GRAND PRIX D’HORLOGERIE DE GENèVE (GPHG) 2012 PREVIEW, PART 1

Discover in this interview with Jean-Marie Schaller, CEO of the Ateliers Louis Moinet, how our previous understanding concerning the origin of the chronograph has been completely revised with the discovery of an extraordinary timepiece dating from 1816!

Discover in this video a watch of fine elegance by Laurent Ferrier; the Galet Micro-Rotor. This brand is fairly new on the scene, but conveys what traditional watchmaking is all about in terms of quality and finishing. It’s never the less not rooted in the past as the silicium escapement confirms!!!

Interview with Jean-Marc Wiederrecht, watchmaker and founder of Agenhor, the company behind numerous extraordinary timepieces such as Van Cleef & Arpels’ Poetic Wish and Hermès’ Temps Suspendu. He shares with us his views on the evolution of his profession and puts into perspective the inventiveness of the industry.

When you see that the slogan on the Lift Conference is “What can the future to for you?”, now you understand why they would invite Max Busser, Founder of MB & F, as speaker to this very exciting conference. Lift works to identify and anticipate current and emerging usages of digital technologies through research, events, publications and services.

A quick look into the Geneva Time Exhibition of 2011.

A small club of prestigious watch brands are present on The Place Vendôme in Paris, a place that represents the quintessence of luxury boutique location in the world. Discover in this video report with Elizabeth Doerr the Jaeger-LeCoultre  boutique that just reopened after a long and serious renovation.

A special video report from Tokyo with Mr Stefano Macaluso and Mr François-Henri Pinault explaining the special link between Girard-Perregaux and Japan as the brand celebrates its 150 years presence in this country. Mr François Perregaux was actually the first Swiss citizen to live in Japan and died in 1877 in Yokohama.