Tiempo Global - Haute Horlogerie by GNPress

EDITORIAL

ARLO CORAZZA, owner of Tiempo Global always thinking in his customers and searching the best way to get to them, has created

a pleasant and attractive way to show the latest fashion on the field of jewelry and watch making of the most prestigious brands in the world. It consist a virtual catalogue, that will show the latest fashion and exclusive models offer by our represented brands like: Audemars Piguet, Harry Winston, IWC, Jaeger Le Coultre, Piaget and Vacheron Constantin. Further in the future, we will expedite a calendar of events that we will develop throughout the year, with big offers, presentations and all the glamour that characterize us. You will then enjoy, share and socialize while investing on your purchase.

We are proud to be always with the latest fashion on the market and to be able to reach you on a modern, precise and vanguard way. In this catalogue you will find a segment of interesting news and some sites destined for social meetings that you will share with us, and also where you could share with your friends the moments that you enjoyed at the gathering, re-sending the link of our catalogue. We hope you enjoy this virtual catalogue and that you find in it the presents that your love ones deserve these coming holidays. Remember that you could reserve through internet or call us, we will be glad to help you. We wish you a Merry Christmas and that you enjoy the end of the year holidays.

Carlo Corazza Tiempo Global Costa Rica

INTERNATIONAL EVENTS Jaeger-LeCoultre unveils a unique watch - Hybris Mechanica à Grande Sonnerie Tuesday 8th, Jérôme Lambert, CEO of Jae-

and multiplied to serve the

ger-LeCoultre welcomed the talented Catheri-

unique purpose of mastering

ne Deneuve, Giovanna Mezzagiornio, Riccardo

the countless operations in-

Scamarcio, Joaquim de Almeida, Huang Lu, In-

volved in manufacturing watch

dian actor Abhay Deol. The party held at the

movements and cases – the

spectacular Cipriani Hotel dazzled also artists

fundamental prere-

and friends of the brand with famous sport men: professional polo player Eduardo

quisite for rising to

Novillo Astrada, Aston Martin driver Darren Turner. Specific highlight with the atten-

the most daunting

dance of Duchess of York supporting her charity “Children in crisis” which is helped

technical challenges.

by Jaeger-LeCoultre.

A major player

As Jérôme Lambert stated: “What better place than Venice, the heart of the Eu-

in watchmaking history, Jaeger-

ropean culture and art, to present the newest masterpiece, an epitome of the Swiss

LeCoultre has now celebrated

watchmaking and the highest ever reached in complication: the Hybris Mechanica à

its 175th anniversary. The Ma-

Grande Sonnerie”

nufacture has an impressive

For 5 years, Jaeger-LeCoultre has been the official partner of the International

range of world firsts, superla-

Venice Film Festival : Mostra. Magic name making the dreams come true of all art

tive creations and legendary

lovers in the world.

models to its credit, including the Reverso, the Duoplan, the Master Control, the

The famous Swiss Haute Horlogerie brand will be actively involved in all the festi-

Mémovox Polaris, the Gyrotourbillon I and the Atmos. In 2009, around 1000 people

vities, ranging from the famous Golden Lion prize-giving ceremony to the celebration

proficient in over 40 watchmaking professions and more than 20 cutting-edge techno-

of the film-making heritage, as well as adorning the stars wrists for the screening of

logies continue to pay tribute to the pioneering ardour of the company founders by

their film.

creating new masterpieces proudly perpetuating the grand horological tradition. In 2010, as a further extension to the capacious premises now surrounding An-

Manufacture Jaeger-LeCoultre Born of an invention, the Grande Maison has always been driven by the spirit of discovery; the need to create new, ever more accurate and more complex technical marvels. Year after year, knowledge and skills have been enriched, renewed

toine LeCoultre’s original atelier, Jaeger-LeCoultre will be inaugurating a new building providing 9,000m2 of additional workshop space. View all the timepieces from the Manufacture and enjoy live coverage of the Venice Film Festival on: www.jaeger-lecoultre.com/press lounge or www.image.net

