From iconic and rare to vintage styles: Top watches seen as ultimate investment pieces

  As the watch industry is trying to find its future in ultra-niche and luxury products, a small group of watchmaking brands have the unique power to constantly capture the luxury consumer spend. Fine watches became another investable commodity. But does that make them a good investment? In a world of unpredictable and accelerating change, … Read more

Certainly a great gesture of optimism: Hublot, Zenith and Loro Piana announce almost simultaneous openings

      Hublot, Zenith and Loro Piana express confidence in the Japanese market new flagships in Tokyo’s Ginza district. The almost simultaneous opening of the three Hublot, Zenith and Loro Piana flagships invites the question of why such an attraction for Japan? The Land of the Rising Sun is the world’s biggest market for … Read more

Parmigiani Fleurier Toric Fleur – a very elegant timepiece to celebrate hanami

    Hanami, the Japanese custom of admiring the beauty of flowers, is celebrated with a delicate watch. Parmigiani Fleurier, the Swiss brand of luxury watchmakers founded in 1996 in Fleurier, Switzerland by Michel Parmigiani, designed a very elegant timepiece to celebrate the Japanese tradition of admiring the beauty and ephemerality of flowers. Hanami is … Read more

Tondagraph Tourbillon and the sumptuous Tonda Métropolitaine – two hymns to Haute Horlogerie by Parmigiani

    The PF354 watchmaking movement of the new Parmigiani Tondagraph Slate has been produced entirely in-house. It contains no fewer than 295 components and has a power reserve of 72 hours. This new luxury watch from Parmigiani Fleurier, the Swiss brand of luxury watchmakers founded in 1996 in Fleurier, Switzerland, features a dial which … Read more

The New Kalpa: Parmigiani Fleurier Kalparisma Nova Galaxy

The dial-making entity of the Parmigiani Fleurier Watchmaking Centre used aventurine glass to create this highly unique watch for ladies. Presented at this year’s SIHH – Salon Interntional de la Haute Horlogerie de Geneve 2018 along with the new Kalpa watches for men, Parmigiani Fleurier Kalparisma Nova Galaxy timepiece takes its name from this aventurine … Read more