The Planet Ocean ‘Jewellery’ Co-Axial chronograph and chronometers take Omega in a new direction. Part of the Seamaster family, they are fully functional diver’s watches with all of the technical prowess implied by Omega’s experience making diver’s watches since the 1940s, including water resistance to 600 metres (2000 feet), a unidirectional rotating bezel and a helium-release valve to reduce the pressure. But they are also luxurious, diamond-set, with painstaking craft worthy of the best jewellery watches.

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TAG Heuer is proud to present its newest ambassador: Leonardo DiCaprio.

TAG Heuer today introduced actor and environmental activist Leonardo DiCaprio as its newest ambassador. The three-year agreement is a unique one for TAG Heuer and DiCaprio, with the royalties generated from the deal going to support the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and Green Cross International. In addition, a multi-million dollar commitment from Mr. DiCaprio will go to support environmental charities.

“TAG Heuer is a strong brand with a proven commitment to doing good,” said DiCaprio. “It is a great day when a company as respected as TAG Heuer explores a different way to do business—selling products and giving back at the same time. I’m very excited to start this new partnership.”

DiCaprio’s commitment to sustainability and children in need will be the cornerstones of his partnership with TAG Heuer over the next three years.

“TAG Heuer and I will be making donations to NRDC and Green Cross International as well as other influential and effective environmental organizations,” says DiCaprio. “Each and every day, these organizations are doing important work to protect our planet’s resources for future generations. Hopefully, our donations will help expand their reach and raise their profile.”

“Leonardo DiCaprio is far more than an actor,” said Jean-Christophe Babin, CEO and president of TAG Heuer. “He is a man who wants to change the planet and improve the plight of children in need. He is contributing his skills and wealth to a better, smarter world.”

TAG Heuer is proud to announce Leonardo DiCaprio as its ambassador because they share the same relentless drive to push innovation and exceed expectations, especially their own. TAG Heuer surpasses itself and its competitors with each new timekeeping device; Leonardo DiCaprio proves himself a more skillful and inventive actor with each new film he makes, and a more dedicated activist with each new environmental endeavor. It is in this spirit that TAG Heuer is proud to join forces with its newest ambassador, Leonardo DiCaprio.

Limited edition (16 pieces only) watch from Tiffany & Co. that shows how well their partnership with the Swatch Group is working out (where they now get movements). The Mark Perpetual Calendar TriRetrograde Chronograph watch is an advancement on the previous Mark T-57 TriRetrograde Chronograph. This new model has a movement that not only maintains the retrograde chronograph complication, but also adds a perpetual calendar complete with a moon phase indicator in the mix.

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Luxury watches that can only be described as unique, deLaCour releases is newest model, the Iridium Sagra Triplex watch. Here is a watch with true armor plating - being the first watch to make use of iridium metal plates. Iridium is probably the most corrosion resistant metal around, repelling the effects of acid and other corrosive chemicals. The metal is placed within the platinum group of metals meaning that it is exceedingly rare, difficult to machine, and expensive. When cast, iridium has a yellowish hue that you can make out in the images, making it look like a dull gold.

Inside is a large flying tourbillon-based manually wound movement that displays three time zones. The main dial displays time in a standard 12 hour format, while two subsidiary dials show two other time zones, each in 24 hour time. The watch also features a power reserve indicator that is likely located on the rear of the watch. The impressively sized timepiece will be offered in limited numbers with a rubber or alligator strap.

Omega announced that Zhang is joining its select group of brand ambassadors which includes fellow actors George Clooney and Nicole Kidman, sports superstars Michael Phelps, Dame Ellen MacArthur and Michael Schumacher, iconic supermodel Cindy Crawford and Eugene Cernan, the last man to walk on the moon.

Zhang Ziyi is an actress of rare beauty and monumental achievement. Following her cinematic début in Zhang Yimou’s The Road Home, which won the Silver Bear Award at the 2000 Berlin Film Festival, she has gone on to appear in 16 more movies including Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, House of Flying Daggers and Memoirs of a Geisha.

Zhang’s award-winning performance as the headstrong Jen in the acclaimed Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon led to film roles which have spread her fame far beyond the shores of her native China. She is currently starring in “Mei Lan Fang”, the critically acclaimed Chen Kai-Ge biopic which has been selected for competition in the February 2009 Berlin Film Festival.

Omega plans to build a global campaign around its stunning new spokeswoman immediately and will also be arranging an ambitious schedule of personal appearances at strategic locations around the world.

Zhang said that she is particularly looking forward to working with the Swiss watchmaker. “I love Omega’s watchmaking heritage,” she said. “They have a great legacy and history, including their presence in China, of which I am very pleased to be part of it.”

Zhang Ziyi is the highest ranking woman on Forbes’s list of China’s most powerful celebrities and they also rate her as the woman with the greatest amount of social influence in China.