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Documenting my visit to Basel World 2018. I am scheduled to meet with over 15 brands and will be at various parties and meeting fellow watch enthusiasts. Visit often for latest news.

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Vianney Halter novelties first look

  • Baselworld 1 Messeplatz Basel, BS, 4058 Switzerland (map)

One of the treats of attending Baselworld is the opportunity to chat and see the creations of "geniuses" in a relax and informal settings. This was part of my day today when I got a chance to see and photographs Vianney Halter's original and latest creations.

Celebrating 20 years since the launch of the famous Antiqua perpetual calendar watch, which many claim as helping start and spearhead the independent watch making wave, he's back to Basel to show his latest creations.

Above are two new and reissue pieces. First the steel time-only watch introduced for the 20th anniversary that represents a watch version of the time-only dial of the Antiqua. Limited to 20 numbered examples. And the phenomenaly heavy but wearable platinum classic Janvier Masterpiece Equation of Time, with a dial that includes hands for the solar mean time and one for the age of the moon.

Finally the GPHG 2011 winner Deep Space Tourbillon in gold with a triple axis tourbillon that includes jumping minutes. It's a watch that takes the master watchmaker a full three years to create. The one shown here is for a customer and I would not dare try it on for risk of causing any scratch to this work of art.

These are all truly rare, as Vianney only creates about 50 watches a year, and all by hand and at his Atelier. Enjoy these pics as this is unfortunately as close as many of us will get to one of these beauties in the metal.

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