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GTE – Luxury underground, Part 2
Picard Cadet Switzerland has been the cradle of watch making for centuries. The fascinating surroundings of Jura Mountains and Alps have given home for the masterminds and the precise hands of...
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Siegelson
Visitors to Baselworld could see a very interesting booth at the Hall of Vision. Antique and estate jewellery were showcased here instead of novelties, new developments or innovative solutions....
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Girls don’t just wanna have fun – Part #1
There were times when it wasn’t proper for women to wear a watch, and a lady couldn’t check the time in public (naturally many brands have found very elegant solutions for this, including Van Cleef...
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The Butterfly Journey
Although Jaquet Droz was established in 1738 by Pierre Jaquet-Droz, it laid dormant for over two centuries after his and his son’s death in the early 1790s. They had designed mechanical miracles of the...
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Baume & Mercier in Vienna
Not long ago I read an article in Financial Times about how Baume & Mercier started to work with prestigious educational establishments all around the world. London Business School, Hong Kong...
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Montblanc 110
Back in Hong Kong at the Watches and Wonders exhibition we sailed with Montblanc and the great discoverer, Vasco Da Gama. One of the novelties that gave us a hard time in returning was the Montblanc...
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TEFAF30
Just when I got fed up with the cold and grey, spring kicked in with ear-pleasing bird chatter and warm sunbeams. I found myself power-dating the sun and a coffee on the streets of Maastricht. Two...
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Premier of the Girard-Perregaux Laureato Skeleton
The 225th anniversary of Girard-Perregaux revived a legendary model last year, when the company presented the Laureato limited edition – the grandson of the 1995 mechanical model and the great-grandson...
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With love from Tuscany: Giuliano Mazzuoli
Italian design Without any bias, there are things in life that Italians just do better. Let it be in the field of gastronomy, music, wines, accessories or fashion, naming exceptional people, products...
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Chronomètre FB 1R.6-1 by Ferdinand Berthoud
Karl-Friedrich Scheufele and his team at Ferdinand Berthoud revealed their new model during the SIHH 2018, which radiates an even more self-conscious but elegantly reserved individuality than its...
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Glashütte Original at Baselworld 2018
In 2018 the Saxon manufacture brought newly designed versions of its successful classics. The two most interesting novelties were the Senator Excellence Perpetual Calendar in white gold and annual...
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Time Travelers
With the following article we sail onto different waters, but the crowdfunding phenomenon is interesting and we particularly like the brand imagined. We met klokers in Basel. It’s been only about 5...
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IWC Schaffhausen – Manufakturzentrum
Following the launch of the exceptional anniversary collection and the Pallweber tribute watch at the SIHH, IWC went on celebrating its 150 years of history with a beautifully designed...
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Krayon Everywhere
GPHG’s jury has pre-selected some of our favourite timepieces in 2018. One that throws the ball out of the court is Rémi Maillat’s sunset-sunrise complication watch called Krayon Everywhere – in fact a...
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CODE 11.59 by Audemars Piguet
Challenge, Own, Dare, Evolve – Audemars Piguet kicked off their largest product launch since the seventies at the SIHH 2019. Representing the last minute of the wait before the day of a new challenge,...
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About heritage and future with Stéphane Belmont from Jaeger-LeCoultre
SIHH gives us the chance to encounter many interesting minds working either on the creations and / or influencing the present and the future of a brand. In the magical forest of Jaeger-LeCoultre at the...
View ArticleIWC Schaffhausen & Cousteau Divers
On the World Oceans Day (8 June) IWC Schaffhausen announced its support for a pioneering environmental project, spearheaded by Cousteau Divers. ‘People protect what they love.’ – Pierre-Yves Cousteau...
View ArticleIWC Schaffhausen at Watches and Wonders 2021
CEO Christoph Grainger-Herr presented IWC’s 2021 novelties in a mixed virtual and live setting at the Watches & Wonders fair. The brand enriched its 85 year-old pilot watches line with new...
View ArticleIWC Schaffhausen Pilot’s Watch Chronograph Edition ‘Blue Angels’
Last autumn IWC Schaffhausen launched three new limited edition chronographs in its Pilot’s Watches collection. The new ceramic models are collaborative timepieces with squadrons of the U.S. Navy. We...
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