in the world, quite a remarkable achievement since the brand was only founded in the early 1990s, and didn’t debut its signature model, the BR 01 instrument, until 2005. The square case and large

proportions (46mm) were revolutionary, and led the trend toward larger, more avant-garde designs in the watch industry.

Designer Bruno Belamich and businessman Carlos Rosillo founded the Swiss brand with the aim of creating watches that are rated for professional use in extreme situations. Fighter pilots and elite units immediately recognized the functional value of Bell & Ross timepieces and in many cases adopted them as their own personal instruments. Bell & Ross has since become associated with the French Air Force, the French Police Special Task Force and the French Army Special Task Force. It is not uncommon to see special armed forces, pilots, bomb squads, deep-sea divers and the like sporting a Bell & Ross.

The brand’s signature dial design was conceived and designed in partnership with instrumentation specialists in the aeronautical industry. Specifically, the Bell & Ross team honed in on the unique concept of interpreting the cockpit clock as a wristwatch, with numerals, markers, hands and square case optimized for legibility and functionality. You can’t miss the large hands, which along with the indexes and markers, are treated with a white photo-luminous coating to contrast with the black dial. The functional spirit of the cockpit clock was further interpreted by fitting four screws on the top of the case, in keeping with the front fastening system of the plane’s cockpit instruments, which ensure water resistance and make the movement accessible via the top of the case.

The overall BR 01 design is the perfect example of form following function, where every design element serves a purpose.

Fitted with Swiss automatic ETA movements, the BR 01 options include a simple three-hander (hours, minutes and seconds) or a three-counter chronograph (12-hour and 30-minute totalizers and seconds subdial), with date. Case options include satin-brushed steel or steel with black PVD finish.

Both have screw-in crowns. The electroplated black dial contrasts with the photo-luminescent hands and index markers, for optimal reading in the dark. A

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The BR 01-94 Steel The BR 01-92 Carbon

sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating ensures legibility under all conditions. Water resistant to 100 meters, the BR 01 comes with a rubber or a heavy-duty synthetic canvas strap. The BR 01’s system of removable straps make it extremely versatile for all occasions, including the option of transforming the wristwatch into a clock for the dashboard or desk.

While the basic design codes of the BR 01 have remained consistent, more recent models demonstrate the brand’s commitment to exploring new technologies. A unique, proprietary disc display system, for example, is used in the BR 01 Compass, Radar, Horizon Altimeter and Turn Coordinator models. These innovative displays are inspired by aeronautical instrumentation, and retain their commitment to functionality as well as avant-garde design.

While the BR 01‘s functionality, legibility, water resistance and precision have become indispensable to professional pilots, divers and army officers, its distinctive design also attracts the attention of non-professionals. The BR 01 is enjoyed by many a watch enthusiast, attracting collectors from all walks of life. The BR 03, a sister model, is a highly wearable 42mm. The BRS is an even smaller version, at 39mm, and is coveted by female fans. Thus, those who appreciate fine watchmaking and originality will appreciate these watches for what they are: unique, iconic models that have left their imprint in the horological universe.

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requent visitors to the Frick museum on Manhattan’s upper east side might remember the exhibit The Art of the Timekeeper: Masterpieces from the Winthrop Edey Bequest, which was put on in 2001 by guest curator William J. H. Andrewes. The Edey Bequest contains some of the most stunning, historically important, and technically

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impressive timepieces ever crafted.

The show had an excellent run, and was in fact so popular with visitors.

With the assistance of several kind benefactors and sponsors, and with the addition of many more fabulous pieces, another exhibition, Precision and Splendor: Clocks and Watches at The Frick Collection, has been created and will run through February 2, 2014.

Charlotte Vignon, Associate Curator of Decorative Arts, has assembled a selection of time pieces the likes of which have not yet been seen in one place by even the most dedicated collector, including pieces made by one of the greatest horologists of all time, Abraham-Louis Breguet, inventor of the tourbillion.

Abraham-Louis Breguet (1747–1823) and Antoine-Louis Breguet (1776–1858), Gilt-Bronze Carriage Clock with Calendar, 1811, The Frick Collection, Bequest of Winthrop Kellogg Edey; photo: Michael Bodycomb

C. de Lespée (dates unknown), Gold, Rock Crystal, and Enamel Pendant Watch, 1620, The Frick Collection, New York, Bequest of Winthrop Kellogg Edey; photo: Michael Bodycomb

As noted above, many of the pieces on display have been culled from a bequest made to the Frick Gallery by the late Winthrop Kellog Edey, who was one of the most important private collectors of

Images - Front, Back and Open Abraham-Louis Breguet (1747– 1823) and Antoine-Louis Breguet (1776–1858), Gold and Silver Double-Dial Desk Watch Showing Decimal and Traditional Time, c. 1795– after 1807, The Frick Collection, Bequest of Winthrop Kellogg Edey; photo: Michael Bodycomb

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Chavannes le Jeune (active c. 1650-1660), enameling attributed to Pierre Huaud (1612-1680), Gold and Enamel Pendant Watch, c. 1660, The Frick Collection, New York, Bequest of Winthrop Kellogg Edey; photo: Richard di Liberto

Images - Back and Front Jean Hubert (active 1663−1701), Gilt-Brass Eight-Day Verge Watch Showing Traditional and Canonical Hours, c. 1685, The Frick Collection, New York, Bequest of Winthrop Kellogg Edey; photo: Michael Bodycomb

clocks and watches that has ever lived. Five incomparable clocks on loan from renowned collector Horace Wood Brock join the Edey bequest in this exhibition. Included are works by such esteemed artists and craftsman as Abraham-Louis and Antoine-Louis Breguet, as well as George Smith, Pierre Huaud, Julien le Roy, Thomas Mudge, and Henry Arlaud. The pieces span several of the most fruitful and inventive eras of clock making, ranging from 1500 to 1830, and come from all of Western Europe’s greatest horological centers including Germany, France, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.

