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Why reinterpret watches from the past? Audemars Piguet [Re]master01 has the answer

July 17, 2020 by Editorial Team

A contemporary watch that evokes the past

The Musée Atelier Audemars Piguet opened its doors a month ago. The Audemars Piguet museum explores the luxury watchmaking manufacture history through over 300 watches, each telling a unique story from the Swiss brand’s past. The luxury house is celebrating the milestone with [Re]master01 Selfwinding Chronograph. This limited edition of 500 pieces evokes the highly distinctive design attributes of the original chronograph wristwatch from 1943, with its two-tone steel and pink gold case enhanced with a champagne dial.

Audemars Piguet [Re]master01 Selfwinding Chronograph unites 1940’s design with contemporary technology, visible through a new sapphire crystal caseback. The design of the watch is very esoteric and unusual. The dial has so much character and so much life. According to Audemars Piguet’s François-Henry Bennahmias, “you can see the humanity throughout the watch.”

When the watch came up in 1943 it was a unique watch. Because Audemars Piguet never made a serie actually before 1951. Every single watch was unique.The high-end brand’s goal was to re-adapt completely the vibe from 1943 and bring it to 2020.

Faithful to the original design language of pre-model 1533 from 1943, [Re]master01 features a round case and lugs in stainless steel, enhanced by a bezel, oliveshaped pushers and chamfered crown in 18-carat pink gold. The teardrops lugs highlight the two-tone case’s harmonious curve, while the very thin bezel provides unobstructed view on the dial’s detailed work. The case has been meticulously polished by hand.

The case’s two-tone polished aesthetics is complemented by a satin-brushed gold-toned dial enriched with black transferred hour-markers, pink gold hour, minute and seconds hands, blue chronograph hands and a blue transferred tachymetric scale. Although the dial design has retained the original timepiece’s classic features and Art Deco-inspired numerals, the watch’s enlarged 40 mm diameter ensures better legibility fit for a contemporary use.

Similarly to the 1943 wristwatch, [Re]master01 features the signature “Audemars Piguet & Co Genève” on the dial. From around 1885 to the mid1970s, AP had a workshop in Geneva to be closer to end clients and facilitate distribution within Europe and beyond. When APstarted to sign its watches in the early 20th century, the city of Geneva was frequently mentioned on the dial.

[Re]master01 is equipped with the Manufacture’s newest generation of selfwinding chronograph mechanism: an integrated chronograph with column wheel and flyback function.

According to Hodinkee, “this is one of the better releases I’ve seen over the last year. It’s beautiful, it’s technically impressive, and it’s a watch that contains a lot of stories and history in a wearable, not-too-fussy package. If you’re looking for a high-end chronograph that’s a little bit different than the usual suspects, this is your watch.”

It is nature that sets the tone of Surnaturel, the new kaleidoscopic Cartier High Jewelry

July 15, 2020 by Editorial Team

More natural than nature itself: The New Cartier High Jewelry Collection.

Cartier opens the way to a nature reinvented: [Sur]naturel. The new High Jewelry Collection paves the way to beauty more real than nature itself, rooted in reality and transformed into the realm of the supernatural. Diamonds, emeralds and sapphires mix with opal and kunzite, coral and aquamarine, beryl and quartz.

The starting point of the collection begins on a journey revealed by nature itself, from figuration to abstraction. Water, flora and fauna breathe life into an ultra-precious universe that exists at the boundaries of fantasy and reality.

The idea behind Cartier’s mesmerising collection is to invoke the precious stones’ evocative powers by infusing wilderness with fantasy. The collection features diamonds, emeralds and sapphires which are teamed with opal and kunzite, coral, aquamarine and beryl and quartz. So if you’re someone who desires a bijoux piece that connects you with nature, spiritually and physically, consider this collection made with Cartier‘s renowned savoir faire,” wrote harpersbazaar.com.sg

Illustrators, painters and digital artists celebrate G-Timeless watch

July 16, 2020July 15, 2020 by Editorial Team

Colorful and imaginative artworks by a variety of illustrators, painters and digital artists found by Gucci on Instagram, celebrate the Gucci G-Timeless watch designed by Alessandro Michele. Artists from around the world (including Andrey Kasay) bring their personal and idiosyncratic perspectives to interpret the Gucci G-Timeless automatic watch, focusing on the motif of the … Read more

Chanel’s Lagerfeld-inspired haute couture shows how luxury can thrive online

July 15, 2020 by Editorial Team

Virginie Viard’s strong designs in chic colours shine, despite digital showcase’s subdued vibe

Virgil Abloh takes ‘seasonless’ approach in Louis Vuitton menswear launch

July 13, 2020 by Editorial Team

With physical shows out of the question the designer turned to a film made up of cartoons and photos to present new work

Gender Neutral Millennial Pink: A new approach to timekeeping by Garage Italia x Hublot

July 20, 2020July 13, 2020 by Editorial Team

Pink – this pink – expresses a gentle, inclusive and confident approach to life. The new Big Bang Millennial Pink, available with two straps, sets the tone: made from modern, lightweight aluminium, a unisex and monochrome material, anodised, satin-finished and through-tinted millennial pink.

Hublot Big Bang Millennial Pink gender neutral watch 2020; @Hublot

Hublot is particularly proud of the luxury watchmaking maison’s ability to innovate and to be different. This new 2020 BigBang Millennial Pink that co-created with Lapo Elkann from Garage Italia sits perfectly within this pioneering vision.

This new Big Bang from Hublot, christened Millennial Pink, is designed in collaboration with Garage Italia and Lapo Elkann.According to the Swiss luxury watchmaking manufacture, Millennial Pink is “more than a watch, it is a state of mind. Gender Neutral.”

For some, it is powder pink or pastel; for others, a subtle blend of beige and salmon, apricot and grapefruit. Intriguing and undefinable, Millennial Pink takes its place today as a pink which is not in the exclusive realm of women, nor that of men, but truly a symbol of a completely new generation. This special hue marks a seismic shift that will change the status quo: established traditional values are being reconsidered through a lens of positivity.

Its 42-mm case sets the tone: made from modern, lightweight aluminium, a unisex and monochrome material, anodised, satin-finished and through-tinted millennial pink. This technical feat has been made possible thanks to research undertaken by Hublot’s engineers. This highly specific colour is obtained by anodisation, a process which both protects and decorates a part, and which has the advantage of giving the case and its components the desired pastel shade combined with remarkable resistance to scratches and impacts. Its proportions ensure it sits perfectly on any wrist. Gender Neutral. The Unico chronograph manufacture movement, boasting a 72-hour power reserve, has a chronograph mechanism on the dial side and a column wheel.

“Our expertise in materials technology has enabled us to create a unique colour for this watch, Millennial Pink, symbolic of the world available to us, in its constant state of flux,” explained Ricardo Guadalupe, CEO of HUBLOT.

“At Garage Italia, we want to be part of a world where the character of every person is defined by their love of life and their inclusivity, rather than by their power or their superiority. More than simply a product, we want to create something which represents a positive change.” – Lapo Elkann, FOUNDER & CREATIVE CHAIRMAN of GARAGE ITALIA.