Top ten watches
Patek Philippe, a symbol of patek Philippe's dignity.
Vacheron Constantin's noble works of art
Audemars piguet adheres to the century-old tradition.
Baoji Breguet is the Father of Modern Watchmaking.
The quality of international machinery manufacturing is extraordinary.
Piaget, count, the supreme treasure.
Cartier, the pet of Cartier society.
Jaeger-lecoultre Jaeger-lecoultre created the Guinness Book of Records.
Rolex Rolex Watch Overlord
White Gillard Peregal shows dignity
Traditionally, watches have only one main function, that is, "timing". In foreign countries and economically developed areas such as Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, the timing function of watches has long been weakened. It is regarded as a work of art and a symbol of one's identity, status and taste.
An important thing for Shanghainese to get married now is to buy a pair of expensive brand-name couple watches. At the negotiating table, when the two sides shake hands, people wearing longines will be considered to have more taste than people wearing Tissot. This general trend of internationalization has gradually penetrated into high-income people.
In Hong Kong's list of "Top Ten World Watches", Cartier ranked seventh and Rolex ranked ninth. "Omega" ranks fourth in the list of "Top Ten Good Watches" besides "Top Ten Famous Watches".
From high to low: Cartier-Rolex-Rudder-Omega-Radar-Longines-Tissot.
Patek Philippe ranks first in the world famous watches: it produces a watch in 8 years.
The symbol of the world's top rich is to own a Patek Philippe watch. The noble artistic realm and expensive production materials have shaped Patek Philippe's enduring brand effect. Not long ago, Patek Philippe once again set a new world auction record for antique watches. A watch made by 1933 for American bankers costs as much as 1 1 ten thousand dollars. This watch has 24 functions. It took 3 years to design and 5 years to make. A watch has been produced for 8 years.
Patek Philippe will never make one at random because of the hot market. The factory has a secret workshop, which has maintained a tradition of more than 100 years, that is, only one product is manufactured by hand every year, and the price is about 30 million RMB. Whoever wants to get this watch must wait patiently for at least 8 to 10 years.
Cartier: the darling of the upper class
Cartier family is a famous French jewelry manufacturer in the middle of19th century. Louis Cartier was a goldsmith appreciated by the royal family at that time. 1904, the gold watch he made for his old friend Santos became an instant hit. Since then, Cartier watches have always been the pets of the upper class, enduring.
Some Cartier watches are made by the main factory in Paris, and quite a few of them are specially made by signing contracts with famous companies such as Audemars Piguet, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Patek Philippe, Vacheron Constantin and European Watch Company. Its function, modeling, technology and so on can be described as absorbing the strengths of various schools and concentrating on it.
Omega: A watch that has been to the moon.
Omega (Omega), a famous name in watch and advertising circles, originated from the Greek letter (Omega) and started at 1848, which is deeply loved by tasters. Omega has served as a standard timer in world-class events such as sailing, track and field, swimming and so on. , and won the Olympic timekeeper with 3 1 time. Omega is the first and only watch ever worn on the moon. Omega pays special attention to inviting celebrities as image ambassadors. Cindy, a top Swiss tennis player, peter blake, a sailor, Ernie Ace, a golfer, pierce brosnan, cindy crawford, Yam Tat-wah, Sophia Kao and other top figures are its image spokespersons.
A century-old watch has ten faces.
1. Cartier tank
19 19rh, Cartier drew inspiration from the track of the British winning weapon tank in World War I and launched the tank series, which once became the favorite of celebrities from all walks of life in Europe and America.
2. Rolex oysters
1927, Rolex found an excellent waterproof and dustproof way-screw-in watch handle. With this watch, Rolex has since sat on the throne of the world's first watch.
3. ingersoll Mickey.
During 1933, almost one million people wore this watch at the Chicago World Expo. During the Great Depression, it was a treasure that countless children dreamed of.
4. General Genetic TRV- Campos Company
1944, the universe introduced a watch with complex functions, which can display the moon phase, day of the week and date, and record the time accurately to 1/5 seconds.
5. Movado Museum
1959, the new york Museum of Modern Art listed Ron Hewitt's design as a permanent collection, and the Movado Watch Factory recognized the pearl with its eye and put it into production, which became the signboard of the factory.
6. Creation of Zenith Poetry (Zines El Primero)
1969 Just as Seiko introduced the first generation of electronic quartz watches, the original movement with a vibration frequency of 36,000 times/hour developed by Zhenli has become the focus of attention in the industry and is still highly respected.
7. Hamilton
1970, Hamilton introduced an LED electronic watch, which can jump out of the hours, minutes and seconds of the red liquid crystal with a single press. The price of the gold box is as high as 2 100 USD. However, in less than ten years, this kind of watch has declined.
8. Samples
1983, a Swiss watch with a price of only $25 went on the market, and its bright plastic case strap immediately won the hearts of fans, marking the revival of the ancient Swiss watch industry.
9. Citizen's ecological drive
1995, Citizen introduced a photoelectric watch, which can run as long as it is exposed to light.
10. Seiko sports
In 2000, at the watch fair in Basel, Switzerland, Seiko said, "Maybe, all watches will operate like this in the future." Just shake the watch and the power of the watch will continue. This kind of watch combines the convenience of automatic machinery with the accuracy of electronic timing, and it really has a bright future.