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A must-visit event on the calendars of any haute horology enthusiast, the Salon de TE fair thankfully lived up to its hype when it rolled into town last month. Now in its seventh year, the horological affair stands as one of the region’s premier timepiece-themed events, featuring 144 brands from 22 countries in 2018 alone.
<img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-49157" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Salon-de-TE-World-Brand-Piazza-watches.jpg" alt="Salon de TE World Brand Piazza watches" width="700" height="466" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Salon-de-TE-World-Brand-Piazza-watches.jpg 700w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Salon-de-TE-World-Brand-Piazza-watches-200x133.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Salon-de-TE-World-Brand-Piazza-watches-421x280.jpg 421w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Salon-de-TE-World-Brand-Piazza-watches-120x80.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Salon-de-TE-World-Brand-Piazza-watches-500x333.jpg 500w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Salon-de-TE-World-Brand-Piazza-watches-400x266.jpg 400w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Salon-de-TE-World-Brand-Piazza-watches-600x399.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" />
Not one to rest on its laurels, this year’s mammoth showcase boasted a staggering 840 exhibitors across its five-day itinerary. Perhaps the most noteworthy watches, though, came courtesy of the World Brand Piazza, one of the five specially-themed zones at Salon de TE. Sponsored by Prince Jewellery &amp; Watch, it served up a plethora of eye-popping designs from some of the best-loved haute horology houses. While it would be folly to highlight the high-specced specifications of every piece, the seven statement timepieces below merit particular mention&#8230;
<img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-49154" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Glashütte-Originals-PanoInverse-Limited-Edition.jpg" alt="Glashütte Original's PanoInverse - Limited Edition" width="466" height="700" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Glashütte-Originals-PanoInverse-Limited-Edition.jpg 466w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Glashütte-Originals-PanoInverse-Limited-Edition-200x300.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Glashütte-Originals-PanoInverse-Limited-Edition-186x280.jpg 186w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Glashütte-Originals-PanoInverse-Limited-Edition-120x180.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Glashütte-Originals-PanoInverse-Limited-Edition-400x601.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px" />
First up is renowned German watchmaker Glashütte Original with its PanoInverse – Limited Edition. Restricted to just 25 pieces, this timeless platinum iteration comes replete with an evocatively engraved skeleton dial that draws all attention squarely to its butterfly bridge and the manual-winding Calibre 66-08 movement beneath. Further fitted with an unusual off-centre hours / minutes dial and a small seconds subdial, dark blue Louisiana alligator leather straps complete its sophisticated appeal.
<img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-49155" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Jaquet-Drozs-Grande-Seconde-Dual-Time.jpg" alt="Jaquet Droz's Grande Seconde Dual Time" width="466" height="700" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Jaquet-Drozs-Grande-Seconde-Dual-Time.jpg 466w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Jaquet-Drozs-Grande-Seconde-Dual-Time-200x300.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Jaquet-Drozs-Grande-Seconde-Dual-Time-186x280.jpg 186w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Jaquet-Drozs-Grande-Seconde-Dual-Time-120x180.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Jaquet-Drozs-Grande-Seconde-Dual-Time-400x601.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px" />
Another classically refined design comes courtesy of Jaquet Droz, with the newest interpretation of its Grande Seconde Dual Time seeing its much-loved figure-eight dual-dial updated to feature an azimuthal map of the world as viewed from the North Pole in its lower home time display. The 24-hour time indicator, now split into two distinct 12-hour day / night time segments, is another deft touch, while the local time takes pride of place in the upper half of its fascia. Available in a steel or rose gold case, it also comes with the option of opaline or Grand Feu enamel dials.
<img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-49151" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Breguets-Classique-Tourbillon-Extra-Plat-5367.jpg" alt="Breguet's Classique Tourbillon Extra-Plat 5367" width="466" height="700" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Breguets-Classique-Tourbillon-Extra-Plat-5367.jpg 466w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Breguets-Classique-Tourbillon-Extra-Plat-5367-200x300.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Breguets-Classique-Tourbillon-Extra-Plat-5367-186x280.jpg 186w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Breguets-Classique-Tourbillon-Extra-Plat-5367-120x180.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Breguets-Classique-Tourbillon-Extra-Plat-5367-400x601.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px" />
Taking a more minimalist approach is luxury watchmaker Breguet in the form of its Classique Tourbillon Extra-Plat 5367. Showcasing the marque’s renowned handcraftsmanship skills, this is the first-ever Grand Feu enamel dial in its Grandes Complications collection. Fitted with its iconic blue steel hour and minute hands, the only conspicuous exception allowed on its Arabic-numeralled fascia is a dazzling tourbillon perched at 5 o’clock.
