Romain Jerome Steampunk

Romain Jerome whose novelties always strike imagination has recently presented a great new watch model – the Steampunk watch that is inspired by steam-engine. For more than a year Yvan Arpa has not been an employee of Romain Jerome, however, his ideas are implemented in all new models of the brand. The Steampunk watch that was developed under auspices of Manuel Emch has no tourbillion, the tourbillion is replaced by the VI numeral. Thus the model became much more affordable than other brilliant watch models by Romain Jerome. Like all other Romain Jerome models, this one has second hand at 9 o’clock. The new model is large at 50 mm wide. The bezel of the model is made of oxidized metal. The watch features screws that go deep into the dial. The screws resemble steam engine pistons.
The watch is equipped with automatic RJ001-AS movement with power reserve of 42 hours, frequency of 28 vph and 23 jewels. The case of this watch goes with the Titanic DNA theme. The Romain Jerome Steampunk model is made of stainless steel with black PVD coating. Water resistance – 30 m.
Romain Jerome releases truly amazing watches that always catch attention of those who love everything that is unusual and exclusive. Apart from the brilliant Steampunk timepiece the brand offers many other watches that do strike imagination, such as, for instance, the Moon Invader Eminence Grise Chronograph that also was presented in 2010. This chronograph is dedicated to the endless efforts of humans to explore the nearest Earth satellite. The watch has a multi-layered dial with mesh pattern that creates a high-tech screen effect that has never been used in the watch industry. There are hand-applied, polished and drawn inner bezel rings that are openworked and coated with Superluminova that creates luminescent effect. The case of the watch measures 46 mm in diameter. It is made of stainless steel with PVD coating. Among functions there are hours, minutes, seconds and chronograph. The timepiece is equipped with manual-winding movement with 23 jewels, 28, 800 vph frequency and 42 hour power reserve. The timepiece comes in a limited edition of 1,969 pieces.

Tissot Watches

Tissot introduced the first mass-produced pocket watch and the first pocket watch with two times zones in 1853 and the first anti-magnetic watch in 1929-30. Charles-Emile Tissot left for Russia in 1858 and succeeded in selling their savonnette pocket watches across the Russian Empire. The Tissot company was also the first to make watches out of plastic (IDEA 2001 in 1971), stone (the Alpine granite Rock watch in 1985), mother of pearl (the Pearl watch in 1987), and wood (the Wood watch in 1988).^[2] Tissot merged with the Omega watch making family in 1930 and Tissot-Omega watches from this era are sought after by collectors.

Still based in Le Locle, Switzerland and present in more than 150 countries around the world, Tissot has been a member of The Swatch Group Ltd., the largest watch producer and distributor in the world, since 1983.(Man's Watches)
Tissot is an official timekeeper for the world championships in cycling, motorcycling, fencing and ice hockey, and was used for the Davis Cup in 1957 and Downhill Skiing in Switzerland in 1938. Tissot was also a key Sponsor for the Formula one teams Lotus, Renault and Sauber.
Tissot has become known in recent years for its tactile, or "T-Touch," technology; several new watches have touch-sensitive sapphire glasses and include compasses, barometers, altimeters and thermometers. One of the most feature-rich T-Touch watches was the legendary "High-T", which featured atomic time, vibrating alarm, dual time, stop watch, count down timer, weather forecast, lottery results, movie listings, headline news, Outlook sync, ability to receive short messages via Windows Live Messenger, downloadable watch faces and even included a rechargeable battery with included USB charger. T-Touch watches have been recently featured on Angelina Jolie's wrist in the movies Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life and Mr. & Mrs. Smith.
Famous people who have worn Tissot watches include the actress Sarah Bernhardt, singer Carmen Miranda, Elvis Presley, Grace Kelly, and Nelson Mandela.James Stewart also wears a Tissot watch in the movie "Rear Window".(Go Watch Shop.Com)