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Christian Bale Wears Harry Winston Watch At Academy Awards

Chistrian Bale Wears Harry Winston Watch At Academy Awards

Actor Christian Bale received the award for Best Supporting Actor at the 2011 Oscars for his role in "The Fighter." His winning speech was of the more lively you could say - with rambling a aplenty. I am happy the Academy decided to let speeches go long this year as the "meat" of the show is packed in this often amusing/embarrassing unscripted content. Bale was himself, proving to audiences that his real personality is far less composed and reserved than his on-screen persona might suggest (though perhaps his famous rant was more telling of that). Though I was barely listening given that I was staring at his unshaven maw as though the closest thing to a shaving razor had was a lawn mower. What was up with facial hair as the Oscars this year?

What I also barely noticed was the Harry Winston Ocean Dual Time watch on his wrist. In an Ocean style case, the watch has two dials for the time, a small subsidiary seconds dial, a day/night indicator, a big date indicator, and a moon phase indicator. Interesting that this was Bale's choice, I like seeing men's Harry Winston watches getting more celeb wrist time. It would have been awesome to see him wearing one of their Opus collection timepieces.

Ariel Adams publishes the luxury watch reviews site aBlogtoRead.com.

Tags: 2011, academy awards 2011, Christian Bale, ocean, oscars, oscars 2011, watch, watchspotting, wears, what

Wayne Gretzky Is New Breitling Watches Brand Ambassador

by Ariel Adams (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Timepieces / Watches, Sports

Former hockey player great Wayne Gretzky was just announced by Breitling watches as their newest brand ambassador. As far as I know Mr. Gretzky made his "Breitling public debut" a few weeks ago at Breitling's new, New York boutique opening. Gretzky will star in a new ad campaign for Breitling watches alongside something else Canadian, a mid 20th Century Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver aquatic plane - meant for take off and landing on water. The plane imagery is due to Breitling's connection and desire to be associated with all things "aviation." Above, Gretzky is wearing a Breitling Chronomat B01 watch with Breitling's in-house made chronograph movement. Look for more of Wayne's face associated with the Swiss brand's watches soon.

Ariel Adams publishes the luxury watch reviews site aBlogtoRead.com.

Tags: breitling, celebrity endorsements, celebrity engagement rings, watch, watches, watchspotting, Wayne Gretzky

Martial Arts Star Donnie Yen Chosen As Jacob & Co. Ambassador

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Filed under: Timepieces / Watches

Bling-heavy watch brand Jacob & Co. is definitely going after the Chinese market with their new choice of brand ambassador. The company has chosen martial arts star Donnie Yen to represent the brand in China. While Yen isn't familiar to many here in the U.S., he is popular in China as a star and director of many action films.

Yen, shown at right with Jacob Arabo, is wearing a newly designed, limited-edition Five Time Zone collection timepiece with the Chinese character Tan. The watch face is covered in pave diamonds with a red map of China. "Our collaboration with Donnie Yen highlights the creative spirit that has become synonymous with Jacob & Co," says Arabo. "Donnie Yen embodies the style and spirit of the Jacob & Co lifestyle."

[via Luxury Daily]

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Tiret Watch For Kanye West, With His Face On It

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Tiret Watch For Kanye West, With His Face On It

Tiret has a nice little thing going for itself when it comes to high-status celebs who want some of them, on their wrist. I previously wrote about a watch that Tiret made for Usher here. The same concept (but done differently) was applied to a watch for musician Kanye West. You have the same oblong "Second Chance" watch case design, in 18k yellow gold. Coming with a gold bracelet or reptile strap, Kanye seems to be enjoying his (as he seems to wear it a lot).

The watch dial features two Swiss quartz chronograph movements. So you have two times, two chronographs, etc... The real allure is in all the jewel work. Tiret claims it took them over five months to create the dial. The dial itself is in gold toned mother-of-pearl, with a combo of white, yellow, brown, and black diamonds. The bezel is lined with very large diamonds as well. The watch is said to have a total of about 8 carats of stones. Kayne's face has been immortalized on the dial - complete with sunglasses. Retail price for this is said to be about $180,000, and is custom made specially for each client.