Rubens Barrichello wins the F1 GP of Europe

AP Ambassador Rubens Barrichello

INTERNATIONAL EVENTS Audemars Piguet announces the opening of its new Manufacture des Forges, in Le Brassus.

won the Telefonica Formula 1 Grand Prix of Europe in Valencia, Spain on August 23, 2009. Thanks to his victory, he rose to the 2nd position in the 2009 Formula 1 Driver’s Championship, 18 points behind Brawn GP teammate Jenson Button. On the podium, Rubens was proudly wearing his unique Royal Oak Offshore Grand Prix (created in 2008 to celebrate his 257th Grand Prix and his outstanding

A new chapter in the 134 year-long history of this Haute Horlogerie brand.

career). In June 2007, Mrs Jasmine Audemars, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Audemars Piguet, and Mr. GeorgesHenri Meylan, then CEO, laid the first stone of the new Manufacture des Forges in Le Brassus, the brand’s historical home.This ceremony marked the start of work on this new production facility designed in accordance with the criteria of the new Swiss MINERGIE-ECO® label, implemented for the first time in the conception of an industrial building. The new Manufacture des Forges meets the MINERGIE-ECO® standards which are expressed through enhanced user comfort and energy savings within a healthy and environment-friendly construction. The construction was also designed in such a way as to optimize the working areas while integrating a maximum of functional criteria. The production flow has therefore been organized by profession and by production stage. At the end of 2008, thanks to the commitment of the contracted companies and their teams, the first workshops were installed within this pleasant setting featuring modern architectural lines, resolutely geared towards the quality of working conditions and meeting optimal environment and energy-saving standards. In 2010, the former station will be torn down to make room for an open, welcoming and completely redesigned village entrance. The Manufacture des Forges embodies the brand values of tradition, excellence and audacity, associating concern for users’ well-being with technological innovations and respect for the environment.

INTERNATIONAL EVENTS

Audemars Piguet: Millenary carbon one tourbillon chronograph

The Millenary Carbon One has emerged straight from Audemars Piguet’s cutting-edge research laboratory. This special development unit combines the finest talents – engineers, designers and watchmakers – from both of the company’s production sites in Le Brassus and Le Locle. Its mission consists in exploring advanced technical paths in order to ensure 100% in-house conception, prototype creation and production of exclusive movements that are a perfect match for their exterior. The Millenary Carbon One, a limited series of 120 watches, has just emerged from this hotbed of creativity. It is freely inspired by motor sports and their extraordinary ultra-light high-performance speed machines, while adopting the oval shape of the Millenary as a spectacular playground. Its key strengths include a three-dimensional design, innovative materials, and a 100% proprietary movement equipped with a tourbillon, a chronograph and a 10-day power reserve.

INTERNATIONAL EVENTS

Vacheron Constantin: AFRICAN AND OCEANIC ART FROM THE BARBIERMUELLER MUSEUM. The Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York

Vacheron Constantin organised an exceptional evening event at the Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York as part of the inauguration of “African and Oceanic Art from the Barbier-Mueller Museum, Geneva: a Legacy of Collecting”, an exhibition dedicated to the masterpieces from the BarbierMueller family collection and supported by Vacheron Constantin. On this auspicious occasion (a first in the history of the New York museum), leading watchmakers - Vacheron Constantin - hosted 250 guests for a dinner in the splendid Temple of Dendur set beneath the museum’s huge glass roof looking out onto Central Park. The evening saw a world-first presentation of the 4 latest “Métiers d’Art Les Masques” creations, timepieces celebrating horological expertise and the tradition of Métiers d’art (artistic crafts) faithfully cultivated for over 250 years by the world’s oldest watch Manufacture.”

