Friday, December 30, 2016
Friday, December 23, 2016
Appreciation of the beauty of mosaics of the Dial Watch
Mosaics that spread thousand-year old technology, originally only applied to the walls, murals, ceilings and other large decorations with the ground. Now it across domains, and miniaturized it, which should be used in watchmaking. Then the artistic journey of this dial, enjoy the beauty of the mosaics on the dial.
What is a mosaic
What is a mosaic
"Mosaque" ("mosaic" Mosaic) the term in the First century BC was born in Rome, and its real origin dates back to the Third century BC Sicilian, here found the history of the earliest with glass and marble squares inlay pattern. At the time, such a cut glass and marble square replacing cobblestones as mosaic material process approach, called the creative act. Mosaic process of continuous evolution and development, and the emergence of micro-mosaics, the expression at the end of 18th century Italy is especially prevalent.
The popular Millennium-old technology, originally only applied to the walls, murals, ceilings and other large decorations with the ground. Now it across domains, and miniaturized it, which should be used in watchmaking.
Mosaics
Mosaics
First, select gems. Gemstone variety, Onyx, Tiger eye, eagle eye, yellow, Peter Stone, Carnelian, yellow Jasper, Palm Jasper, Jasper in the Kalahari, yellow agate, MOSS agate, coral and mother-of-Pearl. Subsequently, the jewel-encrusted mechanic will be filtered out of the warm natural gemstones polished cut, making it uniform squares of side length and thickness. Jewel box one by one in a predetermined order.
Cartier Rotonde de Cartier Watch
Cartier Rotonde de Cartier Watch
Cartier Rotonde de Cartier Watch turtles decorative patterns, for example, first with black gems outlining each turtle shells and tortoise foot contour, then set other layer by layer the color of gems, making colors richer, shape is also more prominent. Turtle pattern as a whole were set with 1167 stones. Jewel that only processes, cost more than more than 60 hours. Exquisite mosaics, gemstone composed of sea turtles come to life on the dial, unique charm, beautiful. To paste all your stones on the dial and then reinforce unity to ensure uniform patterned surface smoothing. It is very accurate and delicate of processing techniques, meticulous and creative attitude, can it become classics.
Mosaic encounters has brought us once again and watch art and time to create a beautiful bloom. The old, traditional mosaics as time showed a wide range of forms: through architecture, art, decoration, or even the combination of information technology and other diversified, mosaic art in the arena of human cultures plays an irreplaceable role. We are happy to use the mosaic was inspired by every age and idea into reality, the same with the passage of time in watch on the side of innovation, the true meaning of the entire watch area unchanged.
What is a mosaic
What is a mosaic
Mosaics
Mosaics
Cartier Rotonde de Cartier Watch
Cartier Rotonde de Cartier Watch
Cartier Santos-Dumont decorative horse watch
Cartier Santos-Dumont decorative horse watch
Cartier Santos-Dumont horse decorative watch Golden Eagles and one mosaic, metal crochet horse, neck, mane and nostril detail lines are shown by lines of hand-carved gold, will show a horse English head.
Seiko in the dials is a small space, Cartier jewels mosaics that last forever. Two mosaics complement each other, the perfect combination: a mosaic of tiny square gem paved dial bottom; another is used to combine the different shape of the jewel box in form horse decoration.
18K k gold watch case and octagonal Crown set with a Sapphire; Sapphire Crystal mirror; 18K k gold dial, hand-embossed horse decorations, jewel-encrusted mosaic and painting; the Sword shaped blued steel hands. Semi matte Brown crocodile leather strap; 18 mm 18K white gold folding clasp. Cartier-430 MC refined hand-wound mechanical movement workshops;-resistant to 3 bar (30 m/100 ft). Numbered and limited. Case dimensions: 36.6 mm x 47.4 mm; 9.84 mm thickness. Horses of Pentium noble aura Zodiac table to open
Micro-mosaic art (Mosaic)
Micro-mosaic art (Mosaic)
Mosaic is a history of several hundred years of craftsmanship, long before the bronze age has been used. Ancient Greece also confirmed that using small stones to decorate outdoor pavement.