<img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-49150" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Blancpain’s-Fifty-Fathoms-Automatique.jpg" alt="Blancpain’s Fifty Fathoms Automatique" width="466" height="700" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Blancpain’s-Fifty-Fathoms-Automatique.jpg 466w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Blancpain’s-Fifty-Fathoms-Automatique-200x300.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Blancpain’s-Fifty-Fathoms-Automatique-186x280.jpg 186w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Blancpain’s-Fifty-Fathoms-Automatique-120x180.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Blancpain’s-Fifty-Fathoms-Automatique-400x601.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px" />
Athletically-inclined enthusiasts, meanwhile, could hardly be blamed for gravitating towards Blancpain’s Fifty Fathoms Automatique. Though adhering to the same design conceits – luminescent hands, numerals and hour markers, and a ratcheted unidirectional rotating bezel – that made the Fifty Fathoms one of the world’s most iconic dive watches, this new edition features an exceptional “Red Gold Case” and a debut blue ceramic dial for the collection. Set on blue calf leather straps, this maritimepiece is water-resistant to depths of 300m.
<img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-49152" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/CORUM’s-Admiral-AC-ONE-45-Openworked-Tourbillon.jpg" alt="CORUM’s Admiral AC-ONE 45 Openworked Tourbillon" width="466" height="700" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/CORUM’s-Admiral-AC-ONE-45-Openworked-Tourbillon.jpg 466w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/CORUM’s-Admiral-AC-ONE-45-Openworked-Tourbillon-200x300.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/CORUM’s-Admiral-AC-ONE-45-Openworked-Tourbillon-186x280.jpg 186w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/CORUM’s-Admiral-AC-ONE-45-Openworked-Tourbillon-120x180.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/CORUM’s-Admiral-AC-ONE-45-Openworked-Tourbillon-400x601.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px" />
Also taking nautical exploration as its main motif is CORUM’s Admiral AC-ONE 45 Openworked Tourbillon. Interjecting an element of the outré, its avant-garde dodecagonal case boasts an exquisite skeletonised dial, revealing the cutting-edge CO 298 movement – created specifically for this model – underneath. With a power reserve indicator at 3 o’clock and a small seconds subdial at 9 o’clock, the pride of this open-worked black-on-rose-gold watch is undoubtedly the intricate tourbillon resting at 6 o’clock, which offers the high-precision accuracy required for any true seafarer.
<img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-49156" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Piagets-Emperador-Coussin-XL-700P.jpg" alt="Piaget's Emperador Coussin XL 700P" width="466" height="700" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Piagets-Emperador-Coussin-XL-700P.jpg 466w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Piagets-Emperador-Coussin-XL-700P-200x300.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Piagets-Emperador-Coussin-XL-700P-186x280.jpg 186w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Piagets-Emperador-Coussin-XL-700P-120x180.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Piagets-Emperador-Coussin-XL-700P-400x601.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px" />
That selfsame black-and-rose-gold motif was evident – albeit with a haute joaillerie twist – in another horological standout: Piaget’s expansively real-estated Emperador Coussin XL 700P. While its cushion-shaped pink gold case measures a staggering 46.5mm, it nevertheless feels slim on the wrist, courtesy of its ultrathin 700P movement, which is perfectly highlighted through the use of the high-end brand’s iconic “reverse-construction” dial design. Ringed with an attractive diamond-studded bezel, only 118 pieces of this elegant creation will ever be made.