“Designing movements representing spectacular feats of miniaturization and developing cutting-edge technologies; creating a refined design and clothing it in innovative materials, precious metals and diamonds: such are the fundamentals of our profession. This savoir-faire goes hand in hand with our philosophy firmly based on three values: tradition, excellence and audacity. In 1875, two passionate young men of Haute Horlogerie, Jules-Louis Audemars and Edward-Auguste Piguet, met up and decided to unite their skills in order to produce watches with complex mechanisms in the Vallee de Joux, the region where high end watch making was born. Determination, imagination and discipline allow them to quickly obtain success. Around 1885, both associates install an office in Geneva and in 1889 they begin establishing some commercial relationships which lead them to the Paris World’s Fair where they present diverse and complicated pocket watches. With the passing of the years, the Audemars Piguet Manufacture prospered. Their creations marked the Haute Horlogerie history in brilliant ways with such examples as the first wristwatch with minute repeater in 1892, the first wristwatch with jumping hours in 1925 and the Equation of Time pocket watch in 1925 which became an emblem of the house. Across its history, the Manufacture has given priority to the creation of high quality pieces, but always continuing its tradition of innovation. In 1972, Audemars Piguet presented the Royal Oak, the first luxury sports watch produced in stainless steel, completely overturning the existing codes of Haute Horlogerie. Following in 1986 was the realization of the first ultraslim self-winding tourbillon watch which is still the slimmest in the world to this day and in 1995 they presented the first self-winding Grand Complication. Over the course of time, Audemars Piguet has become a pioneer in using unique materials: alacrite 602 and titanium for the Royal Oak Concept and forged carbon for the successful limited editions, Team Alinghi and Carbon Concept. Today, Audemars Piguet remains the world’s oldest manufacture of Haute Horlogerie never to have left control of its founding families. With the constant ambition to pass on the craftsmanship and experience bequeathed by its founders, the current directors invest in new innovative techniques, putting into practice its habitual philosophy of combining tradition, excellence and audacity. A

A. Royal Oak Dual Time. Selfwinding watch indicating a second time zone, 24-hour function, the power reserve and the date. 18-carat pink gold case and AP folding clasp. Alligator leather strap. Water-resistant to 50 meters.

B. Royal Oak Offshore. Selfwinding chronograph with date and small seconds at 12 o’clock. Stainless steel case and bracelet. Protected against magnetic fields. Water-resistant to 100 meters.

C. Lady Royal Oak. Quartz watch with date display. Stainless steel case featuring bezel set with 32 diamonds (~0.65 carats) and AP folding clasp. White rubber strap. Water-resistant to 50 meters.

Millenary Chronograph The Millenary contemporary collection is further enriched with the introduction of a chronograph. This selfwinding chronograph with caliber 2385 is housed within an 18-carat pink gold generously sized case of 47mm which remains inspired by the coliseum in Rome. The dial contains an offset hour zone with applied gold roman numerals, minutes printed in blue, and silvered counters. The brown off-centered dial remains in line with this exquisite automatic model. Millenary cases are distinguished by high quality finishing: polished bezel, brushed middlecase, brushed and polished welded horns. The caseback embossed with the Millenary logo is engraved with the inscription â&#x20AC;&#x153;Boutique Special Editionâ&#x20AC;?. Hand-stiched large scale crocodile strap with 18-carat AP folding clasp.

The history of Harry Winston goes back 100 years, and includes some of the most famous diamonds in the world, from the legendary: Hope Diamond, permanently shown in the Harry Winston Pavilion of the Smithsonian Institution, to the magnificent jewels of the Royalty, movie stars, and presidents. The dimensions and clean design of Harry Winston, the flawless and quality with no precedent, have established a standard within diamond handcraft. Founded in 1932, Harry Winston is one of the most prestigious brands of diamonds for jewelry and provides whole diamonds for jewelry and watches. Known as ¨The king of diamonds¨, Harry Winston is one of the main brands in the world of luxury. His name is a synonym to the most famous precious stones and the best jewelry designs, including the: Hope Diamond, Jonker Diamond and the Taylor-Burton Diamond. It excels also the manufactory of watches since 1989, where there are interesting concepts like Opus and Zalium. In the year 2007, Harry Winston won the best award of Geneva for the most complicated piece against Patek Philippe, that year Opus 9 took the award.

