Such are the key themes of this seasonal edition, a media oasis free of any football frenzy. The perfect time for travel, summer brings a whirl of multiple time-zone dials that have bursting out in the wake of this spring’s Baselworld. GMT and worldtimer models have inspired small and big brands, whose creations equipped with these functions are unveiled in our pages, clustered in our Innovation column and united in a new “Timezone watches” category that the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie is devoting to them in 2016. Throughout the summer, the specialized worldtempus.com website will be analyzing the main contenders for the winner’s title.
Another driving trend in 2016 watch news relates to its ties with the automobile industry that have doubtless never been so dense and varied. These are notably expressed through design and materials, as well as in themed limited series that will be dotted like milestones along your reading route. Highlighted on our cover page, A. Lange & Söhne lends its touch to the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este, while Richard Mille continues in high gear at the wheel of his brand, as our interview illustrates. Our Art Director naturally wished to match this mechanical momentum with a car-meets-watch photo shoot, which also salutes the birth of the very first automobile concours d’élégance organized in witzerland, land of gentlemen collectors, which Zenith is partnering.
If time, with its endless variety of elegant interpretations, could perhaps allow the watchmaking biosphere to settle down for a serene sunny season while gearing up to bloom and flourish thereafter, its creative stimulus could doubtless do without turbo thrusts and focus more on soft energy alternatives…
In this summer issue of GMT:
• Cover story : A. Lange & Söhne, Saxonia Phase de Lune
• Cartier, Rotonde de Cartier Earth and Moon window on the world
• Innovation :Above and beyond the automobile metaphor (Audemars Piguet, Chopard, MB&F, Meccaniche Velocci, Parmigiani, Richard Mille)
• Interview : Richard Mille “This is not a niche brand, but one that effectively spans a number of niches”
• Test bench : Chanel Monsieur
• Innovation :Around the world in 24 hours (Bovet, Breguet, Carl F. Bucherer, IWC, Jaquet Droz, Louis Vuitton, Montblanc, Patek Philippe, Richard Mille)
• Shooting watches in the driving seat with Jaguar ( Bovet, Graff, Hublot, Jaquet Droz, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Patek Philippe, Richard Mille, TAG Heuer)
• Story : Baume & Mercier Capeland Shelby Cobra 1963, Romancing the Legend
• Geneva Watch Tour : 2016 new boutiques
• 10 Focus : Audemars Piguet, Bell&Ross, Bvlgari, Jacob & Co, Rebellion, Patek Phi-lippe, Schwarz Etienne, Tiffany, Urban Jürgensen, Vacheron Constantin
These articles will be published on Worldtempus over the coming weeks. The complete digital summer edition of GMT is available here.
