From now on, you can follow a small diary of the Salon aui on our blog.
Personally, the arrival at the Salon was one of the best, driving with Ferzan Ozpetek as a new watch enthusiast. The director is invited to the Salon by Jaeger-LeCoultre, which has provided some watches for his latest film, soon to be released.
And it was precisely with Jaeger that we started the round of presentations of the 19 brands animating the Show.
The most beautiful model so far? Undoubtedly the new Duomètre à Quantième Lunaire. A jewel worth around 25,000 euros with a double movement and a single regulating organ, to which we will soon devote an editorial feature in L'Orologio (the wait will not be long). Two other masterpieces from the House of Jaeger-LeCoultre are the new Extreme Lab and an unprecedented Grande Complication with cathedral gongs and flying tourbillon revolving around an astronomical dial: a joy for the eyes and ears!
The second brand of the day is a newcomer to the Salon: Greubel Forsey. No new inventions for this year (all still in the prototype stage), but nice variations on their most fascinating pieces: from the Double Tourbillon 24 Seconds Inclined to the Double Tourbilloon Technique, via the platinum version of Invention Piece number 3. In any case, it is always a pleasure to hear Stephen Forsey speak about watchmaking. His and Robert Greubel's passion for the craft of watchmaking can be felt in all the brand's creations. On some models, moreover, relief engravings tell the very essence of this passion for excellence.
Nice surprises from Panerai, which is preparing to mount only manufacture movements on its collections, thanks to the 9000-calibre series. And, above all, it is presenting the new Mare Nostrum, the company's only historical chronograph. Inside, a Minerva 1322 movement. The launch is planned for October and the price will be €24,900 in steel.
Also beautiful is the new Radiomir 42mm with P999 movement, which has an entry price of €4,900. There is also a new dial for the Luminor and a Radiomir in Composite material (Al2O3), a kind of brown ceramic with enviable resistance and lightness. The group is completed by the company's first major complication: a tourbillon with astronomical indications (including a customisable sky map on the caseback), dedicated to Galileo Galilei.
So far, the show is not failing to live up to expectations. See you tomorrow for the next update.
