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After Geneva, Paris, Milan, Dubai and New York, the Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie is presenting its White Paper in Asia, on June 13 in Shanghai and on June 15 in Hong Kong, where it will shed light on the complex notion that is Fine Watchmaking. How is Fine Watchmaking defined? What are the criteria to enter the Fine Watchmaking Perimeter? The White Paper provides clear and precise answers to these essential questions, and in doing so defines the contours of a world of specialist knowledge and expertise.
Fine Watchmaking, Bespoke Suiting, Haute Couture… these are labels we frequently use without being entirely sure what falls within their boundaries. The Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie (FHH) had a duty to establish the principles of Fine Watchmaking which governed its creation. It set about this task with honnesty and humility. The FHH tapped its Cultural Council of 46 independent, international experts from across all areas of the watch industry to undertake the challenge with impartiality. Working from the ground up, and entirely on a pro bono basis, they spent three years giving shape to this White Paper. The finished document presents a synthesis of their conclusions in the unifying spirit of the FHH, whose mission is to inform, train and recognise expertise in Fine Watchmaking.
To summarise, this White Paper is the result of a methodological consideration of the notion of Fine Watchmaking and its defining values. It presents a clear definition and system of categorisation for all of the various players.
Historic Maisons |
A. Lange & Söhne, Audemars Piguet, Blancpain, Bovet Fleurier, Breguet, Breitling, Bulgari, Cartier, Chopard, Girard Perregaux, Glashütte Original, H. Moser & Cie, Harry Winston, IWC, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Jaquet Droz, Officine Panerai, Omega, Patek Philippe, Piaget, Rolex, TAG Heuer, Ulysse Nardin, Vacheron Constantin, Van Cleef & Arpels, Zenith |
Contemporary brands |
Armin Strom, Ateliers Louis Moinet, Cabestan, Christophe Claret, De Bethune, De Witt, FP Journe, Greubel Forsey, Hautlence, Hublot, HYT, Laurent Ferrier, Maîtres du Temps, MB & F, MCT, Parmigiani, Ressence, Richard Mille, Roger Dubuis, Romain Gauthier, Romain Jerome, Speake Marin, Urwerk |
Luxury brands |
Chanel, Hermès, Louis Vuitton, Montblanc |
Artisans-creators |
Andreas Strehler, Antoine Preziuso, Beat Haldimann, Christiaan Van der Klaauw, Grönefeld, Kari Voutilainen, Philippe Dufour, Roger W. Smith, Sarpaneva, Thomas Prescher, Vianney Halter |
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