Until the late 18th century, when two of its most respected and world-renowned artist Cesare Aguatti and Giacomo Raffaeli is the creation of micro-mosaics, they invented a new technology, so that they can be made less than 1 mm diameter micro mosaic pieces. The mosaic made of ceramic, high-temperature hybrid heating in excess of 800 degrees Celsius. Then the glass is cooled and then cut into small square bricks. In addition to reducing the volume of a brick exterior, this invented by two artists of technology also brings richness of color choices, including more than 10,000 different colors, so you can make the most careful tone shades of light effects and a variety of gradients. The most delicate micro-mosaics and sometimes by up to 560 pieces of mosaic pieces per square centimeter!
Count by virtue of the extraordinary process of a Roman artist, once again demonstrated its tradition. The artist for the descendants of 18th century master craftsman, on the Altiplano watch, he created a micro-mosaic of Yves Piaget rose. This miniature masterpiece sign attached to the Earl of ultra-thin watches on the surface, with multiple delicate pink hue.
PIAGET ALTIPLANO MICRO-MOSAIC DIAL
PIAGET ALTIPLANO MICRO-MOSAIC DIAL
18K white gold case, with 78 round diamonds (weighing about 0.7 carats), diameter 38 mm, dial is decorated with a hand-crafted micro mosaics Yves Piaget rose pattern, Earl made 430P slim manual chain movement, quality silk strap, with a needle 釦-table 釦, limited to 8.
Cartier Santos-Dumont decorative horse watch
Cartier Santos-Dumont decorative horse watch
Micro-mosaic art (Mosaic)
Micro-mosaic art (Mosaic)
PIAGET ALTIPLANO MICRO-MOSAIC DIAL
PIAGET ALTIPLANO MICRO-MOSAIC DIAL
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Saturday, December 17, 2016
Gucci series G GUCCI Creative Director to personally design available
In 2009 product G-Gucci in the 1960 revision of the original design. Bezel with exquisite unique g-Word box with smooth bracelet perfectly together, highlights watch personalities. G-Gucci decorated with exquisite, fashionable Bangle Bracelet, since its launch by the women of all ages popular.
G-GUCCI watches
Gucci's famous "g" icon from the 60 's of the last century began for the first time, then in the world-wide fame. It gracefully again into the stainless steel watch, with a strong sense of edgy "all black" look.
G-Gucci personally designed by Gucci Creative Director Frida Giannini. Gucci classic luxury remake, become full of self-confidence and sense of modern vision, perfectly Giannini talent.
G-GUCCI watches
Bezel with exquisite unique g-shape, with smooth bracelet perfectly together, highlights watch personalities. This watch with Brown Scrubs or white mother of pearl dial to choose from. Time of movement challenge under the deep sea
In order to increase the sense of urbanity, medium size and small case with Diamond Bezel and dial.
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Design smooth and sleek, the Creative Director of Gucci watches stainless steel
Sunday, December 11, 2016
Xia Yu Huang Lei wearing a BMW watch power trip to 2010BMW x
Xia Yudai BMW speed watch power BMW x series tour
Ice Champions Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo in BMW Lifestyle clothing
Huang Lei wearing BMW travel to Monte Carlo Watch series of power BMW x
Recently, BMW-in the beautiful city of Chengdu-Chengdu opened the 2010 BMW x tour prologue. This year is the fifth year in a row the x-Tour event, is one of the largest, just starting BMW in China Watch, as BMW x tour official timekeeper, contestants helped in game, for the first time witness the passion of this challenge the unknown journey. Patek Philippe described 173 years of circulation
The same day, powerful male stars Xia Yu, Huang Lei, Olympic figure skating champions Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo attended the press conference. Xia Yu and Huang Lei put on his new BMW watches, first step to experience its outstanding performance and sleek appearance. Has a heritage of the brand BMW watches of superior quality and profound connotations, to world-renowned Switzerland expertise gives the watch runs perpetually restless spirits. In this remarkable journey about driving, adventure and culture, BMW watches with personal escorts to assist soldiers race against time sprint finish.
