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The new Rolex Yacht-Master is a familiar name in an unfamiliar guise.

"The Hublot brand was founded in 1980, and its sole purpose was to be completely different than all the other traditional watchmakers. Unlike other watch brands, Hublot’s goal was simplicity and astonishingly the brand focused more on watchstraps. After years of trial and error the Hublot rubber watchstrap was developed which created the perfect harmony between elegance and sportiness. The watchstrap was designed to never crack or stain and even contains vanilla to give the strap a unique smell."

"The origin of the name Canary Diamond or Canary Yellow refers to pure yellow diamonds with a strong shade, meaning pure intense yellow diamonds."

The question that’s been on many women’s lips and even a few men:

Where did the name tennis bracelet come from?

"Giovanni Panerai founded Officine Panerai in Florence Italy in 1860. By the 1900 under his grandson’s leadership the brand had become the official supplier to the Royal Italian Navy the Regia Marina, supplying them with watches and precision instruments. These watches were used for underwater missions so they had to be water and shock resistant. At the time Panerai watches consisted of a case, which was designed by Rolex, and the movements engineered by the Swiss manufacturer Cortebert."