<img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-49153" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Franck-Muller’s-Rainbow-Invisible-Setting-Tourbillon.jpg" alt="Franck Muller’s Rainbow Invisible Setting Tourbillon" width="466" height="700" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Franck-Muller’s-Rainbow-Invisible-Setting-Tourbillon.jpg 466w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Franck-Muller’s-Rainbow-Invisible-Setting-Tourbillon-200x300.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Franck-Muller’s-Rainbow-Invisible-Setting-Tourbillon-186x280.jpg 186w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Franck-Muller’s-Rainbow-Invisible-Setting-Tourbillon-120x180.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Franck-Muller’s-Rainbow-Invisible-Setting-Tourbillon-400x601.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px" />
Perhaps the most eye-wateringly spectacular mash-up of high-end jewellery and haute horology, though, comes in the form of Franck Muller’s Rainbow Invisible Setting Tourbillon. Fitted with a glimmering gem-set tourbillon at 6 o’clock, its true attraction lies in the staggering array of precious gemstones that punctuates its acreage. Replete with 122 baguette-cut diamonds and 21 baguette-cut coloured sapphires on its dial, and burnished with a further 108 diamonds and 40 coloured sapphires on its rounded case, this shimmering statement timepiece added an additional dimension of sparkle to the glitteringly successful showing at this year’s Salon de TE.
Text: Tenzing Thondup

Time to Shine: Seven superlative designs from Salon de TE’s World Brand Piazza

There was a time when dive watches were primarily practical necessities, essential safety aids for underwater explorers, intrepid or otherwise. Take, for instance, the 1926 edition of the Rolex Oyster, a watch that incorporated the world’s first hermetically-sealed waterproof case, or the 1932 Omega “Marine”, a timepiece certified by the Swiss Laboratory for Horology as capable of withstanding depths of up to 135m.
<img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-48346" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/New-Dive-watches.jpg" alt="New Dive watches" width="700" height="466" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/New-Dive-watches.jpg 700w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/New-Dive-watches-200x133.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/New-Dive-watches-421x280.jpg 421w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/New-Dive-watches-120x80.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/New-Dive-watches-500x333.jpg 500w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/New-Dive-watches-400x266.jpg 400w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/New-Dive-watches-600x399.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" />
Now, though, a state-of-the-art diver’s chronometer is less likely to see the bottom of the sea than a blind aquaphobic, with such elegant precision timepieces being more a status symbol than a life-or-death depth aid. Regardless of their changing role, there’s something about their maritime orientation that still brings out the very best in many of the world’s finest watchmakers, with seven relatively recent releases more than testifying to that.
<figure id="attachment_48341" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-48341" style="width: 466px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-48341" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Blancpains-Fifty-Fathoms-Barakuda.jpg" alt="Blancpain's Fifty Fathoms Barakuda" width="466" height="700" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Blancpains-Fifty-Fathoms-Barakuda.jpg 466w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Blancpains-Fifty-Fathoms-Barakuda-200x300.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Blancpains-Fifty-Fathoms-Barakuda-186x280.jpg 186w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Blancpains-Fifty-Fathoms-Barakuda-120x180.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Blancpains-Fifty-Fathoms-Barakuda-400x601.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-48341" class="wp-caption-text">Blancpain&#8217;s Fifty Fathoms Barakuda</figcaption></figure>
First up is <a href="https://www.blancpain.com/">Blancpain’s</a> latest iteration of its legendary Fifty Fathoms model – the Fifty Fathoms Barakuda. First revealed to the world in 1953, it was swiftly adopted by the highly-trained combat swimmers of the French Marine Corps. Later, in the ’60s, a dual-tone version regularly graced the wrists of the German Bundesmarine, courtesy of a proprietary arrangement with Barakuda, a Hamburg-based manufacturer of diving equipment. It is this iconic edition that is the direct forebear of the 2019 version, which boasts the self-same two-tone notes and tropical rubber strap. Fitted with a 1151 self-winding movement and water-resistant to 300m, just 500 of these tide-proof timepieces will ever see the light of day.
