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  • Christophe Claret

    Christophe Claret is a Swiss luxury watch brand. Christophe Claret himself was born in Lyon in 1962. He entered the Geneva Watchmaking School in 1978 and went on to train with cabinotier Roger Dubuis. That same year, he opened his first workshop for restoring old watches in his family home, where he also devoted himself to another mechanical passion – that of restoring motorbikes. In 1982, he graduated as a watchmaker. At the 1987 Basel fair, Rolf Schnyder – the new owner of the Ulysse Nardin brand – ordered twenty minute-repeater calibers with San Marco jacks from Claret. Two years later, Christophe Claret founded the eponymous Manufacture, and it soon became a benchmark in the field of grand complication calibers. By 2009, he was known as a watchmaker specialising in grand complications, and decided to present his first watch in his own name – the DualTow. The Christophe Claret brand now belongs to a circle of independent Haute Horlogerie brands that design, develop and produce their watches entirely in-house.

    FEATURE

    Progress Through Technology: 10 Tourbillon Watches with High-Tech Designs

    Audi’s "progress through technology" motto also applies to the importance of the tourbillon for watch design, because this eye-catching complication greatly enhances a timepiece’s visual appeal. From our Special Design Issue, here are 10 highly technical tourbillon watches.

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    Dec 8, 2020 by Alexander Krupp

    FEATURE

    Faces of Time: 8 Watches with Unusual Time Displays

    Many watches show “only” the time. But there’s plenty of latitude for creativity, as we can see on display in this selection of eight unconventionally designed timepieces from eight innovative watch brands.

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    Nov 5, 2020 by Alexander Krupp

    Christophe Claret Unveils New Blue Editions of X-TREM-1 and Poker Watches

    Swiss luxury watchmaker Christophe Claret and its eponymous founder have long been known for their playful, avant-garde timepieces, and the tradition continues this year as the brand unveils two new watches, both draped in blue. The first of these is a new iteration of Claret’s X-TREM-1, while the second is an update to its original...

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    Jun 16, 2020 by Caleb Anderson

    COUNTDOWN TO WTNY

    8 Impressive Tourbillon Watches You’ll See at WatchTime New York 2019

    WatchTime New York 2019 is just days away on October 25-26, and this year we’ll be showing a host of amazing watches from the 37 participating brands. One category that always generates a tremendous amount of excitement is timepieces with tourbillon movements. Tourbillons, famous for their rotating cages, difficulty of production, and commanding prices, are...

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    Oct 23, 2019 by Caleb Anderson

    COUNTDOWN TO WTNY:

    Showing at WatchTime New York 2019: Christophe Claret Angelico

    The year 2019 is noteworthy for complications specialist Christophe Claret for a number of reasons. Not only is his eponymous brand celebrating its 10-year anniversary, but his Le Locle-based manufacture — where he’s worked on memorable timepieces for brands like Ulysse Nardin, Harry Winston, Maîtres du Temps, among others — has also just reached 30 years of...

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    Jul 24, 2019 by Logan R. Baker

    EVENTS:

    Announcing the 36 Presenting Watch Brands at WatchTime New York 2019

    Happy Fourth of July! We hope everyone out there is having a fun and safe start to the holiday weekend. To commemorate Independence Day, we’re happy to announce a majority of the watch brands that will be presenting at this year’s WatchTime New York show. Over the past five years, the two-day WatchTime New York...

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    Jul 4, 2019 by WatchTime

    COUNTDOWN TO WTLA

    West Coast Whirlwinds: Five Tourbillon Watches You’ll Discover at WatchTime L.A.

    WatchTime Los Angeles, the West Coast's biggest watch show, hits Downtown L.A.'s Hudson Loft like a horological whirlwind next week! “Whirlwind,” incidentally, is the literal translation of “tourbillon,” one of the watch world’s most coveted high complications. Here are five of the most notable tourbillon-equipped timepieces that will be on display over the course of the two-day horological extravaganza.

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    Apr 26, 2019 by WatchTime

    EVENTS:

    WatchTime Los Angeles 2019: Introducing the Brands, Part 5

    As we previously announced, WatchTime is bringing the WatchTime New York event concept to the West Coast on May 3 – 4, 2019. We’ll be taking over the Hudson Loft space in Downtown Los Angeles — just minutes from Staples Center — for two days to bring you the best in luxury timepieces. For those who...

