Browsing all posts in April, 2009.
BaselWorld 2009 figures
Swiss Exhibitors stay ahead of the game Watchmakers can feel a warm glow of satisfaction, with this year’s results comparable to those of 2007 and 2006, both judged to have been very good years. An accurate barometer of the industry, the world’s most important Watch and Jewelery Show has ended on a reassuring note after [...]
BaselWorld 2009 – An American Horologie connoisseur’s take Part I
As our train pulled into the main station in Basel, our excitement grew. After all, BaselWorld 2009 is supposed to be the premier unveiling of the latest and greatest in the Watch World. Just a few words about the City of Basel itself. Basel is a quaint city in Switzerland located on the borders of Germany and [...]
BaselWorld 2009 attendance down 13 percent
The number of visitors that attended the 2009 Basel watch and jewelry show fell 13 percent to some 93,000 according to event organizers. Foreign buyers constituted 68.1 percent of the total visitor count, compared to 63.6 percent in 2008. Show organizers said 71 percent of attended surveyed said they intended to return for the 2010 [...]
The first mechanical digital watch
Dual analog and digital display. These Gold Watches are a real piece of art! In fine watchmaking, you can decide to reinterpret existing concepts or choose to steer a pioneering course. Founder and CEO of de Grisogono, Fawaz Gruosi has deliberately chosen the second approach. With the Meccanico dG, the Geneva based manufacturer’s most recent entry, [...]
A social network for watch aficionados
Here are some screenshots of the new Hublot WiseKey system in action. Also we have a first glance at the new Watch social network. Enjoy!
Hublot Gold King Power
The king of hublot fusion and evolution, the Gold King Power blazes forward. Reminiscent of the original fusion between rubber and gold of the first Hublot watches, its current lines, with a design pushed to the extreme, reflect the fusion between power and elegance. Traditional and avant-gardist, combining on its dial additional elements and cut-outs, [...]
The new Hublot Big Bang Apple
After we finished our interview on the Hublot WiseKey. We were then shown the latest Hublot Watches. The first one is the new Big Bang Apple. It comes in both a white and black dial it’s like a forbidden fruit; seductive, fresh and elegant! The Big Bang Apple, precious and luminous with its favorite-set bezel [...]
Q & A With Hublot on WiseKey
BaselWorld 2009 was great! We had a great chance to meet with many luxury watch companies. One of the many new things introduced at BaselWorld 2009 was the Hublot WiseKey. Hublot has decided to take counterfeit fighting to a 21st century by providing smart card authentication with every hublot watch. JewelersLounge sat down with Hublot [...]
Server Migration
Hello, We had a great time at BaselWorld 2009 and will be writing up about it shortly. We are now moving to a faster server to fix some server woes that we have been having. Update: We are almost done!! If something doesn’t work please contact us at admin [at] jewelerslounge [dot] [com] Thanks for [...]