Of special note to those keen on the history of modern timepieces is a table clock made by Pierre de Fobis in 1530, most probably from the area around Aix-en-Provence. It is one of the earliest spring-driven clocks known in any collection. In this exhibition it is joined by several other 16th - century clocks which highlight the new technology of spring-driven movements. These clocks represent the predecessors of all of our modern timepieces, and their level of craftsmanship and elegance is without compare.

Images - Back and Front Henry Arlaud (1631-1689), enameling by Pierre Hauad II (1647 – c. 1698), Gold and Enamel Pendant Watch, c. 1685, The Frick Collection, New York, Bequest of Winthrop Kellogg Edey: photo: Michael Bodycomb

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Julien Le Roy (1686-1759), Gold and Enamel Pocket Watch, c. 1750, The Frick Collection, New York, Bequest of Winthrop Kellogg Edey; photo: Richard di Liberto

The exhibition also features several watches from the 17th century, which are some of the earliest accurate personal timepieces. These watches demonstrate an incredible level of ingenuity and creativity both in the designs of their movements and the painstaking detail and care that has been taken to decorate their cases. The metalworking techniques employed here were considered cutting edge at the time, as watches were the ultimate luxury items one could own.

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George Smith (active c. 1622-after 1646), Silver Calendrical and Astronomical Pendant Watch, c.1625, silver gilt, gilt brass, and steel on brass, The Frick Collection, New York, Bequest of Winthrop Kellogg Edey; photo: Michael Bodycomb

Pierre de Fobis (1506–1575), Gilt-Brass Table Clock, c. 1530, The Frick Collection, New York, Bequest of Winthrop Kellogg Edey; photo: Michael Bodycomb

Clock movement by Jean Martin (active 1737-1786).

Garniture of One Clock and Two Vases, c. 1764, Chinese hard-paste porcelain garniture, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period, with French gilt-bronze mounts, Horace Wood Brock Collection; photo: Š 2013 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

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Movement by Renacle-Nicolas Sotiau (1749−1791), figures after Simon-Louis Boizot (1743–1809), Mantel Clock with Study and Philosophy, c. 1785−90, patinated and gilt bronze, marble, enameled metal, and glass, Horace Wood Brock Collection; photo: © 2013 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Movement by Jean-Baptiste Lepaute (1727–1802), sculpture by Claude Michel Clodion (1738–1814), The Dance of Time, Three Nymphs Supporting a Clock, 1788, terracotta, gilt brass, and glass, The Frick Collection, New York, Bequest of Winthrop Kellogg Edey; photo: Michael Bodycomb

Installation view, looking east at Precision and Splendor: Clocks and Watches at The Frick Collection, now on view in the Portico Gallery of The Frick Collection, New York; photo: Michael Bodycomb

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Nowhere is the notion of the watch as the ultimate in luxury and craftsmanship better seen than in the works of the Abraham-Louis Breguet and his son Antoine Louis. The Breguet pieces in this exhibition are truly the stars of the show. With many important Frenchman as clients, the elder Breguet boldly pioneered new technologies and new decorative techniques unfailingly throughout his life, leading Winthrop Kellog Edey to refer to him as, “a phenomenon without parallel,” and “perhaps the most outstanding horologist of all time.”

Lenoble (dates unknown), Gilt-bronze mounts attributed to François Rémond (1747–1812), Pediment Clock, c. 1790, Horace Wood Brock Collection; photo: © 2013 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Installation view, looking west at Precision and Splendor: Clocks and Watches at The Frick Collection, now on view in the Portico Gallery of The Frick Collection, New York; photo: Michael Bodycomb

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A view of the newly rebuilt Hall Three, where watches and jewelry will be exhibited together

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he Basel watch and jewelry fair has been totally transformed this year with the addition of a newly constructed complex that, in the words of the fair management, “dwarfs everything that has gone on before.”

This could not be truer. The fair has been revamped in the past, the most impressive renovation being the new Hall One, which was inaugurated in 1999 to accommodate three-story stands on two levels for the watch brands. That year, every watch exhibitor created a new booth, many of them as spectacular and newsworthy as the watches they exhibited. (The new building was approximately twice the size of the old one, changing forever the type of footwear we female journalists could don in order to survive covering the fair)

And now, Baselworld has expanded again.