<figure id="attachment_48343" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-48343" style="width: 466px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-48343" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Glashütte-Originals-SeaQ-Panorama-Date.jpg" alt="Glashütte Original's SeaQ Panorama Date" width="466" height="700" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Glashütte-Originals-SeaQ-Panorama-Date.jpg 466w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Glashütte-Originals-SeaQ-Panorama-Date-200x300.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Glashütte-Originals-SeaQ-Panorama-Date-186x280.jpg 186w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Glashütte-Originals-SeaQ-Panorama-Date-120x180.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Glashütte-Originals-SeaQ-Panorama-Date-400x601.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-48343" class="wp-caption-text">Glashütte Original&#8217;s SeaQ Panorama Date</figcaption></figure>
Another reinterpretation of a classic diver’s watch comes courtesy of <a href="https://www.glashuette-original.com/">Glashütte Original</a>, with its new SeaQ Panorama Date giving a knowing nod to the brand’s own much-acclaimed 1969 Spezimatic. As well as being water-resistant up to a depth of 300m and having its date aperture unusually placed at 4 o’clock, it also features white numerals on its sunray-finished black (or blue) dial, while its beautiful Calibre 36-13 movement is visible through its transparent sapphire-crystal caseback. The choice of grey nylon mesh straps or a stainless-steel bracelet is left to the purchaser.
<figure id="attachment_48344" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-48344" style="width: 466px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-48344" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/IWCs-Aquatimer-Chronograph-Edition-“Laureus-Sport-for-Good”.jpg" alt="IWC's Aquatimer Chronograph Edition “Laureus Sport for Good”" width="466" height="700" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/IWCs-Aquatimer-Chronograph-Edition-“Laureus-Sport-for-Good”.jpg 466w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/IWCs-Aquatimer-Chronograph-Edition-“Laureus-Sport-for-Good”-200x300.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/IWCs-Aquatimer-Chronograph-Edition-“Laureus-Sport-for-Good”-186x280.jpg 186w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/IWCs-Aquatimer-Chronograph-Edition-“Laureus-Sport-for-Good”-120x180.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/IWCs-Aquatimer-Chronograph-Edition-“Laureus-Sport-for-Good”-400x601.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-48344" class="wp-caption-text">IWC&#8217;s Aquatimer Chronograph Edition “Laureus Sport for Good”</figcaption></figure>
Taking a more charitable approach to dive watches is <a href="https://www.iwc.com/">IWC</a>, with its 13-year partnership with the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation spawning the Aquatimer Chronograph Edition “Laureus Sport for Good”. Powered by a proprietary Calibre 89365 movement, complete with a flyback function, it also features a hacking seconds subdial at 6 o’clock, a 60-seconds counter at 12 o’clock and an external / internal rotating bezel that ensures the utmost precision in dive time measurements. Engraved on its caseback is the winning artwork from this year’s Laureus World Sports Awards, co-hosted by IWC.
<figure id="attachment_48342" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-48342" style="width: 466px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-48342" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Carl-F.-Bucherers-Patravi-TravelTec.jpg" alt="Carl F. Bucherer's Patravi TravelTec" width="466" height="700" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Carl-F.-Bucherers-Patravi-TravelTec.jpg 466w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Carl-F.-Bucherers-Patravi-TravelTec-200x300.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Carl-F.-Bucherers-Patravi-TravelTec-186x280.jpg 186w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Carl-F.-Bucherers-Patravi-TravelTec-120x180.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Carl-F.-Bucherers-Patravi-TravelTec-400x601.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-48342" class="wp-caption-text">Carl F. Bucherer&#8217;s Patravi TravelTec</figcaption></figure>
Clearly looking to maximise its global appeal is <a href="https://www.carl-f-bucherer.com/">Carl F. Bucherer</a>, with the high-end watchsmith launching a new Petrol Blue edition of its well-loved Patravi TravelTec. Functional to depths of 500m, this 46.6mm model offers three different time zone displays and comes fitted with a high-precision CFB 1901.1 automatic movement. Its eye-catching marine-motifed design, meanwhile, is manifested most memorably in its Petrol Blue dial and matching, highly-durable rubber straps.
