Mondaine, 260 CHF.
This affordable model stems from Mondaine’s long tradition of watchmaking and offers excellent value for money. The manufacture has been made famous by its timelessly elegant station clocks, ubiquitous throughout Switzerland. The same design can be found in this pocket watch, making it a perfect gift to yourself or a loved one.
Tissot, 335 CHF.
When we speak of a “Savonette” model, we are talking about a pocket watch whose dial is protected by a cover. The gesture of opening it to read the time is a beautiful one. The aesthetic harks back to another time and this affordable watch taking us on a genuine trip down memory lane.
Hamilton, 1,350 CHF.
Managing the first American railroads at the end of the 19th century required the utmost precision in timekeeping. A mission that was entrusted to Hamilton watches that were renowned for their precision and legibility. This model pays tribute to this glorious past. It is produced in a limited series of 917 pieces in reference to Hamilton’s historic address, 917 Columbia Avenue in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Chopard, 56,000 CHF.
Launched in 2010 and developed in collaboration with the Ecole d’Horlogerie de Genève, this gold pocket watch has become a highly prized collector’s item. Its retractable case can be mounted on a chain or a classic alligator strap. Its exclusive movement, the L.U.C EHG – a pocket watch caliber – is used in workshops attended by students at the Ecole d’Horlogerie de Genève.
Van Cleef and Arpels, 68,000 CHF.
This pocket watch has been revisited and made into a pendant. It is a piece of jewellery that can be compared to a mini-savonette dangling from a chain and designed for elegant women in search of the passing of time. While the bezel is set with diamonds, the lid is completely set with emeralds. This pocket watch is a genuine success story of the marriage between watchmaking expertise and the tradition of jewellery making.
Bovet, 75,000 CHF.
This three-in-watch pocket watch, pendant, and table clock could be considered a masterpiece. In addition to its reversible case, its manufacture calibre comes with a grand complication and a long power reserve. It features two superb guilloché lacquer dials. On the reverse side, there are jumping hours and retrograde minutes, and on the front a second time zone.
Richard Mille, 537,000 CHF.
Richard Mille continues to surprise with an ultra-contemporary, ultra-horological pocket watch. The massive, shaped case gains in lightness thanks to the skeletonized calibre, which displays watchmaking legitimacy by including one of the most impressive complications, a tourbillon. It can be mounted on a chain or placed on a base for a table clock version.
Cartier, 1,330,000 CHF.
The French watchmaker’s double talent is at work here. The manufacture calibre offers two grand complications (tourbillon and perpetual calendar), a dazzling spectacle as the movement is also skeletonized, not to mention its precious case whose bezel is magnificently set with baguette-cut diamonds.