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Tuesday, November 8, 2016
Watch racing don t understand margin of born for racing watches
Motor racing with its death-defying speed and savagery, an irrepressible rise of adrenaline, also cannot help but fascinating. Integration of watches and cars, originating from these two areas are innovation and excellence, speed, racing against time as keywords, both seem attendant, burst out of the race on the fast and the furious with each other.
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Racing is about passion, speed, technology and race against the psychological quality; watch, you can record time, time, time manipulation, and its production process, has rare skills in it.
When it comes to race and what's relationship had to lift the first is associated with the racing watch brand Tag Heuer, Tag Heuer many years into energy in the campaign table creation, "precision racing" is that they never change the creation thread. Through long-term cooperation with the best teams, riders and race, Tag Heuer no doubt occupied the heights of the world's top sport chronograph.
More watch brands join racing later watches the camp, then became deeply rooted in the brand Totem culture movement. Chopin loved antique cars, space ships lose F1 races, Rolex specializes in endurance racing, what car would look at the watch brand watches products.
Chopard h, new Engine One Tourbillon
Chopard h, new Engine One Tourbillon
Looking for car and watches two mechanical similarities are Chopard h watch Engine One unique direction for many years. Engine One h is the craze to explore another masterpiece, its charm lies in the performance highlights at the same time without losing interest.
Engine One h a readability of data display, hour and minute hands to render the Central pointer, power reserve is located in the left side of the face plate, looks like a fuel gauge, second was installed in the Tourbillon, located on the right side, looked like a speedometer. Even hand-texture and stitch on the alligator leather strap, is also reviewing the racing seat style 1960-1970, Chopin, attention to detail is amazing.
Language interpretation with the car Engine One h assume that Chopin's internal structure as a car Engine One h, it is equipped with an engine (machinery rather than internal combustion engines, of course), the vertical position of a single cylinder (Tourbillon). Cylinder head (plywood) are made from nickel silver and steel instead of aluminum. Its stable engine speed in revolutions per minute 480 (that is, 28,800 vibrations per hour, or a frequency of 4 Hz). In order to optimize the performance of the mechanical cylinder around the axis of the balance wheel of the round (the Tourbillon principle). It also loads have a power transmission system (gear), and its fuel tanks (barrels) can guarantee 60 hours of energy supply (power save). The fuel tank cap (Crown) is highlighting makes it easy to refuel (rotate to adjust time), its performance and precision has been determined by an independent authoritative testing institution (Switzerland official Observatory, COSC) certification. Engine (L.U.C Calibre 04.02-L movement model) were installed on the shock absorber (rubber floor) with shock-proof function, titanium body (casing), quality of light, not only scratch-resistant, there are excellent bio-compatibility and low allergenicity.
Appreciation of born for racing watches
Chopard h, new Engine One Tourbillon
Chopard h, new Engine One Tourbillon
Yu ship table F1 United States racing King Power Austin limited edition watches
Yu ship table F1 United States racing King Power Austin limited edition watches
2012 formula one returned to United States, the penultimate race of the season on November 16 to 18th in Austin, TX, American track (Circuit of The Americas). To witness the United States campaigns in the history of this significant event, Formula 1 official watches-Yu ship decided to launch a Special Edition watch--F1 King Power Austin, limited edition of 250 pieces.
Watches titanium shell, resistant to corrosion and biocompatible. Watches inspired by Formula 1 ™) of a variety of high-tech materials, such as carbon and titanium rings, silk glossy polished and perforated effect reminiscent of the high-tech the cutting-edge performance of brake disc. Another start and reset button, 30-minute timer 3 o'clock position. Strap in black alligator leather, stitching straps ensure a comfortable, wear-resistant and flexible, and red stitching subtly with dial colours.
