Tag: "Switzerland"
Maîtres du Temps– The Story Of The Masters Of Time (Part 2)
Welcome to Part Two of our two-part special on Master Watchmaker Maîtres du Temps. If you missed Part One earlier this week, you can find it here.
Girard-Perregaux ww.tc Tourbillon – Sensationally practical
Often high-horology pieces, whilst exceptionally beautiful, are not always practical to be worn on a regular basis. Fortunately though, this does not necessarily have to be the case. Renowned for their superior skill and craftsmanship the ww.tc Tourbillon from Girard-Perregaux successfully combines two of the watchmaker’s most iconic hallmarks, the world time function and the [...]
Interview With Maximilian Büsser, Founder Of MB&F And Horological Visionary!
Four years ago one extraordinary man had one absolutely extraordinary vision. That man was Maximilian Büsser and his vision was, according to him, based on a very simple and fundamental idea: to assemble dedicated Collectives of talented horological artisans, artists and professionals – all friends – to design
Interview with Giles English Of Bremont Watches
A few years back now two brothers, Nick and Giles English, had the idea to launch a small watch company in the period preceding what would become one of the largest global economic meltdowns the modern world has ever seen. Despite the financial carnage that ensued, Bremont Watches has flourished under the watchful eyes of these two dedicated businessmen
Armin Strom Announces New In-House ARM09 Calibre
It wasn’t so long ago that the mere thought of the cost and time required to research, design and manufacture an in-house calibre was so economically unbearable for many luxury watch brands that it was all but banished. Indeed many high-end brands still use modified ETA movements from the Swatch Group to animate their timepieces. [...]
Grand Prix D’Horlogerie de Geneve 2009
The highlight of the Watch season in Geneva is undeniably the annual Grand Prix D’Horlogerie and the accompanying presentation of the Grand Prix award. I was most fortunate to attend this year’s event, held at the Grand Theatre on the rather damp evening of the 14th November. The positively dazzling line-up of watches on show ensured the evening would be one to remember and promised more than one surprise on the night.
Antiquorum Auction: 14th and 15th November, Geneva, Switzerland.
One of the great things about living in Geneva is access to great auctions, but with the next auction only four weeks after the last one it is an embarrassment of riches. October’s auction was the usual affair held at the Kempinski Hotel on the edge of Lake Geneva just a few hundred meters from the Antiquorum office.
Sneak Peek: New Panerai Radiomir P.999 42mm Pink Gold (PAM00336)
Panerai, in a pre-SIHH announcement, have produced that rarest of watch moments, a new calibre. Whilst retaining the standard military look of a Panerai the new hand wound movement is only 3.4mm high and this, combined with a slightly smaller case at 42mm, makes this a lighter watch than many previous Panerai models.
MB&F And Alain Silberstein Present: Horological Machine No 2.2
Pure genius. Unabated and unrelenting. This is the only way I can think to describe French high-end watch designer Alain Silberstein’s stunning reimagination of MB&F’s Horological Machine No2. Subtle, refined and yet at the same time completely alluring this new model, called Horological Machine No2.2, will absolutely take your breath away. The starkness of the [...]
Press Release: Rodolphe Cattin leaves the Franck Muller group!
Founder of the Rodolphe Montres & Bijoux watch company and of the Rodolphe & Co design studio – two entities owned by the Franck Muller group – Rodolphe Cattin has decided to quit all his operational activities within the group as of the end of October. He will remain a minority shareholder in both companies.
Brand In Focus: Cartier
Cartier watches are synonymous with luxury and timeless elegance. Aided by its illustrious background as a jeweler of incomparable prestige, the House of Cartier has successfully introduced watches which have transcended their time of introduction to become truly legendary.
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