Audemars Piguet to debut new sound installation by Jana Winderen at Art Basel; TAG Heuer hosts a Grand Celebration to Mark the 50th Anniversary of the Iconic Monaco

   
 
 

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Audemars Piguet to debut new sound installation by Jana Winderen at Art Basel

Audemars Piguet is delighted to present a new site-specific sound installation by Norwegian artist Jana Winderen at Art Basel in Basel, in its lounge designed by Brooklyn-based Fernando Mastrangelo. Winderen’s composition takes visitors on an acoustic journey across the Vallée de Joux, home of Audemars Piguet. Together, Winderen and Mastrangelo’s works offer visitors an immersive sensory experience of the Swiss Jura Mountains.

 

TAG Heuer hosts a Grand Celebration to Mark the 50th Anniversary of the Iconic Monaco

All eyes were on the Rock of Monaco for the legendary Formula 1 Grand Prix, and on the iconic TAG Heuer timepiece celebrating its 50th anniversary in the Principality. In honour of this milestone, it was announced that throughout the year, five creations will be successively revealed, inspired by the different decades from 1969 to 2019, and paying tribute to timeless design, enduring innovation and a style icon now more contemporary than ever.

 
 

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Ulysse Nardin introduces Skeleton X Magma

With the weather heating up and temperatures rising, Ulysse Nardin has chosen spring 2019 as the ideal time to introduce the Skeleton X Magma, an explosive, carbon-fiber tour-de-force that is the latest proof of the Swiss manufacture’s unequalled technical virtuosity. Made from a seismic combination of ultra-light carbon fiber and red, marbled epoxy resin each Skeleton X Magma is unique. Stripped down to its essential components like a high-end racecar, it is ultra-light, scratch-resistant and streamlined. With its magnificent technical features fully exposed, it leaves nothing to the imagination.

 

A. Lange & Söhne launches the LANGE 1 TIME ZONE "25th Anniversary"

The LANGE 1 TIME ZONE keeps track of the time at home and of the time in another zone. In commemoration of the 25th birthday of the LANGE 1, A. Lange & Söhne presents a 25-watch limited edition in white gold with blued-steel hands for frequent travellers and cosmopolites. While the large numerals circle shows home time, the small circle indicates the time in a second time zone. Each of the 24 time zones is represented by a city name on the peripheral city ring. A golden arrow at 5 o’clock points at the name of the city that represents the currently displayed time zone.

 

Chopard launches L.U.C Flying T Twin Baguette

The soft gleam of platinum. The sparkle of diamonds. The refinement of a Chopard flying tourbillon calibre. The ten L.U.C Flying T Twin Baguette timepieces perfectly master the formal elegance one expects on the steps of the Cannes Film Festival. Drawing on all sources of nobility and exclusivity, Chopard adorns men's wrists with an extremely rare watch featuring the first Chopard movement equipped with a flying tourbillon: the L.U.C 96.24-L calibre.

 

Bvlgari debuts a collection of new signature bangles

This spring, Bvlgari infuses its joyful and bold spirit into a new range of bracelets. Launching across the BVLGARI BVLGARI, B.zero1 and Viper collections, the new bangles boast slim, easy-to-wear profiles that blend seamlessly together. The result? The ultimate versatility: the bracelets can be mixed, matched and stacked in infinite combinations, providing endless styling options.

 

Panerai presents Luminor Tourbillon GMT

Unmistakable, but not unchanged, the new Luminor Tourbillon GMT is revealed today as one of the most challenging projects of Panerai Laboratorio di Idee. Profoundly changed in appearance, the Luminor Tourbillon GMT - Lo Scienziato already forceful personality is now highlighted by a Grade 5 titanium case, with a sandblasted finish and a steeper gradient. It is physical and pleasing to the touch with its raw sophistication. Its impact is enhanced by the visual contrast it makes with the bezel, the crown and the lever of the crown-protecting Safety Lock™ device which are made of carbotech, another material noted for its tangible character and congenial tones.

 

BOVET 1822 honors the Chinese dragon with a miniature painting on its dials

This collection of unique pieces depicting different Chinese dragons is highlighted this year in the Maison BOVET 1822 offer. In keeping with mythology, each of its composite creatures has the features of no less than nine animals. Presented on the Amadeo Fleurier 43mm timepiece, these dials are highlighted by the iconic convertible case, which enables collectors to admire their work of art as a wristwatch or pocket watch, or to display it as a table clock.

 

The new Yoko London Raindrop Collection

Yoko London's brand new Raindrop Collection uses small, high quality Akoya pearls, reminiscent of delicate raindrops, seamlessly embedded into modern, diamond encrusted designs. Due to the small size of the pearls, a great degree of skill and expertise is required to perfectly match them in size, colour and lustre. Each pearl is carefully hand selected and set in the London workshop.

 

MB&F launches Legacy Machine “Split Escapement” in green

There is one technical constant that defines every single watch in the MB&F Legacy Machine collection. Functions may vary, and different complications come to the fore in each edition, but the suspended balance wheel remains literally and metaphorically above everything else. In Legacy Machine Split Escapement, this feature is not only highlighted, but raised to another level of achievement. Just below the highest point of the domed dial crystal, the balance of LM SE beats at a sedate, traditional 2.5Hz / 18,000bph.

 

IWC launches new version of the Ingenieur Perpetual Calendar Digital Date-Month in Titanium

The Ingenieur Perpetual Calendar Digital Date-Month with large digital display for the date and month is now available for the first time with a titanium case, limited to 100 individually numbered pieces. This timepiece has a case measuring 45 millimetres that is made of grade 5 titanium, with higher strength and hardness widely used for making aerospace airframe and engine components. It has a slate-coloured dial and black hands with luminescence. The perpetual calendar has large digital displays for the date and the month.

 

Baume & Mercier presents Classima collection

The new Classima models showcase three complications geared towards today's man: active yet refined, an urban globe-trotter. In the watchmaking world, they are called "small complications": convenient for everyday life, easy to use, and suitable in all circumstances.  Each model features a luminous deep blue dial – a widely popular shade among watch designers – that is enhanced with a "grain d'orge" decor.

 
 
 
 

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