July 2016

The Breitling Exospace B55 specifically designed for aviation professionals, with actual watch adjustments that can be made from the phone like time-setting, timezone adjustments, and alarms it also keeps track of flight times, split times, lap times etc. Other functions include Countdown timer, 7 daily alarms, Count Down/Count Up Clock, (max. 99 days, 23 hrs 59 min. 59.99 sec.) with independent alarm, UTC world-time.

Exospace B55 connects via an app to a wearer’s Android or Apple iOS smartphone to provide a wide range of notifications for incoming emails, Short Message Service (SMS) or WhatsApp messages, phone calls and reminders of upcoming appointments.

Equipped with a  46 mm diameter case and 15.25 mm height solid titanium with a rotating bezel.(Very similar dial to the Breitling Cockpit B50)

The B55 uses a rechargeable battery, which requires charging once every two months with normal use. The watch has a 1.8 inch diameter, is 0.60 inches thick and weighs 2.82 ounces without its watchband.

The Exospace B55 was entirely developed, assembled, finished and tested in Switzerland, including the production of movement ébauches (blanks) in the workshops of Breitling Chronométrie. The smartphone application was also developed and produced in Switzerland. Priced at $8,900

With the smart watch market buzzing with quite a few entrants …Watchbazar would love to see how Breitling does in the luxury smartwatch segment.

As per recent reports by Federation Of The Swiss Watch Industry FH .The crisis for the Swiss watch industry still continue , exports fell faster than at any other time in the first half, reflecting the difficulties with which the branch has had to contend for many months. They were worth 1.6 billion francs in June, 16.1% less than in June 2015.

Thanks to the the commodity and currency fluctuations the precious metal segment was  the worst performer with a decline of almost one-third (-31.4%). Steel or bimetal timepieces were distinctly less affected, although still in negative territory. The Other materials category had a major impact on the general decline in volumes.

Watches priced between 500 and 3,000 francs (export price) are the only ones to have avoided a double digit decline. They followed the same trend as in the past twelve months. The 200-500 francs category posted the steepest falls. Timepieces priced above 3,000 francs also lost nearly 20% in value (-19.5%) as compared to June 2015. In June, all the principal markets were in decline.

Hong Kong reported a steep downturn for the 17th consecutive month, while other Asian markets including Japan and China were less seriously affected. Performance in the United States was better than average, but still in distinctly negative territory. Europe also saw steep falls, especially in Italy, Germany, France and the United Kingdom.

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Shivaji Rao Gaekwad (born 12 December 1950), known by his mononymous stage name Rajinikanth, is an Indian film actor who works primarily in Tamil Cinema. He began acting in plays while working in the Banglore transport Service as a Bus conductor. In 1973, he joined the Madras Film Institute to pursue a diploma in acting. Following his debut in K. Balachanders  tamil drama Apoorva Raagangal  (1975), his acting career commenced with a brief phase of portraying antagonistic characters in Tamil films. After establishing himself as a lead actor in a number of commercially successful films, he began to be referred to as a “superstar” and has since continued to hold a matinee idol status in the popular culture of tamil Nadu. His mannerisms and stylized delivery of dialogue in films contribute to his mass popularity and appeal.

By the 1990s, Rajinikanth established himself as a commercial entertainer. Almost all the films released during this period were highly successful at the box office.His popularity has been attributed to “his uniquely styled dialogues and idiosyncrasies in films, as well as his political statements and philanthropy”.Many also cite reasons for Rajinikanth’s popularity as coming from his larger-than-life super-hero appearance in many films, supported by gravity-defying stunts and charismatic expressions, all while attempting to maintain modesty in real-life. Almost every film of Rajinikanth has punchlines delivered by him in an inimitable style, and these punchlines often have a message or even to warn the film’s antagonists. These dialogues are usually fabricated to create new ones or even taken in a comical way, but do not fail to create a sense of entertainment among viewers.

Rajinikanth is also the only Indian actor to be featured in the Central Board Of Secondary Education  (CBSE) syllabus, in a lesson titled From Bus Conductor to Superstar. After opening his first official Twitter account in 2014, Rajinikanth received over 210,000 followers within 24-hours, which according to The Economic Times was deemed by social media research firms as the fastest rate of followers for any Indian celebrity, as well as among the top-10 in the world.

Watchbazar crew had the opportunity to watch the Super Stars latest Hit  “KABALI” and like always Rajnikant rules the Box office .Kabali broke the records for highest grossing Indian film in its first weekend in both domestic and overseas box-office.

Anu Vardhan the talented Dress Designer has done a great job and said in her press statement “A majority of the suits he wears in the film were sourced from U.K.’s Hackett, and paired with accessories from Michael Kors”. WatchBazar spotted the Micheal Kors in many shots in the film.

Dedicated to UEFA EURO 2016  Big Bang Unico Retrograde Chronograph Euro 2016 wears the colors of France, the organizing country of this 15th edition of the EURO. All in red, white, blue dressed, it has a 45 mm case in black ceramic, fitted with a “One click” interchangeable strap system in blue alligator sewn onto rubber and over stitched with white and red seams.

Equipped with Unico Hub1261 bi-retrograde movement with automatic winding, a central chronograph and column wheel with a 72-hour power reserve . Encapsulated by an anti-reflective sapphire glass back upon which the Euro 2016 logo.The watch is designed especially for timing football matches: when you start the chronometer, the second and minute hands start moving across the scale at the top, the second hand jumping back to zero every minute.
Only One hundred watches, each in red, white and blue, will be available.