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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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    Aug 2, 2017 by Alexander Krupp

    WatchTime New York Welcomes Record Number of Guests and Brands in Third Year

    WatchTime New York, America’s largest luxury watch event for collectors and enthusiasts, wrapped up the show’s third year at Manhattan's Gotham Hall yesterday. The two-day event began with a sold-out VIP cocktail on Friday, October 13, followed by a full day of educational panels, seminars, tours, and events on Saturday, October 14.

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    Oct 16, 2017 by WatchTime

    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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    Jul 28, 2017 by Alexander Krupp

    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

    16 Prize-Winning Watches from the 2014 Geneva Grand Prix

    On October 31st, the 14th annual Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève — the watch world’s equivalent of the Oscars — was held at Geneva’s Grande Theatre. The international jury of watch experts handed out prizes in 16 categories, including the prestigious “Aiguille d’Or” grand prize, awarded to Breguet for its Classiqu Chronometrie. Scroll down for...

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    Nov 3, 2014 by Mark Bernardo

    Baselworld 2014: Christophe Claret Maestoso with Live Images

    Christophe Claret’s latest superwatch features a unique traditional pivoted detent escapement with constant force and a cylindrical balance spring. The movement incorporates three patented developments. The entire watch – case, hands and all the parts of the movement, including the balance spring – was designed, manufactured and assembled in Claret’s workshops. This is the ultimate in...

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    Mar 27, 2014 by WatchTime

    Video: Christophe Claret Teases Kantharos

    Christophe Claret, a brand known for creating complicated timepieces (like the Soprano, seen at SIHH), has posted a teaser video for its Baselworld 2013 novelty, the Kantharos. The video provides a sneak peek of the movement of the watch, which is a mono-pusher chronograph with constant force mechanism. The watch will be formally unveiled at Baselworld...

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    Apr 1, 2013 by WatchTime

    More from Geneva: Christophe Claret, De Bethune, Urwerk, and Moser

    The SIHH takes place at the massive Palexpo convention center near the Geneva airport, but during that week in January, the whole city becomes a new-watch paradise. My final day in Geneva took me away from the halls of the SIHH to take a look at a number of other new watches, from brands that...

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    Jan 28, 2013 by Mark Bernardo

    Christophe Claret’s Soprano Tourbillon Minute Repeater Takes the Stage

    Christophe Claret, known for creating complicated timepieces with tourbillons and repeater mechanisms, has released his most ambitious such model yet, called the Soprano. The watch’s signature features are its 60-second tourbillon, stepped “Charles X” bridges made of sapphire, and a musically accurate four-note minute repeater striking Westminster chimes on cathedral gongs.

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    Oct 12, 2012 by Mark Bernardo

    Christophe Claret Releases 21 Blackjack Video

    Christophe Claret’s February press release only hinted at the aesthetics and complications of his newest creation, the 21 Blackjack. Now the maestro reveals more about the new piece in a high-energy video. Find a link to the show inside. Shuffle up and deal.

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    Mar 16, 2011 by WatchTime

    Christophe Claret 21 Blackjack

    Christophe Claret has released teaser images of his next new creation, called 21 Blackjack, which will officially debut next month during Baselworld. Coming on the heels of the Adagio’s launch last month in Geneva, 2011 is shaping up to be an annus mirabilis for the master from Le Soleil D’Or. Find wallpaper and pricing inside.

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    Feb 18, 2011 by WatchTime

    Christophe Claret Adagio

    For years Christophe Claret labored in relative obscurity creating horological masterpieces sold under the names of others. To date he has devised and executed 68 unique complicated movements. In 2009, the man behind the curtain released the first timepiece widely marketed under his own name. Following the “bravos”, Claret is launching a second piece bearing...

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    Jan 28, 2011 by WatchTime
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