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This section showcases some of the world's premiere Swiss watch-makers in the field of modern lady's and men's contemporary complicated watchmaking and wristwatch design. Luminaries in the field include Blancpain, Corum, Girard Perregaux, Patek Philippe, Chanel, Ulysse Nardin and a host of others.
Many of the 'grand complications" created by these designers feature tourbillon movement, minute repeater, double chronograph or split chronograph, perpetual calendar, retrograde date hand, and sapphire crystal caseback with exposed movement.
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The Corum watch company of La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland was founded in 1955. Famous for their elegant exposed complications such as the extraordinary $150,000 "Golden Bridge Panoramique Tourbillon" (photo, left), Corum has a complete line of contemporary wristwatches starting at around $1,000.
www.corum.ch Purchasing Info: Corum Wristwatches
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Jaeger-LeCoultre was founded in 1833 by Antoine LeCoultre in Geneva, Switzerland. LeCoultre was the first to measure the micron (1millionth of a metre), and in 1903 Jaeger-LeCoultre manufactured the world's thinnest pocket watch movement. Jaeger-LeCoultre is famous for its ultra-thin caliber movements, and Reverso Duo watches (photo, left).
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Jaeger-LeCoultre
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Patek Philippe was founded in 1839 by Antoni Patek and French watchmaker Adrien Philippe, in Geneva, Switzerland. Patek Philippe claims the title for manufacturing the most complicated watch, the "Calibre 89," with 33 complications utilizing a total of 1728 individual parts.
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Patek Philippe Wristwatches
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IWC Wristwatches was founded in 1868 by an American engineer from Boston, Florentine Ariosto Jones, at Schaffhausen, in northern Switzerland. IWC's crown jewels are the 21 complication "Il Destriero Scafusia," and $30,000 18kt Rose Gold Jones Portuguese Perpetual Calendar with sapphire crystal caseback.
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IWC Wristwatches
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Blancpain of Villeret, Switzerland was founded by Jehan-Jaques Blancpain in 1735, and is now owned by the Swatch Group. Blancpain is known for creating the world's smallest movement, and thinnest movement, as well as their Fifty-Fathoms watch.
www.blancpain.chPurchasing Info:
Blancpain
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The Ulysse Nardin watch company was founded in 1846 at LeLocle, Switzerland, by Ulysse Nardin who was trained in horology by father Leonard-Frederic Nardin. The company became known for its accurate and durable marine chronometers, and the Astrolabium, a unique timepiece the orbits and eclipses of the sun and moon as well as the positions of several major stars. Photo: $40,000 Ulysse Nardin Quadrato Perpetual
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Ulysse Nardin
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Baume & Mercier of Geneva, was founded in 1830 by brothers Louis Victor and Pierre-Joseph-Cˇlestin Baume. Baume & Mercier is known for their clean lines and modern bold styling, in prices ranging from $700 to $6,000.
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Baume & Mercier
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Founded in 1910 by the legendary Gabrielle (Coco) Chanel, the Chanel brand is an icon in the world of haute couture. Their "1932" line of art deco watches are reminiscent of the Modernist Bauhaus era of design, with its clean, bold lines.
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Chanel Wristwatches
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British-based Alfred Dunhill, Ltd. of London has been a purveyor of luxury men's goods for over 100 years, and are famous for their sense of masculine style, elegance and 'Englishness.' One of the innovators in the 'dashboard clock,' Dunhill continues the tradition with their 'Carwatch' line (shown in photo).
www.dunhill.comPurchasing Info:
Dunhill Wristwatches
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Girard Perregaux of La Chaux-de-Fonds in Neuch‰tel, Switzerland, is known in the field of haute horlogerie for their "Three Gold Bridges" tourbillon complication which dates back to 1889. Girard Perregaux manufactures many a full line of elegant contemporary designs such as the rose gold "Ferrari 375 MM" Chronograph (photo, left).
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Girard Perregaux
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Other Contemporary Designer Wristwatches
Breitling
Bvlgari
Cartier
Chopard
MontBlanc
Maurice Lacroix
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