Rolex Oyster Perpetual cosmic plan Daytona watch
Rolex Oyster Perpetual cosmic plan Daytona watch
This iconic Rolex Oyster Perpetual cosmic plan Daytona watch was born in 1963, specifically designed to meet the needs of professional Enduro rider timed, equipped with speed meter scale Cup and exclusively by Rolex developed high performance mechanical movements. The Watch has a legendary reliability, as well as the ideal instrument for measuring time and calculating average speed.
With excellent precision, reliability, accessibility and functionality, cosmic plan Daytona endurance race-car drivers the best timing tool. The Central seconds hand of timer can be accurate to within 1/8 seconds, at 9 and 3 point counters show the consumption of hours and minutes. Drivers so you can pinpoint the elapsed time, deciding how to travel the remaining distance to win.
Carrera Calibre 16 chronograph Day-Date 43MM Monaco GP Limited Edition 5
Carrera Calibre 16 chronograph Day-Date 43MM Monaco GP limited edition
In 2013, the TAG Heuer Monaco Grand Prix are working together again: cutting-edge technology, create accurate benchmarking series TAG Heuer latest racing--Carrera racing Calibre 16 Monaco GP limited edition Monaco Calibre 12 Monaco 24 Calibre and ACM 36--immortal legend, won the women's team title.
The watch bezel and gun engraved with the Monaco Grand Prix red typeface, color printing on the Sapphire Crystal caseback of the Monaco Grand Prix logo and watch a limited number (X/4,000). Black rubber strap with the 1963 F1 inspired competition tire, tire patterns embossed design. To manually set on an open charcoal grey scale, the scale covered with Luminescent coating, stopwatch minutes, the clock and the second three time Windows are located at 12, 6 and 9 points. The pointer and press the fire-red design of the whole works of the finishing touch of the Office, this classic watch's craftsmanship and Switzerland with cutting-edge technology to show vividly.
Yu ship table F1 United States racing King Power Austin limited edition watches
Yu ship table F1 United States racing King Power Austin limited edition watches
Rolex Oyster Perpetual cosmic plan Daytona watch
Rolex Oyster Perpetual cosmic plan Daytona watch
Carrera Calibre 16 chronograph Day-Date 43MM Monaco GP Limited Edition 5
Carrera Calibre 16 chronograph Day-Date 43MM Monaco GP limited edition
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Thursday, October 27, 2016
Leopard really come back to see if you can match another
Wanted to know the annual trend, in fact, most likely to get an answer from the street, in addition to hot velvet this year; baseball jacket outside the knotted shirt, Leopard print is light. Most people heard the Leopard was rejected, but in fact, you can rest assured we try a leopard print matching, matching Leopard-simple as far as possible routes on the other items selected, highlight the Leopard print is OK.
Kendall recent the street dressed in a leopard-print jacket, Leopard let me once again rekindle our hopes, cropped Leopard print jacket matched with a vintage high waisted Bell Bottoms, very 80 's taste.
Leopard-print coat, do not say no single product! In fact, is an oversize Leopard coat can drive, nevertheless put to is simple enough, for example, put a black LOOK
If you are confident enough, can also use the Leopard to hit other elements to wear, such as matching a plaid skirt, is let the gentle the wildest of Leopard?
Than Leopard-print coat, Leopard sweater better control, you can select the details embellished Leopard print sweater, Leopard does think this details what effect the more surprises?
When dense little Leopard dress up, be sure to select products to match a simple solid color, this will make the intensive effects become less dense.
Leopard print coat to match this year's hot metal skirt, matching the texture as a whole were both items higher level.
There is a wild LOOK is to use put a Leopard animal print clothing, are super cool?
You can choose a pair of Leopard-print wrap dress, paired with a dark knit shirt, put, ideal for fall/winter.
If it is for wearing Leopard print items there is no confidence, a leopard print bag is more classic good match, especially in darker shades of autumn and winter, a leopard print bag easily dotting the entire match.
Leopard print high heels, nude black red is the second after, your shoe in a pair, with black or nude hues in autumn and winter, a pair of Leopard print high heel fitting.