Baselworld 2013 will debut a new $468 million reconstruction project that includes a new entrance and front section of Hall One, which is now extended across what was previously an outdoor courtyard over the Messeplatz at the front of the fair, and joins it to a completely rebuilt Hall Three across the road. In the center will be a large open-air skylight hovering over an indoor courtyard on the first level called Exhibition Square. The new complex is over 100 feet high (three stories), and incorporates a two-story link between Halls One and Three. Exhibition space in the two halls is now extended by 420 square meters, for a total of 141,000 square meters (about 1.5 million square feet). All of the stands in this space will be completely rebuilt.

“The newly configured show layout represents the biggest concentration of key brands anywhere in the world,” says show manager Sylvie Ritter. “Specifically, Baselworld management has positioned key watch

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The new three-story structure adds another level of exhibition space and a two-story link between Halls One and Three

and jewelry brands together in the same Halls for the first time, reflecting a major change in the fair’s layout.

The separation of these sectors in the past and their allocation to different buildings has now been revised.”

The exhibitors of diamonds, precious stones and pearls will be presenting their products in a dedicated “Stones and Pearls” section in Hall Three, which has also

been completely reconfigured. Total exhibition space of the entire show is just over 1.5 million square feet.

More than 100,000 trade professionals are expected to attend Baselworld 2013, which runs from April 25th to May 2nd. Baselworld is open to the public. For more information, contact www.baselworld.com.

The main entrance of Hall One has been completely rebuilt. Demolition and reconstruction began immediately following Baselworld 2012, in April.

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The main entrance of Hall One has been completely rebuilt. Demolition and reconstruction began immediately following Baselworld 2012, in April.

The new middle portion of Baselworld extends the fair to a total of 1.5 million square feet, the world’s largest watch and jewelry trade fair.

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than any other director, mastered the art of the image, composing his shots to a perfection that even critics of his work acknowledged.

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Stanley Kubrick was responsible for creating many indelible movie moments, influencing generations of filmmakers and even shaping the way we viewed our modern world. Currently on view at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art is a mere sampling of Kubrick’s vast creative remnants, just enough to allow viewers to understand the man’s working process and his visual accomplishments.

Originally organized in 2004

by the Kubrick estate and the Deutsches Filmmuseum in Frankfurt, the collection finally arrived in the United States late last year and will remain on view in Los Angeles through June.

From the opening gallery of the exhibition, it is clear that Kubrick’s story is, in large part, about the preeminence of the image. Alongside a collection of his photographic work for Look magazine is a glass case with more than twenty of Kubrick's

camera lenses, many of them still lenses adapted for use with motion picture cameras. Throughout the exhibition, numerous still images from his films are displayed on walls, positioned as objets d'art.

Set pieces from his films are also recreated in varying degree of scale, in some instances allowing attendees to feel that they are part of the film, whether posing in front of the Korova Milk Bar statues from A Clockwork Orange or standing in front

Still from Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964). © Sony/Columbia Picture Industries Inc.

of Jack Torrance's foreboding typewriter from The Shining.

Kubrick's visual influences are also presented. A section on Barry Lyndon highlights how the director drew inspiration from the paintings of the novel's era, while the twins from The Shining

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In addition to this strong emphasis on the visual, the depth of Kubrick’s immersion in the filmmaking process is emphasized by the wide range of materials on

display, from annotated scripts to correspondence to set models and props. Very few film directors obsessed over their films the way that Stanley Kubrick did. His oversight began not only with the script, but with all of the decisions about costumes and locations,

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Still from Barry Lyndon (1975). © Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.

Lobby of the space station in 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968). © Warner Bros.

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Still from 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968). © Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.

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making actors try out dozens of outfits and having assistants spend months photographing streets to find the right one. This thorough process extended to unrealized projects. In the final decade of his life, he devoted a great deal of his time to A.I. and Aryan Papers. For A.I., a science fiction film later taken over by Steven Spielberg, Kubrick ordered hundreds of renderings and computer graphic tests to see if it was feasible to achieve his vision. Ultimately, he decided that the technology was not available and put the project on the back burner. For Aryan Papers, the exhibition shows an extensive collection of location images, wardrobe tests, and boards representing every day of the prospective shoot. After his films were complete, he checked box office records to determine the best locations to play them, corresponded with projectionists to ensure they were framed and lit properly, and closely monitored the film's marketing material. In the case of the 1980’s The Shining, he even reedited the ending after the film had been in theaters for a week.

Kubrick developed his films through obsessive research and the accumulation of large caches of relevant detail.

One room of the show is devoted to Napoleon, a never completed project intended to follow 2001: A Space Odyssey. A large bookcase at one end of the room includes dozens of weighty tomes about the French leader that Kubrick used. Adjacent to this display of research materials are some of its fruits: a large card file organized with colorcoated tabs that reflected each of several principle figures of the era, as well as an extensive timeline of Napoleon's life.

In pursuit of perfection, Kubrick used innovative technology. He worked with Douglas Trumbull and others to develop extensive special effects for 2001, including the slit-screen photography used in the film's “stargate” sequence and the front-projection in the “dawn of man” sequence. In filming Barry Lyndon, he used super-fast lenses developed by NASA to capture interiors lit only by period-appropriate candle light. The Shining features extensive use of the Steadicam, a rig that allows a camera to move fluidly without a track or dolly.

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Still from A Clockwork Orange. © Warner Bros.

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Kubrick also innovated with his use of music, employing everything from war marches to waltzes to popular music, often as an ironic counterpoint.

