The Baselworld Timepiece

This watch is a one of a kind design especially commissioned for the Baselworld show and features a mixture of hand engraving and diamonds.


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Baselworld 2010 by Andrew Biggs

It’s a long way from Christchurch New Zealand to the city of Basel in Switzerland. Situated on the River Rhine and only a short distance from France and Germany, Basel is a picturesque and very friendly place to visit with excellent public transport, restaurants and an array of interesting shops.
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Pre-order our new Regattare Moana Pacific PVD

This model uses New Zealand native Kauri (agathis australis) under the see-through glass back. Ancient Kauri (swamp Kauri) found in New Zealand is the oldest workable wood in the world. The trees have been buried and preserved underground in swamps for more than 45,000 years.
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BASELWORLD – the World Watch and Jewellery Show

It’s that time of year again where Switzerland hosts the world largest and finest watch and jewellery fair.

This year, Andrew Biggs, who engraves the Magrette timepieces, will be at the show demonstrating the use of hand engraving equipment manufactured and supplied by the leading American company GRS, a subsidiary of Glendo Corporation.
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Desktop and iPhone Wallpapers of the Maui's Fish piece.

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Fully engraved case with engraved movement
The story of The God Tane, the greatest of all the children, brought life into the world and created all the forests and birds.
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Introducing our new Moana Pacific Diver

10 months from when we first came up with the concept of doing a signature Magrette dive watch, we are now very proud to have released our first 100 of 500 pieces of the Moana Pacific Diver. View details here

New engraved models for 2010 get their own dedicated dial.

We wanted to add another special feature to our engraved pieces this year. The Whakairo dial (which means, to carve, ornament with a pattern, sculpt) is made by US based company LÜM-TEC. The dial has laser cut indices filled by hand with LÜM-TEC GX luminous pigment for maximum night time readability and afterglow performance.

New design for our handmade Magrette boxes.

These handmade boxes are crafted from timber milled from theKauri tree - a New Zealand native, now protected - engraved with our logo and inlaid with black New Zealand paua shell.
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MAGRETTE in Vietnam's Premium Gold Magazine

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Taniwha - Our first gold-inlay piece
Taniwha are fantastical mythical water based monsters that dwell mostly in rivers, They could also be described as dragons. lakes and the ocean or anywhere there is water like swamps. They mainly live in dangerous areas where there are fierce currents, strong breakers or rocky shorelines.


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MAUI'S FISH
Our full hand-engraved Maui's Fish piece is now sold-out. We will be doing a new full-engraved piece in 2010. Please sign-up to our Newsletter to be informed of new models for next year.

Regattare Day-Date SOLD-OUT

Air New Zealand Fashion Week 2009

If you are flying Air New Zealand in September 09 check our latest ad out in the KiaOra magazine. They are running a special edition to celebrate what New Zealand has to offer in the fashion arena.
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Maui's Fish in The Engraver Magazine

The Journal of The Firearms Engravers Guild of America
Issue 83 - July, August, September 2009

FEGA was founded in 1981 to serve many purposes. The established objectives are to provide opportunities for engravers to exchange ideas and knowledge, to assist in improving individual skills, to promote firearm engraving as an art form, and to raise public interest and appreciation in quality firearms engraving.
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THANK YOU!
Thank you to all of those that entered our Kupe's Voyage competition. All prizes have been mailed out to all the lucky winners. You can still view the Kupe's Voyage site here

Hand-engraved Kupe's Voyage - SOLD OUT

A very limited edition timepiece

Limited to 10 pieces, these hand-engraved timepieces tell the story of Kupe's journey from Hawaiki to Aotearoa (New Zealand).

We're giving you the chance to win one of these fine collectables as well as a swag of other cool Magrette stuff.

Go ahead and Enter the Draw.

Sponsorship

MAGRETTE Timepieces is proud to support the environmental pursuits of the Earthrace project and their Record Breaking voyage.
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Kupe’s Voyage
Limited to 10 pieces. This engraving tells the story of Kupe's journey from Hawaiki to Aotearoa.
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Cuture Piece

If you are flying Air New Zealand check us out in the KiaOra magazine in the Hot News Section, Page 16.

