New Arrivals
The 322.CM.1170.RX watch from Hublot.
Hublot Arrivals at David.M.Robinson
David M Robinson is delighted to announce a partnership with Hublot, the luxury Swiss watchmaker and maker of the iconic 'Big Bang' oversized sports watch and sponsor of the FIFA World Cup timing.
The Big Bang chronograph was presented to Baselworld 2005 which used the concept of The Art of Fusion - fusing together unusual materials such as gold and ceramic. Only a few months after release, the Big Bang was accredited with several awards -
'2005 Design Prize' presented at Geneva Grand Prix d'Horlogerie
'Sports Watch of the Year' at the 'Watch of the Year ceremony' in Japan
'Best Oversized Watch' of the Editor's Choice 'Watch of the Year' in Bahrain
Hublot's luxurios timepieces can be seen on the wrists of Steven Gerrard, Pepe Reina, Fernando Torres, Gary Linekar, Roy Hodgson, Alan Shearer, Diego Maradona, Sylvester Stallone, Bruce Willis and many more.
They will be on sale at both Canary Wharf and flagship Liverpool One showrooms.
General Manager of David M. Robinson, Mr Karl Irwin said "The addition of Hublot now completes our brand portfolio and compliments our existing partners really well. I think by adding Hublot to our two newest locations creates a potent mix and makes an unbeatable offer for anyone looking for a serious timepiece. By adding our extended guarantee plus the ability to spread the cost of your new watch over 3 years - interest free then you have a truly fantastic offer for the consumer."
The watch fairs of Geneva and Basel now seem to be merely a distant memory...
New Arrivals
The watch fairs of Geneva and Basel now seem to be merely a distant memory but time moves quite quickly these days and already some of the watches that were launched have started to land in the country.
The main trends of the collections this year seems to be that rose gold continues its renaissance, chronographs have a huge prominence and that there is a strong male bias. The watch houses that are obviously ‘on a roll’ include Patek Philippe with their manually wound chronographs, Audemars Piguet with the Formula 1 inspired GP chronograph collection and IWC who added to the already hugely impressive Portuguese collection.
Patek Philippe made sure that the ladies were not forgotten about by releasing the 7071 in rose and white gold.
Here are some of the highlights of what we can expect during the rest of the year:
Patek Philippe
As I mentioned previously, the Patek Philippe collection was hugely impressive and one of the highlights for me was the 5980 Nautilus chronograph in rose gold. Originally released in 2006, the chronograph version is available for the first time in rose gold with a brown alligator strap. A truly gorgeous timepiece.
As well as this Patek Philippe made sure that the ladies were not forgotten about by releasing the 7071 in rose and white gold. Using the CH 29-535 PS caliber, 7071 shows that high end watch making is not just exclusively for men.
Audemars Piguet had probably the best collection of any watch brand during SIHH in Geneva
Audemars Piguet
Audemars Piguet had probably the best collection of any watch brand during SIHH in Geneva. Firstly, they launched the GP Chronograph collection of three watches in forged carbon, rose gold and forged carbon and platinum and forged carbon. This collection is based on the iconic Royal Oak Offshore but has many styling cues taken from Formula 1 cars such as an Alcantara and leather strap and air vents in the side of the case.
You would think that one major launch would be sufficient for most brands at any watch fair but they also released details of the Royal Oak Offshore Tourbillion chronograph in an oversized rose gold case. This pinnacle of watch making has been improved even further with twin barrels to give this watch a phenomenal power reserve of up to 237 hours. This is put into perspective when you realise that the average automatic watch has a power reserve of approximately 48 hours!
IWC continued their program of refreshing part of each family of their collection every 5 years
IWC
IWC continued their program of refreshing part of each family of their collection every 5 years. This year the Portuguese got the attention that it truly deserves with the launch of the Yacht Club Chronograph. Once again, oversize cases are the name of the game but this only tells part of the story. The Portuguese is now a true bona fide sports watch in a 48 mm case with rubber strap, see through case back and water resistant to 100m. The watch is powered by the exclusive in-house IWC calibre.
TAG Heuer came back with a vengeance with the release of the Monaco 24.
TAG Heuer
TAG Heuer came back with a vengeance with the release of the Monaco 24. Released last year as a concept watch, the Monaco 24 received such rave reviews that TAG Heuer were given little alternative but to release it onto the market.
The Monaco 24 appears to be a regular Monaco chronograph but on steroids! Made in black PVD steel in an oversize case, with an oversize 24 at 12 o’clock and bearing the blue and orange livery of the Gulf car that Steve McQueen drove in the film Le Mans, this watch could have come directly from the Mulsanne straight. The watch also contains a world first with its unique ADAS shock absorption system to prevent damage from sudden impacts.
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