INTERVIEW WITH JEAN-CLAUDE BIVER

Just a few hours before the opening of Baselworld 2013, find out the special coverage that we will be bringing you with our daily SHOWTIME program and the 4 exclusive video reports per day that we will publish.

Interview with Mr Philippe Stern, Honorary President of Patek Philippe and Mr Remy Hildebrand, President of the European Jean-Jacques Rousseau Committee, concerning the latest exhibition to be held at the Patek Philippe Museum until the 13th of October 2012 with watches and other timepieces related to Jean-Jacques Rousseau.

We kick off the new watchmaking season with Elizabeth Doerr, watch journalist and writer, and Marc André Deschoux, editor-in-chief of TheWATCHES.tv. Watch these two specialists chat about the main trends of this new fall season, major launches from independent watch brands, development of the ladies watch market and remark on the general economic climate and its impact on the watch industry.

In this report, find out why Chopard is starting a new concept called “Chopard goes clubbing” and aims to reach out to a younger audience for some it’s product line. Interview with Caroline Scheufele, Artistic Director and Co-President of Chopard, who gives us further insights on this strategy for the first event held in Geneva with the presence of Craig David, singer and DJ.

This excellent project shares open source thinking into the watchmaking world: transmission of traditional skills, tools and techniques. We asked Michel Boulenger, the lucky student of these illustrious watchmakers, in what phase of the project he’s in and how were things going along as he’s moving from the design phase to enter the actual manufacturing phase.

Discover the mood of the 2012 Chateau d’Oex hot air ballon meeting where more than 80 teams gathered from all around the world. Parmigiani Fleurier, sponsor of the event, also flew with its own ballon where they invite their guests.

Discover the incredible America’s Cup World Series format held in Plymouth with Loïck Peyron, Corum ambassador and skipper of the Team Energy AC45. This is the first part of our coverage and more will follow.