BEGINS IN JUST THREE WEEKS. THIS NEWSLETTER AND THE ONES WHICH FOLLOW WILL PREVIEW A SELECTION OF THE CREATIONS WHICH OUR SWISS BRANDS WILL BE SHOWCASING FROM 22 TO 27 MARCH AT THE SHOW
HARRY WINSTON HARRY WINSTON EMERALD
Harry Winston has a legacy as one of the world’s most important purveyors of diamonds, and the Swatch Group is keeping that heritage alive. Jewelled watches remain an important part of the company, including the new Emerald watch with diamonds, combined with the soft touch of pink sapphire.
HUBLOT BIG BANG UNICO RED MAGIC
HUBLOT’s R&D department and Metallurgy & Materials laboratory has developed a new process of creating bright colored ceramic. It took Hublot four years to develop and industrialize the process, which involves using heat and pressure in a way that sinters the ceramic without burning the pigments. This new material is much denser and therefore harder and more resilient than conventional ceramic.
CHRONOMÉTRIE FERDINAND BERTHOUD CHRONOMÈTRE FB-1R.6-1
The latest Chronométrie Ferdinand Berthoud watch is inspired by marine chronometers, for which the 18th-century watchmaker is famous. Driven by a fusee-and-chain mechanism, this regulator features an original display of each function, split over the dial.
CZAPEK & CIE. QUAI DES BERGUES GUILLOCHÉ HAVANA BROWN
The CZAPEK & CIE. Quai des Bergues collection welcomes 2018 with an impressive series of unique-looking and colourful hand engine-turned dials, including the Quai des Bergues “Guilloché Ricochet” Havana Brown. The centerpiece of this collection and indeed the Havana Brown limited edition is the hand-engine turned dial -that was produced using the traditional “and very painstaking guilloché main” processing French – is the state-of-art of dial making in Haute Horlogerie.
STROM AGONIUM “IN MEMORIAM HR GIGER”
Daniel Strom presents In Memoriam HR Giger watch, one of the final projects on which the Swiss artist HR Giger worked before his death in 2014. A veritable “wrist sculpture”, the timepiece features HR Giger’s legendary biomechanoid creature.
TAG HEUER CARRERA HEUER 02
A cornerstone of the brand since 1963, the legendary Heuer Carrera takes a sharp turn to mark its 55th spring. This avant-garde chronograph, forever associated with motor racing, wears its DNA with sporting pride.
CARL F. BUCHERER MANERO PERIPHERAL
The CARL F. BUCHERER Manero Peripheral collection, thus far exclusively available in a 40.6-millimeter-wide case size, is now extended by the Manero Peripheral 43 mm. Crafted from 18kt rose gold and coming in at 43.1 millimeters in diameter and 11.2mm thick, this latest version makes for a grander take on the brand’s highly successful CFB A2050 caliber.
DE GRISOGONO ALLEGRA 25 JEWELLERY TIMEPIECES
de GRISOGONO turns 25 this year in great style by introducing it new Allegra 25 Collection, epitomising the watchmaking and jewellery expertise cultivated by de GRISOGONO. Inspired by the unconditional attachment of true love, the case forms an infinitely flowing circle with an endlessly woven gold ribbon.
VOUTILAINEN 217QRS
The Voutilainen 217QRS features a wide range of uniquely-Voutilainen stylistic elements both in its exterior as well as its movement design. Its 39 millimeters-wide and 11.5 millimeters-thick case is crafted from platinum, white gold or rose gold to create extremely limited series of just 10 pieces in each material.