[ Richard Mille ]

On 28 September 2008 in Singapore, the world's greatest drivers and cars will challenge in not only Asia's first street race but the first ever night race in FORMULA 1™ history!

Richard Mille is an amateur racer with an unquenchable thirst for speed and power! 'His racing machines for the wrist" are designed with the same aspects for precision, performance, aesthetics and endurance as F1 cars and drivers, Mille's calibres were put to another dimension of rigorous tests when his close friend, Ferrari F1 driver Felipe Massa began 'test-driving' his watches in 2006.

To celebrate Felipe Massa's inaugural Grand Prix in Singapore, Richard Mille has developed a special edition of RM 011, Its carbon fibre flange around the dial is colored in red and hour indexes in alternate red & white to replicate the colors of the Singapore's national flag. DLC coating on the titanium case further lends a 'night' effect to the watch. To mark his friendship with the F1 driver, "Felipe Massa's 1st Singapore GP' is subtly engraved on the back case. MORE>>

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[ via Franc Vila ]

The FVa N 6 Tourbillon Planetaire Skeleton SuperLigero Concept watch is a high performance timepiece striking by the naked beauty of a skeleton mechanism. It was initially unveiled at Baselworld 2008.

The timepiece has been equipped with an innovative movement, the first ever produced from Lightnium, a Lithium-based alloy. The new material is a metal characterized by an extremely low density. The material has been exclusively used in the field of state of the art aeronautical engineering. Its main features are lightness and high tensile strength, implying the reduced structural weight and improved elasticity of the module.

FVa N 6 Tourbillon Planetaire Skeleton SuperLigero Concept boasts aesthetic beauty and technical prowess. The watch represents an extremely shock and stress resistant construction.

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The AMVOX2 DBS Transponder watch has been designed as a technological partner for the V12-engined DBS. It is the first mechanical timepiece to be created with the ability to control access to a luxury sports car. The Aston Martin DBS car is a true thoroughbred - the finest manifestation of Aston Martin's brand values of power, beauty and soul. Now Aston Martin is proud to announce this breakthrough timepiece handcrafted by the legendary Swiss watch manufacturer Jaeger-LeCoultre. [ Full Press Release ]

[ Jaeger-LeCoultre ]

[ Microsite: AMVOX2 DBS Transponder ]

Price/Availability: $40,750/Dec 2008

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[ via AK Geneve ]

Here is a quote from the AK Geneve HMS Warp press release.

"Arny Kapshitzer (the "AK" of AK Geneva) had long been dreaming of rolling up his sleeves, getting his shirt wet, slogging his guts out, in short, of doing battle with watchmaking."

This concept watch should be available this November. Please hit the link to see one more picture and press release.

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Audemars Piguet debuted their new Royal Oak Carbon Concept at the SIHH show, in Geneva, this past April. Unfortunately no info was released as far availability, but they did just release this video on the AP website. This is the first watch equipped with both case and movement in carbon. One site does have the watch listed as "Coming Soon", so it could be available before the end of the year. MORE

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[ via Wyler Genève ]

Wyler Genève has been turning out some really nice chronographs lately. This one is definitely no exception. Ceramic + Carbon fiber + DLC (diamond like carbon) combine to make this watch not only rugged, but beautiful as well, what a fantastic watch. Wyler watches start at $10,000, but expect to pay more for the this one. MORE PICS

PRESS RELEASE:

WYLER GENÈVE GETS REAL WITH A NEW CERAMIC CHRONOGRAPH

Las Vegas, 30th May 2008 - The shock-resistant Wyler Genève chronograph got a whole lot tougher today with the launch of a new model in black ceramic. At the Palms Hotel's exclusive G-Suite, photographer and film-maker Francesco Carrozzini unveiled an exhibition of his photographs of El Camino Real, the legendary West-coast route for which the new watch is named.

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[ via TAG Heuer ]

The TAG Heuer Grand Carrera Calibre 36 RS Caliper Concept is quite an impressive concept. Featuring a world first, the Grand Carrera Calibre 36 RS is the only automatic chronograph capable of measuring and displaying 1/10ths of a second. A COSC-certified movement oscillates at a ultra high 36,000 vibrations per hour (vph), allowing the watch to measure 1/10th second intervals.

The Calibre 36 RS is housed in a 43 mm in diameter case which has a black titanium carbide coating. There are "black gold" accents all over the dial of the watch including the indexes, TAG Heuer logo and the hands. The two rotating systems indicating the chronograph minutes at 3 o'clock and the chronograph hours at 6 o'clock systems also use black gold. The watch also features a Linear seconds display a 9 o'clock.

Another innovative design element is the way the watch displays the information. TAG Heuer developed an exclusive Rotating scale that permits precise reading of 1/10th of a second, just watch the video, and you will see what I am talking about.

This concept watch is so exclusive that the design is featured on the dashboard of the limited edition Ken Okuyama designed K.O.7 sportscar, that was on display at the TAG booth this year at Baselworld. After seeing Ken's new design in person at Basel I was not surprised to read that he is the one who designed the famous Ferrari Enzo.

