Elite Traveler July-August 2016

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Andersen Genève Tempus Terrae, $48,600, andersen-geneve.ch

BRAND PROFILE ROMAIN GAUTHIER

Romain Gauthier won the prize for Best Men’s Complications Watch at the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève in 2013 for his multi-patented Logical One. Every movement is conceived, developed, designed, produced, assembled and regulated in-house at the manufacture . Steven Rogers, s.rogers@romaingauthier.com, romaingauthier.com 1. Logical One Secret Kakau Höfke In collaboration with Brazilian artist Kakau Höfke, the secret watch’s micro-marquetry cover uses 352 miniature jade and agate tiles to depict a contemporary vision of Rio de Janeiro and Christ the Redeemer. $235,000, unique piece 2. Prestige HMS Ten For his 10th anniversary, Gauthier updates his Prestige HMS with an emphasis on legibility. The dial is composed of circles and arcs; the case is a clean, unbroken circle as the crown has been placed flat on the caseback. Limited to three 10-piece editions in white gold, red gold and titanium. $60,000, red gold One an “enraged” makeover. The black enamel dial is hand-frosted to matte grey, the logo uses gothic letters and the titanium case has an ADLC finish that has been sandblasted. Limited to three five-piece editions – black with dark, red or orange accents. $120,000 3. Logical One Enraged Gauthier gives the elegant Logical

IN THE ZONE In the early 1930s, Swiss watchmaker Louis Cottier created a mechanism that displayed all 24 time zones on a watch dial. His invention has been used to beautiful, and useful, effect by watchmakers ever since

Svend Andersen, a former employee of Patek Philippe, is renowned for his World Time watches and the pièces uniques that he develops for collectors. To celebrate the 25th anniversary of his first World Time watch, Andersen Genève created a limited edition timepiece, the Tempus Terrae. In the middle of the city ring is a handcrafted guilloché dial in Andersen’s exclusive 21K blue gold, a color he achieves by adding iron and heating the metals. There are 25 pieces each in white, yellow and red gold; each can be customized. Patek Philippe, David Chen, +1 310 273 4741, Gearys Beverly Hills Andersen Genève, Pierre-Alexandre Aeschlimann, office@andersen-geneve.ch

Patek Philippe is widely credited with taking Cottier’s invention and creating the first World Time wristwatch. This year Patek Philippe’s Ref. 5930 combines world time and chronograph functions for the first time since 1940. This combination is difficult to achieve; just fitting all of the information on the dial is a challenge; measuring up to the codes of the Patek Philippe Seal is another. The 18K white gold Ref. 5930 features updated cities for the 24 time zones, a 30-minute flyback chronograph and elegant winglet-style strap lugs. The chronograph hand can double as a running seconds hand without affecting the power reserve as it is powered by a vertical clutch.

Patek Philippe Ref. 5930 $73,700, patekphilippe.com