Regattare DAY-DATE is here

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Engraving the way

If you are looking for something with a unique New Zealand cultural flavour then have a look at our special edition in collaboration with NZ engraver, Andrew Biggs. The Maori engraving is called Te Manaia and is limited to only 10 pieces.

Your options include a matt black physical vapor deposition (PVD) coating or polished stainless steel case, plus the choice of a strap in chocolate brown crocodile pattern or black leather with a tan underside. The engine of this timepiece is a Swiss made self-winding ETA. It comes packed in a handmade Kauri box, inlaid with black New Zealand paua shell.
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A legend untouched by time

A unique collaboration between Royal Enfield motorcycles New Zealand and Magrette Timepieces.
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Hot News Section

If you are flying Air New Zealand this month (June) check us out in the KiaOra magazine in the Hot News Section.

KiaOra: Air New Zealand inflight magazine

We have a full-page advertisement going in the May issue of KiaOra magazine.

On all flights Air New Zealand provides amonthly in-flight magazine called 'Kia Ora', covering topics such as travel,business, sport and lifestyle.

Kia Ora, which means 'hello and welcome' in Maori was chosen as the name of the in-flight magazine because of its warm, relaxed and welcoming meaning.

Customers are welcome to either read the magazine on the plane, or take it away to read at their leisure. The in-flight magazine also contains our in-flight entertainment guide for Pacific Economy.

Inugural Matariki Ball Saturday 21 June
Matariki ahunga nui, Matariki Tapuapua
Matariki hunga nui, Nga kai a Matariki
Nana I ao ake ki runga.

When Pleiades, the gatherer,
Is bright in the sky, the year begins.

On behalf of the Kororareka Marae Komiti and the organisers of The Inaugural Matariki Ball, we would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your generous sponsorship of your elegantly handsome Magrette timepiece.

The hand made Kauri case the piece came in, added a distinctly New Zealand component to your product, as did the paua and koru engraving on the box.

We congratulate you on the presentation and the statement the Magrette timepiece makes.

It was an evening not to be missed, with a glamorous setting to celebrate the incoming New Year. Your Magrette timepiece was very appropriate for the occasion.

The Magrette timepiece was the highlight of the auction, with some fierce binding resulting in us raising a substantial amount.

Again, many thanks for your generosity and support

Hei konei

Colwyn Shortland
(Kororareka Marae Chairman)

PVD finish with NZ Kauri wood back.

We have been working with a Swiss company on a PVD finish that now meets our expectations. This finish is a deep dark grey satin. This will be an option with one of our new models including an automatic ETA movement and second hand.

Another main feature for this model will be the ancient swamp Kauri wood inlay used in the back of the case. The swamp Kauri has been buried in peat swamps in the north of New Zealand for more than 45,000 years.

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Eco friendly boxes
We are now using New Zealand made eco friendly pine boxes for freighting our products. They are a nice simple design and of course great for the environment.

CONQUEST
As part of our advertising campaign for this summer we will be placing full page advertisements in CONQUEST Magazine - New Zealand’s hottest new lifestyle magazine showcasing the best local and international events, personalities and exciting new products.
check out our 2nd advertisement for the March/April 2008 issue

Adding New Zealand (Kiwiana) flavor to our brand.

As we take our first steps into more distant markets, we would like to identify the Magrette brand in an emblem that promotes our design philosophy and heritage. We are proud to present this logo which combines the strength and protection offered by the shield with the poignant symbolism of the koru. Magrette cases have to be strong and bold in their design to protect the intricate automatic movements we use in all our timepieces. The koru complements this synergy beautifully with its suggestion of perpetual movement carried in the unfurling of a fern frond - a symbolism unique to traditional New Zealand culture. The koru reaches towards the light, striving for perfection, encouraging new positive beginnings...