ULYSSE NARDIN – FREAK DIAVOLO PRESENTATION

With the mission of “re-greening” the globe, the Audemars Piguet Foundation was pleased to present the “Jardin du Temps” initiative, a garden reenacting the evolution of the geological and botanical environment of the Vallée de Joux, birthplace of the brand. Interview with Jasmine Audemars, Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of Audemars Piguet and Chairwoman of the Foundation.

taking place directly at the birth-root of brand

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!

“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.

Find out what it takes to put together an exhibition celebrating such an iconic object as the Royal Oak, a timepiece that goes well beyond being just a legendary watch but a legendary design on its own.

This video is a quick summary of the press conference held by Hublot where Jean-Claude Biver tells us the exciting properties of the new type of gold they co-developed with the Swiss Poytechique school of Lausanne. It’s a gold that doesn’t scratch, doesn’t oxydize, weighs less and the process can be repeated on other metals!

Find out more about the incredible George Daniels auction just held in London with Roger Smith, pupil and independent watchmaker who talks to us about the man and his watches with a exceptional presentation of the Space Traveller, one of the most iconic pieces of the auction.

We present a watch from Piaget that created some buzz when it came out because of its design originality; the Emperador Coussin Tourbillon Automatique, the world’s thinnest tourbillon.

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.