Credits: Article and images by Thomas Brechtel @ Quill & Pad. See the original article here - https://quillandpad.com/2024/06/15/my-highlights-of-watches-wonders-and-geneva-2024-there-were-many/
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Maison Alcée Persee table clock kit
I like mid- and large-size clocks more than wristwatches. I have written about on Quill & Pad several times. And I still think that clocks are much underrepresented. They deserve more attention, especially in a year when the mechanical clocks category will not be represented at GPHG 2024.
The team behind the Persée table clock kit are some of the nicest people in the world of horology.
This a perfect piece to introduce horology in a DIY-approach. Maison Alcée has occupied exactly the right niche here.
Maison Alcée Persée: table clock, manual wind, 18.000 A/h, limited edition of 500 table clocks, 233 parts, 17 tools. Price: 5.800,00 CHF
For more information, please visit www.maison-alcee.com/
Vacheron Constantin Caliber 3752 Berkley Grand Complication: Simply Superlative
Simply superlative! Few watches deserve this description more than the double-sided Caliber 3752 from Vacheron Constantin. The most complicated construction with 63 horological complications in one micro-mechanical time machine.
It contains, to name only a few complications, a split-second chronograph, a Gregorian calendar, a Chinese lunar calendar, the full spectrum of calendar indications, tourbillon, retrograde indications and many more spectacular mechanisms. I am sure we will see a lot of articles about this masterpiece throughout this year.
There is no other watch like this.
Vacheron Constantin Berkley Grand Complication: 63 complications, 2.877 parts, traditional Chinese perpetual calendar, Gregorian perpetual calendar, 3-axis tourbillon. Price: unique piece, already sold
For more information please visit www.vacheron-constantin.com/fr/en/maison/craftsmanship/cabinotiers/berkley-grand-complication.html
Sylvain Pinaud Origine Only Watch edition in blue: Balanced and beautifully crafted
This piece unique Origine by independent watchmaker Sylvain Pinaud was an entry to the 2024 Only Watch auction. It is as beautiful as the original Origine. The design of the movement is clear and the finish of this watch is of an outstanding quality. Sylvain Pinaud has decided to make an Origine in his favorite color, blue, and it looks beautiful. There’s blue both on the two dials and on some delicate and more hidden parts of the movement.
I like that Sylvain Pinaud dispenses with unnecessary complications. With the Origine, he produces a practical watch that simply tells the time – nothing more and nothing less.
Sylvain Pinaud, Origine: free sprung balance wheel, 21.600 A/h, 22 jewels, 55 hours power reserve, 40 mm stainless steel case. Price: unique piece (on auction), 68.000,00 CHF (for the regular Origine)
For more information, please visit: www.sylvain-pinaud.com/origine/
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Credits: Article and images by Thomas Brechtel @ Quill & Pad. See the original article here - https://quillandpad.com/2024/06/15/my-highlights-of-watches-wonders-and-geneva-2024-there-were-many/