June 09: The latest News from ALPINA Genève‏

Alpina Extreme Diver 1000 Meters:
for colorful Deep-Sea diving…

At King Jewelers Summer is coming soon…if you want to plunge to the depths of the ocean don’t forget your Alpina diving watch in your traveling bags …The ALPINA Manufacture presents four new versions in its diver's collection, able to explore the ocean bottom until 1000 Meters, in resolutely trendy colors: "Yellowtail", "Orange Sunset", "Côte d'Azur", and "Black Ocean".


BMW Alpina
We are proud to announce the new sponsorship of the BMW ALPINA (driven by Mr Romain Brandela and Maxime Martin) by ALPINA WATCHES of GENEVA for the FFSA GT3* 2009 season in France ( Federation Française de Sport Automobile).

Races for 2009: 12/04/09 Nogaro; 10/05/09 Dijon; 31/05/09 Magny-Cours; 05/07/09 Le Vigeant; 05/09/09 Albi; 04/10/09 Paul Ricard HTTT; 18/10/09 Ledenon.







Alpina has been the privileged partner of the 12 Hours of Sebring - the opening race of the American Le Mans Series 2009.During the 3-day event and under the hot Florida sun, around 180'000 motor sport fans from around the world gathered to witness an extremely exciting & dynamic event. To conclude the exhausting 12 hours, Alpina was delighted to offer the winners in all categories a very special trophy: a numbered example of the Alpina Extreme 12 Hours of Sebring timepiece that will help them to time their next victory.


Alpina Sebring Limited Edition

Last Limited Edition watches will be delivered in the next weeks to our Retail Partners. Then, this series is sold-out...

About King Jewelers:Established in 1912, King Jewelers has proudly styled jewelry aficionados from around the world. For five generations, the King family has owned and operated King Jewelers while building an outstanding reputation steeped in quality, value and first-class service.Offering a magnificent selection of jewelry collections including fashion-forward Italian designs, classic diamond creations, luxury Swiss timepieces, estate jewelry, modern designer jewelry, as well as colored gemstones and fancy colored diamonds, King Jewelers is the one-stop jewelry shop that prides itself in being one step ahead of the trend. At King Jewelers clients will always find the “best of the best,” for any style or budget. The salon also offers bridal, baby, and gift collections. In addition, King Jewelers offers on-site jewelry and watch repairs, custom design services, appraisals, estate buying and corporate gift programs. King Jewelers also specializes in Alabama watches, Kentucky watches, Georgia watches, North Carolina watches, South Carolina watches, Arkansas watches, Mississippi watches, and Florida watches.The Nashville watch gallery features in-store boutiques from luxury watch brands such as Breitling, IWC, Cartier, Jaeger-Le Coultre, Piaget, Girard- Perregaux, Hublot, Corum, Harry Winston, Bell & Ross, Bvlgari, and Chopard, King Jeweler’s Nashville also carries exclusive timepiece collections Anonimo, Alpina, BRM, Chanel, Concord, Dewitt, Ebel, Franc Vila, Jaquet Droz, Michelle, Mont Blanc, Roger Dubuis, Tag Heure, Tissot, and Wyler. King Jeweler’s Nashville also carries fashion jewelry designers such as Judith Ripka, Kwiat, Leslie Greene, Chopard, Bulgari, Yvel, Harry Kotlar, Fancy Bones, Rebecca, Montblanc, and Scott Kay as well as men’s jewelry collections, sterling silver jewelry collection for women, not to mention extensive bridal and baby collections.King Jewelers is a member of the Jewelers of America, American Watch Guild, Jewelers Board of Trade, International Wristwatch Leading Watch Retailer, and the American Society of Appraisers and has among its staff GIA Certified Gemologists. For additional information, please visit http://www.kings1912.com/ and keep an eye out for the new King Jeweler’s shopping site at www.ShopKings1912.com.

