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Interview with Jean-Marc Jacot, CEO of the Parmigiani Fleurier, who gives us some pertinent and original reasons why the brand is committed to the world of hot air ballooning as they unveiled their second balloon at the Geneva Montgolfiades: you know when you’re going to take off, but never when or where you’re going to land!

This watch is explosive! C₃H₅N₃O₉ , or nitroglycerin as it would be known in lay terms, is an “experimental” watch brand, and its first product is called ZR012. In a zirconium case showing off the Wankel-inspired movement to advantage, it is not hard to see that this limited edition of 12 pieces is the result of a joint effort between Urwerk and MB&F. Learn more about it in this video with watch journalist Elizabeth Doerr.

In this part 2, discover the last two choices of Elizabeth Doerr, freelance watch journalist and watch expert, during the 2012 Baselworld fair; the Marine Chronometer Manufacture by Ulysse Nardin and the Serpent Calendar by Speake-Marin.

In 1977, Vincent Calabrese invented an incredible movement that thanks to Corum and the vision of René Bannwart would become a few years later the iconic Golden Bridge. More than 30 years after the birth of this watch in 1981, Corum’s CEO Antonio Calce  has pushed for the brand and Mr Calabrese to collaborate again. The goal is to not only to tell the story behind this incredible adventure, but also in exchanging new ideas with the current team of Laurent Besse and who knows what could come out!

François-Paul Journe and Jean Alesi talk to us about their first race experience together: the house F.P. Journe as their first involvement with motorsport and Jean Alesi for his first participation at the legendary Indy 500.

Mark A. Hayek, CEO of Jaquet Droz, tells us about the roots of the brand and the importance of knowing where you come from. This interview was produced during a press conference introducing the future exhibition of automatas to be held in 2012.

Discover the Top 5 of Louis Nardin, Editor-in-Chief of Worldtempus, during the last 2012 Baselworld exhibition: Zenith Pilot Doublematic, Badollet L’Ivresse, Glasshütte Original Grande Cosmopolite Tourbillon, Patek Philippe ref. 4968 and Hermès Arceau Parcours d’H.