Parmigiani opens first stand alone boutique in South East Asia...

Parmigiani has opened their first stand alone boutique in South East Asia. The Hour Glass is the exclusive distributor for the brand and will manage the boutique located at Marina Bay Sands. The evening started with a cocktail reception and ribbon cutting ceremony at the boutique. This was followed by a gala dinner at the ArtScience Museum.      

The boutique.

Local actress Wong Li Lin was the emcee for the night. 

Dr Henry Tay, Dato' Dr. Chan and Parmigiani Fleurier's CEO, Jean-Marc Jacot. 

Guests were impressed with the collection that was available in the boutique. 

Watches...

Dinner...

 Dr Kenny Chan with the welcome speech...

 A jazz singer...

Acrobatic performance...

All Parmigiani watches are well finished from the Tonda (a great piece to start with) to their Haute Horlogerie pieces!

Food...

 Many thanks to Parmigiani Fleurier and The Hour Glass for the delightful evening...

Jaeger-LeCoultre celebrates 180 years of Haute Horlogerie...................

Daniel Riedo, CEO of Jaeger-LeCoultre was in Singapore for the opening of the Hybris Mechanica exhibition to celebrated 180 years of Haute Horlogerie of the brand. Some historic timepieces and magnificent high complications were displayed for the first time. This exhibition is part of a series of celebration that was held in Geneva, London, Shanghai, Venice and Hong Kong. Hope you enjoy the pics………

The Watches...............

 Calibre 101, still the smallest movement in the world.

The Atmos Marqueterie clock, JLC's interpretation of Gustav's work uses (a technique called Marquetry) over 1000 pieces of individually cut pieces of wood to make the case. 

Atmos Re-edition 1934

The original 1931. The reissue is a hit with watch aficionados.

  

The Classic Grande Taille

 In 1991 the idea of a complicated Reverso, the Reverso 60EME materialized. The Cal 824  

 The Duometre Spherotourbillon featuring a muti-axis tourby in a Titanium cage. The second axis is inclined at 20 degree to cancel out the effects of gravity in all positions.

The Master Grande Tradition Grande Complication.....Tourbillion, Perpettual Calendar, Minute Repeater using a crystal gong.

The Hybris Mechanica Grande Sonnerie.....Retrograde Perpettual Calendarwith flying tourby and Westminster chime.

The Reverso Gyrotourbillion 2

The cocktail reception.................................

 

 Speech by Alexis de Laporte

Daniel Riedo, CEO of Jaeger-LeCoultre 

 Tools of the trade..