Emporio Armani Swissmade Watches – Craftsmanship. Proud of its first Swiss Made watches combining Italian design with Swiss watchmaking know-how, Armani house presents a video insight into the handicrafts used in traditional watchmaking. Tne video examines the Swiss artisans as they perfect the new Emporio Armani SwissMade watch collection. How a watch design is transformed … Read more
2luxury2 at Baselworld 2013. In 1912 Jacqueline Hermès wears the first wristwatch ever created by Hermès. As a child Jacqueline could not wear a watch attached to her clothing or slipped into her pocket. Especially for her, her father devised an ingenious “porte-oignon” or pocket-watch holder designed to fasten it onto the wrist. Drawing upon … Read more
Hydro Mechanical Watches HYT’s Hydro-Mechanical Horologists, the creators of the first timepieces ever to combine mechanical and liquid engineering, have turned utopia into reality. The watch has a 65 hour power reserve and manual winding – driving a unique high-tech fluidic module. The idea that led to the H1 was simple and consisted of two … Read more
IWC Portuguese Automatic Edition Dragon Year in the Lunar Year of the Dragon IWC, one of the world’s leading brands in the luxury watch segment, profits by the good fortune of the sign of the Dragon, a sign so loved in 2012 by the entire luxury industry. The latest IWC masterpiece of Haute Horlogerie … Read more
Route de l’Horlogerie – Genève: an overview of the Swiss watchmaking panorama Geneva’s watchmaking history can be discovered through a unique Geneva Watch Tour. Punctuated by around 50 monobrand boutiques and as many multibrand retailers, the itinerary winds its way through Geneva’s iconic quarters: the area near the station and the Tourist Office to begin … Read more
For 21 years, in January, all the those interested in the refined and intricate world of luxury watches turn their sights toward Geneva, the host for SIHH (Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie 2011 – the private luxury watch fair). Between 17 and 21 January 2011 SIHH was the arena for 19 exclusive watch brands. … Read more