New releases – Bianchet UltraFino Sapphire

At 9.8 mm thick, this timepiece is the thinnest full-sapphire tourbillon on the market. Its curved tonneau case is complemented by a white rubber joint that ensures a 5ATM water resistance and creates a graphic line around the case. The UT01 automatic caliber is 3.85 mm thick yet shock-resistant to 5000 Gs. The grade 5 titanium bridges are satin-brushed, polished and hand-chamfered. The rotor is shaped into twelve interlacing spirals. Fitted with a white natural vulcanized rubber strap, the watch is priced at CHF 85,500.

 

New releases – ZRC Grands Fonds Heritage

The latest reinterpretation of the diver’s watch originally developed for the French Navy in the 1960s features a ‘tropicalised’ dial whose patina conveys the effects of time. The strap in sand-coloured FKM rubber completes its look. The hexagonal steel case houses the Sellita SW200-1 automatic movement, offering a power reserve of 38 hours and an accuracy of +/- 7 seconds per day.

 

 

Mini-documentary - The Geneva Seal

From our YouTube channel: a history of the oldest certification in watchmaking.

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Mini-documentario - Il Punzone di Ginevra

Dal nostro Canale YouTube: storia e attualità della certificazione più antica.

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New releases – Renaud Tixier Monday Organica

The dial crafted by Ateliers Olivier Vaucher brings together the multi-level hand engraving, the grand feu enamel, and textural effects that transform the surface into a miniature landscape. Is serves as an artistic counterpoint to the mechanical innovation brought about by the patented system that enhances the efficiency of micro-rotor through an inertia wheel and a “dancer” spring. Limited to 7 pieces, this timekeeper is priced at CHF 125,000. 

New releases - Maurice de Mauriac L3 Les Clefs d’Or

Les Clefs d’Or (aka The Golden Keys) is a professional association of hotel concierges, with approximately 4.000 members working in over 80 countries and 530 destinations around the globe. The organization partnered with the Zurich brand to create its own official timepiece, based on the L3 Sphériques Blue tricompax chronograph with fumé blue dial, available  in a 40.5 mm stainless steel case with gold PVD coating or in a regular stainless steel case. The movement is an automatic Concepto C8100-A, custom-refined for the Maurice de Mauriac.

The Rolex founder’s burial site

 

Rolex enthusiasts visiting Geneva might be interested in paying their respect to the tomb of the brand’s founder. Hans Wilsdorf passed away in 1960 and was buried along with his wife May in the Cimetière des Rois (Kings’ Cemetery), located at number 10 Rue des Rois. It was precisely after May’s death in 1944 that Mr. Wilsdorf decided to create the Foundation that still owns Rolex.

 

 

New releases – Titan Jalsa

 

India’s premier watch group enters the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève with a timepiece uniting miniature painting with a flying tourbillon. On the dial the artist Shakir Ali, one of India’s most revered miniature painters, has rendered a royal procession in front of Jaipur’s Hawa Mahal, the Palace of Winds. The movement was entirely conceived, engineered and assembled by Titan’s watchmaking division – in partnership with Swiss experts to meet global standards of haute horlogerie. Jalsa is limited to 10 numbered pieces, each priced at approx. € 45,000.