For URWERK’s designer and co-founder, Martin Frei, a wristwatch is an object that invites interaction, appealing to your visual as well as to your tactile senses. You don’t just wear your UR-T8, you engage with it. Let’s dive into the UR-T8 amazing mechanism. Urwerk‘s 20th anniversary celebration keeps going on and on all along 2017. … Read more
SIHH 2017 in figures: 40 000 of exhibition space; 17 historic watchmaking Maisons; 13 independent artisan-creators; 1 200 accredited journalists. Each year, SALON INTERNATIONAL DE LA HAUTE HORLOGERIE (SIHH) transforms Geneva, Calvin’s city, into a hotbed of innovation while reconnecting it with centuries of history. Since 1991, SIHH has been the one event not to … Read more
“If it’s not properly adjusted, even the most expensive movement remains a useless mechanism.” This is the premise on which the URWERK team got to work on the EMC TimeHunter. This watch mechanism by Urwerk is equipped with an electric monitor that tells the owner how his watch is performing. With this information, he can … Read more
The perfect backdrop for watch aficionados to discover some of the newest and most exciting names emerging in the world of Haute Horlogerie and Jewellery. The 2nd Edition of TOP MARQUES WATCHES & JEWELLERY taking place in Monaco later this month is a rare opportunity to see collections from some of the world’s most exclusive watch … Read more
“Carré des Horlogers” is the new buzzword at SIHH 2016. The Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) held in Geneva marks the beginning of the watchmaking year. SIHH 2016, Fine Watchmaking’s foremost trade fair, will lift the veil on a new interior decor at its 26th edition, to be held January 18th to 22nd, … Read more
14th Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG) goes to Breguet Classic Chronométrie model. Created in 2001 and intended as an annual salute to the excellence of worldwide watchmaking creations, the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève fosters the reputation and influence of the 12th art. Excellence, innovation and watchmaking expertise were duly rewarded on October 31st … Read more