L’Epée 1839 seizes control of Planet Earth with the launch of its new kinetic timepiece: Gaz Derrick table clock. Hours and minutes rise up from the movement and involve a new caliber. After having developed a movement with arms for Sherman, or legs (Arachnophobia) or even accompanying it with a skull mechanism (Requiem), L’Epée … Read more
Blancpain began the 2018 with Spanish eight-time Michelin-starred chef Martín Berasategui as a new friend of the brand, joining a roster notably featuring Joël Robuchon, Claude Bosi, and Dani García. For Baselworld 2018, Blancpain reinterprets its complete calendar GMT complication with a new Villeret model, enhanced with the brand’s patented under-lug correctors. Since the early … Read more
Sotheby’s International Realty partners with Kitzbüheler Alps Projekt for luxury private residences. Building permits for this unique construction have been granted, announced the builder. The groundbreaking is planned for early summer 2018 with completion projected for 2020. As with all Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas projects, architecture and design blend into the surroundings of Six … Read more
A veritable sculpture incorporating a blend of art and craftsmanship and limited to just 99 examples, Strom‘s “In Memoriam HR Giger watch” appears to have several lives, revealing different faces depending on the light and angle from which it is viewed. Deeply saddened by HR Giger’s death in 2014, luxury watchmaker Daniel Strom waited … Read more
British Snowboard sensation Jamie Barrow breaks Guinness World Record for fastest speed on a snowboard, towed by a vehicle. The record breaking feat took place on the frozen lake of St Moritz in Switzerland, with Barrow and the Maserati Levante SUV hitting a maximum speed of 151.57 km/h. With the record attempt taking … Read more
For 2018 Baselworld, Czapek & Cie introduces some colours rarely seen on engine-turned dials. Czapek & Cie watch brand has been revived in 2015 with an exceptional collection, whose leading model won the Public Prize in the Grand Prix de l’Horlogerie in Geneva in November 2016. This collection takes its inspiration from an 1850’s Czapek … Read more