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Haute Horlogerie: Embroidery – the new muse for Dior Grand Soir Kaleidiorscope

March 29, 2016March 29, 2016 by Editorial Team

Grand Soir Kaleidiorscope and Dior VIII Grand Bal Pièce Unique Ondine are perpetuating the excellence of haute horlogerie for Dior. Luxury French Maison Dior unveiled a new series of eight exceptional unique pieces: the Dior Grand Soir collection. Delicate embroideries designed by Christian Dior served as a new source of inspiration for the Dior Grand Soir … Read more

The luxury to forget your wallet and pay securely with only your watch

March 22, 2016March 21, 2016 by Editorial Team

BVLGARI is unlocking the future with the updated Diagono Magn@sium – the first-ever “intelligent mechanical luxury watch.”

Italian luxury house Bulgari opened Baselworld 2016 presenting a new world record with Octo Finissimo Minute Repeater and introducing Serpenti Incantati Tourbillon Lumière, the new expression of the brand’s sign and symbol highlighting the blend of Haute Joaillerie.

At Baselworld, Bulgari, MasterCard and WISeKey announced also that MasterCard contactless payment capability will be embedded within the first-ever “intelligent mechanical luxury watch” – the Bulgari Diagono Magn@sium. This major innovation comes one year after the presentation at Baselworld 2015 of the innovative luxury watch, which Bulgari has now fully developed and industrialized for a potential market introduction before the end of the year.

Utilizing WISeKey cyber security technology, the global alliance between Bulgari and MasterCard will enable Bulgari Diagono Magn@sium “intelligent” watch owners to make payments securely at the more than four million retail locations in 74 countries globally that accept MasterCard contactless transactions.

The payment capability complements the secure access functions being embedded in the Diagono Magn@sium powered by WiseKey’s cyber security technology. The secure access functions allow watch owners to unlock the BVLGARI Vault Application, which provides a unique user experience that protects personal digital
assets encrypted on consumer smartphones or tablets by storing encrypted replicas of them in a secure cloud buried in a Swiss military bunker, somewhere in the Alps. Additional secure access functions planned by Bulgari include the ability to open select automobile doors, Bulgari hotel doors and other participating
partners’ products.

“We believe that technology and craftsmanship can be artfully combined to deliver a valuable and unique benefit to our clients without compromising the integrity of a timeless mechanical luxury watch. With the new Bulgari Magn@sium, our clients will have the luxury to forget their wallet and pay securely with only their Bulgari watch. This is extraordinary and part of the luxury experience,” commented Jean-Christophe Babin, CEO of the BVLGARI Group.

Octo Ultranero, the iconic Octo watch boldly reinvented into a modern black-clad interpretation.

The splendid Serpenti Incantati Tourbillon Lumière, a bewitching interpretation celebrating the union of Swiss haute horlogerie and Italian design.

Serpenti Spiga: the fresh and youthful charm of the Bulgari’s snake in black high-tech ceramic and pink gold.

Serpenti Tubogas five-coil: a bracelet, an adornment that becomes a second skin.

Piccola LVCEA, the everyday mini-jewelry watch. Its pink gold accents glimmer with the sunlight of Rome.

Poetic and playing with the refinement of the colored stones and watchmaking complications, the new Divas’ Dream with Jumping hours and Retrograde minutes, brings a fresh look at the feminine time reading.

Louis Vuitton joins watchmaking’s premier league

April 12, 2016February 8, 2016 by Editorial Team

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

Parmigiani Fleurier Hippologia. Is it an automaton or a table clock?

January 31, 2016 by Editorial Team

SIHH 2016: Hippologia, the creation of an exceptional clock.

Is it an automaton or a table clock? When the horses start to gallop, the object comes alive, magic occurs and that question is
forgotten. The concept “tempus fugit” (times flies) provides an endless source of fascination for Swiss luxury watchmakers from Parmigiani Fleurier, the creators of an exceptional clock called “Hippologia” presented at 2016 Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie Genève (SIHH 2016). This clock features no less than 2200 components while its base houses two mechanisms side by side, one connected to the automaton, the other to the time display.

In the past, the manufacture has already created many table clocks decorated with sculptures reproducing a dynamic movement. This year, Parmigiani Fleurier wanted to dream bigger and go further with “Hippologia“. Because the animal kingdom has long been associated with the history of Parmigiani, through the Maurice-Yves Sandoz Collection, the automaton takes the form of the noble Arabian thoroughbred, the desert horse prized for its courage and endurance. The automaton maker created a solid gold statue of a mare running with her foal. Silent yet larger than life, they move inside an oval glass cabinet representing the desert and its dunes, created by glassware specialist Lalique.

The system which triggers the automaton almost constitutes a third mechanism in itself. It was a year in the making. The window set with white and champagne diamonds shows the hours and minutes over three hours, as well as the scale which can be used to adjust the operation of the automata to the desired time. The mare and her foal are designed as a clock movement showcasing historical watchmaking expertise. The head, tail and hooves are cast in silver and hand-polished by a jeweller. The horses’ powerful bodies feature a hand-engraved decoration while the finishes on the table clock mechanism are in the great classic tradition of Haute Horlogerie.

At this year’s SIHH, the Swiss brand of luxury watchmakers presented also the restoration of The Pistol Songbird.

“The pistol and its songbird travelled 200 years to reach us. It went through the torments of time, through the faulty interventions of inexperienced watchmakers. When it got to us it was a shadow of its former self. Broken. “Beyond repair”. With patience, skill and humility, Parmigiani restored the piece to its former glory,” commented Parmigiani Fleurier artisans.

Ulysse Nardin Executive Lady is for the woman who knows she has it all

December 16, 2015December 8, 2015 by Editorial Team

Swiss Watch Manufacturer Ulysse Nardin announced its newest monobrand boutique opening in Miami, Florida. Located in the heart of the Miami Design District at 140 NE 39th Street, the 1,000 square foot store features the entire scope of Ulysse Nardin’s collection, from its signature Marine Chronometers, to the coveted FreakLab, Haute Horlogerie, and the latest … Read more

First Chronométrie Ferdinand Berthoud launched at the Yacht Club de France in Paris

September 25, 2015 by Editorial Team

Deceased in 1807 in Groslay, celebrated in 1907 with a commemorative monument, the name of ‪Ferdinand Berthoud‬ is now entering a new era in the form of a new Horological Maison in homage to the great master named “the Watchmaker to the King and to the Navy”, the most distinguished title in watchmaking. You can … Read more