Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie celebrates its quarter-century

SIHH reaches its quarter century with sixteen Maisons. Five exhibitors, five days and 4,500 square metres paved the way for the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) in 1991, a bold venture which brought together a handful of prestigious Maisons whose values were those of Fine Watchmaking. Over the years, the SIHH has put … Read more

Frédéric Jouvenot Surya – the world’s first watch to show the hours by means of 12 jumping petals

Frédéric Jouvenot‘s new creation reveals time by blossoming sapphires. Frédéric Jouvenot, one of the most gifted watchmakers of today and a refined aesthete who draws inspiration form art, nature and architecture, graces the Fine Watchmaking garden with the blossoming of an unprecedented complication: Surya, the world’s first watch to show the hours by means of 12 … Read more

#TheManByCartier exhibition dives deep into Cartier time

The place to visit for watch enthusiasts and fans of the finer things alike. French luxury house of Cartier is celebrating the 110th anniversary of Louis Cartier’s invention of the first wristwatch with #TheManByCartier pop-up exhibition hosted on Harrods’ Ground Floor. The exhibition dives deep into Cartier time and uncover the spirit of excellence at … Read more

Immortal technology for the H1 Dracula DLC

Mechanics and fluids combined to great effect. H1 Dracula DLC hybrid timepiece – reveals the red on top of your skin. HYT, the only watchmaking company to display time with fluids, presents a new encounter between Fine Watchmaking and fluid mechanics. The most known Count of literature has it own dedicated watch. The H1 Dracula DLC watch by the … Read more

Foremost events in the horological calendar – The Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie 2014

The Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie returns to Geneva for its 24th edition, from 20th to 24th January 2014.   As fascinating as ever, fine watchmaking‘s remarkable creative freedom will be in evidence again at the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie 2014 ( SIHH 2014) in Geneva. For the past six years, the … Read more

HYT’s Hydro-Mechanical Watches – an encounter between Fine Watchmaking and fluid mechanics

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