Anti-Counterfeiting Campaign at the SIHH: Fake Watches Are For Fake People!
The Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie and the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry has unveiled its anti-counterfeiting campaign at the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie 2009: The Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie and the Federation of the Swiss Watch
Blancpain, the watchmaker of gourmet cuisine
As official timekeeper of the Bocuse d’Or 2009 competition in Lyon, Blancpain is honoured to be associating its name with the best-known international cuisine contest in the international gourmet world. The quest for excellence, inimitable know-how, precise gestures and meticulous
Jörg Schauer – Edition 14
Edition 14 was introduced new at the Basel fair in 2008. New functions: Illuminating hands and indices, narrow bezel and a new lettertype. Small design steps with big result: Schauers Cronographe line reflect a complete new face. Stainless steel case 42mm height 15 mm, 22
The twelve technical criteria of the Hallmark of Geneva
The twelve technical criteria (excerpted from the Official Regulations of the Hallmark of Geneva) Only mechanical watches assembled and adjusted on the territory of the Canton of Geneva – Switzerland - may be entered. Each movement must furthermore bear its own individual
Vacheron Constantin and the Hallmark of Geneva
A true horological philosophy A guarantee of provenance A guarantee of exacting precision A guarantee of durableness A guarantee of horological expertness Introduced in the 19th century by an industry long threatened with the scourge of counterfeiting, the Hallmark of Geneva is now regarded as