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Discover the world’s most coveted masterpieces. From fine horology and high jewelry to luxury beauty and bespoke fashion, we curate the artifacts of modern desire.

Tribute to Galileo Galilei: L’Astronomo Luminor 1950 Tourbillon Moon Phases – An Exclusive Creation, made to order and personalisable

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Officine Panerai L’Astronomo – Luminor 1950 Tourbillon Moon Phases Equation of Time GMT is the latest horological creation dedicated to Italian polymath Galileo Galilei. The new watch presented at SIHH 2018 – Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie Geneva is packed with numerous complications and has a back case that is more poetic and attractive … Read more

SIHH 2018: Voutilainen 217QRS is introducing a retrograde date mechanism of a unique construction

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Total series of 30 Voutilainen 217QRS watches : 10 platinum, 10 white gold, 10 rose gold. Kari Voutilainen, born in 1962, is a Finnish watchmaker residing in Môtiers, Switzerland. He started an independent watchmaking business in 2002, building a limited number of handmade timekeepers. His latest creation presented at 2018 SIHH – Salon International de … Read more

‘I don’t think elegance is relevant’: Vetements’ Demna Gvasalia, the world’s hottest designer

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The 36-year-old Georgian, now Balenciaga’s creative director, is bored of fashion as fantasy and has eschewed the tropes of Parisian glamour for flea market catwalks and crumpled styling. Where can he go next?

Montblanc 1858 – the new vintage exploration-inspired timepieces

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  Premiered with much succes at this year’s SIHH 2018, Montblanc 1858 Collection is made for exploring, with scratch-resistant crystal, water tightness and an anti-reflective coating.     During the 2018 Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie in Geneva, Montblanc revisited the extraordinary watchmaking heritage of the Minerva Manufacture and its legendary professional watches created … Read more

The A. Lange & Söhne 1815 with jumping seconds likely corresponds to what Walter Lange would have deemed the perfect watch

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Refined distinction: 1815 “Homage to Walter Lange” with jumping seconds from A. Lange & Söhne.     A giant watch was the centre piece of the A. Lange & Söhne booth at the 2018 Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) in Geneva. This year, the giant watch was an exact emulation of the TRIPLE … Read more

Bucherer, the leading European retailer for fine watches, acquired the largest U.S. based luxury watch retailer

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Bucherer, the leading European retailer for fine watches and jewelry, announced that it has acquired Tourneau, the largest U.S. based luxury watch retailer from an investor group led by Green Equity Investors IV, L.P. an affiliate of Leonard Green & Partners, L.P. Established in 1900 and based in New York, NY, Tourneau is the largest … Read more