Tech and Pens
Act IV: Hublot presents the most complicated watch in the Senna collection A symbolic watch: available in King Gold, Titanium or black PVD Titanium, only 41 of each of the three watches presented today will be produced in honour of the Brazilian icon’s 41 victories and 3 championship titles. Act IV in the long history […]
MoreSilverstone, June 2nd 2013 With the sun shining magnificently, this weekend saw the second round of the Blancpain Race Weekend 2013 which took place at the world-renowned Silverstone race track. More than 150 guests gathered to enjoy and appreciate the world of both mechanical watchmaking and mechanical automobiles while the Blancpain Endurance Series and Lamborghini […]
More29.04.2013 Having introduced a series of world firsts in its Carrousel Volant and Carrousel Minute Repeater models, the Manufacture Blancpain maintains its well-deserved status at the very peak of the watchmaking art, by becoming the first to associate these two horological complications with a flyback chronograph in a self-winding version. Watch brands capable of presenting […]
MorePride of Baltimore Classico Cloisonné. For 2013, Ulysse Nardin leads its Classico Cloisonné collection with the new Pride of Baltimore, drawing inspiration from the history changing use of Baltimore Clippers during the War of 1812. In a clever attempt to compensate for the modest size of the US Navy, President James Madison issued Letters of […]
MoreWith the Grande Seconde Quantième, Jaquet Droz gives a subtly modernized look to one of its flagship models, thanks to new hour makers and fresh colors. Since its creation, the Grande Seconde has always been an endless source of inspiration, to the point of becoming a brand emblem. In 2011, Jaquet Droz launched the Grande […]
More05 January 2013 While sports may be today’s sign of the times, Jaquet Droz has been setting trends since its founding, leaving its impassioned mark on its timekeeping creations. In 2011, Jaquet Droz surprised the watchmaking world by bringing together the Tourbillon – the complication that protects the watch mechanism from the effects of gravity […]
More18 October 2012 Born in 1721, Pierre Jaquet-Droz, the founder of the Workshop that was soon to bear his name, was above all a child of the Swiss Jura. In these valleys that are still today the cradle of Swiss watchmaking excellence, there is a sense of life in communion with the natural surroundings. The […]
More50-day power reserve: A World Record power reserve for a hand-wound Tourbillon wristwatch. Movement 100% designed, developed and produced by the Hublot Manufacture engineers and watchmakers We are in the world of the exceptional. The MP-05 “LaFerrari” represents a very special series, entirely designed and developed by the Hublot Manufacture engineers and watchmakers in tribute […]
MoreHublot has always had close links with the mountains and skiing. This is, of course, due to its origins and the fact that Swiss culture is so firmly entrenched in its values, but also due to its close links with the world of sport in general … The rapport between the skier Maria Höfl- Riesch […]
MoreMarch 13, 2013 Le Locle/Zurich, 13 March 2013 – With “Stranger” Ulysse Nardin has launched yet another masterpiece of the watchmaking art. “Stranger” emulates a classical music box and plays “Strangers in the Night” either on the hour or on call. This innovative timekeeper bears the signature of Ulysse Nardin’s partner and musician, Dieter Meier. […]
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