Kubrick’s films put forth images that strongly evoke particular aspects of twentieth century history. Paths of Glory portrayed an infamous incident during World War I, focusing on the absurdities of war in a century that was filled with bloodshed. (War, in fact, played a part in more than half of Kubrick's films.) Dr. Strangelove does as effective a job as any serious dramatic film in evoking the terror and ironic contradictions of the Cold War arms race. The 1960s spirit of space exploration, along with an underlying fear and uncertainty about the motives of man, can be found in 2001. A Clockwork Orange, despite its fictional dystopian setting, strongly captures the spirit of late 1960s anxieties. In these films, Kubrick created a pointed portrayal of world, enhanced by his technological and aesthetic innovations.

Few filmmakers have ever obsessed over the details of their films so thoroughly while also having the means – intellectually, creatively, and financially – to realize them.

This exhibition shows the results.

Much of the materials from the exhibition are available on a free iPhone/iPad App entitled Kubrick, created by LACMA: http://www.lacma.org/kubrick-app

Stanley Kubrick and Jack Nicholson on the set of The Shining (1980). © Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.

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Museum Watch MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, NEW YORK Edvard Munch: The Scream through April 29 A celebration of the iconic image, which Munch intended as part of a series exploring love, angst, and death, this exhibition presents a pastel version of the famous work and also includes a small selection of works from the same period.

Inventing Abstraction, 1910-1925 through April 15 To fully represent this early era of abstract art, influential paintings by artists like Marcel Duchamp, Piet Mondrian, and Vasily Kandinsky are complemented by films, atonal music, and other media.

CORCORAN GALLERY OF ART, WASHINGTON D.C. Pump Me Up: D.C. Subculture of the 1980s February 23 through April 7 This exhibition traces the era's thriving underground scene, examining its visual culture through a wide range of media, exploring the history of graffiti art in the city, and showing the influence of burgeoning forms of local music, from “GoGo” funk to the city's renown hardcore scene.

Museum of Modern Art: Edvard Munch, The Scream, 1895, pastel on board. © 2012 The Munch Museum/The Munch-Ellingsen Group/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.

YALE UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY Société Anonyme: Modernism of America through July 14 Founded by Katherine S. Dreier, Marcel Duchamp, and Man Ray in 1920, Société Anonyme was an “experimental museum” dedicated to promoting modern art in America.

Featuring over 100 artists from the era, this exhibition demonstrates the strength of the collection the organization ultimately amassed.

ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO Picasso and Chicago February 20 – May 12 One-hundred years after it held the first U.S. showing of the young artist's work, the museum brings together 250 of his works for this large exhibition.

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DALLAS ART MUSEUM Chagall: Beyond Color February 17 through May 26 Along with a strong selection of Marc Chagall's paintings, sculpture, and ceramics, this exhibition has as its centerpiece a rare public display of the costumes the artist made for a 1942 Mexico City production of the ballet Aleko.

DENVER ART MUSEUM Georgia O'Keeffe in New Mexico: Architecture, Katsinam, and the Land February 10 through April 28 Highlighting O'Keeffe's deep respect for the diverse cultures of northern New Mexico, this collection includes 15 rarely seen paintings of different katsina tihu, dolls important to Hopi beliefs and rituals.

BERKELEY ART MUSEUM Silence

Dallas Museum of Art: Marc Chagall, Entre Chien et Loup (Between Darkness and Night), 1943, oil on canvas.

Private Collection. Photo: Fabrice Gousset, Archives Marc & Ida Chagall, Paris.

January 30 through April 28 Inspired by composer John Cage's revelatory 1952 work 4'33�, this exhibition considers the absence of sound as both subject and medium through the works of artists like Robert Rauschenberg and Christian Marclay, as well as filmmakers like Maya Deren and Stan Brakhage.

MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART, NORTH MIAMI Bill Viola: Liber Insularum through March 3, 2013 Bill Viola, whose immersive video installations have touched on subjects like birth, death, and the nature of consciousness, engages the spiritual isolation of today's global society in his latest work.

LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART Bodies and Shadows: Caravaggio and His Legacy through February 10 Examining the legacy of the influential painter, this exhibition features a record eight works from the artist himself, as well as nearly fifty others from twenty artists who carried on the traditions he embodied.

Los Angeles County Museum of Art: Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, Saint John the Baptist in the Wilderness, 1605, oil on canvas.

The Nelson Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City.

Photo: Jamison Miller.

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M o n t e re y Pe n i n s u l a Article and Photography by: Denis L. Tanney, Automotive Editor

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n Mid-August this area of California is swarming with cars. Not just any cars but all kinds of wonderful vehicles from all years. And for three days the legendary race track, Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, plays host to several hundred wonderful racing machines. Each year the number of entries seems to grow, and this year was no exception. Over 900 invitations were sent out to owners and then narrowed down to somewhere close to 560 amazingly beautiful machines that eventually graced the paddock this year, up from last year’s event. The cars this year included a 1911 National, and other entries through 1990; several Nascar models raced this weekend in their own class.

