Breitling, the family-owned manufacturer of Swiss luxury watches and an internationally renowned high-end brand was acquired by CVC Capital Partners. CVC announced that CVC Fund VI has agreed to acquire an 80% stake in Breitling. The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. As part of the transaction, Breitling CEO & Director Théodore Schneider, … Read more
H. Moser & Cie’s Swiss Mad Watch was one of the must-see pieces of SIHH2017. For it’s truly a Very Rare occasion to witness a 100% Swiss Made watch… The Swiss Mad Watch is unique, symbolic, and irreverent, but most importantly, 100% Swiss and proud of it. With the Swiss Made label for watchmaking revised … Read more
The inspirational master watchmaker Louis Moinet (1768 – 1853), the true inventor of the chronograph (1816) and the creator of some extraordinary clocks for Napoleon Bonaparte, Tsar Alexander Ist, American Presidents Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe, or King George IV of England, was one of the greatest watchmakers of Europe. The Louvre Museum in Paris, … Read more
Known for precision-made chronometers useful to aviators, the Swiss high-end watch manufacture Breitling (founded in Saint-Imier, Bernese Jura by Léon Breitling in 1884) is celebrating a century from the creation of the first independent chronograph pushpiece with a limited series of its Transocean model. The new Transocean Chronograph 1915 features an exclusive new Manufacture Breitling … Read more
Each spring, some 1800 companies from the watch, jewellery and precious-stone industries, together with related sectors, showcase their latest developments and innovations in Basel. The world’s most renowned brands display their collections exclusively at BASELWORLD. About 100,000 visitors from the specialist retail and wholesale trade make their way to Basel from all over the … Read more
These are the latest creations that the Swiss finest watch brands released for Christmas: BULGARI – Mediterranean Eden watch Mediterranean Eden, the latest creation from Bulgari, draws inspiration from the history and culture of the Mediterranean basin. Its subtle construction, at the crossroads of watchmaking and jewellery, is firmly rooted in the heritage of the … Read more