The art of miniature painting shows that perfection is indeed in the details. Using micro painting over 150 years of watchmaking knowledge and experience, Swiss watch manufacturer Ulysse Nardin has transferred a Milo Manara’s story onto ten watch faces in a series that were unveiled for the first time at the SIHH in Geneva in … Read more
In creating the Balancier Contemporain, a white gold 33-piece limited edition, Greubel Forsey, the Swiss watchmaking company specializing in complicated, high-end timepieces imagined providing a particularly compact showcase for its exclusive balance-wheel system. Creating such a moderately-sized new movement and dial imposed the challenge of maintaining well-balanced forms and pleasing proportions, along with … Read more
Baume & Mercier, the Swiss watchmaking Maison founded in 1830, affiliated to the Richemont group, revealed a new watch interpretation that combines the BM13 version of the Baumatic movement with a perpetual calendar watch complication. The new Clifton Baumatic Perpetual Calendar timepiece – revealed at SIHH 2019/ Salon international de la haute horlogerie in … Read more
F.P.Journe Centigraphe Sport and the Octa Sport are now outfitted with race-focused yellow dials The Titanium is frequently used in boating and the aeronautics for its lightness and its high resistance to corrosion and wear. Its matte finishing is emphasizing its contemporary sportive aspect, an attribute used by Swiss high-end watch manufacture F.P.Journe for … Read more
In a freshly restyled AIKON case, Maurice Lacroix, the premium brand of Swiss watches based in the Canton of Jura and headquartered in Zurich, has fitted a new manufacture, openworked, automatic caliber of unique design. True to its vocation of manufacturing high quality timepieces deeply rooted in urban and contemporary culture, Maurice Lacroix introduces AIKON … Read more
Vacheron Constantin, the luxury Swiss manufacture of prestige watches and a brand of the Richemont group, is celebrating one of its most important prize in fine watchmaking. The Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève 2017 has awarded the Mechanical Exception Watch Prize to Vacheron Constantin’s Les Cabinotiers Celestia Astronomical Grand Complication 3600. The exceptional timepiece pushing … Read more