Tag: watchmaking
CHANEL BOY∙FRIEND: The Story Continues
When CHANEL launched the BOY∙FRIEND watch back in 2015, it was a very elegant way to celebrate watchmaking and moreover, the potent elements from the masculine wardrobe so close to Mademoiselle Chanel's...
Everything You Wanted To Know About Mechanical Watches And Never Dared To Ask
Since Quartz watches and lately Connected watches slammed the market, people got more and more interested in mechanical watches. They represent state of the art watchmaking and like a car, a mechanical...
Baselworld 2019: Claude Meylan Revisits The World Of Car Racing
Claude Meylan is a proud company based in Vallée de Joux, a location dedicated to watchmaking. The roots of Claude Meylan is its major inspiration. The Swissness spirit gathers a tremendous amount...
Hermès Arceau Robe Du Soir, Beautiful!
Hermès has a fantastic gift to combine watchmaking and poetry. Here is an outstanding work made on a 41 mm-diameter Arceau watch: 2,200 tiny juxtaposed leather squares form a horse profile inspired...
A Brief History About The Hands Of A Watch – Types and Origins.
It is hard to find good information about watch hands despite the fact they are very important in watch making. In deed, how can you see time without them and how can...
Pre-SIHH 2017: Parmigiani Fleurier at its best.
On May 29th 1996, the brand Parmigiani Fleurier is founded. It is born from the trust woven between Michel Parmigiani and the Sandoz Family Foundation who have acknowledged his talent as a...
Sapphire glass, not jewelry but high-tech.
It is not the first time we hear that a timepiece has a sapphire glass. Some people think it is made of real sapphire, others do not really know. Here is finally...
SIHH 2015, what should you know for the incoming year?
The Geneva International Watchmaking show is already finished. One full week of amazing watches from some of the most luxury Swiss Made brands. Every year, the Watch press and the watch aficionados hold...
