Attractive timepieces

Independent watchmakers are stealing a march over corporate brands with the affluent increasingly opting for their attractive timepieces

Nov 09, 2015, 06:25 IST2 min

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Antoine PreziusoTourbillon of TourbillonsWhy you need it: This new highly exclusive mega-complication was conceived, designed and produced by Italy’s Antoine Preziuso in collaboration with his son Florian. Five Tourbillon of Tourbillons timepieces are available in 2015—with a case version [Power GTS] gold, titanium and steel. The surname ‘Preziuso’ means ‘precious’ in Italian

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De BethuneDream Watch DW5Why you need it: This watch combines artistic skills, innovation and creativity. De Bethune unveiled what they called an “artistic wrist sculpture”, which comes in the form of a smoothly curved titanium timepiece. Some experts suggest the DW5 could have found its inspiration from a miniature spaceship similar to the one seen in Disney’s 1986 movie Flight of the Na

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Ochs Und JuniorAnnual calendar Why you need it: The Swiss Ochs Und Junior was founded in 2006, manufacturing watches designed by Ludwig Oechslin, the thinker behind some of the most awarded watches in the past 30 years. Oechslin’s annual calendar watch displays the date, month, weekday, day/night and time (interactive watch). Its analogue date display is more readable than the digital di

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Kari Voutilainen Voutilainen Tourbillon-6 Why you need it: This Finnish watchmaker started to work in Switzerland in 1990, but created his first watch four years later. He started to work as an independent watchmaker only in 2002, fabricating and making every component of watches on his own. The Voutilainen Tourbillon-6 is modestly sized. In a 39 mm wide case size, it is offered in solid

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