Taking place from April 9 to 15, 2024, the next Watches and Wonders Geneva promises to be a thrilling one, with an enhanced program at the Salon and In The City, specially designed for the general public. The focus will be on the visitor experience, as well as meaningful connection and interaction with the exhibiting Maisons. Several spaces have been expanded, allowing the event to host new brands and welcome the public over 3 full days!
Planning is already well underway for Watches and Wonders Geneva to ensure a unique week for the world of fine watchmaking, with a record 55 watch brands confirmed to take part in 2024. It’s a chance for industry professionals, connoisseurs and enthusiasts to come together, experience the latest products first-hand, engage and build meaningful connections. A new 7-day program has been designed with the Salon opening to the public from Saturday to Monday. Tickets can be purchased online from early February 2024, with student and weekend prices available.
The Watches and Wonders Geneva experience has been reimagined for 2024. It will now encompass two floors and feature new spaces for visitors to explore along with enhanced venues for meeting and discussion.
In addition to prestigious names such as Rolex, Cartier, Patek Philippe, IWC Schaffhausen and TAG Heuer, six new brands will be exhibiting for the first time, with Bremont on one side and Eberhard & Co, Gerald Charles, Nomos Glashütte, Norqain and Raymond Weil on the other. H. Moser & Cie. will also be making its return to the Carré des Horlogers.
The LAB, which serves as a window into the future of the industry, will take on a new dimension at the heart of the Salon, symbolically representing the importance of technological innovation within the manufactures. Here, startups, schools and engineers will reveal the secrets of tomorrow’s watchmaking. It’s an immersive, tactile and sensory experience for the curious and especially relevant to younger enthusiasts with career aspirations.
The heart of the City will be ticking even louder to the rhythm of watch movements, with a dynamic In The City program. A new Village Horloger will be created to showcase the wonders of fine watchmaking, its crafts, savoir-faire and talents. Major brands will also be joining the festivities with in-store activities featuring presentations and special exhibitions of their finest creations. The evening celebration – with its free concert – will be held on April 11 on the Quai Général-Guisan.
Watches and Wonders Geneva is aimed at all audiences and all ages, with a particular focus on younger generations who have shown a growing interest in the industry. The countdown begins as the whole city is getting ready to once again welcome the watchmaking event of the year!
Online ticketing early February 2024!
EXHIBITING MAISONS
A. LANGE & SÖHNE | ALPINA WATCHES | ANGELUS | ARNOLD & SON | BAUME & MERCIER | BEAUREGARD | BELL & ROSS | BREMONT | CARTIER | CHANEL | CHARLES ZUBER | CHARRIOL | CHOPARD | CHRONOSWISS | CYRUS GENÈVE | CZAPEK & CIE | EBERHARD & CO. | FERDINAND BERTHOUD | FREDERIQUE CONSTANT | GERALD CHARLES | GRAND SEIKO | GRÖNEFELD | H. MOSER & CIE. | HAUTLENCE | HERMÈS | HUBLOT | HYSEK | IWC SCHAFFHAUSEN | JAEGER-LECOULTRE | LAURENT FERRIER | LOUIS MOINET | MONTBLANC | NOMOS GLASHÜTTE | NORQAIN | ORIS | PANERAI | PARMIGIANI FLEURIER | PATEK PHILIPPE | PEQUIGNET | PIAGET | RAYMOND WEIL | REBELLION TIMEPIECES | RESSENCE | ROGER DUBUIS | ROLEX | RUDIS SYLVA | SPEAKE-MARIN | TAG HEUER | TRILOBE | TUDOR | U-BOAT | ULYSSE NARDIN | VACHERON CONSTANTIN | VAN CLEEF & ARPELS | ZENITH
A few months after its master event in Geneva, Watches and Wonders is back on the road. It’s off to China, where the Salon will take place in Shanghai from September 13 to 17, 2023. This third edition will feature 14 exhibiting Maisons and for the first time, open its doors to the public over the weekend.
A showcase of creative and dynamic watchmaking, Watches and Wonders Shanghai confirms the event’s proximity to its audience, as well as its ability to promote the watchmaking industry, giving it visibility through a series of immersive experiences.
Lovers of fine watchmaking will once again gather at the West Bund Art Center within a completely redesigned Pavilion. The first three days will be reserved, by invitation only, for retailers, the press and the brands’ end customers, while the general public is expected to attend for the first time on September 16 and 17, 2023 to experience a journey into the heart of time. Tickets will be available from August via the official Watches and Wonders WeChat mini-program, priced at 150 RMB.
Around the true stars of watchmaking, Watches and Wonders Shanghai has built a 360° itinerary encompassing all its dimensions: themed conferences, expert panels, workshops, and presentations of extraordinary expertise. Among the highlights, the exhibition “What time is it?” by Karine Bauzin, will be travelling from Geneva with a selection of some 40 photos. In this ethnographic work, the Swiss artist and photographer questions our relationship with time through a universal gesture.
Rendezvous in Shanghai in September!
