Three Top $1 Million Watches Unveiled in Geneva During SIHH 2017
By Roberta Naas
Meet some of the world’s most expensive watches of 2017 thus far. Here we bring you a look at three $1 million timepieces unveiled during SIHH 2017.
Category: SIHH 2017
Bulgari Launches Skeleton Version Of The Octo Finissimo Tourbillon
By Martin Green
It is hard to surpass a watch like the Bulgari Octo Finissimo Tourbillon. Its style is subtle, yet distinctly Bulgari, Roman flair combined with the finest in Swiss watchmaking. That last part, that remarkable ultra-thin tourbillon, with a height of only 1.95 mm has always been hidden behind a dial with only an opening for the tourbillon. That is now about to change with the new skeleton version of this extraordinary watch.
SIHH 2017 Personal Perspectives: Jaeger-LeCoultre – Round Cases and Simple Complications
For the first time in several years Jaeger-LeCoultre‘s line-up at SIHH 2017 was not dominated by the Reverso, instead being heavy on relatively affordable round watches with simple complications. The popular vote the fair went to the trio of Master Control watches with retro “sector” dials. Also known as “scientific” dials, such dials with segments for easier time […]
SIHH 2017 Personal Perspectives: Jaeger-LeCoultre
For the first time in several years Jaeger-LeCoultre‘s line-up at SIHH 2017 was not dominated by the Reverso, instead being heavy on relatively affordable round watches with simple complications. The popular vote the fair went to the trio of Master Control watches with retro “sector” dials. Also known as “scientific” dials, such dials with segments for easier time […]
Hands-On Review: SIHH 2017 Lange 1 Moon Phase Day Night
Launched at SIHH 2017 A. Lange & Söhne announced what they called a “practical improvement” (which i disagree because it happens to be darned beautiful as well) to the Lange 1 Moon Phase Day Night which equips the most recognisable and venerable watch in the Lange collection with a new base movement as well as a new…
SIHH 2017 Personal Perspectives: IWC
IWC offered a peek at the revamped Da Vinci before SIHH 2017, revealing a design decidedly more conventional than its predecessor. Large, round and classically styled, the new Da Vinci is attractive in the metal, with a diversity of models that are all comparatively reasonably priced, even the complicated models. All models feature swivelling lugs that help the […]
Presenting The HM7 ‘Aquapod’ From MB&F
Together with Haute Time photographer Alex Teuscher we explored the latest timepiece from MB&F at the SIHH 2017. Let’s have a look:
SIHH 2017 Personal Perspectives: Girard-Perregaux
Better known for its impossibly beautiful Tourbillon with Three Gold Bridges, Girard-Perregaux‘s primary launch for SIHH 2017 is the revived Laureato, the luxury sports watch that has been in brand’s line-up on and off for the last 40 years. Introduced in 1975 as a competitor to the giants in segment, namely the Audemars Piguet Royal […]
SIHH 2017 Personal Perspectives: Greubel Forsey
Greubel Forsey claimed one of the most complicated watches unveiled at SIHH 2017 with a grande sonnerie wristwatch, but also debuted variants of its two entry-level timepieces, the Signature 1 and Tourbillon 24 Seconde Vision. Boasting an incline tourbillon and automatic winding for the second barrel, the Grande Sonnerie is styled in the typical Greubel Forsey manner – large […]
Piaget Vintage Inspiration Meteorite Dial Watch Hands-On
At SIHH 2017, Swiss Piaget released two new versions of a timepiece originally re-leased back in 2015. For 2017, the Piaget Vintage Inspiration watch is in two new versions with a very sexy meteorite dial option.