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Leadership and Legacy

Da Man • Volume 11 | 2024

360º Essentials

The Basics • FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE PARTS THAT MAKE YOUR WATCH TICK

HEADLINES IN THE WORLD OF HOROLOGY 2024

01 Calendar • ONE OF THE MOST COMMON BUT ALSO MOST WONDROUS COMPLICATIONS, THE HUMBLE CALENDAR EXPANDS OUR PERCEPTION OF TIME

02 Chronograph • SEEMINGLY SIMPLE YET EXCEEDINGLY SOPHISTICATED, THE CHRONOGRAPH EXCELS IN MEASURING BITS OF TIME WITH INCOMPARABLE PRECISION

03 GMT • THIS NIFTY COMPLICATION IS THE PERFECT ACCOMPANIMENT FOR MODERN TRAVELERS LOOKING TO KEEP AN EYE ON WHAT TIME IT IS AT HOME

04 JUMPING HOUR • WITH AN INTRIGUING MECHANISM THAT LEAPS FORWARD EVERY TIME AN HOUR PASSES, WATCHES WITH JUMPING HOURS PRESENT A UNIQUE SHOWCASE OF THE PASSAGE OF TIME

05 POCKET WATCHES • CONSIDERED TIMELESS PIECES OF HOROLOGICAL ART, POCKET WATCHES GLOW WITH A UNIQUE CHARM THAT HAS CAPTIVATED ENTHUSIASTS FOR CENTURIES

06 SKELETON DIAL • WATCHES WITH A SKELETON DIAL TURN ATTENTION AWAY FROM TIMEKEEPING AND INWARDS TOWARD ITS MECHANICAL MOVEMENT

07 Time-Only • WATCHES THAT TELL ONLY THE TIME EMBODY A CAPTIVATING SIMPLICITY, ALL WHILE OFFERING A HARMONIOUS VISUAL BALANCE TO GO ALONGSIDE THEIR STRAIGHTFORWARD FUNCTIONALITY

08 Tourbillon • AS AN EMBLEM OF MECHANICAL EXPERTISE, THE TOURBILLON IS ONE OF THE MOST COMPLEX AND ESTEEMED COMPLICATIONS IN WATCHMAKING

Artfully Modern • THE BERNERON MIRAGE SIENNA STANDS OUT WITH A HARMONIOUS ASYMMETRY THAT BLENDS ART AND TECHNIQUE IN A UNIQUE WAY

Elegantly Alluring • THE L.U.C QUALITÉ FLEURIER SHOWCASES CHOPARD’S INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO CONTEMPORARY WATCHMAKING

A Special Honor • THE TOURBILLON SOUSCRIPTION ENCAPSULATES THE VALUES OF THE DANIEL ROTH BRAND THAT HAVE REMAINED UNCHANGED OVER THE PASSING DECADES

A Grand Creation • THE EXCEPTIONAL DE BETHUNE DB KIND OF GRANDE COMPLICATION WATCH EMBODIES THE INNOVATION AND EXCELLENCE THAT HAVE DEFINED THE BRAND’S IDENTITY

Hours in Motion • THE KUDOKE 3 SALMON REDEFINES CREATIVITY IN FINE WATCHMAKING AND PROVES THAT INDEPENDENT WATCHMAKERS ARE THRIVING

By the Light of Elegance • LAURENT FERRIER’S CLASSIC MOON SILVER TAKES WATCH LOVERS ON A STELLAR JOURNEY WITH ITS AWARD-WINNING CALENDAR AND MOON PHASE DESIGN

Elegance in Overdrive • IN CELEBRATING CLASSIC MOTORSPORTS, THESE TIMEPIECES BY TAG HEUER BLEND HIGH-PERFORMANCE CRAFTSMANSHIP WITH THE SPIRIT OF SPEED AND STYLE

ON THE HOUR • LUXURY MEETS THE EVERYDAY AS ICONIC TIMEPIECES FIND THEIR PLACE IN THE RHYTHM OF CITY STREETS

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Tempo of Triumph • BVLGARI’S JOURNEY OF WATCHMAKING IN 2024 REACHES AN EXHILARATING CRESCENDO WITH MUSICAL-THEMED NOVELTIES UNVEILED AT GENEVA WATCH DAYS. DAMAN CALIBER TALKS WITH FABRIZIO BUONAMASSA STIGLIANI TO DISCOVER THE SOUND OF BVLGARI

A Timeless Legacy • LIONEL FAVRE, PRODUCT DESIGN DIRECTOR OF JAEGER-LECOULTRE, TALKS ABOUT THE MAISON’S CREATIVE PROCESS AND ITS ONGOING PURSUIT OF HOROLOGICAL EXCELLENCE

THE GRAND HOUR • A refined selection of timepieces that stole the spotlight this year through their unique blend of modern design and captivating narratives

An Ode to Time • RÉMI JOMARD, THE DIRECTOR OF PRODUCT AND INNOVATION AT PIAGET, CHATS WITH RIGA RAMADHAN ABOUT THE MAISON’S ILLUSTRIOUS HISTORY AND ITS IMPRESSIVE NOVELTIES

In Seasoned Hands • ALMOST A YEAR INTO HIS TENURE AS CEO, BENOIT DE CLERCK BRINGS A STEADY HAND AND DEEP EXPERTISE TO ZENITH, GUIDING THE BRAND TOWARD AN EXCITING FUTURE

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