This year, SIHH expanded with a few new brands to 35 exhibitors. The second day of the exhibition we made a small trip through Europe and visited the Italian Panerai, the French Cartier and Montblanc and Girard Perregaux with Swiss roots.
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Alberto Santos Dumont was legendary for his innovative and creative thinking and his friendship with Cartier.
Therefore the the new Santos with his name on the model most be an instant success. And we can asure it will!
The Montblanc 1858 geosphere is in our perspective the star of the new collection with its turning globes it brings a tribute to 7 summits challenge, which are all engraved on the case back. Especially when worn on the calf leather bund strap, from Montblancs own Pelletteria in Florence, Italy.
2 New automatic caliber and new sizes 45 mm pam00943 3 days automatic in steel with anthracite dial, sun-brushed sandwich dial, small seconds and on the back a sapphire window to see the pam 4.001 movement with power reserve on the back the other model with second timezone and the power reserve on the dial, including day/night indicator
SIHH 2018 brings 35 exhibitors. On the first day of a week full of innovation and surprises from the world of Fine Watchmaking we love to share a few of our favourite highlights.
The well known American approach to super size almost everything is not applicable to the size of IWC's watches nowadays. But the in 1868 by Florentine Ariosto Jones founded International Watch Company, founded in 1868 by Florentine Ariosto Jones, is certainly celebrating it's 150 anniversary!
1815 'homage to Walter Lange'. On the second day of 2017 Walter Lange passed away from us. A sad day, for his beloved ones and for the world of watchmaking. The man who brought fine watchmaking back to Glashütte in 1990 has left a tremendous history. Therefore it is respectful to his legacy to bring a homage to Walter Lange
Stephane Belmont doesn't crack under pressure when all digital support systems failed during his presentation @ Sihh 2018.
As of today Roger Dubuis is partnerring with Lamborghini cars and Pirelli Tyres. In 2018 the new project will start @ Monaco, May 27th, 4 pm just after the race.
From 1998 -2001 the ancestor of the Kalpa was the Ionica with its in-house movement PF110. Now, in 2018, Michel Parmigiani is more than proud to introduce the all new Kalpa Chronor (Chf. 85.000,-), limited to 50 pieces.
On Saturday evening, the 11th Laureus Charity Night was held at Dübendorf Hangar near Zurich. Approximately 700 guests – including numerous celebrities from the worlds of sport, business, politics and society – raised a total of almost CHF 3,000,000 for charitable sports projects run by the Laureus Foundation Switzerland.