Ariel Adams publishes the luxury watch reviews site aBlogtoRead.com.

Gallery: Tiret Watch For Kanye West

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Jet Li Signs On As Hublot Watches Ambassador

by Ariel Adams (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Timepieces / Watches

Popular martial arts film star Jet Li has been announced by Swiss Hublot timepieces and their newest brand ambassador. This was during the opening of their new Beijing boutique. Li is the brand's first Asian ambassador, and as I recall the first, or one of the first film star Hublot ambassadors. Jet Li was an accomplished martial arts competitor before beginning his film career. He is of the few of his kind to achieve world-wide notoriety outside of his native China. Hublot will likely offer a Jet Li limited edition timepiece sometime in the near future.

Ariel Adams publishes the luxury watch reviews site aBlogtoRead.com.

Gallery: Jet Li Hublot Biver

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Adrian Brody & Gerard Butler Wearing Montblanc Watches

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Filed under: Timepieces / Watches, Celebrity Shopping

Good friends eat same food, wear same watch brand? Clearly not a marketing set up shot, this photograph has actors Adrian Brody and Gerard Butler each eating McDonald's burgers, sitting court-side at a Lakers' game, and both wearing Montblanc timepieces. What else do they have in common?

Brody is seen with a Montblanc Star Sport watch in steel. The classic sport themed watch comes in a few dial colors, has a Swiss ETA Valjoux 7750 automatic chronograph movement, and is about 42mm wide - retails for $3,735. Butler is wearing a Montblanc Timewalker Dual Carbon Chronograph which is part of the brands well-known TImewalker collection of watches. This one has a two coatings of DLC (diamond like carbon) for hardness and the block color and is matched with gold accents. It is 43mm wide on a leather strap and also has as Valjoux 7750 automatic chronograph movement. Price for it is about $6,480.

Ariel Adams publishes the luxury watch reviews site aBlogtoRead.com.

Tags: adrian brody, gerard butler, montblanc, timewalker, watch, watchspotting

PINK Wears Van Der Bauwede "Good Luck" Watch

by Ariel Adams (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Timepieces / Watches

Luxo-fashion watch brand Van Der Bauwede just entered the US, and are currently found for sale in Florida. I was visited one of their dealers in while Geneva, and checked out their quite massive array of models. It's hard to describe the aesthetic of the pieces; it's a bit like Swiss watchmaking meets Ed Hardy. The watches mostly feature mechanical movements and decoration with diamonds and other precious or semi-precious stones.

Here is the "Good Luck" watch by Van Der Bauwede. It is a lady's piece in steel and large (though I am not sure of the size). It has a Swiss mechanical movement in an oval case with diamonds and sapphires on the bezel. Dial is again... very Ed Hardy looking with a skull and other colorful elements on the dial. There are some jewels and diamond powder on the dial. Check out singer PINK with the Good Luck watch on. Price is $9,900.

Ariel Adams publishes the luxury watch reviews site aBlogtoRead.com.

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Jon Hamm Wears Jeager-LeCoultre Reverso Grande 986 Watch

by Ariel Adams (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Timepieces / Watches

Jon Hamm, best known for his role in "Mad Men," is now working with Swiss luxury wrist watch brand Jaeger-LeCoultre. Hamm recently hosted a large watch event in New York City to help spread the word of Jaeger-LeCoultre's higher-end pieces including its massively complex Hybris Mechanica set (which I wrote about here). For the event, Hamm was wearing a Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Grande 986 watch. Looks good on him. The art deco inspired style isn't quite the 1960s mod look we are used to with him - but Hamm doesn't exactly "live" in the show. Looking good Hamm.

Ariel Adams publishes the luxury watch reviews site aBlogtoRead.com.