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    Apr 5, 2019 by WatchTime

    SIHH 2018:

    Come Slither: Christophe Claret Introduces the Mamba Maestro

    At SIHH last week, Christophe Claret showed off its latest limited-edition timepiece inspired by one of the world’s most venomous snakes. In the Maestro Mamba, the sinuous body of a snake slithers around the open movement, over-and-under the hours and minutes hand, to the side of the MEMO function, and next to the balance spring....

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    Jan 25, 2018 by Logan R. Baker

    A WATCHTIME NEW YORK DEBUT:

    Introducing The Graham Geo. Graham Orrery Tourbillon

    When the third annual WatchTime New York show wrapped up on Saturday, many attendees walked away with either a new watch on their wrist, or an idea for their next purchase—or simply tuned into the horological high that so many enthusiasts hunger for. For a lot of visitors, it also provided an opportunity to see...

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    Oct 17, 2017 by Logan R. Baker

    NEWS

    Here Are All 49 Unique Timepieces Up for Auction at Only Watch 2017

    The seventh edition of the biennial Only Watch auction — a charity auction whose proceeds are devoted to the research of Duchenne muscular dystrophy — will be held November 11, 2017, at Christie’s in Geneva. As in previous years, a number of watch brands — from large luxury maisons to small, independent watchmakers — will donate...

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    Jul 18, 2017 by Sophia Kuemmerle

    Kicking Off Couture 2017: 6 Las Vegas Watches for High Rollers

    Check out these six watches - including the Christophe Claret 21 Blackjack and the Bell & Ross BR01 Casino - inspired by Sin City and its games of chance.

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    Jun 2, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

    SIHH 2017:

    Christophe Claret Maestro Features New “3D Memo” Function

    Swiss complications specialist Christophe Claret brought his eponymous brand to the SIHH watch salon for the second year in a row this week, and one of the new timepieces he unveiled there is the Christophe Claret Maestro, which features a clever new “reminder” function. Here’s a closer look. At 42 mm in diameter, the Maestro...

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    Jan 18, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

    From the Archives

    Look, Ma, No Hands: 10 Watches That Tell Time Differently

    WatchTime's list of 10 unusual watches - including the HM3 Megawind by MB&F and Ulysse Nardin's Freak Diavolo - that deviate from the conventional time-telling style, finding creative alternatives to hour and minute hands.

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    Jul 12, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

    BASELWORLD 2016

    Lowering the Boom: The Ulysse Nardin Grand Deck Marine Tourbillon

    The Ulysse Nardin Grand Deck Marine Tourbillon, one of the most buzzed-about timepieces introduced at this year's Baselworld, is a sailboat for the wrist.

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    Mar 21, 2016 by Carol Besler

    Christophe Claret: Playing The Odds

    Complications specialist Christophe Claret has been designing movements for more than 25 years, but it wasn’t until 2009 that he created a watch collection bearing his own name. The 65 complicated movements he has designed over the years were mostly commissioned by other brands, including Ulysse Nardin, Harry Winston, Maîtres du Temps, and many others....

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    Jul 12, 2015 by Alexander Krupp

    8 Things to Know About the Christophe Claret Allegro

    At #baselworld 2015, Christophe Claret’s headliner was the Allegro, a new minute repeater watch that boasts very fine craftsmanship and an extremely eye-catching movement. Here’s what you need to know about the Le Locle brand’s latest in order to stay up to date.

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    Apr 9, 2015 by Jay Deshpande

    3 Exceptional Boutique Watches We Found Outside of SIHH 2015

    Every year at Geneva’s SIHH watch salon, a host of luxury watch brands (most of them owned by the Richemont Group) unveil their new timepieces to international retailers, collectors, and journalists. In recent years, other smaller, non-participating brands have set up shop outside of the SIHH in Geneva’s luxury hotels, displaying new models of their...

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    Feb 17, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

    Fratello Friday: 5 Very Unusual Timepieces

    Since I started writing my thoughts and ideas about watches on my blog, Fratellowatches, I have been visiting the big watch fairs like Baselworld and the SIHH in Geneva. Sometimes, one comes across some very odd-looking watches at these fairs — watches that perhaps should not be defined as watches, but as mechanical art or...

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    Jan 9, 2015 by Robert-Jan Broer

    SIHH 2014 REVISITED: 4 DAYS, 47 WATCHES

    At last year’s SIHH 2014 in Geneva, we saw and covered so many new watches, we’re concerned our readers might have missed some of our  updates. To make it easier for you to see everything we covered, we’ve created this handy recap with links to all 47 watches we covered over the watch fair’s four days. As...

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    Jan 4, 2015 by WatchTime
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