Purnell at Watches & Wonders
In 2006, Jonathan Purnell founded Cecil Purnell SA, to specialize in high-velocity tourbillons. He was also honouring his grandfather, who instilled in him a passion for watchmaking, and tourbillons in…
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Jaeger-LeCoultre at Watches & Wonders
When launched in 1992, the Master Control line was the first of Jaeger-LeCoultre’s collections to benefit from its pioneering ‘1000 Hours Control’ certification – one of the watch industry’s most…
Panerai at Watches & Wonder
2020 marks 70 years since the introduction of Luminor, the tritium-based luminous substance which later came to identify one of the brand’s most emblematic model ranges. To commemorate the occasion,…
IWC Schaffhausen at Watches & Wonders
IWC updates a single line of watches every year. This year it’s the turn of the Portugieser. Created in the late 1930s for two businessmen from Portugal – hence its…
Montblanc at Watches & Wonders
This year Montblanc chose to add two new variants to its 1858 line, inspired by the Minerva military chronographs of the 1920s and 30s. The 2020 variants combine blue colours…
Piaget at Watches & Wonders
Piaget, the master of thin watches since 1957, first used its “fusion concept” – to make watches thinner – in the 900P in 2014. At just 3.65mm, it was the…
Laurent Ferrier at Watches & Wonders
During the 1970s, Laurent Ferrier was often seen behind the wheel of a racing car. He even competed in the 24 Hours of Le Mans seven times. Ferrier, and his…
A. Lange & Söhne at Watches & Wonders
Unlike most prestige watch brands of today, A. Lange & Söhne is proudly Saxon; founded in 1845 by Ferdinand Adolph Lange in the small town of Glashütte. In addition to…
Baume & Mercier at Watches & Wonders
Based on a discussion around innovation, materials, colours and style, the Maison has approached this edition of W&W with a revitalised and optimist vision of the way it conceives watchmaking.…
Cartier at Watches & Wonders
Cartier’s W&W 2020 models are presented under the theme of “Unexpected Encounters.” The Maison, as it often does, combines shapes and ideas that were never intended to meet. This is…