<figure id="attachment_48349" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-48349" style="width: 466px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-48349" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Tudor-Pelagos.jpg" alt="Tudor Pelagos" width="466" height="700" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Tudor-Pelagos.jpg 466w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Tudor-Pelagos-200x300.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Tudor-Pelagos-186x280.jpg 186w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Tudor-Pelagos-120x180.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Tudor-Pelagos-400x601.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-48349" class="wp-caption-text">Tudor Pelagos</figcaption></figure>
Another true pioneer of dive watches is <a href="https://www.tudorwatch.com/">Tudor</a>, with the Geneva-based haute horology house having introduced its first such model back in 1954. It is now looking to revisit this particular past glory via the Tudor Pelagos, a timepiece seen by many as setting a new high-water mark for underwater chronograms. Although certified as waterproof to 500m, each watch has actually endured factory testing to a depth of 625m. In addition, this rugged timepiece comes fitted with a 70-hour power reserve and a titanium case and bracelet said to be 40 percent lighter than any stainless-steel equivalent. Finally, its hour markers, hands and ceramic bezel indicators are all coated with a layer of luminescent Luminova for perfect deep-sea legibility.
<figure id="attachment_48347" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-48347" style="width: 466px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-48347" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Rolexs-Oyster-Perpetual-Sea-Dweller.jpg" alt="Rolex's Oyster Perpetual Sea-Dweller" width="466" height="700" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Rolexs-Oyster-Perpetual-Sea-Dweller.jpg 466w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Rolexs-Oyster-Perpetual-Sea-Dweller-200x300.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Rolexs-Oyster-Perpetual-Sea-Dweller-186x280.jpg 186w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Rolexs-Oyster-Perpetual-Sea-Dweller-120x180.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Rolexs-Oyster-Perpetual-Sea-Dweller-400x601.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-48347" class="wp-caption-text">Rolex&#8217;s Oyster Perpetual Sea-Dweller</figcaption></figure>
Looking to take precision dive watches to new heights – or, rather, depths – of submergibility, meanwhile, is <a href="https://www.rolex.com/">Rolex</a> with its newly-minted Oyster Perpetual Sea-Dweller. Renowned as the brand behind the first-ever waterproof wristwatch, the latest addition to its range comes crafted in Rolesor – the marque’s proprietary gold and steel alloy – and sees 18K yellow gold used for the first time in this particular collection. With durability its core design conceit, it features a triple waterproof system said to be resistant to depths of 1,220m.
<figure id="attachment_48348" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-48348" style="width: 466px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-48348" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Seamaster-Planet-Ocean-Ultra-Deep-Professional-by-Omega.jpg" alt="Seamaster Planet Ocean Ultra Deep Professional by Omega" width="466" height="700" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Seamaster-Planet-Ocean-Ultra-Deep-Professional-by-Omega.jpg 466w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Seamaster-Planet-Ocean-Ultra-Deep-Professional-by-Omega-200x300.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Seamaster-Planet-Ocean-Ultra-Deep-Professional-by-Omega-186x280.jpg 186w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Seamaster-Planet-Ocean-Ultra-Deep-Professional-by-Omega-120x180.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Seamaster-Planet-Ocean-Ultra-Deep-Professional-by-Omega-400x601.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-48348" class="wp-caption-text">Seamaster Planet Ocean Ultra Deep Professional by Omega</figcaption></figure>
As to the ultimate deep-sea-voyaging statement timepiece, arguably, it may well be <a href="https://www.omegawatches.com/">Omega’s</a> Seamaster Planet Ocean Ultra Deep Professional. This, after all, was the watch on the wrist of American adventurer Victor Vescovo when he reached the 10,928m-deep bottom of the Mariana Trench earlier this year. Not only did this super-slim (less than 28mm) watch remain wholly functional, it is actually guaranteed to do so to depths of a further 4,000m. Shouldn’t let you down while you’re checking the time in a rainy golf club car park then, should it?
Text: Tenzing Thondup

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Renowned German watchmaker <a href="https://www.glashuette-original.com/homepage">Glashütte Original</a> has been wowing the haute horology world for nigh-on 175 years, and now, it looks set to add to a new chapter of excellence to its storied reputation with the latest iteration to its much-acclaimed Pano collection – the PanoInverse – Limited Edition.