Dress is Leopard, this casual mix of small minds, but shows the fashionable full routine.
Or you can choose a coat jacket Leopard embellished the details of, than a large area of Leopard print, Leopard print makes you more?
Leopard silk scarf, winter wind is best compared to solid-colored, Leopard silk scarf more wild and sexy.
Leopard print coat put a detailed Leopard-print silk scarf, Leopard print matching such upper body, cool style. Led by Ronaldo Beckham diamond skillfully taking
Miss Bell's this leopard-print coat and unique, is a dense network of small Leopard and loose Leopard print combined so that two different sized Leopard, the results have been surprising.
Leopard LOOK big search
See more street photography, you know how fashion essential mix Leopard!
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Sunday, October 16, 2016
Apple 7 headphones were netizens ridicule
Apple iPhone7 will be equipped with Lightning headset and adapter, after controversial AirPods headphones will sell. Early this morning, however the headset once exposed, fancy slot had been friends.
Apple iPhone7 will be equipped with Lightning headset and adapter, after controversial AirPods headphones will sell. Early this morning, however the headset once exposed, fancy slot had been friends.
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Tuesday, October 11, 2016
Design by solid citizen eco drive analog moon phase watch
Exhibition twice this is a watchmaking Academy – the world watch and jewellery show in Basel watch, its groundbreaking profile design makes its appearance created a sensation.
Birth of a Eco-Drive RING, from citizen to "the fusion of technology and beauty" the eternal pursuit of the product concept. How to allow people to enjoy the comfort of eco-drive technology, and immerse yourself in the watch looks extraordinary beauty show. Eco-Drive RING, with its ground-breaking bezel light-absorbing mode and Marvel profile, for us to find the answers. This is not only the latest findings on citizen's creativity, but also to demonstrate the unlimited potential of the eco-drive--in addition to what's driving, loading design aesthetic can be turned into leads.
Citizen eco-drive analog moon phase watch
If you are looking for an appreciation of Eco-Drive best RING point, it must be the side. Eco-drive light-absorbing structure around the bezel is placed within a ring consisting of curved sapphire glass, and overall just like diamonds ring holding claw-like hollow stainless steel case, the Visual aesthetics of the natural built a great stereo perception of modern architecture. Cloverleaf design for Eco-Drive RING to the greatest degree of absorbing light, and 360-degree light penetration also makes the watch presents a unique Crystal bright.
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Common on high-end watches moon phase functions here in the Eco-Drive RING more perfect interpretation. Different from the moon phase display, located in 6 phases of fully functional representation of the Sun, moon, and Earth movement. With a clear round in the modeling of the wrist, and time in the space of light solidification wrist in the mysteries of life.
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Friday, October 7, 2016
National Day holiday camp you missed a few things
Holiday is coming, whether the smaller partners have irrepressible holiday heart? Leave the tedious work, with Fossil's camping trip together! Away from the hustle and bustle of the city, give body to a complete outdoor SPA.
No need to prepare large pieces of luggage, Emi walking in nature with a small, practical and elegant, both match the lovely Princess style is of the neutral wind she can firmly HOLD live, so let your mind.
Emi
ZB6850210
Inspired by classic equestrian style, elegant retro brown leather design, particularly suitable for outdoor trips, and added more detail women's movement style, unique tassel design adds fashion sense at the same time, add a dash of smart.
Original Boyfriend
ES4046
The boyfriend of the classical wind watch, amber glass matching rust-colored leather strap, medieval-inspired United States outdoor service, unique design allows the appearance of a classic cool, cast out your unique charm.
Happy time is always casual passing, you need to help you record beautiful moments with a Townsman, innovative hollow automatic mechanical watch case for you calculation time, relax, and he, will have nothing to fear.
Townsman
ME3061
High cost of automatic mechanical watch. New machinery and eye-catching style, exquisite internal structure coupled with innovative hollow case, individual shapes and precise, such equipment, cast reflect the image of man.
Backpack is a short trip one of the must-have items, large capacity and practicality of not to be missed, even if all holiday must-have item can make the jump.
