Elite Traveler September-October 2016

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BURIED GOLD To celebrate its 20th anniversary, Parmigiani Fleurier has released a special timepiece that holds a secret and celebrates its heritage

When the company launched in 1996, Parmigiani created only table clocks and unique pieces for collectors. In 1999, the first watch was released, the Kalpa

Hebdomadaire, whose tonneau shape is instantly recognizable. Now Parmigiani presents this anniversary timepiece, offering something secret, known only to its wearer – hidden in its steel case is a solid gold movement. Michel Parmigiani says “a gold movement inside a steel case is like a precious item, jealously guarded in a safe.” Jealously guarded or not, we love this watch. The sunray guilloché dial with applied 18K yellow gold hour indices and patented display system is beautiful, and the solid gold movement, visible through the clear caseback, is positively stunning. The craftsmanship is exquisite; each bridge is engraved with a diamond wing pattern. Currently, only one timepiece is available. Ten limited edition watches will follow later this year. $65,000, Parmigiani Fleurier in Miami, Julia Astrid-Gourdon, +1 786 615 9656

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BRAND PROFILE CARL F. BUCHERER

Founded in 1888, independent Swiss watchmaker Carl F. Bucherer designs and produces all of its timepieces at its workshop in Lucerne. One of the few watchmakers that has mastered a peripheral rotor, and showcases it in a new movement family for 2016, it has both technically impressive watches and beautiful gem-set jewelry watches. 1. Manero Peripheral The new CFB A2000 family debuts in the Manero Peripheral. The A2050 automatic caliber has fewer components but keeps its award-winning peripheral rotor, which winds around the movement, not over it. The dial is redesigned as well, with a smaller date at three o’clock and a seconds 2. Pathos Swan For ladies, the manufacturer shows its remarkable skill with jewelry watches. The Pathos Swan has 922 diamonds and sapphires on the case, while the dial and strap has a swan motif on the mother of pearl dial. The watch is limited to 88 pieces; each is made to order. 18K rose gold, $171,600 3. Patravi TravelTec II New this year is the Patravi TravelTec II, a chronograph with three time zones. The 47.4mm watch has a rose gold case, black dial, black strap and is water resistant to 100m. The second time zone is easily adjusted with a pusher at 10 o’clock that moves the bezel forwards or backwards by an hour. 18K rose gold, $48,000 Available fromKenjo, Steve Grazi, +1 212 333 7220, carl-f-bucherer.com subdial at six o’clock. 18K rose gold, $18,600

“A gold movement inside a steel case is like a precious item, jealously guarded in a safe”