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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Vacheron Constantin at Watches & Wonders
Founded in 1755, Vacheron Constantin is the world’s oldest watch manufacturer in continuous production, that’s over 265 years of not just surviving, but staying at the pinnacle of Haute Horlogerie.…
Roger Dubuis at Watches & Wonders
Since 1995, Roger Dubuis manufacture has been defined by its “no limit” approach to innovation and stylistic audacity; made possible by its integrated manufacture. Roger Dubuis has been consistently breaking…
Speake-Marin at Watches & Wonders
Since 2015, Speake-Marin has initiated a movement strategy to fully develop and assemble proprietary movements within its atelier in Neuchatel, Switzerland. This new strategy gave birth to the “SMA” collection,…
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…
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…