LADIES’ MILLENARY by Audemars Piguet
Jul 27, 2006
18 carat yellow gold watch equipped with a Calibre 2325 automatic movement. Stainless steel bezel set with 66 brilliant-cut diamonds (0.62 carats), crown set with a cabochon sapphire (0.25 carats), ‘Soleil’ dial decoration, off-centre disc in white mother-of-pearl with 5 diamond indices, Arab and Roman appliqué numerals, facetted hands,....

More Luxury Brands Open Their Own Stores
May 01, 2006
Continuing a trend, several luxury watch brands recently opened watch shops in major cities. Audemars Piguet now has a boutique on Milan’s Via Montenapoleone, a famous shopping street hosting great names in haute horlogerie and jewelry. Vacheron Constantin recently opened an 80-square-meter shop in Moscow, continuing ties it’s cultivated with....

Magazine contents April - May 2006 issue
Apr 30, 2006
Editorial My time against yours Cover Story Patek Philippe: The long awaited chronograph A fundamental innovation: the “Spiromax®” balance spring Perspectives 2005-2006 Behind the velvet curtain Leading Players FHH: The lofty ambitions of the Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie Vacheron Constantin:....

Feature: Bell Whethers
Apr 01, 2006
For all its expressive sound, a minute repeater still could be considered a blind purchase. These coveted, highly complicated musical timepieces are so exclusive that rarely would you have the opportunity to hear one before placing your order, much less compare it to others. Indeed, it is unlikely that you ever would see two of these pieces side by....

Luxury Institute Ultra-Luxury Watches Survey
Mar 08, 2006
In the new world of transparency, the consumer has the final say and in the latest Ultra-Luxury Watches Brand Status Index survey, conducted by the New York City-based Luxury Institute, Franck Muller earned top honors as the most prestigious purveyor in the Ultra-Luxury Watches segment (score of 80), as rated and ranked by America's penta-millionaires.....

Franck Muller earns top billing among the wealthy
Feb 28, 2006
Franck Muller earned top honors as the most prestigious purveyor in the "ultra-luxury watches" market segment, as rated and ranked by America’s penta-millionaires (those with a household net worth of more than $5 million), according to a research firm that studies high-wealth individuals. Patek Phillipe placed second. Vacheron Constantin,....

Magazine contents October - November 2005 issue
Nov 03, 2005
Editorial (End Of The) Swatch Generation? Haut de Gamme - Haute Horlogerie Audemars Piguet: Nature’s Delicacy And Man’s Craftsmanship Cover Story Panerai Radiomir 8 Day GMT De Luxe & Glamour It is now the turn of the ladies’ watch to influence the masculine timepiece … Rolex....

The “Whose Who” wearing your watch
Oct 03, 2005
In case you were wondering what the celebs having been wearing on their wrists recently. Here are some of the most recent sightings….. 1. Harrison Ford: Breitling Aerospace 2. Jerry Seinfeld: Every Breitling imaginable 3. Brad Pitt: Breitling 4. Orlando Bloom: IWC Big Pilot 5. Arnold Swarzenegge: Audemars Piguet (usually the T3)6. Ben Affleck : Harry....

Time: Anniversary Presence
May 01, 2005
“Vacheron Constantin is perhaps the most French of all the Swiss watch companies,” explains Osvaldo Patrizzi, chairman of Antiquorum Auctioneers, which hosted an auction of new and vintage Vacheron pieces as part of the festivities in Geneva this spring. “The company’s designs were very much influenced by the....

Audemars Piguet’s feminine side
Dec 06, 2004
Michel Faure, marketing director of Audemars Piguet, a very traditional player in the arena of fine watchmaking, states, “In Haute horlogerie, we are the only brand that is offering women something on this kind of scale.” Well, let’s have a look! Not less than four primary collections are being created at the same time. The Lady Royal Oak....