Published: 12/13/2008 3:07:00 PM
Keywords: Watch Fairs 2008 | Watches
At first glance, this novelty from German haute horlogerie manufacture Glashutte Original appears to feature an odd tourbillon of some sort at 4 o’clock.
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Published: 12/2/2008 10:18:00 PM
Keywords: Events | Watch Fairs 2008 | Watches
Luxury Swiss watchmaking manufacture Jaeger-LeCoultre strengthens its ties to polo and charity with a gala on 2 December 2008 in Buenos Aires at the Palacio Duhau-Park Hyatt to raise funds for...
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Published: 11/5/2008 12:53:00 AM
Keywords: Watch Fairs 2008 | Watches | Womens Interest
Renowned jeweler Harry Winston’s transformation into a haute horlogerie force – as Harry Winston Timepieces – continues with the next phase of the Z series...
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Published: 10/27/2008 3:11:00 PM
Keywords: Watch Fairs 2008 | Watches
Swiss luxury watchmakers Vacheron Constantin are expressing their heritage of working with platinum through a new version of the Patrimony Contemporaine Retrograde Day and Date, limited to just 100 pieces.
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Published: 10/12/2008 6:18:00 PM
Keywords: Watch Fairs 2008 | Watches
In 2007, venerated house of watchmaking Patek Philippe launched a new and enlarged version of the Aquanaut...
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Published: 10/10/2008 6:00:00 PM
Keywords: Watch Fairs 2008 | Watches
Swiss house of haute horlogerie Vacheron Constantin announced this year a new chapter in its Métiers d’Art Tribute to Great Explorers limited series of watches.
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Published: 8/3/2008 10:22:00 AM
Keywords: Watch Fairs 2008 | Watches
Swiss luxury watchmaker Franc Vila believes in bold and instantly recognizable designs, married to excellence in mechanical functionality. The FVa Nº 6 Tourbillon Planétaire Skeleton SuperLigero Concept...
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Published: 7/17/2008 6:54:00 PM
Keywords: Watch Fairs 2008 | Watches
Horology Editor Ron DeCorte gives us his impression of BaselWorld this year, along with just a few of his favorite timepieces this year.
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Published: 5/22/2008 6:14:00 AM
Keywords: Watches | Watch Fairs 2008
The intense relationship between luxury yachts and luxury watches continues to follow an exciting course, with Parmigiani of Fleurier throwing its hat into the ring as well.
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Published: 5/14/2008 10:22:00 PM
Keywords: Watches | Watch Fairs 2008
A true work of art, DeWitt’s strikingly muscular WX-1 watch is extremely provocative. Indeed, the watch appears suitable and impressive on a desk, as the pictures immediately show. Its configuration...
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Published: 5/7/2008 11:45:00 AM
Keywords: Jewellery | Watches | Watch Fairs 2008
Join us for an exclusive trip to the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie 2008 in Geneva. From video highlights and interviews with the crème-de-la-crème of horlogerie to reports...
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Published: 4/26/2008 2:38:00 AM
Keywords: Watches | Watch Fairs 2008
Possibly the largest and most influential brand in luxury today, Louis Vuitton continues to expand on its watchmaking know-how. This year, the brand debuts the Tambour Orientation, a 44mm stainless steel watch that keeps you on time as well as steering you in the direction.
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Published: 4/22/2008 10:20:00 AM
Keywords: Watches | Watch Fairs 2008
Take a look at the picture provided by Harry Winston and you will quickly realize that, if nothing else, this watch makes for a wonderful conversation piece. How exactly did creator and technomancer Frederic Garinaud achieve this...
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Published: 4/19/2008 10:34:00 AM
Keywords: Watches | Watch Fairs 2008
Patek Philippe held back this wonder at BaselWorld this year but word of this development from their Advanced Research department has already got hearts aflutter among collectors and enthusiasts.
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Published: 4/18/2008 10:19:00 AM
Keywords: Watches | Watch Fairs 2008
Le Brassus-based Audemars Piguet continues to demonstrate their strength and know-how in working with forged carbon – the only great house with such capabilities – with this statement watch, a follow-up to their 2002 Concept Tourbillon.
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Published: 4/16/2008 10:11:00 PM
Keywords: Watch Fairs 2008 | Watches
Vacheron Constantin explores more of its potential with an entire new collection that allows it to do what no other watch brand has ever accomplished. Named after the street their own maison was founded on by Jean-Marc Vacheron...
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Published: 4/15/2008 2:24:00 AM
Keywords: Watches | Watch Fairs 2008
Acknowledged by fellow watchmakers and watch connoisseurs alike, François-Paul Journe’s timepieces have never failed to captivate and fascinate. His latest creation, Repetition Souveraine, is an ultra-slim Minute Repeater that...
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Published: 4/14/2008 10:17:00 PM
Keywords: Watches | Watch Fairs 2008
British actor Ralph Fiennes and Australian actress Cate Blanchett gave a stirring performance in a 15-minute multimedia theatre production, “Minutes of Separation” in an re-enactment of...
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Published: 4/11/2008 6:35:00 PM
Keywords: Watches | Watch Fairs 2008
After the unrestrained and unfettered tourbillons of Zenith, Concord and Romain Jerome, the tourbillon as imagined and envisioned by A. Lange & Sohne is as refreshing as a shot of vodka after the excesses of blended whisky.
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Published: 4/11/2008 6:34:00 AM
Keywords: Watches | Watch Fairs 2008
We have already featured the IWC Vintage Collection, as well as their new Pilot’s Watches for father and son that the Schaffhausen-based company will be showcasing at this year’s SIHH, or Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie.
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