Extraordinary Object: Van Cleef & Arpels Fée Ondine Automaton. At this year’s SIHH/ 2017 Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie held these days in Geneva, Van Cleef & Arpels debuts the Fée Ondine Automaton made in collaboration with François Junod. Junod is an automatier, or automaton maker based in Ste-Croix, Switzerland. Bringing together several jewelry … Read more
SIHH means high expectations. We can’t wait to see the actual watches at SIHH 2017. Since 1991, SIHH has been the one event not to be missed in fine watchmaking. Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) highlights the most covetable creations and anticipates future developments. SIHH 2017 expands in size for its twenty-seventh edition, … Read more
Top luxury watches designed to celebrate The Year of the Rooster. 2017 Is a Fire Rooster Year. Ulysse Nardin, Jaquet Droz, Chopard, Piaget and Vacheron Constantin salute the Year of The Rooster – the 10th sign in the Chinese zodiac, with new luxury watches dedicated to this male gallinaceous bird. Years of the Rooster include … Read more
Take a look at these three famous cities brightly lit across the night skies. A new artistic craft is making its first watchmaking appearance in a dialogue with Grand Feu enamelling. Vacheron Constantin‘s Grand Feu champlevé enamelling is enhanced with hand-applied precious powder technique. Vacheron Constantin’s new Métiers d’Art Villes Lumières collection made in collaboration … Read more
Fabergé’s ever-growing Rococo collection takes inspiration from the gold scrolls featured on the legendary Rocaille Egg, an original Fabergé Easter Egg created in 1902 for Russian heiress Varvara Kelkh, which recalls 18th century Louis XVI style. Decorated with rococo scrolls and platinum flowers set with diamonds, the green enameled egg was made of varicolored gold. The … Read more
SIHH 2017 in figures: 40 000 of exhibition space; 17 historic watchmaking Maisons; 13 independent artisan-creators; 1 200 accredited journalists. Each year, SALON INTERNATIONAL DE LA HAUTE HORLOGERIE (SIHH) transforms Geneva, Calvin’s city, into a hotbed of innovation while reconnecting it with centuries of history. Since 1991, SIHH has been the one event not to … Read more