http://www.iwantmywatch.com/blog Watches - Reviews, Information, and News Sun, 16 Nov 2008 03:35:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Teri Hatcher and Ashton Kutcher are the newest celebrities to represent luxury watchmaker Baume and Mercier.As with the brand's two previous campaigns, all royalties due to the ambassadors and their photographers—Robert Erdmann for Terri Hatcher and Jim Wright for Ashton Kutcher—will be donated to charities jointly chosen by the Hollywood ... http://www.iwantmywatch.com/blog/archives/40 With the help of Zenith watch brand, Andy Summers of legendary rock band The Police showed off a photo series of his candid, behind-the-scenes shots from the band's early days during an invite-only reception held in New York at the end of October.Revelers at the event, held at the über-trendy ... http://www.iwantmywatch.com/blog/archives/42  IWC Schaffhausen ambassador Tony Parker was the guest of honor at a charity dinner hosted by the luxury watch brand and the Make-A-Wish Foundation France.The dinner, held at the Park Hyatt Place Vendome, raised a record 200,000 euros (about $289,453) to help raise money for sick children around the world. ... http://www.iwantmywatch.com/blog/archives/38 In a move that it hopes will help its expansion in the United States, Japanese watchmaker Citizen Holdings Co. said it would buy rival Bulova Corp. from conglomerate Loews Corp. for approximately $247 million, according to news reports.Citizen said it would buy all shares in Bulova in January from Loews, ... http://www.iwantmywatch.com/blog/archives/36 A prestigious jury of equestrian and sports journalists recently selected the most elegant male and female riders of the 2007 season, awarding valuable points at the Gran Premio Longines in Barcelona. In the end it was Switzerland’s Christina Liebherr, on L. B. Robin Hood, and Spain's Sergio Alvarez Moya, on ... http://www.iwantmywatch.com/blog/archives/34 In December 1999, one of the most complicated watches ever made became the most expensive watch ever sold when it was hammered down for $11 million at Sotheby's. The gold pocket watch, which featured 24 complications, was the result of a long-standing competition between two magnates of America's Gilded Age. ... http://www.iwantmywatch.com/blog/archives/23 Stunning young actress Anne Hathaway dazzled on the red carpet in Piaget for the New York premiere of her new film “Becoming Jane.” Working with celebrity stylist Rachael Zoe, Piaget created a jewelry statement befitting the leading lady. Piaget’s light and airy “Honey-inspired” yellow gold and diamond drop earrings beautifully framed ... http://www.iwantmywatch.com/blog/archives/27 OMEGA COCKTAIL PARTY at KaDeWe in Berlin. 11 Jul, 2007 Four limited edition Omega Speedmaster Professionals, each the last in their line celebrating the 50th anniversary of the famous chronograph, sold for twice their retail value at an extraordinary charity auction in Berlin on Wednesday evening. Organised by Antiquorum, the world’s leading ... http://www.iwantmywatch.com/blog/archives/21 Harry B. Henshel, 88, the last member of the Bulova family to head its high-end watch company, died June 29 at his home in Scarsdale, N.Y. No cause of death was reported. Bulova Watch Co. was started as a jewelry store by Henshel's grandfather Joseph Bulova in New York in 1875. ... http://www.iwantmywatch.com/blog/archives/25 IWC Schaffhausen celebrated its new Da Vinci watches with a gala event during the SIHH on 17 April 2007 and caused a stir with the appearance of Academy Award winner Kevin Spacey. The Swiss watch manufacturer, IWC Schaffhausen, celebrated the Da Vinci models with a glamorous event in front of an ... http://www.iwantmywatch.com/blog/archives/19