Ever since it was founded in 1904, the Hölstein-based watchmaking company has been deeply attached to Nature and the beauty of the valley surrounding it. Over the course of its 120-year history, its out-of-the-way location has shaped a company that has been able to stand out from the crowd and follow a path that makes sense not only for the planet, but also for its loyal customers.
Renowned for its avant-garde innovations, Officine Panerai has unveiled the Submersible Elux LAB-ID, a veritable revolution in mechanical luminescence. The new PAM01800 is a watchmaking feat with a quadruple-paented system, 50 bar (~500m) water resistance and a 30-minute power light feature, all encapsulated in a 49mm case diameter.
Piaget celebrates its 150th anniversary with a virtuoso High Jewellery watch collection highlighting the extravagance and elegance of a unique style. Paying tribute to its incomparably masterful use of gold and colour, the watchmaking and jewellery Maison reinvents itself through around a hundred bold, captivating pieces where the fluidity of cuff bracelets and necklaces and the radiance of the gemstones adorning them are magnified by the excellence of savoir-faire.
Opened last May, the Maison de la mécanique d’art is an exhibition space created in Geneva to enable visitors to discover or rediscover the heritage and exceptional expertise of today’s craftsmanship of art mechanics. These traditional skills unique in the world have been on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity since 2020.
Certina reinforces its long-term collaboration with the non-profit Sea Turtle Conservancy (STC) through a colourful timepiece, the DS Super PH1000M STC. Since 2017, the two Maisons have worked together to help protect sea turtles and their natural environments.
The Swiss Chronometry Society celebrated its 100th anniversary on 13 June this year at the Palais de l’Athénée, headquarters of the Société des Arts, the very place where the institution was born. Around a hundred people took part in the event, which highlighted a century of innovation, precision and excellence in Swiss watchmaking.
The unmissable horological gathering of the summer will take place from 29 August to 2 September 2024, in Geneva, with the same casual vibe but with new arrivals (Beauregard, Cvstos, Daniel Roth, Edox, Favre Leuba, Fortis, Genus, Lederer, L’Epée, Micromilspec, Ming, and Speake-Marin). In addition Breguet, Blancpain and Glashütte Original are supporting the joint efforts to make fine watchmamking shine, with special animations in their boutiques.
The watchmaker celebrated 20 years of partnership with the Brain Institute at the Paris Boutique. The event brought together François-Paul Journe, the Institute’s founding members and collectors, marking two decades of support for neuroscience research.
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