The best way to protect valuables from unauthorized access is to make them “invisible”

2LUXURY2 at Baselworld 2013.Doettling Gyrowinder At this year’s Baselworld 2013, Döttling, the manufacturer of finest handcrafted luxury safes since 1919, presented the Döttling Gyrowinder. In contradistinction to conventional watch winders, Döttling Gyrowinder allows completely free rotation of the watch in all directions – including a complete rollover – which comes closest to the movement of … Read more

Chopard Happy Sport watch 20th anniversary

2luxury2 at Baselworld 2013: Happy Sport Medium Automatic It was in 1993 that Caroline Scheufele,  the Artistic Director and Co-President of Chopard, the Swiss-based luxury watches and jewellery manufacturer, created one of the Chopard icons, the Happy Sport watch. Repeatedly interpreted over the years in occasionally humorous and consistently elegant ways, it has lived under various … Read more

Korloff-in the voyageur spirit

2luxury2 at Baselworld 2013: Korloff – a heritage inspired by the journey; The constant traveling companion ready for the next journey yonder. Privately held and independently owned French jewelry company Korloff continues its development of complications and travel focused timepieces & jewelry. At this year’s Baselworld 2013, Korloff came with Voyager, The Gent Voyager, Odyssey, Highway Voyager, Cassiopee, … Read more

The Watch Capsule: Hublot masterpieces at Baselworld 2013

2luxury2 at Baselworld 2013.   Swiss luxury watch manufacturer Hublot presented at this year’s Baselworld 2013, the biggest watch & jewelry show of the planet, a stand focused on the “exceptional”. Hublot invited customers and the public into an individual 3D capsule – out of sight and away from the noise. The Watch Capsule was … Read more

Sicis breathes new life into micromosaic jewelry and timepieces

Baselworld 2013: SICIS’ micro-mosaic techniques in jewelry and watches collections, handcrafted in a limited edition. The craftsmanship of micromosaic is an ancient art. Micromosaic jewelry reached the heights of its glory in the 18th and 19th centuries, when worn by Marie Louis of Austria, Caroline and Josephine Bonaparte, and many other figures of French and … Read more