Cartier¡¯s Cartier d¡¯Art series
Wildlife ¡ª from starfish to birds to tigers ¡ª is a popular theme in this year's watches with decorative and artistic dials, particularly in Cartier's Cartier d'Art series and Vacheron Constantin's Mtiers d'Art collection. We've compiled a gallery of timepieces from the two brands so you can download these miniature masterpieces for your desktop ¡ª at a size that does justice to their intricately executed dials. Click on the photos to enlarge the images.

Sotheby's To Auction Patek Philippe
Between vintage watches Patek Philippe, are outstanding examples of perpetual calendar REF. 3448, including a particularly rare "Senza Luna" variation has not display phase of typical Moon presented in this reference. Rolex is represented by some Oyster Perpetual models particularly sought after in the range of sports. Such a model is a watch Submariner in 1974 for the Royal Navy, featuring a number of details special for robust use, including the bars welded strap and a mechanism of software piracy to enable troops to synchronise their watches prior to a mission. An example of a timepiece "COMEX" Sea-Dweller, to 1977 is also to offer. Created by Rolex in association with the firm of specialty COMEX diving, this model Oyster Perpetual uses a patented valve release helium for dives of saturation. It is sold by its owner - a professional diver who joined the COMEX in 1981 and used the previous day in several of its missions with the company. A millennium of George Daniels shows attra

TAG Heuer Debuts In-House Calibre 1969 (CH 80) Automatic Chronograph Watch Movement
It's November in the Jura region of Switzerland in a small town none of us have heard of called Chevenez. It begins to snow outside as we tour the modern black and white colored grounds of TAG Heuer's newest facility known as the d'Avant-Garde Manufacture. Recently completed, the new manufacturing site began recently in 2012. Now that it is done, the location will be the epicenter of TAG Heuer mechanical chronograph movement production including the just announced Calibre 1969, which later has been renamed to the TAG Heuer Calibre CH 80.Stephane Linder sits in front of me and a small

Baselworld 2013: The Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Watch
What would Baselworld be without high end divers? Luckily, thanks to brands like Blancpain, we don't have to find out. For 2013, Blancpain has introduced the Bathyscaphe, a new model for their legendary and long-standing Fifty Fathoms range. The Fifty Fathoms was originally introduced in 1953 and the new Bathyscaphe looks to capture some of that history while still representing the best technology that Blancpain has to offer.This 43 x 13.4 mm diver can be had in steel with a grey dial or in hardened titanium with a black dial and both come with your choice of a premium three-ri

Omega Olympic Timeless Collection Watches
This collection is really a great idea from Omega. It was only a matter of time before their Olympic connection went more mainstream. Typically the Olympics theme is only used with limited edition watches that are great, but high in cost and hard to find. Now Omega has decided that the Olympics connection is more mainstream marketable (still not cheap though) - something which which I agree. Thus, we have at least four new watches in the "Olympic Timeless Collection" that not only has very attractive watches, but deeply imbues each timepiece with a classic style and the Olympics + Omeg