SIHH 2012 – TOP 5 WITH ELIZABETH DOERR – PART 1 OF 2

Find out the Top 5 pick of Michael Clerizo, watch journalist for the Wall Street Journal, at the 2013 SIHH. Michael is also the author a new book on the life of famous independent watchmaker George Daniels, watch genius of the 20th century.

On top of having probably the craziest stand of the SIHH 2012, IWC held the biggest party of the event with many friends of the brand: Cate Blanchet, Jean Reno, Luis Figo, Zinedine Zidane, Boris Becker…

We all know multi-function watches, but what about watches that you can wear differently! Here is a great example with the Parmigiani Fleurier Transforma collection, a watch that you can wear as a wrist watch or as a pocket watch by simply pressing a little button. Find our more in this video report.

Interview with Bernard Fornas, CEO of Cartier, who explains to us the main novelties shown at the SIHH 2012; the brand’s first Minute Repeater, the new Tank Anglaise among many new creative products.

Discover some of the highlights of the upcoming Sotheby’s Important Watch auction: Vacheron Constantin reference 4261 minute repeater, Patek Philippe reference 2438, Rolex Daytona reference 6262 and contemporary Vacheron Constantin Saint Gervais specially produced for the 250th anniversary of the brand. Interview with Thomas Perazzi, Deputy Director of Sotheby’s and this auction will take place in Geneva on November 13th .

Discover the only Hermès leather workshop outside of France where they produce leather straps for Hermès watches. This is part 1 of 2 where you will see the first stages of the leather being processed.

An incredible mechanism found a century ago in the Greek sea shadows all our thoughts and current knowledge of when the train gear was first invented. Hublot’ head of R&D, Mathias Buttet, explains us this great story during the presentation held in Paris at the Museum des Arts et Métiers.