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Archive for February, 2013

10 posts in this month

Delicacy from SIHH 2013, Part 1

Posted by Eszter on 8th February 2013 in Fine Watchmaking
Tags: SIHH 2013, Vacheron Constantin

Perhaps only Cartier’s snow leopard did not feel the cold in Geneva between 21-25 January, when the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie was held for the 23rd time at the Palexpo Hall. The rather ordinary building showed an entirely different...

GTE – Luxury underground, Part 1

Posted by Eszter on 4th February 2013 in Fine Watchmaking
Tags: Antoine Martin, GTE 2013, H. Moser & Cie

For me creativity is not necessary creating something radically new but combining existing things for a new purpose no one has really thought of before. The story of the Bâtiment des Forces Motrices – the venue of the Geneva Time Exhibition...

GTE – Luxury underground, Part 2

Posted by Eszter on 3rd February 2013 in Fine Watchmaking
Tags: GTE 2013, Heritage, Picard Cadet, Quinting

Picard Cadet Switzerland has been the cradle of watch making for centuries. The fascinating surroundings of Jura Mountains and Alps have given home for the masterminds and the precise hands of horology. Company conglomerates and small manufactures...

Wound up for 5 days

Posted by Eszter on 3rd February 2013 in Events
Tags: Bovet, Geneva, GTE, GTE 2013, SIHH, SIHH 2013

The tick-tock week is over in Geneva. It feels a bit like after a Prince concert at the Sziget Festival – the sounds are lost in your head for days not finding their way out. But both the tick-tocks and the nice tunes are precious melodies to...

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