Of course, celebrating 50 years were the iconic Shelby Cobras—more Cobras than have ever been assembled in one place before. Carroll Shelby would have been thrilled and was surely looking down from above thinking how wonderful his creation was. Unfortunately, just a few weeks prior to this event he passed away. He was a tough old goat having survived a heart transplant along with other ailments over the years, but he never gave up, just like his little cars with huge engines. He was raised to be a chicken farmer, but cars, and fast ones at that, were his real calling. In 1962 he took a small block American V8 and the wonderful British AC sports car and stuffed the American V8 under the hood in place of the little engines that the British AC used. What he found was a The Rolex Monterey car that could beat Motorsports Reunion the likes of almost is indeed a happening. anything it ran It is an event where against and did so one can see the most in race after race intense, gorgeous, intafter race. With eresting and loud race the help of Ford cars of the past all in Motor Company one area. It amazes me Shelby was able how they all can fit into to produce wins the paddock and yet from Sebring each year the numbers to LeMans and grow. You never tire across the United of hearing them in States. He started their angry modes or with a Ford 289 watching them fly by V8 and went up at speeds that were to the famous 427 considered ahead of V8, and between their time and in some the car’s light cases faster than some weight differential of today’s cars. The and the mass horse L-R: Mick Walsh, Editor of Classic and Sports Car magazine; Bob Bondaurant, former racer Rolex folks really and racing school owner; Murray Smith, Rolex Master of Ceremonies and Cobra Daytona power, these cars know how to put on a designer and team member in the 1960’s; Peter Brock, designer of the original Cobra Daytona were unbeatable. great show. They have Coupe, photographer and writer, during the Rolex Picnic on the Green at noon.

Then, a few years stretched themselves to after his Cobra success, and after convincing the Ford covering several major events during the week long holiday hierarchy, he took his magic to the Mustang and created the for car lovers in Northern California. From Pebble Beach Shelby 350 and 500 variants for many years.

Concours to The Quail and this wonderful three days of vintage and historic racing.

So many of these cars have stories and histories that are written about in books. And yet to be able to walk around and see them in person and touch them and talk to their owners about them is such a thrill for everyone including the press.

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One of the highlights of the three days of racing is always the picnic in the center of the fan area at the track on the grassy lawn. Here, each year, a featured leader or designer or racer or all of the above sits on a raised stage and has a nice casual chat with Rolex master of ceremonies Murry Smith, while rows of chairs lined up for the fans are filled

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The 50th anniversary of the Cobra was represented in full and most assembled for the group photo here under the Cooper Tire walkover bridge

and many more stand wherever they can to listen to the stories. This year famous racer and race school owner, Bob Bondourant joined Murry Smith along with Peter Brock.

Peter was the master designer behind the Cobra Daytona Coupe that did so much damage at so many race tracks all over the world. Maybe 200-300 fans gathered this Saturday at noon to listen to Peter and Bob regale them with stories from those glorious years. And no one left until the picnic ended about an hour later.

In the paddock the Ford Motor Company assembled an unequaled group of Shelby Cobras in the company’s Heritage Display, a huge tented area showcasing these amazing cars for the public to view up close and read the histories and selected bits of information that accompanied each of the cars on display. The Rolex people always do things very top shelf and, as usual, this exhibition as well

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The mighty 1953 Kurtis 500S of Thomas Claridge up close and personal

as the entire gathering of these cars, drivers and fans was done with such perfection that no one could claim anything but a wonderful time from day one to the end.

The event is held at one of the world’s most honored race tracks. It has been the site of so many sports car races, Indy car races, and motorcycle races, super-carting and vintage events over the years and is considered one of the great race tracks in the world today. The day to day operations are overseen by SCRAMP an acronym for Sports Car Racing Association of the Monterey Peninsula.

George Wingard piloting his 1925 BALLOT RACE 3/8LC against Gary Lucas’ 1915 Ford Model T both in the earliest class, class 1a

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The CEO and General Manager of the track is a wonderful British lady who has been around racing a long time, Gil Campbell, who knows how to make things work amazingly smoothly year after year at a facility like Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. The track itself is part of the public parks system on the peninsula and is open to the public all year round. But for this event, the biggest car racing show of the year here, tickets sell by the thousands. The hillsides are filled with fans and the paddock seems to be teeming with drivers, crew members and the loyal fans who have paid to see these fantastic cars race with anger.

Class 6b with Jeremy Barnes and his co-pilot Weldon Munsey sharing seat time in Jeremy’s 1992 Mazda RX7-92P (prototype) seen driving down the Cork Screw turn with a 1976 Porsche 956 in original Rothmans livery and the famous 1983 March 83G best known as the Red Lobster Claw car at the very top of the turn.

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M o n t e re y Pe n i n s u l a a n d V i n t a g e R a c i n g The view of turns one and two with the artificial pond and the scenic mountains behind as the racers zoom around.

Built in 1957, the track is now 2.238 miles long with 11 turns and an elevation change of 180 feet. Laguna Sea means, “dry lagoon”.

The area where the actual track is now was once a lake that has long since dried out. There is a small artificial pond that sits in the center of the facility and adds a visual delight to the landscape architecture. In 1974 the property was deeded over to the Monterey Parks Department and remains part of it to this day.

Of course the most famous turn at this track is called the “Cork Screw” and it is exactly that. Very steep and very fast and it takes one’s stomach away when it is driven properly. The driver enters the top of this turn and descends severely into this twisty steep road that seems to fall off the earth when you first approach it. Then the driver powers out of the turn onto the lower portion of the track.

