More than 125 years after its promulgation by the Grand Council of the Republic and Canton of Geneva,
the Poinçon de Genève remains the oldest watchmaking certificate in the world, issued by a neutral and independent organisation operating under State control.
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Launch of the official Poinçon de Genève website
The watch manufacturer Quinting: the quintessence of Time
Every watch has the magic to capture what is already and what is not: the notion the time.
It has imprisoned the heart of its mechanism in a case prestigious, to save and isolating influences extérieures.Parfois, a sapphire glass shows in the works.
But we do not think I could do more.
Millenary 2011 at the SIHH: Audemars Piguet
The mark of the Joux Valley gives such a prestigious Exhibition model, which has the elegance of simplicity and has an interesting technology research
Photos and features from the Press Release Audemars Piguet.
The origins of our partner Lamborghini
It’s a story that begins as a crazy challenge and became a Legend.
Origins
Ferruccio Lamborghini comes to the world in 1916 at 30 km from Modena, specifically Renazzo Cento.
He comes from a family who made his fortune in agriculture. Early on, he showed skill and a passion for mechanics. Indeed, he graduated from the Technological Institute of Bologna in 1939.
During the War, he worked also as a prisoner on the island of Rhodes in the fleet maintenance and aviation.
Artcurial organizes auction of vintage cars at Retromobile, Paris
For collectors, amateurs of beautiful cars and beautiful mechanical Artcurial organizes a sale of vehicles of exceptional charm, which goes well with the Retromobile in Paris, February 4, 2011,Porte de Versailles, Hall 7.3, Paris .
One of the true beauty that will be exhibited from 2 February will be an extraordinary 1937 Bugatti Atalante 57C, which belonged to Jerome Medrano.
Watch the new complications of Neuchâtel Ulysse Nardin assigned to Sigatec
Le fabricant neuchâtelois confie au valaisan la réalisation de ses complications en silicium depuis 2006.
En effet, pour son échappement dual direct, le poids doit être très léger, en fabricant les spiraux en silicium, The manufacturer says the Valais Neuchatel achieving its complications in silicon since 2006.
The ultimate perfection signed Yves Saint Laurent
We can not speak of luxury and the Soul of it without referring to Saint Laurent.
He started with a simple black dress in wool which he won an award, the French immigrant Oran, which comes in 1954 at Christian Dior, which the other legend told him before dying that his successor will .
In 1962, helped by his alter ego Pierre Berge, Yves Mathieu Saint Laurent founded his own house and revolutionized women’s clothing.
Geneva, City Business, but not only
If you walk over the Internet, research associate your pictures of Geneva, warned that blogs and webmasters call “googleliser“ in french…
A barbarous word but has the advantage as a neologism to be fun
Great Events and prospects for Swiss Watches
Latest news from Switzerland and Haute Horlogerie Genevoise:
Seen on Romandie.com:
CH / FH: watch exports up 30% in November
Biel (AWP / ats) – Swiss watch exports have surged nearly 30% in November compared to the same month last year. They reached a value of 1.78 billion francs, to accumulate a total of 14.6 billion during the first eleven months of 2010.
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