DB25 Starry Varius Aérolite: De Bethune is working with probably the world’s oldest known meteorite to date. “No other metal is as charged with pure energy and emotion as the iron meteorites that have taken shape in the furnace of the stars,” – De Bethune’s Denis Flageollet. Beauty from above and beyond Ferrous meteorites have … Read more
Chopard took home the overall grand prize and the top prize for the year’s best jewelry watch at the 2017 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève ceremony. The GPHG 2017 ceremony was held at the Théâtre du Léman in Geneva, reuniting more that 1500 invitees and awarding 15 horological creations of the year. The prize-winners … Read more
Contemporary Fine Watchmaking: Louis Vuitton Flying Tourbillon “Poinçon de Genève” Watch. La Fabrique du Temps Louis Vuitton, Louis Vuitton’s watch division, gets more complicated with every new timepiece. For a year and a half, the world’s leading luxury group was working to produce a Poinçon de Genève flying tourbillon, an invitation to join watchmaking’s premier … Read more
13th Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève goes to Girard-Perregaux for Constant Escapement L.M. A highlight of the international watch industry calendar, the Geneva Watchmaking Grand Prix is a yearly salute to the excellence of global watch production. 15 prizes honoured the year’s finest watch creations, including the supreme distinction, the “Aiguille d’Or”, which was awarded … Read more