TOP 5 OF ELIZABETH DOERR AT BASELWORLD 2012 – PART 1

Behind the scenes of a record sale by Christie’s at the Geneva auction on May 10th 2010: 6.4 Million Swiss francs for a 1943 Patek Philippe chronograph.

Jean-Marc Jacot, CEO of the brand, explains us the reasons behind Parmigiani Fleurier’s involvement for the 7th year with the famous Montreux Jazz Festival.

Discover more of the upcoming Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève 2012 with Elizabeth Doerr and interviews of Peter Speake-Marin, Maria Kristina & Richard Habring, as well as jury member Sean Li. You will see many images of the fantastic timepieces taking part in the competition to be held on the 15th of November.

Discover the event held in Monaco on the 30th of May where brands presented their timepieces and interacted with the local public. Interview with Antonio Calce, CEO of Courm, Olivier Perruchot, Piaget France General Manager, Stéphane Actis, Montblanc France Communication Director, and Sophia Chandra, Sales Manager of Hautlence.

After having presented in 2011 the incredible RM038 tourbillon watch dedicated to US golfer Bubba Watson, Richard Mille is now introducing what is being nicknamed the “baby” Bubba Watson; the RM055. Discover more on these two watches in this video report.

“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.