De Bethune won the Rolex Air King Replica watches d'horlogerie de Geneve's supreme award for her stunning DB28 model. Boucheron's Crazy Jungle Hathi was awarded the Ladies' Watch Of The Year award. Hermes was awarded the Men's Watch Trophy. Tag Heuer was awarded another great honor for the revolutionary Mikrotimer Flying 1000 Chronograph. The prestigious event was held in the Grand Theatre and attracted more than 1,500 participants.
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The Geneva Watchmaking Rolex Air King Replica watches, which celebrates the best in technology, design, and innovation in watchmaking, is the main event for the industry. It was held in November for the first-time by the Foundation of the Rolex Air King Replica watches d'horlogerie de Geneve. This group, which includes five members (Republic,Rolex Air King replica watches
Canton of Geneva and City of Geneva), the International Watch Museum of La Chaux-de-Fonds and Timelab, elevated the event to a higher level.
Pierre Jacques, Denis Flageollet, David Zanetta and Denis Flageollet, were awarded the "Aiguille d'or" major prize. The DB28 watch is a titanium ultra-light model with a large dial that beauty reveals the movement's heart and the platinum-steel spherical phase. It rotates on its own axis. The DB2115 automatic movement, made in house by De Bethune, has 276 components. These include a self-regulating twin-barrel as well as a smooth silicon and platinum balance wheel. This masterpiece costs around 80,000 Swiss Francs (around $87,600 US).
De Bethune DB 28 Watch
The jury at the 11th Rolex Air King Replica watches d'horlogerie de Geneve awarded Boucheron the Ladies' Watch Prize for Crazy Jungle Hathi. The extraordinary, shimmering design of this extra-luxury timepiece is available in rose or white gold. The Crazy Jungle Hathi is a direct inspiration from India, which has strong connections with the luxury watchmaker in past. It features a ceremonial elephant representing the royalty and paved with shining white diamonds. This watch is not only a stunning design, dazzling stones and a vibrant story. The watch's GP4000 Caliber Caliber automatic movement, with an additional "Crazy Seconds” module, which is displayed through delicate, teardrop-shaped apertures in gold,Rolex Air King fake watches
is another evidence that it was awarded the highest prize. It's available for purchase at around 72,000 US Dollars.
Boucheron Crazy Jungle Hathi Watch
Boucheron Crazy Jungle Hathi Watch
Van Cleef & Arpels' Polar Landscape Seal Deco - Best Jewel and Arts & Crafts Watch was another winner of the Geneva 2011 Watchmaking Grand Prize. Hermes Temps Suspendu was the Men's Watch of the year (read my review of Hermes Watch Arceau Time Suspended Watch), while the Urwerk's UR-110 won the award for the best design.
Two months after winning the SIAR "Best Concept of the year" award in Mexico City, the fastest mechanical chronograph in the world, Tag Heuer Mikrotimer Flying 1000, was awarded the Best Sports Watch category prize. Zenith won the prize for best grand complication for its Academy Christophe Colomb Equation of Time Watch.
The public votes helped Audemars Piguet's Millenary 41101 to reach the top. Montblanc was among the top winners with the Star Worldtime GMT Automatic Watch, winning the "Petite Aiguille",Rolex Replica Watches
and the Special Jury Prize went to the Patek Philippe Museum. This museum traces over 500 years of watchmaking history.
We should mention at the end that Vianney Halter was awarded the prestigious award for best watch designer, and Benjamin Gacond was recognized as the best student of the Geneva School of Watchmaking.
