{"id":71615,"date":"2021-11-10T11:32:52","date_gmt":"2021-11-10T11:32:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watchpro.com\/?p=71615"},"modified":"2021-11-10T11:33:50","modified_gmt":"2021-11-10T11:33:50","slug":"try-and-buy-at-watchpro-salon-strap-into-these-watches-from-swiss-and-japanese-horological-heavyweights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watchpro.com\/try-and-buy-at-watchpro-salon-strap-into-these-watches-from-swiss-and-japanese-horological-heavyweights\/","title":{"rendered":"Try and buy at WATCHPRO Salon: Strap into these watches from Swiss and Japanese horological heavyweights"},"content":{"rendered":"

At the highest level, fine watchmaking turns from a science into pure art, demanding skills, dexterity and mental acuity that remain dazzlingly out of reach for most of us.<\/strong><\/p>\n

As, indeed, do the watches themselves, made in tiny batches and often delivered straight to collectors (once they\u2019ve served their time on waiting lists).<\/p>\n

WATCHPRO Salon, however, offers a rare opportunity to see an array of these masterpieces up close as Tim Barber reports.<\/p>\n

Voutilainen<\/strong>
\nSetsu-Getsu-Ka<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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From the softly-spoken colossus of independent watchmaking comes his latest, wondrous collaboration with the Unryuan studio of the celebrated Japanese lacquer artist Tatsuo Kitamura.<\/p>\n

With a vision of Mount Fuji on the dial, the decorative patchwork \u2013\u00a0months in the making \u2013 \u00adspreads across the movement bridges too.<\/p>\n

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Bring a loupe to admire not just the unique Japanese handcraft, but the untouchably perfect finishing that\u2019s a hallmark of Voutilainen watches.<\/p>\n

Grand Seiko<\/strong>
\nKintaro Hattori 160th Anniversary Limited Edition<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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There\u2019s the Grand Seiko of elegant modern pieces like the GPHG-winning SLGH005<\/a><\/strong><\/span>; and then there\u2019s the Grand Seiko of the Micro-Artists Studio \u2013 an elite team of artisan geniuses building some of the most rarefied and beautiful watches in the world, a number of which will be on show at WATCHPRO Salon.<\/p>\n

My pick?<\/p>\n

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This limpid beauty marking the 160th anniversary of the birth of Seiko founder Kintaro Hattori, which combines majestically pure design, breathtaking finishing and the wonders of Spring Drive Caliber 9R02 \u2013\u00a0one of the most striking haute horlogerie movements around.<\/p>\n

Parmigiani<\/strong>
\nTonda PF Split Seconds Chronograph<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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With its new Tonda PF collection, Parmigiani has presented a more modern and streamlined version of its esoteric \u00ad\u2013 and often overlooked \u2013 fine watchmaking approach.<\/p>\n

At the pinnacle of the collection, this Split Seconds Chronograph is a reminder of just what the brand is capable of at its most creatively energised.<\/p>\n

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The grey dial is modishly understated; the high-frequency movement, with its rococo latticework of rose gold bridges, is a GPHG-winning marvel.<\/p>\n

Laurent Ferrier
\nSquare Micro-Rotor Retro<\/h3>\n

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Few top-tier brands produce watches with such an innate sense of pure, elegant style, in tandem with perfectly exquisite watchmaking, as Laurent Ferrier.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s especially the case with the new Square Micro-Rotor Retro, which fuses the pleasing curvature of the Laurent Ferrier cushion case with a crisply beautiful Art Deco dial design.<\/p>\n

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Turn it over, and you have the 3D joys of the brand\u2019s famed micro-rotor movement: a symphony of horological ingenuity and hand-finishing technique.<\/p>\n

WATCHPRO Salon<\/h2>\n

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WATCHPRO Salon is a showcase of prestige watchmakers and a chance for brands, retailers and press to meet collectors and enthusiasts in 5-star luxury.<\/p>\n

The two-day event takes place from November 12 to 13 at The Londoner, a brand new 5-star hotel on London\u2019s Leicester Square.<\/p>\n

Confirmed exhibitors and partners include:<\/h2>\n

ALLEMANO<\/a> | BALL WATCH<\/a> | BIANCHET<\/a> | BONHAMS<\/a> | BRITISH HOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE<\/a> | CHARLES GIRARDIER<\/a> | CHRISTOPHER WARD<\/a> | CITY A.M.<\/a> | CYRUS<\/a> | CZAPEK<\/a> | <\/strong>DEETIMELOVE<\/a> | DELMA<\/a> | DOXA<\/a> | DUCKWORTH PRESTEX<\/a> | ENCELADE<\/a> |<\/strong> GRAHAM<\/a> |<\/strong> GRAND SEIKO<\/a> | IKEPOD<\/a> | JUNGHANS<\/a> | LAURENT FERRIER<\/a> | MARATHON<\/a> | MAURICE LACROIX<\/a> | MECCHANICHE VELOCI<\/a> | MICHEL HERBELIN<\/a> | ORIS<\/a> | PARKLAND CONCIERGE<\/a> |\u00a0 PARMIGIANI FLEURIER<\/a> | PEQUIGNET<\/a> | PERRELET<\/a> | QLOCKTWO<\/a> | SCATOLA DEL TEMPO<\/a> | SCHOFIELD<\/a> | <\/strong>SCOTTISH WATCHES<\/a> |\u00a0 SIDEREUS<\/a> | SINN<\/a> | SPEAKE-MARIN<\/a> | SWISS CAPSULE<\/a> | SWISS KUBIK<\/a> | THE SPLINED HUB<\/a> | U-BOAT<\/a> | VICTORINOX<\/a> | VOUTILAINEN<\/a> | WOLF<\/a> | WILLIAM WOOD WATCHES<\/a> | ZEITWINKEL<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Click here to book <\/a>WATCHPRO Salon<\/a> tickets.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tim Barber selects his must-see haute horology watchmakers and the masterpieces they are bringing to WATCHPRO Salon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":71619,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false},"categories":[7024,7,2],"tags":[6077,1512,3877,5454,11340],"newspack_lstngs_evt":[],"newspack_lstngs_gen":[],"newspack_lstngs_mkt":[],"newspack_lstngs_plc":[],"acf":[],"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"WATCHPRO","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/www.watchpro.com","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.watchpro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71615"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.watchpro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.watchpro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.watchpro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/28"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.watchpro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=71615"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.watchpro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71615\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.watchpro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/71619"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.watchpro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71615"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.watchpro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=71615"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.watchpro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=71615"},{"taxonomy":"newspack_lstngs_evt","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.watchpro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newspack_lstngs_evt?post=71615"},{"taxonomy":"newspack_lstngs_gen","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.watchpro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newspack_lstngs_gen?post=71615"},{"taxonomy":"newspack_lstngs_mkt","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.watchpro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newspack_lstngs_mkt?post=71615"},{"taxonomy":"newspack_lstngs_plc","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.watchpro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newspack_lstngs_plc?post=71615"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}