<img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-48296" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Glashütte-Original-PanoInverse-Limited-Edition.jpg" alt="Glashütte Original PanoInverse - Limited Edition" width="700" height="466" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Glashütte-Original-PanoInverse-Limited-Edition.jpg 700w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Glashütte-Original-PanoInverse-Limited-Edition-200x133.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Glashütte-Original-PanoInverse-Limited-Edition-421x280.jpg 421w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Glashütte-Original-PanoInverse-Limited-Edition-120x80.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Glashütte-Original-PanoInverse-Limited-Edition-500x333.jpg 500w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Glashütte-Original-PanoInverse-Limited-Edition-400x266.jpg 400w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Glashütte-Original-PanoInverse-Limited-Edition-600x399.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" />
Asymmetrical aesthetics are the dominant design conceit here, with the collection’s iconic off-centre dial in this instance skeletonised to draw all attention squarely to its beautiful butterfly bridge – with its pulsating screw balance – and the manual-winding Calibre 66-08 movement beneath. Elsewhere, the three-quarter plate, normally solely viewable through a transparent caseback, takes centrestage on its front fascia. It’s a deft touch that fully highlights the stunningly intricate filigree foliage engravings that punctuate its rhodium-plated acreage.
<img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-48295" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Glashütte-Original-PanoInverse-Limited-Edition-details.jpg" alt="Glashütte Original PanoInverse - Limited Edition details" width="700" height="466" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Glashütte-Original-PanoInverse-Limited-Edition-details.jpg 700w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Glashütte-Original-PanoInverse-Limited-Edition-details-200x133.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Glashütte-Original-PanoInverse-Limited-Edition-details-421x280.jpg 421w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Glashütte-Original-PanoInverse-Limited-Edition-details-120x80.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Glashütte-Original-PanoInverse-Limited-Edition-details-500x333.jpg 500w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Glashütte-Original-PanoInverse-Limited-Edition-details-400x266.jpg 400w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Glashütte-Original-PanoInverse-Limited-Edition-details-600x399.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" />
Further fitted with an unusual off-centre hours / minutes dial and small-seconds subdial, dark blue Louisiana alligator leather straps complete the sophisticated appeal of this special 25-piece platinum iteration of the PanoInverse – Limited Edition.
<img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-48293" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Created-for-Creators-exhibit-by-Glashütte-Original.jpg" alt="Created for Creators exhibit by Glashütte Original" width="700" height="466" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Created-for-Creators-exhibit-by-Glashütte-Original.jpg 700w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Created-for-Creators-exhibit-by-Glashütte-Original-200x133.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Created-for-Creators-exhibit-by-Glashütte-Original-421x280.jpg 421w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Created-for-Creators-exhibit-by-Glashütte-Original-120x80.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Created-for-Creators-exhibit-by-Glashütte-Original-500x333.jpg 500w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Created-for-Creators-exhibit-by-Glashütte-Original-400x266.jpg 400w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Created-for-Creators-exhibit-by-Glashütte-Original-600x399.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" />
Those keen to get a first-hand glimpse of this eye-catching design are in luck, because Glashütte Original is displaying it a very special “Created for Creators” presentation at the Nathan Road-set Prince Club, alongside other highlights from its refined back catalogue. Haste is the order of the day, though, as the exhibition will only be held for another week.
Created for Creators Exhibition by Glashütte Original 
Date: Now – September 2, 2019 
Venue: Prince Club, B/Fl, 23-25 Nathan Rd, Tsim Sha Tsui 
Opening Times: Monday – Sunday, 11.30am – 9.30pm

Glashütte Original new PanoInverse - Limited Edition

Glashütte Original’s new PanoInverse – Limited Edition at Prince Club

With Valentine&#8217;s Day now less than a month away, the countdown has begun to finding the watch-loving woman in your life that special something as a symbol of your affections. Luckily, German haute horology label <a href="https://www.glashuette-original.com/homepage">Glashutte Original</a> has introduced a very special piece of wrist candy just in time for the most romantic day of the year that fits the bill to a T – the Lady Serenade Special Edition.