Tags: 986, celebrity endorsement, celebrity endorsement deals, celebrity endorsements, jeager-lecoultre, jlc, joh hamm, reverso, watch, watchspotting, wear

Zac Efron Wears Cartier Calibre Watch

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Filed under: Timepieces / Watches, Celebrity Shopping

Actor Zac Efron was recently spotted wearing Cartier's newer Calibre men's watch while at the 2010 Deauville American Film Festival. New for 2010, the Calibre is an impressive, large design that melds sports and sophistication rather well - being a larger watch. Connoisseurs appreciate that it contains an in-house Cartier made movement. I first wrote about the Cartier Calibre watches here. Here is is wearing a steel Calibre watch with a black colored dial and an alligator strap. What exactly is he praying for though?

Via Just Jared.

Ariel Adams publishes the luxury watch reviews site aBlogtoRead.com.

Tags: calibre, cartier, efron, watch, watchspotting, wear, wearing, what, zac, zac efrons pool party

Stallone Sports Ltd. Edition Panerai in 'The Expendables'

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Filed under: Timepieces / Watches, Celebrity Shopping

In the past we've written about the special limited edition watches created by Panerai to celebrate the annual Panerai Classic Yachts Challenge sailing contests. Now one of the nautical timepieces has turned up in a totally different setting: on Sylvester Stallone's wrist in the new shoot-'em-up action flick The Expendables (above). This isn't just another example of pricey product placement, however; Stallone is a longtime Panerai fan who's credited with introducing the brand to the U.S., and the watch, a limited edition Luminor 1950 Regatta Rattrapante 44 mm, is his personal wrist candy. The split-second chronograph is coated in Diamond Like Carbon (DLC) for durability while sailing or fighting bad guys, and only 500 numbered examples were produced.

Tags: celebrity, movies, Officine Panerai, Panerai, regatta, sailing, Sylvester Stallone, The Expendables, watches, watchspotting, yacht

Sylvester Stallone Wearing A Jacob & Co. Skull Five Time Zone Watch

by Ariel Adams (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Timepieces / Watches

Want to know what some of the last Jacob & Co. watches look like before the brand gets totally revitalized next year? Here is Sylvester Stallone modeling a Jacob & Co. Skull Five Time Zone watch. With both white and black diamonds, the watch features the famous five time zone design (with four additional watch dials in addition to the main time. The case is 47mm wide in either black or polished steel, and the skull can be had in white diamonds with a black diamond background or vice versa. Inside the watch are Swiss ETA quartz movements (five of them). Being a Jacob & Co. watch, it is available with almost 10 carats of diamonds. Price starts at about $27,000. Does Stallone like it? Well, he liked it enough to wear it. Watches like this are gonna be collector's items of sorts when Jacob & Co. transforms itself under leadership by Yvan Arpa starting soon.

Ariel Adams publishes the luxury watch reviews site aBlogtoRead.com.

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Brad Pitt Enjoys Wearing His Patek Philippe Nautilus Watch

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Filed under: Timepieces / Watches, Celebrity Shopping

Brad Pitt, known watch lover, has a seriously intense watch collection. From the timepiece I've heard he buys (and at the frequency he does so), he must have a very large collection. Enough so that each of his kids are likely going to get a sizable timepiece inheritance someday.

Here is Brad wearing his Patek Philippe Nautilus timepiece while doing work with the Make It Right project in New Orleans . This watch debuted in the late 1970s, and came about when luxury steel sport watches really became en vogue. Today's Nautilus watches comes in a few varieties, but Brad likes his in the classic style with a steel case and bracelet, with a blue face, and a three-hand Patek Philippe made automatic movement. Like all Patek Philippe movements, it is beautifully made and decorated - and visible here through a sapphire exhibition caseback window. I like how Brad matched the blue dial with his shirt. The watch is 43mm wide and in all steel except for the while gold hands and hour markers - which are applied.