Tag Heure Watch Event at King Jewelers, Nashville

If you're anywhere in the neighborhood, stop into King Jewelers, located at 4121 Hillsboro Road, in the Greenhills section of Nashville, Tennessee. Among their selection of over 40 top European and American Luxury brands, you'll see Tag Heure's new collection and receive $250 towards the purchase of a TAG Heuer timepiece. The sale runs now through June 30, 2009, so you definitely still have time to make it over there.

Latest editions include pieces from the Swiss Basel show, including new TAG Heuer Grand CARRERAs, Monacos, Carreras, TAG Heuer SLR's , Golf Watches, Aquaracers, a new TAG Heuer Formula 1, the Microtimer, new editions to the Women Collection and, of course, Tag Heure Concept Watches.

For more information, you can call King Jewelers at 615.724.6465 or email Info@Kings1912.com.

Jaquet Droz University: Geology - 101‏

Lapis Lazuli, pronounced LAP-iss LAZ-yuh-lie (sometimes abbreviated to lapis) is a relatively rare, semi-precious stone that is since antiquity for its intense blue color. It has been mined in the Badakhshan province of Afghanistan for 6,000 years. The finest color is intense blue, lightly dusted with small flecks of golden pyrite. Stones with no white calcite veins and only small pyrite inclusions are more prized. Patches of pyrite are important to help in identifying the stone as genuine and do not detract from it's value.

In ancient Egypt lapis lazuli was a favorite stone for amulets and ornaments such as scarabs; it was also used by the Assyrians and Babylonians for seals. Lapis jewelry has been found at excavations of the Predynastic Egyptian site Naqada (3300-3100 BC). and powdered lapis was used as eye shadow by Cleopatra.

King Jewelers has these Jaquet Droz for you to view at both their locations, Nashville TN and Miami FL.About King Jewelers:Established in 1912, King Jewelers has proudly styled jewelry aficionados from around the world. For five generations, the King family has owned and operated King Jewelers while building an outstanding reputation steeped in quality, value and first-class service.Offering a magnificent selection of jewelry collections including fashion-forward Italian designs, classic diamond creations, luxury Swiss timepieces, estate jewelry, modern designer jewelry, as well as colored gemstones and fancy colored diamonds, King Jewelers is the one-stop jewelry shop that prides itself in being one step ahead of the trend. At King Jewelers clients will always find the “best of the best,” for any style or budget. The salon also offers bridal, baby, and gift collections. In addition, King Jewelers offers on-site jewelry and watch repairs, custom design services, appraisals, estate buying and corporate gift programs. King Jewelers also specializes in Alabama watches, Kentucky watches, Georgia watches, North Carolina watches, South Carolina watches, Arkansas watches, Mississippi watches, and Florida watches.The Nashville watch gallery features in-store boutiques from luxury watch brands such as Breitling, IWC, Cartier, Jaeger-Le Coultre, Piaget, Girard- Perregaux, Hublot, Corum, Harry Winston, Bell & Ross, Bvlgari, and Chopard, King Jeweler’s Nashville also carries exclusive timepiece collections Anonimo, Alpina, BRM, Chanel, Concord, Dewitt, Ebel, Franc Vila, Jaquet Droz, Michelle, Mont Blanc, Roger Dubuis, Tag Heure, Tissot, and Wyler. King Jeweler’s Nashville also carries fashion jewelry designers such as Judith Ripka, Kwiat, Leslie Greene, Chopard, Bulgari, Yvel, Harry Kotlar, Fancy Bones, Rebecca, Montblanc, and Scott Kay as well as men’s jewelry collections, sterling silver jewelry collection for women, not to mention extensive bridal and baby collections.King Jewelers is a member of the Jewelers of America, American Watch Guild, Jewelers Board of Trade, International Wristwatch Leading Watch Retailer, and the American Society of Appraisers and has among its staff GIA Certified Gemologists. For additional information, please visit http://www.kings1912.com/ and keep an eye out for the new King Jeweler’s shopping site at www.ShopKings1912.com.