Speeds along the track can reach 180 mph and go as low as 25 mph as the car first enters turn 8. It is in fact a scary and challenging course. Picture cars that are as old as 100 years with tall skinny tires racing around this modern place. Of course, the thrill is watching cars from so many eras broken down into 17 classes dating from the earliest cars to the most modern. Think about this sight–over 560 cars racing hard, each one worth more than most people would or could afford. Some are priceless, and they are driven the way they were designed and built for – speed and durability.

Nathanael Greene fighting the steering wheel of his 1925 Bugatti Type 35 in front of all the fans.

This event is always a wonderful one. It draws so many different cars from a span of years, and its participants come from all over the world to be a part of it. It is something we all need to experience as car people, at some point in our lives.

I offer up a toast for this New Year to Rolex, Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, and SCRAMP for making this event such a huge success. Congratulations and keep the wheels turning everyone!

The 1917 Hall-Scott The Four racer with owner/driver Dick Deluna at the wheel of this old beast.

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Looking down from heaven

An awe-inspiring Grand Canyon experience

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orseshoe Bend, a 270 degree bend in the Colorado River as it passes through Glen Canyon is located a few miles southwest of Page, Arizona. It is surely one of the most spectacular river bends you are ever likely to see.

The overlook is 4,200 feet above sea level and the Colorado River is at 3,200 feet above sea level making it a breathtaking 1,000 foot drop.

It is a short quarter of a mile hike from US Route 89.

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The bend is easily accessed after a short 15-20 minute hike. The white spec in the center of the picture are the people walking towards the edge of the cliff

Horseshoe Bend at the sunset

This is the vantage point where you need to be to shoot the full view of Horseshoe Bend. There are no barriers so be careful as you peer over the edge; winds can be very strong around this area.

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There is a well marked trail that leads to the overlook.

However, the trail consists mostly of loose desert sand and it can be a very strenous hike. Carry lots of water or other fluids to keep yourself well hydrated.

Standing at the edge of a cliff looking down at the iconic & beautiful image of horseshoe bend and the Colorado river wrapping around it

As you walk down the trail, loose desert sand gives way to sandstone rocks that date back to the early Jurassic period. Over millions of years, wind and water have eroded these rocks to create fantastic and awe inspiring shapes and patterns.

Once you get to the overlook, you will be greeted by a rocky ledge of different heights with no guard rails, no paved viewing platform to traverse to capture the best view; just the rough edge of a thousand foot cliff.

You can get parts of the view standing back a few feet, but to see the full curve of the river, you do need to get right up to the edge.

Getting a picture of the entire bend is definitely a challenge and risky. I also obliged others by taking pictures for them using their cameras.

The Colorado River wraps perfectly around the center rock creating one of nature's greatest views. I fell in love with the green and blue water mix combined with the red orange rock.

Campers with their kayaks at the bottom of Horseshoe Bend

For photographers, you need a fish-eye or an extreme wide angle lens to be able to shoot it all in one frame. The best times to shoot are in the morning (sunrise) and the evening (sunset). The reason for this is the sky looks at its best and has the most beautiful color at these times. It's almost magical!

Another gorgeous angle for the best view of the Horseshoe Bend is from the bottom. Visitors can setup camp at the bottom and enjoy this breathtaking view all day and the star lit skies at night!! These sites are accessible by floats and kayaks.

Do not miss this opportunity while in Page. Admission is free. In an upcoming issue — the secret world at the bottom of the Grand Canyon, Supai, Arizona. www.facebook.com/paparajiphotography

Driving through beautiful landscape to Horseshoe Bend

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Me posing with Native American Aldo Ray Koiyaquaptewa and his two sons Mehcal & Kyle, at one of the many local shops in the middle of "nowhere"

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Boys and Their Toys in the Bahamas Article and photography by Denis L. Tanney, Automotive Editor

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ack in the early 1950’s a group of drivers were bored during the cold winter months. There was no test like today so when the few races and the end of the season were over the men had to wait out the cold weeks thinking about the upcoming season. Then someone had a brilliant idea: let’s go to a warm climate and try to get a race to happen. Nassau in the Bahamas seemed to be the right place. It was billed as a competition between the Americans and the Europeans and the common goal was to see how hard they could party compared to how hard they could race. Well, the partying became legendary and the racing took somewhat of a back seat. However, when you get the greatest drivers of the time together and put them in their race cars they get very serious very fast. In 1954, American, Masten Gregory won the very first race, followed

by Stirling Moss with back to back wins in 1956 and ’57.

Other luminaries of the time took top honors as well: Dan Gurney, Innes Ireland, Roger Penske, Hap Sharp and A.J Foyt to name a few.

The event was created in 1954 and lasted only until 1966.

Originally the race was held on an airport runway near the crystal clear blue waters of the Bahamas; this makeshift course lasted only a few more years. In 1957 the race was

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moved to a new five mile circuit inland, thought to be the ideal spot. Over time things change and the event was abandoned in 1962 when other races had been introduced during the cold weather months and already began attracting larger crowds and entries in other venues. The conditions of the track had also began deteriorating; broken up in many places needing lots of repair and the Bahamian government decided they had thrown enough good money into it and they walked away from further subsidizing.