EXHIBITING MAISONS A. LANGE & SÖHNE | ARNOLD & SON | BAUME & MERCIER | CARTIER | CHARRIOL | IWC SCHAFFHAUSEN | JAEGER-LECOULTRE | PANERAI | PIAGET | ROGER DUBUIS | SPEAKE-MARIN | U-BOAT | ULYSSE NARDIN | VACHERON CONSTANTIN
Day 5 at WatchesandWonders was an absolute thrill for watch enthusiasts worldwide. As one of the most anticipated events in the watch industry, WatchesandWonders always impresses, and day 5 was no exception. The event has something for everyone, from luxury timepieces to innovative designs that push the boundaries of what we thought was possible. Another exciting aspect of day 5 was seeing some of the most intricate and complex watches up close.
ALPINA-Alpiner Extreme Automatic Blue
The new Alpiner Extreme Automatic is a turning point for Alpina, whose future direction will be to concentrate on its mechanical DNA and its outdoor vocation. The new timepiece is presented in a 41×42.5 mm case, now featuring an integrated steel bracelet. With a strong, highly operational look, it goes straight to the point: three hands and the date which stand out, contrasting greatly against a new navy-blue dial with a touch of the same blue on the crown grip.
Alpina has kept the Alpiner Extreme line’s iconic signature on the dial: a triangular motif that draws inspiration from Maison’s logo. The motif also features on the counterweight of the seconds hand, recalling Alpina’s beloved snow-capped mountain peaks.
CHARRIOL – SURF
The St-Tropez™ Surf channels the pulsing energy of a morning surf break. Constructed as a Diver watch, manufactured in stainless steel with DLC coating, boasting a unidirectional bezel (120 clicks), water resistant to 10 ATM (100m) for high-impact water sports such as surfing, rugged ETA 2892 Swiss Automatic Calibre powers it, featuring coloured dials with luminescent elements, and a sweeping second hand presented as a prune-coloured lightning bolt – a personal effect borrowed from CEO Coralie Charriol’s adventure vehicle of choice, her beloved surfboard. The unisex 36mm Surf watch is offered on steel (two-tone or yellow gold PVD), signature stainless steel cable, or coloured rubber reversible straps – each featuring a deployant butterfly buckle.
GRÖNEFELD – 1941 Grönograaf Tantalum
The Horological Brothers had never made a chronograph… until 2022. The GPHG award-winning 1941 Grönograaf is a classical chronograph, but it incorporates several ingenious details consistent with the Grönefeld ethos. Discover – among other things – the ‘soft reset’ mechanism.
This 1941 Grönograaf is the distillation of three generations of watchmaking know-how, of the professional journeys of both Horological Brothers and the manifestation of their extraordinary passion for horology.
The ‘Premiere Edition’ of the 1941 Grönograaf will be encased in the rare metal tantalum and limited to just 25 pieces. We regret to let you know that all 25 pieces have been sold. After that, Grönefeld has released 188 pieces in stainless steel.
JAEGER – LECOULTRE-REVERSO TRIBUTE CHRONOGRAPH
Born in 1931, the Reverso was one of the first sports wristwatches ever developed, specifically its ingenious swivelling case designed to protect it when worn on the polo field – although its appeal immediately spread far beyond the sporting arena. With the chronograph serving as a classic sporting complication, the new Reverso Tribute Chronograph gives homage to the Reverso’s beginnings. The new Calibre 860 combines a chronograph with a double-sided time display, continuing the inventive spirit that has propelled Jaeger-LeCoultre for 190 years and taking inspiration from the first Reverso Chronograph of 1996.
The Montblanc 1858 Geosphere Chronograph 0 Oxygen The 290-piece 8000 Limited Edition pays respect to the greatest mountains on Earth and the alpinists who have the courage to climb them. It is driven by the Manufacture automatic chronograph world time movement, Calibre MB 29.27, from Montblanc and is housed in a 44mm titanium case that is entirely oxygen-free. This chronograph features two 3D rotating registers with a date at three o’clock, the Northern and Southern Hemispheres at twelve and six o’clock, respectively. The 8000m summits are marked by 12 orange dots on both hemispheres, serving as day/night indicators. In addition, it has a 3D-coloured laser engraving on the case back and a fluted bi-directional black ceramic bezel with compass points.
PANERAI – Radiomir Calendario Annuale Platinumtech™ Experience – PAM01432
Panerai’s new complication, the Annual Calendar, appeals to connoisseurs who seek aesthetics and authenticity. Developed specifically for the Radiomir collection, this is Panerai’s first-ever annual calendar complication. Displayed on an external moving disc, indicated by a fixed arrow at 3 o’clock, every month’s change is instantaneous thanks to a cam in the movement. With clear and immediate readability in mind, Panerai puts together intricate time-telling elements – the dial clearly displays all information needed.
SPEAKE MARIN – Ripples Blue Jeans
With Ripples Blue Jeans, only the sky is the limit. This new model is an invitation to escape.
The three-dimensional horizontal waves that span the dial are now presented in a tone of soothing blue. With the fresh and motivating RIPPLES Blue Jeans, RIPPLES continues its journey ahead. They are light and airy, prepared to soar upwards and faster.
TRILOBE – Une Folle Journée Diamant, Platinum
One year after the launch of its collection Une Folle Journée, with a brilliant and avant-garde piece, Trilobe debuts on the high jewellery journey. The three rotating rings were created with the help of artisans from rue de la Paix and were inspired by the roof of the Paris Opera House. They are set with exceptional diamonds hidden from view in a secret setting.
