Bottega Veneta has partnered with the Swiss watch giant Girard Perregaux to produce its first watch, the BVX.

The unisex watch features a dark, brushed-titanium curved case with a brown face and a cigar-colored crocodile strap.

The BVX is $14,600 and will be exclusively available from Bottega Veneta’s stores next month.

The Classima collection by Baume & Mercier honors the traditional codes of Swiss watchmaking and at the same time exudes an amazingly contemporary feel.

Elegant and functional, these watches have easily transcended into modern men’s rigorously busy life.

Now, the brand unveils a Classima Automatic Jumping Hour Limited Edition men’s watch to add to the line mentioned.

Omega is pushing for major expansion in the US, with nine stores slated to open across the country this week.

A Chicago boutique will be unveiled this Thursday (November 18), followed by other store launches in Los Angeles, Pittsburgh, Seattle, Scottsdale, Ariz., Nashville, White Plains, N.Y., Hackensack, N.J., and Jacksonville, Fla.

The stores will offer Omega’s range of men’s and women’s watches, including the new Ladymatic line, for which Nicole Kidman is the official spokesperson.

Stephen Urquhart (below), Omega’s president, expects America to become Omega’s biggest market for corporate retail.

Inspired by John Harrison, inventor of the Marine Chronometer, Bremont is building a B-1 Marine Clock as a tribute to this great man.

The clock has been designed in house with some unique features not normally found in clocks which include; three time zones, 30 day power reserve, date, 90 day chronograph and the case will be fully waterproof.

Peter Roberts, Bremont’s Technical Director said “We set out to design and create a marine clock suitable for use on the finest sea going vessels of the world.”

Girard-Perregaux has created a new exclusive limited edition timepiece to celebrate its friendly cooperation with Boucheron.

The case is made of either eighteen karat rose or white gold along with double sapphire crystal displays and is water resistant up to thirty meters.

The heart of the watch is the brand’s in-house self-winding mechanical movement, GP03300-45 Calibre.

Besides hours, minutes and a small seconds register, it has an annual calendar with an indicator for date and month.

Audacity.ch, the new Audemars Piguet online information platform, officially launched on Monday October 18th 2010.

This site is intended for all devotees of watches and haute horlogerie, as well as to the public at large, collectors and the press.

The Audacity.ch platform will cover the brand news: technical innovations, limited editions, sponsoring, AP icons, new product launches, boutique openings.