Ladies’ Complication: Here is a watchmaking tribute to the immense incandescent and vibrant orb. Maison Chaumet introduces a Flying Tourbillon watch (price: 283’500 CHF) in white gold inspired by the sun’s blazing motion and changing hues. In its permanent orbit, this ever-radiant miniature sun rises and sets, passing through midday to midnight. An … Read more
Expect the unexpected: Graff, the British multinational jeweller based in London, is Lighting up 2019 Baselworld Watch and Jewelry Show with time-telling masterpieces. Combining rare métiers d’art with an extraordinary Graff’s in-house movement involving three different watch complications, the GyroGraff timepiece is the pinnacle of watchmaking at Graff. A work of art for the … Read more
This collaboration between artist Marc Ferrero and Hublot Big Bang marks an exploratory approach to art and watchmaking. Hublot, Swiss luxury watchmaker and Marc Ferrero, the artist behind Storytelling Art, unveil the Big Bang One Click Marc Ferrero. Paying homage to the 21st century woman, who distinguishes herself through the multiplicity of her roles, … Read more
The elegant and strong mechanism of the Voutilainen Vingt-8 wristwatch is housed in a stylish and robust case. The in-house movement of the Vingt-8 was designed, built, fabricated, finished and assembled in its entirety in Kari Voutilainen’s workshops. The movement has a very large balance wheel manufactured in-house, allowing perfect regulation of the … Read more
For Hermès’ watch division, 2019 debuted with two major launches presented at SIHH 2019 in Geneva. Hermès Arceau L’Heure de la Lune and Galop d’Hermès ladies watches reaffirm the strong position Hermès is holding in the high-watchmaking league. Galop d’Hermès timepiece was born of designer Ini Archibong’s detailed observations of bits, stirrups and harnesses 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