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Piaget Limelight Twice Reversible Diamond Watches

Sort of like getting two expensive watches for the price of one very expensive watch right? No, not quite, but you do get a "day" and "night" side for both the evening and daytime character of the timepiece. Piaget always like to play around with luxury designs when it comes to the Limelight series. Not being particularly en vogue right now among women's watches, I found it interesting for them to release a reversible watch. The timepiece has two complete dials, each with its own Piaget 56P quartz movement that is independently adjustable. Theoretically you have a watch with two timezones as well.

The watch case is in 18k white gold with a "hidden" time adjuster for each movement. There are three versions of the watch. Two with a black satin strap, and the cream of the crop model with the white gold and diamonds chains (six vertical ones that connect on each of the two ends) bracelet (total of 680 brilliant cut diamonds for this Haute Joaillerie version of the Limelight Twice watch). Both dials are off-centered and about as easy to read and Piaget could have made them (meaning bring you phone as a back up clock). The dauphine hands help though while looking stately, and the "night" side with the Roman numerals is probably the easier to read, but both sides quite pretty to look at. This watch just might be the cure for that "I can't spend big during the recession" problem you've been having lately. It is about now during mention of possible economic upswings after a long recession when big spenders get tired of not spending cause it was politically incorrect to do so.

Ariel Adams publishes the luxury watch review site aBlogtoRead.com

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DeWitt Haute Joallerie Tourbillon Watches

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Timepieces / Watches

DeWitt watches have introduced their new Haute Joaillerie collection which is meant to marry form with substance in the form of high-end watchmaking and diamonds and rubies. The three watches are the Différentiel, Mystérieux Squelette and Force Constante each with a tourbillon. All the gem-set parts of the case and buckle of Haute Joaillerie Tourbillon watches includes stones set along the caseband, bezel, lugs, crown and buckle.

The Tourbillon Différentiel was the winner of the Geneva Watchmaking Grand Prix in the innovation category and includes 151 diamonds totalling more than 17 carats. The movment is the handwinding caliber DW8002 with 24 jewels and the 18K white gold case measures 43mm X 12mm.

The Tourbillion Mystérieux Squelette features 141 diamonds with a total of over 17 carats. The movement is the handwinding caliber DW8001 with 19 jewels and the 18K white gold case measures 43mm X 14mm.

The Tourbillon Force Constante uses the handwinding caliber DW8003 movement with 25 jewels, beating at 21,600bph with a 72 hour power reserve. The 18K white gold case 18kt white gold measures 43mm X 12mm. It is accented with 151 rubies that have a total carat weight of more than 17.6 carats. As per the article in Time Zone, those gorgeous red rubies are sourced from Myanmar, which could be a moral problem for those wishing to abstain from stones from that region.

Gallery: DeWitt Watches