aventurine

Ulysse Nardin watches enable us to think about position in the universe and perhaps realize that we are not the center of the world

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Rockets on the wrist: The Ulysse Nardin’s Vertical Odyssey – Mission 2 is leaving on a space rocket with an astronomical destination where the sun and the moon encounter. Like the heroes of Homer’s Odyssey who visited many unknown territories, Swiss luxury watchmaking company Ulysse Nardin continues to explore all possible roads offered by science. … Read more

Tondagraph Tourbillon and the sumptuous Tonda Métropolitaine – two hymns to Haute Horlogerie by Parmigiani

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    The PF354 watchmaking movement of the new Parmigiani Tondagraph Slate has been produced entirely in-house. It contains no fewer than 295 components and has a power reserve of 72 hours. This new luxury watch from Parmigiani Fleurier, the Swiss brand of luxury watchmakers founded in 1996 in Fleurier, Switzerland, features a dial which … Read more

Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda 1950 Tourbillon Galaxy Rainbow has one of the world’s thinnest tourbillons

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      Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda 1950 Tourbillon Galaxy Rainbow is one of the world’s thinnest tourbillons. The ladies’ watch owes its cosmic name to the intrinsic properties of its glass. Taking its name from its founder, watchmaker and restorer Michel Parmigiani, the fine watchmaking brand was founded in 1996 in Fleurier, in the Swiss valley of Val-de-Travers. … Read more

Cat’s Eye Arabian Jasmin graced by Girard-Perregaux with complementary Day/Night complications

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    Flower in motion: Arabian Jasmin. “Flowers are a universal embodiment of delicacy. Above and beyond its apparent fragility, the fragrance of Arabian Jasmin conveys the power of a symbolism, the bewitching.” The high-end watchmaking manufacture Girard-Perregaux has created a precious and sensitive new creation graced with complementary Day/Night horological complications. It is in … Read more

Girard Perregaux Cat’s Eye Plum Blossom: the gleam of a flower glistening with morning dew

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  A plum blossom blooms on the dial of Girard Perregaux Cat’s Eye Plum Blossom. Girard Perregaux, the Swiss high-end watch manufacturer tracing its origins back to 1791, introduced four new watches at 2019 SIHH in Geneva: the Haute Horlogerie masterpiece Bridges Cosmos, 2019 Laureato Absolute, 1966 Earth to Sky Edition, and Cat’s Eye Plum Blossom … Read more

The New Kalpa: Parmigiani Fleurier Kalparisma Nova Galaxy

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The dial-making entity of the Parmigiani Fleurier Watchmaking Centre used aventurine glass to create this highly unique watch for ladies. Presented at this year’s SIHH – Salon Interntional de la Haute Horlogerie de Geneve 2018 along with the new Kalpa watches for men, Parmigiani Fleurier Kalparisma Nova Galaxy timepiece takes its name from this aventurine … Read more