SIHH 2015

Girard-Perregaux returns to SIHH

Yesterday, Girard-Perregaux announced that they will be returning to Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie in 2017. This fair, which takes place every year in January, is run by Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie. “As a founding member of the Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie, Girard-Perregaux naturally regains its position alongside the most prestigious brands…

Ralph Lauren not exhibiting at SIHH 2016

Ralph Lauren Watch & Jewelry Co., a joint venture between Richemont Group and Ralph Lauren, is not exhibiting at the Geneva fair Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) in 2016. The joint venture was signed in 2007, and the first Ralph Lauren watches were presented in January 2009 at SIHH. From then Ralph Lauren…

A new look for SIHH in January 2016

SIHH, the watch show whose complete name is Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie and that is the first watch show every year in January, has announced some significant changes. Most important, in addition to the 16 Richemont brands, they have invited nine independent watchmakers in a section that they have called Carré des Horlogers. These…

SIHH 2015 – Top ten new watches by Cartier

Just the fact that it’s possible to write a top ten article about Cartier’s new watches presented at SIHH is remarkable. In actual fact, if you include all the variants, dial colours and so forth, the total would come to over a hundred. Admittedly a few of them are existing models that have simply been…

SIHH 2015 preview: another Cartier masterpiece

The Rotonde de Cartier Astrotourbillon is a watch that was presented in 2010, with the in-house Calibre 9451 MC movement in which the tourbillon has an elongated carriage that enables the balance to rotate around the dial, once a minute. The balance bridge is in the form of an arrow and so becomes a seconds…