To add to the sporty automotive inspired design of the watch they added a caliper to the dial, which connects to the hour and minute counters at 3 and 6 o'clock. They even perforated the strap, to add to the sporty design.

The racing inspired "black gold" accented, ultra high precision 36,000 VPH COSC-certified 1/10th second chronograph, is by far one of the best looking TAG Heuer watches I've seen.

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[ via Watchismo ]

The DeWitt Incognito Steampunk concept watch sold for about $622,000, but before the buyer took delivery of it Watchismo got some great pictures. For those of you who do not know much about Steampunk check this link out Steampunk 101. Developed with French architect Jean-Michel Wilmotte, the Incognito has a flying tourbillon, expanding riveted case, five barrels and a 21 day power reserve. One of the most unique and expensive watches to debut at Baselworld this year, no one will ever mistake this watch for a Rolex.

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[ via Audemars Piguet ]

Here are a few shots of the new Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Carbon Concept Tourbillon. I have always liked the Royal Oak models from Audemars and this concept is my favorite one so far. It looks a lot like the TB Buti Carbon concept watch that was featured at Baselworld. Unlike the TB Buti the Audemars has a ceramic bezel and a tourbillon movement. Expect to pay much more for the Audemars name and the tourbillon movement. Both watches have high-tech movements and use a lot of carbon, but the prices should be very different.

The Audemars Carbon watch is ultra-lightweight and may become the first watch to feature a carbon case and movement. I am not sure if the TB Buti will feature a carbon movement, but the all carbon case is still very impressive. Audemars utilizes a pure carbon 384 part Calibre 2895 tourbillon chronograph movement. The bezel is ceramic, the crown features AP intials and the ring surrounding the caseback is secured by eight screws made of PVD blackened titanium.

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[ via YankoDesign ]

Designer John Pszeniczny has recently released these images of two very unique and desirable concept watches. The wristwatch (top picture) is called the F1 Carbon GMT watch and the one (pictured below) is called the Luna watch. These watches are very cool, but at this point they are still only "concepts". I hope they make it to the production stage, but only time will tell.

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[ via Seiko ]

Here is a shot of the new Concept/Limited Edition watch from Seiko, the Spring Drive Spacewalk. Very cool name and some very impressive specs, especially the case that is 53 mm L x 48.7 mm W. Hit the jump for official press images and for a lengthly but interesting press release. I visited the Seiko booth a few times during the Baselworld show and did not see this watch displayed, so I am guessing they are still preparing it for production. Check the specs below:

SEIKO Spring Drive Spacewalk Specifications:

Caliber:
Spring Drive Chronograph 5R86

Case:
High-intensity Titanium
Diameter 53.0 mm (12-6h) , 48.7 mm (3-9h)
Thickness 15.2 mm
Weight 92.5 g

Glass:
Sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating

Water resistance:
10 Bar

Bracelet:
The final specification is yet to be decided. SEIKO is now working with
the Russian Federal Space Agency on the optimum design.

Spring Drive Chronograph Caliber 5R86:
Hour, minute and second hands with calendar
GMT hand
Power reserve indicator
50 jewels

Movement Diameter:
30.0 mm
Thickness: 7.6 mm

Other:
416 parts
Power reserve: 72 hours with/without chronograph function in use
Chronograph to 12 hours

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TB Buti is an Italian watchmaker that produces some very nice looking timepieces. The one pictured above is a 48 mm concept watch made of pure carbon. These are exclusive images taken from Baselworld earlier this month. TB Buti has not released any info on pricing or availabilty yet. Audemars has released a few carbon watch models, but this one should cost substantially less.

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[ via Franc Vila ]

One of my favorite watches from the Baselworld show is the Franc Vila Concept Tourbillon Planétaire Skeleton SuperLigero. The case is made of black titanium with a special elliptic and circular bezel, which is signature Franc Vila. The crystal and the caseback are both sapphire with double sided anti-glare treatment. It is water resistant to 100 meters. The movement is a FV Nº 6 mechanical movement with manual winding and 24 rubies. It is a flying tourbillon with inertial moment control mechanism and a wheel differential system. The watch is hand-made and hand-decorated. The bridge of the tourbillon and plate are made in red "Lightnium". It has hour, minutes and power reserve functions. The dial is a transparent sapphire. This is an ultra-limited edition of 8 pieces. The case is also available in a Black Diehard Extreme Steel, DieHard Extreme Steel, red gold, white gold and Titanium & Gold. I did not get a chance to schedule a meeting with Franc Vila this year, but I am sure all editions are sold out.

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[ via Maurice Lacroix ]

Here is the latest shot of the new Memoire 1. This is the first mechanical watch in the world to feature a memory function. The memory function by itself makes this a very appealing and unique watch, however the design looks a bit clunky. Regardless of looks, or even the price, this limited edition watch will sell.

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Here is a video of the TAG Heuer Calibre 360 Concept watch.

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