The Nautilus is an interesting piece - and took a little while for me to appreciate. What really sold the watch for me a few years back was seeing it on the wrist. As you can see, it has a very masculine, flattering look on the wrist. The specific reference number for this piece is 5711/1A, and retails for about $23,000.

Ariel Adams publishes the luxury watch reviews site aBlogtoRead.com.

Thanks to Gabriella K. and JustJared.com.

Tags: brad pitt, Make It right, Nautilus, NOLA, Patek Philippe, watch, watchspotting, wears

Shia LeBeouf Wears IWC Watch In Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps Movie

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Filed under: Timepieces / Watches

IWC watches are displayed on the wrists of the two main characters in the new Oliver Stone movie, Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps. Wasn't this movie supposed to come out already? I think it got pushed. The infamous Gordon Gekko has Michael Douglas wearing an IWC Da Vinci Perpetual Calendar watch in rose gold, while lead Shia LeBeouf is also wearing an IWC perpetual calendar timepiece. Only his character Jacob Moore is wearing an IWC Portuguese Perpetual Calendar in 18k white gold (model ref. IW376205). I guess they both really like knowing the precise date.

Probably too ritzy for his character in real life (maybe he bought the watch after making the money), the Portuguese Perpetual Calendar combines the classic look of the famous Portuguese models, with the intricate complication of IWC's very popular 7 day power reserve automatic perpetual calendar with the date, day of the week, month, leap year, year indicator, power reserve indicator moon phase indicator, and the time. Like I said, the case is in white gold, just over 42mm wide, and retails for $38,800. Check out IWC watches in Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps when it hits theaters soon.

Ariel Adams publishes the luxury watch reviews site aBlogtoRead.com.

Tags: IWC, jacob moore, money never sleeps, perpetual calendar, portuguese, shia lebeouf, wall street, watch, watchspotting, wear

Angelina Jolie Enjoying Her Chanel Premiere Watch

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Filed under: Timepieces / Watches, Celebrity Shopping

Angelina Jolie has been photographed on numerous occasions wearing a curious looking watch. Is was brought to my attention by reader Gabriella (and I thank her), in a serious of different photographs. With her help, I discovered that it was Chanel Premiere lady's watch. it appears as though Jolie has favored this timepiece for a while. Chanel has more than just the J12 up their sleeves. The Premiere collection predates the J12 by a long time I believe, but had recently adopted traits from the J12, just as ceramic materials. Here, the black inner link on the bracelet is ceramic. The watch itself comes in various styles and materials. On her wrist the watch is in 18k gold and ceramic, but the pictured model is in steel and ceramic. The faceted sapphire crystal over the gem cut like case and dial give it the appearance of being like a precious stone. The bezel is lined with diamonds, while the dial is a simple black (also comes in white) with small baton hands. Inside the watch is a Swiss quartz movement. This is a very elegant and classy timepiece, which Angelina pulls off quite well. Prices for this style of Chanel Premiere watches start in the 4,000 euro range, and go up from there.

Ariel Adams publishes the luxury watch reviews site aBlogtoRead.com.

Tags: angelina jolie, chanel, premiere, watch, watchspotting, wear, what

LeBron James Wearing His Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Volcano Watch

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Perhaps LeBron James likes this particular Audemars Piguet Royak Oak Offshore Volcano watch because he prefers an orange trim, or maybe because that is the color of basketballs. Regardless, LeBron is among many professional athletes (among others) who prefer Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore timepieces. The Volcano model is 42m wide in steel, with a black and orange colored dial, with a matching black with orange stitching crocodile strap. Inside it has an in-house made automatic chronograph movement. Retail price for the watch is close to $19,000.

Mr. James was recently spotted wearing his AP Volcano watch on ESPN when making the announcement that he will be leaving the Cleveland Cavaliers in order to join the Miami Heat. This is certainly a great Miami watch.

Ariel Adams publishes the luxury watch reviews site aBlogtoRead.com.

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