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Swiss observe maker Carl F. Bucherer in collaboration with GaultMillau Switzerland has chosen the Grand Resort Kronenhof in Pontresina to the "Hotel With the Calendar year 2008" award, determined by its excellence in services, exclusivity, innovation, and focus to depth. Managed by Heinz E. Hunkeler and Jenny Hunkeler given that 2006, the Grand Resort Kronenhof may be the sole fivestar resort found in Pontresina. Describing the main reason driving the choice, Bruno Jufer, Advertising Director of Carl F. Bucherer explained, "A resort was chosen, which demonstrates the values of our firm and our merchandise correctly."A presentation ceremony occurred about the Kronenhof's scenic grounds, attended by Carl F. Bucherer CEO Thomas Morf, revered Swiss audio artist Boris Blank, plus a cadre of crucial regional visitors inside the fields of politics and tourism. Heinz E. Hunkeler delivered an acceptance speech, expressing his gratitude for successful the prize, likewise as his pride inside the Grand Resort Kronenhof: “The Kronenhof has usually worn a crown, but this distinction offers it one more much more lovely a person, in truth by far the most wonderful crown". 2008 will be the 2nd yr which the Carl F. Bucherer check out brand name has participated for a sponsor while in the award choice method, a task it programs to proceed in 2009. Primarily based in Lucerne, Carl F. Bucherer possesses a heritage dating again around eighty many years, and stands out currently as an impartial Swiss observe brand name. Amid its several well-liked timepieces consist of the Patravi TravelTec view which provides various timezones, and its female Alacria selection. In 2008, Carl F. Bucherer released its very first inhouse mechanical movementthe CFB A1000. The newest produce caliber functions several strange characteristics, like a peripheral winding rotor, and an escapement adjustment method which could be secured in position to resist shocks. Backes & Strauss, a watch company of the Franck Muller Watchland Group, has shown a new timepiece which will be officially launched in October 2010. The Backes & Strauss 1609 AD watch is offered in two sizes, in an edition of 219 pieces each. To feature cases in various colors of 18K gold and set with varying combination of diamonds, the Backes & Strauss 1609 AD watch showcases an original and luxurious moon phase indicator, which presents a representation of a 17star constellation, depicted in round brilliant diamonds. The name of the timepiece pays tribute to English astronomer Thomas Harriett, whose drawings of the moon preceded those of Galileo Galilei. Established in 1789, Backes & Strauss is famed for being the world's oldest diamond company. Jewelry by the company was featured at the Great Exhibition of 1851, and in 1878, the Backes & Strauss hallmark was registered in London's Goldsmiths Hall. The year 2006 saw the first Backes & Strauss timepieces debuted. Each collection offered by the brand draws some inspiration from Regency architecture, and every model is characterized by a diamond set into the winding crown. The manufacture and assembly of each watch is undertaken in the workshops of Franck Muller's Watchland, ensuring an extremely high standard of watchmaking expertise and exclusive mechanical design.