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
Girard-Perregaux, Swiss haute horlogerie manufacturer and partner of the Festival Lumière 2013 – Grand Lyon Film Festival 2013, honored iconic Filmmaker Quentin Tarantino recipient of the 5th Lumière Award. The Lumière Award was created by The Lumière Institute to celebrate an artist, in Lyon, the very place where the cinematograph was invented by Louis and … Read more
The lively Samba rhythm has inspired a new piece to the ranks of Haute Horlogerie. Parmigiani Fleurier’s Pershing collection, elegant and sporty, has added Pershing Samba Madeira to its range. The limited-edition watch celebrates Brazil, with its vibrant colours and Samba effervescence. In 2011, Parmigiani Fleurier signed a unique partnership with the Confederação Brasileira de … Read more
For Felix Baumgartner, URWERK co-founder and master watchmaker, horology is in his blood. As he recognize he is a watchmaker by birth and a watchmaker by passion. The first musical concert he remembers was played by the more than 50 clocks tick-tocking in the atelier of his grandparents. Urwerk manufacture became the place where tradition … Read more
2luxury2 at Baselworld 2013: Girard-Perregaux’s Haute Horlogerie collection. Girard-Perregaux’s Constant Escapement Haute Horlogerie timepieces took 5 years of development. Let’s take a step back in time with Girard- Perregaux at BaselWorld 2013, one of the most prestigious watch and jewellery show in Switzerland. Based on the ground-breaking prototypes presented in 2008, it has taken five … Read more
A visionary car inspires a visionary timepiece. Following the great success of the Super Sport watch, the latest extension of the Bugatti-Parmigiani Fleurier watch collection is inspired by the world’s most powerful roadster, the Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse. The indexes are spindle-shaped between 3 and 9 o’clock to convey an impression of acceleration. The … Read more