Watchmaking is a matter of emotion, technique and aesthetics. A clever mix that explains why one watch is (almost) never the same as another. It is this creation that is awarded the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de la ville de Genève every year at the beginning of November. A city intent on asserting its status as the watchmaking capital of the world. For his 22nde 30 juries will decide between 84 watches and 6 watches selected by 650 members of the international academy. Twenty prizes are at stake, including the most prestigious, the Aiguille d’or grand prize. I only regret. yet to see big names like Rolex and Patek Philippe participate.
Among the nominees for this edition is the Time Fast II, an incredible design timepiece imagined by the craftsmen at L’Épée. In the shape of a 1960s sports car, it has an aluminum floor and body mounted on an H-frame like a real racing car, and includes two independent movements…
Source: Le Figaro
