DE BETHUNE – ACOUSTIC OSCILLATING ESCAPEMENT…

The SIHH 2012 has closed its door and in this video you will see a conclusion of this edition between Marc André Deschoux of TheWATCHES.tv and Louis Nardin, Editor-in-Chief of Worldtempus.

In this new series of watch presentation in association with Elizbeth Doerr and Forbes, discover the iconic Piaget Polo but the highly complicated Quantième Perpétuel version, a watch for which you wont have to change dates for a very long time!!!

Hermès organized an incredible event in China by the Great Wall next to Beijing to introduce the launch of the Temps Suspendu watch. Instead of being “simply” a product presentation, Hermès proposed its vision of Time with a big T.

Discover the latest novelties presented by Cartier and Piaget at the SIHH 2010.

“Le Garde Temps” project was unveiled at this year’s SIHH by Greubel Forsey and goes against many preconceived ideas of the watchmaking industry. Totally parallel to the world of open source found in technology, Philippe Dufour, Stephen Forsey and Robert Greubel have put together a real project of transmission of knowledge in order to perpetuate the know-how.

Reunited under the same roof, Les Cadraniers (dial makers) and Les Boìtiers (case makers) de Genève will now benefit from synergies from these two sets of very meticulous competencies. We often hear of precision in the mouvements, but dials and cases need the same upmost skilled personnel to produce what finally you will see the most in a watch! François-Paul Journe has been a key contributor behind this ambitious project freshly inaugurated.

Find out in this 1st part of the Top 5 with Elizabeth Doerr, freelance journalist and watch expert, during the 2012 Baselworld: Corum’s Mystery Moon, Chopard’s L.U.C. 8HF and Harry Winston’s Opus 12.