B. Opus 9. Movement: Automatic self-winding using a

Ocean Dual Time Movement: Mechanical automatic winding, first module develop and assembled in-house | Balance: 28,800 v/h | Power Reserve: 45 hours | Jewel Bearings: 35 rubies | Functions: Excenter hours and minutes, second time-zone indication, vertical large date, night and day indicator for each time zone and small second (Shuriken) | Case: Rose Gold, 44mm | Strap: Alligator with ardillon buckle in Rose gold | Water Resistance: 100 m (10 ATM).

The legacy of Antoine Le Coultre to watchmaking is unique: his inventive genius, his sense of perfection and the factory that founded in 1833. Only a man like himself could define the level of quality to use in his creations today. After joining with Edward Jaeger in 1925, Jaeger Le Coultre continued having as a flagship, the love for a job well done and an insatiable scientific curiosity that could be seen in his beautiful and complicated watch pieces that are born in the workshop in the valley of Joux (Swiss). There, all the watch pieces Jaeger Le Coultre even the smallest screws are made with much detail to guarantee a legendary long lasting endurance. The history of time in the Jaeger Le Coultre brand, which is distributed in our country by: Tiempo Global, has been ornamented by very exclusive watches like the: Reverse, which represents 60% of the amount of businesses of the company and tends to incline on the models Duoface, Day-date, GT, Duetto, Florale and Reveil. The idea of these watches was born in 1930, upon the desire of some British officials to have a watch capable to resist the violence of a complete Polo match, keeping a gentleman distinction. A

A. Reverso Squadra World Chronograph Polo Fields. This watch, with its ceramic case and titanium or 18carat rose gold carrier, is the most complex case ever made by Jaeger-LeCoultre. It plays on the beauty of contrasts and has a black carbon dial to appeal to those who love sports and technical watches.

B. Master Compressor Diving. Model Number 1892720 |

Movement Automatic | Case Rose Gold | Size 38mm Sex Ladies.

C. Master Compressor Diving Chronograph GMT Navy SEALs. 1500-piece limited edition titanium watertight to

1000 mt | 500-piece pink gold version watertight to 300 mt | Chronograph function with a second time zone | Self-winding mechanical movement, Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Calibre 757 | Frequency: 28,800 vibrations p/h | 65-hour power reserve | Black and white dial | The operating indicator takes the form of a disc alternating white and black with white streaks as it rotates | The second time zone indicated by a skeletonised hand is supplemented by a day/ night indicator appearing in an aperture at 12 o’clock. The crown at 3 o’clock is flanked by two pushpieces that are covered with black rubber and sport the line’s iconic compression fins – the pushpieces that operate the chronograph | Diameter: 46.3 mm.

AMVOX 3 Tourbillon GMT. The first round ceramic case manufactured by Jaeger-LeCoultre, this timepiece combines high resistance with stability. Its automatic movement with a tourbillon proclaims its high watchmaking lineage. Series limited to 300 watches.

IWC (International Watch Company) was founded in 1868 by Florentine Ariosto Jones. The American engineer and watchmaker had been the director and manager of the E. Howard Watch and Clock Co. in Boston, then became a leading American watchmaker. His ambition led him to move from Boston to Switzerland, where he planned to combine the outstanding craftsmanship of the Swiss with American modern engineering and his own pioneering spirit to manufacture high quality watches for the American market. And so, in 1868, F.A. Jones founded his watch factory: the IWC International Watch Co. To this day, IWC has been globally recognized as one of the best luxury watch brands, continuing to amaze the public eye with innovative novelties each year. Amongst it product family lines that have formed over time, we have the Portuguese, Pilot, DaVinci, Ingenieur, Aquatimer, Portofino and Vintage lines.

A. Portuguese Chronograph. In 18 ct. rose

B. Ingenieur Automatic Mission Earth.

gold with dark brown alligator leather strap Mechanical chronograph movement - Self-winding - 44hour power reserve when fully wound - Small hacking seconds - Convex sapphire glass, antireflective coating on both sides.

Mechanical caliber IWC 80110 of the manufacture, indication of the fast date with corection in the 3 hours and central seconds hand with device of shutdown, very robust box again development with new subjection for the strap.