<figure id="attachment_42385" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-42385" style="width: 700px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-42385" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/The-scarlet-hued-Lady-Serenade-Limited-Edition-by-Glashutte-Original.jpg" alt="The scarlet-hued Lady Serenade Limited Edition by Glashutte Original" width="700" height="466" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/The-scarlet-hued-Lady-Serenade-Limited-Edition-by-Glashutte-Original.jpg 700w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/The-scarlet-hued-Lady-Serenade-Limited-Edition-by-Glashutte-Original-200x133.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/The-scarlet-hued-Lady-Serenade-Limited-Edition-by-Glashutte-Original-421x280.jpg 421w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/The-scarlet-hued-Lady-Serenade-Limited-Edition-by-Glashutte-Original-120x80.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/The-scarlet-hued-Lady-Serenade-Limited-Edition-by-Glashutte-Original-500x333.jpg 500w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/The-scarlet-hued-Lady-Serenade-Limited-Edition-by-Glashutte-Original-400x266.jpg 400w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/The-scarlet-hued-Lady-Serenade-Limited-Edition-by-Glashutte-Original-600x399.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-42385" class="wp-caption-text">The scarlet-hued Lady Serenade Limited Edition by Glashutte Original</figcaption></figure>
Inspired by the colour of love, the dominant design conceit of this beautifully crafted chronogram is painted in liberal swathes of red, from the 52 radiant rubies – one for each week of the year – gracing its elegant stainless steel bezel and the cabochon ruby embedded in its crown to its cherry-red Louisiana alligator leather straps. The overall effect creates quite a statement indeed.
<img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-42382" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/52-rubies-grace-the-bezel-of-the-Lady-Serenade-Limited-Edition.jpg" alt="52 rubies grace the bezel of the Lady Serenade Limited Edition" width="700" height="466" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/52-rubies-grace-the-bezel-of-the-Lady-Serenade-Limited-Edition.jpg 700w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/52-rubies-grace-the-bezel-of-the-Lady-Serenade-Limited-Edition-200x133.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/52-rubies-grace-the-bezel-of-the-Lady-Serenade-Limited-Edition-421x280.jpg 421w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/52-rubies-grace-the-bezel-of-the-Lady-Serenade-Limited-Edition-120x80.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/52-rubies-grace-the-bezel-of-the-Lady-Serenade-Limited-Edition-500x333.jpg 500w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/52-rubies-grace-the-bezel-of-the-Lady-Serenade-Limited-Edition-400x266.jpg 400w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/52-rubies-grace-the-bezel-of-the-Lady-Serenade-Limited-Edition-600x399.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" />
What&#8217;s more, these scarlet overtones provide the perfect foil for its subtly iridescent mother-of-pearl dial, ensuring any passing gaze is centred immediately upon its gleaming fascia. The dial is, in fact, so super slim that it requires the delicate handling of Glashutte Original master craftsmen to complete, replete with three Roman numerals and eight brilliant-cut diamond hour markers. Polished white gold hour and second hands and a date aperture at 6 o&#8217;clock complete its passion-inspiring look.
<img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-42384" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Lady-Serenade-Limited-Edition-boasts-a-fetching-ruby-red-mother-of-pearl-combination.jpg" alt="Lady Serenade Limited Edition boasts a fetching ruby red-mother of pearl combination" width="466" height="700" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Lady-Serenade-Limited-Edition-boasts-a-fetching-ruby-red-mother-of-pearl-combination.jpg 466w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Lady-Serenade-Limited-Edition-boasts-a-fetching-ruby-red-mother-of-pearl-combination-200x300.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Lady-Serenade-Limited-Edition-boasts-a-fetching-ruby-red-mother-of-pearl-combination-186x280.jpg 186w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Lady-Serenade-Limited-Edition-boasts-a-fetching-ruby-red-mother-of-pearl-combination-120x180.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Lady-Serenade-Limited-Edition-boasts-a-fetching-ruby-red-mother-of-pearl-combination-400x601.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px" />
Powering this sophisticated statement timepiece is Glashutte Original&#8217;s proprietary calibre 39-22 automatic movement, a specimen of mechanical engineering &nbsp;that produces 28,000 half-oscillations per hour, all to ensure that the Lady Serenade Limited Edition keeps time accurately. Replete with a 40-hour power reserve, this ruby-red, femme-focused wrist adornment is limited to a release of just 50 pieces, guaranteeing its status as an eventual collector&#8217;s item. To get your hands on this rare design and put a doting smile on the face of your horologically-inclined lady, visit a Glashutte Original boutique near you today.

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