The Rolex Hillary Tenzing Edition Explorer Set is one of the most exciting custom Rolex packages that we have seen in a long time. Therefore we are of course very excited to finally be able to show you the full set today.

The watches and gear honoring Hillary and Tenzing, two of the greatest mountaineering families of all times, consists of three watches – specially done 36mm, 39mm and 42mm Rolex Explorers.

“Beyond just the three watches, however, each of the 88 Hillary Tenzing Edition sets come as a complete package with spectacular various custom-made items and gear commemorating the 1953 Everest expedition, such as a unique silver mountaineering pin, a limited HTE edition of the book Everest by the late George Band and a leather bound map of the original 1953 expedition route to Everest, to name a few highlights. All packed in a beautiful, hand-crafted wooden crate like the one use in the 1953 expedition. As well, buyers of a HTE package get an once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to join Peter Hillary and Jamling Tenzing Norgay on a private trek to Everest Basecamp in May 2012. In May 2011, HTE number 88/88 was sold for $104,568 at Christie’s in Geneva (proceeds went entirely to the Hillary and Tenzing family foundations), but you can get your own set for about $40,000 (asking price is 28,800 EUR).”

Make sure to check out the official website for some great background information and more.

A further look at the set follows after the jump.

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As part of its new collection, CASH CA has teamed up with Jam Home Made on a series of accessories. The line-up includes a pocket watch with arm strap, allowing you to wear the pocket watch as a regular watch as well. Furthermore they produced a neck bag and a bracelet. All three items will release February 2012 at select retailers.

Check out the full line-up after the jump.

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Stussy has been working with G-Shock for a while now, releasing new collaborative timepieces every couple of years. Today we take a look back at the watches that the two have cooked up over the years, starting in 1997 with a the DW-6900 SS Ltd Edt Original. Two more DW-6900 watches followed in 2005 and 2010, while they released a DW-5300 for their 25th anniversary in 2008.

All this leads up to the most recent collaboration between Stussy and G-Shock on the Jason watch – in our opinion the least interesting.

Check out all of the watches from the last 15 years after the jump.

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By now a staple release for many brands, Carhartt is offering their take on the “Military Watch” for Spring 2012. Finished in black brushed steel the watch features a black face with white detailing and includes two nylon straps. Available through Carthartt WIP dealers shortly.

Source: FNG

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In recent years we have not paid too close attention to Panerai. After its rise in the early 2000s we just got a little fed up of the brand and felt like it was all over the place. Nevertheless every once in a while they still do come out with a beautiful watch, which is the case with the PAM 441 Ceramic.

The watch comes with a 44mm black ceramic case, a manual-wind mechanical Panerai P.9001 calibre and is officially called ‘Panerai (PAM 441) Luminor 1950 3 Days GMT Automatic Ceramica. The black, almost gunmetal color, of the case looks beautiful and goes well with the vintage looking brown leather strap.

Take a further look at the watch after the jump.

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We have always been big fans of Richard Mille. The bridging of technology and high end watch making come together rather often, but unfortunately he goes wrong very often too. One of the few that delivers on that end on a consistent basis is Richard Mille. Some of you might remember the entirely sapphire encased watch by the brand that we recently showcased.

Here we preview now the upcoming Tourbillion RM 052 Skull, once again showcasing the incredible skills of the brand, taking it that one step further than everybody else. A skull on a watch can be the most cheesy thing when done wrong or just slapped onto the dial – well, see how it can be done right here.

“Where others may have been content to exploit the purely visual aspect of the skull, Richard Mille has taken the concept further by integrating it directly into the complete timepiece.

The baseplate and bridges take the form of a grade 5 titanium skull. Richard Mille has pushed the concept further by integrating this into the movement. The upper and lower jaws hold the ruby of the tourbillon cage. The back of the skull is actually the movement’s center bridge. The skeletonized baseplate and bridges were subjected to rigorous testing to insure their optimal strength. The entire movement is connected to the case by 4 bridges that are inspired by the crossed bones from flags on pirate ships. The new case design, with its opened flanks, continues this visual allegory to the human skeleton.

The watch will come limited to only 21 pieces – 15 in titanium and 6 in red or white gold.

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Today we get a first preview of an upcoming collaboration between French artist Fafi and Swiss watch brand Swatch. The black colorway, seen here above, features one of her signature characters. The watch looks great and we cannot wait to see the full collection.

Check out the full watch after the jump.

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The Hundreds and Casio G-Shock presents a new collaborative GW-5610 watch for 2012. In addition to classic The Hundreds branding, the watch features a two-tone strap in black and white. Something to look forward to for fans of G-Shock and The Hundreds.

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2012 marks the 50th anniversary of the James Bond film series. No other watch company can be connected to the iconic British spy than Omega and as such, it totally makes sense that they dedicate a limited edition version of their Seamaster watch to James Bond.

“The watch is in the Seamaster series, uses a “007″ theme on the black lacquer dial with “50″ filled in with red on the outer bezel, and uses Omega’s caliber 2507 co-axial movement. The winding rotor looks like a bullet and is inscribed with “50 years of James Bond.” The Omega Seamaster Limited Edition James Bond 50th Anniversary watch is sized at 41mm and will be available some time early this year.”

