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The most expensive watch in the world, the Breitling restaurant... Highlights off the Watches and Wonders show

2023-04-17T14:20:20.429Z


On the sidelines of the high mass of Swiss watchmaking, which was held in Geneva at the end of March, houses took advantage of the excitement to unveil their novelties and news.


The most expensive watch in the world

The favorite jeweler of American rappers and red carpet stars, Jacob & Co, caught all eyes when it unveiled the Billionnaire Timeless Treasure on March 27, which is none other than the most expensive watch in the world. of $20 million.

This marvel required a real treasure hunt of three and a half years around the world to find yellow diamonds of exceptional size and quality.

These 425 stones finally acquired, it then took thousands of hours of cutting and assembly to create a miniature mosaic, a luminous harmony of Fancy Yellow and Fancy Intense Yellow, enhanced by green tsavorites.

At the heart of the case, 57 other baguette-cut yellow diamonds make the skeletonized tourbillon of the Billionnaire sparkle… Stunning!

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Billionnaire Timeless Treasure Watch, Jacob &Co Photo Press

The Breitling table

It's a whole art of living cultivated by the Swiss manufacturer Breitling, founded in 1884. As proof: the opening of its second restaurant on March 30, Breitling Kitchen Geneva.

On the evening of the inauguration, the actor of the

Casa de Papel

and Breitling ambassador, Álvaro Morte, had made the trip to discover the menu imagined by the Franco-Colombian chef, Juan Arbelaez.

The latter has designed a menu that gives pride of place to street-food inspired dishes, based on fresh and local products.

Juan Arbeláez, Georges Kern and Álvaro Morte at the Breitling party on April 29, 2023 in Geneva The Image Gate

Roman holidays according to Bulgari

The Italian house Bulgari celebrated the arrival of fine weather by unveiling its new Octo Roma on March 27, which renews the style of the Octo collection, launched in 2012. This latest creation stands out for its versatility, sophistication and elegance.

Statutory if ever there was one, from the automatic watch to the chronograph via more technical models with a tourbillon, the Octo Roma collection explores the Roman roots of the house, in particular through its octagonal case, as a nod to the Italian architecture.

Thanks to the interchangeable bracelet, these watches change their look at will without the need for any tool.

Octo Roma Watch, Bulgari Photo Press

Gucci in the conquest of space

Gucci continues its conquest of fine watchmaking with new timepieces, each more incredible than the last.

True to its unique style, the Italian house enriches its 5 signature collections, unveiled during a dinner on March 28.

And it doesn't forget to be technical by offering watches with complications – tourbillons, moon phases and even a new perpetual calendar.

Among our favourites, the G-Timeless Planetarium collection, which is growing with 4 kaleidoscopic designs.

Precious stones swirl around the central Dancing Hours Tourbillon.

The already cult Grip watch, launched in 2019 and inspired by the skateboarding culture of the

seventies

, plays the playful card thanks to the jumping hour mechanism for unconventional time reading.

G-Timeless Planetarium Watch, Gucii Timepieces Photo Press

Source: lefigaro

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