Sportsman
MBG9268400
Holiday without a practical and stylish backpack, casual, cool, followed the style of vintage sports equipment, and more fashion sense, new color Navy Blue more Visual enjoyment, large capacity and utility functions to make travel more convenient.
Grant
FS5210
Grant series sold briskly, amber glass matching rust-colored leather strap, inspired by the outdoors watch worn by the hostel and camping styles, blue dial white hour markers again and joined the popular Red seconds hand and wrist more handsome heroic embellishment.
Walk around, take advantage of the autumn sun, looking for a coffee shop, with dessert and Jacqueline, 11 long adds a bit of sweetness. Jacqueline series new color Slate gray, with a rose gold dial, perfect balance of the ash
Cool, nubuck texture matching red seconds hand adds more interest.
Jacqueline
ES4032
Jacqueline series new color Slate gray, with a rose gold dial, perfect balance the coolness of a Slate gray, nubuck texture matching red seconds hand adds more interest.
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Tuesday, August 30, 2016
With these four basic functions can be called intelligent table
Apple watch, once launched, people talk smart watches and wearable smart device has increasingly become a popular trend. For smart watches, many Apple fans or electronic fans will throw a question to: Smart Watch exactly what? In today's market, we can see many 3C Giants or brands, has entered the smart-watch market in recent years, smart meters are varied. Below, we'll adopt Smart Watch's four functions to quickly learn its use.
1, movement tracking
For smart watches feature the consensus of the people, is the most you can wear a watch of the induction transmission, to help us keep track of daily motion, heart rate, calorie consumption per day, sleep quality health data. Such documentation can make you well aware of their health status, and best to motivate yourself to exercise more.
2, answer the phone
Through the connection with the mobile phone, it can be said, a smart watch completely free hand! When you need to make or receive calls, rather than getting in his pocket phone minutes flat and you got it. And imagine different, when answering the phone, does not need to have been holding the talk, this by driving a family favorite.
3, message alert One week top 0821
Occasional phone when adjusting to silent or vibrate mode, always missing the short messages, e-mail messages, phone calls and social software push messages in real time. Through the connection with the mobile phone, all message alerts can synchronize a push to your Smart Watch, view the missing information in a timely manner, for a few seconds at a glance mobile phones "cell phone cancer" patients was spike!
4, rich APP
Now available in smart watches, Samsung, Apple, smart watches these needs by connecting the phone that can match various software applications on a mobile phone, add to its entertaining. Listen to music, social platform, online payments, and so on can be confusion between the realization of the wrist, so that it is different from traditional watch more intelligent, diverse, extending the mobile software development.
Original title: smart meter do? Four basic functions let you know smart meters
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Wednesday, August 24, 2016
Mediatek low end chips three ultra low end processor
Yesterday, mediatek official micro-blog posts, released three low SoC, models MT6737, MT6738, MT6750, respectively. The mediatek launched three SoC supports 4G+, prior to that only MT6797 a mediatek SoC supports 4G+, which MT6737 supports three card of the bottom three.
Although mediatek official micro-blog no more news about these SoC, but we found some amazing website information about them. MT6738/MT6750 only supports 720P resolution screen, while MT6750 is 8 A53, but for the size of nuclear 1.5GHz/1.0GHz (similar to Xiao long 615), GPU for another strong MT6750T, it supports 1080P resolution, same for nuclear 1.5GHz/1.0GHz,GPU Mali-T860MP2 in size.
Mali-T860 is actually Mali-T760 vests, no difference between the two, while MT6750 only 350MHz Mali-T860MP2 and MT6752 Mali-T760MP2 700MHz and MT6752 8*A53 @1.5GHz that MT6752 entirely suppressed MT6750/MT6750T in performance, let alone a mediatek MT6795 claiming to be high-end.
But the reality is, millet prices have MT6795 model to 799 (with a MT6795 red-m Note 2), so more than a few new SoC will be stuck between models at 300~600 Yuan. Cath Kidston galaxy note 3 case
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