The watch will come in an edition of 11′007 pieces.

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TAG Heuer outdo themselves with this Mikrogirder regulator system.

Conceived, developed and manufactured in-house in the company’s R&D lab in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, the MIKROGIRDER is the fastest mechanical regulator ever crafted and tested.  Accurate to an unprecedented 5/10,000 or 1/2,000th of a second, the MIKROGIRDER is a completely new regulator system — a coupling beam/girder and excitatory beam/girder system working with a linear oscillator (versus a spiral shape in a classical hairspring) that vibrates isochronously at a very small angle, as opposed to a traditional watch, which vibrates at an angle of up to 320 degrees.

Click here to view the embedded video.

Take a further look at the watch after the jump.

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Once again Richard Mille raises the bar when it comes to innovation and presents his new RM056. Aside from the incredible split-second Chrono-Tourbillon movement, the most special feature of the watch is the full sapphire glass case, revealing every little detail on the inside of the watch. Of course that has its price – the Richard Mille RM056 goes for 1.65 Million USD. Only 5 of these will be made.

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Swiss fashion watch maker Swatch kicks off the new year with a pair of sports-inspired Gent Originals, the Olympic Games Collection – London 2012. Created with one eye on fashion and the other on the upcoming London 2012 Olympic Games, these merge pro-sport aesthetics and classic London design. The designers have given a nod both to British fashion’s mod heritage and the London 2012 Olympic Games logo by means of a two-toned palette.

Check out both watches in detail after the jump.

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We already gave you a look at the Top Gun Miramar Watch by IWC, but it looks like the Swiss watch maker will have a much wider offering in the Pilot Watch section of their line this year.

They entirely revamp the Pilot Watch Collection, including for 2012 the Top Gun Miramar in two versions and the iconic Big Pilot’s Watch in overall 5 versions, including premium metal and matte black versions of the watches with various movements and functions. The line-up looks fantastic and is the most interesting we have seen from IWC in many years.

Take a further look at the IWC 2012 Pilot Watch Collection after the jump.

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From Japanese brand hobo we present their new Hideout Quartz Watch. The military watch comes with a striped canvas/leather strap in overall three colors. The hobo logo is embossed in small on the leather part of the strap. Look out for a release soon.

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Swatch celebrates the Chinese Year of the Dragon with a limited Original Gent watch. The piece features an intricate Chinese dragon, drawn in blue on the white silicone strap, taking inspiration from classic blue and white porcelain artwork. Now available through Swatch.

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Simple and timeless. If that’s what Ships Jet Blue was striving for when creating this Army Watch inspired by watches used by the British army during the 80’s, then they clearly achieved that with this piece. This watch will be available with two different colored straps: a red/white/blue and a black/grey. Both look great, but we’re partial towards the former. The watches will begin shipping mid-January and will be available through Zozo.

Take a closer look after the jump.

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With the rise of vintage watches and especially vintage Rolex watches, along with the entire heritage trend, a good guide is certainly useful. Buying an old watch is not an easy task, because just like with an oldtimer, if a single piece is not original, the watch is of much less value and since we are talking about considerable investments here, getting it right is a must.

Ben Klimer of Hodinkee has produced a handy Vintage Rolex Buying Guide for Park & Bond. Check it out here.

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Today we get a first preview of a beautiful new watch by Swiss luxury watch brand IWC – the Top Gun Miramar Pilot’s Watch. This is only one of overall five new pilot’s watches that IWC will be releasing in 2012.

“The IWC Top Gun Miramar watch is a tribute to the place in California where the myth of the elite pilot (the “Top Gun”) was born.

This watch features a sleek looking dark grey ceramic case (48mm in diameter — pilot worthy, but far too large for me), and a somewhat vintage-military color set, including the green textile strap.”

The watch has a 48mm case, flyback chronograph movement, ceramic case and military green textile strap. A beautiful color combination and one of the best premium pilot’s watches we have come across to date. It will come out some time in 2012.

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Last year, Oakley debuted its Gearbox watch and it was quite the success. This time, they will be dropping this new stealth/black/red color version, which will be shipping out mid-January. Check out some specs on the watch below:

Gearbox features five-jewel quartz movement and a uniquely dimensional dial face. Impact forged stainless steel is honed with Computer Numeric Controlled machining and matched with a screw-down crown, placed on the left of the chassis for a distinctive look. A durable strap of Unobtainium® rubber offers all-day comfort. This Oakley original is optimized with the protection of a pure sapphire crystal and the endurance of a 60-month battery.

Take a closer look after the jump.

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We love rose gold and therefore bronze is also not far off from that perfection, at least in terms of look. Today we present the beautiful new bronze Diver Watch from Olivier. The 45mm watch is just the right size and will release in several options Spring 2012, priced between 650 and 850 USD.

“In addition to all the prerequisites — 500M depth rating, helium escape valve, sapphire crystal — the CuSn8 marine-grade bronze-cased Olivier one-ups the competition by supplying not one, but two user-replaceable bezels as well as a bronze buckle. Available with either a Japanese Miyota 8125 or Swiss ETA 2824 automatic movement, Olivier represents a terrific value in this specialized arena.”

Take a closer look at the watch after the jump.

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