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Timekeeping: The Best of SIHH 2012

Part trade show, part soiree, all business

Every year, 18 of the major Swiss watch manufacturers pack up their suitcases, shut down their ateliers and head to Geneva to participate in one of their biggest events of the year, the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH). Part trade show, part intimate soiree and all business, SIHH has, for the past 20 [...]

Audemars Piguet Platinum Jules Minute Repeater Audemars Tourbillon

No, that’s not a misprint. That’s the model of the Audemars Piguet timepiece pictured to the right, code: 26050PT.OO.D002CR.01 for you horophiles. Not that $369,300 is that outrageous for a watch of this caliber, but then again I’m not an oil baron. The Audemars Piguet Jules Audemars Tourbillon isn’t for the casual dress watch wearer. [...]

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