Tag: luxury watches
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The world’s leading luxury products group – an increase of 6% in the first half 2013
LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, the world’s leading luxury products group, recorded revenue of €13.7 billion in the first half 2013, an increase of 6%. Organic revenue growth was 8% compared to the same period in 2012, which itself saw strong growth. The luxury conglomerate continued to experience good momentum in the US and Asia,…
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The new Meridiist: thinner, lighter and more powerful
Tag Heuer upgraded its Meridiist luxury communication instrument. The instrument is now thinner, lighter and more powerful, packed with dual SIM slots for maximum connectivity and an exclusive 24/7 worldwide PERSONAL CONCIERGE SERVICE. “The new MERIDIIST combined the high-end classic design and finishes of a luxury TAG Heuer watch, the finest materials of horology, artisan…
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Haute Horlogerie: Girard-Perregaux Constant Escapement
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…
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“In The Pocket”, a tribute to Hermes’ early involvement in watchmaking
2luxury2 at Baselworld 2013. In 1912 Jacqueline Hermès wears the first wristwatch ever created by Hermès. As a child Jacqueline could not wear a watch attached to her clothing or slipped into her pocket. Especially for her, her father devised an ingenious “porte-oignon” or pocket-watch holder designed to fasten it onto the wrist. Drawing upon…
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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…
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Hermes at Baselwolrd 2013: A wooden vessel bedecked in greenery designed by Toyo Ito, 2013 Pritzker Prize winner
Pavillon La Montre Hermes at Baselwolrd 2013 For Hermes‘s stand at Baselworld 2013, the biggest watch & jewelry fair of planet, the famous architect Toyo Ito, the 2013 Pritzker Architecture Prize winner, designed testament to Hermès’ fundamental values: craftsmanship, a commitment to work carried out by hand and to the noble elegance of natural materials,…