Calgarypuck Forums - The Unofficial Calgary Flames Fan Community - View Single Post

CaptainYooh · 03-30-2014, 04:30 PM

My wife and I just returned from а trip то Switzerland. We've seen a lot of watches, including visits to Patek Philippe store and Patek Philippe Museum in Geneva, Vacheron Constantin store (where they'd let me try a $1M watch on my wrist, which was quite an amazing and weird feeling, to be honest), numerous other fine watch stores and, of course, Baselworld-2014 exhibition. We only had one day in Basel, and that was not nearly enough to see the entire show. We only walked through Halls 1.1 and 1.2 out of three grand exhibition halls. Hall 3 is primarily gems and jewellery. Hall 1.1 is where the Global Brands are presented. Big mistake: I did not take my good camera with me. Even bigger mistake: I did not take a lens with a polarizing filter. Shooting watches displayed under glass under intense lighting is nearly impossible without a polarizer. So, fair warning, my photographs from the show are of a very poor quality, unfortunately.

I did take all of 2014 catalogues from the brands that are of interest to me. Most came with price lists, but I think this information is available elsewhere too. The overall experience was shocking and overwhelming, this was my first Baselworld show attendance. The most memorable displays/presentations to me were Patek Philippe's, Zenith's and Hublot's. New collections from GP and UN were also incredible.

Of special notes:

HUGE , gigantic aquarium stocked with live cyclids installed ABOVE the Breitling pavilion;
Hublot watch designed jointly with Ferrari engineers;
Patek Phillippe movements display;
Zenith 3D tourbillions;
Girrard-Perregaux new skeletons;
Ulysse Nardin's hour-striking warriors watch.

Anyway, if you want to see photographs from Halls 1.1 and 1.2 to have some feeling for what was there, click on my Flicker link below. I only took shots of the watches and displays that looked impressive to me. Obviously, due to the time constraints, I've missed a lot of good stuff, I am sure. Let me know if you have any questions and ENJOY!

https://www.flickr.com/photos/516934...7643179629514/

03-30-2014, 04:30 PM	#846
CaptainYooh Franchise Player Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Calgary Exp:	My wife and I just returned from а trip то Switzerland. We've seen a lot of watches, including visits to Patek Philippe store and Patek Philippe Museum in Geneva, Vacheron Constantin store (where they'd let me try a $1M watch on my wrist, which was quite an amazing and weird feeling, to be honest), numerous other fine watch stores and, of course, Baselworld-2014 exhibition. We only had one day in Basel, and that was not nearly enough to see the entire show. We only walked through Halls 1.1 and 1.2 out of three grand exhibition halls. Hall 3 is primarily gems and jewellery. Hall 1.1 is where the Global Brands are presented. Big mistake: I did not take my good camera with me. Even bigger mistake: I did not take a lens with a polarizing filter. Shooting watches displayed under glass under intense lighting is nearly impossible without a polarizer. So, fair warning, my photographs from the show are of a very poor quality, unfortunately. I did take all of 2014 catalogues from the brands that are of interest to me. Most came with price lists, but I think this information is available elsewhere too. The overall experience was shocking and overwhelming, this was my first Baselworld show attendance. The most memorable displays/presentations to me were Patek Philippe's, Zenith's and Hublot's. New collections from GP and UN were also incredible. Of special notes: HUGE , gigantic aquarium stocked with live cyclids installed ABOVE the Breitling pavilion; Hublot watch designed jointly with Ferrari engineers; Patek Phillippe movements display; Zenith 3D tourbillions; Girrard-Perregaux new skeletons; Ulysse Nardin's hour-striking warriors watch. Anyway, if you want to see photographs from Halls 1.1 and 1.2 to have some feeling for what was there, click on my Flicker link below. I only took shots of the watches and displays that looked impressive to me. Obviously, due to the time constraints, I've missed a lot of good stuff, I am sure. Let me know if you have any questions and ENJOY! https://www.flickr.com/photos/516934...7643179629514/ Last edited by CaptainYooh; 03-30-2014 at 06:52 PM.