C. Portuguese Tourbillon Mystere. Mechanical movement, eddy of minutes with “flying” seat, automatic cord Pellaton, seven days of march reserve, indication of the state of the march reserve, small seconds hand to the “9 h”, Breguet spiral, rotor with gold medallion of 18 carats, limited 500 units.

Grande Complication Gold Rose Grande Complication in 18 ct. rose gold with black alligator leather strap. Production limited to 50 watches per year - Mechanical movement - Selfwinding - 44-hour power reserve when fully wound - Chronograph Minute repeater - Perpetual calendar - Four digit year display - Perpetual moon phase display - 659 mechanical parts - Crown-activated rapid calendar advance - Convex sapphire glass, antireflective coating on both sides.

Piaget above all represents the art of capturing time so that it can be measured in hours, minutes and seconds. It started in 1874, when the company’s founder, Georges Edouard Piaget produced his first horological movements. Two generations later, the company pioneered ultra-thin wristwatches with the remarkable 9P hand-wound movement, followed in 1960 by its self-windding counterpart, the 2.3-millimetre thick Calibre 12P. The 12P earned Piaget an entry in the Guinness Book of Records as the creator of the world’s thinnest watch movement. The brand continues to claim unchallenged expertise in thin mechanical movements.The new generation of 12-ligne (26.8 mm diameter) calibres, the 800P series, bears this out. In keeping with its eventful past, Piaget has been extraordinarily industrious these past 10 years in the development of mechanical movements, producing no fewer than 19 different calibres. Not many of the top luxury-watch brands can claim such creative output. The Piaget manufacturing company has also been investing massively in its two production sites in Plan-les-Ouates, Canton Geneva, and La Côteaux-Fées, Canton Neuchâtel, deploying human resources and capital equipment to implement the company’s manufacturing strategy. Every mechanical timepiece signed Piaget made today has a proprietary movement. Mechanical movements, as repositories of patiently acquired skills, signify watchmaking at its finest.They are now fitted into almost every man’s watch and in a growing number of Piaget’s ladies’ collections as well. Also on the increase is the range of complicated mechanisms coming within the company’s watchmaking capabilities, including flying tourbillons, retrograde perpetual calendars or instant-restart chronographs. As much devotion goes into the appearance of its watches as into their technical features. Piaget can also claim substantial expertise in the most arcane of decorative techniques, such as enamel work, miniature painting, and engine-turned and hand engravings. The unmatched finish of its watch components proclaims that each has been manufactured with the utmost care. A

A. Limelight - Magic Hour watch.

G0A32099 | Magic Hour oval-shaped watch, medium-sized model. Case in 18 carat white gold. White dial featuring flinqué decoration, two applique numerals in white gold set with diamonds and grey hour-markers. Flange and ardillon buckle set with diamonds. Piaget 56P quartz movement.

B. Altiplano Double Jeu.

G0A32152 | Upper watch-case in 18 carat white gold, ultra-thin, Piaget Manufacture, 838P, mechanical movement, small seconds and sapphire crystal case-back. Lower watchcase in 18 carat white gold, ultra-thin, Piaget Manufacture, 830P, mechanical movement with an engraved case-back.

C. Piaget Polo FortyFive watch.

G0A34002 | Piaget Polo FortyFive watch, large model.Titanium case, steel godroons. Black, red and silver-coloured dial, luminescent applied hour-markers. Sapphire crystal case-back. Rubber strap, steel inserts and triple-folding clasp. Manufacture Piaget 880P self-winding movement, 50-hour power reserve, chronograph, flyback, dual time-zone display, large date window.

Piaget Emperador Coussin watch G0A34025 / Piaget Emperador Coussin watch, large model. 18-carat pink gold case. Manufacture Piaget 835P mechanical hand-wound movement, hour indicator at 6 oâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;clock, large central minute hand, retrograde seconds at 12 oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;clock.