The partying, however, became legendary. The tax free booze, the wonderful warm nights and the relaxed, slow pace of Nassau all played a huge role. The event went down in history as one of the greatest party racing weeks ever. If you are a race fan, and even if you never attended it, you know all about this event …it is that famous.

Now zoom some 45 years ahead to the present. David McLaughlin, a racer of note himself and creator with his wife of the first Historic Formula One Series in Europe put

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The Fabulous Five original cars that raced here in the 1950’s and 1960’s. Front: The 1952 Jag C Type, Rear L-R: THE 1959 Cooper-Monaco CM/4/59, 1956 OSCA FS372 DS, 1957 Ferrari 500TRC and the 1953 Ferrari 375MM

together a team to create the Revival Bahamas Speed Week in 2011. In addition to David, I would be remiss if I did not mention the other key players. Brendan Foulkes is the main hospitality and entertainment director, a job he knows well since he is exactly that for the Bahamian government, Jimmy Lowe, who actually raced in the 1954 event serves as the main man responsible for the shipping and logistics of the cars. Bill Thomas is their financial officer, and Daniel Ferguson is responsible for all logistics. Along with these

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men come a team of ladies that bring all of this together in terms of running the main office. And let’s not forget their lead Public Relations firm, DPA Associates headed up by a wonderfully polite, gentle, always smiling and always diplomatic Diane Phillips. It is important to mention these people in this article because without them I would never have had the opportunity to share their dream this year.

Last year was the first year of the Revival and even though the team got it going they struggled some. Like anything

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new, it takes time to develop. This year 30 cars actually showed up out of the 35 or so that said they were coming, and of those 30, there were five cars that raced during the original years; different owners and drivers, but the same great old cars. And, once again for the second year, Sir Stirling Moss and Lady Susie Moss served as the Patrons. He is in great health and still amazing as I watched this 82+ year old man climb in and out of his 1956 Maserati OSCA. He still has that LeMans flair about him, even though he uses a walking-chair-stick to keep him in a straight and upright position at all times. He has made a remarkable recovery from his terrible fall in his house elevator a couple of years ago when he broke both his ankles badly. Since then, he uses this wonderful stick so that when he wants to rest he pops open the seat and leans on it anyplace that he wants to stop. What is even more amazing is to watch him drive a car at speed at his age. Everyone was impressed! Multi LeMans winner and one of the great Porsche endurance drivers, Derek Bell was there as well driving a Ferrari Barchetta 550 and everyone enjoyed talking to him.

The five original cars were: Andreas Mohringer’s 1953 Ferrari 375MM, Paul Griffin and his 1959 ex-Jack Brabham CooperMonaco CM/4/58, Jonathan Turner’s 1952 Jaguar C-type, and Stirling Moss’ 1956 Maserati OSCAFS372 DS. To this list of greats we can add the 1965 Aston Martin DB5 of Simon Arscott, and Stephen Plasters’ 1960 Daimler SP 250, an Austin Healey 3000 MKIII BJ8 from 1967 belonging to Peter Vlasov, and a slew of other wonderful cars from the 1950’s right up to the present including a Hybrid BMW and a new SS Camaro.

The event was staged on Wednesday in front of a row of local restaurants best known as the Fish Fry area along Arawak Cay and the ocean. The paddock had a huge tent so that the cars could be kept safely inside, under guard at all times. Opening ceremonies saw everyone from the Minister of Tourism to the Heads of State in the Bahamas welcoming the crowd to this second year of the Revival of the Bahamas Speed Week. The next day we caravanned at speed from one end of the island to the other. We were met at the famous Lyford Cay Country Club and enjoyed a Concours and a fantastic lunch hosted by none other than the original James Bond, Sean Connery. Photos were taken by all and champagne and mimosas were the drinks in hand as we all climbed from our cars prior to the Concours. A fabulous lunch worthy of royalty was served inside the clubhouse and awards were handed out for the Concours winners at its conclusion. Taking top honors as Best of Show was Jonathan Turner’s 1952 C Type Jag. Next the caravan of cars was off to a winery for more drinks and partying. I need to interject a thank you here to the local police. There were at least six motorcycle cops all on beautiful new white Yamaha bikes and they were just wonderful. They stopped traffic along the route and allowed us to speed through red lights and areas where there was pedestrian and vehicular traffic. They were polite and gracious and I have included a photo of them. Without them and a few additional biker volunteers we would never have been able to make the runs as much fun as they were.

David Cottingham along the water’s edge in his lovely 1957 Ferrari 500 TRC

The parade of cars and drivers as we drove through Bay Street enroute to Lyford Cay and the Concours, lunch and meeting Sean Connery , our host. The 1970 modified E Type Jag of Jamie Lowe leads this group of cars.

Sean Connery joins Jonathan Turner with Jonathan’s 1952 C Type Jaguar which took top honors at the Concours…Best of Show.

That night there was a wonderful cocktail party and reception at Government House. Delicious food was once again plentiful with a wide selection of wines and beers and soft drinks. On Friday there was an event at a private club for swimming and lunch. That evening was the second big reception at Graycliff, a local hotel where we sat outside on a large multi- tiered patio and enjoyed more wonderful food and drink and got to mingle with new and old friends.

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brought their cars onto Bay Street and lined them up on both sides and food and drink were served. The locals loved this and got a chance to be around some cars they have never seen before and may never see again. A huge success for everyone involved.

Sir Stirling Moss sits in his 1956 Maserati OSCA showing a broad smile and the traditional thumbs up sign.

Four of the Five joined me for this group photo and the cruise ships looming large in the background: Rear L-R: Stirling Moss and his 1956 Maserati OSCA FS372 DS, David Cottingham in his 1957 Ferraro 500TRC, Front: L-R: Andreas Mohringer in his 1953 Ferrari 375 MM Spyder and Paul Griffin in his 1959 Cooper-Monaco CM/4/59

Ron Gammons driving his 1958 Devin SS at speed.

Heading down the main back straight are Sir Stirling and Lady Moss in his 1956 OSCA FS372 DS alongside Andreas Mohringer and his 1953 Ferrari 375MM Spyder. A Cooper-Monaco and a Ferrari 500TRC follow behind.

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Saturday was the hill climb. Located at famous Fort Charlotte, the course was laid out so the cars and go carts could speed up the hill, make a right turn into a parking area, maneuver a sharp left turn, then head up a slight hill and a very sharp right turn back onto the main road, and speed up to the top to the finish line.

These were timed runs and a Ferrari 500TRC took the top honor with a time of 42 seconds. A Devin SS took 2nd place and an Aston Martin took 3rd place in the race car division. A Daimler won the classic car group and a TVR and an Excaliber JAC Cobra came in 2nd and 3rd. In the Supercar division, the winner was a Dodge Viper won with a Hybrid BMW 7 series taking 2nd and a Camaro SS taking 3rd overall.

A gala ball was held Saturday night, which by all accounts was another success. Early to bed and early to rise for Sunday brought the racing out in full fold. A 1.5 mile course was constructed along Arawak Cay. The sprint races began a bit late, but with lots of enthusiasm. The cars were divided into batches, like the hill climb, so that there were only a few cars on track at any one time. No side by side racing here this year, not yet. Organizers are hoping for a more permanent and faster road course to allow that.

At one point I was able to organize [along with another member of the Speed Week team] a shoot with only the original five cars at one time on the course. I had Moss in the lead, naturally and the other cars stacked up so it looked like a real race. I was in the back of an SUV shooting and directing as we drove at speed. I made sure that each of the cars had a chance to be in the front as if they were leading a real race. Every one of the owners loved it and thanked me for this opportunity, which was not a planned shoot, but a spontaneous one. Then the timed sprint runs were run. The winner overall was Simon Arscott in his 1965 Aston Martin DB5 in the race car division and Pablo De Souza in his Excaliber JAC Cobra 427 in the classic division and Ed Hugo in his Viper in the Supercar Class. Even the go carts got to run the course as well and made for great entertainment. Many of the drivers were young aspiring racers who want one day to race professionally. There were adult racers like Anthony Lazzaro, a well know sports car racer along side others in their shifter carts running at speeds that were close to racing. The day went well. The fans, albeit, not nearly as many as the organizers had hoped for, did enjoy what they saw. One of the highlights was watching the cars cross the finish line. In the background you could see four massive cruise liners docked at port which helped make a wonderful photo op, as they say.

The Revival Bahamas Speed Week still needs some fine tuning and better time management. But this is all part of the growing pains. The event is slated to come off once again next year and plans are being formulated for a better, faster race course and more cars. Many of this year’s participants came from places like Hong Kong, England, America and Europe and everyone would agree that this was a wonderful diversion for the cold weeks in early winter. By all accounts this was the 2nd year of what could be a fantastic event in a few years’ time, given some maturity. Like a fine wine this event is improving and will take time. The group who put this on deserves all the praise they can get as this is a massive helping of work for all involved and it showed from start to finish.

So, looking for warmer weather the end of November into the first week of December? Head to Nassau in the Bahamas and enjoy the Speed Week Revival III. It will stick to your ribs like the local conch.

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Atacama Field Chronograph No. 1945: 45mm, black PVD steel case, screw case back and screw down crown, antireflective sapphire crystal, water resistant to 100 meters, alarm feature, golden tan distressed leather strap with black PVD buckle, and Luminox self-powered illumination. Swiss Made.

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18K 5N pink gold, Power reserve of approximately 65 hours, Hallmark of Geneva, Manual mechanical movement, Silvered dial, sand-blasted, Applied hour-markers in 18K gold Réf. 82130/000R-9755

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Ever since this agreement, and true to the history that built its reputation, Vacheron Constantin has been committed to passing on its knowledge to each of its Master Watchmakers in order to guarantee the excellence and durability of its craftsmanship and of its timepieces.

FOR THE CURIOUS, THE COLLECTOR AND THE CONNOISSEUR

17th of September 1755. In the offices of the solicitor Mr. Choisy, a young Master Watchmaker from Geneva named Jean-Marc Vacheron is about to hire his first apprentice. This agreement is the first known reference to the founding watchmaker of a prestigious dynasty and it represents the establishment of Vacheron Constantin, the oldest watchmaking manufacturer in the world in continuous operation.

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