Although it started out as a watchmaking concern, Piaget turned towards jewellery production in the 1960s. It quickly made a name for itself with audacious creations that combined both disciplines. As with watchmaking, Piaget can draw on the skills of its own craftsmen and women, who make the necklaces, earrings, finger rings or jewellery watches that have become renowned for their original designs and fine workmanship. Piagetâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s creative resources also substantiate its brand image, where creativity is the principal value. Every year the manufacturing company produces a new complete jewellery collection on a different theme. The only requirement being quality, the annual collections give free rein to the artistic imagination.

A. Pendant Possession. White gold Brillant-cut diamond

B. Limelight Ring.

White gold, yellow gold Brillant-cut yellow and white Diamonds, round yellow sapphires, White chalcedony

C. Earings Possession. Earrings White gold Brilliant- cut diamons

Piaget Heart Ref g33l8200 White gold,yelow gold Brilliant-cut white and yellow diamonds Round yellow sapphires White chalcedony

1755: Jean-Marc Vacheron opened his own watch-making workshop in Geneva. This exceptional craftsman founded a business that was to become, two and a half centuries later, one of the most renowned in the science of time | 1770: Vacheron Constantin creates its first ‘complication’ watches. | 1779: First appearance of engine-turned dials. | 1812: Creation of a collection of watches of six quarter-repeater watches. | 1819: Jaques-Barthélemy, grandson of Jean-Marc Vacheron together with François Constantin creates the company name “Vacheron et Constantin”. | 1839:The pantograph was adapted to the requirements of the industry. With the use of that instrument, certain watch components can be copied repeatedly by a machine, and no longer need to be hand-made as before, thus propelling Vacheron Constantin to the forefront of the industrial age. | 1872: When the very demanding Geneva Observatory staged a precision contest for timepieces,Vacheron Constantin entered a number of its watches.The awards won proved to be the first in a long line of awards, records and prizes received. | 1880: Appearance of the “Maltese Cross” symbol in the logo of Vacheron Constantin. | 1906: Inauguration of the very first Vacheron Constantin boutique, which is still in the same place today in Quai de l’Ile, in Geneva. | 1935: Creation of one of the most complex pocket-watches ever sold by Vacheron Constantin. | 1955: To mark the start of its third century of existence, the company’s designed and built one of the thinnest watches ever produced with a calibre only 1.64 mm deep! | 1972: Vacheron Constantin presents a wristwatch with an astonishingly novel appearance. Paris awards the rare and highly coveted “Diplôme du Prestige de la France” for this aesthetic accomplishment. | 1996:Vacheron Constantin introduced its highly successful Overseas sports line.The Richemont group acquired the entire share capital of Vacheron Constantin. | 2005:Vacheron Constantin, the oldest watchmakers in the world, prepares to celebrate its 250 years of existence and creates the Tour de l’Ile watch. It is the most complicated double-faced wristwatch in the world, with a unique combination of 16 complications and astronomical dials. | 2006: The very first Vacheron Constantin boutique celebrates its 100th anniversary. Inaugurated in 1906, it is still located “en l’Ile”, the brand’s historic birthplace at the heart of Geneva, in the very same building that once housed the company’s production workshops. A

A. Overseas Dual Time.

47450/000R-9404 | Auto | rose gold | silvered dial | on strap.

B. Malte Tonneau Chronograph

49180/000G-9360 | Manual | white gold | silvered dial | on strap.

C. Patrimony Contemporary.

85180/000R-9248 | Auto | rose gold | silvered dial | on strap.

Overseas chonograph Self-winding Hours, minutes, small seconds at 6 o clock Chonograph with column- wheel, 30 minute And 12 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; hour counters, large date at 12 o clock.

EVENTS

Jaeger Le Coultre Presentation, models 2009

EVENTS

Tiempo Global, making regalia of its well known presentations, impressed us this time with the launch of the new styles of watches and jewelry in 2009, having as a host the well known brand: Jaeger Le Coultre, which dazzles us with its finest and latest models in jewelry and watch making.

The event was a luxurious presentation. Live music, exquisite appetizers and cocktails were enjoyed all night, besides having as guests the high society of San Jose.

Tiempo Global thanks all followers for been part of this select group of friends of good taste. Merry Christmas 2009.

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